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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1894-7-12, Page 6`efetteeeettreteee .10Y'Strescribers wlio do not receive teei pape promptly will please notify ue at once, Advertising rates on application THE EXETER ADYOCATE THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1894. • • Week's Commereial Summary. The Cauaclian. Pacifie Railway traffic returns for last week aggregate $848,000, against $183,000 in the week a year ago, the decreath being $85,00), almost 20 per eeat. There was a gratifying decrease in the number of business failures in the Do- minion last week, the number being 94 against 41 the previous week, and 14 in the eorresponding week of 1893. Of the nine insolvents io. Canada none was rated ; and. of the eight in Quebec, only one was rated above a thousand dollars. Liabilities were comparatively light. The aggregate liabilitiee a the thirty- one insolvents in the Dominion of Can- ada in the week ended June 14 are $203,- 713, of which 814,899 was in manufactur- ing, 8156,414 in trading and, $2,900 in other insolvent concerns, The liabilities of the forty-one failures in the week be- fore foot up to $776,522, of whieh $130,747 was in manufacturing and $595,775 in trading ooncerns. The average of liabil- ities is much larger both here and in the United States in the first week of Tune than in other weeks, showing that fail- ures immediately following the 4th are for larger amounts. The liabilities of 218 failures in the United States during week ended June 7 aggregate $3,602,490, and. of 234 failures in the following week $2,917,585. Banker Henry 'Clews suggests an inter- national note currency or bond to take the place of gold in adjusting commercial balances due from one country to anoth- er. His plau is to have the four great commercial nations, Great Britain, France, Germany and. the United States, issue, not to exceed, 81)0,000,000 of gold - redeemable international curren cy or bonds bearing 1N per cent. interest, each to issue $100,000.000, and all to be equally responsible for principal and interest by matual agreement. This, he thinks, would do away almost altogether with the shipment of gold back and fortb from one couutry to another. Business conditions as represented by the trade centres of the whole country do not show any marked improvement, but on the other hand it is only in very few industrial lines that any decline is no- ticeable. There is a slight increase in the volume of trade, which is natural to , the advent of fine weather, especially in fancy dry goods and. summer goods, and. indications are to be met of a better feel- ing in business circles throughout Onta- rio and the eastern provinces. It is not to be inferred that the recovery is com- plete or perraanent, but there has been felt a slight pressure for more goods, and for the first time in inan.y weeks a fluctu- ation with an upward tendency in the wheat market. Most people are disposed to look upon the wheat market as a bar- ometer to the prosperity of this country, which is primarily and chiefly an agri- cultural one. Certainly the depression through which we have been passing was foreshadowed by the price of wheat, and if the same rule is to hold good in the future it would seem as though the corner had been turned, and that we should soon have at least some improvement in trade conditions. About forty salmon canning factories are carrying on operations in British Co- lumbia. The full effeet of the recent flood upon. this great industry cannot be fully ascertained, but it is generally- be- lieved. that the total pack will not be ranch less than the average of the past five years. The floods came in the midst of canning operations, and while it was impossible to catch the usual quantities of fish then the aggregate catches are not expeeted to be maeh below the average. The number of cattle exported from Montreal last week was 4,558, of which 2,389 were shipped to London, 1,007 to Liverpool, 425 to Bristol and 782 to Glas- gow. In the same week 780 sheep were shipped. By irriptien 25,000,000 acres are made fruitfal in India alone. In:Egypt there are absat 6,030,000 acres and in Europe about 5,000,000 acres. In the United States where the work of improving oth- erwise wasted land by irrigation has but commenced, they have about 4,000,000 acne rendered prod:lel:lye in this way. Tha raonthly report issued by the Bu- reau of Industries relating to the crops of Ontario until June 1.5th will be found in tereating. It shows that; the average temperature of April was 6 degrees higher tha,n thee of April, 1898, and, 4.5 degrees higher than the average previoas twelve years. The temperature of May was 1,57 higher than 1893 and 1.2 higher thaa the average of the previous twelve years. The rainfall for April was 1 inch Com- pared with 2.61 inches in 1893 and. 1.60 as the average of the twelve years. The rainfall of May, however, was 5.72 inohes against 3.85 in 1898 and 2.77 as the aver- age for twelve years. The severe frost on May 28th and 29th has done some damage to frait, and grape vines have suffered considerably in the west, ma - land and Lake Huron and Georgian Bay Counties, Apart, frora these instances, the ,fruit crop promises to do well, and the reports are genevally favorable. Fall wheat promise a well. It stood. the heavy rain and change of the weather mueh better than spring erops. °Avery heavy clays there has been some damage, but On light and loamy soil very little injury has resulted, and the reports at this time of the year are qinte up to the averege, Along Lake Ontario the reports are fa- vorable for a fair crop, fully up to the average in the easeern eeunties. The amount of fall wheat is too smell to °Red the total, but the report is favorable. Altogether the present condition is fair, with prospects of the crops quite up to, if not a little over the average with favor- able weather. The spring wheat aid not fare quite so well, The low lying lands have suffered, severely. In the eastern counties aboat one-third of the spring wheat is either destroyed or is in poor condition ; two-thirds may be said to be fair to good, and on the whole present in- dications point to a crop of about two- thirds of the average. Barley has suffered from rain, and. also from frost, especially in the Lake Huron and Georgian Bay distriot. Even in Lake Ontario distriet the condition is under the average, bat in the St. Lawrence and Ottawa district th.e condition is reported more favorable. To sum up, the barley crop has suffered quite evteasively and is ba,ckward in growth, but at present is making rapid progress, and with fair weather ina,y im- prove. Oats, aye, peas and, corn are about equally affected, and a good deal of damage has been done on lo w lying fields, bat these are recovering quiekly, and, although the crop is probably more baok- ward than usual, present conditions point to a yield f ally up to the average. Buck- wheat and beaus, which are grown mostly in the Lake Ontario and the St. Law- rence and Ottawa groups, are bit ksvard and below the average. Timothy and clover are both below the average and have been hindered considerably by the cold, wet weather of spring and summer, and the proapacts are that the crop of hay will be short. Concerning labor and wages, a sufficiency of labor is reported, but one out of every three urea offering for farm help is considered a poor hand, and the result of the large n.umber of men seeking rural employment in the spring and early summer has resulted in lower- ing the scale of wages. The average amount paid inonthly with board is $16.48, compared with 817.17 last year. Without board, monthly wages average $24.48, or 29 cents below the average rate of a year ago. Day laborers get 83 cents with board, which is 5 cents less than a year ago. There is still a difficulty in getting domestic servants on farms. Her Two Boys. It was on a Michigan. Central train the other day. A tall, fine-looking man and a handsomely dressed woman sat just in front of a plainly dressed, sweet-faced lady of perhaps seventy years. Once in a while—pretty often—the man turned and. made some remark to the elderly wo- man, whom he called mother, and whose eyes showed that sin was proud and fond of her son. The younger woman, his wife, seemed som.ewhat less cordial, but she, too, ones in a while'turned and dropped a word. or two into the conversa- tion. By and by the porter announced that dinner was ready in the dining car, and the young man. said: "Well, mother, Emma and I will go now and get a dinner. You know she needs something warm. You have brought your luncheon, I notice, and I will send you in a cup of tea." After the couple had gone, " mother " sat looking out of the window in deep thought, apparently, and perhaps not al- together happy. Finally she reachedun- der the seat and brought out a little worn, black basket, and began fingering the ribbon with which it was tied. Just then the train stopped. at a station, the door was flung open and. a cheery - faced man stepped inside. He looked eagerly up and down the car, and his glance fell upon. the old lady. "Mother!" he cried.. "John, my John!" answered the lady, and the two were clasped in a loving em- brace. "Where are Frank and. Emma 2'i he demanded. "They have gone into the dining car. Emma isn't strong), you know, and has to have a hot dinner.' This last remark she repeated in an- swer to a look in John's eyes. "And you didn't want any dinner, I suppose?" His eyes fell upon the basket. Be musn't hurt his mother's feelings, and he checked himself. " Aren't you glad. to see me 2" he said.. "Aren't you surprised? I foand I could meet you here instead of waiting till you reached Chicago. And say, mother, isn't that the same basket that Frank and I used to carry to school? Yes, I thought so." By this sime there was a smile on the mother's face. " Well," said Sohn, " I'm pretty hungry. Suppose we keep this for sup- per, and you come with me and. get a good hot dinner. lo; no excuses." A.s they left the ear they met the other couple. "Hullo, John! Where did you. come from?" "How do you do, Emma Mother and I are just going to dinner." At Chicago the people who had seen all this saw a handsome young man, with a little black basket on his arra, tenderly assisting a sweet-faced old lady through the crowd to a carriage. As for the other couple, nobody seemed to have any eyes for them. • Ten Years Renee. "The bride looked. very well ett a travel- ing dress, but all eyes were eentered on the groom.. He wore a dark suit that fitted perfectly his manly form, a large bouquet decorated his eoat lapel and in his daintily gloved hand he carried a bouquet of American Beauties. His hair was eut close, and a delicate odor of bar- ber's oil floated down the aides as he passed. The,a,oangpeople will miss him now that he is married. Ile is loved by all for his many, accomplishments, his tender graces, and his winning ways. The bride commands a good salary as a bookkeeper in St. joe, and the groom will miss none of the luxuries to which he has been accustomed. A erowd of pretty youag men saw his off at the depot," (A sample of the 'wedding notices of ten years hence.) The 1stindation of domestic happiness 19 faith in the virtue of woman, NEWSY CANADIAN ITEMS, THE WEEKS' HAPPENINWS. interesting Reins and Incidents, Import- ant and Inatrnetire, Gathered from the Various Provinces from the At- lantic to the Pacific. Dr. Haat, of Clarksburg, died Wednes- day. Parliament is expeeted to prorogue on the 14th inet. • The double tragedy in London, remains as much a mystery as ever. Work was resumed in the Grand Trunk shops in Brantford 'Tuesday. The Dominion prohibition convention opened in Montreal on Tuesday. Mr. Robert Best, an old resident of Niagara, died Wednesday, aged 80. Messrs. Crossley and Hunts ,r evange- lists, are holding meetings at Welland. Israel Clutchey, a stonemason., was killed by lightning at Udora village, Ont., on Monday. Clarence Middleton, aged 6, was killed NAreduesday near Wheatley by a load of logs upsetting on him, Mr. Henry Corby was re-elected by ac- clamation to the seat in the Commons which he recently resigned. The Intercolonial conference has ap- proved the project for an all -British cable between Canada and Australia,. The Fort William Council has reduced civic salaries all round and dispensed with the services of the town engineer. The shearaship Frernona, which went aginand on Monday below Quebec, floated oft on Tuesday and proceeded to sea. Mr. Hugh Polley, an. old and respected resident of Melaneth.on township, was killed. by a fall,at a barn -raising Wednes- day. Toronto local improvement debentures, repayable in 1934, brought 101 in London, where £140,431 worth have just been is- sued.. Last week E. T. 1V1adclen, of Newburg, shipped 3,003 boxes of cheese from Napa - nee and Kingston. to Montreal for the English market. The Donaldson liner Amarynthia, which went aground below Montreal a week ago was pulled off Tuesday and will go to Quebec, for repairs. Clifford M. Calverley, the wire walker who was so badly injured by a fall last season., has recovered, and gave an ex- hibition at Mea,ford on Monday. The colonial conference at Ottawa on Tuesday discussed the Pacific cable project all day, and no result had been reached at tb.e hour of adjournment. Edith Jones, a girl sent out from the old. country by Miss Rye, has been sent to the Mercer for six months by Squire Lacey, of London. She has been tramp- ing the country all summer. The mangled. body of Frank Beaton, of Belleville, was found Friday beside the G. T. R. track at Peterboro . The in- juries on the body are of such a char- acter that foul play is strongly suspected. The Dominion Prohibition convention concluded its business in Montreal Wed- nescia,y, after passing the usual resolu- tions urging prohibitionists to split away from the political parties and. vote for prohibition candidates. At a meeting of the Boards of Health of the Canadian counties bordering on Michigan a resolution was passed to the effect that every Health Board in the Province should take measures to secure a general vaccination of the people. At Norwood, Ont., Thursday evening, 1VIrs. Bowland. &river, wife of the village constable, was showing a new revolver to her father-in-law, when the weapon dis- eharged and the bullet entered Mr. Scriver's cheek in front of the left ear. He has a chan.ce of recovery. Hugh E. McLarnan. the eleveia-year- old. son of Mr. E. McLarnan, of No. 511 Phillip street, London, was drowned Fri- day in the south branch of the Thames. The boy, with two companions, went into the river to bathe, but got beyond his depth, and was drowned before assistance could reach him. LESS SERIOUS THAN REPORTED. The Daily News says that inquiry has elicited the fact that the cattle disease on the Canadian steamer at Liverpool is less serious than was supposed, and that a rainute on the subject will be issued in a few days. FATALITY AT A GARDEN PARTY. Daring a garden party at the residence of J. R. Robinson, Lowville, a heavy thunderstorm came on and the people flocked to the barn, Lightning struck the barn, killing Samos Coulson., son of John. Coulson, Kilbride. Death was in- stantaneous. A number of people re- ceived severe shocks. SERIOUSLY STABBED. About 10 o'cloek Tuesday night James Cushion, a resident of Cobourg, and James H. Crumble, a resident of the township of Hops, who had been drinking pretty freely, quarrelled and afterwards got to figheing. Oushi.on seems to have got the better of his opponent, when Crumble pulled out a knife and stabbed Cashion.= the calf of the right leg, making a fearful wound, severing an artery. Two doctors were with hira all night, and it is difficult to tell how the matter will end. Crumble was arrested and. is in the lockup. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. A fatal accident occurred Friday at Cayuga Station, on the M. O. R. The boiler in the sawmill of Wm.. Stevenson, Sen:, of Indiana Township, exploded, kilhog John Commer, the engineer'and fatally injuring Franks, a sawyer, from Wellandport. Commer was cut in two, and Franks' skull was fractured. Wm. Stevenson, Jun,, was badly scalded about the face. Frank Lathrum was also scalded, but not seriously. The mill is a complete wreck. The boiler was thrown 200 feet. OFfurtote DESTROYED AT PARIS. About 2 o'clock Tuesday morning the large brick Presbyterian church at Paris was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was sounded and a large crowd., including the fire brigade, were soon on the spot, throwing four streams into the burning building, but apparently to no avail, as the firebythis dine had good. headway, caused by a strong westerly breeze, and inside of an hour the church was a total loss—organ, seats, music books, silver Communion service were all destroyed. The ire was first naked from the cellar and evidently was the work of an incend- iary. Itieuranee $5,000. Irma= iar ateeliTNileGe On Monday two littIe boys, Freddie Riehardsen, aged TO, and Thomas Riley, aged 11, left their homes on Niagara street, Toronto, for the Exhibition grounds,where the public school games were being held. They did not return, and on. Wednesday the fathers a the ehildren found their bodies mst, outside the southern fence of the horse ring. They had suffered death by lightning during the storm an Nronclay evening. From all appearances they must have been. sitting on the fenee when. struck, for one of the fence posts is splintered and broken. ONLY TOO TRUD. The Hamilton Speetator says ; "Two hundred dear little 13arnarclo boys are now on the stormy ocean, and will arrive in i hospitable Canada n a few days, te be welcomed and given employment, and be taken care of by noble Canadian farmers. In the meantime more than twe hundred small boys are running wild. in the streets of Hamilton, growing up to be useless citi- zens, and utterly uneared for by any pro- fessional philanthropist. There is no money in rescuing Cana,diam children." OUTLAW BLANGELY CAPTURED. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: Blankely, a notorious outlaw, who has been holding up the Cariboo (B. C.) stage, has been captured, after a desper- ate straggle, by the provincial police. Blankely was traced by a gunny sack which hs stole from a boarding house. He was independently wealthy from rob- bing Chinese gold miners, whom, he com- pelled to work for him in lonely districts as his slaves, sometimes forcing them to break rooks without food or ,drink for twonty-four hours, Having served his appreatiosehip with the Chinese he start- ed out as a highwayman, and robbed an express company of several thousand dol- lars in. gold dust. THE CANNON BURST. Preparations on a large scale had been made at Formosa for some clays past to celebrate Dominion Day. A.n old Ger- man custom of firing off a eannon on state or ehureh holidays still prevails there, and accordingly the day was usher. ed. in with the usual welcome. About 6.30 in the morning Mr. Joseph Anstett, in company with some other villagers, proceeded to charge the °enema On tee - count of the ramrod being light, it is supposed, the charge was not fully down in ehe barrel of the cannon, and an ex- plosion resulted, A. piecs of the cannon weighing about twenty-five pounds struck Mr, Instett on the je,W, almost severing the head from the body, and causing in- stant death. Deceased was forty-eight years of age, and was one or the most prominent and. respected men in the county. He leaves a wife arid family. • A LADY ALMOST I:MUM. A terrible oceurrence, which will pro- bably result fatally, took place on the farm of Mr. John Gildner, who lives a few miles from Berlin, Tuesday night. Mrs. Gildner, it appears, was gathering eggs in the barn, and looked in the manger, to which was tied a vicious bull. The animal attacked the woman with his horns when she was stooped over, a,nd gored her frightfully in the side. Not satisfied with this, the brute lifted her b Ally on his horns and dropped her under his feet, and proceeded to vicious- ly stamp her body with his ho sfs and gore her -with his horns. The shrieks of Mrs. Gildner brought lier husband to the rescue, who after a desperate struggle with the bull managed to pall his wife out of fterther danger. Assistance was called and the injured woman. was re- m wed. to the hone, and Dr. Lackner, of Berlin, summoned. Her whole body is badly bruissd, and, owing to the terrible shock to her nervous system., th.e doctor fears fatal results will follow. Dominion Day in London. A. dinner in honor of "Dominion Day" was given at the Westminster Palace Hotel Monday evening. Sir Charles Tap per, High Commissioner of Canada, pre- sided. One hundred and twenty persons were present, including Lords Lorne, Norton, Brassey and Swansea, Leonard H. Courtney, M.1?.; Sir Tames White- head, M.P. ; Sir E. J. Hart, ; Tames Rankin, 1VI.P. ; A. D. Provand., M.P. ; Col. E. H. Vincent, M.P., and Sir Saul Samuel, Age:al-General in London for the Colony and New South Wales. In the absence of Edward Make, M.P., who was to have responded to the toast to the DJ^ minion of Canada, and of Sir Donald A. Smith, who was to have proposed "The Governors of the Dominion, past and present," the toasts were united and. were proposed by Sir Charles Tupper in an optimistic speech. SIR CHARLES TUPPER SPEARS. Sir Charles referred to the opening in a few weeks of the Sault She. Marie Canal, giving Canada unbroken com- munication from the Straits of Belle Isle to Lake Superior. In alluding to the Behring Sea controversy he said that a few years ago such a dispute would have been settled by a terrible war; but the two great English-speakingnations had cordially accepted arbitration and had carried into effect the award, a fact which showed that at no future date woald war be waged between them. The fact that a peaceful settlement halt been reached had debply affected European power., showing there that there was a higher anti better arbitrament than the sword.. The conference under the shadow of the Crown in Ottawa was of the greatest importance. In conclusion he praised the Earl of Aberdeen for the manner in which he received the delegateto tbe conference, adding that the Earl of Jersey, the English delegate, was per. sone grata to both Australia a,nd. Can- ada. aware me CANADA. The Marquis of Lorne'in responding to Sir Charles' tortetc said that the Ottawa conference showed what a central position. in the world's history Canada was destin- ea to occupy. The Princess Louise and himself, b.e sadea, regarded Cm years they spent in Canada as the happieet ni their lives. General Laurie proposed the toast to Parliament. He lamented th.e fact that the Imperial Parliament was spending its tinic on kcal questions and that the local. parliaments had to discuss the Imperial questions. Leonard Courtney,(twho re- plied to Gen. Laurie's totter:, defended the Imperial Parliament. That body, he said,had shown wisdom in aeeeptiag Dominion seam° in 1857 and it might again ebow wisdom in a,ecepting a scheme emanatisig from Ottawa. Telegrams wore read, from the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Derby, the Mar- quis of lanstiowne and the Marquis of Dafferin expressing regret thas they were 'unable to be present and conveying their congratulations. Novelist—I Would like my heroitie to do something absolutely unique. Friend —Yes? Why don't you have her faint When there's no one lookiag, DOMINION PARLIAMENT OUR LAWMAKERS IN COUNCIL Proceedingof The Senate and House or Voimnons, New 13111s Introduced and The Badget Debate Continued. Sir John Thompson moved the House into committee on his resolution respect- ing the Snpreme Court judges of Canada. The object of the resolution was to per- mit any Supreme Court judge who has attained the age of 70 years, and has served 15 years, or who has been on the Supreme Court bench for a period of at least five years to retire on full salary. Hon. Mr. Laurier dissented from the principle of placing the Supreme Court judges in any other position than the other judges of the country. Hon. Mr, Davies claimed that the judges were not under paid. To -day there were great indacements offered to leading counsel to accept the position a judges. Hon. Mr. Ives said this was not a ques- tion of politics. It was a practical ques- tion. This court should at all times be maintained in a state of the highest effi- ciency. It was difficult under the pres- ent arrangement to get the best men if a judge was corapelled to retire without full salary. The leaders of the bar were making much larger salaries than the judges of :he Supreme Court. Sir John Thompson said that leaving the County Court judges out of the ques- tion, the salaries of the Superior Court judges were below what they ought to be. In the neat centres they found hard. worked Judges asked to se:leapt a salary of $5,000 a yf3ar, and they asked a chief justice, like in the province of Qaebee, to accept a salary of 86,000 a year. No bank manager received less than this. No one could say that any of the Saperior Court judges of Ontario eats idle bread to- day. The present resolution, he thought, would make the Supreme Court of Canada a strong one. The debate was continued by Messrs. Macdonald, Gillies and Mulock. The committee then rose and reported, and to the motion of the Premier that the report be received, Hon. Mr. Laurier moved in amendment the six months' hoist. The amendment was lost by 51 to 42 and the report was received. The House then went into committee of supply. Mx. Mulock objected to the item of $1,000 necessary to pay the expenses of the Board of Examiners of Dominion laud Surveyors. He said. that there was no necessity for the examinations, since every surveyor had already passed his provincial examination. Hon.. Mr. Ives said. that the reason for Dominion examinations was that the starting point in the territories was clif- lerent irom that of the provinces. In the territories the surveyor was required to take his starting 'point from the paral- lels of longitude and latitude, taking Greenwich as his basis for time. The provincial surveyor had an entirely dif- ferent system. He started from a river ger other land.mark. The item passed. ELECTRIC LIGHTING. The bill respecting the units of elee- triml measure having gone through coin- inittee, the House went into committee on the bill "respecting the inspection of eleetric lights." Mr. Dickey, Mr. Mu - lock and Mr. Speaker criticized the sec- tion exemptiug companies from liability eaused by accident or atmospheric con- ditions. kir. Dickey's objection was that it would imply liability in. other cases. The clause was allowed to stand. The next clause was an amendment to limit the responsibility of companies for the " proper, ' not the " safe," condition of ',lines and apparatu.s. Clause 6, pro- viding or the inspeetion of purchasers' premises by employes of the company, occasioned protracted opposition to the priuciple of Government interference in a private contract. The clause finally passed. Hon. Mr. Wood pointed out that al large eleetric lighb companies were in fa- vor ui the provisions of the bill. Mr. Martin protested against the aet being, enloreed i,n small towns, where the contracts were entered into at the rate of so much per light per night. The Uontroller explained that the in- spection would not be made in places where there was no competition with gas or no Government inspeetor. The clause making wilful waate or diversion of elec- tricity equivalent to theft, and punish- able accordingly, was struek out. After caueicierable discussion, the clause was allowed to stand. It provided that she motor should be certified. The committee reported. progress. TEE IRRIGATION BILL. Hon. Mr. Daly moved the iliouse into commlites on his bill respecting ;the util- ization of elle waters of the Northwest territories; for irrigation purposes. He said he wished the clause relating to sub- terraneen waters struck out. L'hscounnittee reported progress. Mr. Sutheelaud moved the second read.- ing al a teal 'which had paesed the Senate granting a divorce to James St. George Dille a. Sir Heeeor Laagevin objeeted to any aeaem rasing baked with reference to the matter :wail printed copies of the evide: placed in the hands of the Meriir;f:1. g 1 wise allowed to stand and the HOU.St; W$M. into committee cif supply. On the 16.: (1 of travelling expenses in the Customs Deparemeat, Dr. Landerkin asked whet. te this inoluded the Control - 180B Mt.psthiEIN whils he was engaged as ebei chem..) e of Protestantiem in de- novituric. •out elechion_ wring oev ray ONVIL expenses. Mr. D.. ea., 0.1taced tra a leng dismission abu iiitft V.1; 11 in the Board of (astoms, whitsh di v ace said net occasionally, wapi tv) erred .14ia Wallace answered. aot tar fete:, tea ealestions in the course of an home Tea 01:441.ELIAllei Wer() carried. Hon. Mx. strallace 'Rid on the table all correepo wianci ate loth cr paper relating to the epplioa tin, of leev, Faeher Brady, ot Woodetoak to have certain ereebraents and. other enliven articles en bored at the customs er tio at, ratty. The Horate ;lieu WOut irito concurrence. Mr. Modock objected so the, itera of $70.000 ate rare ataietenamee or the Reyal Military College, ge mi. He said that the education tabs:limed chore was secular, rather thau gni lira,ry. Ho thought that the vestries shown, did not warrant the °LPelln.ditreee: ;eXePatterun, replying to Mr, Maloolt, disputed the orernierre of the last epeaker that, the Royal Military College was instituted, for military parpoees ouly, and elicited Hon. die W. Roes, when the bill establishing the college was before the ouse, to show that graduates of the college would be more generally useful as civilians after the training which they would receive in that institution, The Minister then showed how many gradu- ates had been given commissions in the Imperial service, A. number of graduates had also received appointments iri. the Canadian serviee. In military employ- ment the ex-oadets and aeraduates of the college numbered 130. 7i.le did not think the late Mr. Mackenzie had any intention of employing the graduates of that col- lege in military employment only. The Canadian force would give employment to only two graduates each year, accord- ing to Gen. Herbert's estimate, He (Mr. Patterson) was just now giving th.e prea ference to the graduates of the Royal Military College. The House then continued in concur- rence, and afterwards went into supply. Mr. Gibson., on the item of $404,000 for Shielr's island dam, Cornwall canal,charg- ed the department with having violated the customary practice of awarding con- tracts by public competition. The engi- neer of the department had recemmended to the Minister that the tender of Davis & Sons, amounting to $414.000, for this work, be accepted with a reduetion of $10,000. He charged that this contract was about $75,000 in excess of whet Davis & Sons had tendered for in other sections. He thought there must have i0 been collusion between the contractors and engineers. It was time the Gov- ernment ceased awarding contraots to favorites. Mr. Bergin said that the reason why this particular section had oost more was because there were unusual engineering diffiecaties to contend with in conneca tion with it. He provedfrom the reports of the character of the cats that Mr. G-ibson was entirely wrong in his state- ments. He proved that the Minister had given personal attention to the work and had compelled the contractors to expend $46,000 extra in order that their contract might be faithfully carried out. Hon. Mr.Haggart made an able defence of the policy of the department. The Davis contract was fully justified by the circumstances. The prices were not higher than for other sections. The engineers had estimated the cost at $414,000, and the job was being done for $404,000. On the railway votes, Hon. Mr. Hag- gart made his annual statement as to the Government raiiways. He stated that the expectations he expressed a year ago had been realized. The Intercolonial made a profit on the year of $20,161; Prince Edward Island, a loss of 863,731, and the Windsor branch a profit of $17,- 426, making a net loss on the whole of the Government railways of $26,154. The gross earnings of these railways in 1891-2 amounted to $3,136,393, and the working expenses to $8,748,597, showing a loss on the year's operations of $612,204. For the year 1392-8 the gross earnings were $3,262,505, and the working expenses, 83,288,629. The loss was $26,124, and the saving had been $586,080, This state of affairs was brought about partly by an increase of income, partly by a de- crease of expenditure. On the Inter - colonial there was an. increase in income of $120,057; Prince Edward Island $5,- 247, and Windsor $807; total, $126,112. The expenditure hall been. reduced 8459,- 968; $894,059 in connection with the In- tercolonial, 863,284 on the Prince Edward Island, and $2,624 on the Windsor. The net loss on the Government railways was $76,270 in 1893-4, and 688,293 the previ- ous year. In 1879 there were 714 miles of railway, and a staff of 2,928 men, or a fraction. over 4 men to the mile. To -day there were 1,142 miles of railway and 3,623 men, or a fraction over 3 men to the mile, a very considerable difference. So long as he was at the head of depart- ment, the House might look for the con- tinuance of the present policy. Sir Richard Cartwright asked if the Minister could promise a further reduc- tion in rates, also if the percentage of expenses could be reduced. Flan.. Mr. Haggart said that the freight rates were very much lower on the Inter - colonial at present than on other lines, and passenger rates about the same. The item was passed. Oren s5RVI0E ACT. Hon. Mr. Costigan moved the first read- ing of his bill to amend the acts respect- ing the civil service. He said that the act passed in 1892 had expired Jelly 1 last. The present bill simply provided that the provisions of the bill of 1892 should re- main in force for another year. The bill received its first reading. am: FAST ATLANTIC LINA. Hon. Mr. Laurier asked if the First Minister would bring down all tenders in connection with the fast Atlantic serv- ice. Sir John Thompson said that he would. enquire into the matter. THE PRUNCH TREATY. Hon. Mr. Laurier asked that all papers in connection with the French treaty should be laid om the table. Sir John Thompson said that he had the papers and was pleased to comply with the request. Hon. Mr. Laurier, on motion for a third reading of the bill to pay over the princi- pal of the North Shore Railway subsidies, objected that it was proposed simply to pay over the sum directly to the Provin- cial Treasurer without making provision for bhe manner in whieh it is to be ap- plied. He moved that the bill be amend- ed by adding a clause in committee to provide for the application of the subsidy in the direction made. Sir John Thompson, thought this would be a very difficult prineiple for Parliament to adopt. At present the Deminien was paying interest at 5 per cent. on this principal, and it could be obtain.ed in a lump sum for an annual interest charge of 4, and perhaps 8, per cent. A.s to the province of Quebec, it was under the ex- isting arrangement paying out more than it received, so that theproposed arrange., ment woald be beneficial to both. The amendment was lost on 'a divis- ion and the bill read a third tina.e and paesect TUE SWIM'S INLAND DAM. Hon. Mr. Laurier, on motion to concur in the voth for canalas passed in com- mittee of supply, moved au amendment condemning the Government for its pol- dlottymwork e, tohre.etmict° eto the Shiek's Island Where She Felt Safer. you enjoy your ocean trip?" said Mrs. Shingiss to Mrs. Fresheash,who had just returned 'from her first visit to tu- rope. "Oh, yes; very much indeed, ae a general thing," was the reply. " Sbill I felt very glad when X got baek on terra °ate, again." When money gete tight it generally goes 40 the lock-up. .