The Brussels Post, 1893-2-17, Page 1r
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Vol. 20. No. 82
A. ROW ON 711f11 G. T.
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, F1RIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1893
t "Iles you I ntnan'r anti strauk me on Bid
9'he 'Trouble Brought lido Contd.
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of head with his fist, knookin; my Dnp
off into the oven box, 1 eepteu.rd my nap
cud he tame) struck me in same place
and again cap tell off, Ifs struelt me
'Vein ou Left side of head, 1 told him to
sit down and pot ort hie clothes bore he
refused and said I s0uldn't wake him
ea thing like y„u telling one to sit teem,'
Pratt then collared me by the throat,
and Damien etruok - me again while
Perot held nee, I told hien to let me gn.1
was attending to my bhoineee. Dundee
etruok urn age1,1, Pratt still having hold
or mo. I reached over to onal box with
my left baud and gob the fire shove',
(hanged it to my right hand :aid etreolt
Dnt'niop wain... I ui,l tele to nail de.
fence. The two of them were at me at
this time, Pratt now etruok me on side
of head with hie fist. Before tide be had
taken the shovel from mo and raised it
to strike me but I knocked it out of his
hand with my arm. He did nob repeat
blow as far as I know. Damien oaugnb
me by the throat and I returned the grip on
his throab, He tried to anew my nee r
but did not succeed. I shoved him book
got out from the door and ane the door
a loitttng into the passenger part of ear
Of "veli. Three o1 tltetu caught soli f me
of then, Pratt, Duruion and Laird, all of
• once and all p0nuded tie with their fiats,
I milled for help and got orb of their
hands. 1 made ft,r coach door when
Pratt caught me by back of neck anti
said "1 arrest you in the Queen's name.”
I said be was outside his bounds. Train
was moving and 1 wanted to get out to
attend to my duties. He wouldn't re
lease mu and got no Ti the corner and
tried to clown lee, I got upon the seat
with my feet and he again refuted bo Int
me go. I got away and ;vela over the
cars to theongtue, Conductor Got on too
coach at Wiugham Junction, At the
engine I told the fireman what lad hen
paned. Pratt came to engine with fire
ehovel in hand and asked for :he driver.
He said Inc forbid the driver to mnvs
from here till Inc Kot the loan he had
arrested, meaning me. He left us then
and went bank and brain left for Brne.
sets. On arriving there I remained on
engine until fireman name and enid they
had gone ar town to get a warrant on as
MoC,llutn h Id been chewed up bad y.
Sew Pratt coming out of Brussels otfiee
into waiting room. He said "Your the
fellow I Lad arrested." I was in the dis
-
charge of my duty and train woe no
main line, 'Lt•aiti was in danger stand•
tett thorn- without protection. Brett
would trot let me gu oat to my train the
thoagh I asked him to do so. Had pas
seagors on train then. He kept me there
some minutes, 10 or more. I finally got
orb and went to train earl gab it ant of
the way for the passenger tree it from tho
South to come in. It was not neoeaaaty
for Pratt '.o st.ike ate to save Durnion.
Cross oxamiued by Mvl'hereou, Dou't
I(+low whether Pratt wont to office to
deliver shovel to station agent. Hogarth
ed kleulioreen were in canoe at Elio time.
Suppose Hendwreon could have attended
to 0toltl t . well go I could, Pratt caught
me by the, tiered, 3 times at least, and
other time droppe t hold and might
ag•uin. Duston struck me 8 limes be-
fore I said anything and agai.e eeverd
times. Henderson, Laird, itloGee, Pratt
and perique ween toll thele when Pratt
tr.eu td stun, ma with shovel. Pratt
loaned the motley laet Friday. To best
of my knowledge MuOtllutn was Bober tet
Kinottrdine and at Wiugham also, I
drank nothing on tee train with (barn
end was sober u11 the afternoon, as mush
so as now. One brakeemen °menet put a
train away on a siding safely, It was
my duty to eaglet Elendtraon,
John Collie said :—Live in Bluevale,
was on the train the evening spoken of
and recognized Pratt as there also. First
saw bun go ting off at Win/gloom and
again saw I im between Wingham and
Winghaln Jauction. Ile oatne in pas•
eenge,• stud of ear and went through to
baggage end, I saw Imitate tip against
the dear and prat lord hold of him by
Barnet. Damon wed,Lttird were hitting
ab him end did het hint Pratt was teeing
Leitch roughly, choking him. Detente
and terra bath nit Leitch at once, Hon
der•ea, casae in and colied for help, raid
aced he wanted us passengers all ort to
their waei•tence. Pratt followed Leitch
into welch and got hitt by the throat up
again, a seat Ile had Leitch by the
throat 2 ter 3 times, I pulled Laird ori'
Leitoh in brggage part. I saw McGee
lift a chair in baggage part. At Blue.
vale saw Pratt with shovel enquiring for
station spilt. :He rain he was goiig to
have Leitoh arrested as Inc had hit a man
with shovel, Pratt did not eat like a
peoe1maker oe oue anpeb'e of malting
peace, Henderson toll Pratt Inc had no
right to arrest Leitch that the latter wee
attending to duty, The four of them
were 1iboxiortted and toeing very ;defame
lengoe(:o. It was in the baggage de-
perbmetrb bob could be heard distinctly
in the outer ond. There was ono Indy
pa0B0ng,-r, two gentlemen and rnyeelf.
The ofl'i, eats of the train were ttppttrently
the same eo luteal, sober, 1 did nob strike
Laird 1; tb wn were both clown.
John Welters, sworn, said ant
Oremen on No. 12 train spoken of in this
platter, and was firemen on 10th lest,
I knew qtr. Pratt, saw hem first that a
night wt SViughuon Juitobiou. 1 wait
e'.Iled to coach by tt ptotsengee (Unbolts. a
con) who bold me they were murdering
heti eman and conductor bit the mar. t
sly mete wouldu'bgo bank but I did. a
I tet Pratt earning to me with shovel 1,
hand using Very profane balk, 1 eteeped t
out of oar and saw Leitoh then. Saw no o
blows struck. On reburning to oar feet o
Pratt again with shovel ebill in hand D
Ile waisted toga rho brakeman who hit n.
the men with the thence. 1 told him be to
onuld not get him. Prate threatonerd to d
h,:ld the train until he dial get him. 11
ilfu0wnnm aatno in and a woman said she s
eves afraid they would fall over bee ate a
they .yore drunk' They were all Doming B
and eweering in the hearing of the lady.
Saw Pratt again ort 13rnesele. Heel
hovel yet acrd ammo,: very wild end au
Wouldn't give it up for eomotime. Didn't p
sen Pratt assault anyone. Flo said Inc to
would split the a of b— head open if Inc ,e
could get him, Ile was nub looking for fo
Loitob ab rho time, the hotter being on lei
Laub friday evening a big row occurred
on (Inc mixed traits between SVhi mato
and Brueee'e, the pertiolpants being
Rebt, Dorulon, Juo. Pratt, Seaman 13,
Laird, and le J. McGee, all of Kiuoar•
dine, on the one aide, told Brakernan A.
1), heiteh a,.4 1 .endnrtnv hone" .10
Callum on the other. Ae a moult a tele.
gram wits sent 10 Brussels taking for
conetablee to arrest the Kinoardineites on
their arrival, and this was done with the
exception of MoGee.
In the me es Leitch was marked con.
eiderably, while Durnion and MaOnilure
were banded over to the physicians to
dress their wounds, caused by a oar coal
shovel, biting, said other pugilistiu novel-
ties known only to the bruiser.
There ape.: ire t . 1..10 a we le divor;;euc
of opinion among the wltneeies called a
to who wee the atatckhig party ale.) as t
what was the cause of the row outekle
the influence of John Barleycorn. Fur
then particulars will likely Inc brought t
light before the various CR810 ar
through hub one thing is certain an
that to the publio demand proteoti m
while .travelling without running the
risk of being maimed for life if ant killed
to say uotbiug of being compelled t
listen to obscenity and blasphemy.
Monday alteruoon the Magistrates
Court opened in the Town Hull, Brus
eel-, b fore A. Hunter and Joh,' MaUrao,
J. P's to bear the case of assault pro
feared by Brakeetau Henderson against
Constable Pratt, of Kincardine. The
Court room was peaked to the door with
am interested audience. G. T. Ii. De•
teetive Bradley looked after the interests
of the pleiutifl while Lawyer McPherson,
of Kitm,rline, performed eimil,r duties
for the defendaut who plead not gouty.
The first allose, milled was Endwistttu
Henderson, who seed : -I live at Palmer.
atop, em tt G. T. 16. brakeman and was
on train ',o. L2 on 10th inst. Oonduutor
MoO,tlnm in charge of train, also bud A.
D. Leitch as brakeman. At Wiugham
Juuction en arrival near switch stoppad
for London engine to go around Y, leen.
thlotor going, in a 'mw minutes to see
what was keeping London train. Soon
after he left bitegage oar, R. B. Duruiou
got up, (trek off hie coats and put theta on
a chair he had sett „n. Mr, Pratt, svltom
I re:'ognize here, waughtbrakemen Leitch
by the throat, Ittr.tg on to him Iona held
him up agaieet door et North end. They
were making a noise. Pratt and the
othuas wore using profane lwugu Igo
Pratt teas the worse of liquor and was
drinkinglou train. Pratt p00s.d no re•
marks till afters Leitch struck Ttnr.;ion,
he said he ewes going to arrest him."
Dot•nion had etruok Leitch Herne tunes
before Leitch etruuk a blow, I helped
part then tied Leitch went out of the
way of to cugiuo, Au 1110 way down
from Kincardine Pratt said as quick as
Inc would get past the lino he would be a
free nigger and would do ae he d—
plettsed. Pratt get the nee fire -hovel
and marled it amen all the way to Brus.
eels and followed the about while attend
frig to my duty, but he didn't really in.
terfore with me. I did not eee Pratt get
any provocation at all. He was an or•
dietary passenger on (Inc train and ht(d no
bueineee in the baggage oar. The as,
smelting was in flus oar, The oar is a
oumbinabiou on,., both passenger and
baggage.
arose examined by Mr, MoPhoreon.
I wee not up town at Itinmrdine. Leitch
and McCallum were. .Ckey did not cum,
to station in oompeny with Durnion and
the others. Dont know that tboy were
invited to come, Pratt had hold of
Leiteh before Leitoh struck Durnion. It
looked as if they weeded to butt him
while in dd-chtt ge of duty. Pratt did
not say "keep quiet or I'll arrest yon."
There was a bottle of Club whiskey in
oar when we left Kincardine. They got
another bottle at Lackuow, also some
pop. I had none, but hada cigar. your
of the Kincardine people were disorderly
and were drinking and dis trderly wt
train. Dont thick Leitoh drank any.
Leitoh'teas in and out doing his duty and
didn't require to bo on engine that rt(elle
There was no change other than neral.
Had only 4 oars that night and needed no
brakeman on engine. Never heard that
Leitch wee bound to liok them. MoDal.
bum ran the train and he collected the
rnmaey for fares paid. I collected no
money but collected tiokebe Beet of Bruit
sots, Oouduotor got money from Duru-
ion. I did not handle it I bided( tyro•
Callum was Bober when he left Kinu„r-
dino. T did nob see him get ttuy drink
Dont think he was worse of drink, 1 had
not the charge of brain. We keep a
record boost of car numbers, tee. I made
some eniriee in book at Kincardine and
00010 on the way down, as we picked up
other care, I oper't say- who proposed to
hold the train end go down town at,
Lucltnow, 1 did nob go down now ltd
lbloOallunn, The shovel is in Palmereton
with the owe. It is a metal shovel 11nt1
Leitch struck Duruion on the head with
it.
Examined by Mr. Bradley, Pratt had
bold of Loltoh when Leitch etruok Dur, •
ion. Durnion was striking Leitch and
trying to get hie hands in his mouth to
bite them. He bit ono finger a little.
A. D. Leitch sworn said :—I am a
brakeeinan also and waa me duty on I>aiu
No. 12 on 10th inet. I know Nur, )Pratt
who was on train as a pnssen(ter. Iluerd
hu.,000profane language, To the best
of my knowledge leo was under the in-
fiuoaco of liquor. 1 had trouble on way
clown with him. Fleet at North of
switch at Wingliam Tanotion, I was in
baggage end' of ear standing up agaivat
deer its Henderson was looking over
bills, Durnion Oat on a chair opposite
side door. 13.0 hot ups took of hie (oat
vent and hat and laid them on chair,
ptitlad op his shirt sleeves and stud "1
gen lioklanything in the car or in the
County, stepping toward me he Raiff
.r.,,..e.�_
Oho engine, Pr1tt didn't seem to act am
if Inc wait a passenger. Saw Durnion
that 1i,ht, Ile oga bleudmg ouuuid'�r
ably. This w,0 at Wtngb!trn Jtwut:ou.
Leitch And ivinUalluut were perf oily
sober, the o1Ite funs, inutudlug Pratt,
worn drunk -
(1, A. Hntoheeon, sworn, Raid :--Wee
ou train fu queebiot 08 10th hint. I
reeogudze Pratt. I was in front of coach
when Mr. Saylor came and said they
were fighting in b tggage oar, Couduntor
eau Mime and oilseed door, Tula wan at
Wiugham Ju,oswt. Henderaun name
out end walled Iter help from male pea
edgers to quell row. Ooliie want in car
but Saylor cwt I s1 peed at Wee tlorh• land
mulled tit. Dermot hall Leitoh up
against door and Laird had also hold of
Leitch. Duruiou was ready to strike
and Prete ran between them and said
"You must not striae him again." Saw
Leitch with foot ageinat door and some•
body bold of him round the neck. Dont
know who it was. 1 called engineer and
fireman to name. On return saw Pratt
with shove! and he said of he caught that
e—of b—he would newer Bailie another
men. Did tint Ree Prat? Renault Leibu,
iu any way. Cunt say Pratt was delude
but shirk be had Been Drinking. The
three others were drunk, lirakemau
and conduotor were ttppttrently sober,
S. S+tylor, sworn rigid :-I am of To
Ionto, and wee a passenger on the titin
in question. I recognize lir. Pratt. FIe
was ou the train with 3 others. They
had been drinking, the' I a.uw no liquor
0, bottles. I heard them nciug obeoeao
and profanelangnago in the hearing of
lady passengers in steno compartment,
Pratt need bud language also, 1 did not
see Pratt assault Leitch, I saw him
have hold of Leitch and said he would
arrest him. Durnion's hands were up
but I ronldn't follow the blows. Pratt
had the shovel and was uoing around
threatening that he had power to hold
the train,
Geo. Aogartle, •worn, said :—I live at
Bruseele. At 7:30 p, re, on 10th inst.,
operator at Wiegh.10 Juuctlut called me
up clod said a wild gang on No. 32 are
beating brakeman, oto„ have constable
redly nn arrival at Breads's. I sent
weed to constables rind train arrived et
5:40. Pratt carne along and McCallum
tees lett -r said 1 want this roan art sated.
Prop was miry and dill nut cure about
giving himgel( up. He ttad a fire shovel
et hid Incus. He at last g,ve up sleeve!.
Pratt wasted Leitch arrested. Ele pre
vented Leitch going out of station to his
train, perhaps abo.,t 5 minutes bus
(Leda, ;inexact hitt to go, nevi then came
in and told etc of the row, sere! Inc went.
ed the shovel kept for evidence. Pratt
was 'seepingLeitob from doing his duty
and No. 7 from South suns due on 0010
track. No. 12 ryas on main trach. It
i+ onetomary for 2 brakemen to put away
a train in such a case. Leitch bed come
into ollico to find 001 how train woes.
The semsph ire was tip to the Bast and
No. 7 wag tate about 25 minutes. Pratt
said I have this man amen -ed and I
want to turn him over to a constable. 1
refused to auoept shovel. I•. belonged to
train and went with it. The brakeman
and conductor seemed sober bat very
mach oxoited. I told brakemen train
cvae late.
le. S. Soott, ,worn, said : -I run a Co.
Constable of Imran. Saw Pratt nil 10th
lost,, iu station year'. He had a shovel
in band which lie wanted to deliver to
Mahlon master. He gave it to Hogarth.
I arrested Pratt and came down town
with him. I thought the, whole crowd
had been (Nuking except Henderson. I
Belgic both Pratt and iltCalium were
capable of attouding their business. I
know nothing of the assault. Pratt had
no objection to arrest and name quietly.
'Phi, oloe-'d the case for the snemoution
and en adjournment was made for a half
hour for supper,
Court esteemed ab 7:00 o'clock, The
first witness for the defence wits Jnlue
Pratt, defondonb, mho bees (worn said :
—On evening of 10th lust•. Mr. Damien
asked me' t, oonne'o Brussels with him.
I cemented and went to station at • Kin•
oerdine. Conductor MoOallum asked
Durnion, McGee, Laird and myself In the
rear pert of ear where haltg'uge is. kept,
The neck wits broken off a bottle of C ub
whiskey end Durnion, conductor, Hal
stead and Leitch drank berme Wit left
Kincardine. After treat started Durnion
asked coudnotur whet the faros to Brus
eels were. Conductor said "That would
but ,ill right," Durnion w 11110l him bo
take fares end gave McCallum a e5 bill
And told him he could take the baletnoe
of faring out of a $L0 bin Inc had given him
up town, Centimeter gave $8 to brake.
men Henderson were pot i6 in hi, pooket
with another' roll of bills he had, Dern•
ion asked for tickets, MoOallum said
that would be all right, we (mule eutnen
with him on freight on Saturday. Durn-
ion wit ited something to show I:i d Don.
doctor carob. eoulething in small book he
had bob gave no tinkete. All went well
cars neer Leeknow so ben I noticed
Loktnle siding nu to Durnion who wee
•ow ntel er the influence ,u1 111100e,
Damien and McOallnm were the ansa.
Before reaching Lie:Meow the bottle of
whiskey was all drank. Conduaor
gre.xl to hold brain 2c) minntus if
Durnion would go down town and bring
bottle of whiekev book. D•trnion, self,
McGee, Laird acid bus driver went down
own et Lnoknow and canis beck to train
nd gob aboard. I was in chair in Oar
having lunch when 1 hoard Durnion say
o Leitoh •'You Tenet not demi( .u0 telltale
1 that Oloh whiskey for yon know the
onduotor i8 not himself this evening."
urnion took a betide of p3aio soda Water
nd advieed Leitch to drink that for feat
0 might got hart while discharging Ilia
tt6iee. I•lo did not wane to este him get
net although It';s reported, MuOallum
aye, your a fighting man but your feet
0d mine are too big foe fir hiiieg met,
obh wore standing up Leitoh with bauh
atotinst door and then Leitch drew e' ravel
and etruok Itnrnion with it.Il Torn I
ell (lepton Le. ie. be WAS 0110111 to O.
oat the blow, MoCalboto said "Murder
e o— of b-- and struck at Durnion
ith it oar coupling link and hit him 011
robbed near whore the ehovel had out
in, I caught bold of LeitOb and told
hum I would arrest hurt uuf Ruud b
over to the agent at lust station
e alum: Lurniuu WW1,h,,;nl, cul tt
Will to paauetrger part ul our, leaving
rind Laird, Mate., Duruion and
Oaliutu. I stopp°d 0111011r stop Dula
Leiteh t•Init 1,11) of ,,., ..,. I (vent tow,
euglne. Heudorson Otte et brake.
cable! to agent far a ooueteble, Mr.G
Dame null tosheci tele to atop the fight.
went bad. through one with I•bovel s
du hand nod eeparnt 1 0•.tedu•tor a
Lurnrun. 21o(lnbum sat down in
std stopped there 111 train arrived
1Sraeeeu, liven Mat :al nul ordered
under merest but atter,varria said I le
du„„ n.chi,_p rated eiu•t,: i , •-ilsOtble Sri,
to lot me go. Was ttr,n'e od a sen,
1e110 and brought befur° your Worsh
Durnion never struck Leitohuntil
wee hit with shovel. The etruke broug
Durnion to hie knees anti McCallum
on0e wreak Durnion with lima. when
caughe Leitch I was trylug to preys
disturbaoee as a friend of both parti
I kept shnvol ac evidence that Duret
el been art woe Bud intended giving it
staelot) itgeht. Durnion struck at Lett
after the I , er 1 it 11,41 Would -
000mr that I did not useprofttne languor
est I was exeiteu, but din nut say ' 1
murder way one,"
Drees summated by Bradley. I on
00m0 to Brussels as a friend with Dur
int. Leiteh had beet titled ab Kinen
dine that day The row started Rem
wrler0 about Wiugham ,(unction. Dur
inn, Leitch, Laird and myself were
the car at Incttime. 1 swear
SAW McCallum wtih a coupling p
ou or about Wiugham de nal
Leitoh was iu the oar when Ode was don
Heudorson was in also. Did not s
Oollie until to.dny. I swear I tasted
liquor 01 train that dap, I ase, d trio
to be held until 1 could arrest the ma
I anew I hart no authority to order
stoppage. I may have stood at the do,
et
le Brussels wtiot. wall Leitch a Millar
1 1.11(111't realize or know that the trai
was in danger. I went into the ofii
with shovel, I never said I would lino°
the e— of a b— britt a out. I held Leito
w while and no man struck hitt utile
Durnion, and I took Leitch away so0
as 1 could.
Seamen Laird, sworn, said :—I remit
bar the evenitg of the 10th inst, I w
alt the train. Knew all thepartien. tilos
rncnti°ued were ou board withThere was s .me 5 •hting, saw Leite
strike Damien ou h ars ,vith shove
Weldon bio l not atsuc)t him before the
Saw Pratt, he wait endue a lunch on
chair or box. Mu:ullmn went to tb
midale tie ,r of oar and Durnion gob n
and to,k off his coat mud vest and aske
W. H. KERR, Prop.
+r.
$17:,000, and the fluty $405,67i3,02 ; fn-
enrotinll fere and duty on a barrel .,t So a
moan remounted to $112,742. Adding
wholeerma iutpo.tees' profit, 20 per oout.,
$108.723, and rets.iler.+profile, say 10 per
cont., $25J,469, the cost to the mummers
without 1'b • le 6887,112, or anott 15 3 5
stance per imperial gallon. It cows the
noneumer now from 28o to 35.,, for he
found that the Dominion government
paid 85o a gallon for American ail, geed
at the experintentel farm. What free oil.
wvonld omen for Canada Dr, Shtnrfonald
showed by the following oomnutatton :—
A car lead of oil 7.85 specific er vity
ooete 5 3.4o per wine gallon in barrels, or
3 l 4e in •m k -'g lea tater Ire, I -•r oil
tbere.are 3,207 wine gallons. at 5 8.40 per
gnllnn, $184 el ; a claty of 7 1 5o on 2,-
673 imperial gallons, 0192.45 ; duty ea
60 barrels at 40e each, $24 ; inep00tion of
60 barrels at 30o eagle, $18 ; freight on 60
barrels, •$66, Teta) Dost at Paroles,
$484,86, or 18 1.7e per imperial gallon.
This, with the usual profits of the im-
porter and retailer, will sell from 28o to
35e a gallon, depending on whet.het the
retailer 18 the importer or not. Bat Dr.
3Muadunnld ars teal Hoot itwee eco : •ju,y
to Canadian oil nens0mers, as well as
to the coopering trine, that the lee com-
pel. importere to bring in the commodity
in barrels only. A tank car load OF oft,
5,167 gallons, could be imparted, duty
paid, for $777.34, or 15 5.100 mats.
This m tbod of importation w,ui•1 give
to the consumer 3 1.10 cents a g Mon, or
$174,778 a year, beeklea giving mniny_
meet to Canadian coopers to make 140,-
000 barrels, which would give employ-
ment to et least 2511 men, Then, crude
petroleum should be duty free. The
change world cheapen fuel, labricatiug
and paint oile ; it would oheapon pas,
now used for eo many genet al std do.
Testable purposes ; indeed, every iudastry
in the hand would be benefitted b.• the
change, The tariff prevented ue im-
porting oil in nulk in tank oars ; it
compelled ns to buy high•prioed barrels,
upon which the consumer had to pay
freigh• and duty, as well as upon the oil;
it touk from the coopers of the country a
large quantity of legimitate work which
rightly belonged to them ; oauseJ a have
by leakage ; it prevented the refiner from
getting cheap crude oil ; it increased the
price of lubricating oils, and prevented
the people from getting a supply of the
products obtained (ram the rale In tserial.
The oil industry wits an extensive one,
and required the most careful attention
which the rovt•r,ment could give it ;
edit, the interests of the people of Can-
ada should be considered, and he hoped
the government, when they disolosed
their policy on thin question, wnnld show
that they had clone •omethine to the
public interest by reducing the duty up-
on oil. (Applause.)
Q eeetct•tt.F
im me:erred Lotwoen Mueller/1 demotic/or and
for Brneeels, no both eldee of Bleevalo,
loll I)tin" see Ila "shim 0 rill,. Dnrnien with
Me a Link, Dien't A,a Pratt hot,t 1.eitcit 0 1.
:Jo ly to make peace. Saw Laird have
'de, Dnrulou by t,ie duvet La niake Niro let
•rel It, f ),r•it,1 't'1 being was between
I Dumont fetid ,loCallutn, I welted Lien-
ee1 Bwoeyuldnnon 0.,'thelp separate then but be
,
till Joseph IIarlcer, sworn, said : -1 am
ed Mayor of 11(1n ar/line and inn wed ac.
oar 15imiui1, teS wMcCallum, never saw
i1 Levee but twine. They were both in
10 my office on Friday last p, 0t• Leitch
ad was there utl y short time and appeared
n•
ltt very 0.l01. t'tlrl 1' hi tee n -,I ,,inn R, h,
nd whether he woe ruder influence of liquor.
1p. McCallum had to mole I think for one
Inc holdd'g hie po-ition. Iinow Pratt well.
ht He ie a Co. Constable of Brune. It is
at very common for him to separate two
I combatants. I never knew him once to
ut bo under the influence of liquor that
es. 1 could possibly deteut. Ho has been
'on serving paper. for me for past 9 years
t , and I believe him to be truthful.
out This concluded the defence and the
' •t aertgintru-es reer:•m3 t'.•r.ir d• rf Is ma
ge, tit Monday, 20th inst., when a nnmber of
d
other 00080 are to be teemed iu oueneotion
with this same row.
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nee to shut t:tanght in store. Dundee
frame with a bottle of plain soda, lloOal
Itnn had gone out. Dornio n told Leitcl
to dein( the sada and not whiskey
1.'0at perhaps he dldu t know but .Iso
Oath= posed him a.; a fighting elan ant
ruble to holo anybody i0 Kiuoardine, bn
you're not. Leitch said I'm not a fight
ing dean and dour what tw li ht. Durno•
on placed his baud ou los eltoulcler cud
safe, our feet are too big, e8 are too
much alike. Lunette seized tite ehovel
cud struck Durnion on Ihe head. Be-
fore I mead get bold of Leitch Pratt had
euized him. le alt didn't strike him bot
Leitch reared show' egein end it dropped
to tae done. Pratt then pinked up
shovel. I waeteeing to hold up Durnion
as Inc WAS on one knee, being stunned by
the blow. We got hint to his feet. I
looked round when MoOallum came end
with tut iron he held he struck over ray
shoulder and hit Durnion on the head
Titus said "1lurdee the e— of b—. Did
not sue Leitch again after Pratt took 1.1m
away dtetil to -dry, Atter MuCalJum
et' mix Durnion the latter fell pattly
down nod after pulling hem up
he made a race for lie0eliuen
and struck hien. They had
blows exchanged, We pa. tad them thou
.tlo(Jallum mane bank again and struck
temni00 twice while Billing iu seat.
iia ,derson was in Dar at time. McGee
a o, rid I tried to past then several times
and oonldt'They were biting each
other ou the fingers. I ohoked Durnion
to malts him let go. Did not see Pratt
strike n.nyona. I gave Leitch a drink.
He asked what it was. I seed "plain
soca," He drank part or all of it. He
rtainted to take any nm'e, Pratt was
eroeer till be ar; ivocl at &assets.
aloes examined by Bradley. The
trouble started between Leitch and Pratt
jest going into Witeghttin Junction.
Tbsy' had no trouble utly that Pratt tools
Leitult away after hitting Dnrniou with
shovel. Prabb had heed of Leitoh up
netting!) door and took 1111p11 from tbot ont
of the oomparbmsub, vleGee, Prtttt, my,
self, eleudersou mid McCallum wore iu
whew Leitch and Dorman were fighting,
D'l"rion bought the Hume tet Kin/mediae
and he also bought it ub Luoknoo. I
ma sone ander the inOttenoe of liquor.
Pratt wag sober, The biting was, I
think, just after leaving Blunvalo. They
were flgetieg all along, at intervals, after
leasing Whigham.
VI the f;,Ittm• of Tete POST.
Mit Lurroa,—IIavutg noticed the re-
port of other oreameries, will you kindly
allow mu apace iu your valuable paper
for the following, The annual meeting
of the shareholders of the Saugeen Valley
Creamery Aesoeintion, of Neustadt, was
bald in th,t village on January 17th., at
which a large gathering was preaent.
After the °penin; of the meeting by the
President, the Seoretory rears the report
for the past year, which was voted very
satisfactory. The season's make, being
far ahead of previous yeare, a counted to
105,793 ;monde, for which they realized
the sum .1032,013.49, the average price
paid to patrons per Ib. being 170. Tee
factory is still inoreasiug, it being found
necessary to add another piece tothe
pr00ent large building, which will make
both sewage and work rooms twice the
sire, J. H, Spieling, who has been
maker for the past four years, hes been
re engaged for the comiue season at alt
increase of salary, which epe•tks well for
hi, ability to rightly handle the large
make expected this season.
R. W. Warnes,
General Merchant.
Neusteclt, Foley. 13, '03.
Mao:sent School Hoard,
The regular meeting of Brussels Public
1 School Board wets held on Feby. 10th.
• Members all previa.
The minutes of last regular meeting
I were read and passed.
6 gloved by 1,, Reil. seconded by Dr.
Grah.,m that the 0ocouut of Ballantyne
at Wilton, fold over free] last muetiug,
$3.05, be paid. Carried,
Moved by Rev. J. Ross, seoouded by A.
lewd limb the Proper y committee pro•
care three reams of paper to be used for
monthly examinations, Carried.
Mooed b, A. Mentor, soc,,nded by Dr.
Graham that, the Property te1:m11. m
provide article+ end material necessary
for teaohbug Physics in the Priuoipal's
department of the school, Dost of sante
tut to exceed $10.00. Carded.
The Beard then adjourned.
•
Oft. M1.1Cl9,tLi) i y COAL 011,,
Pel t, MeGeo, sworn, r •id :--1 emcee.
her tOt', inst., was on train to Brussels.
Mr. McCallntn and Luituh were on
le ,aril. There wee a frame about Wing•
hn,:t, or bob'een there and the Junction,
11'ilen 11 began I wan in paver ger depart.
tient. heard the noise end went in and
saw a fling tip in a corner of the oar and
triol to stop them. Some Due said "Ile
attack bin with ashoval," I melted wee,
and Laird said "Bob," 1 sew Du. niun'a
fuoc Queered with clop t. I said to Leit 1,
tvhab dill you ulriee him for end he re-
plied °Dernion struck nee fleet." Pratt
wag behind the anti got held of Leitab
mid tuehod him ort of the oar and that
was the Inst t saw of Leitoh, 1 thought
Platt and Lttird were both trying It
tneko pesos. I.i"nrd both of them tailing
Dtlrinun not to ttriko blue. Dont tidbit
Pratt wee under the inflhents of liquor
nor do 1 think Leitoh wee. Durnion and
McCallum were both roaliy drunk. I
have 1eogilently 00011 Pratt step in and
etee figbbo, Dida't nun biro abase
Leibolt fn any way.
prose examined by Bradley. Waal. i
bum wee up amongeb Where they ware f
fighting, It didn't amount to match after
Pratt got Leitoh away. The finger biting
Dr. ilaodoneld, of Bast Huron, in his
speooh before the lInnee last Thursday
seed : - It was important that members
should know bale sid'o of this gelation.
Last year be had adv totted s ,me re.
duction on this excessive taxation of oil
—say from 70 a gallon, as at present, to
40 or 5o—ami he held to that °pinion
still. The oil men say they ha, e Id
vested $21,000,000 in this ba 11008.
Parliament muss do an in lustre, of this
magnitude full justice. But he would
be able to shim Bret the oil mets lead
exaegorated the import0nn•' of their in.
dustry, the amount of men employed
and the Capital invested. Dr. Mood,n-
ald quoted the oil men's statement as
given in the Globe recently, and said he
did not think these cyan had been honest
in putting the figures before the oonntry,
The Die men say there are 6111 teams and
tsametere employed ovary day in the
business at $3.50 a day ; that is $655„500
in a year of 800 days. The nil men sny
there are 1,570 men at 01.51 a day, $700,
600 a year, and 600 spilled men at $2
.00
a Ilay,; 300,000 it year. The total wages
paid is $1,062,000, Fonr per cent, on
Invested capital would amount to 5879,•
000, 5 per 00,16 for woe and tear would
be $1,080,010, while 2 per cent. profit
yrould alnotint to 1113:1,000. The total
/unmet thus paid would bo $4,050,000 a
year. Ile would show the figurate _dome
are intended to Into the Boase astray,
The total value of the whole nttpnb of
the Paroles ell refiner s in illuminating
and lubricating oils, paeefliue w:tx, Oto.,
was last year $1,608,000. If they have
as many glen employed as they say, how
can thoy t to
y $4,250,000 of expenses and
into'eet on thele capital out of all outp It
of $.1,008,000 ? For salaries atone they
say they pay 01,062,000, or $23,000 more
then the entire ontput of the imitate!”.
hither the bubo books or these men aro
wrong, lent these are the rospeotivo elate.
orients. Reli:tets say they do not facto
advantage of the duty, bttt if they do not
why aro thoy bore lobbying to have the
duty kept up ? (hear, hear,) The oil
mon say their oil is sold at only a oenb
Oe two more than tho ,lnorfa•tn 0i', and
they oettumro NO. 1 welter Maitre Melvin.
can oil (speeifio gravity 7.85), with their
common Oatladeen obi, bovine, epeodo
gravity of 8.02. Oauadittn oil, with te
epogi0u gravity of 7.95, is 15o in hulk
today, aorording to an oil 0111. That.
in the oil that shnnld be compared ; bob
everyone kuolva it ie tiotoonlparablo with
the fleet class Amor,oan oil. Take the
rapt:eg of coal oil. Last year 5,687,140
mperial gallons ware imported.
at a ditty of 7 1.5 rents per gallon, the
Velum et 8 8.8 Dents per gallon being men tit worst in the quarry.
In the sonnies, pert of Llnr ip: 38,000
oranges have been pinked from nue tree.
'Cher. are 200.000 'nett emeloyei neon
Ihe 23,000 papers nabliehed in America.
It le report11 tire' 50 stemmas in liar- '
seines, France, stave died within the last
four day, from a diuoaae resembling
cholera.
3(ie 1 T7nm"'rt, of ittly. hoe made
Verdi, the oomt nay.., a marquis, in reoog.
nitinn of the succoss of his last (para,
"1'aletall."
'Ph+ United States legation at Constar.
tinnplo beta learned that a Moslem mob
burned the American Girls' college in
Mareovan.
A mine caved in near Hazleton, Pa.,
Satnrdey,and about 100 feet of the
Lehigh Valley railroad's teaoke dropped
into the hole.
ilobear offers to 1'00 HeniRe in
England and Give the T•,rontouiau :150
expenses on hie arrive!. Hanlon will
probably stoat this weep,
'rhe Ore loss of the United States and
0uleds. for the month if I)anomb>r, ae
°onipii d b; the N -w York Comtncroiel
Bulletin, amounts to $L11,354,450.
One of .hu wort dIueoters in the
history of marble (mementos occurred at
West IButte•,tl, Vt., a little after 1 o'clock
on Saturiee afternoon, ire a tee eery
operated by the Vermont Marble Com-
pany, with tvluoh Senator Prootor is
connected. A great mass 01 stone fell
into the quarry, and seven men were fe-
rvently killed and a number of other !in-
jured, The victims were crushed se that
some could not be tenoguized, The vie.
time were a gang at work uhanuoiline and
taking ewes, rofuse, and were all middle-
aged then. The hilted were Wn. Lulate,
Prank. Selig, Pdw•ard Powers, Alexander
13l i1oluest and three unrecognized men.
de soon its the aooidonb htppoded the
;decade longer seine( was rung in .it the
a,mpany's n(ricee and the mills, geed
work oval:mi eo wee stopped at duos.
Mb the doctors in West. Rutland and Rut-
land were oanod by telopt a ie end re-
sponded geiekly. Snores of men aero
also sent down into the quarry. Soon
the notes apt•ad to the -.treats, and hun-
dreds of mon women end ohildro,l hue,
lied to the quarry, People tree Fe.tt•
laud and Pittsfield began to orris e, mud
by 5 o'elook the vicinity of the gne.,,ry
was of ,wded. In the crowd were elegy
of the relatives attar killed or inured
igen, and they were frantic with grief.
Tho glittery was opened in 1308. Depth
end se Noe considered, it is the largost
ruaree in the world. Its porpe,.diuntar
depth 1. over 250 feet, and from this the
.taseey ons eastward and dtxvnw red nu -
ver the hill 300 feet morn, The aooidout
was near the extreme and of the quarry,
far under the hill. Tho killed and aotne
of the injered worn buried ander tots of
rook, anal the work of rescue Wag nen0c.
sadly di5ivalt. The pause of the °eying
in of the quarry is not ponitivoly It:lowu.
The mese of stone whittle covered the
trete who 'yore at work those by web, r19
near PA on d be estimated, sixty feet, in
length two ttvonty feet wide. It fell
withrnib the leant weaning, and all wito
were at tenet there were covered, 13, 13.
seances, trmteurer of the Verwrtb aborele
Co,, 8518 that the orate of the aooident
is sot c Lead , though thott80.vle" or Pett
of the roof that fell was probably loosen-
ed by feeezinv. 'there wore about eighty