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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1897-2-18, Page 4.11•60111112.11. The ivioisons (QuRTERaD Tile PARLIAMENT, I805) Patellae Capita - - d$2,000,000 teSt'un4 - - 1,40000 Head Office, Montreal. WaLFERSTAN TEI0 MAS,Esq., Gemmel. MANAGER Money advanced to good farmers on their wec note with one or more endoreer at 7 per eat, pm annum. Exeter Branch. Open every lawful day, from a.m. to p.n. SATURDAYS, 10 a.m. tot p.m. Ourrent rates of intereet allowed on depoite N. D.HURDON, Manager. Exeter, Doo. 7th, ,as ItOc lint0 • THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 11397. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Attention has been attracted by the advocacy before the tariff commission- ers of protection for his industry, by Alden Barritt, the Mitchell hosiery manufacturer, Mr. Barritt is a Lib- eral but is not above consulting his own interest rather than be carried away by the free trade sentiment that prevails extensively in his party. The Mitehell Recorder notes the receipt of a letter from Thomas Babb, of Sydney, Man., who asks the Recorder on his behalf to "Congratulate my old friend Burrlitt as a protectionist; 35 per cent. and ten cents per dozen on hosiery is not bad for a good old Liberal." e Chauncey Depew, the United States Railway magnate, having caught a se- vere cold while participating in a fu- neral ceremony, writes to the press condeinming public funerals, and says the danger, especially to the pen - bearers is great. In Canada, the pub- lic have in recent years been working a quiet yet effective, reform in re- gard to funeral services. In nearly every ease nowadays, the service at the grave in the winter months is out down to a simple prayer, and. tae clergyman officiating has the good sence to request all present to keep their hats on. The dead can in no sense be honored. by the living expos- ing themselves to danger in laying away the biddy of a friend from which the spirit has taken its departure. x It would be a great relief to Canada . if an election could be brought off in North Ontario without so much trouble after the polls are closed.. Everybody remembers the muddle. after the general election, and. now, after a bye -election, thee lea, pitched battle over the recount proceedings. The public cannot yet understand why the Liberals were not content to let Judge Mahaffey conduct the recount, or why Hon. Justice Robertson in- terfered to prevent a further recount before Judge DartnelI at Whithby. It -is only fair to assume that both Judge Mahaffey and Judge Dartnell are above the suspicion of partisanship, and between Ltberal interference to head off Judge Mahaffey and judicial interference to head offJudgeDartnell the unprejudiced observer does not know what to mate of the whole trouble. MUNICIPAL AUDITS. Underneath all the remedies that may be suggested for the better gov- ernment of any municipality is the doctrine that all their affairs must be conducted on sound business princi- ples. The first is to place these affairs in the hands of an experienced board of management. The second is to se- cure an efficient supervision or audit of financial transactions. For many years the complaint has been that muni- cipal audits are insufficient. The eaumerous defalcations of municipal treasurers and. collectors reported from time to time show this, and in addition the report of the Bureau of Industries shows that a uniform system on which to keep municipal accounts is actually necessary. To secure this, the appointment in each county of an auditor is recommended. The duties the auditor would perform may be briefly outlined asfollowsalst-Tobe ex- "offieial auditor of the accounts of the country. to act with an auditor to be appointed by the council in the yearly audit of the treasurer's book. 2nd - To furnish the bureau of industries, as required, with statements of the fin- ances of the country and inunicipalie eies therein, the fact of having the fin- ancial transactions of municipalities eonducted in a business way would be true municipal economy. An efficient man would be required to fill this of - ice. The auditor should be indepen- lent of the council, and his duties re - plated by e statute. He should be ippointed by the eounty- council, and when once appointed a two-thirds ‘Inajority of the whole council should ae required to dismiss him. The see,- eiees of the county auditor evould be ,equired for a portion of the year only ad in large counties two auditors eight be neceseary. After the first /ear ell treasurers should be required o.kep their booker according to a uni- . (Ye:ie. system, and receive instructions en the auditorsw e ecessary. THE EXETER TIMES 111111111011MMINIMMONIK One-half the expense of the present system should pay for the services of a county auditor after the first year. Additional Locals Spring isnot far off. Over half of February is gone. Pork prices remain at $5.25. St. Marys has a Board of Trade. Salta Madge of Usborne is very ill. Lent begins March 3- Ash Wednes- day. Bawden is expected home from the Old Country on Saturday. The new County Councils Act is not likely to be disturbed at this session. The Orange lodges of Perth county have decided to celebrate the 12th in Mitchell this year. The canvassing committee were out on Monday afternoon and secured 30 members far the St. Marys Board of Trade. The Government is considering the appointment of a Provincial Auaitor, who will be empowered to look into any municipal accounts at any time. Mr. Chas. Fairbanks, of Parkhill,has a hen's egg which weighs nearly 0 ounces and measures 7 3-e inches by 5, 5-3 inches. It was laid by a young Langshan ben, G, McLean has leased the: Grand. Central hotel, St. Marys, from Mrs. D. Dewar, for a term of five years, and will take possession on the 1st of May. Mr. Win. Hawkshaw will remove to Seafortb. Exeter was well represented at the church openingat Crediton on Sun- day and contributed largely to the building fund. The Evangelical As- sociation now has one of the finest churches in Ontario at the Crediton station. The hockey match on Tuesday even- ing between the Clinton and. Exeter teams resulted in a score of 0 to 5 in favor of Exeter. Some good. playing was (Ilene by both teams. At the close of the game the visitors were entertained by the Exeter team. The skating race on the Exeter rink Tuesday evening for the champion- ship of Exeter and a Silver cup, be- tween Fred. Hawkshaw and John Spackman, was won by the, latter. The race was for two miles and was won by two laps. A good deal of interest Was taken. Several important petitions were presented at Saturday's session of the Legislature. A petition was presented by Mr. Moore from the Council e of Waterloo and Huron counties for an amendment to the municipal act, per- mitting county councils to offer a re- ward to any person who shall pursue a horse -thief. The death of Louisa Southcott, daughter of Charles Southeott, of Toronto, formerly of Exeter, occurred in that city on Saturday. She had been Ill for some months, heart failure being the cause of death. Her many friends here were sorry to learn of her demise. The remains were interred. in the Exeter Cemetery on Tuesday. Starving and suffering India is now before the eyes of the world pleading in words of anguish and terrorfor help. Let us remember our plenty and. ex- tend a hand to them in their need. The causes are altogether beyond their own control -the lack of ram causing a blight in the rice crops. One dollar will feed an adult there for a month and five dollars until next harvest. We sincerely hope and trust that the fellow feeling which should character- ize us in Canada. will impel us to be generous and to prompt action. "Are they, although black and superstitious not, after all, our brothers?" It is noticeable that creamery but- ter is beginning to crowd out the band. made article in Canadian and foreign markets. It not only meets with quicker sale but commands better prices. This fact should set farmers thinking. While some very good home made butter is offered, it is a fact that the greater portion is of a most inferior quality,and retail buyers are sometimes obliged to pay as much for the bad as the good which is an in- justice to those who take pains to turn out a, superior article. Creameries are cropping up in almost every dir- ection and in a little time it is thought that few townships will be without one. Lucan Sun -There died on Monday Feb. 1st., at her home here Mrs. Mary Maguire, in. the 82nd, year of her age. She had been in failing health for some time, suffering from no particular disease, and her death was not expect- -ed. She was a native of Sligo, Ireland, and. came to this country about fifty years ago, settling first at Weston and later moving to the township of McGillivrayen this county Two. years ago, when the Rev. Mr. Shaw was in Ireland, he brought her a bunch of heather from the garden where she played when a child, and it was prized among her treasures and she was buried. with it in her hand. Four sons and two daughters are left to mourn their loss, while three sons and one daughter are dead. The survivors are David, Lucan; Edward, Exeter; James, Ailsa Craig; Thomson, Cheboy- gan, Mich.; Mrs. John Murdy and Miss Annie Maguire, Lucan. elliONOMM•100•••••111. moomitiomm*••••tale What Canada Can Do. Detroit, Feb. 12th. -It was reported among shipping men in Wincleor this morning that, in case the Corliss Im- migration Bill becomes law, the Can- adian teovernment will compele every American ship passing through any Canadian canal to land its crew at the entrance of the canal, hire a Can- adian crew to take the vessel through and oblige the American crew totravel overland to the other end of the canal. "The Americans have not a single canal that Canadians are obliged to use," said M. X. Cowan, member of Parliament, to -day, "while hundreds of American vessels mustpast through the Welland Canal, which belongs to Canada, and there is no doubt that, if the American Government obliges Canadian laborers working in Detroit to move over there under the Corliss Bill, such a step will be taken in re- taliation. If nobody else does so, I will myself introduce a bill compelling the employment of Came -Ilan labor at every point on Canadian territory." THAT POSTAL ORDER I Local Governments Must Pay to the Dominion. An Innocent Question Sent Front lite Ontario Government Caused All the Trouble—Cases ot Whiskey for Exptrt Must Have Branding That Will Stay— Getting Things in Order After the Fire— :Ur 'Tarte Thanks the Firemen General News From the Capital. Ottawa, Feb. 15. -(Special.) -Inquiry teas made at the Postoffice Department this afternoon as to the extent ,of the nt order imposing postage on mail matter sent from the public depatt- yams of the several provinces. Here- after the exemption from postage rate will apply Strictly to the class of matter mszitioace in the Postoffice Act, name- ly, "Petitions and addresses to the Pro- vineial Legislatures or any of the pro- vieces of Canada, or to any branch thereof, and also votes and prececd- ings and other papers printed by et -- der Of any such Legislatures, or any branch thereof." ilitherte the freak- ireg privilege has been allowed on the decuments mentioned in the following peragraphe of the Dominion P sea caddie, ana on tae. e hereetter postage must be paid a; tee rete of ene con. for two ounces, (15) Peritalteal bulletin ciitulars, settee:tiles and reports Prepaid by an hatted from the Provincial Depart - Merits in connvetito tL, lei' agricultural, halustrial aim sanitary matters, ca tvoil as returns made te the Provincial teovernment on schedules furnished by cram; forms used by clergymen, medics], men and others, when making returns of marriagee, births end aveths; contagioue diseases report:, :Wax -cased, to the Provincial Beard of health, Montreal, and metece °logical reperts addressed to the Dominion Ob- servatory at Toronto, are allowed to ease free of postage, but should regis- tration be required, the usual charge of 5 ceras must be pi eyelet by stamps in every ease. 06) These circulars., schedules, ne- perts and returns may thus pass, whe- ther sent with or without envelop?e, but if sent in envelopes they are ta be uneealecl in order to show that ne- thing but the return is enclosed there- in. As regards the obligation to leave Ole envelopes unseated, exception it made in the case of certain official re- ports pasted in official envelopee ad- dressed to the "Conseil d'aiygiene de la Province de Quebec" or eieea Health of the Province of Quebec, at Montreal." City postmasters were advised last week that as soon as the Postai Guide for 1e57 is out, which will he in about ten • days. the law will be enforced in re- ference to the above class of mail mat- ter. The Provincial Secretaries of all the provinces of Canada have been apprised of the opinion Of the Minister of Justice. and that the franking privi- lege hereafter must be confined strict- ly within the limits laid down by the statute. It was an innocent question front the Ontario Government that led to the law being looked into and the getting cif Sir Oliver alowat's opinion thereon. Collectors of Inland Revenue have been notified that heleafter cases con- taining whiskey for export must here- after be branded with the letters "Expn" (meaning exportation) with a branding iron, in place of stencil mark- ing them. On whiskey for export no excise duty Ls paid, and there have been instances where the stencil mark- ing has been rubbed out, and the spirit actually diverted to home consumption. It is to guard against fraud -a this kind that the Department will here- after require a more durable branding mark. The British Columbia politicians who are in town had an interview with Sir Henri Joly to -day to urge the appoint- ment of Mr. Lawson, assistant to Prof. Ellis of Toronto, as public analyst for British Columbia. I3eforc the late Gov- ernment went out, Mr. Fagan of New Westminster, was recommended for this position, but His Excellency did not sign it. Mr. Fagan is the only chemist in British Columbia who baa passed the public analyst's examina- tion. The work of sasightening out the books and papers carried from the Western block on Thursday is proceed- ing apace. By Wednesday department- al routine will be going on as usual. The Minister of Public Works is pre-. paring a statement of how the fire oc- curred, as to the condition of the fire appliances, water supply and other de- tails. It will endeavor to show that the statements published as to the hy- drants being frozen and the hose in a dilapidated condition, are all wrong. Meanwhile Mr. Tarte has taken tem- porary measures to protect the centre and eastern blocks from fire. He has caused to be placed fire protection Pales at different points. Mr. Peter Lyall, a well-known build- ing contractor of Montreal, has ar- ra ed here at Mr. Tarte's invitation to guide him in his action regarding re- building. Re visited the scene of the fire with Mr. Ewart, acting chief ar- chitect, this morning, and went over every portion of the building. Mr. Lyall eonsidered the brick and mason work standing above the second storey vete; soma wed not calling in any way for repair, As regards the building, Zia Lyall says it certainly was one of the very best at its day. If the block Is to be made fu-eproof in the modern acceptation of that term the interior partitions of weed should all be re- moved, down te the basement and replaced by metal. As they are now they are mast inflam nable and the putting in of a fireproof roof would be no help if the blaze started in the lower floors. Moreover, the walls would have to be all repla,stered and this would take time. It would mean at least six Months before the build- ings would be fit foe occupation, and would involve a considerable e.ependi- ture, but the structure would he as permanent and indestructible as any that could be put up. This is, his idea I' permanent rebuilding, but if it is only intended to patch things tip,. the werle could be done in six or eight weeks. It rests with the Minister of Public Works to say which shall be done, and the likelihood is that Mee Tarte will not consent to any per- petuation of another firetrap. Mr, Tarte, by the way, is almost overcome With d pressure of work, and has not been well Since the night of the fire. To -day he sent the following letter to Mayor Bingham: "Feb. 13, 1897. -My ,Dear Mayme-Perrait me to thank you for the great assistance that your municipal organization ex- tended te the Goverament of 'Canada In the recent disaster. The firebrigade worked with great energy, vigor and pluek. I have myself witnessed their effort, and can bear testimony that they have done everything that men could do to save the , building Ba neve me, my dear Mr. Mayor, truly yours, J. Israel Tarte." At the connciemeeting to -night Vt.,: es of thanks were tendered the Mayor of Montreal. the Montreal firemen and others who assisted tae, Ottawa bri- gade in putting out the fire. The Object of the visit of Sir William Van Horne, President, and Mr. Shaugh- nessy, Vice -President of the C. P. IL. to Ottawa on Saturday was to oppose the application which the Victoria, Vancouver and Eastern Railway is making to the Dominion Government for assistance to build it line from the coast into the mining regions of East Kootenay, connecting with the Crow's Nest Pass road. As previously stated, the C. P. R. seeks permission to construct the line from the Crow's Nest, or rather from Lethbridge, in the N. W, T., through tee the Pacific coast by the southern route, The Supreme Court term opens to- morrow, when Allem ent in two ap- peals be given. One of :these is the case of tit.% slap Frederick Gerring, hr,, vs, the Queen. involving the legal- ity of a seizure made by the Canadian fieheries protection service last sum- mer for fishing within the three-mile Inlet The City Council to -night approved of the report favoring the immediate pa-ale:se of two quick -steaming en- gines, two chemical engines, two ex - ten eon ladders and the erection of two new fire stations. Owing to a techni- cal objection of one of the kickers, the motion to ask the Legislature for power to issue debentures for e116,000 to purchase these appliances, and to extend water mains, was laid over until next meeting. Patent solicitors will hereafter be debarred from direct access to the ex- aminer of the patent office. Triplets, all girls, were born to Mr. and Mrs. A. Gravelle of 46 Clarence - street on Saturday, and were christen- ed at the Basilica yesterday morning. The three ohildren appeared well, but ot a late hour last evening they were dead. Han. P. Peters, Q. C., senior Cana.- dian counsel before the Behring Sea arbitration, returned to Ottawa to- day. The Canadian counsel in the Behring Sea arbitration have secured a room in the Supreme Court building, which they will use during the preparation of their written argument. Major McLennan, M. P., is in town. Hon, L. 0. Taillon, late Postmaster - General, arrived in the Capital last A meeting of the Cabinet was held this afternoon. The Cabinet to -day made a tour through the anic offices of the Eastern Block and saw for themselves tae dan- gerous position in which the valuable records of the Interior Department are Dr. Borden returned to the city to- night for the first time since his in- juries in the railway accident near Dorchester, N. B. Evidently the Min - Later had a bad shaking -up. ARE THERE A IVY MORE? Mildmay Rank Property Seized by the Sheriff -Peculiar illetkods of Easiness. Walkerton, Ont., Feb. 15. -(Special.) -- After a hard struggle with fate for a couple of months the Mildmay private bank has been compelled to assign. Mr. Sheriff O'Connor selied the Property of the bank and its prOelrietors on Satur- day, on an execution for $1919 at the suit of Rev. S. E. Wadel :Of Chep- stow, and immediately thereafter the company assigned to Mr. John Snyder, ?everyman, of Mildmay. This gentle- man has called a meeting of the cre- ditors of the bank for the- 27th inst. Another writ for $1600 was issued by Mr. 0. E. Klein, barrister, on Satur- day, at the suit of Mathias Stroeder against Messrs. Schurter, Geissler, Lobsinger, Hergatt and Zettel, propri- etors of the bank. A special writ wae also issued against Mr. Zettel individually, on ac- count of a transaction with his son incidentally arising out of the difficul- ty of the bank. Mr. Zettel sold his farm to his son in November last, tak- ing a mortgage thereon for $4940. Since the 'commencement of the trouble in the bank Mr. Zettel discharged this mortgage. Mr. Stroeder thinks the discharge was not a genuine business transaction, and has brought suit to have it declared that Mr. Zettel is still the mortgagee. The bank is not an incorporated institution, but merely an association of private parties who, for the past fourteen years, have been carrying on business under the name of the Carrick Financial Company. All their private property is liable for the debts of the institution, and when a run commenced on them after the Messner failure two months ago, they claimed a surplus of some $50,000 all told. The liabilities of the bank 'were then given at $64,000, with assets norneriatly, baea.46e,000. Nearly $40,000 of 'lee* ilities as for deposits by fa , ) --Velears in the immediate s now said that the tx out nearly so well as at- eda Mr. Schurter, the manager, has been carrying on a mill and Mr. Hergott, another of the pro- prietors, has been carrying- on a foundry, both of which were dependent on bank capital, and both of which are now closed up. Their notes are in the bank, given by themselves as indi- viduals to themselves as a bank, and counted by the bank as valuable as- sets. Their value remains to be seen. The interim assignee is a friend of the family and not a business man, so that in the meantime the managers will practically have control until the meeting of creditors on the 27th inst. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. News Notes Covering AM Sorts of Tattles Culled From the Despatches and Put Into Paragraphs., President McKinley has an attack of grip and was unable to see callers, yesterday. Sir Charles and Lady Tupper arrived at Halifax yesterday by the Mongolian from England. At Sorel eesterday Mr. E. A. D. Morgan was chosen as the Conservative candidate for the coming local election. litany Duvall. Gregory, LU:D.'who, from 1883 to 1892, was vice-president of Girard College, Philadelphia, is, dead. Hugh P. Cumming, a respected resident of Chatham for 37 eyears, Is dead from paralysis, aged 71. He was bore in Inver- ness, Scotland. - Frederick Edwarda an old gentleman of Guelph, died of apoplexy yesterday trvirn- ing, aged 66. He was in his usual health almost up to the time of death. W. IL Breithaupt has been 'elected pre- sident of the Berlin and Waterloo Street Beltway Company, to succeed the late 13. Carl Breithaupt, who was killed by an ea - plosion In Berlin. , Alexander Wheeler of Bridgeport has been awarded the Yale literary medal, valu- ed at $100. This Its the chief literary' honor. Thomas D. Williams. .ohlef dorator for the Western Union Telegraph QaraPanY in Pittsburg, died yesterday of pneumonia.. 'William Taylor of New York, born in Ottawa AL% some tilUerneltiga The Dominion Telegraph Company, to get from The New York Telegram 'a. ip around the world for guessing the neatest to Mr. McKinley's plurality in the late election. He guessed 597,398; the plurality was 607,- 39.0, The Latest News. The London election trial has closed and judgment will be given March 6th. The wheat market in Chicago was dull and lower on Saturday. A, good deal of long wheat was sold. Advices frora the Northwest indicated a more liberal wheat movement. May wheat closed 1 5-8c easier at 73 7-8c. Mrs, Simpson, of 32 Hope street, died Tuesday evening, aged 82 years. Mrs. Simpson had been a resident of London, since 1854, having conic to this country from Moyarshire, Scot- land, after her husband's death. Charles Robb, of Xippen, was her brother. One day recently as Mr. Walter Bolan, Schram Bros'. baker, Parkhill, was indulging in a dish of oysters be made the valuable find. of a small pearl. The pearl is about the size of a coin - Mon pea or perhaps a little larger, and its price is valued at about $9. It is needless to say that Schram Bros. have since that time been kept busy selling oysters. A Winnipeg despatch Monday night told of the death of R. M, Livingstone by falling off the train near Martin sta- tion„ west of Fort William, while on his way to visit his brother at Seat- tle, Wash, Deceased was well-con- nected, being a, nephew of the cele- brated African explorer, having a brother, in the drug business at Lis- towel, another a bank manager at Georgetown, and a third, the one at Seattle, who is prominent in mercan- tile circles there. He was on his way from Listowel, and. was a guest at the Tremont House from Monday until Thursday of last week. The cold. snap lastweekbrought Mrs. Angus McDonald, of Sylvan, an ex- perience watch she will not care to repeat. On going out to draw water from the well she found the surface of the water solidly frozen. She put a ladder down to the ice and. then des- cended. to break a hole large enough to get her pail through. Once on the ice she told her daughter to pull up the ladder out of her way,1 but no •sooner was this done than the ice broke beneath her weight. Fortun- ately she grasped the pump firmly and kept her head above water until help arrived and rescued her „yery cold in- deed but otherwise none the worse for her adventure. Clare, the seven-year-old son of Mr. J. H. Laughton of Parkhill, fell on Saturday afternoon from the roof of the Caw block, in which his father's store is located. The little fellow had heard his father talking about cleaning the ice off the roof, and, without Mr. Laughton knowing it, went up on the roof. He fell a distance of about twenty-two feet, alighting upon the hard ice in the back yard. He was rendered IMSCOUSCioUS by the fall, but no bones were broken. The boy suf- fered severe pain for several days, but is now resting easier, and no unfavor- able symptoms have been developed. It is supposed that the boy alighted on his feet, otherwise he would have been more seriously injured. On April 30, 1896; the hotel of Wm. Denne, of St. Marys, was burned down. There was an insurance .of $8,000, di- vided. between the National, Guardian, Perth Mutual and Western. The Na- tional,ased Guardian paidtheir policies, but the Perth,Mutual and Western re- fused to settle. Denne sued the West- ern for $2,000 and obtained the verdict. The defence of the company was over- valuation and. incendiarism. The building and contents were valued at $12,000, and at the trial it was shown that the valuation was too high, about $9,000 being the outside figure. A new trial was granted for March 27th, when some startling developments are expected. Detective Heffernan, of Walkerton, who was instrumental in convicting the East Oiled= conspir- ators, has been engaged on the case, and has, it. is said, succeeded in col- lecting some strong evidence. If all reports be true decidedly sensational developments may be expected. JEALOUS RIVALS. CANNOT TURN I3AcK THE TIDE. THE DEMAND FOR Da. AGNEW'S LITTLE PILLS Is A MARVEL. IT'S THE OLD STORY, "THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST" AND "JEALOUSY ITS OWN DESTROYER. Cheap to buy, but diamonds in qual- ity -banish nausea, coated tongue, water brash, pain after eating, sick headache, never gripe, operate pleas- antly. 40 doses in a vial. 20 cents at all druggists. Sold by C. LUTZ. , Broken Chain The family circle is. never so happy after the chain is broken and a link taken. Some family chains are strong, others weak. Have you a good family history? Or is there a tendency to coughs throat or bronchial troubles, weak lungs? Has a brother, sister, parent or near relative had consumption? Then your family chain is _weak. Strengthen it. Take SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites. It makes rich blood, gives strength and vigor to weak lungs and run-down constitutions. With its aid the system throws off acute, coughs and colds. It pre- vents the chain from breaking. Shall we send you a book about this, free? For sale by ell druggists at 30e, and $Loo & soWNE, Belleville, Ont. POWERS TAKE ACTION Four of Tham Land Mar,ines on the Island of Crete. The Crisis Said to be at an End— British Monte of Lords Had the Matter Before Them as Well as the Commons —The Greek "Army of Occupation" Landed—Athenians Shouted for Joy When They Heard or 11-a. Bit of a Scene in the French Chamber Over the 'War. London, Feb. 15.—The matter of the disorders in Crete and the independent action taken by Greece in sending a, torpedo flotilla and transport ships to that island came up in the House of Lords to -day, when Lord Salisbury declared that reforms for the Island of Crete had been arranged and were al- ready' being put into, effect when Greece Intervened. The powers, the Premier Said, were unanimous in regarding the action of Greece as ill-advised, to say the least, and had lost no time in ex- pressing this opinion in language of the most earnest and unmistakable character to the Greek Government. The Government of Great Britain, Lord Salisbury declared, remained in com- plete accord with the other powers, and there was no ground for thinking that they would depart from the pol- icy which they had hitherto pumued. In the Commons. London, Feb. 15.—Mr. George N. Cur.. son, Parliamentary Secretary for For- eign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons to -day, in. reply to ques- tons regarding the exact situation in Crete, that the powers were taking every step that was possible for them to take advantage of to the end at checking the disorders in that island. All of the foreign consuls in Crete, he added, were under instructions to co- operate in the direction of restoring order. Mr. Curzon, answering further truce - times, said that the Government had absolutely no information that the Mussuirnans in Crete were exposed to massacre at the hands of the Chris- tians. Replying to requests for information as to the course to be taken by the British naval vessels in Cretan waters, Mr. Curzon said that the British naval officers, had been instructed to take no Isolated action in Crete under any cir- cumstances. Mr. Curzon declined to make any statement as to the nature or purport of the correspondence which had passed between the powers con- cerning the Cretan situation and the position of the powers in regard there- to. TAB POWERS 4.01: British, Russian. French and Italian Marines Landed In Crete. Canea, Feb. 15.—One hundred men each from the Russian, French, Brit- ish and. Italian fleets at Cane -a, and 50 A.ustrans have been landed under command of an Italian officer and have occupied the city, the, Turkish officials having given their assent to the step. The flags of the nations represented by the occupying force have been hoist- ed upon the ramparts of the fortress. The Crisis Ended. London, Feb. 15.—The Standard will to -morrow print a despatch from its Athens correspondent saying that the powers have decided to supervise the execution of a. new charter for Crete, the chief feature of -which is the au- tonomy of the island under the joint rule of the powers, The Standard's cor- respondent further says that he has been assured by a Greek official of high position that Emperor Welliam of Germany used his influence very large- ly to effect this solution of the mat- ter, which is hailed with delight, and the crisis is considered over. Athenians Shouted for Joy. Athens, Feb. 15.—Advices received here from the Island of Crete announce that the "corps of occupation," consist- ing of infantry, artillery and engineers, and numbering 1500 men, which em- barked at Piraeus yesterday, have landed at Platanias, 14 kilometreS west of Canea. The warships of the powers, these advices also state, had previously landed strong detachments at Retimo. Heraklion and Canea. When the announcement was made here that the "corps of occupation" under comamnd of Col, Vassos, chief aide-de-camp to King George, had landed in Crete demonstrations of the 'wildest joy were Indulged in by the populace. A despatch from Canea states that Col. Vassos has issued a proclamation to the Cretan and has demanded that the Turks surrender. Could Not Divulge hairis, Feb. 15. -In the Chamber of leeMetea, ta-claae M. Hanotaux, Minis - inlet( 'aaeaetragtearegarding the pfri:ArealFs. replying to an situation in Cr*eta:agate:11M the status ,e),f affaits was such as tie 'fistulae -ea' P tiblieeetplanakion impos- sible. M. Ja.ures expressede his dis- satisfaction with the reply a the For- eign Minister to his request or infor- mation and demanded that the Cretan affair be discussed at oncey the t Chamber. Thereupon M. Nen a, the Premier, declared that such action wad impossible as the discussion de- manded would necessitate the divulg- ing of secrets which were not France's alone, and demanded that the con- sideration of the platter be adjourned, and this course was adopted by a vote of 382 to 70. Details of the Landing. Louden, Feb. 15. -The Times will pub- lish to -morrow a despatch from Ceram' giving details of the landing from the foreign warships of the force which oc- cupied Canea. The debarkation of the men took place in the afternoon under the direction of the Italian admiral, the senior commander*. The weather was brilliant, and the men in their different 'Uniforms made a picturesque scene: Quays were„prawded with cu- rious spectators, leutaapt the least de- neonstration of itiostilfeiawae made. The Mohannnedanapopulation are evi- dently pleaeted 'With the action of the powers in, occupying the city. A small fanatical minority alone exbibit- ed ;any signs of discontent. aaa Mushavir unite' Bey, to whew Was delegated by Georg' Berovitch Mha, the Christian Governor Crete, the,pow- ers of government, has addressed ear note to the commanders of the forefesi. fleets, gladly accepting the occupation of Crete, and expressing hope that Heraklion, Retirno, Kisamo, Selino and other cities and towns in the island will also be occupied by the powers Other prominent residents begged that the occupation be extended over the entire A MINIVER'S STORY. THE PAINFUL EXPERIENCE OF REV C. H. BACICHUS. For Fivo Months he was helpless and. Endured Agonizing Pains -Could neither Rise Up Nor Sit Down Without Aid -He Tells How He found a Cure. From the Tilsonburg Observer. The Rev. 0. H. Backhus is a resident of Rayhaint township, Elgin county, Out., and there is probably no person in the county who is better known or more highly esteemed. He is a mini ster of the United Brethren Church. 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