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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1897-12-16, Page 7!r Years AgO., lathe white wouse chair, I was Doctor Ayer ; sy for human weal and one to heal. dent's power of wilt ends on a liver -pill, Ayers pills r trow 50 years ago. toted S tit,- ev- ivltjea The (patch, le sta.- ppear, e win- ; ettY. train short, al stir roduce matott uarter 1. The n, but, labor OCK. elook- many, quer- ()Atha, to the ;esidea ;mph- eee ach Of owing iay be wer ag the ei bell. 1. art*, • 1 held conk - L11 tiie ,ns of time, tarter. ; Ma - of the a 1724 eh as is the 10 013- • . et the ege of view- Upoit tones of the kneel, at the music eareet"--- mown sighed won - 'id to inter), are sst of o Ilec- %r the nna 1 1-. - - put a ill Off k• nt1. ik on en, -if d the npty ; the %k up - upon your men' Cathartic Pills e designe to Supply a mode)purgative to people who had so long injured. themselves With griping medicines. Being carefully prepared and their in - gradients adjusted. to the exact necessities of the bowels and liver, their popularity was in. stantaneous. That this popu- larity has been maintained is wall marked in the modal awarded these pills at the World's Fair 1893. 50 Years of Cures, • tone FERI Do you know of a case wherein BODO'S 1(1011E1 PUS • fad, to cure any ailment? NieVecilit t.o_ know it. Over a million boxes solcl without a -single-eomplaint THE DODOS 161/10111E Mud. TORONTO 15 or' : LAWN CURED -SWORN STATEMENT. ininitifie McMartin, 27 Redenhurst St., Toronto, .4., swears that Ryokman's "Kootenay Cure" cured her of Paralysis which rendered one side of her body entirely useless. Physloians said there was no chance of her over recovering the use of her limbs. Hope deserted her, but to -day she is walking itround telling Ker friends how Ryoktnan'e "Kootenay Ours" gave her life and happiness. Sworn to, July 10, 1898, before .T. W. Seymour Corley, Notary Publio, . SWORN STATEMENT OF A CRATEFUL , MOTIIER. Lentos White, nine years old, who mitered with Emma since her birth, has been entirely oured and . her general systembuilt up by Ey okm an's "Kootenay • 0 tire. . e. above featstraven in a sworn state. , . tit made by her, mothelir,eil". Stinson Ow Hamilton, Ont„dgge eedor White, 139 July 3, U ' K . ' fore J. F. Monde, Notary Publie, .____J-.-- • A, COMBINATION DISTURBED - SWORN 'STATEMENT MADE. Charles E. Newman, 13 Marlborough 186„ Toronto ; tit, had a complication of idood troubles, Rhea. Mien, severe Kultrey trouble and 00netipation. Was frequently disturbed at night, lost bis appetite It was a very s ok man. Ms kidneys are now in a healthy condition, hit appetite good, sleep undis. oohed and constipation aired; all this was done by Lyo ley, Juig 10. 1890. kman's ,' Kootenay Core." ile makes sworn Waxman 6'.. the above facts before .7, W. Seymour FOR TWENTY-SEVEN YERS, NN'S ,‘ AKI POW THECOOKS BEST FRIEND LARGEST SALE OR CANADA. h teeny' itent- Lt and s s of 11 op - Losing rboxi — a l �f ;tit e s1art d ni 01 the 'et en - 1. tie 1 A\ ad P thO .2. lb er ) orb); • AND eoze _ 'NERVE PILLS 'FOR 0INEAK PEOPLE. At elf Druggists. Price 6o cents per Box, for $t.go. Sent by Mail on receipt of Co. T• MILBURN & CO., Toronto. * iiiE NEWS IN I NUTSHELL ME VERY -LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER, Interesting items About Our Own Country, Great Britain, the United States, and All Parts or the Globe. Condensed and Assorted tor Easy Reeding. CANADA. Sir William Van Horne announces that tbe C. P. R. will build, an bide - pendent line to Roseland. The imposition of the death seetence upon Martin Thorn, convicted of the murder of William GuidensupPe, toolx piece at New York. Lady Aberdeest has consented to de- liver an address under the auspices of the Ottawa St. Patriok's Society, on the 17th a March next. Clearances at Winnipeg during No- vember amount to B13,550, compared with $8,859 for the corresponding period. last year, Fire et*Carberry made a clean :meal) of one side of Main street, destroying about a dozen buildings. Tile loss will be about $40,000. The Grtead Trunk railway has receiv- ed five hundred freight ears of sixty thousand pounds etteacity each, for general use on the system, Bandsman Sweetman of the Thir- teenth Battalion Band, Hamilton, died from. a cold contracted at the Thanks- giving Day manoeuvres in Toronto. The Provincial Board a Health has notified the Ma•yor of Montreal that all Public school pupils must be vacci- meted. as a precaution against small- pox. Mr. Samuel LTacobs, a farmer living at Grassy's Corners, near Hamilton, Ont., was killed by a bull on Tburstley. The bull rushed at. him in a barn, and trampled him to death. The owners of the Canadienne, which was run down by the United. States eruiser, Yantio, intend to ask the United States Government torten thousand dollars damages. The nuns of a Montreal convent are beld teibe guilty of a grave infraction: of the health law in not holding their pupils for isolation after a nun was taken down with smallpox. Mr. Frank T. Watson. divisional freight agent of the Grand Trunk rail- way at Stratford, Ont., has been ap- pointed. to succeed Mr. Harris as dis- trict freight agent in Montreal. Messrs. T. Carpenter & Son of Winona have sent a consignment of Canadian apples and pears to the West Indies via, Halifax. the shipment con- sisting of 200 boxes of fruit. A panty of seventy-five Swedes from Minneatiolis and vicin t y pained through Montreal an their way home to their native Iand to spend tho Christ- mas holidays with their relatives ane friends. • Mr. E. E. Sheppard, Trade Commis- sioner for South America,, does not be- lieve anyi trade cart be established be- tween Canada and Brazil, seeing that the latter country has a tariff on an akerage of fifty per cent, Sir William Van Horne has received a gift of magnificent. cbina vases and plaques from the Emperor of japan as a token of appreciation of the cour- tesy extended, by him to the Marquis Ito during his progress through( Can- ada last summer. Mr. A,S. White, Collector of Customs at Montreal, states that the business in that city is better this fall than for many years. a he Customs college. tions for .November were eighty thou- sand dollars in exc-ess of what they were for the corresponding month last year. GREAT BRITAIN. Sir Henry Arthur Blake has been ap- pointed Governor of Hong Kong. The Princess of Wales celebrated her fifty-third birthday at Sandringham on Wednesday. The 'Maly bill will take precedence over all others in the coming session of the British Parliament. A combination of fifteen thread man- ufacturers has been formed in England. in opposition to the Coates'. The Marquis of Hertford is offering the historic mansioa, Bagley Hall, for sale, as he is too poor to keep it ep. The estate of the Duchess of Teck, cousin of the Queen and mother of the Daehess of York, is valued at X35,471. It is stated. that negotiations have been entered into at the instigation of Great Britain for a 'new commercial treaty with Germany. James Wray, an Australiaxt sculler living in England, challenges Gaudaur for the championship, but wants .the raoe rowed on the Tyne. In the honor list a Cambridge Ifni- versity just published, Dr. Hamilton W rigat, of Montreal, gets a scholarship of the value of .fifty pour:lids, UNITED STATES. President ',McKinley will recounnaend a, grant for the relief; of sufferers in the Yukon,. Justice Field Has informally retired from. the United States Supreme Court bench. The United States mint during No- vember coined $3,544,000 gold and $2,- 103,000 silver. A trust with a capital of fifty million dollars is about to purehase all the ',vire plants of the -United States. There is to be OM immense pilgrimage to Ireland next year from the United States to celebrate the risiteg forty- eight President lefelainley made a fast railway trip from Washington to Canton, Ohio, to visit his mother, who is dying. The Public Libraries of New York and Brooklyn are to be consolidated. The neer building- will be erected in Bryant Park, at a cost of 02,500,000. It is stated at "a meeting of the New York Board of Heattla, that one death, in every eeven in New York was the result of tubercular consumption. Sentence of death bas been passed upon Martin Thorn for the murder of Guldensuppe. He will be exeouted during the Week beginning ja nuary 10th. President McKinley has tendered R, Day, mew eiret assistant Secretary of State, the position of At - THE Ktoortnelrexa,Y-.Gelleral to slus"ed 'Time° Me- Prea1itent McKinley Is considering the best method ot placing before the tharitable citizens of the United States an appeal for food. to relieve the destitute in. Cuba. At Cambridge, Mass., Lorenzo W Barnes, a wood chopper, of maYnard: was sentenced to be banged on March 4, 1898, for the murder. of John: Dean 1..aiLmt.er.Clay, an officer of theGuards: who is being seed in London for fifty- five thousand dollars on notescashed by Lord William Nevill, says that his, Ciseaa, eignature was obtained by freed. At a meeting of the Boston fish deal- ers resalutions were adopte(1 coaling on Congress for a joint commission of the United. States and. Canada to investi- gate the trade relations a the two countries. • The New York dry goods' firm a Hilton, Uug1ies & Co,, which failed in 1893 with liabilities at $2,200,000, will pay its smaller creditors int full. The larger claims have been bougleti up by Judge Hilton, . Tte striking English engineers have been warned by the New York Locomo- tive Engineer that if they insist upon eight hours, and refuse the introduction a the latest machinery, trade will paee England by for foreign countries. • Tee A. & P. Roberta' Co., a Phila- delphia, has secured the 'contract for the: construction of the bridge over the Yssel River, near West- woore, Netherlamis, ata474,000. under - balding English and 13eigian com- panies. Martin. Thorn was found guilty of marder in the first degree at New York far the killing o Williara Guld- ensuppe. After the verdict the pris- ouer admitted his guilt, saying that Mrs. Neck's story of tlie. murder was substantially corr•aet. There is no material Omen m bast - nese conditions, either in ems Untted States or Canada. Commercial. adeices agree in saying that altogether busi- ness all over is goceit for the season of the year, and better taan it was at this time one .year ago/ but just now the tendenoy tre certain lines is to slacken production, and. of course to de- crease the demand for labor. On the other hand, wages for worsted workers have been advanced in Providence, bat this is an exceptional case„ and other markets are qttiet. The season is a waiting season, and, as a rale all in- dustries are dula GENBRA.L. Baron Gaoutech is Premier of /.us trin's new cabinet. Marsha Blame> has announced. that no outeide assistance is needed in re- lieving the famine in Cuba. It is reported. that 30 miners were killed end 40 injured by au explosion of fire damp in a, mine near Hom- burg, Eta:eerie. Gen. Pendo, a Spanish commander in Cuba, has been, killed, by the insur- gents, who have neatured the Village of Guise. It is semi -officially announced, that in the event of Hayti not complying with Germany's demands her coast forts will be bombarded. Goa. Saussier, the Military Governor of Paris, has ordered. a court-martial to investigate Comte Esterhazy's' con- nection with tbe Dreyfus scandal. The Japanese newspapers are disaus- sing the probability of war between Germany and. China as the result of the -occupation of Kiao-Chau bay. The Khedivah bas been safely deliver- ed of a (laughter. The Khedive -1x prior to her espousal by tho Khedive, was a favourite slave in bis harem. The German Naval Department has sent instructions to Kiel to send. two hundred ertillerymen with field guns academe thousand marines to China. Advices received. at Suakina. from Kas- sala announce that reports are current there that the Khalifs, recently murd- ered several Christians at Khartotun. The Italian Minister of Finance an- nounces a surplus of 31,000,000• lire for the last year and an estimated surplus of 40,000,000 lire for the current year. Spain is said to be satisfied with the results of the publication of the decree providing fo'r an autoncenous form of GovernmLent in Cuba and Porto Rica. It is rumoured m Cairo that the Ang- lo-ligyptien forces have occupied Met- emmeh, on the Nile, the main dervish position between Berber and. Omdur- man Gen. Weyler, the former Captain -Gen- eral of Cuba, was ban,quetted at Palma, Island of Majora, his birthplace, on Tuesday. Great enthusiasm was mani- fested,. The Turkish Legation, at Washington has received official information that the definite treaty of peace between the Sublime Porte and. Greece was sign- ed on. Saturday. It is understood. that the Carlists in Spain will not take any antion. until Don Carlos has replied to a message sent to him in Vienna relative to the political situation,. ' Zola, the novelist, has become the champion of Capt. Dreyfus, charged with selling /military seerets to a for- eign power; and is particularly hitter upon Comte Illsterhiezy. The Spanieh Government his re- ceived a. despatele frobe Havana which denies the report that Gen Pendo, who was placed in charge of the military operations in Cuba, is dead, The United Status Minisber to Tur- key has renewecl the dema-nd of the United States for an indemnity from the Turkish Government for the pill- age of American missions in Aamehia. Eineeror William's insistence in forc- ing the Navy bill has evokect the re- mark from tbe Cologne ',Talks Zeitung that there is a. chasxrj benveea the Emperor and the nation's represente,- tives, It is reported that the Al hanian re- volt which recently broke out in the districts of Ipek and Diakoba, is in- creasing int seriousness. Nearly ten thousand Albanians are in full revol against 'Turkey, POINTED, I,stiet your father of -rother aee- tiring dispasitianl asked tile young man caller whose chief weakness is to stay tate. Yes, she answered demurely, he re- tires at 10 and itieiste that the house be closet within half an hour of that ille . EETER TIMES A FAMILY MURDER. A Mau ClOOFSed WI9t MIAOW Ille Father -1W ESW - Mee Wounded Mis 1VID. despatoli from Potsdam,'N.Y,, says: -The preliminary examination of Howard W. Blot who Ls charged with killing his father-in-law and attempt- ing to kill his wife ef. Hannawa Falls, five milea from here, on the Welt of November 10th began here on Rd - day. The murder and attendant etre cumstances are mysterious, and the case promises to be one of the most interesting that has ever happened in Northern New York, both on account of the method taken and the high standing of the defendant Burt, who is related by nearriege to General E. A,. Merritt and. Other prominent per- sona in the country. • On the night of November 10tht, Asa Briggs, eighty-three years old, sat in his sitting -room in an invalid's chair as he was suffering from a stroke of peralysis of three weeks' -duration. 'Around him were gathered his daugh- ter, Mrs. Burt, the wtfe of Howard, Mrs, Burt's fourteen -year-old. on Harry, and. a hired girl. Mr. Burt, vvito ran the farm, and with whom the old man made his home, had been away on business two days. At, seven o'clock a rap was heard, on the door, which was locked. The boy opened it, and was confronted by a man waose face from the eyes down, was covered with a handiterclaief. He held a revol- verin position. to shoot. The boy cried. "Robbers!" and. fled, to the sittiug- room, where he and. the girl escaped from a. back door. The man with the rnask had, followed them, into the room, and. met Mrs. Burt almost at the door. He fired, the ball Passing through ber arm. Again he raised the weapon and held ft at her face, but for some reason HESITATED TO FIRE. The startled woman waited, expecting the bullet, and evben it did not come she knocked his a,rm up. He then struck her, knocking leer to the floor behind him. By this time the old man bad risen to his feet and. started. for the intruder, buteefell and as he fell be grasped the man by the lege. Twice the man in the mask struck him over the bead, apparently to make lam let go. aVben be failed to do so the man stooped and. fired twice. hitting Briggs in the shoulder end the throat, when he loosened his hold and rolled. over. No sooner free than the masked. fiend. started for the front door. Mrs. Hurt had risen from the floor, and was flee- ing down the road to a neighbour's. Standing on the steps the man fired. at ,her once and. then fled. The country is sparsely settled, and it was some time before v. general alarm was sent out. The man's treks were visible in the light snow, and. he was followed for some distance. The family are held in the highest esteem, and no motive could be found for the act. Finally Morris Savage, who had. been thrown out of the house some days before, and bad threatened to return and revenge bimself, was arrested after a long hunt. .After an explanation he proved g perfect, alibi. and was releas- ed, Burt .had &reefed soon after the shooting, and was a witness. From cer- tain remarks he made at the time sus- picion began to centre around him, and the officers, after two weeks' investi- gation, arrested him. Built has been tbe most respected man in this community and has many influential friends who refuse to believe him guilty. The case is exciting widespread Interest. There is little doubt but that Burt will be held, and. it is said he will put inno held, anti it is said he will put in no defence until the trial. COMPRESSED FLOUR. El Seems Less Liable to Injury When Pressed Into Bricks. Both the British Admiralty and the Wer Department are testing under various olimatio conditions the new method of conserving flour. One ob- jection to the ,establishment of na- tional granaties hes been the difficulty of storing wheat for any length of time. The grain germinates and is ruined, and to keep ye.% quantities in a sound condition has Iven pronounc- ed by the Royal. Commission im- practicable. Experiments are heing made with a system of compression into bricks by hydraulic. pressure. The trials show that flour eo treated is not affected by damp even under unfavorable con- ditions is free frora mould. a,ntl is sweet and wholesome. Moreover, compres- sion destroys all farms of larval life, and. flour is thereby rendered safe from the attacks of insects. The saving in storage is enormous, as the cubit. space Gemmed by 100 rounds of loose flour will holdentore than 300 eottacis of the compressed erten. qooD FOR FARMERS. Big Reduction la Canadian Paella.: Freight Bates. The Canadian Paeifie railway has re- duced its freight rates from 28 cents to 20 cents per one ,hundred pounds frona Fort IValiven to Montreal, and at othea points east on its system, where the rate heretofore has been 28 cents. This is one'of the Most important re- ductione that have been made by the company. for mome year's, and its con- sequences cannot fail to be beneficial unit far reathing. ft wilt enable the farmer to sell hie wheat for shipment to St John instead of being obliged to pay ele Va tor charges for storage through the winter, and it will enable the Canadian miller to compete with the United States miller for the Euro- pean British, and West India trade on more equal terms. That it will help the nert of St. John considerably will be apparent, eaten it ie considered. that the saving itv freight on one barrel of flour alone from Vert Wi1.liant to St. Jahn -will be- sixteen cents. THE, CARDINAL'S RED HAT. Red hats were first worn by Carda teals in the year 1245. SOME BRITISH CABLES. Fire in Lambeth Palace - Thu Butler 1:ge- ar's From the V.C.T.E. linsaqu'et M Lieut, Peary - fli Lecture. ' A despatch fron'Loadon even-F.1re broke out at LarabethePalace, the Lon- don resideace of the Arohbishop of CauterburyL It was quickly extin- guished, and did but little &mega - It developed onn. Nenday that 1�ik4.9 Butler wrote to Miss Frances E. Wil- lard het week resigning the Superin- tendeney of the purity branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union unless the latter unequivocaaly pro- intunced against the six propositions of the Vice -President, Lady Henry SomerSet, sent to Lord George Hamil- ton, the Seoretary of State for India, in April last, relative to the Indian army, which Miss Butler describes as being "an extremes farm of the rogue Iatio ot vice." Lieut. Peary, the arctic% explorer, was tendered a banquet on Monday even- ing by the Geographical Club, Sir Clements R. Markham. President of the Royal Geographical Society, pre- siding. Atterwards Mr, Peary lec- tured in the theatre of the University a London, under tbe auspices of the Royal Geogreeitical Society. A large audiencerecetved bite and. Mrs. Peary with the heartiest applause. Among those present were Sir Henry Norman, Sir Francis Leopold IlieClintock; Fred- eriok George Jackson, the erotic ex- plorer; Admiral Sir Emmaus Omraae ney. Admirel. Beaumont, Sir Clements Mankbam, Sir Allen Young and. the Danish and Bolivian Ministers. The lan- tern views were enjoyed, especially one a Lieutenant Peary and the baby. Sir Clements Markham, at the close of the lecture, thaaked Lieut. Peary in the name of the Royal Geographieal Soe ciety. He said no audience in London bad ever listened with such interest to an arctic explored as the company that evening had felt in the narrative of Lieut. Peary who was "the great- est glacial and dog -sledge traveller in the world." Sir Franois Mcelbetoek amid loud cheering, wished Lieut. Peary enemas in his next expedition. The Times, Standard and other morn- ing papers praise Lieut. Peary's antic work and wish him success ht his next undertaking. , 1RADE RETURNS. ••••••••Y A Very Marge Increase in Imports and F,xports. ae despatch from Ottawa, Ont., says: -the trade returns compiled by tbe Government continue to be reassur- ing. For the first four racnths of the fiscal year tbe importations bave ag- gregated $43,051,322, and the exporta- tions Sti5,740.88e. This shows an ap- parent inerectee of $1,125,192 in the imports, and. $15,485,220 la exports. The inerease in our foreign trade has teen in the agricultural forest, and mining products. Of animals and oth- er produce we anye seat abroad $5,700.- 000 more than were exported in the same time last year. In agricultural produce there has been an increased foreign sale of a7,400,000. The mines have given out a million and a half more than during the four months of last year. In these respeets there- fore the trade returns are most pro- mising as compered with those of last year. The export of manufactures has increased by $300,000, while the fish- eries have decreased by about that amount. So far the Customs returns have remained ahnost stationary. The details of the export of the four months are as follows: - Menne; Exports 1598. 1897. Produce of mines.. .... $ 3,145.218 $ 5.014,256 Produce of fisheries- 5,022 2(3 4.751,477 Produce of forest 15,550,290 10,315,651 Animals and dairy. ... 16,057,01 21 788 541 .gricultural 6,570,730 13 061,619 Manufacturers 3,414.999 3,779,753 Miscellaneous ..... . 189,658 125,198 $50,250,161 65,740,381 THE WOMAN TEMPTED HIM. De Was Induced by Ells Sweetheart to Rill Mix Father. A despatch from Waterloo, Ia., says: -William Kern has made a confession implicating his sweetheart, Deliah Fates, int the murder of Jerome Kern, and has confessed himself to have been her willing dupe a•nd accomplice. He say's he loved her, He bedew particu- lar enmity against his father, save that his father objected to his attachment to Miss Fides. Such was the strengtb of his fascination for the! woman who tempted him, however, that when she unfolded to him the details a a plot to slay- both his parents, take posses- sion of their aroperty, and get married he consented to assist in the slaughter. A plot was laid to hua Jerome Kern, sr., into the timber and then make 'away with him. The raterdea of the mother was to be accomplished at a later date. On the rnorning‘ of the murder the elder Kern was induced to leave the house. Delia.h Fates lay in wait for him, and after engaging the unsuspecting man in conversation fired the fatal shot. Accordbag to young Kern's confession the two then satur- ated the clothing of the' dead man and set fire to it, the object being to con- ceal the manner in which he died.. He alleges that the oilcan and therevolv- er were buried by the Pelee womaat in the woods. Kern was made to confess through the 'work of detectives, who induced a young man to' haunt him in the guise a the ghost of the mur- dered father. The ghost worked on the young man's nerves to such an extent that he finally weakened.' acne, AllairalerlIMOICM=354 Much on Lritie Is especially true of Rood's Pills, for no medi. Clime ever contained so great curative power in so small space. They are a whole medicine chest, always ready, al- e ways efficient, always sat - 11 s isfactory prevent it cold or feyer, cure all liver ills, sick headache, Jaundice, constipation, et°. 210 ,The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla MURDER AT WATERLOO, AN OLD MAN BEravgn TO HAVE BEEN POISONED. mYsterrees Death al' Paul EOM, 46 Wealthy Widower -- 471.uptonts Point ClearlY to Poison - The Case to bit Investigated Thor° ughl YbYl he Co roster. A very anyeterions' death happened he Waterloo, Ont., sbortly after the o'olock on Tueeday,' and 'the town is torn asunder with exciteraent. is believed. that a foul murder bee been, committed, and an inquest will be beld by Dr, Webb, to aenertain the true facts. Mr. Paul Fink was a idghly re- spected tend wealthy widower, of about 05, living alone In a, sraall brick house oa King etreet Scene time ago he let balf of his house to a, shoemaker whose name is Boelamer. Mr. Fink attended to all his wan,t% hiraself, 000king hie own mea,Ls, and keeping regular bache- lor quarters, At 1.30 on Tuesday af- ternoott theshoemeker said, there was a, rap at the door leading to Mr. Fink's, apartments. He opened, the door and found Mr. Fink standing there looking very pale and sick. "Go for a doctor at once," said the old. gentleman. A, boy was at once de- spatched for me,dical aid, and no met Dr. Armitage on the street, close by. The doctor administered 411 emetic, to the sick .man, Ewa, tue*,itt company with; Mr. Adam Rlippert, he went up the street for some more medicine. Mr. Fink was left lying on the lounge.' He said, he bad pale- eaten a light luncheon 414 noon. When Dr. Armitage returned, three- quarters of an hour later, Mr. Fink was dead, and his face was contorted as if he bad suffered horrible agony. Word was at once sent to tile deceas- ed's children, be Laving threedaugh- ters-Mrs. Geo. A. Clere, Preston; Mrs. James Smith, Cbeeley; and airs. Chris. Huother, "Waterloo; and one son, George, who is a bookkeeper in the employ of Mr. Clare, a.t Preston. The remains of the luncheon the dead man bad eaten were found on the tablet There is no ground. tarsus- pecting suicide. Mr. Fink was% seen by numerous people around town the same morning, and he was as jolly and happy as could be. He was last seen at 11.45. He had lots, of money, too, and there was no reason why heshould put an ertd tat hin existence. The im- p-ession prevails among a great many that the man was deliberately. pois- oned. He frequently had quarrels with people, aad consequently had some ertemies. Dr. Armitage was asked if there was any possibility of the man having come to his death through te rupture of a blood vessel or paralysis.He em- phatically stated that there were no symptoms ef ouch being the case, but that the symptoms pointed pretty clearly to poison. BRITISH LABOR STRUGGLES. Tile Idea of a Railway Strike Abandoned -- No Itednetiott in the Cotton Operatives` Wages. A despateh from London says: -As a result of the refusal of the Rt. Hon. Charles T. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, to weeds to the re- quest of the railway employees that he should interfere in the name of the board in the 'present labor dispute, with e view to arranging a conference between thle Amalgamated Society of Railwaymen and railway companies, as a whole in order to avert a strike, the idea of a general railway strike has been abandoned. Mr, Ritchie, in his reply, refueing to intervene, had re- minded the' men, in substance, that they were a specially privileged hedy, having special responsibilities and that thine attitude was unjustifiable. The eraployers in the cotton trade heve abanaoned their demand for a 5 per cent. reductton in wages, mateelY firms being disinclined to enforce it. The operatives are thus victorious in the struggle. The decision of the em- ployers was largely influenced by the result of a ballot 'of the associa- tion of cotton operatives taken during the last few days, which was almost unanimous against accept- ing the reduction proposed by the em- ployers. The Pall Mall Gazette' of London. commenting about six weeks ago upon the then threatened strike of the cottoa operatives throughout the north of Engeand, said it would. affect 200,000 persons, entail the loss of 470,- 000,000' and mean the ruin of the cot - ten ind.ustry. Continuing. the Gazette then remarked :-" The worst of it is that Lancashire is cutting its own throat and supplying textile machinery to its rivals. The cotton goods trade is already that off in the United States, by prohibitive tariffs, and Lan- cashire is supplying Canada with xna- chinery almost sufficient to supply her ows reouirements, while India and China are fast beating it out of the neutral markets:" BIG, CANAL SCHEME. Mr. McLeod 5 tower t has made an inn porta at addition to his canal scheme. For Foe* years he has had. in hand a Proposition, to connect the St. Law. lance with the Georgian bay for pur- poses of trade by the Ottawa river. He has now extended the scope of his operations so as to make the canal go as far wes-e 'as Calgary and Edmonton. The route mapped. out is from Lake Superior tee Thunder bey by lake and river to Rainy lake and Lake of the Woods, thenee along Rousseau river or °there/Use to the Red river, Assini, twine river. Lake IVIenitoba„ and Lake e WietuiPegosis to Cedar leke on the Sas- keteleetvan river, ar by the Winnipeg - river, Lake Winnipeg and the Sas- katchewan, and from Cedar lake to Cergary andalong its northern branohe to Edmonton. Legislative authority will be asked at the meet session 54, Parliament te build thie canal, LEICT BY THE WAYSIDE. Is Miss Passay single from, choice? Yes; ell the men she knows here ebosen (Miley girls. •NPUT a woman is Pale; anaemic) low-s*it4 Pee - ;veers' sleepless' " that 4 Re plea- mite /tx life for her till sb.e has her Syoun put right by Indian Woman's Balm :It is the unfailing remedy for all Ir Ak debilitated, dyspeptic _despondent : 1 women and girls. Makes rich, new 'blood and, improves the complexion. $S. Ail druggists. +4044:444#44... POST OFFIOE DEPARTMENT YOU NAY NOW FEINT UPON THE PACE OP POSTAL CARDS. Pictures Illay be Lithographed There - Speee May be Utilized for Advertising if Boom is Left for the Address -A. %PURI idea. A. despatch from Ottawa swat-, PoStreaster-General Mulock is about tb remove the restriction which at present prevents the user of s postca.rd from utilizing the front of a postcard by having anything written or printed on it except the address of tbe person for whomn it is intended. Mr. Mutocks in- tention is to permit pictures, views, de- signs, or other adVertihing matter to be printed on the fa.ce, of the card, so long as sufficient clear space is left to allow the address being written or printed, so that it can be easily read in the office where it Is posted. The face of the card m,a,y be tonverted into a, work of ert without imparing its usefulness, and advertisers will no doubt avail themselves of tJae prie vilege. The cards will be issued be sheets if so desired for con,venience Lu printing. Mr. 3fulock thinks that this coaceethort will prove a, considerable stimulant to business, and will not only advertise the advertiser, but the omen. try as well, and also add considerably to the postal revenue. It will also fur- nish work far printers and lithoe graphers. The idea is certainly A CAPITAL ONE and may. result in much good to the country in the 'way of advertising, some of its natural features, as well as its publio and other buildings. The l'oetataster-Geueral is very jubi- lant over the phenomenal increase in postal revenue which is taking place ea,ch month and wh' eh lie regards as a sure indication of the increased pros- perity of the country. For the four montbs of the fiscal year ended on the 31st of October the receipts were W42,- 000 more then for the corresponding periocl last year, and, judging by this and the partial returns reesived for November, the Postmaster -General es- titaa.tes that the postal revenue for the currant fiscal year will beabout three- quarters of a million dollars in excess of last year, or over 5C0 per eget. ato gs the ordinary normal inereate which has been taking place for some years past. Mists n,ot wholly attributable to the sale of jubilee stamps, the total result front which will not greatly ex- ceed $200,030, the tersest part of which was collected in the last fiscal year, but is almost entirely due to improve- ment in business throughout the °owe - try as indicated by increased postal receipts at almost every city, town and village postoffice. For the month of October the increase as compared with October last year was $61,000; and for the month of November it will pro- bably be even greater, as returns for the month received from Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, London, Hamilton and a few other places all show large increases over November last year. In Toronto the increase is $6764; itt Montreal, $4,572; in Ottawa, over a1.000 and so on. REDUCTION IN POSTAGE. The reduction in postage promised by Mr. Paterson at Toronto a short time agp was officially announced in the Canada Gazette on Saturday, to take effect with the beginning of the new year. The announcement is as fol- lows ;-"There shall be charged. and paid one uniform rate of three cents per ounce weight, a fraction of an ounce being chargeable as an ounce, upon all lettere as transmitted from any point in Canada to any point in the- United Kingdom or British pos- sessions. This regulation shall eome into force and take effect on, from, and after the first day of January, 1898." GREATEST WINE COUNTREES. France is the greatest wine-produe- ing country in the worldeatvith Italy and Spain second and third respeo- tivela • C'44...SFILICZOXI.X.09,.., The Pao. smile :Igcaturs ea eneeper. -`44'red`fere44: THE LAST DIVIDEND. First Klondike Miner --Our olaim is plumb worked -out now, and all the gold oleened up, pard-yer couldn't find another cent's worth uv goid itt it with a nattanitying glass. Second lallindike Miner, sadly --Yes; there hain't nothing left fer to do uow but capitalize it. ' getg-H—N7O. 2t Stranger, in Western city -Hello 1 Must be a laig boom here. I see all the people are rushing to real estate 'oft'. ices. Trying to buy lots, 1 sueposet Resident --No sir. The boom is jusit ver and they are trying to eell CASTORIA For Intents and Children. 'Zlis simile signature of it1 „ every 'wrapper, 'core.osfetvrei. , '