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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times, 1886-9-30, Page 4• NOTIOEB 1 The eorreapottdle It Of the Y.;:Rerld. who had beexi vasitin the'Maritina.a Pro' "rill ,1 vineea writes ill. the %Sane of the 22nd, Wo hare a largo ziunnber o£ ontstdtzttlllit, «*^-„-,cd acements scattered in different quarters, ea Fin Hence if yen set etch n Liberal lvhioh, if aid' would itrount to several hundred. dollars, and assist^ us greatly, There area great anally subscribers tt lolls time u1 arrears, and we here that they will make prompt settlement, its crops leave been goad tkiis season "i cet. enough you road a la iunnexatiottist,":. Gere are the kind of people Mr• Blake relies upon. to help hilts, into power, Mr.'. Fuldi11g- -bhe seeessionist,—is his prinai-; pal ally in Nina'Seotia, w_. THE tdmittec.ly defective mohinery of i .df-, I ! or gimes. the Scott Act lines beer. Strengthened in U• �[;f'a " one. important pttrtieuler by the action of . - — .7-- the Government of the Dominion. Hith- erto' all penalties imposed upon those convicted of breaking the law have gone into the Dominion treasury, but by an. order -in -council passed on the 21st, the amount of the fides will, go to the nnti-' cipality. The effect will doubtless be to induce greater zeal on the part of local. authorities for the detection and punish- ment of offenders. -- THE Reformers of North Middlesex, are determined to win the seat for the Commons, in the Riding, if possible. At their Convention held at Ailsa Craig, some time since, tine following plan writ, decided upon, by which they expect to gain the Seat :--In view of the present members. Mr. Coughlin, receiving the nomination of the Conservative Conven- 1J. W. -MANNING, tion, Mr. Shipley will be his opponent ; Chief Officer, License Branch, and if anyone else (a Protestant) be the C. T. A. D. selection, then Mr. Flanagan would be D. D. Wilson and Exeter. brought out in the Reform interests. -- T,UUS1IIJAY, SEPT. 3Qih, 1581• L'1L£ i'L•()HOMO N M()11 •t1l4;•,'"T The Toronto Mail of Wednesday and Thursday last, conies out with a couple of articles, Strongly in favor of prohibition for the whole Dominion. It lays down its course and principles in no uncertain tain way. The position of the Mail has creat- ed a good deal of excitement through the country. Tho foremost journal of the Dominion, with its vast circulation, good judgement and great weight, deliberately adopting Prohibition as one of its chief tenents, shows that in all probability, prohibition is our destiny in the future. One of the efforts of the Mail's articles is to cast consternation in the Globe office, and that journal in Thursday's issue pro- ceeds to try and impeach the mail's posi- tion and motives. The Globe states, that the Mail was always opposed to the Scott Act and prohibition,and was always the or- gan of the whiskey ring ; that it pleaded their cause and opposed. anything in the nature of restriction on the traffic. We may state that we have been constant readers of the mail for years and never yet saw or heard of an article in that paper, against the Scott Act or prohibi- tion. Its course hitherto has been im- partially neutral. Letters have appeared in it, both for and against the Scott Act and prohibition, but of course for those the Mail was not responsible in any do - gree. The, Mail has criticized the' man- ner of enforcing. the Scott Act, but not a word has ever appeared in its columns, against the principle of the Act, to our knowledge. The Globe is both `afraid and jealous. Never having had the back- bone to come out straight on this ques- tion, it fears the effect of the Mail's course, and it is jealous of the position the Mail will henceforth enjoy, among the journals of Canada. And it seeks to cover its chagrin, with the most bitter falsehoods about the Mailand its position. For ourselves we might say we heartily endorse the course and action of the Mail. We believe its motives to be the best and RAO :all suoh cases in his ow,n town. t Why not got the Inspector to go ager at once arzd get a peso for Mr. Wzisou'a Iudgonaent? Ia Mr, 1), D. Wilton, like ;the memoer for South Huron, enpable Qf dictating were and under what: oiroumetances au tutermatiow shall get be laid 1 The Act is quite us, 01)E/14Y vie, hated h Seaforth as it is here, and even more WOULD tYE #f1i1TVEN, TO OUE CUS` OMER,q so, resin the Si' a;tiele •a person, wenbl nupposa that Exeter was the Only place ill the county that the Act was violated, must tell the Signal i ant, that Exeter isas moral, quietand lew.abidine, as any teWn in the county, Mileh more se, I believe, than ither Goderioh or Seaforth. e I refused toact in Scott Acticasco because; (1) I was only a qualified magistrate by pirtue of my office, and only supposed to act in enforcing town by-laws. (2) While every magistrate in South Huron, Scott Act and otherwise, refused to takethese eases, 1 did not think it my duty, as an op. ponent of the Act, to take the whole odiam, risk and responsibility of enforcing it. The men who passed the law are responsible for making some attempt to enforee'it, but while they, through fear, hang back, \; don't pro- pose to bo made a tool of by them, leaving. thein to repose in safety, while I do the work. I can only inform the Signal man, that I am not responsible to the Provincial Secy., and that he can enquire into my case, just as soon as he gets through with dismissieg all titer magistrates in the County, and making a few other inquiries such as I now make of l the- "Si*,)tcat man•.. Your truly, J. A. ROLLINS. —. MARKET REPORTS. (Corrected a t5 o'clock p an. Wednesday. This is truly a double game, Obviously Fins'men are more olosely criticised by the i their object is, if Mr. Coughlin is chosen, liquor party of this county than is D. D. Wil - to bring out a Protestant, and use the sou, the President of the Huron Scott Act Catholic cry against Mr. Coughlin ; and Association. He can do nothing to pleats if a Protestant Conservative is nominated, them. Just now the opponents of the Scott they will choose Mr. Flanagan, who is a Act,tand d those e men mover in this tos ti ex - cep for wholt voted Catholic, and use the Protestant cry, in t with their heads under the blankets, are favor of Mr. Flanagan, in order to secure the Catholic vote. This scheme is well blaming Mr. Wilson because he refused to go landed but the intelligent elector of down to Exeter to foice a relaotant reeve to North Middlesex will not be trapped by sit with him on a 80011 Act case. We do not blame the Exeter temperance people for such an inconsistent game. feeling a little disappointed at not getting Mr. Wilson to go with them to Exeter, but Tele Toronto Globe of Saturday last, an- the facts as brought out in the Scott Act nounces that Mr. Mowat has the Factory convention at Seaforth prove that Mr. Wil - Act under consideration, and that it will son acted wisely in the stand he took. become law at the proper time. Mr. Mowat It appears that a number of oases were has had this law under consideration for looked up in Exeter by the license Inspector over eighteen months; it has been the law of South Huron, and that that official acted of the Province since March 25th, 1884, the reeve of Exeter to take them. The reeve having received the assent of the Lieuten- refused, and no local magistrates could be ant -Governor, at that time, but was not found to sit with him, or to force him to sit to be operated until procle}',fin�ed by him. with them. The .inspector then requested Surely eighteen months is Ilufficient time Mr. Wison, who is reeve of Seaforth, to go to for a great constitutional lawyer like the ,Exeter, and by offering to sit with Dr. Rol - Ontario Premier to decide whether or not Ens, the Exeter reeve, compel that worthy to is government had the constitutional hright act or bear the legal consequences. After to pass the act. But it is evident from the due consideration of the facts of the case, subsequent course pursued by Mr. Mowat Mr, Wilson declined, and gave, among other reasons, the following for so doing : 1- He was not a magistrate, except by virtue of his office as reeve, and consequently did not care about going out of his municipality to accept magisterial work. 2 He was President of the Scott Act Asso- ciation, and if he went to Exeter it might bo regarded as if the prosecution was importing °. prejudiced judge. 3 He did not see that even if be acted with Dr,Rollius'he could be certain that that per- sonwould, go by the evidence, especially when he would have to take the case against his will. 4 Not being au experienced magistrate, he didnotcare to go about the county doing a palice•magistrate'a work ; and if he went to Exeter and refusedto go to all the other places that might send for him, he would be giving further reason for disappointment: etc. Mr. Wilson concluded his explanations by stating that if any cases occurring in his own municipality were brought before him . he would most certainly, as reeve of •Seaforth, act in the premises. There is a lute riche over Mr. Wilson's refusal to ant; there would have been a tre- mendous howl had he gone to Exeter. The The President of the Scott Act Association is not a man to shrink nis duty. He says he has a good conscience over the matter, and we believe him. The case of Dr. Rollins should be duly considered by the Provincial Secretary. He is a nice man to represent law and order. —Huron Signal its eyero hetic. W e hail with,pleasure with reference to him asking the Dominion the day hen a great journal `like the Government to disallow the Act, that his obnot for the Mail conies out flat-footed =such a great benpassingect in efit of hose said act � employed iusfactories, but question as this is. There was and al- ways will be great difficulty in enforcing any local option law like the Scott Act, but in a general prohibitory measure, where the manufacture as well as the sale is stopped, those difficulties should van- ish. Any person who witnessed the brewer's wagon being driven down Main street last Saturday forenoon in all the glory of former days, as well as knowing of the open violation of the law by our hotel -keepers, cannot •b)tt come to the conclusion that to -day it is simply a ques- tion of going back to a license law or adopting prohibition, and to adopt the former would be to acknowledge defeat. Between these two we believe prohibition is best for the country, for the people, for morality and for the general good of society. And believing such, we cast our lot amongst those who believe in and are working for a general prohibitory law. EDIT0l?ell, NOT A'S. THE Reformers of North Middlesex are bound to use the religious cry, no matter whether a Protestant or Catholic Conservative is placed in the field. One hundred and fifteen is the official majority for Mr. Coulter in Haldimand. A falling off of eleven votes is what the Grits call a great victory: THE Reform press is greatly ekercised over the fact that the Indians are all joining the Orange Society. Strange that the Indians cannot enroll with whatever body they wish. to stir up another excitement in Ontario, as has been done at different times pre- viously, over so called Provincial Rights. Our Provincial rights have served well for Mr. Mr. Mowat; all dispute''' connected with this Province between the two Gov- ernments have been settled by the proper tribunal, and no doubt Mr. Mowat wanted to file another grievance against the Domin- ion Government, in order that he might have a fresh cry at the ensuing election. Like the Irish man, who is spoiling for a fight, he asks the Dominion Government to tramp on his coat tail. NEWS NOTES. Of an Interesting Character. • The Indian Department has commenced payment of the annual treaty money to the various Indian tribes throughout Manitoba and the Northwest. The amonnt paid to Indians directly in money last year amonnt- to $170,000. The Canada Gazette contains the order -in - Council Prohibiting the importation of live cattle from eleven English counties and the district of London on account of the existence of pleuro-pueumouia in the localities enum- erated. The dep;ztation appointed at the meeting of the Dominion Alliance on Wednesday, to wait upon the Dominion Government with reference to the enforcement of the Scott Act, did so Thursday afternoon. After hear- ing the views of the members of the deputa- tion Mr, Mowat said that the Government fully recognized the propriety of enforcing the lat\wbut it would require time to get all the machinery for the purpose in working order. He assured them that none but those who sympathized with the Act would be appointed inspector, and that the Govern- ment would give all assistance in their power towards carrying the law into execution. On Friday night last, an hotel keeper nam- ed Hand, of Sarnia. was arrested at Sarnia Station, for an attempt to blow up the res;: deuce of Mr. J. G. Mc Crea, and burn down the residence of Thomas Houston of that town, on 9th of June last, both of whom ate active workers of the temperance causr. It appears that the Inspector had several hotel keepers summoned up for violating the Can- ada Temperance Act, and Hand was amongst the number, he concluded to give the Inspec- tor dl dose of dynamite, and in company with an individual who bearded at his hotel, pro- ceeded to Petrolea. This boarder who was really a detective, aid who had bean work- ing up the case since last June, had in the meantime given notice to the authorities of Hand's movements, and on their return from Petrolia, Hand and the Detective were ar- rested, Hand with a cigar box ander his arm, containing two half -pounds of dynamite car- tridges. THY: Rielites in Quebec have prepared a lithograph re resenting the execution of Riel, with the Dominion Ministers pulling the rope. This is the Liberal Method of allaying race antagonism. Mr. Meredith put the case plainly in the county of Dundas the other day when, he said "Mr. Blake climbed into power once over the dead body of Thomas Scott, and he should not be allowed to climb uito power now over the dead body of Scott's murderer.." THE Goderich Signal made a gross at- tack on our worthy reeve, last week, be- cause he, like the rest of the reeves, re- fused to act on cases of , violation of the Scott Act. Ile replies in another col- umn. If Mr. Mowat is such a great constitu- tional lawyer, why does he not put his Factory Act into force ?, If, as the Globe admits; be had serious doubts as to what government possessed the power to pass such an Act, why did he introduce it at all ? Was it not to deceive the working- men of Ontario'? Fanatens and others interested in Its success should do an in their power to make the coming Stephen ' & Usborne Society's fair the most successful yet held, In these,days of many big fairs to stand in the' front, or even the second or third I rank, regqhires more than ordinary exer- tion. The good fair of as few years ago is considered but a poor one now. The Stephen. -&'Usborne fair has always beers' the most progressive institution m the county,' gaining year by year and me e than keeping place with the tithes. `fief'' 1886 be rte exoe tion to the record. TO eclipse 1886. be fairs of the pas,,t few years is : Aston Girl : „tot, *nO setie he small task, but, by : ea1negt co -opera: Iars and such animals tip In tieArotio re+ n 'be done _, „ concerned, it can en don t the NIr. Hl int: 7 Roturnon df all , r �'y gg d�ticLet ewer friend deo bis or leer part anti thredo Explorer :' " Oh, yes, i went otic on$'y'0tctThe direr=torntyralr, Fall\thead068 10 70 SpringWixoat... •• 0 5J to 0 88 Barley ... ... •.. ;. ... 0 b5 to 55 Oats••• 0 27 to 28 Clover Seed 7 00 to 7 26Timothy ••• ••• , ••• ••• 1 75 to 2 00 Pens050tb053OornU58to06Ceggs 014 toe14 Batter ]$top13Flourperbbl.••... .., 0010 e0 65Potatoes,per bushel ... 35 to 0 40 Apples,perbag40to00DriedApplespr b ... ... ..• 0 04 10 0 0Geeseperlb.0 06 to 000Turkey per lb0OSto08CDucks hickeporpr ... ... ... 035to045Chickens per pr 0 25 50 0.35 Hogs,drossedperl00 5 50 to 6 25 to 6 25 Beef .•. --. ..Hidesrouhg,...500to600dressed .•, .•, „ 6 00 to 7 00 Shespskins each •• ••• ...0 50 to C 57Calfskine010to017Wool per lb ...0Hayperton .., ... ... 800to800Onions per bust •.. .-. ... 0 50 to 0 75 Woodper cord 250to300The BritishGrai de.London, Sept. 27th.—The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of the British grain trade, says : Trade was exceedingly slow, but prices were sustained. Sound English new crop wheats were in best de- mand. The sales of English wheat during the past week were 51, 121 quarters at 30s 9c1, against 68, 588 quarters at 30s 10d dur- ing the corresponding week last year. Flour was slow of sale owing to the large stocks and continual American arrivals at rates previously unknown. Fine malting barleys are very scarce. Trade in foreign wheats was dragging. The large and rapidly increasing visible supply in America oppresses trade here. Arnerican flour is 3d cheaper. One cargo of wheat arrived, About fourteen sailing vessels with wheat from Chilian and Pacific ports are due and are expected to arrive when the wind changes. Trade forward is somewhat steadier. At to -day's market there was no improvement in the wheat trade. American and inferior English wheats were cheaper. Flour was dull. American flour in some instances was lower than on Monday. The prices of barley had a down -ward tendency. and the public generally, for• their very 1lber41 Patranage during the s season, ,clearl. showing Haat the Newest and ;< g pats Y, Latest Most Sightly and Servioeable Goods, when ,sold at the rices we sell, are bound to'win the day. We will net prices the slightest , but with even greater. zeal and earnest.. g Mess push the battle to the gates, placing on our counters r just the goods the people want, and at such Prices ; as will gale,thus gainin,, your co-oper- ationcommand .,sato and speedy gaining p ation enablin us to turn our stock and money oftener, make ' g more pleasant and. en business mutually profitable, and life 'o ous. Our Battle Cry will still be en - joyous. NEW GOODS AND LOW PRICES, Our Stock is Larger, More Complete and Attractive than ever before, and well worth the inspection of any care- ful buyer. Our Dress -maker, having spent over two Weeks in the city, picking new ideas and polishing up any which our Exeter air may have tended to tarnish, is in splendid humor and well qualified to do the Ladies justice in Dress & Mantle Making, so we invite all to call and see the stock we keep, get our rices, and judge for yourselves if the keen dollor or the nimble sixpence does not do more for either man or woman than the slow tick, tick, of long credit and long prices. EVERYBODY WELCOME. NO TROUBLE TO 'SHOW AT N EROS.RA.�TO , The Noted Dress Goods and Clothing House, Eieter. «%rZaxD c�iL ---AT SCAREETT'S DRUG STORE ! CARSON'S ARR H C-CT—ATto ziviro$ DI�UG STO FRAZER►XLERS BESTINTI�WORLDGREASE IMPORTANT TO VISIThe Genuine, h To the Editor of the Timerw DVERTISERS by ad iressing GEO. P. SIR—A friend sent me a copy of the Huron 1.t ROWELL & CO.,10 Spruce St.,New York, Signal, of the 24th inst., which contains an can learn the exact cost of any proposed line attack on myself, which for venom and ab- of DVEBTIiiING in American Newspapers. 13100 -Page Piiinphlet, 10c. surdity, I never saw surpassed in a public paper. I herewith enclose the article. It s A CARD. appears that Mr, D. D, Wilson, reeve of ea - forth. and President of the Scott Act Asso- ciation, was asked to come to Exeter, and compel thereeve of Exeter to act with him. He refused and gives several reasons for' such refusal. I only refer to reason No. 3 as giv- en ill the Signal. Mr. D. D. Wilson could not be sure" that the reeve of Exeter would go by the "evidence in the case. T_ always had a better opinion of Mr. D. D. Wilson than to believe him capable of accus- ing one: of his fellow -reeves, in his absence. of a willingness to commit perjury, having no earthly ground for such a gross accusa- tion, than that I opposed the Scott Act. If that is Mr. D. D. Wilson's opinion of every anti-scott act man, iu the county, he cer- tainly would be a "prejudiced judge" as he says in reason No. 2. I would like to tell Mr. D. D. Wilson, (as he don't appear to know it) that there are in the county hundreds of men who opposed the Act, who are as respectable, honorable, as good citizens, and justasfar abovecommitting a perjury as he is himself. tieing President,of the Scott Act Association,don't seem to fill Mr. D. D. Wilson with much Christian Char-ity, if he is correctly reperted bo the Signal' Mr. D. D. Wilson claims a reputation for probity and, honor, but I can assure Mr. Wilson, that snch absurd prejudices and a4cusations as that contained in No. 3, will not enhance that reputation. 1•tvouldtike to ask the Signal a few quos- tfoas relative to this same matter. How is it that I am singled out from every reeve and magistrate in the county for such gross attack ? How is 1111101 the reeve of Stephen, who refused to act, escapes? How is it that the reeve of Hay, who is also a strong'Scott Act man, and who has never anted, (while the village of Zurich, in his municipality, openly violated the Scott Act, from its passage) misses the lash? How is it that Mr. Hogarth, a magistrate and a strong Scott Act advocate, of Stciphen township, who refused to act, for fear of being burned oat, get off seott freef Is Mr, Hogarth's life, tinni-ly or property, more dear to him than mine is to me? for every Seott -Act Magistrate in South - How is it tieat there is no word of ensure Wainllt & Rosewood Atso 0088INs or' Evaar Di;sonl'troS. e>thibitiorf to take place'on Monday an ,y, indl followed anilmmobco bear, and 6n+ Toosday, meta, bot. 4th and 5th,, win b ly shot and gashed int, nsstort (,lifrl t th a obed ii f T suppose n ail ryor't11y�,to be 'tailed. a ;}cod. offs, it no f7� t" pp �+etl meg o glltyl best local fair lrt Ontario, ill • - arta preparing'spooial.' a:71e 1 re no ants lit seeurin eta e is year v p r�o p les rr o atfdir oes of ,tlieiti3 laabors nr Olt As Executor for my late brother, 138. 1,. i,. Hooper,I take this opportunity of thanking the Canada Life, (throw lh their genial agent, Mr, T, B. Carling,) for the very prompt manner in which they n.,t only paid tie full claim of 51000, but also allowed profits on same for the current year, the policy having been givenonly a few months back, I would heartily recom- mond this Company to those requiring Life Assurance, something no man should be with- out. JOHN N.HOOPER. TG TIIE Youl should make it a point to call and see GE f!TDIDEAN' Recently Refitted Grocery Store. HE HAS ON HAND AN ENTIRE NEW STOOK OF Choice Fresh Groceries, Fruits, Confectionery, Biscuits, Tobaccoes, Pipes and Cigaes, any or all of which he offers to the public (heap for Cash. He has a iso furnished at the rear of his Grocery, Pi .ST'CZA.A.SS O'S "STE . SALOON, Where he is prepared to serve up the delicious • bivalves, Cooked or Raw, on the Shortest Notice, and at All Hours. Oysters For Sale by the Quart. �y Gr Ar H ,7� NDI ILN WILLIAM DREW kt r. .„ Ammir, ..E ° L UNDERTAKER & CABINET-MAKER, ER, Heron, all of whom I believe refused to act? flow ie it that the local moinlber for South Huron, who is also a"strong Scott e.et 'man, or is so dialoged by his friends, who is ao- citeed in the bounty press of deliberately barking an cngniry into a vieiation of the Act, advising magistrates not to take the ease &e, &c IoW fs it, I ask, that there is no Word of Condemnation torhim? Whatprevail- ed on the member for South Iuron"to quash the ease? Was it teat of being ,called as a _-- witneee f How fa it that the Inspector is so atodendi to ley intormatleiaill dieter Coming t h. Caskets A t Complete Stock of Robes & Trimmings Always on hand. i `(1BNISKED AND Co �'IINEII+ALS EMOTED AT Low RATES, to me three tunes fee that, purpose Where M v Stock of lirniture is tun-' the eases were refdsed, and has Heyer yet< excelled., fottnd time to lay an information before Mrd "). D. Wilson, whom` you any %s' willing to t G1VIv 1flA CAM l'eeetslr `'u ittii J.ealer and Undertaker. • I have Just received' M Oar Load of New Stylish Furniture and am, 7; .` ata .e ads a _ Vit. ,: T� �rlfl be to ; otiYr g 110 file next ST YA S . �u �' �. , .:41 i' '� ., H:.. w.l going .i:•, i, rL+eiLllNi4 .. ops Berl TIt tqo. Ac wa of ee, Mc Co Fo Su re >vh wh ala act for 0111 t11i ful tor oor the the th ex, th ass he Mr Go ill Ea Sm ofii Ou Mr. pox n by we ma of t by Sco oou alt Jno So Mc i hea "Tl ed wo and the the 000 4110 hell thei me prot fun not rori A to, cuti dire= epe, and was tha o m 1 Rev Mr. poli hibi wet 0110 by tion will enc sols tin,. Alli red• tics 0 r co else of p an tem 0511 we tak tiou for t tial in a ing B pi vok stro he frte1 pre ado M Pre the Mr; Ulu Seaf 11 at man that com disc are; tryst was tion it nd wato wakI dred nese of a belt man drtin derfl led t the it tva diem be rt, that, exile; npou, the 4, by it Of till dati� seie with the itni� nor; With 'Sac alta gray tear , hand