The Exeter Advocate, 1896-10-29, Page 3eta
UR OTTAWA LETTER
THE GOVERNMENT'S PLEDGES BE-
ING CARRIED OUT AT OTTAWA.
"Sir Oltver's Ontario Methods --The .Mani-
toba School Question --Torte and Grrenier.
-Mr. Peters' Appointment --The Coming
Convention.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Ottawa, Oct. 19. -Ottawa is :deserted,
,save by the gentlemen of the Cabinet.
With joy the Ministers saw the departure
of the members of parliament. Their
hands now are free. Their friends are to
:be remembered. Grit workers who have
-claims on the Administration were told
during the session to wait until after
prorogation. The Government's pledges
are being carried out. In Toronto the
post of stamp agent in the post -office
has been taken from Mr. H. G. Dixon,
and has been given to a Grit for the sole
reason that Mr. Dixon has always voted
Conservative. In Bothwell a mail clerk
has been discharged because he solicited
votes for the Conservative candidate.
Two look -tenders on the Weiland Canal
have been dismissed for the same cause.
If the Grits were honest and consistent
2n their action no Conservative would
object. They have been just the opposite.
The most glaring case is that of W. T.
R. Preston, the librarian in the Legisla-
tive buildings at Toronto. In June.last
Librarian Preston, with the permission
of Sir Oliver Mowat, ran in thea Grit in-
terest in West Toronto. Of coarse he was
defeated. He was in receipt of his salary
as a provincial employe all through the
campaign. He never even went through
the formality of resigning. Had he been
elected, he would have bad to give up
his position, While the contest was on,
he followed the example of bis disting-
uished chief, Sir Oliver Mowat. The
Minister of Justice, it will be remeinber-
•ed,continued to hold his place as a mem-
ber of the Ontario Government, while
he was campaigning for Mr. Laurier.
Ho eminent a legist as Sir Oliver must
have known that he was contravening
the law of the land. It is especially pro-
vided that nn office may be promised or
pledged by any Government as payment
for work done by any citizen, In Sir
Oliver's case Mr. Laurier promised him
a senatorship if the Grits proved success-
ful. And the promise was carried out,
much to the delight of that mixture of
pomposity and untrustworthiness, Hon.
A. S. Hardy.
Sir Oliver's Ontario Methods.
Sir Oliver has been at Ottawa long
enough to introduce some of his Ontario
xnethods. The province of Ontario is
managed by a bnteauraey. Session after
session do the Provincial Ministers
escheat some of the rights of municipal-
ities. A wholesale raid was made on the
county councils last year. Whereverthere
is a family possessing looal influence Sir
Oliver has sought mineral of it. Some
years ago, in the town of Ingersoll, there
were two Grit asplrauts for a certain
Government position. One of them,
James Noxon, was unsuccessful, but was
promised something else. FIe had not
long to wait. He was made Inspector of
Prisons at a comfortable salary. But his
"pull" on Sir Oliver was by no means
exhausted. When the Grits were success-
ful in Junn last Mr. Noxon saw chances
of a farther acknowledgment of bis ser-
vices to the (4rit party, This wook we
have seen that his demands have been
satisfied. The Government at Ottawa has
.appointed him a commissioner so visit
Kingston and other penitentiaries and to
report on the best means of reducing the
expenditure at these institutions. Now,
the Dominion has in its employ at pres-
ent a very capable and very satisfactory
Inspector of Penitentiaries in the person
of Mr. Douglas Stewart. In the House
of Commons, when the subject came up
for discussion, members of the Adminis-
tration had to acknowledge that no fault
.could be found with Mr. Stewart's
'work. The originator of the plan to give
Mr. Noxon a good round sum was in
the Senate chamber, safe from the ques-
tionings of the Conservatives. The cost
,of the Commission is to bo three thou-
sand dollars. Mr. Noxon is to get two-
thirds of this and in the. meaintime is to
go on drawing his salary as an official
of the Ontario Government. The action
.of the Administration in this case is
nothing less than disgraceful. Sir Oliver
Mowat is paying the obligations con-
tracted while he was Premier of the
province of Ontario with appointments
to the Dominion Civil service. Even if
the appointment were necessary, is it
right that Mr. Noxon should be drawing
two salaries at the 'same time? Is it
right that the province should pay him
for time consumed in the service of the
Dominion? And is it right hat the
Dominion should employ an outsider
-while it already is paying a sufioient'
salary to Mr. Douglas Stewart as In-
spector of Penitentiaries? No, none of
these things is right, but Sir Oliver
must reward his old-time worker and
friend Mr. Noxon.
The Manitoba School Question.
For some days last week the members
of the Dominion Government were in
consultation with Messrs. 'Cameron,
Watson and Mclllillan,the three members
of the Manitoba Government who had
been sent east to discussamendments
to the present School law of Manitoba.
It is announced that an agreement has
been arrived at. It is on the lines of that
,indicated in last week's letter. In place
of fifty, thirty Roman Catholic pupils
aro all that is necessary for the employ-
ment of a teacher of that faith in any
;public school of the province. It is also
specified that these teachers must be the
possessors of provincial certificates
granted by the Manitoba Board of Edo-
. ation. The Sisters of Charity ancj'the
Cbristian Broteers, who have done for
gears the bulk of the teaching in, the
Roman Catholic schools of Manitoba
are prepared to Blake a vigorous objec-
tion to the new law. Protestants say it
goes too far. They point . out that In a
section where there are, say, one hundred
Protestant children and thirty Roman
Catholic scholars, the latter will be en
titled to their own teacher, the greater
part of whose salary the Protestants will
be compelled to pay. Again, if there are,
say, torty Roman Catholic scholars' and
thirty Protestants in a school section it
le certain that the Protestant children
mill receive all their instruction from a
Roman Cabholio teacher, The people upon
whom the support of the school would
devolve would . be too poor to pay two
teanhers. The result would be that in
anuli cases the majority would rule.' In
several parte of Manitoba the Roman
Catholics are in the majority. The. Prot-
estants will have to send their children
to Separate schools,, or else deny them
anyeduoation. What has become of Mr,
Thomas' Greenway's assurances that he
would snake no step in the direction of
a return to the Separate 'school system?
He has eaten his words and has disre-
garded his pledges. The Anglicans of
Manitoba will now have a right to de-
mand their Separate schools, Greenway
will not grant their request, for they
have nothing to give in return. It would
b' ridiculous^ to assert that Greenway
has not received > snmd' handsome
"acknowledgment" of his complaisance
in forgetting all his former pledges in
order to airs Laurier, • Thomas Greenway
is not in the habit of giving anything
for nothing. Ho has made it plain to
Laurier that he desires a quid pro quo,
and it is safe to say that lie has bean
promised such if he has not already re-
ceived it.
Tarte and Grenier.
Mr. Grenier, the editor of La Libre
Parole, the newspaper which charged J.
Israel Tarte with having endeavored to
blackmail the Larkin, Connolly firm of
contractors in 1891, Continues bis fight
against the Minister of Public Works.
Grenier assures the public that he has
evidence to prove his charges against the
resourceful J. Israel. In Montreal the
other day 11r. Grenier was committed
for trial, nominal bail being allowed,
This stilted Mr. Grenier very well. It
Is only by the use of the courts of law
that he will be able to show that his
charges are true. He deserves every
credit for his action. He is a poor man,
but ho knows that ho is perforating a
pnblie duty by disclosing the iniquities
of Mr. Tarte. The Minister of Public
Works has given a new version of the
circumstances attending his "gift" of
$5,000 from Contractor Whelan, who
built the Quebec court -house. It is not
easy to see how this new version, even
if it be accepted as true, improves Tarte's
position. It contradicts previous state-
ments made by him, and lays him open
to new charges of falsehood, Tarte says
now that he had no idea that the money--
given,ho says, to "square" the Conserva-
tive Opposition in Mercier's Legislature—
came from Whelan. A few days before
making this statement Tarte averred that
lie knew that Whelan had contributed
the money. But even this is easier to
believe than Torte's assertion that he
spent the money all for political pur-
poses and did not put it to personal use.
Apparently, Tarte believes that if he
can convince the public that he spent
the bribe on polities he will he held
guiltless. I fail to see how he can be
held blatneless, If a man gets money dis-
honestly he is no more excused by spend-
ing that money in politics than as
though he spent it in retiring his own
promissory notes. Tarte holds the theory
that as long as money Is spent for poli-
tical purposes it does not matter how
it is obtained. Certain Grit newspapers
are trying to make capital out of the fact
that Tarte claimed to bo a Conservative
at the time. The truth is that then, as
always, Tarte was working for himself.
The transaction was most immoral. Tarte
acknowledges that he was paid $5,000
by a politinal opponent—Mr. Ernest
Pacaud—that he gave no services for
that money, and that he spent the
money fnr political purposes. We have
the word of an honest man, the word of
Hon. L. 0, Taiilon. then the leader of
the Opposition in Quebec, that he knew
nothing of the matter, whether as to
the receipt of the money by Mr. Tarte,
or as to its disbursement. The Conserva-
tive members of the Opposition at the
time united In a written declaration to
the same effect. The Montreal Gazette
makes a good point when it says that
Tarte was acting by himself when he
took the money and when he spent it
also. If he spent it, as he says, for the
purposes of the Conservative party the
job is notless objectionable from amoral
point of view. It was a piece of degraded
politics of the worst kind. It bas always
been condemned by every honest man.
There is no reason why anyone who
wants decency in public affairs should
hesitate to speak of it. Conservatives
have the best of reasons for denouncing
ie. They know that Tarte, the chief
actor in this drama of infamy, has
ceased to belong to their party. He is
now a member of a pnlitical organiza-
tion which evidently appreciates shah
work as Mr. Tarts does, for it has ele-
vated him to a chief place amongst its
leaders. The denial of Mr. T'aillon and
the other Conservatives that they had
any knowledge of Tarte's transaction was
given in answer to the evidence given by
Pacaud in the Ford -Whelan case in May,
1890, when Mercier was bedevilling the
province of Quebec. On the first day of
the trial Whelan had sworu that he had
given Pacaud $15,000 "in order to pre-
vent his having my item for the pay-
ment of my claims Inc 1110 construction
of the Quebec Court -house struck off the
list of the budget last session." Pacaud
went on to say that he had suggested
that he give Tarte $5,000 in order to
"square" the Conservatives who held
that the charges for the court house were
exorbitant. It was then that Tarte got
the money. Subsequently the Conserva-
tive members signed the declaration of
which I have spoken. Before the Tarte-
Grenier suit is settled the truth of this
declaration wilt be provedlon oath by the
gentlemen who made it The odium of
the whole transaction attaches to Israel
Tarte, Laurier's political Gamallel, Laur-
ier's master, the real leader of the Grit
party.
Mr. Feters' Appointment.
Last week I told you of the case of
Mr. Peters, the Grit Premier of Prince
Edward Island, who is to berewarded by
Laurier with the position of Dominion
counsel in the sealing oases to be tried
in British Columbia. The Grit promises
of economy have been thrown to the
winds. When a vastly more important
case, the sealing arbitration in: Paris,
was going on, the country was not called
upon to pay the fees of any unnecessary
counsel. Sir Charles. Hibbert Tupper got
up the Canadian case, and, assisted by
Mr, Christopher Robinson, secured an
award that is so satisfactory- to Canada
that the congress of the' United States
has refused to pay the $425,000 awarded
against them. This new convention is to;
be held in .order to arrange this matter,
as well as for the adjudication of certain
claims' which Canadian fishermen have
made for ,illegal -'seizures. Mr. Peters,
who- is a 'very ordinary lawyer,is entrust-
ed with the work of meeting and com-
bating 'the arguments' of very able Uni-
ted States'counsel. •'It would have been
advisable for the Dominion to have en-
gaged the services , of Mr. Christopher
Robinson; a gentleman who has the
whole case at his fingers' ends. The Con•
servative'Government, when it engaged
Mr. Robinson, did not enquire as to his
polities. As a matter of fact, hie leanings
are supposed to be Grit. He was the be' t
MALI available and as such,was retained.
The, Liberal Administration hands over
the case to an obscure lawyer, whose
only claim to fame is that he is the
Premier'of a province which has a popu-
lation of little more than half' the el ze
of Toronto. But, as Mr. 'Tarte says,
"Our friends 30081 tee remembered,"'-
The Co11u1og Convention.
In Toronto, on the 27th inst., there
will be a convention .of the Conservative
party of the'province of Ontario. Nearly
three hundred delegates will be present.
Sir Charles Tupper and many of the ex
Ministers will ho in attendance. A not-
able figure will be that of Mr, J. P.
Whitney, the recently 0hnsen leader of
the Opposition in the provincial Legisia'e
taro. Cool, astute and a master of Eng-
lish, Mr. Whitney is one of'the brightest
of Canada's politicians. For years he
was Sir William Meredith's chief lieuten-
ant in the Legislature, He has the per-
sonal mangetism so necessary in a
leader, and which is so notably absent
in Hon. A. S. Hardy's composition. Mr.
Whitney is one of the most approachable
of men. From the youngest member of
his party he is as ready to take counsel
as from the veteran grown gray in poli
tical warfare. I happen to know that Sir
William Meredith, before he abandoned
politics for the bench, prophesied great
things of J. P. Whitney. In 1898, when
the provinioial elections opine around
again, Arthur Sturgis Hardy, "the
Wicked Partner," will find that he has.
no tyro to grapple with. Mr. Whitney
is too much of a man of , the world not
to be able to checkmate Mr, Hardy's
artful moves. I look with confidence to
the Opposition's making a magnificent
record under his leadership. Without
Mowat the Ontario Administration is
nothing but a nest of wranglers. George
W. Ross is consumed with jealousy of
Hardy, whom he considers to have sup-
planted him. Without "Boss's aid Hardy
cannot hope to carry on• a Government..
Ross already has commenced to show his
teeth. He has marshalled on bis side
Hon. John Dryden and Hen. E. J. Davis.
Mr. Harty, Mr. Gibson and Mr. Bron-
son have promised to remain true to the
new Premier. The chances are that be-
fore the end of the next session of the
Legislature Mr. Rose will be successful
In attracting Bronson to his side. And
then the trouble will begin. Truly, the
prospects of the Conservatives in Ontario
are bright. The convention of next week
will go far towards bringiug all sections
of the party into touch. Hon. N. Clarke
Wallace, who is perhaps the strongest
Conservative in Ontario, will be present.
and :will give the gentlemen in attend-
ance the benefit of his valuable counsel.
" The Martyr of Regina.'
A matter not altogether political, but
one showing that the French Grits have
not yet given up the adoration of the
late Louis Riel, the Northwest rebel,
came up last week. Honore Beau -
grand, an enthusiastic Grit, and the pro-
prietor of La Petrie, a Grit paper of
Montreal, some months ago started a
subscription in aid of Riel's family. In
the columns of La Petrie, alongside of
annexationist editorials, the list of sub-
scribers to the Riel fund was published
daily. The money came in slowly, so
slowly that at the end of three months
less that three hundred dollars, a hun-
dred of which had been contributed by
11Ir. Beaugrand, had been subscribed. In
his paper on ,Saturday last Beaugrand
announced that he would not insult
Madame .Biel by offering so niggardly a
sum, and that he would return the
snbsoriptions to the donors. After which
Mr. Beaugrand proceeded to revile his
fellow -countrymen, reminding them
how ten years ago they had paraded the
streets of Montreal calling for the blood
of the Federal Ministers who had "mur-
dered the martyr of Regina." Mr. Bean -
grand forgets that there is a long dis-
tance between the voice and the pocket
of the French Canadian. And he also
forgets that Jean Baptiste considers Riel
to have been sufficiently revenged, for is
not there in power in Ottawa one of his
own race, one who regretted that he had
not been in a position to join his rebel-
lion? RIO Is dead, lent Laurier lives and
reigns. Can revenge be more sweet?
An Elaborate Apron.
An apron suitable for dressy occasions
may be made very elaborate. Fancy
tends toward a think, creamy satin,
which would be quite an irresistible ma-
terial for the apron. and its richness
would make a plain style preferable to
any fussy arrangement. Of satin about
twenty-two inches wide yon will want
three-quarters of a yard for the skirt
part, and another three-quarters to cut
some bands, a little V-shaped pocket
and a small, plain bodice, which, by the
way, is merely a square press with the
fulness drawn into the waist on the
upper part of the babd, whilst the gath-
ers from the skirt are stroked in beneath
the lower edge of the said waistband.
For trimming, have a band an inch
wide outlining the three sides of the bib
and three others two inches in depth go-
ing right around the skirt of the apron,
wbile a very short one across the top of
the pocket should be of the same width
EIS those on the bodice. Now then for a
display of stitchery. Iron on these bands
a floral border, of which yon can buy a
transfer impression by the yard or packet
fora few rents, and this yod"must work
in delicate washing silks, parrying out
the natural shades of the blossoms you
select. Trails of shaded Virginia creeper
would make a very suitable pattern, the
leaves in hues of crimson, green, yellow
and russet brown with dark voinings, or
pale pink dog roses, with tiny sprigs of,
blue and pink forget-me-notsmeandering
in and out, would make another pleasant
scheme of color.
As the value and beauty of this apron
depend on the fineness of work on the
borders, do not adopt the outline stitch,
but rather fill up your flowers and leaves
thoroughly, using much discretion and
taste in the blending of your shades; if,
however, you deem this too troublesome
a task, youeau modify yourlabor by
selecting instead of the floral design, a
conventional pattern which migbt be
worked in coral stitch, not outline, as
that would be too thin, but the coral
stitch on sprays, scrolls and leaves works
up very rapidly and effectively. Carry
out the design in tones of soft and dark
green.
Too Thin for a.Statue.
Cultivating literature on a little oat-
meal may be well enough, but whenit
comes to perpetuating the ' fame of
authors by statues there are certain in-
conveniences atttending too thin a diet.
One 02 the objections made to having a
statue of Stevenson erected to him in
Edinburgh is that Stevenson was too
thin to appear well in a statue. Thin
authors Will please take notice and at
once lay in a supply of certain -foods,
warranted to produce a pleasing rotund-
ity of form.-Chioago Record. '.
GIRL'S FROCK.
Walt Is a simple, Slightly Full Iplouse,
With a Jacketl,'ffect.
Whipcord, in which the 'prevailing'
tone is olive green, with changing hues
of terra Datta and blue, is the fabric of
this simple blit very stylish frock. Tho
waist 15 a simple, 'slightly full blouse,
having a jacket effect, There is, of
course, a fitted lining, and the back is
without trimming., The vest frontis of
brightly plaided surab, and the folded
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girdle can be of the same or of blank
satin or velvet.
The skirt is of an extremely graceful
design, having six gored breadths, flar-
ing widely at the foot and fitting easily
around the waist, except in the back,
where the fulness is gathered. It may be
lined throughout, but should have no in-
terlining or feeing. Any of the popular
silk, woolen or cotton fabrics may be
chosen for this model, and it may be
worn with any style of coat, basque, or
Waist.
Fashions in Ribbons.
Never before in the history of fashion
have ribbons been so much in vogue as
they are this year. They flutter from
both street and party gowns, and as pert
rosettes and dashing bows are seen in
the most unexpected places.
Not only are they worn aa sashes, but
the newest girdles are ribbon affairs, and
ribhons as a trimming are introduced
on the latest gowns in many novel ways,
And the new ribbons are quite worthy
the attention they are receiving, They
are very beautiful, both in design and
coloring. Those most in favor show vel-
vet effects. The moire ribbons with a
narrow velvet edge in a contrasting color
are a special novelty. The velvet edge
varies in width, and sometimes two
velvet stripes instead of one are seen as a
border.
In combination with light evening
shades, the dark velvet edge is most
effective. Figured moire ribbons without
the velvet edge are also much in vogue.
Then there are the new moire ribbons
with a satin edge, which are extremely
pretty.
The taffeta ribhnns are 'still in favor,
but plain taffetas are but little used.
Those most worn are changeable in effect
and crossed with narrow velvet stripes.
For example, one of the new taffeta rib -
buns will shnw varying tints of green
and violet exquisitely blended, and then
orossed with narrow stripes of deep vio-
let velvet,
Taffetas in both large and small plaids
•110 effective, and are selling well as a
:rimming for autumn gowns. The reds
rad browns are conspicuous in these
u!nids. Checked taffeta ribbons are also
10011..
The Persian effects are losing their
,iopularity.' The velvet effects have taken
:heir place, In addition to velvet stripes
In ciiangenble ribbons entire velvet
Oboes are to be worn, especially in the
rery narrow widths.
Tinsel effects are seen in many of the
low ribbons. The tinsel is introduced in
1 convenient design or in stripes toward
she edge of the ribbon.
The satin ribbons are charming, with
ray tinsel stripes. Debbie faced satin
•ibbons ate as much worn as ever. The
,ewest show a slightly fulled narrow
,'civet edge. Brocaded ribbons for sashes
re fashionable. The designs are some -
+•hat larger than they wore last year.
Of course nil these ribbons are seen in
0s very latest shades. The purples and
,teens aro perhaps the' most popular.
.What are termed the Marie Antoinette
:hales are a special novelty of the sea-
,sn. They are exquisite tints, rather
nor0 subdued than one would imagine.
':;anon heads the list of the Marie
'Lntoiaette colors. It is a shade much
a;arnbling an opal. A peculiar light
rte- is called Graze. Lamballo is a deli -
.t10 fawn and the color known as Marie
i ntoinette is a beautiful tint of -salmon
.10k.
Gray is a popular color among the
1CW ribbons Both dark and light shades
re used. Glaive is a new name for a
ilvery gray, and a dark steel gray is
(lied creusot,
Moro is a great variety of ways in
spiel) the new ribbons are used this
•ear. - One of the most novel is as a gin
;0 and sash for street costumes. The
;ibbnn used for this purpose is abont five
Inches wide. It is drawn very narrow
fuer the hips, hut ties in throe bows in
Root, one above the other, forming n
,lretty girdle effect. At the back the sash
ods fall nearly to the bottom of the
„Own.
Many of the fancy Bolero jackets are
:nada entirely of broad ribbons and
idlers of velvet or lana are edged with a
narrow ruching of ribbon. Van Dykes of
velvet ribbon make an effective trim-
,ning for the skirts of dinner and even-
;nggowns,
Another way in which ribbon is used
as 1a. skirt trimming is as raahings
;raduated widths, This is exceedingly
pretty, whether it trims the skirt in
,weight lines or as festoons.
Rosettes of ribbons 'are much used,
incl a number of the new short sleeves
in the evening gowns are divided with a
hand of ribbon, which ends at the bot -
5011) ot the sleeve, either in a rosette or a
pert little bow.
Many of the very short evening sleeves
consist merely of a large butterfly bow
of ribbon. Plaitings of ribbon not only
..tecorate the'nowest hats, but very nar-
row plaitin'gs are frequently used to nut -
110e a cloth or velvet -Bolero jacket.
Narrow velvet ribbons,'' especially
black, make an effective .trimming for a
.1)1011) vest. They are sewed to the vest in
parallel stripes.' and each stripe is either
flnisbed in front with a bit of a,bow or a
•iny buckle.
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A DARING BURGLARY.
Mr. and Mrs. llcgrackon's Exciting 110x•
-,periencr•—Killed by t'he.M. C. R. Expres3
—Niagara Falls Ites •
Niagara Falls, Oct. 24. -Albert St.
John, a young married mean, 'aged 22,
employed at ting M. O. 1:1. coal doe,.,
Monet -nee yard, was struck be the M.
C, li, ojtpross this evening, his skull
being crushed. He lived for about one
hour after the accident. He was walking
00 'ole track and stelitbd,to avoid u 5001u
approacbiog, in front of the fast express,
He lived about a mile from Montrose
and leaves a wife rind ,young child.
Mr. C. R;1\2oore,chief clerk of the G.T.
R. motive' power and oar' department,
under Superintendent Broughton, of this
place: was presented with a handsome
parse and illuminated address by his
'many friends this evening before taking
his departure for Montreal, where he
has accepted a mare lucrative position
with the company. , ,
A daring attempt at burglary, With
intent to kill, was made at an early hour
on Wednesday morning .between PErt
Robinson and Thorold. Arteinus
McCracken, a farmer, living near Thor-
old, was rudely awakened at 3 o'clock int
the morning by being struckby a heavy
billet of wood, weighing about ten
pounds, across his body as he lay in• bed,
The blow was struck by a man in the
dark room. Mr. l\icCracken jumped out
of bed, as also did his wife, and the two
grappled with the man, who struck sev-
eral other blows, which fortunately
missed their mark in the dark. Mrs.
McOraoken managed to scratch the
man's face in the tussle, and finally,
with her husband, they managed, to get
out of the house in their night clothing
and run to a neighbor's, and with essist-
»nee returned to the house, but the bur-
glar had flown. Upon examination it was
found that the urian had entered the
house by prying up the window, and no
doubt intended to disable Mr, McCracken
as he lay asleep, if not kill him with the
blow. Mr. McCracken came here 'Thurs-
day and laid the case before Chief of
Police Young, who,•with Officer Maines,
left fnr the scene and carefully examin-
ing and protecting the footmarks they
quietly felt their way, visiting both
Thorold and Port Robinson. They
learned that a lean named Samuel Rich-
ards, who works for a farmer named
Hannah in Thorold Township, had been
seen around Port Robinson late on Tues-
day night, and had left for home, and
would pass McCracken's house about
the hour the affair took place. The Chief
and Maines then started for Hanna's
house and found Richards ploughing in
the field, and his face bore the tell-tale
scratches. When asked how he received
the scratches he claimed he got them
from the branches of an apple tree when
driving cows out of the orchard that
morning. He was arrested and brought
here. The police seem teehe ooifldant
they have got the right man and claim
they have sufficient evidence to convict
Richards.
ATLANTIC RATES.
Conference of the Steamship Sten in
London,
London, Oct. 24.—The heads of the
principal trans-Atlantic steamship lines,
who were entertained at the dinner
given last evening by No. Ismay, chair-
man of the White Star Steamship' Com-
pany, continued to -day the conference
which was begun last night at the ban-
quet. The meetings were held at the
office of the American line and resulted
in the drafting of an agreement relating
to the control among themselves of the
trans-Atlantic passenger business. There
was no suggestion of an alteration of
fares or freight rates. All the managers
present signed the agreement, but every
one of them refused to state the object
of tiie conference more clearly than men-
tioned above..
The Managers of the Netherlands -
American Steamship Line say that the
slower trans-Atlantic lines are desirous
of having a conference with the Managers
of the faster passenger lines, in order to
allow the former companies to lower their
steerage rates or induce the faster lines
to inc:mese theirs.
Bullion to the amount of 1;102,000 was
withdrawn from the Bank of England
to day for 'shipment to the United States.
Miss Frances Willard has issued a
statement regarding the Armenian re-
fugees who have been sent by Lady
Henry Somerset from Marseilles to New
York, some of whom have been refused
admission to the United States by the
immigration authorities. Miss Willard
says that in response to a cable despatch
sent to the United States Treasury De-
partment she was informed that it was
not necessary that the refugees hare a
specific sum of money as a pre -requisite
to their admission into the country, and
that seourity against immigrants beeon•
ing public charges was accepted in
special cases. Miss Willard therefore
cabled to members of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union living ad-
jacent to New York asking them to pro-
vide hones for from 25 to 30 Armenians
until they found work. She' received
replies promising planes for 120. She
was assured aid in finding homes for the
remaipder of the refugees in Marseilles
by the National Armenian Committee
of New York and the Salvation Army.
She therefore believed that the Armen-
ians wore secure of a safe landing.
FORCIBLE ENTRANCE.
An Instalment Dealer's Seizure of Goods—
FroPrietor of the Establishment and.
Assistant Sent to Jail.
Toronto, Oct. 23.—George M. Ryerson
has a store on. Queen street west, and at
various times has sold on the instalment
plan household furnishings to Mrs, Lilly
Stewart, 86 Margueretta street. Some of
these things have been paid for, and
others have not, Mrs. Stewart has paid
nothing on a set of curtains since Aug.
20. Ryerson and an assistant named
Ernest Norland went to Mrs. Stewart's
place on Tuesday to seize the property.
Mrs. Stewart was not hone, but her son
Joseph was, and when Ryerson attemp-
ted to force his way in he objected. The
son's story is that Ryerson tried to pass
him in the hall, and when he tried to
stop him, Ryerson seized him by the
throat and choked him while. Norland
went into the house and took an eight-
day,olook. During the scuffle in the hall
Stewart's hand was badly out.
Ryerson admitted that he had obtained
entrance to the place by force.. Col.
Denison said that his action_ was dis-
graceful, and wished the day would
come soon when sed sales would be pro-
hibited. e
R5 iron s collector offered to give back
the clock Tuesday
evening, but the Stew-
arts refused' to take 1t,
Col. Denison held that Ryerson and
nd
Norland bad no right to eater the house.
Ryerson. was sentenced to 30 days hard
labor, and Norland to a term of ten days.
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS,
Toronto, Oct. 24,—At the Western cat-
tle yards here this morning we had all
told about 65 loads on sale. The market
was not of much acoount, most of the
stuff being of poor quality, and the
local demaud was light; export trade wax
somewhat firmer;: but while prices were
firmer, they were not quotably changed,
and $3,80 was top figure for loads, a• few
cents more was occasionally given for
choice selections, but from $3.80 away
down to 83.25 was the range; all the
shipping stuff sold. Butchers' cattle sold.
at 2181 to 2%c for loads; picked lots
brought 2 7-8 to 3c, and 0n0e or twice
Woe was paid for selected twos and
threes. Various grades of gond servioe
able cattle sold down to 20; and a lot of
poor stuff was left over. Feeders were
selling at 2'G to 2%o, About a couple of
hundred stockers were bought by Mr,'
Dunn for: 2c per lb. Shipping bulls sold
at from 2 to 3%c. Lambs wer$ too plen-
tiful, and sold ab from $3.12aa to 83.25
per 100 lbs.; export sheep were worth
about 2%c per lb. Calves were a little
weaker. There were 1,600 hogs in, and
thick fat hogs were 1-8c better, being
quoted at 3alc per Id. The top price for.
choice hogs was 3 7-8c per lb. .All grades
but stores will sell.
BREADSTUFFS, ETC.
Wheat Ontside markets were not so
excited to day, hut were very irregular.
Liverpool opened %ai higher, advanced
another 1d, and fell off %d. Chicago
opened about 2o higher, at 72 to 72 5 -Re,
sold back to 71%c, and closed at 3 1 -Se..
Locally prices were very irregular, ani
but little business was done. Early in
the day No. 1 Manitoba hard, afloat Fort
William, offered at 76,14c, as against -86e
two days ago. The strengthening ten-
dency in Chicago, however, caused the
withdrawal of early offerings. Some
holders asked 800 this afternoon, There
was not mach drop in spot No. 1 hard,
as it is scarce. Odd car lute Bold this
afternoon. Toronto and west, at file.
Ontario wheat was quiet. There were
fairly good offerings of red and whits
wheat at 800, west, but holders did not.
care to offer under that figure. In view
of yesterday's break in Chicago, millers
were shy abort buying.
Flour—Bids about 25o per bbl. off
from top price. Sales of straight roller
could be made at $4, track Monteai.
Peas—Unsettled. Common peas, north
and west, are in demand for export at
44c; middle freights west, at 450, and
east at 46 to 47c. Holders are asking for
1 to 2e above these figures.
Oats—New York reports a continued
good demand for oats for export account.
Owing to yesterday's break in wheat,
exporters here are talking lower prices
for oats. Purchases of white were made
at 22c, east, and 21o, west, today.
Mixed, west, sold at 200
Barley—Demand for matting barley is
quiet, and no improvement is looked
for until after the presidential election.
Dealers, however, are taking Dare of ar-
rivais, and are confidant that barley this
year is good property. No. 1, in oar lots,
outside, is quoted at 36 to 37e; No. 2.
at 31 to 320; and No. 3, extra, • at 26 to
27c.
Bye—Quiet. Car lots, west, are quoted
at 31o, and east at 32 to 330.
PRODUCE.
Eggs—Stocks offerings now are mostly
limed, and a few cold stored. Anything
new laid would. bring 17 to iSc in small.
lots. Limed sell at 13 to 140, and cold,
stored at 14o. Thefeeling is a little firmer.
Potatoes—Easier.' Car lots can be
bought on track at 30c, and a little un-
der. Farmers' loads are quoted at 35 to
40c, and dealers sell out of Store at 40 to
45c.
Poultry—Market well supplied for the
demand, and values remain about
steady. Live chickens are quoted at 30 to
35c per pair; and dressed stook at 30 to
45o; turkeys are quoted at 7 to Sc per lb;
geese at 5 to 6c per lb; and ducks 40 to
60e per pair.
Apples—Rather slow and easy. Small
lots of dried, delivered here, are quoted
at 2 to 2,34e, and evaporated at about 4
to 5c.
Honey—Dark comb honey is unsalable
at 3 to 4o per ib. Quotations for clear are
734c for 60-1b. tins, and 8o for 10-11).
tins; new clover honey, in combs, is
quoted at $1.40 to $1,50 per dozen sec-
tions.
Baled Hay—Easier, and demand limi-
ted. No. 1 timothy is quoted lower at
$10,50 to $11 for car lots on track. No.
2 is not wanted. Dealers quote 2 -ton lots
delivered at about $11.50 to 812.
Straw—Duil and easy, at about $6.25
for ear lots on track here.
DRESSED HOGS AND PROVISIONS.
Market firmer for dressed hogs to -day
and demand good. All that arrived were
readily bought up at $4.75 for fat heavy
hogs, and from $5 to $5.30 for medium
and light -weights in farmers' loads..
Packers are buying a little on the street
DOW, and are bidding about $5 to $5,10
for car lots, delivered here. Provisions
are firm and unchanged. Quotations
are: Barrelled pork, shoulder mess, $9;
heavy mess, $11.50; short cut, $11.50 to
$12.
Dry Salted Meats—Long clear bacon, '
car lots, 5%c; ton lots, 5aac; case lots,
Go; backs, 7c.
Smoked Meats—Hams, heavy, 10o;
medium, 110; light,11 to 11}eo; breakfast
bacon 10 to 10c; rolls, 7o; backs, 9
to 10c; picnic hams, 6ai to 7o. All meats
out of pickle le less than prices quoted
for smoked meats,
Lard—Tierces, 614c; tubs, 6%c; and
pails, 7c; compound, 5 to 5%e.'
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter—Moderate movement, and there
is a good demand for choice dairy in tubs
or rolls, but stocks arriving are of infer-
ior
nfer,ior quality. The market for creamery is
steady. Quotations to -day were as fol-
lows: Dairy, tub, strictly choice, 12 to
13e; de., low grades to medium, 7 to 90;;,
large roll, 12 to 13c; pound prints, 12 to
18 to 20u.
SVheat, white, new........ 80 88
Wheat, goose, ner,bush,... 55 59
Peas, common, per bush... 43 49
Oars, per bush.....
14c; creamery, tubs, 17 to 180; ..... 25 27
Rye, per bush 00' pou38
nds,
Wheat, red, per'bush.,;00 82
Barley, per bush 33 41
Decks, spring, per pair40 50
Chickens, per: pair30 40
Geese. per lb 05 07
Butter, in 1-1b. rolls16 18
Eggs, new laid 15 17
Potatoes. new. t per bag.._35 46
!leans, per bush 75 85
Beets,, per, dor........... 09 10
Parsnips, per cloz0 10
Hay,
per !rill 40 75 ,
3, timothy ...:.:
31300 1450
Straw, sheat.....'... 10 00 11 00
Beef, hinds.......... 04 06
Beef, fares. 03 034
Spring :lambs carcase,
8 00 600
,
Veal per ib.05
Mutton, per l. e, ..,........, 04 05
Dressed Bogs . , . ; .., .. 4 75 - 646.