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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1894-8-9, Page 4P. I. Established in 18771 E, CrZTZIZa, BANICER, EX.E`I'DR, ONT • 'treesseets geueraltemaingbusineret Reseivea the Aacoents cf Merchants sae 0 tinge on fevorable terms, tit:fare every atmonimedation oensietent with •ego eadoonservativo banking printeples, autoreat allowed ea deOarlan Drafts issued payable at ane foffiee 0 the tiegolrinta Pena. NOM Presienteren, and Morro Lorne Ntartts and MORTGAGES. Olt lit* THURSDAY. AUGUST 9, 1894. NOTES AND COMMENTS It is once more reported that the two Houses of Congress may settle the dis- pute over the coal tariff by a comprom- ise under which Canadian coal will be allowed to enter the United States free of duty provided Canada will recip- rocate. x x x Wheat harvesting in Manitoba has well commenced. There is every reason to believe that the entire crop will be saved without damage by frost. In Ontario also harvest prospects are good. The outlook for a brisk fall trade is exceedingly encouraging. x x x One-third of the seats in the new Legislature have been protested- An election by the people is no longer an assurance of a seat in the House. It is often but the beginning of a more ex- pensive and prolonged contest in the courts. x x During the nine months ending 30th of June last not quite 8,000 Canadians armed the lines for the purpose of tak- ing up their residence in the United States. This is less by about 35,000 than the number recorded a couple of years ago tor a like period. In a short tune the exodus of Americans from the Western States to our Northwestern Territories will exceed the removals of people from Old Canada to the Re - pubic. TiE BiETVAR TIIVIES. ThellevisiegOffire h " ceave egVea I fl VAST ATION BY FIRE I histrnatigns from the Dominion Govern fe V ment teeemmence the revieion of the i — voters' lists on the 1st of August. The ---- date formerly for conMeenoina was Jane Nearly One-Nalf of the Entire Village lett North alichlleseX is divided into 34 polling &Orients end all parties :dash- of Harrow Reduced to AalieS.. X x 2. The California dried apricot crop this year will reach the enormous total of 12,000 tons, or nearly double that of any previous season. This is clue largely to the failure of growers to ship any fresh fruit east because of the railroad blockade. California dealers are hold- ing for ten cents a pound, but the East- ern offers don't exceed seven cents. The dried peach crop will also be much larger than usual for the same reason. x x The value of settlers' effects brought I ate Canada from the United States in Ous of 'having their names placed on the lists should. see thet the matter hi attend NINBTEEN BUILDINGS BURNED ea to by the let of October as after that dote it will be necessary to apply to the covrt of revision. All furtber informa- The rire Breaks Out in a Boller 31111 iotd tion can be obtained from :Cot. Good- spreads to the Adiacent tutiOiniS man, Revising Officer. -The Loss by the Conflagra- X X X tion Will Be Heavy - Partly. ensured. "The muil nicipel conneile both ha Ham - ton and Peterboro celled thia year fog a reduction in the number of licenses. In the former case it was ordered that twenty nine be cut off and M the latter that five be given notice to quit. The local boards of license commissioners, withwhom rested the selection of the victims for the official axe did not make the redaction called for on May 1st, the end of the license year, but postponed action for three months. The consequence was that in Hamilton twenty-nine hotel keepers were deprived of their means of livelihood on less than a week's notice, and in Teterboro five un- fortunates were given six hours in which to arrange for another calling. The com- missioners knew nearly six months ago that a certain number of licenses -Must be refused this year. Why, then, did they not give at least three menthe notice to those who were to suffer in the interests of temperance? The answer is simple and direct : The Province was in the throes of a general election in May, and, bad the commissioners acted then, the Hon. J. M. Gibson in Hamilton and Mr. Stratton in Peterboro would have been deprived of the assistance in the contest of the men who were now cad aside. It is even said by the Herald that some of those who have lost their licenses in Hamilton were given a distinct promise of renewal in return for their support of a Minister and that now, after havingfulfilled their part of the contract, the other party refutes to make good,his. It is time to and thia hypocrisy. It is time to dissever the seared cause of temperance from party polities. Isis time to take from the Government of the day a means of corruption more potent even than fee -paid offices. And the only way in which this can he done is by giving the power of issuing of licenses to the muni- cipal authorities- authorities that are directly responsible to public opinion and whit& can be called to account every year.' -Toronto News, (Ind.) This is sn old complaint, but a very important phase of the liquor license question and one which points to the necessity of a change. x x x The week following the election, Mr. McLean, no doubt, chagrined at the meagreness of his majority, in an article in the Expositor, jumped upon the Con- servative press of the riding, and with fire in his eye, deliberately accused us of lying about him. He even stated that he had. brought the Seaforth Sun to his marrow bones and would yet call upon the others to prove their lies. THE TImEs anxious to make reparation asked Mr. McLean to specify the 1893 was $1,600,000. The value of like articles brought a'n from Great Britain was only $511,000. It is reasonable to suppose that one American settler brings more goods with him than one British- er. But, after allowance is Made for this, it would seem as it we are now getting about as many immigrants from over the border as we do from the Mother Country. • x x x It is claimed as a reason why Canada should hesitate to annex Newfoundland, that the colony has an indebtedness of $6,000,000. This, however, is not a serious odstacle when the attendant circumstances are considered. The Pro- vincial debt" of Newfoundland includes obligations that in Ontario rest wholly on the municipalities. But there is one great obstacle in the way of admitting the big island to the Confederation. That is found in the rights which the French possess on a portion of thecoast- line. Until those rights have been abolished Newfoundland had better be allowed to stay out in the fog. x x Farm lands in Ontario have proved a profitable investment to the Canada Company, At the annual meeting of the company in London, Sir Robb. Gill- espie, the chairman, mentioned that 2987 sores, valued in 1886 at 21s. 10d. an acre, realized 25s. 10d. an acre --an increase of 4s. an acre, or 18a per cent. He pointed out alto tint 1,599a acres Valued then at 83s. 3d. an acre, relizee 88s. 8d an acre,an increase of 5s.an acre or 6 per cent. In regard to lots dispose of 1,868 acres which reverted to the ...company at 116s. 4d. an acre, realized • la,32s. 4d. an acre -increase of 16s, an acre, laaper cent. Thus the general result is this: -6,449a acres aisposed of at 72s. 2d, an. acre- an increase of 7s. 8d, an acre, or 12 per cent on the 1886 valuation. x x •,Some of the eastern press are di clamoring for French Canadian repre- sentation, in the Ontario Government. • Why keep up such a senseless clamor 7 • Why even start its? Because there are it few French Canadians in the extreme • eastern militias of Ontario is no reason • why there should be some one of their riuntbert creed and hationality in the Provincial • cabinet. There is much more reason why there should be a German in thatgovernment. There i are More Germans n the province twice over than there are Frenchmen; and • they are better and more ptegreesive citizen. The German settlers tin thie cattily of alone ate More credit to the province than all the Frenchmen in the oast or west. If Aln, tyanturel • ooes into the cabinet to repreeent the. COLCHESTER, Out., Aug. 6. -Nearly one- half of Barrow is ashes. On Satnrday, while the men hi A. E. Linesack's roller mill were at dinner firs originated in the engine room, and in a short time the whole building was in flumes It then (annum-Ili- oated with Henry Hurdman's used as astorehouse next to the mill, and also to John Stocker's grocery store on the opposite side of the street, consuming James A. Ford's butcher and baker shop, as well as Charles Bell's insurance office, William Borrownaan's 11110eCH, pied, and from .thence to Hurdnia it's black- smith and carriage shoe; also Rumball's hardware store. A dwelling belonging to James Drum- mond, 8untlin shoe shop aud dwelling combined. A brick house belonging 10 joseph S. Wright, on the south side of the street, broke the progress of the lire, other- wise the whole village would have gone before the flames. Sparks from the mill communicated with John Hallsteadai barn and stable, fully one-eighth of a mile distant, and they were congealed together with. taree horses an. several hogs. On the north aide of the street was Gilbert Morinn shoe shop and dwelling, and a dwelling house belonging to Charles Bott. In all nine- teen buildings were consumed, including outbuildings, The loss cannot at present be obtained but will be heavy, mostly covered by insurance. The mill ' had 84,300, distributed between the Phoenix, Wellington and Mutual. DASTARDLY INCENDIARISM. A Colored Girl and an Infant Cremated in a Burning Building. CHATHAM, Out; Aug. 6. -Yesterday the house of John Curtis, colored, corner of Taylor avenue and the second concession road, Chatham township, was found to be on fire and before help could be secured the house was reduced to ashes. A girl named Lizzie Gaut, aged 13, and the in- fant child of Mrs. Thompson, who was re- siding with the Curtis family, were burned to death. About 4 o'clock members of the family got up to put some stray cows out of the garden and at that time everything was right. About 6 o'clock Mrs. Munson, of Detroit, daughter of Mr. Curtis, was awakened by the smoke and discovered a large bundle of straw in the room ablaze, as though it had been pushed in through the open window. She raised the alarm mid attempted to save Lizzie Gant, but the latter fell back into the flames and perish- ed. The other members of the household escaped, some of them more or less scorch - charges. After continued requests here d. The two bodies were afterwards found is the way he does it :- burned to a crisp. . - c.ierfs esaid. • that Mee . a/Meth- abates' n'T taeressienneeekneenneeenteenenewaseain "packed" the convention that nominated him and that he thereby received the, nomination. It also said not longer than three weeks ago, that the Ontario Govern- ment bad robbed the municipalities of their due share of the licenae fund and that they now only get in the proportion of one dollar to three that they received under the old act previous to 1875, and that those who voted for McLean at the recent election, yoted approval of that "robbery"." As to the packing of the convention, he has nob denied it, and even used this report, as was circulated by his own party, to show his superior influeuce,and onthat account claimed to be the proper man to send to parliament As to the licensing question, that is a matter in dispute since he charged us with lying, and even while we have proved our charges against the government, we cannot see wherein the discussion affects Mr. McLean personally. He said we had lied about himseli, and to be honor- able, instead of acting the "snake," he should specify the lies. Having possibly forgotten some of our charges, we might ask him again if he did not intercede with certain patrons, whose political .proclivities are very strong, to disrupr the patron convention, assembled for the purpose of bringing out a candidate? Having boastingly charged us with lying about him we again ask him to to specify the lies. x x x Judge Woods, of Perth in tendering his resignation as a member of the Stratford Collegiate Institute Board, gives utterance to some thoughts on the value of our hieher education which should be everywhere read and consid- ered. Complaint had arisen regarding the cost of keeping up the Instatute,and his honor pointed out that if this was to be reduced some new plen must b adopting. He himself is in favor of the resort to fees to make the school eelf- sustained, In his letter to the city council he says :---- "The talk about the poo; being op- pressed Is, in my opinion, pure nonsense, if not worse. Unfortunately, we have few, if any, rich people here; but, as it is, the large ratepayer is mod heavily and I think, unjustly taxed for this large earn of $6,000 per year to provide a go -called education for a great and increasing num- ber of PaPilEl, a majority, perhaps, of whom would be much better engaged lo some honest industrial occupation. The printehine of the benefits of education t is good; in this new country, with million of acres to be occupiedahe preaching the dignity of fiber is better, What are we going to do with all this out put front the colleg late institutee? Where are the positions tinware to 611? The question is cagier asked than answered. it is one of the most perp'exing broblems confronting the nations Undo, " The Words of Judge Woods, fully bearout the contentions of Mr, Weis. miller during the late campaign, that a higher curriculum should be invested iii the common schools and that of the Collegiate Inetitutes and Colleges less. eried, and that the grants to the former be increased while theme to the Colleges might be materialle, reduced. Mr. Weistailler fought this argument Welt and ort broad, libeled lines, and the day incendiary one and suspicion falls on a colored man who was seen by a neighbor loitering near the house before the flames burst out. Ills thought he may have rob- bed the house and then fired it. No other motive can be offered. The girl Lizzie Gaul's mother perished in a burning house some years ago. The coroner will hold an inquest to -day. No insurance on the property. BY THE GitiLLOTINE. ' sent° aeon*, Sentenced to peetit teethe meedee or nreettleatt Canton Lnoas, Aug. 4. -There were few people *rotted the Palette 'Justice yes. eeeday wheu the trial of Saute,. the esseagn O .Peertident Carnet, Was resumed. The prisoner seemed; even more deecuit and took Lie seat with a locking smile untie his face,• Leblanc, the 'Soldier wile was a fellow prisoner with Caserio at Marseilles; teetn ned teat Caserio told :him that he intended to kill President Carnot, probably at Lyons When the eltief magiatrete visited that city.Dubreuth eoimeel for the defence. . • • followed and made an appeal for the pris- 'men At about . noes the jury reties& and, after an absence of about a quarter of an hour, during which thein was consider- able excitement its court, the jury re- turned and announced VW:ilia of guilty, and Santo was sentenced to death y the guillotine. When the death sentence Was nenfea Santo exclaimed: "Vivo Is 1'0%1,41 ionsooiale 1" ' The prisoner was immediately s-izea by the gendarmes and hurried., towards his cell bene..th the court house, As he left the court room he cried "Oeurage, coin- rade,i, Viva in anarchie !" • In spite of his defiant attitude, Ito W- eyer, his habitual smile had disapplared from his face. His counsel gave notice Of Disastrous Conflagration in Alton. ALTON, Ont., Aug. 5.-A disastrous fire, which at one time threatened to wipe out the business portion • of this village, oc- curred yesterday. The fire originated in the blacksmith shop of Boggs & Rowcliffe, carriage works. The alarm was rung and the citizens turned out en masse, but as there was a strong west wind blowing, it was impossible to check the flames. The whole structure was soon wrapped in flames and spread rapidly to the adjacent buildings, The carriage works of Barber & Bro. was the next to fall, and the heat from the two large buildings was so exces- sive that the residence of Mt Samuel Barber close by was left to its fate. Next in line was the stable buildingsof Dr. Algie which followed suit. The outbuild- ings of the brick block known as the Algie block were next in order. Nothing stood between a whole street of wooden build- ing and the fire but the said block and. three or four hundred men and women united spontaneously to defend it, and succeeded after two hours hard fighting in mastering the flames. The total loss will reach about $3,000, only partially covered by insurance. The two carriage shops and Mr. Barber's residence are insured in the Waterloo and aVellington Mutuals, and Dr. Algie's property in the Gore. The damage to the Algie block is not serious, but the general opinion is that the iron- clad shutters of that building not only saved itself but the greater part of the village from total destruction. Servant Girl Arrested for Infanticide. MONTEDAL, Aug, 6.-A local, sensation has been caused by the arrest of Tilly Mc- Allister; a Young servant girl, who has been arrested on a charge of infanticide. She was employed by a well-known alder- man and was discharged. She was then taken to the Sheltering Home, where she confessed that she had got rid of her child. Several well-known parties are implicated. appeal. "When a child," the prisoner says in his statement, "I believed itt God. When I became ()icier I saw that it Was not God that created man but that it was man who created God. Though I have been but a short dine hereI have seen much injustice. The strikers in the north after three months privation were forced to resuine work at the sante old starvation wages. "After this act the authorities, not satte- fled with punishing three poor wretches, persecutell them an. I domicilary visits wers made to all persons of our sect. Just as long as these measures are employed so long Will we reply with the dagger and with dymunite. "r he last words of the Chicago martyrs were: 'Lone live anarchy. Death to society,' Th,..ua words crossed the ocean and the mountaine will resound with them everywhere nntil tha sect's idea prevails. When no longer starvin., workingmen are driven to suicide and starving no longer •the sect is persecuted, but the rulers aud legis- lators are extirpated, then will cease the era of exploitations of the workingmen and happiness will reign." • Attempt to Burn the Reformatory. Entine, Aug: 3. -What some persons regard as an attempt to burn the Elmira Reformatory occurred yesterday. The guards detected a man trying to break into the windows of the institution. Five guards fired at him without effect. • The Tramp Has His Revenge. OTTAWA, Aug. 3. -Six buildings were destroyed by fire et Gatineau Point, P.O., near acre. The fire was set by a tramp who had been refused shelter in a stable. Loss, $5,000; insurance slight. ,FATMOr Itilled by a Binder. }Damen, Ont„ Aug, 4. -James B. Elliott, a tespectable farmer, living about three miles from this village, was killed Thursday evening by getting entangled in big binder. Drowned in tat:blue Canal. eloreree,are Aug. 0, -George Hanson, a young had living at Point St. Shales, was rerowned yesterday in the Leehine Canal while attenipthig to resotte one of hie com- rades. teeswater interior iettled. Orellath iii his eounty in the etietsome is not far distant when the •poor roan TIMESWATglt, Ont,, Aug, Hoe,German ought to go in to u elittInt the will be ible to educate hie children to afrirtrier living near here, Was killed at a THE CHEESE INDUSTRY. Its Great Growth in Canada and Its Pub- lic Recognition. There is no more siguilivane indication of the extent of the tr n a ion from wheat -growing to mixed terming, which has so greatly contributed to the prosperity of Ontario farmers than is afforded by the phenomenal development of the cheese in- dustry. It is barely a generation since the first co-operative cheese factories were started in this province. The great de- velopment in cheese -manufacture is almost entirely due to the factory system. In 1864 the two first cheese factortes of On: eerie were worked near Norwich by Har- vey Farrington and Andrew Smith. The Farrington factory was the more extensive and provided tt market for the milk of from .3.30,to 140 cows. Harvey Farrington was subsequently concerned in the establish- ment of other factories in the province and is fairly entitled to be regarded as the pioneer of the system. In 1861 the quantity of cheese made in the province was 3,000,000 pounds. After the estab- lishment of co -Operative factories each de- cade showed a wonderful increase in the production. In 1871 it was 16,000,000 poundsi ., in 1881 50,000,000, and n 1891, 82,000,000, a record of phenomenal and at the same time steady grpwth never ap- proached by any other Canadian industry. This great change in the dairying industry had unquestionably been greatly stimulat- ed by the foundation of the Dairy Associ- ation in 1867, since divided into the East- ern and Western Dairymen's Associ- ations. With the marked improvement from year to year in the quality of Canadian cheese has sprung up an increasing demand for this important article of consumption in Great Britain. The abundance of the sup- ply has in turn stimulated the demand and as cheese has been exported in increasing volume to England the consumption has been greatly augmented. In 1866 the population of Great Britain consumed three pounds of cheese per head yearly. In 1891 the consumption had risen to six pounds per head. The exportation of Canadian cheese is almost entirely to the United Kingdom and it is noteworthy that as the Canadian export has increased the shipments from the United States have fan news yet received is that regardipg ithe len off. The Americans in 1832 shipped Emperor's"' rebuke of Li Hung Chang. 121,904,755 pounds to Great Britain -in Great doubt of the truth of this report is 1891 this had fallen to 71,104,253 pounds. The total Canadian export of cheese has increased from 974,735 pounds, valued at $123,494 in 1866, to 118,270,052 pounds of the value of $11,652,412 in 1892. • Of the total shipment 117,703,193 pounds went to the United Kingdom. According to the British returns for 1892, more cheese was imported into England from Canada than from any other country.. The Dominion supplied 40 per cent, of the total -British import of cheese -the United States, the next largest exporter, supplying 36 per cent, for all foreigners in her borders. But all The attention of the world having been Persons here who understand Cainese ways directed to the superior qualities of Cana-, dian cheese by the result of the great com- petition at the Chicago World's Fair,- the British demand for our dairy products is likely to be still further augmented and new markets will probably be opened for our output. Cheese now tanks as one of the leading staple productions of Canada. rioW only 23 years old, has .stiddenly taken. In recognition of this fact the management the reins of government in his own hands, of the Toronto Industrial Exhibition have everthrowing the influence of the dowager thin year doubled the prizes given for Empress, who has been the real head of Cheese at former fairs, and largely Mamas- ' affairs for many years. ed the amount of space devoted to the A dispatch to the Central News from cheese display, The area set apart for Shanghai says: "it is reported that there cheese exhibits last year proved altogether has been another engagement off the inadequate so the entire Dairy Building, 0orean coast in which three Chinese war - will this semen be devoted to cheese and Mips were captured by the Japanese. The the display, will be opeti dining the whole eiport has not been confirmed. of the Pair instead of only one week as SAN FRANciSCIO, Aug. 6. -There are in - formerly. Prizes are offered for Jute ;areal symptoms in the south of Chin - cheese, 'both whita . and colored, equal in elates a Shanghai correspondent under number and amount to those given for late of June a9-whioh are regarded as in- Aegast cheese, 'alte entries far exceed in initety more menacing the Envie° than number those of any previous years, and war with Japan would be. Placards of among the competitors are a trumber from she most seditious and savage sort are cin the Maritime Provitices. 3ulated by secret societies in Itvenetung and Itwangse, The authorities are very vire at the Sarnia 011 Works. * nuch trightened,. though they endeavor to torture the tenth, Seinen., Aug. e. -A terrine fire broke A conspirecy as wide spread es that of out yesterday m the pretnisep a. the Can- the Tirieings is known by well-informed Adam Oil Company, conetiming most of iersons to be only , waiting a favorable :their outbuildings including the barrelling umiak tit to ridge the standard of revolt. hotisae, Agitator tanks, . blea !ivy and ' seteral hundred barrelis of eie The loss Loge besteoyed. Wilt be iteetvy.., The tesitletice Charles, PETEREOROVG13, ,--40fre destroyed aatifOlY *her atahdard in •the blot° tt gate by his horse rutann4 awa7 • 6 41,11UWOUt.of lilab.tilt DEWAR IN THE ORIENT China Intriguing in European Conn" tries for Men awl Ships. LI HUNG- CHANG'S DOWNFALL The Report That He Has Been Deprived of the joreer of the Teller, tTaeleet Discredited in London -Re- bellion Feared in China. Losueme Aug. 2, -The Exchange Tele. graph Company declares; that war between China bayndaaJpaapur lute been formally de. clared Tonne Aug. 2, -The Japanese govern- ment has instructed its minister in Lou- don to apologize to Great Britain foe firing upon and sinking the traneport Ede. 6hing while she was flying the British flare and to inform Great 13ritain thin the cone mender of the Japanese cruiser did ton know the Kow Shing was a British vessel until after the fight. Loemon, Aug. 8. -The Times' despateli from Shanehai says that reports have been received from foreign officials et Seoul, the capital of Corea, that the under General Yes, on Sunday last de- feated the Japanese forces near Asatt. It is added that the a Apetiese withdrew to Seoul, Twenty thousand • millenarian Chinese troops have crossed the Corean frontier ana are marching upon Seoul. The Shanghai correspouilent of the Times says: "The inquiry into the Kow Shine affair was conducted by the corns raiesionere of customs in Tien Tsin in the presence of the foreign coesuls. It was concluded yesterday. Forty-five survivors stated that on the morning of the 25th the Japanese ordered the Kow Siting to anchor off the Island of Shopaionl. The trans- port remained there until noon, being twice boarded. Without having given any provocation she was struck, with torpedoes and sunk. The Japanese fired with gat - tinge at the swimmers long after the Kow Shine had foundered." The Emperor has divested Li Hung Chang: of the Yellow Jacket in consequence of supposed remissness in prosecuting war. LONDON, Aug. '4. -Sir Halliday McArt- ney, councillor of the Chinese legation and the new Chinese minister called at Osborne House yesterday and the minister presented credentials. While at Osborne the minis- ter received a Pekin. despatch which announced the degradation of Li Hung Chang. The Central News says that the Japanese legation is supposed to be pre- paring another statement of the Kow Shing affair, At the Cabinet meeting, yesterday the war in the east was the chief subject of discussion. After the meeting the Earl of Kimberley sent messages to many British agents in the east. The Daily Chronicle's Tokio correspond- ent says it is reported that a fresh collision has taken place in Corea. After their de- feat at Yashan the Japanese assembled their whole available strength, attacked the Chinese and achieved a decisive victory. LONDON, Aug. 6. -The grave questions for Europe and especially for England' arising out of the war in the east are al- ready serioualy disturbing diplomatic and commercial circles. It is so long since is /tate of war between important powers ex- isted that the respective governments, in- cluding the British, will find much diffi- culty in enforcing strict laws of neutrality. It is virtually nectssary for China to pro- vide herself with immense quantities of war material, audit is already known that she is willing to Day fabulous prices. It is a fact she is busily intriguing in England, Germany, Belgium and Italy for the pur- chase of ships and ammunition and to en- gage men. It is an almost open secret in certain circles in London that she is mak- ing tireless efforts to assemble a fleet in a certain continental port from which it could soon be despatched by an indirect route to the seat of war. The name oa a certain well-known ex -officer of the British navy is whiapered about as commander of the expedition. ait is argued ,that the fine man-of-war Alaska, on which the Thames Iron Company is putting the finishing touches, can still be secured without vio- the neutrality laws. The vessel was built for a South American Republic which is too Poor to complete the contract. It is also believed China is offering enormous bribes to certain South American States for the purchase of warships not needed just now by the present owners. It is apparent that the news from both China and Japan must be carefully weighed before its credibility can be estimated. Even official announcements are open to suspicion, especially those from Chinese sources: The most important and obarnous expressed in London, but its source makes it entitled to more credence than anything yet received from China. The correspon- dent of the • Central News in 'lien-Tsin, who has sent three despatches on the sub- ject, is not only one of the most influential foreigners in China, but also the clone per- sonal friend of the great Viceroy whose disgrace he describes. If the deprivation of the highest honor, the order of the Yel- low Jacket, meant that the veteran states- man was deposed from power, it would bode ill for China in the coming war and says it implies merely a rebuke intended to stimulate the Prime Minister to greater efforts against the enemy. , Be suffered a similar indignity twenty years ago, but speedily regained his lost influence and still greater power. The principal fear is, perhaps that the young Emperor, who is NEWS TOPICS OF A WEEK. The Important Zvente in a Yew Words this week, ' States, ' Harvesting is in full'blast in efanitoba fier Busy Readers, , The wan rate war is over, Semis had a 017,000 blaze Thursday. Gladstone will, not visit the United of black spiders, Crawford county, Indiana, lute a plague fire Thursday, Mamore, $,D., was almost wiped out by Winnipeg milkmen are on strike because of a proposed license fee. - Another revolution is expected to, break out shortly in Brazil. The strike contuaission will meet in Chi- cago on August 15 for business. ' A co-operative colony is to be established on an island near Vencouver, B. C. Chauncey Bradley Ives,' the veteran American sculptor died Friday in ROMP, aged 84. Fifty-one deaths were caueed by sun- stroke la New York city during the past ISvoeloefil:alist Labor party, has become a hope - V. olden, • the leader of the Belgian less lunatic. Caeerio, the murderer of President Car- net of France, was sentenced to death at Lyons Friday,. A. McKay of aftencton, N.B., has been appointed General Secretary of the Hamilton Y. at. C. A. ' A French spy has been arrested near Genoa with plans of the Italian Alpine foresail bis possession. Al Grats's Cove, Newfoundland, Jacob Snelgrove and his son were drowned by their boat upsetting. Heavy rains have extinguished the Wis- consin forest fires and cleared the atmos- phere of smoke mid dust. A large portion of the town of Minsk, capital of the Russian Government of that name, has been destroyed by fire. , At Cornwall Thursday 'a young Hebrew pedlar named Brodeski made an unsuc- cessful attempt to hang himself. All the packing houses in South Omaha, Neb., were forced to close Thursday by a strike of cattle and hog butchers. Dr. Cornelious Herz, the Panama lobby- ist, was sentended to five years' imprison - Meet and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs. Emperor William has decided that vigo- rous stens must be taken in Germany for suppression of Anarchism and Socialism. During a row at a mining camp near Pittsburg, Kan., six men were killed and seven men and eight women were wounded, Emancipation Day was celebrated at Waterloo, Brantford, Chatham, Amherst - burg, Windsor and other points on Aug, 1. The horn fly has made its appearence in the vicinity of Moncton, N.B., and is spreading among cattle with great rapid- ity. Three men were killed and several others injured by a dynamite explosion at the 0. A. & P. S. Railway's works near Barry's R. G Dunn & Co. report forty-four fail- ures in Canada, the past week, against thirty-four in the croPresponding week last year. At Brandon, Man. on Friday night Jas. Beattie, aged 60, shot, his wife, whom he accused of Infidelity. She is likely to re- cover. R. Elliott. a farmer, living about three miles from Manilla, was killed Thurs- day evening by getting entangled in his binder. William Giessen and Dennis Bahill, two twelve -year-old boys were drowned while bathing in the Hudson river at Albany John Mooney, a blacksmith, received Thaaurhs in- juries during a scuffle in Buffalo with Chris Weinholtz from which he died in a fewAthMouarnenel station, neareSt. John's, New- foundland, Mrs. Edward Nosewoithy, 67 years, was struck by a train and instantly killed. James Ross, an old aud respectecefarm- er, living near Teeswater, was killed by being thrown from his buggy during a runaway. , A despatch from Vancouver, B, C., says that tuberculosis is prevalent in the neigh- borhood of that city. Thirty cattle in one ewearleaneihtoolta advisory board of educe - herd rh tion has adopted the regulations favoring the teaching of agriculture in the schools oflavinaniliatorbidaing on a handcar at Tweed Friday Cornelius Woodcock had his neck broken by ,being struck by a handle. He leaves a widow and large family. The arbitration party in. the British Commons believe the Government will adopt a twenty -five-year arbitration agree- ment between the United States and Great Britain. et & Desbiene, dry goods merch- ants, 1,064 Ontario street, Montreal, have assigned, with liabilities of about $14,000. Several Toronto wholesale houses are in. Sanford, N. C., says in- terested. from Edgar Hart, a white bboyy,Thanteddor'el3mylarr: colored, aged beadgetap deathbyyears, during a • quarrel. 111 IliR611 SALEDAYS. ii On Friday and Satur- day of this week, 1 will offer - tor cash • only, all Union and Wool Dress Goods Of single fold at half the selling - price. Remember these goods are in every respect sound and good colors, YOU CAN'T AF -- FORD TO MIS S. THIS OFFER J. P. CLARKEt- John Potter, aged 14, was shot and dangerously wounded in Toronto on Sun- day by Timothy Lynch. Potter was rob- bing Lynch's °Lollard Lizzie Gant, aged 13, and an iitrittit sou of Mrs. Cathariue Thompson were burned to death and si xother persons injured dur- • nig a fire itt a farm house near Chatham • early Sunday morning. • John Ormeby, a middle-aged English- man, committed suicide with a revolver its a small candy Mere near the Mountain View Hotel, Hamilton, Thursday. He Was out of work and despondent. Mrs. Carlin of London, mother of James Carlin of Toronto, • who, with his wife, were drowned at Sturgeon Point, cliednucl. denly when she heard of her son's death. All three were buried at London. ' airs. Fromm of Buffalo, jealous of her husband's' M L b the young woman Saturcisy night, and dashed a cupful of vitriol in her face. Alio Leber will lose her eyesight and be badly disfigured. The United States Treasury Department • hag authorized the free entry into that country of hose, carriages, regalia, etc., of visiting firemen, from Cateda who at- tend the convention of the New York State • firemen on Aug. 20, at Oswego. Thomas Cornish, a young Englishman 1 who had just arrived froin, the old octuto try, triecl to commit suicide by drowning ' at Hamilton, on Seeday, He Was resorted and placed wider arrest. lie says a loVe affitir had made him tired of life. Martin Sudy and Frank Diger, employ- es of the Rubber Asphalt Compeny, fete quarrelled Setueday efterneon lin the •the outgo of a &hating bent, • Diger atrukat thiat on the heed with a heavy *hotel ma the laU riritOW dying. MARKET REPORTS. &atm August, 9th 1894. Fall wheat perbush- 54 $ 58 Spring wheat per bush . 54 58 atter per bush... ...... 35 Out per bush- • . • 86 Peas per bash .......... . . . .. 62 Flour perbbl . 4 00 ' Apples per bag. .. . . 75 Potatres per bag ... . ..... 40 Hay tea ton 6 00 Woodper cord hard 3 00 Wood per:coed soft 2 00 Butter per 15 Eggs per dosen......... ...... . . 9 as 33. 20 55- 40 7 00 3 50 926 LS 8 Turkeys peril) 9 go Pork per hundred... • ...... 600 6 25 Hogs. live weight., 4 50 4 50 Geese . . . ... 5 5, Ducks 6 7" Chicks,. . - 5 6 --40—. London. August 9th.1894: Wheat,•rbite.fall. 1001be $ 98 to $1 OW Wheat, red., fall. per 100 lbs,, 98 to 1 00 n Wheat.spnft, per1001191 - 98 to 1 Ole Oats, per 100 lbs.. ..... .............. 1 16 to 1 18- Corn, eerie° lbe Peas, pei100 lbs..... ... 9905 too 11 0000: Barley. per 10C lbs -1 0960 tt to 1 9090 BRye.uo kwp be re at? plebre Beets, per bus. 100 lbs... ...... 90 to 1 00 1 CO to 1 V? Eggs, fresh, single doz... .... 11 to 12' Eggs, fresh, basket, per doe . 30 to 10' Eggs, fresh, store lots, per dos f3 to Butter,single rolls, per lb ... .. . 20 to Butter, per lb,1 lb rolls.baskete 1210 Stoo 12 B utter, per lb. large rolls or Butter,per lb, tuber firkins-- 12 too 18 Lard, per lb.. crocks... t 20' Chiokens, per pair . *. 50 to 70 Ducks.. . 70 to 80 Turkeys, 8 to 90 per lb: sash 60 to 1 75 Toronto, red waiter, per bur 5349 to o 8300 Wheat, goose, per bus 5 Barley. per bus.•••• • ..... - 45 to 46 Oats, er bus ................34 An gust 4 1894' .. Wheat, white, per bus..... .... $ 58 to $ dr Wheat, spring., per bus .. - .. .. ... 60 to 60 '6 0 5 6 tenth in the tatjobling block eoliettmed.• as entirely he large sawmill owned be W. 13, Eelly, ,• eridgettorth, eke mIles fromPeierhomuelL ;kis, $6,000; iientritute, K000, • 9.= 522 20 Pea..'....... Hay Eggs per dozen Butter, per lb Dressed hogs 6 20 to 6 50 Potatoes, tier bar .... . .. ..... AO to Cl) 55 o 58 800 to 900 00 to 25 17 to 22 REV, W. A. NEWCOMBE, Tbomaitone- Maine:write': Suffering from indigestion. when in Nova Scotia a year ago, a pack- aee of K. D. C. was given nie. I cheer.- -fully acknowledge that the effect oh the. ifiredy in curing the trouble was very' marked end prompt, as well am lasting. Always avoid harsh purgettive pill. They first made you pick end then leave you cone- etipated. Carter's Little Liver Pills regu- late the bowels and then 'make you well. Dose, one pill. A dispatch from Vancouver, B.O., atm that tuberculosis is prevalent in the neigh- borhood of that city. Thirty cattle in one herd were shot on Thursday. No other medicine has equalled Hood'' Sarsaparilla in the relief it gives in mere. cases of dyspepsia, sick headache, etc. DR. SHOULTS, eENTRALIA. Office opposite Methodist Parsonage. rr WICKETT M. D. C. M., .1_ • Trinity University M. D. Toronto University. Office, Crediton. 114KINSMAN, DENTIST, *LD, S. sPECIALIST in GOLD FILL- ING, EXTRAtITING and PLATD WORK. Gas and local Anaesthetics for painless ex- tracting. 2nd door ' north: of CARLING'S Store' 'nALTON AN DERSON D.D. S . L. D• S, Honor Graduate of the To- ronto "(Nivel say and 'loyal College of Denter Surgeons of Ontario. Specialties, painless extraction and preservation of the natural' teeth. Office over the Law Office of Elliot & Elliot, opposite Central Betel, Exeter, Ont. BAGNEW L. D. S.DENTIST, . (MINION. Will be at Greb'S hotel Zurich, on the seoond Tluiroday of each month and at Hodgin's hotel' Henson every Monday. onnmommmurr.•••••••• INN A MAN an always Be Dressed Well If he goes to the proper Tailor. We have a large range of Pat- terns to choose from - Natty Tweeds, Series' and Worsteds, made up in.any style, and fitting the customers so well that inti- mate friends do not scruple te ask who made your Suit. Our customers never hesitate but answer with a knowing smile, a -C)1" -IN -S The TO:ger. /1%1* 011311,00ATSI vitn titAti , set