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THURSDAY MAY 31, 1694.
Plundering the Munieipalitiee.
Whilst the immorality of the Ontario
Government's liquor administration
may be one of the most useful parts of
the political machinery in election
times, the financial side of the election
late is just as censurable.
From 1876 to 1884, t nder the oper-
ation of the Crooks Act, the compare -
tire receipts of the municipalities and
the Ontario Government from licenses
are shown in the following table :-
Amounts 1 Amounts
, i paid. to paid to
lOnt ar io
Year. Gross am-; mut:deb-4,B
;for liceeses
ountraised; ties, r""Inn°5It'
I •
18764-47., : ; e,439,467 96; .45281,243 55 a79,56,9 81
1877-73.. ' 375,228 Ilin 249466 65 77,516 55
1878-79 ... 363,620 33. 229,902 52 75,213 05
269647 ae Bel% 19
1879-80 418,023 79
1880-81 408,798 76
1851-89..428,482 71
1882-6S , 433,052 87
1863-84 443,049 40
f-- --
Total...133,299,750 83
271,574 69S 80,20734
288,945 a& 91.94515
5.84,179 701 93,528 22
087,246 31 93,225 70
• ;
32182,106 26, $667;422 47
So after deducting expenses under
the act, which are not taken into ac-
count in the table, during the eight
year& Operation ef the Crooks Act bet
fere the lieense law bad been Tannanni.
fled, the Government -were receiving ,a
fraction less than 81 for every $3 coming
to the municipalities, since it filched
from them the first slice of their license
reveilles to bestow it upon the Previte
oial Government. Let en now take the
succeeding eight years, and see how the
Government has dealt with the muni-
cipalities in respect to the license
xevenue :
ems
; Amounts
pt Aid to
1 Gross Amounts , cntaxio.
I Amount p a 69 to(
'raised forLlunicipali- Governmer L.
1 Licenses. ties.
i
. 1884-95 ••• si53ES734 24' 3263,569 63
1885-96 ... 450,072 97I 231 433 91
1886-87 ... , 401,481 65! 153.718 39
• 1687-88 ...; 992,675 17: 120,979 09
35884,9 ..S 470,855 00 190,297 79
3869-90 .. I 980,360 55' 297,953 45
130-91 ... i 690,298 68, 294,968 26
3991-9e .... e65,eu0 17' 2S9,467 ti.
33.92,6e7 02
165,285 :e9.
236,455 73
201'542 45
232,511 55
307,281 02
308„2C0 17
3CO3c04 33
TO te,l. .64 2g) 46780 $1le
897 82710 $1 e
924 747 94
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-What ro 'Masterly grasp of finance is
displayed in this latter table by the
framers of the Mowat law! To be sure
they did it all in the name of temper-
ance. But mark the results, The
gross receipts from licenses advauced
from 38,299,750 to 84,280,467, but lo
and behold, the share going to the
municipalities is cut down from $1,132,-
106 to $1,897;827, whilst the Govern-
ment's rake-off ie increased from $.687,-
422 to $1,924,747. Where the Govern-
ment were before receiving a fraction
under '$1 for every $3 coming to the
3nuni4a1ities they are now pocketing
dollar for dollar and a hundred thous-
and or so to spare.
IImmediately after the o011aing int0
power of the Liberal party the treaeur-
er a outatiQ in Malting ba an111141
atatinnerit °kilned that the Trust) Funds
in the hands Of the DOneinion Gonerne
meat were part ef the eurplue, althoegh
nothing' but the intereat could, by the
term of the A.ward, be drawn. Be.
slides the expenditure of thia enormous
sureolue, vase gems et money obtained
from the sal e of our timber; dernain were
enuandered . tt-7-Waete- a' •se VAlt`081
At the time of the advent to power of
the Nowa Government Ontario had to
pay annually to the Dominion Govern,
moat the sum of $291,666 for intereet
on her hadebtedtaess. By the foresight
and judgment of the Goyerutnent of
Sir John )3/fadonaldt this annual pay-
ment of $291,666 was wiped out by an
aot of the Dominion Parliament in 1872.
The Peovince of Ontario by this Act of
relief saved in twenty years $6,124,986,
but for which the Province of Ontario
would have been hopelessly bankrupt
years ago. And yet in the face of all
this, the'Ontarlo Government is con-
tinaally finding fault with that of the
Dominion. Surely the peeple of thie
Proeince cannot be aware of its finan-
cial lnatory, otherwise they would rise
in their might and rebel against such
extravagance.
16111.0.
The, Ontario Surplus.
In the year 1871 during the regime of
the late Hon. John Sendfield Macdonald
and shertly before the death of that
honorable gentlemen, there was in the
Treasury of Ontario tbe enormous sum
of 34,198,000 consisting of cash, bonds
an d valuable securities, over and above
the surplus funds in the hands of the
Doreieion Government. Vea tti'erit •
In making his last financial statement,
the Hon. E B. Wood, then Treasurer,
referred tot this enormous surplus,
pointieg but also that the trust
fuuds amounting to $2,848,289, in the
hands of the Dominion Government,
might fairly be added to the amount
claimed as surplus. To this statement,
exceptiontwas taken by Mr. Blake and
others, claiming that as the trust funds
Only drew interest and could not be
drawn upon as capital, they should not
be coneideled in estimating the surplus
of Ontario. on
At that time also the Hon. E. B.
Wood stated that if the expenditure of
Ontario reached $2,000,0001 that that
Would be the utmost limit, the going
beyond which must ultimately result in
direct taxation. Little did he think
when asking for an expenditure of 31,-
SI6.866 in 1871, that the professed
ecomeniste, who were then clamoring
fen oilice, would dip their hands into
the treasury for an annual expendi-
ture of over three million dalliers.
Mr, Blake and othere were loud In
their proteatations against eyen the
expenditure of $1,800,000 by the then
Government. Sandfield Macdonald's
aovernmont Was defeated ehortly after
thie, and then came the wonderful
change la ehe state of our hnances.
Soon extrayagiume crept into every
department of the Government, the
annual expenditure jumping tip to the
enormons stun of $2,986,038 in 1873,
and continued to inereaae year by year
iititfl tho annual eXpenditure has reach-
ed the sum of three million oda per
annum. But 'what is worse than all,
the grand Surging left ati n legacy by
Sandfield Matclonald's Government,
arnotintiriet, as abotet Stetted, to npeards
of filtxr mi1flon, wad gradually expended
so that at the present tinier net ener cent
Of Bremen -ie.
eon -
Fret S rn
're Of K. A C.. Mailed to env
eddreest E. D. C, Ltd., Ilear Glosieow•
N. S., and 127 State Street, Boston, Mess.
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NOTES AND COMMENTS
The tuberculous calves which wet°
sold to farmers by gen. Mr. Dryden's
officials at the: Guelph Experimental
Farm and not taken away because the
purchasers discovered in time that they
were the (progeny of diseased mothers
are giving the Commissioner of Agric-
ulture no end of trouble. He has- lost
the confidence of cattle men, and cattle
dealers laugh at him as an agricultural
director. He allowed many farmers to
be drawn to the kale atereat expense to
themselves, and Bold them calves which
they wouldn't take away. He didn't
even offer to recoup them for the ex-
pense they had been put to, which,
under the circumstances, he should
have done. So the calf with a cough
has a significance to the farmer which
fills Mr. Dryden with pain and uneasi-
uess.3 1, • aeoe
teerearee erne s- x g
eteetteneens - etestet
The provincial debt is over two ma-
tins and a half, the whole of which has
been incurred by the Reform party.
The official report of Treasurer Er -
court's budget speech, which any one
can read for himself, shows that the
province will be called upon to pay dur-
ing the next 40 years, two and a half
million in railway aid c eitificates and
annuities. Because the maturity.of an
indebtedness happens to be somewhat
Tem ote, that is n G reason for denying jet
existence.
To 1148 Editor of the Exeter Timm
DEAR see in last week's.
TIMES a minute of .a council Meeting on
the 17th ult., giving a statement of the
transactions of Bald meeting. All were
present. The special "business of that
meeting seems to have been the selecting
or fixing the placers where the electr c
lamps are to be placed, and I must sae I
was astonished to find that most every
cress at, and in fact some that do no:
cross, are to have a lamp ; but Victoria
at. is left, and I cannot understand why
this discrimination. Therefore, I say, that
we the citizens of Exeter, and adhercies
of Main at. Methodist church, ask sill
council to give us equal share in the dis
tribution of the electric street lamps. WE'
claim and we think that every right thiplc
ing persona will readily agree, that the
churches of the town, not only have the
.first clain3, but thould have special attee-
tion ; that the council should see to it
and give the churches the pre-eminence
ana show their appreciation for the house
of God. Again we ask that they reconsider
this question and if lees important places
must have the lights have more lamps and
show e oureelves to he men of trust, for et
is certain that more people can share izi
the benefit of the light by having it at the
churches than any other way.
PAIR PLAY.
May 20, 1894.
Exeter Municipal. Council
----
COnaT OF RF.Yisi0N7-
The council met as a Court of Revieion
on May 28th, 1894. All present and
dilly sworn.
The reeve chosen chairman.
R. Davey's:, aseesement reduced $25
Bell Telephone 0o,nt " $300
Y. Cowan 6300
Daniel French changed to tenant te
Alex. Dow.
The roll was passed as revieed and the
court closed.
Corn -tom IIIM,•Tnic.
Taylor-Bobier--- orders as follows :-T.
Hartnoll 64 37, /abor '• Jas. Gould 33.30,
do ; S. Baskerville 31.25, do ; Wm Fora
63.15, do ; Al. Biesett 50e., du ;
Thos. Batter 31.90, del C. Smith
$1.87, do ; 1'. Hess $2, rep. clock ; A.
Cottle 34, wheel barrow ; Sas. Cree..11
311.65, expenses of constables in the Muir
robbery case. -Carried.
Daw an indigent to be allowed
61.50 per week until further notice.
Carling -that th gravelling be commenc-
ed as goon as practicahle.-Not
Bissett-Bobier-By law No. 8 1894,
duly read and passed.
Bissett- Taylor -- adjournment until
next Monday eveningl-Oarried.
M. Etioneee, Clerk
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BROTHER PETER,
Home of the Angel Guardian, BoStOD,
Mafia. writes: "My only desire in addiog
this testimonial to the. great numlor you
haye already received ex favor of K. D. 0.
59 to induce sufferers from indigeation to
try this remarkable remed,y which, l'be-
lieve will be looting. Makers of such a
valuable medicine are doing much cood
hnmenity,
Re n .J Archie Morrison, B3 A. of Lit -
towel, Ont. has been called by the East
Prethyteriana Church of Oak sleet, To-
mato. Mr Morrisonea titfpeeid was placed
at :31500 per year,
••••••••604011*
Vt.k Ptncr ANIS FAST/ten BABY.
Thio is now quite unnecesearybike many
°there ,yen may 111146 your boby fat, lartgb..,
tog and happy, if you give it kloott's Emote
ion. Rabies take it like cream
Eifolitty're Liver Lozenges do not weaken
One like pills,
COitt 1'11\1M THROWN INTO ••,
•
.4. I C Two Little Child ron Pelnrerarefy Drowned
by Their *Aber,
The Striking"' ainers DeterInined to
Play a Winning' Game.
THEY DESTROY MINE PROPERTY
Depredations Committed tit Severul Mines
-A. l'atal, Sot -to at Cripple Creek -A.
Mob of Seven Isandreti Sot
Out to Attaele Pane,
Illinole.
TERRE FIAVTE, May 28. -The Ornate;
Indiana coal ruiners are etillieletenniued
that no coal shall be 441nd/through this
district. All trains on the Eyteasville and,
Terra Heats railroad wore, held nit Att.
Shelburne, south of here, and examiued by
the miners. If no ccedoests found the
trains were allowed to proceed, but when
coal was found the ors were side-traoked.
At Lyford, 'on the Chioago and Eastern.
Illiuois, there was some excitement early
in the morning when a train crew from
Danville, Ill., attempted to recover a num-
ber of cars captured from the Terre Haute
deteotives. The miners refused to let the
coal be moved. They climbed on the care
and set the brakes, The crew were com-
pelled to return without the coal. .
Sennetentame, Ills., May 28. -Goveenor
Altgeld has readied telegrams from Elm-
wood and Minonk calling for arms, as.
trottble was feared from the striking
tninere. „A. later telegram from alinonk.
said the mob had seized an Illinois Central
train.
PHILLIFSEI7RG, Pa., May 28.-Tb,e first
destruction of property in this section as a
result of the miners' strike took place at
Woodland, when a number of miners'
'eompletelf destroyed the tipple at Over-
lay's mine, which had been at work for
several days shipping coal by rail. Sev-
eral deputy sheriffs were on verde but
the striking manors managed to draw the
deputies away, and the property was de-
stroyed.
PA,, BIS., May 28. -The cite- is in a
state of -wildest excitement over the news
that '700 strikers are ell route from Terre
Haute, Ind., to Pane. The home guards
and 500 deputies are getting in readiness.
Preparations have been made to close the
mines and place 100 guards around each
anine. The 'miners will be taken out of
the mines by operators to protect their
property. Every citizen is armed with a
gun or a revolver. Mayor. Hayward has
wired Governor Alteeld for 300 guns and
ammunition. As soon as it is learned that
the mob is approaching the town the home
guard with 200 Winchesters will march
east two miles, tear up tracks and en-
deavor to drive ofe theinob.
iletioxxowN, Pa.'May 28. -Three thou-'
sand miners attencled the funeral of the
victims of the Washington Run .battle.
There was no disturbance.
CRIPPLE ORDEN, Col., May 28. -Another
skirmith ha occurred between the miners
and the deputies in the vicinity of Victor
and three miners were killed.
The Worth of His Brain Power.
VANCOVVER, B.C., May 28. -The unique
suit of Gallagher vs. Horne just concluded
has been followed with great interest.
Horne is a wealthy citizen of Vancouver
with political aspirations. He made over-
tures to W. H. Gallagher, 'editor of the
Vancouvea Telegram. Gallagher was to
supply "the brains" and he was to supply
the money. Horne's pocket paper cost
hinanene 310,000 before it collapsed, but
he 'was elected to the Provincial Assembly.
Gallagher then put in a bill for 1,:',1,600 for
writing all Horne's election speeches, hear-
ing him recite them and c.oaching him in
committee work. Horne refused to settle
and Gallagher sued him. The jury, after
a trial of three days, awarded Gallagher
3500 for the "brain power" supplied to
Horne.
Death From a Rick.
TORONTO, May 28. -On Queen's birthday
a sad accident occurred at the farm of lir.
Robert Green, Scarboro Township. ;James
Spence, an employe of Mr. Green, was
kicked in the stomach ,Isy. a horse which
be was rrrooming in the stable... Dr. Clapp
was called in, but he was unable to save
the young man's life. He died within 24
hours after the accident happened. The
funeral took place on Saturday. Mr.
Spence was 22 yeitrseof age and was one of
two sons of a widow.
Committed for a Heinous Crime.
NORWOOD, Ont., May 28. -John Huff-
man, a Dart negro from Campbellford,
was arrested on the charge of criminal
assault committed on Bertha Warner, a
little twelve -year-old daughter of Peter
Warner of this place. Reeve Je B. Pearce,
J. P., hel& court here, and after hearing
evidence, committed Heilman to the
county jail to stand his trial at the next
assizes_
nocusts in impels. -
Damoron, Ill., May 29 -Millions of
locusts,said to be of the foneteen or seven
teen -year variety, have appeared in De-
catur. Farmers report the locusts thick
in the country. They will do great dam-
age tolrnit and shade tiees, grase and
Ttrill Prevent Steatners'Itaeing.
LONDON, May- 29. -Mr. jellies Bryce,
president of the Board of Trade, is about
to take steps to prevent radiree of ocean
steamers, the attention of the board hav-
ing been called to the alleged,race between
the Majestic and Paris. •
TwO RailWay Men 19211041.
Athenn, Tex., May 28. -The engine and
six cars of a freight teriirt on the Texas
Central iailway jumped the track here
Friday night. Eogineet aoti!lEllintb and
Brakeman Arther Woddel weiteexushed to
death beneath the debris. '
315111 Destroyed by Lightning.
BALLANTRAD, ODA, May 28. -Miring a
severe electrical storm which pinged over
here a baen and outbuildings ttbout two
Miles from hero, belonging to David
Curtis, was struck by lightning and
totally degtroyed. 'Loss $2,000.
tlitege Swept by Fire.
UrecA, May 28. - Laverenceville, St,
Lawrence eounty, has leuffered beevy loes
by fire, The Baptist e.hurell, five stores
and sevetel houses and other buildings
were destroyed.
Tile I)IVIded Skirt rorbidtien.
En PASO, Tex,, May 28, -The eity 001111 -
ell. hoe missed an ordihanee forbidding
women wettrieg on the etreete of the
City' what is knoWn as the divided teleirk
Pulls; 21111A Deatroyettw
BOUT/ten:no'Qtte, May 28,-Tild Dontim
ion Paper Cofnpany'n pulp mill at maa-
dingtonirtills Wes burned and, ia a toted
1058,
1LAL1eA39., N. 8„ May 25,--.A. moat die-
trensing affair took place at "(Toper Dion-
ozny-, Colehester ceuuty, by the drowning,
of two ohildeeu in a well by their own
mother.- .
Mrs, Charles Jackson, the mother of
eleven children, who was insane about ten
or twelve yeara ago, had return of the
malady lately, but apparently in a mild
form and wee thought to be" better. On
Wedneaday slae had at home with her a'
baby, a little boy *out eix yearsold, and
a girl a year or two yonnger. She tore up
the coyer of a well, whioh had been nailed
down, and threw the, little boy and girl
both in and left them to drown. She then
went toeltfrs. Feelton's, her nearest neigh-
bor. mid told ber what she bad done, Mrs.
Feelton scarcely believed her, bat ran to
th,e house and called to some a the nearest
neighbors for help, but they only arrived
•iu time to take the dead bodies of the
children from the well,
' Dowe's Bullet-Preof Coat.
LONDON, May 25.--1err Howe, the
Mannheim tailor, gave an exlaibitiou and
practical test of his bullet-proof coat at
the Alliniabre in London iu the preseuee
of the Duke Of Cambridge and several
hundred intend and army officers, The
garment was a cuirass two inches thick.
A committee consisting of well-known
offners were supplied with Lee Milford
Germany' army rifles charged with cordite
regulation cartridges. The committee
first fired et a target composed of elm logs
thirty inches allele and pleated it through
and through. Shots with the same rifles
and Similar cartridges were then fired at
the cuirass, but beyond a slight impression
of the impact of the ballet it eves not in-
jured. The Deka of CM:abridge-end others
examined the cuirass after the firing and
pronounced the tot a complete success.
Herr Dow° will shortly ,,furnish for per.
noses of testing a smaller and lighter
cuirase.
Had a TiisslO With Burglars. '
GEonoziowx-, Out., May 25. -Burglars
entered the residence of Mr. Gibbard,
principal et the high school here. A noise
in the parlor downstairs aroused Mr. Gib -
bard, who jumped-- out of bed and was
surprised to find a man already in his
bedroom. The robbertcried halt, but Mr.
Gibbard made fee him, and was struck
with a club and necked down. In fall-
ing he covered his pants, lying on the
floor. The ; burglar then grabbed Mr.
Gibbard's coat and Vesb and ran. Mrs.
Gibbard saw three men ranting through
the yard. Gibbeted has been receiving
considerable money froiu the students that
Evre going to try theexaminations, and had
just drawn his mouth' e salary. With the
exception of the stolen clothes and a few
shinplasters that were in the vest, and a
very ugly wound on his head, the pried -
pal came out very fortunately.
Professor Bonuanes Dead.
Lognos, May 25. -Prof. Roinanes died
suddenry on Wednesday. .
George J. Remedies, F.R.S., LL.D., was
born in Kingston, Can(xcla, May 20, 1848,
bis father beeng the late Rev. Professor
Romanes, 4.A., LL.D., He spent his boy-
hood in England, France, Germany and
Italy and was educateclby Turtors and in
privete sebools. In 1807 he entered Con -
vine and. Cain's College, Cambridge. Ile
graatrated in natural science iu 1670 and
W418 Burney prize essayist in 1873 and
Crodirian lecturer to the Royal Society ia
1873. Having published a seriesof papers
on the mutants system of medusae, he was
enetted a Fellow of the Royal Society in
1870. In 1881 he received the honorary
deeree of LL.D., from' the University of
Aberdeen.
Drowning NCItl: Sudbury.
Seantetv, Ont., May 25. -A sad drown•
ing, occurred about 15miles north of Wah-
respitae village, on 1Vahnapitae Lake.
Omer Roy, in company with two others
from Sudbury, were going across the lake
to visit a mine owned: by the former, and
when about three quarters of a tnile from
shore Roy took what is supposed to' have
been a fit. His friends tried to sustain
him, but he ultimately, toppled' overboard,
upsettipg the canoe, and was drowned.
The other two men succeeded instreaching
the shore by swimming. Omer Roy was
a resident of this town for a number of
years, and his friends are ' greatly shocked
at his unthnely end. He leaves a -wife and
two children.
Aldward Acquitted of s?.hone.
ItenxasoPre Ont, May 25. -Tho ad-
journed case against George Aldward
' came up for its final hearing, and the pri-
soner was discharged, there beineeee no evi•
deuce that be was guilty of anything more
than minding, his owe .business when ate
tacked. In giving ledgment the magis-
trate connnented severely on the repre-
hensible practice of stoning peaceable citi-
zens, which appears to have. been pre-
valent for smite thne patte and while, fee
sympathized deeply with the afilleted
family, he at the same time said that if
young men would deliberately go together
for the purpose of committing an unlawful
act they must bear the consequente.
nun Over by a Trolley.
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TOEON TO, May e5. -In attempting to
board u street cm: Raymond Hathaway.of
Canton, Ohio, slipped and fell,' the front
wheel passing over his left mai, crushing
it severely betweenthe wrist and elbow.
He was taken to the General Ilospleal,
where it was found:noes:wary' to amputate
the limb at the elbow. Hathaway, who;
came to tho city to attend the races, took
out. on Tneeday two accident policies in
the Hartford for 315 a week each. Alto,
gether he held accident policies entitling
him to 350 per Week. He is a married
man with two Children,
An Escaped ,,Murderer Captured by.
Montreal Pollee.;
HIS STORY -TO THE, DETECTIVES
Re Represented atimeelf as Being n.
titled to. a Itewerd for Ithieartliing a
supbosed Piot i,tn' ilassaettaT
setts --The Bitui TS a
X,ditatle.
MONTRUAL, May 26. -Yesterday a tall
fair man, dressed in a rough gray suie
walked inte-the Oeatral Station and askea
Capt, Smith where the detective's office
Was. The officer showed him, the way, and
he met Chief Detective Onimet and Detec
tive Robinson, to whom he told a strange
otory. He explained that a few years age
he was hired to help' unravel a conspiracy
which was afoot to buratup some of the
principal publie buildings of Chicepee,
lttasa. Ile Was successful in this and the
ringleaders Were sent to the state prison,
but the reward' which was expected neYe1
came. He asked the deteetives to help
him to obtain his there of the reward,
which he declared to have been $5,000,
but he modestly intimated that he would
be content with two or three hundred
dollars as his share.
While he stated his case, however, the
detectives had been comparing his face
with a photograph which the chief detect-
tive has been carrying in his pocket.
When the man finithed his story, he was
asked his name. "Samuel Alexander,"
was the reply. "Oh, yes, we have heard
of you before," for the name on 'the back
of the photo was Charles Alexander.' His
name was written on the list and a charge
of murderinade. -
The facts of the case as given to the
authorities axe that Charles Alexander and
a man named James Nesbitt enlisted to-
gether in the British army and served for
six years in the 27t13 regiment They mi.
grated together to this continent and
settled in Chicopee, Mass. Both' were
married and tlaeirswives were like sisters.
Alexander wanted to leave the place, but
Lis wife refused, as he had such a violent
tenaper and she did not wish to go where
she had no friends.
Alexander got the idea into his head
that the Nesbitts were the cause of this,
and one day, meeting Nesbitt on the
street, he shot him for& times, killing him
instantly. He was arrested and at his
trial in the Superior Court of the Com-
monwealth of Massachusette the plea of
insanity was raised and he was committed
to the sheriff of Hampden -county with an
order signed by the Chief Justice the Hon.
Albert Mason and „Justices Newry and
...Hopkins, to confine him in the State
lunatic hospital at Worcester until released
by erder of the conat, He was received
there by tbe superintendent, Dr. Quimby,
on July 1, 1892, and remained in the in-
stitution for a little over a year, when he
escaped.
Thelnatter was not reported at the time
and it was only when his friends received
letters frann him dated' from Montreal, in
January last, that his eseame became
known. Mr. J. H. Whitney. one of t'he
State officers, came here in search of him.
Decoy letters were sent to him at the
Montreal postoffice, but he was not to be
caught. - The letters were not called for.
Mr. 'Whitney was obliged to return with-
out having secured-- any further clue. It
was then believed that he had left the
city, but it WaS recently found that he
was still here. Alexander is 38 years of
age. The American officers have been
wired and are expected here today.
Queen's Birthday. Minors.
LONDON, May N. -The Gazette an-
nounces that the Queen has conferred the
honor of Knighthood' upon the following
gentlemen: Mr. Frank Smith, member of
the Canadian Senate; Judge Le Casault-of
the Superior Court of Quebec; 'Arthur
Renwick, Commissioner of Sydney, New
South Walea, to the World's Fair at Chi-
cago, and J. J. Grinlinton, Commissioner
of Ceylon to the World's Fair at Chicago.
These honors have been also) announced:
William 0. Van Horne, President of the
Canadian Pacific Railway, eppointed
Knight Commander of the Order of St.
Michael and St. George; C. E. de Boucher -
Canadian Senator, Companion of the
Order of St. Michael and St. George; Vis•
count Wolseley. Commander of the forces
in Ireland, and Sir Donald Stewart, Com-
mander-in-chief of Her Majesty's Forces
in India, field marshals,
Captured Illegal: Visitors.
„ Comanowoore Ont., May 26. -The
steamer Northern Belle, which has arrived,
brings DeWES of the capture of two fishing
boats and twenty-two trap nets by the
Govenntrient steamer Cruieer for illegal
Lkelaimg a the Bastards. The trap nets
"rev?, Mimed, Au attempt. was 11?ade to
capture Me fusber.rnen with some inecess.
Ong Man wito jumped in the water to
remake watt fired at, but gave himself -up
and waz taken to French River, and there
trleal atid fined. 340. (Me of the captured
fishermen natsied Noisly turned Queen's
elide:tee. Further particulars are not
known here, but serious trouble is ex-
Peeta
The British Budget.
LONDON, May 25. -It was fully expeeted
last night that the Rosebery Government
would go to pieces on the budge. The
nroceedinge, however, were attended witlx
only a few profitless debates. Several Op-
pesition motions and amendments evere
rejected by majorities eanging from 30 to
40. The Government finally assented to
Mr, 13alfoiir's resolution to report prourens, -
and the lton-o.
Seizures in the Pacific.
Vraronf,e, B. Ca May 25.-H. M.S. Rya-
cinth bate returne4,- Capt. May states that
lie seized the sehoortere Artilie O., Moore,
Favorite and 'frit -at -mit of Vietorie, fontur
fishing for seals in the open selrO'llnd con•
fiecatea their' gees and papers rend setit
them lioitie. Interestine aevelotonents are
likely to follotv the 59141011 ot Collector
in refusing to 'dee° the Teasels in
custody. .
A oteadiest Catperitet Den trance
1.1t11'sna.04 May 25,-15401de-1c Finnegan,
of Vote 011t„ 615 It eerpeeter, Ire st7,.,
tetnpted to ill tor Elie tnit ed itte8, 1.0114-
ing itis autat, of carpenter's too's with him,
hnb inspecter dOliarry • fruairated, hist
Desalt of a Famous Salem t.
atnew Yomr, May 28. -The Rev. Dr,
Alexander Kolmetie dead. He yeas identi-
,fled with many institutions, especially tho
jeevialt Theological Seminary. His prin-
ailed work, aml the one by which he 18
best knottier fn the scientifies world, ,is the
"Artieh.Completum,".e. Talmitdic dietioin
ary, whieh was completed after 23 years'
labor,
Cattlemen Mend Wait,
LONDON, May 26. -Mr. A. Gardner, pre-
sident of the Bowel of Agriculture, reply-
ing in the House of Commons to Mr.
Henry Chaplin, said that it Was probable
the expert exatninatiori of the lungs of
ported Canadian cattle now in progress
would not be concluded before the end of
June, when the report would at once be
eathinitted to Parliament.
Preparing for War in Swami. •
SYDNDY, N. S. W., May 2,6. --AdVices
front Samoa of May. 17 are that King
afttlietoa gave the Amm vsbels until May
19 to lay down their arms. 10 they re-
fused he would attack them at Atom The
Government troops wexe ready for action.
The rebela seemed itieline.d to fight,
je 1 iint a r kilted by Ligittottior.•
IfAnoo, °lit,* Alai 26.-Uoo. liolinticl, a
farmer living,- shout fear Milne sunth. of
Medoe; while% at wotk plotighing. vote killed
by lightnieg ; also both hOrses' mid, a aolt.
I
14 fse ttun,cfr,lidi)towliesi lit a ytoo4.
Vierronix,, B.C., May 26. -Chinese' :01..
vices state that.* 'Antal in OW Yong 'II J
s,
. lii ion4r,g Itiver'destroyed lltld •Sulth.s and le
Diana.
Th0 POrter's Hill School (*mut;
To tbs Editor of the 11x0er rimer
DEAR 871t, -.As there ore many incor..
:eat ',motto about my withholding the
jonnory grant from tbe Porter's Hill
eeboOl I.deeire to place before the public*
brief otatement of the facts.
'The Poiter'i Bill section contains 6,503
agree eome of the children haye to walls
more than 3 miles to nebool ; the school
tax for 1893 aud for 1e92 was
la mills pm:ober of children of
*theca ege, 115 ; leverage ettendapce or
1892 W013 56.5, for 1593 wes 56 9, Apd for
the let quarter of 1894 was 61.8. Compare
these Sgurete with 8. S. NO. .6, Celboree,
4998 sures and rate of 35 1-10 mills,No. 7,
Colborne, 2,167 scree, 21-10 milk, No. 9,
' Colborne, 2,294. acres and rate 3 3-10
tale. Total acreuge of Noe. 6, 7 and 9,
Colborne, in 6,457 acres, of Porter's Hill
section, 6,503 scree.
No. 5, Stephen, has 3,2e0 sores and
N�, 26111:1SI 8t n 1 ey has 3,890 aoree and
pays 3.9 mills,
„ No. 1, W. Wawanosh, has 4,600 acres
'and pays 4.3 mills.
No. 6, Unborne, has 5,800 acres 'and
plNyso.3Ef1,1Bilia8y. hoe 5,800 acres and pas
No. 10, Hay, has 2 800 acres and pays
4.4 mills. '
Thai() SIX *laicals had assistant' teachers
in 1893. Tho echo& house at Porter's
Hill was built with two rooms, ' having a
cloak room between them, 'The cloak
room has beee put in with the larger room
by remeving the. pertition. The large
room is now 30 x 26 feet with 13 ft. ceiling
giving seating space for 40 pupils ; the
small room is 25 x 16 feetwith 18 foot ceil
ing, giving seating room for 21 pupils.This
makes in the wbole buiding, breathing
space for 61 penile. The small room -is
not used as there is only one teacher.
All the children are are, crowded into
the 40 pupil room, The desks are placed
against the walls and dope to the big box
stove. ' The window tills are level with
the tops of the desks, and several pupils
including delicate girls, are.eforced to sit
within one foot of the window panes.
The windows are eingle and ao open that
the wind comes through and blows the
lemma of the books of those seated next
he windows, others have to sit within 8
ft. of the thuge stove. In summer those
at the windows have to sit in the broiling
81111.
On Page 53 of the Public Schools Act
ef1591 there is the following :-It shall
Le the duty of every county' Inspector -to
withhold his order for the amonut alt-
tortioned from the Legislative or Muni-.
cipal grant to any ichool section when
the trustees fail to comply with the
School Act, or regulations of the Ednca-
l'onal Department,"
;Regulation 2 (2) says that when the av-
erege attendance for the previous year
eaceeds fifty there shall be two rooms and
two teachers. This: school has two moms
but two of the truetees refuse; to employ
two teachers. Average for 1892 was 56.5
for 189e was 56.9.
Regnlation 2 (3) says there shell be at
leeef 250 cubic feet of air space for each
Pupil. The 40 retire room in which 1
found 69 pupile trying to work, is 30. x 26
fc et 'with 13 ft: ceiling
Regulation 2 (4) says there shall be
parate 'entrances and suitable cloak
)(ems for boy ea teed girls. There were
twe entrancee, but, one is mow,
llD and desks placed ,against it.
Regulation 2 (5)` says there should be a
utiforra tempereture throughout the room.
..f at least 67 degrees during the whole
day. Can this be the nase when the
le ads of some pupils are within one foot
yffetthoefwoilnedsottovvpeanles and others within 3
Regulation 2(7) says there should he a
complete change of atmosphere three times
tee ry hour. On April 13t13 60 pupils sat
i.,, this 40 pupil room for mere than two
le los, the only ventilation being; that
iciamee.s.ed by. a girl seoted at one of the win-
d, we putting her book under it for a short
Regulation 3 (1) says thet not more
:ban two pupils shall be allewed to sit at
,,ne dem, At one desk I found three
mrli,aged 5, 6 and 12 years,the dale bdng
27 inches high auti seat:13 inebes high.
t anotberdeek in,high and Beat 16(11.
high were 3 girls 8, 9 aud 10 years of age.
S. me of the children are seated at straight
baiked plunk desks end cannot touch the
flo, r with their feet. See regelation 3 (6)
for beeght of school eeets and
F1;,.beet desk for pupils 13 to 16 yeers,
20 inches tend emits 16 inches.
leegulation 3 (3) says the desks shotild
be AT LEAST 3 feet from tbe walls and 5
1 tete from the teacher's platform. Eigh-
teen double deeks at e against ths well- 9
an each side Desks are placed within 9
iechee of the tear:let's platform.
There are 11 clams in the school. in-
claeing the H. S. entrance aud Public
School :leaving dosses. St me of the
ehildren bave to voilk ever 3 mites to the
'or more then a year,: and had uot done as
found children vallo had attended school
sc4.eheo:81,and then get very little teachIng.
tnneh as is done in meat schools in six
ttnOttneesjatIlhautextYbe 9, 3893,
ttIttein°Sitailfirc':ed the
1l-92 was 56.5 and.that 16 was neceeser y to
eee•ge an aseietant at onee. Again on
1413- Vitb Octobfr, 1893 I wrote that the
a4:1.t el -law regnires two teethe so o you
have no option in the newer. On Jan-
uary 9110894, after being authorized
the , inister of Edueation, I wrote tint I
oonld poCgive my order for the rounleipal
e• ;let "until the trustees' comply with
'ago alien 2 (2) in the matter of providing
,•eeistant for tbeir school." The
Conroy. Council has also' approved of my
eelen in this( matter es may be seen by
the minetes 93 (110 January session. With
I,.. facts before them, I ask the teachers
4:4-sledents, the per -ants avid the medical
me- of BUTOD if I was not justified in
; ha: 1 'elite done. Have I not acted in
tee interest of • the ,chilaree of
Pete. l'e Bill section, and in tee
s 11 tercets of education'? Is it riglet
t'e-t 7 WO men, one of whom le a bacbelor,
H1,..11 1 e allowed to defy the laav arid pdr-
rn ,23,ntly le:jure 60 or 70 children, bath
pets cally lord reentallye in order that
tto y may SaVe a few cents rod be able to
pet, tbat their school tax id the loweet in
the cc unly. With tui assistant, their tax
tem Id be below the average. '
ern satisfied that Isat e done my
ti -y this Matter. I have never before
fee it insestary to etop the grant. to
wily en hoof. I ,am pleased that the great
..jo-Pty of trusters and parents ere wil
Ing to provide for the educstiOn, health
nifort of their obildten without
re me &Impelled *0 do oo. '
J. B. Tot..
Pubbe School Inspector.
Gide lob,. May 2g. 1894.
you would he prenatal fro. 04 °lent,
ti.e "let po4siblo coferc.r. (ekateil
neotth. I Jour tongue iS e,,ated ENO-.
jay's liter lmongi..;
14;.77(
a
During the past few
days*
Factory
Cottons
have fallen -in price. There -
tore it will be serious for
those Carrying a large stool
We are down with the- fall
in price. Come andinsOct,
Eggs 9c. ;
Butter 150.
...Tallow 50.
Yours truly,
J. P. CLARKE.
MARKET REPORTS.
Aaeter, Mae 23. 1894.
Nall wheat per bush.....
. . e 64 $ 67
Snring wheat per buth.„ ..... 55 58
Barley per buth. 35 35
Oats per hush ..... oe --• .... • • ;32 32
Peas per lncsh 50 51
Flour per bbl 4 OD; 420
Applesper base ,... 75 -, 85
Potatecte per bag 40 40
Hay 14:8 ton, .. . „ ... 6 00 7 01) -
Weocreer cord hard - Z..-- 3 00 3 50
1:1, ood per:cord soft. . , ...... ...... 2 00 228
Butter per lb... ........ ............ 14 14
Eggsper dozen.. ..... ..,. ....... ..... 8 9
Turkeys perils. 9 9
Pork per h oared -. . 8 00 6 25
flogs, live w.eight..... ...... I 60 4 50
Geese • 5 5
Ducks 6 7
Chicks.- 5 5
., .
Landou. May 23, 18941
Wheat,white,fall, 100Ibs...... 3 95 to 3100
Wheat, rod, fall. per 3.00 ibs... ... 93 to. 95
Wheat. spring, per 100 Ilec 93 to 98
Oats, per 1.00 lbs.. .... . ....... 98 to 1 00
PBeaetss' ,Ppeerrib99usi,b..s. • " 1 9090 it: 1 1909
Corn, per 100 .... . . 9805 I: ,8)
BRie °wry bele ale ort .01.1be rat bi
800 . . .... 90 to 1 00
90 to 00'
Nggs, fresh, singlo doz.- • • • •••• 15 to 16
Eggs, fresh, basket, per dos 12 to 14
Eggs, fresh. t010 1059, per dos '8 to 10
Butter, single rolls, per lb... -. 24 to 253
Butt er, per lbn. 16 rolls,baskets 20 to 20
mter,per lb. large rolls or ,
17,seo 18
Butter,per lb, tub or firkins 10q59 18
Lard, per lb.. . 11 to ' 12
Chickens, per pair 40 to 70
Ducks.. , ; 70 to 80
Turkeys, 8 to 90 per lb: each 60 to 3.71
Toronto, May 23. 1894
Wheat, white, per bus-- .... $ 57 to $ 57
Wheat, spring, per bus..-.... ... 60 to. . 60 '
Wheat, red winter, per bug 57 toes, 57
Wheat, goose, -per bus 56 . to ''',' 55
Barley. per bus . 42 'tee 43
Oats, per bus... . 32 • to 32
Pens. .. 53 to 53
Ilay ... . -- 800 to 903
Eger per'dozen 00 to 25
Butter, p er 3b 17 to 22
Dressed hogs.. 6 30 to 610 .
Potatoes, Der has , 50 to 00
No other medicine has. equalled Hood's
Sarsaparilla in the relief it gives in severe
caies of dyspepsia, tick headache, eto.
Sire,- I laad such A severe cough that
my throat felt as if scraped 'with a rasp.
On taking Norway Pine Syrup I found the
eret dose gave relief, and the second bottle
completely cured me,
Miss. A. A. Downey, Manotie, Ont.
TO LET.
The beick store, and dwelling attached, .sit -
meted et Main st., Exeter. and lately occupied
by Ma It. Bides, jeweller. Atmly 40
,TBOS. GREC4ORY, Exeter.
N oncE.
Tee Council:of the corporation of ;the ;
County of Huron will meet in the court room
in the town of Goderich on Tuesday, June oth
next, at 3 o'clock p. tn.
W, LAN E. C.lerk,
Dated May 28, '04.
NOTICE.
The public are hereby cautioned against
negotiating a note giver, by Joseph Snell in
favor of ono Elizabeth Heidrich for the sum
ot oro bundrcd'and twenty eve dollars bear -
in gipterest at five per cent per tonna: as the
same has been paid - .305. SNELL.
Dash r ood, May 18(12,1804.
rtIO THE SHAREHOLDERS '
OF THE EXETER. SALT WOIWS CO.
Please take notice thet the annual meeting
of the Co., will be held Iticinday, June 4413, at 2
o'clock p, 10. 33y order of the board.
T. B. Carling seey. Trent.
FOR SERVICE.
_
A. Thero'bred :Durham Bull, end alientrz4,4,
White Boar, (one erose with Yorkshire) on net ' •
li ,con. 7.Usborne. Splendid stock. Service:
$1 60 for bull ; $1•00 for boar. _
2m WM, SNELL, Elinavitie.
FGGS THAT WILL HATCH
Ercm apes of thoroughbred Blaok Atmore/ie.
This pen is heeded by one of the higheet sctor•-i
birds in Canada. These birds wore exhib-
ited at the lending fairs in 31 :iron last falls
carrying off 1st and 2nd 'Exeter, 1st :tad 2nd
Olintoin and all the lst trios gilt xi' for
Mitorcas 431311 eenforth fair. •
Eges 31,00 per 13.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Write me for full'.
information. J. REID,
Seaforth ,
J . C. CLATISEI\T
HARNESS MAZER,
Irene a 11 Onta.ri6
Begs to automate to the public that he
prerared to de all kinds of Carriage
Trimming, Furniture Upholstering, etc.
Carriage and Buggy Tops of ll kids
MADE TO ORDER,
Old Etiggy Tope recovered and made,
ate good at
Our barnoss ore linown giviog
Petfett elith•faction, We rat:nufsolura
14rge1i ttod 6048ecluentlY our prto"8 are
loWe A eall will tool/trier.
. cl,oLA:trelpit,