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•% LIVerpoell Wheat Fetures close Highs
er, Chicago Lower -Live Stock
Latest Quotations.
CHICAGO, Feb, I.e.-Reports that the
Argentine strike had been settled in
fact as well aS in theory, tumbled
!
prices, today in the market for wheat. The close was 34c to 3-4c down AS
compared with twenty-four hours be»
fore. All other len.ding staples, too,
., suffered a decline, corn 1-4o tO 3 -Ser
( oats 1-4c to 1-2c and proVisions 2 1-110
tO 7 1-2c.
wheat %d higher than yesterday, and
The Liverpool market closed to -day on
corn la higher. Antwerp wheat closed
Vpc lower, Berlin unchanged, Buda Pest Mie
' lower.
E CANADIAN BANK
OF --COMMERCE •
• SIR EDMUND C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., PRESIDENT
ALEXANDER LAIRD, GENERAL MANAGER
'CAPITAL, - .$10,000,000 REST, - $8,00,000,
COLLECTION BUSINESS
With its large number of branches, agents and correspondents, The
Canadian Bank of Commerce is able to effect collections throughout
the'world promptly and at reasonable rates. Rates will be quoted on
application: . .
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BRANCH ALSO AT, CREDITON
Jul.wollulna.mea..1.1.1•,••tema.
: BLOOD MONEY IN PERSIA.,
;Curious Laws In That Country Gov-
erning the Crime of Murder.
A Persian murderer may pay blood
Money In lien of is own life. The
manner in Which this is calculated is
one of the most complicated• things
about Persian law. A woman Is worth
-Only half a man, and so a man cannot
sbe executed for the murder of a mere
ewoman. A husband whose wife bad
-been killed by his steward was obliged -
first to pay half the Steward's blood
price to the inan's relations. and thus
the steward, baying been reduced to
the value of balf a man, equal to one
whole woman, was legally executed.
/From this principle it follows that a
en, an who has killed two Wotnen Can be
'Ondemned to death, as equality is not
hfringed. If the murder of a woman
be committed by several 'men *the
friends, upon whose initiative, ,a,lone
iiy proceedings cantakep1a,ga,de•
hland the death of but one of the mur,
derers and always by paying the
,terence in the price of blood. • On the
Same ground if two women murder a
ran the death of both can be demand.,
•
(Evidently one could ,make a nonslip
le fcirtune in Persia by get -tins Oliet
en folk rourdered by a woman apleceo
etch the seine plan Is carried out la
eV case of minor Injuries, with thfs
ns addition -that the part of the
paid for is considered to be t.hie
terty of the one who pays the blood
on,ey-eLondon Times.
BAYED BY A BONG.
eNithen Bentley and His; Party Faced
• Death In Mexice.•
Few people are aware that on On4
laceasion a timely song saved sir
v" [pules Santley's life The famous
•"baritone was one of a party:traveling
der military escort through te bandit
ested regien in • Mexico when the
cuts suddenly bolted, leaving -the
veleta ,to the Meier of a band .4
ooty hunters. These'desperadoeS, finds
the Spoil less valuable than they,
..eXpected, decided to slay their captive
Ind fare forth on anoth6e foray, *
•`iAtt inspiration came to Santley.
unded by friends and foes, he cone
enced an aria, and sang in his own
mitable waY. As the notes rippled
orth on the clear mountain air the
audits' faces lighted up with pleasurif,
ncl at the finish the leader expressed
ta delight and asked the senor to sing
•
•
antley saw his chance and seised it
et inquirectif he might sing for the
berty of the little party, and a mina.
'.=taut consent was given. For several
flours (luring that never to be forgot.
en rdght he enthralled his captorat
ith a generous program of exquisite
elective The next 'clay the banditti
end,ered payment by taking the whole
'arty down the mountain side and set!
Ing them free. Notwithst,anding late*
• umphs Sir Charles Santley never sur!
• , kaseed that one. -London Graphic. ,
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Helpful Anyhow.
, They were discussing a. absentee.
retied net all their renearks evere,favote
'-able. one, 110WeVer, sPoice in his dee
tense, "Whatever his failings may
lie said, "he thinks of more little ways
�f being helpful than any - other per
.5�31 I know.Otte day V was 'with hh11
lit a ferryhouse ;whero a crowd watt
Igniting for the boat. Suddenly he left
e.ev me and waled toward 'a 'Woman whe
svas struggling with a three-year-old
;and a number of riarcels. Our friend,
. '•gaised his hat, spoke to. the Vtomanf
' lad then I Flaw him &Tattle her par -
L
.04. Soon heateturned to my side, and
asked hire, 'What Wail it?' 'Colte
°thing,' he said carelessly.• 'She bad
o'o many peteele. i out a rabbet band
t ttisolau(I. Atut.r-hstAustkuttl:
one. rvorairgnsrewyrstn.-mysem-aroa
had not thought of that simple litti
expedient for helping the :woman, an
ever since that time I have had mnej
respect for our friend, although I cnn%1,
Indorse all of his ways." -New (2orlt
Press.
War Time Ceffee. -
This 'was the formula of a coffee m!3 -
hire that sold freely in the days of
gross adulteration during and inunedie
°ley subsequent to the war betweee
the states before matters began to right
themselves:
Best Java coffee, one pound; rye,
three pounds. Carefully clean the rye
from all bad grains, wash to remove
dust, drain off the water and put the
grain into the roaster, carefully stir-
ring to brown it evenly. Roast the cot -
fee separately. Grind the mixtursgand
peek in air tight containers. An es-
sence: of coffee was prepared by boiling
down molasses until hard and the
grinding it to a powder and mixingit
with half a pound of good ground Java
coffee, using four pounds 'of the pow -
dei d molasses. -Ideal Grocer.
• Papa's Past.
Little Helen's mamma waediscruls- -
ing the drink question wtth a visitor,
and the child listened gravely to the
eon versation. •
"Papa used to drink," she Telma.
,eered suddenly.
The visitor turned her head to con-
vent a smile, and mamma frowned and
ahook ber head at the little one. -
"Well, then," demanded Helen, "what
was it he used to do?"-Lippincotes.
Literary Chat.
Young Author -Ah, I can read you
like a book. Society Miss -Well, if yeti
'an read me the way your book has
ueen read 1 have nothing to fear.-
udge.
Th,e Wherefore.
"Why are you so sore on that mile
sent millionaire? He has done some
:nod' things."
"I Was One Of them."-Pittsburgli
peer..
Acute Dyspepsia
Restoration of Stomach
Power Comes Quickly
With the Right Medicine.
"My food seemed to decompose in
my stomach," writes Mr. Ralph Clem -
Mons, of Newbridge, P.O. "I had a
stomach that ,failed in some way
perform its work. Digestion seemed
more or less arrested and I grew thin.
yellow, nervous. The stomach became
distended and o impeded apparently the
action of the heart, for often at night '
It 'would do great stunts. At times I
would vomit a mucous masa, and at
these times my head ached most ter-
ribly. A friend, who had been cured
of a siniilar condition, a.dvieed me to
take Dr. Hamilton's Pills regularly,
-
which I did. The result in my case
was sirnply marvelous. Dr. Hamilton's
Pills removed the cause, strengthened
the stomach, ‘xcitod the li'ver to normal
action, the 'kidneys were released of
excessive work. Health soon glowed
within me, / can now eat, sleep, and
live like a. live Man."
Be advised---TIse Dr. Iiamiltores Pills
-they are sure to do you good. 25c
per box, at all dealers, or The Ca-
tarrhozone Co., etingston, Canada.
Dr, Hamilton's Pills
Cure Indigestion
• Dyspepsia e
Winiilpeg Options.
Op. High, Low, Close. Close.
'wheat -
May, old.. 102 102 1011/2 1011/2s 102
May, new.. 1011/2 1013 1011/2 1011/2b 101%
July • 102% 1021/2a 1021/2 1021/213 102%
Oats- To-day.Yest.
May
July 44b 448/1,
441/41) 44%
' Toronto Grain Market.
Wheat, fall, bushel SO 98 to
Wheat. goose, bushel 0 98 ....
Rye, bushel 105
Oats, bushel0 oo
Buckwheat, bushel 1 1: 1 0 12 91
Barley, eushel
0 9
Pnettarste?'buft%refeed " ' 0 eS 0 76
Toronto Dairy M' r°1<63et. 66
Ma'
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Butter, separator, dairy, lb. 0 84 0 36
Butter, creamery, lb. rolls, 0 86 030
Butter, creamery, solids 0 38 .11.
Butter, store lots 0 28 011
Cheese, new, lb 0 16A • 017
Honeycombs, dozen .. . . .. r210 3_90
Honey, extracted, lb ..... 0 13 .41.
Eggs, case lots • 0 40 • • • •
Eggs, new -laid () 95 ....
Montreal Grain and Produce.
MONTREAL, Feb. 16. -There was nil
increased demand from foreign buyers
for all grades of Manitoba spring wheat
for nearby shipment, and the prices bid
for such were fully. 2s to Is per quarter
higher than for May -June, but owing to
th a scarcity of ocean grain room oXport-
ers could not accept any of the, orders,
and' the demand for May -,Tune s yery
limited.
The local market for all lines of coarse
grains Is firm owing to the small offer-
ing's on spot. The demand, for oats in
car lots is good. There was a good en-
quiry for Americam corn, but no further
sales were made. The export trade in
flour is, quiet, but the demand from city
and country buyers is fairly good. De-
mand for bran and shorts is good, of
which supplies are searce.
.A. firm feeling prevails in the butter
market, under a steady demand and small
ssttoeacdkys.. Eggs. fairly active.' Provisions
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Corn -American, No. 2 yellow, 751/2d. -
Oats -Canadian western, No. 2, 531,6c to
64e: Canadian western, No. 3.'5114c to 52o;
extra, No. 1 feed, 521/2o to 53c; No. 2 local
white, 510 to 513,4c; No. 3 local white, 500
to 501,ic; No. 4 local white, 49c to 491/2c.
Barley -Malting, 11.02 to 31.03.
Flour -Manitoba spring wheat patents,
firsts, $5;60; seconds, 15.10; strong -bakers',
$4.90; winter patents, choice, 34.85 to $5.10;,
straight rollers, $4.40 to $4.50; do., bags,
1$22R..:005.uteodoats-Barrels,
-Barrels, $5.05; bag of 90 lbs.,
Milifeed-Bran, $24; shorts, $26; mid.,
dlings, $28; =online, 328 to 334.
Hay -No. 2, per ton. lots, sis to
iinCehset00
Cheese -Finest westerus. 151,40 to wog
easterns, 1to 15c.
Butter -Choicest creamery. 33o to 3401
seconds, 32e to 321/2c. .
Eggs -Fresh, 45c; selected, 813o. to 40e;
No. 1 stock, 330 to 550..
Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, 31.70 to 31.80.
Dressed hogs -Abattoir killed, 310 'to.
$10.25; country, $9.25 to 39.50.
Pork -Heavy Canada short cut mess,
barrels, 35 to 45 pieces, 322.50; Canada.
short cut backs, barrels, 46 to 55 pieces,
$22.
. Lard -Compound tierces, '375' lbs., tact
wood palls,' 20 lbs.. net, 8%o; pure, tierces.
875 lbs., 11%c; pure. wood' pail's, 20 lbs.
net, 1224c.
Beef -Plate, barrels, 200 lbs., 314.50; do.,
tierces, SOO lbs., $21.50.
Liverpool-- Grain Prides.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 15. -Closing -Wheat
-Spot, steady, No. 1 Manitoba, 8s Sd; No.
2 Manitoba, Ss 04; No. 3 Manitoba, 8s
41/24; futures, easy, March, 7s 101/2d; May,
7s 64; July, 7s 51/24.
Corn -Spot, steady; American mixed,
new, 6s 54; kiln dried, old, 6s 1354; March,
Se '1/2d; flour, winter patents, 28s 34; hops
In London (Pacific coast), £10 15s.
Buffalo Grain • Marken
BUFFALO,'Feb. 15. -Spring wheat quiet,
No. 1 northern car loads, store, 31.1535;
winter, dull; No. 2 red, 31.02; No. 3 red,
31; No. 2 white, $1.01.
Corn -Firmer; No. 3 yellow, 691/2c; No..
4 yellow, 631/2c, all on track thru billed.
Oats -Firmer; No. 2 white, 561/20; No. 3
white, 5535c; No. 4 white, 54%c.
Duluth Grain Market.
DuLtine, Feb. 15. -Wheat -No. 1 hard,
$1.0535; No. 1 northern, 31.0435; No, 2 do.,
Si..0235; May, 31,0335 to 31.04; July, 31.041/2.
CATTLE MARKETS.
Toronto Live Stock.
TORONTO, Fp. 15. -The railways
reported 55 carloads at the City Mar-
ket, comprising 469 cattle, 413 hogs,
312 sheep and 55 calves.
• Butchers. ,
Best butchers, 36.26 to $6.40 and there
were few of them; loads of good, 36 to
$6.25; medium, $5.50 to $5.75; common to
medium, $5 to $5.40; inferior, 34.50 to 35;
cows, 33 to $5.25; bulls, $4 to 35.25; can-
ners, $2 to $2.50.
Stockers and Feeders.
One load feeders, 940 lbs, each, sold at
35.20; one load stockers, 700 lbs. each, sold
at 34.50.
Milkers and Springers. ,
Fred Armstrong reports the milker and
springer trade as being much stronger.
Mr. Armstrong stated that a few.good to
choice cows would find ready sale, aS
Lent was approaching, Prices ranged
from $45 to 370 each.
Veal calves.
Prices for veal calves were unchanged
from 34 to 38 per cwt.
Sheen and Lambs.
Sheep, ewes, 34 to $5; rams, 33 to 3175;
lambs, 36 to 37.50 pct. cwt.
Hogs.
Selects, fed and watered, 36.75, and
36.40 to 36.50, f.o.b., cars. Sows are now
being bought, 31.50 per cwt, less than the
selects.
as Buffalo 0. -•'le Market.
• EAST BUFFALO. Feb. 15. -Cattle -Re-
ceipts 100 head; market steady; prime
steel% 37 to 38; butcher grade. $3 to 36.65;
Calves -Receipts 150 head; market ac-
tive and steady, $7. higher; cull to choice,
36 to 311.
Sheep and lambs -Receipts 8400; mar-
ket slow and steady; choice lambs, 36.75
to 36.85; cull to fair, 35 to $6.50; yearlings,
35 to 36.75; sheep, $2 to 31.60.
Hogs -Receipts 2250; suarket active and
steady; Yorkers, 36.40 to $6.60; pigs, 36.25;
mixed, 36.55 to 35,00; heavy, 36,50 to $6.60;
roughs, 35.50 to 35.85;,stags, 35 to 35,25,
CHICAGO, lreb 11. .7'ttle-T0eceIpU
5500. Market lteady, U. eves, 34.10 to
38,50: Texas steeis, 3:1.00 ,o 75.15; Western
steers, 34.83 to C. gb g g knit feeders,
33.80 to ;1.1 vo\:: 11,1 ters, 32.10 to
35,15; cal vc s "7.T5 to
$0.25; t to high,
35.90 to
ocugh, 35.9(
Hogs -stet t
or. 141W1t.
,
to 36.05; 15 ilt of Wes
36.05 to
Sh• efs stroeie
Nativen. 33.50 tc
,
34.35: • q, na,
tivd ' 41.75.
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FIGHTING LONDON'S FOG
Dangerous Duties of Railway Fogreen
Who Guard the Tracks.
Many mechanical contrivances have
been designed, and in some. instanees
adopted, ios railway 'work in time of
feg, but the human fog -signaler, with
his sheltering hut like a sentry box,
his watch -fire, and his d.etottators, is
still chiefly depended even by the rail-
way eompanies when attacked by their
enemy, the fog fiend.
Before proceeding to his appointed
Ow, a London fogmart provides
himself with as detonators, or fog sig-
nals, whiele explode on compression,
a hand lamp, trimmed and lighted,
and a red and a green flag. Often the
journey to his station in the fog and
darkness is a dangerous and difficult
task, familiar as fograen are with
sVorY heal of the hue.
Having arrived at his destination,
he first chooses a spot from which he
can distinguish clearly the position of
the signal arm, 'whether raised or low-
ered -at "danger" or "all right." If
at "danger," the arm being in a hod.
zontal position, he places two detona-
tors on the rail. In many cases he
may have charge of both the "un"
and "down" lines; if this is so, de.
tonators are placed on both lines.
Keeping a watchfel eye upon the
sighal, ae soon as it is drawn off, that
is lowered or the passage of a train
by the signalman in the distant box,
the fog detonatoes are taken off the
rail. If, from any cense, cautious pro-
gress is necessary, one detonator -for
"eaution"-is allowed to remain.
An eerie experience is it to stand at
night beside a fogman's hut, at some
desolate portion of the line.
The intense silence is broken by
the screech of a pulley wheel, as the
wire is jerked into motion by the sig-
nalman 'way down the line. The
"board" overhead drops with a clang,
the red eye changing to a more friend-
ly disposed green.
"Right -oh!" murmur tthe fogm an ,
who steps forward and. picks up two
detonators, carefully fixed, 10 yards
apart, with soft, laden. "lugs" to the
down -line. "It's the 'Irishman,' 45
minutes late," he remarks.
He takes his hand lamp and pres:
ently from the steel rail there rises a
faint metallic hum. It is the tread of
the wheels of the yet distant train.
Now, borne on the wings of sound, for
fog is a famous transadtter, there
coraes a hollow booming, It is the
express crossing a distant bridge.
The sound dies away again; smoth-
ered in a deep cutting, then rapidly
rising into thunderous roar, while yet
all is darkness around us.
"Stand back!" says the fogman.
We catch a glinapse of a. calm, set
face at the "lookout" glass, whose
hand upon the throttle, under Prove.
deism, direct the destinies of the
liv-
ing freight behind him.
_
New Submarine Cable.
As soon as the undertaking is sanc-
tioned by the British Treasury, a new
submarine cable will be laid across
the Tasman Sea, giving, with the aid
of two short overland lengths, direct
communication between Auckland and
Sydney, The station at Doubtless Bay
will be abandoned, and the cable op-
erators will be removed to the tele-
graph- office in Auckla-nd, and by a
similar arrangement the staff at South-
port will be transferred to quarters
in Sydney. The New Zealand end of
the cable will probably be landed at
Onehunga and continued in an insu-
later conduit into the city. The new
system will be in operation probably
within six months.
A Powerful Engine.
A new engine, built at Crewe, has
jUst Accomplished, a remarkable per-
formance 'during a trial rim. The en.
gine, a side -tank freight locomotive, -
rumen:: on the level,. drew with ease
trein two-thirds of a mile in length.
The load moved was of the record
evelit of 2,000 tons, the train being
of 175 full -loaded cars.
MORE
PWKIIAM
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and never found
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had ulcers and fall-
ing of the uterus,
and doctors did me
no good. 1 suffered
dreadfully until I
began taking your
medicine. It has
also helped other
women to whom I have recommended
t." -Mrs. HENRY CLARK, Glanford
Station, Ontario.
Another Cure
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BARluR
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RENFREWNOMINATIONS
Rival Factions Narrowly Avoid
Having a Row, .
Liberals Get the Hall and Conserva-
tives Are Forced to Meet In the
Open Air -Feeling Rens High and
Intimidation Is Alleged -Dr. Ma-
loney Denies Making Agreement -
Says SignersWere Not Authorized.
Renfrew, Feb. 16. --The last week be-
fore the election to decide who shall
represent South Renfrew in the Dom-
inion House of Commons has begun,
and Dr. M. J. Maloney of Eganville
and Hon. G. P. Graham of Brockville
are the candidates.
Nominated here yesterday, they both
addressed large audiences yesterday
awfhtellrenootnhew
itChontsherevatdiivTlicandidate"cethat,
were the rincipal matters before the
epoke in the open air, the late Minis- LegislatureP
at yesterday afternoon's 1 '1:
to the west than those in Onterz
ter of Railways in the Liberal Govern- session. A few new bills were intro- than in the adjoininte western *ate
hey were 4$ to 140 net cent- *he
merit, said what lie .,had to say in duced, and th
the O'Brien Opera Hellse, Dr. Ma -en the debate -on the The C.P.R. was even oharging $12.
loney was helped out by W, H. Ben- the throne was resumed
address n reply to the speech from ,4102 a carload more than four or five
i
nett, M.P. for Bast Siencoe; John Dr. X. M . tYeess age, 1
cQueen of North Wentworth Ron. Robert Rogers cleclal that
Webster, M.P. for Brockville, and was the chi f bj t t th
C. j. Thornton, M.P. for West Dur- policy o t e Government on several r
f he a ec or o e present aaatile Geareenment had brough 3,lie
ieVeeths to the attention of the rail
ham, while T. A. Low, ex-M.P., and
Dr. Neilly, M.P. of Humbolt, Sask.,
'spoke for Mr. Graham.
The nominations proper were with-
out feature, but a hitch between the
two parties developed when it came to
speaking afterwards, and for a period
it looked as though trouble might re-
sult. It oeiginated in the fact that Toronto of the public school system of
the Liberals some weeks ago secured the province. One pupil passed in
the O'Brien theatre for nomination every suleject except geography, where
day, of the date ot which they were she was two marks behind, and. when
at the time ignorant. A few days be- application was made at Toronto to
fore its announcement, Dr. Maloney's have this pupil granted a pass, the
supporters rented the theatre for Feb.
15. answer -was 'No.' The laws of the
Education Department in Toronto are
About two o'clock a crowd of per- like the laws of the Medes and Per -
EBATE DRAGS ALONG WANTSUNIFORM RAT
Provincial OPPOSition Indulges in
Oratorical Display,
School System of the PrOYinee CMOS
. In For an Attack at the Hands of
• Dr. d„ McQueen -Small Contribu-
tion to Public Health is Also
Criticized -New 13ills Introdeced-
Qeeries Regarding One nrownley.
Toronto, Feb. 16, -An attack op the
educational system of the peovince un-
der the administration of Hon. Dr.
Pyne, and an attaelt on the Govern -
anent for the small amount devoted
to the public health department of
the province; these aed the replies
thereto by the Government supporters
as well as an amusing address by
R. J, McCormick of .East Lambton
Turriff Protosts, A 0 01
Freight Tolls.
[Member for Aseinihola Sharply •Oritie
, cizes the Discrimination Againe
the West In the Matter' of Freighe
' Charges, But Resolution Is vote4
Down Because It Duplicates a MeV,
Atf.qadY Maclec
awa, eb, rwhy slut
there be this discrimination againe
the west?" asked J. G, Torriff (Asei
;bele) last evening in movieg regal
itoe fer the equalization of wet t
[arid eestern freight rates in ara
'r,nent to the inotion to go into supra
"Is there any reapon for it? Is the
any eommon sense in AP
Figures quoted by Mr. Turriff shove
ed 20 to 190 r cent. higher rate
'
matters. Cbeef among these were the »ay Oolttnnteeton, the passage a thtit
rigorous regulations enforced by the i fesolution woold be vutuelly a vote
Department of Education with regard of want'of 6onffdence in that btely,
to pupils who only fail by a few marks 1 Mr. Turrifigt amendrant was de -
to get the requisite number for a pass. 1 bated.
"I • want'to make two charges 1 Mr. Turriff defended himself of the,
against the school system," said be. ieharge that he had never raised his,
"There is too nau,ch concentration in voice on the question while the Lib.
erals were in power.
Would anyone say, said Mr. Tor
that it was just that the people of t
west should pay 50 to 100, and in sons
easea, 150 per cent. higher freigh
'1ase than in the east, though 514
0.1".R. on ties own sworn stateme
had showed
that it cost less to opetet
ate roads in the west than in the eaatt
Not only did they pay more M tie"
west than in the east, but they pai
higher rates than iiVeehe contiguou
'western states. The tNne had cern
when this discriminatien should be
put a Stop to.
haps 1,000 persons, mostly. Maloney-
ites, marched down the street behind
the Renfrew 'brass band and took up
their position in the main thorough-
fare in front of the theatre. There
they remained for upwards of an
hour. Finally, however, Dr. Maloney
drove up, and through Peter White,
K.C., of Pembroke, invited the crowd
down to the market place, where they
followed him. The opera house was
Shen opened to the Graham men. At
the conclusion, T. A. Low hurried
down to the market place with Dr.
Neilly.
Dr. Neiliy said a few -words, but by
this time the majority of the crowd
had left. Taking the day as a whole,
the honors were with the Maloney
faction. The Conservative candidate's
action in addressing on open air meet -
tog have turned out to be the best
tactics.
The agreement by which the Con-
servatives of South Renfrew were al-
leged to have bound themselves, was
the main topic of conversation at the
Maloney meeting.
Dr. Maloney was greeted with loud
cheers. South Renfrew had elented
Mr. Lowe but apparently he wasn't
good enough for the Liberal leaders
at Ottawa. Mr. Low could not very
well be denied the privilege of retir-
ing, but it was not for him to say
who should be his su.eceseor. The
twenty-seven Conservatives who had
agreed to elect Hon. Mr. Graham had
done simply as individuals and when
Hon. G. P. Graham had gone about
the constituency saying' that Dr. Ma-
loney himself had supported the agree-
ment, he had said that which he
knew was untrue. He insulted every
elector when he stated the Conserva-
tive party had broken faitb with him.
A large crowd had assembled in. the
opera house for the Liberal meeting.
Dr. B. G. Connolly of Renfrew .was
chairman and the speakers were Hon.
Mr. Graham himself, T. A. Low, ex-
M.P., and Nr. Neely, M.P.
Mr. Low stated he had made up his
mind that, while outsiders were try-
ing to ran the Conservative party,
they would not run the Liberal party.
Referring to the Conservative con-
vention which had nominated. Dr. Ma-
loney, Mr. Low stated that at 1.30
Dr. Maloney had supported carrying
out the agreement made and at two
o'clock he was nominated. The cam-
paign throughout had been one of
raud-slinging on the part of the Con-
servatives. Mr. Graham, he consider-
ed, should be allowed to go back to
the House to answer the charges
which had been made against him.
course of procedure In
that he had endeavored before to ax.the House.
, Hon.. Mr: Grahaninold the au.diene
"Sir ames," he stated, "is one of
'
teange a joint meeting with his oppona thlefobremst eoxfpooneonvtesroomf theent c ownitshtiitnu titohn;
Wits, but the latter had always back. a
ecl out. Where was Dr. Reid, the nil British Empire." "The hon. leader of the Opposition
responsible for the holding of thi
talks about tempert.nce and moral •election? Mr. Graham had hoped he
form. But where does he stand on
re -
would have come up to the present
eeting "to say to my face what
temperance and moral reform? Why
inlid
I didn't he do something when the Ross
'Said behind my back. Government was in power? Why, he
He had obtained an actnal writte
was then on the side of the Egyptians.
ledge that he would be elected, sai
At that time he could have been of
speaker, a pledge th.at busines
Would hold good in a court $ef law. some use on these' matters of legisla-
Mr Graham took up the Georgian Lion, but now he is no.
J G Anderson of South Bru.ce gives
sians-unaltereble.
"The laws regarding the public
school system in this province are in
many cases ambiguous.
"The public school system is too
cumbersome. The boys and girls be-
tween 6 and 14 years in the public.
schools of the province are being
taught entirely too much."
Dr. McQueen deplored the small
amount that was spent by the pro-
vince for the public health. Vast,
sums devoted to the Hydro-eleetrie
and only the miserable sum of $40,000
in the interests of the public health.
While admitting that the Provincial
Board of Health had done excellent
work, he said it should be empowered
to do much more.
"I suggest that the Provincial Sec-
retary cease his prison reform work
for a short time and do some Govern-
ment reform. If he did he would have
a reform Governme-nt in a few years."
Dr. McQueen practically endorsed a
proposal that the Government has un-
der consideration at the present time,
viz., the abolition of the municipal
medical health officers throughout the
province, who are now paid a paltry
remuneration for their services, and
the appointment of county medical
health officers at a salary sufficient to
make them independent of private
practice. A thoroughly equipped labor-
atory, he said, should be established
by the province in connection with
the appointment of the county
M.H.O.'s, so that examinations of
diphtheria swabs and tubercular spu-
tum could be made locally without
having to go to Toronto and other
large centres of population.
The whole House was put, in good
humor by the inimicable address of
R. J. IVIcCormick of East Lambton.
His logic is excellent, and he belabor-
ed the Government of Sir James Whit-
ney without the slightest tinge of ill -
feeling or bitterness in his remarks.
He was appleuded by both sides of
the House.
J. Thompson said the Opposition
had accused the Government of being
the seven sleepers, but the Liberals
in reality were the sleepers them-
selves, for they are just beginning
where the Ross Government left off,
apparently unaware of all the pro-
gressive legislation that had been ac-
complished. during the past seven
years."
J. W. Sohneton, West Hastings, said
that the leader of the Opposition and
the other new members of the House
could well afford to be reprimanded
by Sir James Whitney as to the proper
The railway .00mrnission should bN,
enlarged in number or given mor
help. Mr. Turiff e.dvocated the divi
Sion of the commission into two seett
tions, not one east and one west, but'
that one section should deal exchiel
sively with all freight matters.
In conclusion, Mr. Turriff moved, int
emendment, seconded by W. M. Mattil
tin (Regina), tne follow* resolution
"That in the opinion of thee House th '
time has arrived when the Gove
ent should lay down the principl
Shat the rates to be charged for tla
"carriages of freight in the western pr4T
✓ intes should not exceed those chare
ed in Ontario and Quebec. for a similar'
.
ervice to a greater extent than. is ace:
tually necessary to cover any diffeit`
'enees in the cost of hauling and opeie
ating that may be shown.'
Hon. Robert Rogers, in reply, hel4i
that the cost of construction, as we
as the east of operation, had to bel
taken into consideration in deterrairitt
ing freight rates.
The late Minister of Railways, he
stated, had declared that the railwaY1
commission had full and complete..
trol.
"We accept and recognize the boardi
of railway commissioners as the °illy,
legitimate child of the late Govern:1
ment. Accepting this, we are not goa
ing to sit here and vote for a resollit
tion which is in reality a vote of want
of confidence in the railway commig
sion."
The deplorable conditions in West-
ern Canada were due to the negli-
gence of the late Government. Th
present Government had take the only
legitimate course of securing full and
complete justice for these grievance
in asking the railway commission to
take up the matter and employing
three of the ablest lawyers in Canada
to present the ease to the people. It
would serve no good purpose and not
be trea ino the railway commission
fairly to pass this resolution.
Hon. Frank Oliver declared it did.
not matter what were the theoretical
rights of the railway board, the actual
rights rested with Parliament, and if
the railway board had not taken up
and settled these grievances the ret
sponsibility for their rectificAion wai
on Parliament and the Governrneflti
H. H. Stevens (Vancouver), pointe
out that British Cehimbia had been
fighting for relief irom a similar griegs
ane. On Monday last the railway
commission had taken the formal int -
tial steps for the settlemeiat of the
question. Was it just to condemn the
commission. before they tried the case?
Big Convention Expected.
1 Toronto, Feb. 16. -The meetings of
She Ontario Associated Boards o
Trade, to be held in Toronto, Feb.
and 23, 'promise to be extremely intl
teresting. • The delegates are to lei
welcomed by the Lieutenant -Governor,
Sir James Whitney, Mayor Geary, and
Bay Canal matter, affirmmg a Aid. Maguire. Matters a the utmost
01 notice that he will, on Monday. next, interest to the province will be dis
th Welland Canal and the eonstructi enquire of the Ministry as to how cussed.
1 d the Invitations have been issued by
approved of the deepening both
tion of the Georgian Bay Canal.
Accepts Asquith's Challenge.
• London. Feb. 16.--(0.A.P. Cable.Yeel
The Unionists, led by' Boner Lavni
have decided to accept the challeng• e
thrown out by Premier Asqrath to
prove that the Government was guilt
of corruption in the matter of the a
pointrnent of officials. Bomar Lave w
iij
move a vote of censure and a deha
will take plaee after the proceeding
following the King's speech have b
concluded.
Meanwhile, Premier Asquith hex
been asked to issue a return showitatt
the appointmente during the Liberal
term of office.
many demons ra ion
Government has instituted up to the President Gage for a banquet at th
present time. • National Club on Thursday night, th
J 0 Elliott, of West Middlesex will 22nd instant. The fellowing speaker
enquire as to when License Inspector
Brownley of North Renfrew and Her-
. very Moss of the same riding ceased
to be in the employ of the Govern-
ment,
C7,:tes Job to Yuan.
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The hp
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resolution
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parsfloI
• due to
4ty that
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will be present: Hon. G. E F E. aste
Minister of Trade and Commerce
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Hon. W. H. Hearst, Minister o
Lands, Mines and Forests; N.
Rowell, K.C., leader of the provincia
Opposition; also others to be anno
ed. later. Luncheons will be tendert
by the City of Toronto, and the TO
ronto Board of Trade.
To Succeed Dr. Rutherford.
Ottawa, Feb, 16. -An order -in -wan -
o il has been passed dividing the posi
tion of veterinary director-general an
litre Beach eommissiorier, hitherto held
by Dr. J. G. Rutherford, into tee
evp Nate branehes. The man mos
r --' ,revtly mentioned for veterina
r-Yoneral is Dr. A. H. Hall„
Ont., formerly of Quebec.
Thielreetter Shot and Kilted,
t ''-). Feb. 16. -Max A
- rk, a Member of
, .y playing here, Wla
• ley night by 0.teirg
, mere! in a theatre'1
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