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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1899-1-20, Page 7STRONG COMMISSION Appointed to Thoroughly Study the Philippine Problem. DECISION OF THE PRESIDENT. A Strong Persennel-Adiniral Denier Will Preside -Senator Hoar Against the Expansion Policy -He Tatra - duces a Resolution the Brous* of This To -b le Mr. Dingloy. New York, Jan. 16. -The Washington oorreepondent of The World says: President McKinley bas decided te setin a commission to the Philippines to make a thorough study of the situation and advise him as to what the policy of the 'United States should be regarding those islands. kb e has asked these gentle- men to serve on the conunissiont Rear-Ada:lira Dewey, commander.in- ohlef of the Asiatic' squadron. Major-General E. S. Otis, military governor of the Philippiiies. Professor J. G. Schematize, prealdent of Cornell Cfnivereity. Colonel Charles Denby, former ter te Oblart and now ft member War investigation come:neaten, Brigadier -General Cbarles 3, Wnittler or New York, recently On duty at Manila. Admiral Dewey will be president of the tioturaission. It iS now only a queetion as to whether or not tbe gentlemen named will consent to serve, and as to the date When the Voinmilifilell wUI atart for the Plillipnines. ot the rellipinos for washington. San Franclsco, Jan. 16. -Among the paeseugers who arrinen bare yesterday on the steamer Nivea Maru, trom Hong Kong and Yokabanie via Honolulu, are three entisseries ot Agulitaido, en route to Washington on a eecret mission. The Filipinos are intelligent and speak Eng. listi fluently. Tbey 'WM probably stay in the city for a (lay or two and then win go to Washington direot. sit:IA:von BOA lt ••1".••••••, • Deelares the People of the Philippines of RiWitt Ought to Ile Free. Washirinton, D.C., Jan. 16.-A reaolit- tion of more than ordinary significance Was letroilueea in the Senate on Satur- day by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts. It sieelares the people of the Philippines of right ought to be free and independent; that they aro absolved from political •conneetion with Spain, and* that they Junto full power to establish a govern- zuent for themselves, with winch the 'United atee does not propose to inter- fere. M. Hoar desired immediate action upon the reaolution, but under objection by Mr. Devitt, the chairman of the for- taign relations committee, it went over. In the midst of a speech by Mr. .Allen elf Nebraska the death of the Hon. Nel- son Dingley of Maine was reported to the Senate. After adopting fitting resolutions of respect to the memory of Mr. Dingle,' .and listening to a briot eulogy of the distitiguished statesman by Mr. Hale of Maine, the Senate adjourned as a mark eif respect,. STATit ittiNERAL Von ME. DINGLEY. ,iDereanony Wilt lte Held in the Hall of tin, nouns of Representatives. Waslilngt011, Jan. 16. -In view of the long and distinguished services of Mr. Dingley, the funeral ceremony will be in the ball of the House of Representatives and will bo in the nature or a State femora). it will be bold at 12 o'clock noon to -day, Rev. S. M. Newman officiat. lane, assisted by Rev. D. Condon, chap- lain of the House. The President Seat a very feeling letter in his own hand, expressing his grief and that of Mrs. McKinley to Mrs. Dingley. Will Not Replace flim. Washington, Jan. 16. -It bas been practically concluder' not to make an appointment of a commissioner on the Canadian joint high commission to fill the place vacated by the death of Repre- sentative DIngley. ' Grand Trunk Is Busy. Montreal, .Tan. 10.-Businems on the 'Grand Trunk is booming, Mr. F. H. McGuigan, general superintendennarrived batik yesterday from a trip over the west- ern division, and he says they have handled over 70 oars daily at Black Rock. We are handling, added he, ,from '25 to 40 per cent. more business at Niagara Falls than at any period since bave been connected with the Grand Trunk, For instance, at that point, we bandied 17,000 more cars during the months of November and Deeember than during the corresponding months of 1897. He also states that the company have no , Thee than 2,500 loaded cars at Portland awaiting shipment, besides from 1,200,- 000 to 1,400,000 bushels of grain in the nompanyie elevators at that port. Did He Burn the Boy? St. Hyacinthe, Que., Jan. 16. -Joseph L'Heureux, amused of attempting to mur- der hie stepson, a 7 -year-old boy, by saturating Ms bedclothes, some time pre- vious to the boytt retiring for the night, and then setting fire to the bed while the lad was sound asleep, was brought :here on Saturday morning in charge of High Constable Marchossaulte After ai new preliminaries the prigoner was re- moved to jail till Thursday next. Bail was refused. Radcliffe Tenders for the Job. Montreal, Jan. 16.--Itadoliffe has writ- ten the authorities offering his services jn the event of the execution of Oudot% Viau and Sam Parslow. A petition is being signed asking the Minister of Justice to contneute Parslovv's sentenee, but there is no movement go far in favor of Madame Poirier. Six Weeks Without Poo& Janesville, Wis., Jen. 15, - A. D. Inendrickeen has partaken of no food for 41 days, He is 81 years old. He says he feels perfectly well, and is no. at all burigry. On Dee. 1 he was stricken wine paralysis. Be soon recovered, and bas ' lived on water ever Dr. Chiniuny StilfLives. Montreal, Jan. 16. -Dr. Chlnique Is atilt alive, but the reverend gentleman inane very low at last Midnight. DRIVEN FROM HOIVIE. Levees in Ohio and lourther South Arpin Danger of Breaking and Repeating Last Year's Disasters. Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 16, -,-The heavy rains ot the past 48 hours heve raised the Scioto River to the danger point, and the levee south of Columbus has already broken, Thirteen familea nave been driven from their residences by the water, some malting their ma/Xs in boats. There is great danger ot a repetition of last year's flood, and the residents of We Columbus are greatly alarrned. The river was still rising a noon. Portsmouth, Ohio, Jan. 16.-A. terrific) wind sterna destroyed two large steel buildings ot tbe Burgess Steel Oompany, Merited the Art Hail at the fair grounds and blew eight dwellings from their foundations. Tile lareest building was 600 bya220 feet. James Larkin and Daniel Collins rereived injuries tbat will likely prove fatal, while Matt. Adam and John Giles were badly orushee. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. Me -Reports received yesterday from Benton indicate tbat a great deal of damage bas been dem in Saline County by rain, Whieh has been falling there steadily the past IOU? days. The Saline Hiner has risen several feet, and it is expected that it Will rise bigher than in 1882. Thousands of cattle and nogg are drowning in tbe bottema and fences are being washed away. tetintseter AIMESTEle, Charged With stealing Molten From the nierceiantet Bank, Moutreiel. Montreal, Jan. ln.-A 10 o'clook on Saturday morning Detective Grose of Grosols Hemet service walked into the Police Court, having in oharge Albert E. Material, a clerk employed tn the Mer - clients' Bank of Cdoada. The arrest was made on a warrant named by Judge Des. noyers, who °barged Musson with Mee. bog, vehile a servant ot the bank, stolen the sum of $6,000 on or about the 3rd ot Sententber last. In the Police Conn Musson entered a plea of not guilty, and the case was enlarged. The total amount of the 11101103' Stalen IS DOS far short of $60,000, lt is under- stood, taken right along In large or small amounts. Mr. Musson was asked for an explanation at the very outset, but it was not satisfactory, and the sub- sequent discoverles in tbe books only made an explauation mole imperative. In the end, it is said, Mr. Musson ad- mitted that he bad retained some -moneys belonging to the bank, and thie allege - tion is see oat in the ail/davit in the civil suit, It has just transpired that Musson bad all the chalices In the world to become the defaulter he Is alleged to bo, ThoSe Who understand the ins and outs of banking will be surprised to learn that Musson was not only playing and receiv- ing teller in the savings department in the Merchants' Bank of Canada, but he was ledger neeper as well. There was in reality no cheek ellen his operations'and title is why it Was possible for him to appropriate at least $50,000 or $60,000 of the bank' i money in so short a time. Allan formerly held this triple position. NEW STAMPED ENVELOPES. gotreratnent Turning Oat Very Creditable Ones at *2.20 Per Hundred. Ottawa, Jan. 16.-A very creditable Piece of work is the new 2o stamped envelope being turned out by the Govern - meat Printing Bureau. The first few bundred werlf printed in purple, but, In deference to a general agreement among the nations belonging to tho Postal Union, the isstio is now being struck of! In red. Tbe stamped envelope is entirely the produot of the Bureau, being manu- factured there throughout and embossed on a printing press wbich Superintendent McMahon has had specially constructed for the purpose. Both as to stook and workmanship it compares favorably, be it said to the credit of the Bureau, with the beet inutility of stamped envelopes supplied in any part of the world, and, as tbe 2e stamped envelopes me sold at $2.20 per bundred, or at the postollioes at the rate of five for 11c, 15 18 likely tbey will 00111) 0 into very Rimini use. JUMPED FROM A MOVING TRAIN. Constable Greer's Prisoner Escaped and He Got a Broken Ankle. Parry Sound, Ont., Jan. 16,--j, A. Gilmour of tbe firra of Moffat & Gilmour skipped out to avoid charges of theft, forgery, fraud, obtaining money under false pretences and other °Aimee. He escaped the pollee at Sundridge, North Bay and Sudbury, hut was captured at the Canadian Soo, and Special Constable Greer was sent to bring him back. He got his man, and all went well on the return trip until near Sudbury, wben Gilmour made the excuse of going to the lavatory, and, Oil coming out, made a break for the oar door, and junaped from tbe moving train. Gnier quickly jumped after his prisoner, and in doing so broke one of the bones of his ankle. The train was stopped and Greer picked up, but Gilmour escaped. Melrose Had a Hard Time. Boston, Mass., :Tan. 16. -The British steamer Melrose arrived here on Saturday from Barry, 'Scotland, which she left on Dee. 23, after a most tempestuous trip, during which she narrowly escaped foundering In mid -ocean. owing to a leak In one of her ballast tanks. As it was, the steamer same into nort with all her pumps working and three inches of water In ber hold, the pumps being just able to keep the water down to that point, but no lower. She now lies in the Roads, leaking about six inches an hour, and as soon as the Lloyds' agent makes his survey will be docked ter repairs, Point Edward tiPy Drowned. Point Edward, Ont, Jan. tie -About 5.80 skin. yesterday a boy named McAr- thur, about 14 years of age, and son of John MeArthur of this plans, while walking across the ice bridge whith hue formed across the mouth of the lake, broke throngh and was drowned. There were several other boyswith him, but tbey could do nothing to get him out on account of the dangerond conditien of the ice from the thaw of the laid few dags. Bridgewater Being; Rebuilt. Bridgewater, N.S., .Tan. 16. -With astonishing rapidity, citizens are rebuild- ing. A meeting was held on Saturday night to discuss putting In a modern waterworks system and bringing about conditions necessary to reduce insurance premiums. The vault of the Merchants' Bank was opened, and the contents found all right. • I REVERSE 1N ECYPT. The 10th Soucianese Battalion Entirety Destroyed. EMIR FEDIL'S DERVISHES WIN. The Egyptian Forces Sustain a VerY Serious Lehel op the Blue Nile -Rein- . foreetnents A.r. 'Settle Hurried to tile Scene -Another, Battle Is Only a Question of Time* IrOilt1011, Jan. 16, -The Morning Leader publishes the following despatch from Cairo: "Rumors are lu oiroulation here that on Dec. 28 She Dervishes under Emir Fedil, on the Blue Nile, defeated She Egyptian forces, the 101± Soudanese Battalion being entirely destroyed, It reported that reinforcements are being hurried up to the scene and that another battle Is Imminent." :according to a despatch from Cairo, on Jan. 5 Col. Lewis, with a Soudaneae regiment and a detachment ot irregular troops, attacked Fedil, the hastreineining formidable Dervish chief, While be was oresslag the Blue Nile on Den. 26, at the eataract Heath of lioatiire, storming tbe iShillfi On whloh 'odll took Up his poen time and eapeuring 1,500 Dervishes, Fedil, however, gimped with 300 follow - ere. The Ici).11141ors. or Danes. Capenhagen, Jan. 16. -In the Lower Reim of the Danish Parliament on Sat. Imlay a Depute questioned the Govere- tuent regardiug tbe exteelsions of Daiwa from North Sohleswig. The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied that Denmark's relations were friendly evitb all tile powers, adding that during the Danish expulsions, rebid) oreated a painful im- pression throughout Denmark, the Goy - eminent asked the German Government whether wholesale expulsicale were 0013- toMPWied of those Dat1051 who, by virtue of the peace treaty of 1804, chose in favor ot Danisb nationenty. Since tbat enquiry, the Minister eontiutied, none of these had been expeiled, and the Government hoped that the expulsion at other Danes Would- now oease, in the unmet at mutual good relations, RadlY Soared All Round. Berlin, Jan. 16.-Tbe story that a fire- man was found in the bodrooni of the Empress at Potsdam hes been completely verilled. He was curious to see the inter- ior of rooms as to the outelde of Whieh he was well informed, Believing that everybody was abed, he wout into one room, and, hearing footsteps, fled through the two rooms adjotning. Somebody awoke, screaming. The fireman was struck dumb with terror; shivering, he saw the Empreas abed. Her cries brought a resetting party, heeded by the Raiser, attired in his sleopiug toilet. The delin- quent Was arrested and imprisoned. To Teach the Chinese Language. London, Jan, 10. -Mr. Robert A. Yer- burgh, a rich Lancashire M.P., and loader of the so-oalleci China party in the House of Commons, has provided money to round a professorship of Chinese econ- omics In one of the great 4nglish corn- inarolal centres, NvItb a view to promote the success of British traders in the far oast. Manahenter and London are both Putting forward claims to the chair, which, however, seeing Limeashire's largo trade with China, probably will go to Victoria University, Blanchester. Cecil Rhodes in London. London, Jan, 16. -Mr, Cecil Rhodes, the former Premier of Cape Colony and managing,direetor of the British Charter- ed South Africa Company, arrived in London from Cape Town on Saturday. There Is considerable interest in his visit, which is connected with the scheme of joining Cairo arid Cape Town by rail- road. Ho will endeavor to get the Gov- ernment to guarantee the intenist on the bonds of a railroad from Bulawayo to Lake Tanganyika,. Power of Trades Unions Gone. London, Jan. 16. -The power of trades unions is gone, so far as Great Britain Is concerned. The British employers are forming a gigantio combination to fight the workmen with their own weapons. The Engineering Federation, whith proved so powerful In the recent strike, has invited employers in all the trades to "crush the tyranny" of trades union- ism. One objeot of the combination is to secure legislation favorable to employers. Germans Are Indignant. Berlin, Jan. 16.-0ons1derab1e indigoes tion is evinced at the unfavorable reports emanating front London concerning tee economical and financial conditions of .Germany, esneeially the statement that the leading English banks recently de- clined to accept Prussian bills for a large amount. This statement is declared to be utterly untrue, and calculated to unfav- orably impress the German bourses with respeot to the impeutting loans. A Murderous Lieutenant. Vienna, Jan. 16. -The Neue Praia Presse publishes a telegram from Krakow saying that Lieut. Pakkareviez, who Was recently sentenced to a term of im- prisonment for neglect of duty, on Sat- urday shot and killed Colonel Zelincid. The murderer was arrested, and later made a statement in which he said be Intended to shoot all the members of the court-martial under whose cc:aviation he was sentenced. Just What Uncle Sam Wants. Berlin, Jam 16. -The manufacturers in this country of cotton velvet, eau de cologne and chocolate have appealed to the Government to try to 'educe tbe Washington authoritiee to resoind the latest interpretation of the tariff appraise menti of those articles, which they claim is unfair and will rule their export trade to America, and compel them to erect special factories in the United States. llultseyes Are Too Bjg London, Jan, 16. -In consequence of the very high Scoring, the National Rifle Assooiation has deoiden to reduce the diameter of bulises es at 200 yards ranges at Bisley from eight to seven inches, tbe inner ring remaining tlao same. Revolution "Near in China. Moscow, Jan. 16.-A . oablegrain just received in Moscow from the (alines° sea- board indicates that a revolution is brew- ing throughout the Empire.' CHINESE SLAVES Attempt to Escape sit Vancottser. the Pollee and C.P.R. Officials Re- capture Most of Thews Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 16..-A ettorY et olavery only equalled be older days front Zanzibar ad the East African eoast has canoe to light in tins oity since the arra, val of the 1M$. Empress of Japan from the Orieee On Wednesslay she brougbt from Hong Kong 406 Asiatic steerage passengers, many at whom viers of the loeseet type of Chinese coolies that bad ever been seen In Vancouver, Ono hundred and ninety. one were reported to be destined for Tampico, Mexico, to work on plants - tone. Tbe contiagent for Mexico were to go on special C.P.B. triiirisa which Were te leave Vancouver on Thurenay night. Early in the afternoen the customs offloers and C.P.R. police and olligials got the train alongside the dook. The Chinese were to pass through the freight shed M enter the teain. In the shed cus- toms officers examiceid their effeote, and passed thenon to the train, About 60 were seated in two nue, and 100 were In the shed, when 30 still on the VeSlial re- fused to land, and were only got ashore with the utmost difficulty by the pollee. Wben they got be the shed, all bands commenced an exalted jabbering. A stampede enstied, and those in the shed dialled towara the trein, whifo thoff in the Min, overpowering the officers at the doors, rushed deem to join the net. Great exoitement and tumult resulted, and in tryina to make their ertoape the Chinese, blintied by fright and freneY, roshed clirectie towards the edge of the dock, and would have fallen headlong over Into the salt water In their mad rust), To get to the edge the frigntenen Chinese hue to pees ein Quirt) one dear of the bilge freight filled, and seeing their dettgen a police plauted himselt in the road and burled the °gaited Coles - Male back, He could Pot stein the mad rush, and bad to resort to knocking them down. More than a score of infuriated Celestials fell beneath his Maws, but still they could not be checked, and many escaped out et the building and spread over the dock and up and down the rail- way track After much nifileulty, all except eight were found and perevaded to go on the train, but not befons several aimilar stampeaes bad been frustrated. This train of seven cars and two baggage ears left for Mexico on Friday. After much difficulty a Chinaman was secured who geoid talk English, end evho knew the cause of the fury and stampede of Ms eemitrymen, Ha Hung was very excited while giving bis story, aud paid the boys who are hiding want to go back to Hong Kong and tell the people they are being sold into slavery. After much questioning, he staten that 191 Chinese for Alexia° bad been engaged to work on mine railway construction Work near Tampico, near tbe Gulf of Mexico, by Ma Guler and Ma Luke, merchants of Hong Kong, for Ma Cop of Mexico. 'They were to be paid wages, which were to be sent totheirfaMilies 50 China through Ma Luke and Ma Gofer, arid could go back to China atter three yeers' work if they wanted to. Chinese residents in Vancouver are very excited, and are going to send word to the Chinese Government about it. They say that here no man cares for them. The mon have left wives and children and been sold for $500 or $1,000, never to go back again, and the children will die because of no one to feed them. If their people knew at Hong Kong, Ma Guier and Ara Luke would be put in pri- son, and the selling of men stopped, The city police are hunting down the Chinese for evading the $59 poll tax, and the C.P.R. offloials, bemuse they have contracted to take the party safely over their lines, are liable to heavy customs peealty for every Chinaman landed in Beitish Columbia who does not pay poll tax. Two more of the escaped Chinese have just been found in hiding on Lulu Island, about 12 miles from Vancouver, by C.P. It. officials. o DEATH OP NUDAR PASHA. rormer Prime Illin ister of Egypt Breath- ed His Last in Paris. Paris, Jan. 16.-Nubar Pasha, former- ly Prime Minister of Egynt, died here Saturday. Nubar Pasha was born in Smyrna in 1825 and was educated in France and Switzerland. He was secretary to Mehe- met All and Ibrahim Pasha, and under the reign of Ismail was Minister of Pub- lic, Works in 1854 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1867. He was created Pasha by the Sultan and in 1867 obtained for Ismail from the Porte the 51510 0! Khedive. Nubar Pasha held various offices under Ismail and his successor, Tewlik, but was suddenly dismissed from tbe office of Premier in 1888 and was replaced by Hinz Pasha. Behr:him Will Fight Booze. Brussels, Jam 16. -Efforts in opposi- tion to the increase of alcoholism in 13e1 - Own hitherto have boon left for the most part to private initiative, and they have made little progress although often patronized by the dovernment. Now, bowever, the Government is taking a hand. Senator Lejeune, Minister of State, has in preparation a Government bill for introduction in Parliament, providing for the lessening of tbe number of bars intthe country, and M. de Bruyn, Min- ister of Agriculture and Publle Works, has just addressed a circular to the Gov- ernors of She mine provinces, asking their co-operation in the crusade against drunkenness. Great Storm at gnaw:elver. Vancouver, Jan. 16,-.A heavy wind- storm Which prevailed Saturday after- noon overturned two houses, injuring six people. Toe new theatre in course of , erection hes been moved nearly one foos! off its foundations. The storm seriously interfered with telephone and telegraph oommunitation. Smallpox at Port Niagara. Niagara Falls, Jan. 16, Robert Lewis, a private in the 13th R c;inleni, at Fort BARLEY FREE OF DtTY Urged Upon Canada's Commis- sioners by Whitby Traders. ANTIJOBERCULOSIS SOCIETY. School Teacher Fined $5 and Costs /es Thraldom; s Girl With the Handle * Buggy whip ear, Edward P. Hale Dead -,4 Great Storm In Beigium-A. Salmon Trust. Hon, A. G. Blair omens Sunday In Montreal. Tbe groat storm in Belgium cut Bras. sels off from Paris MO Berlin, A sootety for the prevention of tither - onions is being formed In (lineage, Tbe latest in tbe United, SWAM Is a combing of sate manutaeturers. According to tbe new Might Direetory, Toronto has now a, populatioa Of 235,000. The Leaden, Globe says that Japan will shortly place a large order for the can - amnion of cruisers in England - The Trildefinien's Netienal Bank Of ;NOW York, managed by tbe MeNtinnin Sons, has gone into Voinntery liqUidetiell. A sabnon trust is now beinitformed in o United States, The Peeitic Casket canneries are going into a Combination to raise prime. Emirate of gold. and Raver from Neat York to oil countries for last week aggre- genie $1,016,950 sinter bars ann &nil and. $108,880 geld. Tile grip bas developed iti Telenet, Ohio, to en alaripleg tlegree, Theireatine of came are teported, eald tbe epidentle almost a plague. Mrs, Elsie hit Kiralfy is Suing ber husband, 13olossy Kiralfy, the great spar: - tauten showman, for an absolute divorce. Kirelfy makes $40,000 A year. Tbe big American liner St. Louis bed a rough time on her voyage toNew York, 'Where she arrived on Sundays Iler ging and. decks Were coated witie lee, Owen Sound is tit bate big works ter tbe Manufaeture of Portland en:ma, It is stimeted thee the company will ex. I) n100,000 tor Leber wittau dm lint /ear, The rumor has been revived that the Grano construct a line from Kingston via Smittde Fall% an Rielt. mond to Ottawa, said ;but the Work will 50 coruniemeed this yeer. Fleming Rowland, eget" 61, who bad spent 80 years in the Inland Revenue Department at Kingston, 20 being as colleetor, died there en Saturday. lie was euperannueted a year ago, The D. S. cruiser Albany. a slitter ship of the New Orleans, formerly the oruirer Admiral Altrouall, was Inunoliect on /Sat- urday at Newcastle, Euglanci. She bag a speed of more tban 20 knots. Dr. Edwerd P. Hale, oue of the best known homeopathic( physicians in the country end author of a nuntber ot medi- cal works, died at Chicago on tiendon after a short Illness. He wee born in Newport, N.H., In 1829. The Whitby Board of Trade on Friday night passed is resolution to urge upon the Canadian oommissiorers at Washing- ton to press for the entrance of barley into the United States f rex% of duty. A copy of the preamble and resolution will be aunt to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, The steamers Pliceniola, Hamburg for New York, and Willkornmen, Stettin via Shields for Now York, arrived at Halifax on numbly, damaged and short of coal. They encountered terrine weather. Tbe former bad over 800 passengers. The latter is an oil tank vessel. The Pimenioia was 14 days and the Wilikonnuen .20 days out. It is reported in Boston that negotia- tions are on the way for a gigantic, com- bine which will absorb all the cotton, thread mills of the United States. The Coats Company is ehind the movement, zted they will. take in the new American Thread Company. The Coats Co. controls everything but the America» Company to -day, both in America and England. Lillian Porter, a 12 -year-old girl, attends No. 4 Tailgate School, two miles north of Woodstock. Wililain Goodger is the teacher, Lillian did not knew her multiplication table one day last week and the teacher thrashed her over the back with the handle of a buggy whip. The marks are still there. The police magistrate fined him $5 and costs, amounting in all to $7.85. One Clore Seat Vacated. Victoria, B. C., Jan. 16.-A. E. McPhillips, member for Victoria, is the latest to resign his seat in the Legisla- ture, his resignation having been placed on Saturday in the Speaker's hands. In a letter explaining tho matter, he says it is to remove any possible doubt as to dis- quallilcatioia by reason of a transaction between big law partner, Mr. Barnard, anti the late Government. In view of tho several resignations which have taken place and the heavy penalties attached to sitting and voting illegally, he deoided to resign and stand for re-eleotion. Riot at Johannesburg. Johannesburg, Jan. 15.-A, publio meeting of British residents was held on Saturday afternoon with the object of protesttng against the grievances Of the Uitlanders. An enormous crowd of burghers and Afrikanders was present. The attempt to read the recently -formu- lated petition to the Queen was the signal for a groat uproar on their part, A free fight ensued, in which ohairs, benches and tables were broken up and the pieces used as weapons. War Against Vaccination. London, Jan. 16. -The nubile health authorities are alarmed at the extent of the advantage taken of the new Act recognizing "a conscientious objection to vaccination." It is believed that 500,000 certificates of exemption have been already issued by different magistrates, they haVing no option in the matter, but must issue ,,certificatee nf exemption If parents sear they are actuated by eon - Niagara, has been SI I'll li..613 With the thane. smallpox. Tnere are 430 is in the reei. went at this post at the present time, anti nearly all of them have been open to contagion. Piautagepet, Out , nan 16. -On Fri- day night at ahout 11.80 the house of Paul Parker, at Iiiceville, was burned down Mrs, Parker and her two childre» were burned to death, only their bones being found on Saturday morning. Canadians Buy Out, the 1),Ielop. Tato/air), Jail. 16.-A wealthy syndi- cate, composed of Hon. George A. Cox, E. Gueney, it'. B. Ryclonain Richard Garfield of Toronto and W. Y. Soper of Ottneva has bought out the entire Aineri- ' can interest§ of the Dunlop Tire Com - Ipany. The ,iorepaoy bas been inuorporated under a Doininion charter, with a capital of $500,000., The American and Canadian businesses *ill be conducted separately. HESITATING* Sh, Whmet Market* .04 S;ttaketigty• wars Anethisig litAt lama -Quotations rreM 41.1 Saturday Evenings jean 14.- Invereeel wbeat fuitiree go -nay elotied tee- ehaeged te eta per tental lower time Tele tenders flital figures, _ Chicago wegge nitrites Ctlut.illaetl irregular to-thiT. The 1;0851:et was a decedenly heels %then one, Istveepeol Waning wean whines end titen th.it Coenneet sentperatirely. ,enee canes, %inane futures advaucen, tie ineenei bo-dayand dosed, near tan ten, r.eseding Wheat ettaeseepi., Follewing are the clotting prices to -clay it iropertaut ceatees: CaiOL an. May, July._ °Wage , -. 10 711410 Mb. NPW nderk*s .s. 07614 MIlivautee 070 St. Leas ,... 0 7.334. 0 734 0 751 0 . Toledo ,,, •,,071 - 73%, 010 Deerott, 71 0 o Iduletb,14, Northern 0, firnd 0 OSK 010 0 70 Duluth, herd „. ....0 7(% annneepolis V t419., 68te ••' • Toronto, No. h herd !Peel.- 0 80 .fleM .APT Terence. red.. 070 'AarroAta nt. r.awreesee Maria Ott arreouat et Me Win Wenthei there we. et-a:rely arse lease predate eat the markee to-dan. One load ref barley, And a few Of ,hatter.eirzs wed psitigre were the belt; on deliverfee. itrittee-Cme peeed rolls ettni all the waft Vora 15e to tne, the larter !trine being 0414 gels ter spec -lei ceistoniere tor eboice near" *Die fanners' Inekeese )anst-tintideny new laid ego teem easter et zee to nee pee dezete the bulk gelling at 30e. Poultry-Turkeye sold at fic to Ott per lb.!' geese Mote to Gine chiekens dor to 700 Pt; win anal ditelet, ieseSa eoe per nein. ltreseed Hoge-Iniries untinuagen it 4.1, 5,5.rAwith a weaker feeling on the env - nee. Innet Buffalo Cattle. Market, Fenn nuffitio, Jan. 14. -k -tattle -Two lottithe on sale. and bet nine interest Pitrailiew, The gait trade twitdull, nitOtt efteire$ generally ;7.00 to nrAo. Siteep tied Lautliteetiffeseingi 41 Leeds. Trade very umralisfaceory: prate* lower, and 24) toads unseal. Goon to extra lamb* $5.1010 ;nit% thence to extra $5.10 to s5.10. good ets ebetee $4.tini to $6.00, eetateem to goad $4.50 to $4.75. Seeepandlionee to ex.. era $4.nni ts $4.50, geoil to enotee $4.00 tet 14:25.ieregooe to goon $2,70 firittah iwarlcuts, DivertA)44. Jan. 14, -.112,30.) -No. 1 CAL, AA end*: red. einter. Os 34; No. 1 Nortlietn. .eprinte. fie Went: cora. a$ IONd. new: pees Se 10d: pert. 50s: lard. taltew. bs ne IAM1.IsaVT. Le, tarli Oa: light 27s; short ran ARe; cheese. elan'. 49si fel; telexed. ante 6d. Livernesii-Voge-Spar wheat steadr at ert 3d. for rod whiter. lied winter netures 5ai land for '.1 i.". an4 s Snot for Moor. %tot easim teen. tar new. Femme. at I0(14 fOr old nate, ee thtli fOr new mune. 8s Sten Stir ttae. In. ue, Ins fid. NINETE,EN s_tEet 'n'taittt 1.08T. The 'relive erotian p Antietam ca.pidee• at Tacoma On SatUrtlay, Tacoma, Wash., .Tau. 16. -The British, ship Anticline, which arrived. Friday night In ballast, capsized Ann mink in 2i1 fathoms at Water early Saturday morn- ing. Captain G. W. Slating mid a crew of 18 men wore last. Blom sailors were disobarged on Fritter and came ashore. The Andellna was a 2,400.ton four - masted barque, from Annapolis, Alld CUM from Shanghai for wbeat. Tire capgain /eaves a wile and three children in Neva Scotia. The vessel capsizal in a terrible squall. Sbe bnd a boom log on midi Bide, and one got adrift, ear/slue tlie other to upset the vessel. The ballast bad been dis- charged. YARMOUTH liAD A. FIRM A :Number of Stores and I:awl:411one reit at Prey to the Fanner'. Halifax, Jan. 16. -The town of Yar- mouth had a narrow escape yesterday from a repetition ot 150 ilre disaster wirldi befell Bridgewater. Wbile a high cold wind WM blowing, shortly before noon, flames broke one tn the Victoria Block and raged for over three hours, burning out T. B. Dane & San, clothing: Victoria Cate and a. H. Huriburtax rest - denim Overhead, Sullivan's occupied hy Moody & Leblanc, tailors, and the S C. Hood Company, jewellers. From Cook & Stonewitn'e to Bingayda Blocs, four fine stores, with two resi- dences above, were destroyed. rencely Gift to British Museum, London, Zan. 16. -The bequest of the late Ferdinand Rothschild to the British MINIUM, it appears now, includes the plate, enamele, bijouterio, carvings, glass, arms and armor forming tbe adornments of the smoking room In his country house. With the illuminated missals and manuscripts the collection Is valued at not less than «300,000. The Nicaragua canal. , London, Jan. ie. -Council of the Uni- ted Kingdom Chambers of Shipping has sent a memorial to Premier Salisbury asking that the Claytoti-Bulwer treaty be maintained unless a guarantee of abso- lute neutrality ot the proposed Nicaragua Canal be obtained from the United States. Eight Passengers Burt. Corning, N.Y., Jan. 16. -The Fait Brook Railway passenger train, No, 6, was wrecked at Pine Station, Pa., on the Pine Creek division, at 8.30 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, A huge tree came down the mountain side, wilich rises almost perpendicular with the track, and struck sbe train, sweeping it from the track. Three oars were hurled down a 20 - foot embankment to the side of the river. Eight passengers were slightly injured, but all were able to be taken to their bomes. The 'Pallor and HU Viral'. A tailor who used to jot down Ms cus- tomers' indebtedness in lead pencil on the whitewashed wall of his shop, says a writer in Chambers' Journal, was taken ill with smallpox and was removed to the isolation' hospital. On his recovery he found that the sanitary authorities had disinfected his house and used lime wash to such good purpose that all his accounta had ditaPPeared. In this case, however, the authorities were forced to compensate the man, and it was evident he seized his opporteiaity, judging by the amount he received. Belshazzar II. "But tbink of your bealth In urged the physiciart "Read the haedwriting on the wall!" . The merchant prince buried his face and vvept. "Long ago," lie exelaneed bitterly, "I ' made it an inviolable rule of business not to read anything unless it was typewrit- ten or 'printed I" And business is butdness. Dante- JournaL