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TRE HURO
EXPOS1TQR.
MARcir 21 1890,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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tech line denotes the page of the paper on which
the advertisement will be found.
Farm to Rent—Thomas E. Hays. (5)
Auction Salo—Geo. G. Ament. (5)
Sale by Tender—S. Maleonison. (5)
Important to Farmers—James Stewart. (8)
Notice—James Owens. (5)
Agents Wanted—Canadian Watch Co. (5)
Notice—Dr. A Nichol. (6)
Notice—Happel & Cleghorn. (6)
Notice for Tenders—F. Hess. (5)
Spring Bugle Blast—A. R. Smith. (8)
Boots and Shoes—A. R. Smith. (8)
Hoosier Grain Drill—Thomas Brown. (5)
MenPy Found—Wilso & Young. (8)
Russel Improved Fence—John Ashton. (5)
Rooms to Rent—Mrs. Cady. (8)
To Rent—John Pollock (5)
Shorthand—Expositor Office. (8)
SlutWI Lost—Expositor Office. (8)
Great Slaughter—A. Beam. (5)
Money Found—Lunisden & Wilson. (8)
Rodgerville Cheese Factory—James Murray. (6)
Noxon Drills to the Front—A. Buchanan: (8)
Spring Stock—D. S. Faust. (8)
Millinery—Duncan & Duncan. (8)
litton 4coiter:
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, March 21, 1890
Is it a Deep Scheme?
A correspondent signing hinsself "On-
looker" has an able letter in the Globe
of Tuesday last, in which he criticises
somewhat severely the course being pur-
sued by Mr. Dalton McCarthy, who is
now becoming known as the "Great Agi-
tator." But, although be refers special-
ly to Mr. McCarthy, his remarks will
apply as well to those who follow him
and applaud his couise. While we
have nothing specially to do with Mr.
McCarthy's flagrant neglect of his Par-
liamentary duties, that being a metter
between himself and his constituents,
yet while he persists in vacating his
seat in Parliament to attend to his own
private business and enrich himself by
earning large fees practising in the
courts, it is not very consistent for him-
self and his admirers and followers to
be continually sneering at and traducing
the politicians who abandon their own
business and forego the profits they
might ma,ke by attending to it, in order
that they may transact the business of
the nubile in Parliament: It is also very
true, -:as this correspondent points out,
that it 'is not the use of the dual lan-
guage or the existence- of Separate
Schools in Canada that causes- the pres-
ent alarming .,depression in trade;
that reduces the values of farm lands and
.f.is grinding the blood out of the farmers
and working People of this country.
It i, however, the burden of taxation
thae is being inflicted upon the people
by the Government of which Mr. Mc-
Carthy -still proclaims himself a
warm supporterand an ardent
admirer. In view of these facts, and
in the present state of the country, it
is certainly not wise, in fact it is almost
criminal for Mr. McCarthy and his
associates to distract the attention of
the people from the issues which now
so sorely need their best and most
earnest consideration, • by sowing
amongst them the seeds .of race and
creed discords.. This, certainly, is not
What will restore the country to its
pristine position and . bring back to our
people peace, prosperity and happiness.
It may be a matter of comparative
indifference to Mr. McCarthy and a few
Iikehirce whether the people are pros-
perous or the reverse; he can earn his
big fees and, the higher the taxes col-
lected the greater the share he svilliget
from the public treasury, --and he is an
adept at this as the public. accounts
show --but some of those who side with
him are not so fortunate and the cm-
dition of the country is a matter' of
importance to them. They should
pause and consider whither they are
being led. Indeed there is a strong
suspicion that Mr. McCarthy is not the
disinterested patriot he professes to be,
but that he is playing the desperate
game of a mere professional politician ;
that in fact he is raiSing these troublous
questions in and out of Parliament for
a the _express purpose of diverting the
attention of the people from those more
important issuee, so that the Govern-
ment may impose new and higher taxes
without the danger of bringing down
upon themselves the wrath of. an al-
ready over -burdened and heavily taxed
people. Whether tear not this is Mr.
McCarthy's intention, it is a fact that
his course is having this result and that
the Government are preparing to take
advantage of the situation. In other
words, Mr. McCarthy and his asso-
ciates will set the people fightingatnong
themselves about the use of the dual -
language and Separate Schools, 'and
while they are thus so hotlyengaged as to
be blinded to all other issues, Sir John
will give the tax bill another pull, and
the poor, deluded victims will not be
any the wiser. The monopolists will
have higher profits; the Government
will have more money to. distribute
among their friends; the French and
Separate School questions will be for-
gotten as McCarthy's railway commis-
sioner's bill has been, and all will be
happy except the poor unfortunates
who are forced to keep the treasury
full and are not allowed to get any out.
Bu t, by this time the oext election will
be over; the taxationists will have
another five years lease of power and
the tax -payer will be helpless. The
only consolation' he will have will be
the satisfaction of knowing how nicely
he has been fooled. The programme is
well planned if only enough simpletons
can be got to carry it out. Whether
or not there will be, remains to be
seen. In. the mean time we commend
to the earnest consideration of every
reader the following remarks of the
aforementioned correspondent. They
are wise 'words and worthy of careful
attention. Thee correspondent aka :
"What is he, (McCarthy) doing
for the country he would thro
confusion and turmoil? Is he tak
?his fair part in the work of legielati .
Is he concerned for the echaracte of
the laws that are enacted? He nt
down to the Commons at the opening
of the session. He gave notice of his
intended attack on the dual language •
system in the Territories. He intro-
duced a bill which -comtnended itself
to the judgment of very many, but
complicated the issue with a general
assault on the French Canadian people,
and roused many of the French Cana-
dian representatives to bitter hostility
to a proposition which, in tbe hands
of any other member, and introduced
in a fairer and happier spirit, would
have received calm and reasonable con-
sideration even from the hostile ele-
ment. The debate was fixed to suit
Mr. McCarthy's convenience, and Par-
liament knew him no more for a season.
Be returned for the debate, but the
moment the' division was taken he
packed his valise, and since hie seat in
Parliament has been vacant. The
legislators—the politicians if you will—
whom Mr. MoCarthy and his organs
ecture and denounce with magnificent
superiority remain to carry on the busi-
ness of the country, giving long and
arduous hours to the perfecting of im-'
portant-measures, and earnest thought
and work to the promotion of the gen-
eral interests of the community. The
heavy hand of taxation presses sorely
all over the country. Business inter-
ests are depressed; development is
slow and uncertain. But Mr. Mc-
Carthy gives no thought to these ques-
•tions. He manifests no concern for the
condition of the masses. Ile does not
discharge his fair measure of duty as a
representative of the people. The great
need of Canada is population, through
which will come larger questions and
larger interests, and the easy and satis-
factory settlement of these racial and
religious problems. But Mr. Mc-
Carthy is prematurely forcing to the
front a sot of questions which are
founded upon no developed grievances,
and which will settle themselves with-
out violent disturbance of the communi-
ty, and he stands without flinching to
his support of a Government which has
taxed -the agricultural community to
the verge- of poSitive distress, and has
failed utterly to prevent commercial
depression. It is not the; _French
language or Separate Schools, Protes-
tant or Catholic, that Jutve brought the
country to its pauperised condition,
and it is not on the lines of racial and
religious agitation that prosperity will
be restored to Canada."
lJnity of L4nguage.
Knoxonia,n, who says many good
things and who says everything well, in
his weekly letter to the Canada _Presby-
terian,in referring to the Dual language
question makes the following splendid
hit:
"There is not half as much in that
language question as many suppose. The
Gaelic men of Glengarry, Thorah and
'Eldon, of Zorra, of Williams, of many
townships in Huron and Bruce, scores
of whom could not speak a word of
English, were among the best citizens
Canada ever possessed. The Germans
of Waterloo are first-class citizens and
many of them could not speak English
for years after their settlement here.
Are there arty better citizens than these_
Germans ?T Unity of language is not
essential to loyalty and patriotism. Are
the Highlanders of Scotland, nany of
whom cannot speak a word of English,
not as loyal and patriotic as Mr. O'Brien
and other Parpellites who can speak
nothing but English? English alone
can do very little in the way of making
men good citizens. We don't know the
facts but we Venture to say that every
man in the Central prison and Peniten-
tiary can speak English. So far as we
recollect every rna.n that has been hanged
in Ontario for years spoke English. The
trouble with many people is that they
speak too much English."
Two -Rowed Barley.
We made Mention last week of the
efforts being put forth by—the depart-
ment of Agriculture at Ottawa to en-
courage in this country the growth of
two -rowed barley. The subject was
brought up in the Ontario e Legislature
the other night, and it will be seen that
the Ontario Minister does not -look upon
the scheme with as much hope as the
Dominion Minister does. The follow-
ing is ae report of the referehce made to
the subject:
Mr. Snider asked what steps, the Gov-
ernment had taken for the purpose of
P ertaining whether it was desirable to
enc age the growth of two -rowed
bar1wJ for the English market? And
had the Government under consideration
the advisability of importing -and dia.
teibutRig two -rowed barley amongst the
farmers in different sections'of the pro-
vince for seed?
Mr. Drury said that in February,1889,
a quantity of two -rowed barley grown
near Oshawa was shipped to the 0.itario
Government agents, at Liverpool, with
instructions to send Samples to a num-
ber of English dealers, with the request
thet they would report upon its suita-
bility for the English market. Fifteen
or twenty reports were received from
these parties, the general effect of
which was that the samples submitted
lacked in plumpness, being some
two or three pounds per bushel below
the standard of weight required by the
English market. From enquiries among
those who haveogrown two -rowed bar-
ley for a numbefof years, I ascertained
that they had been rarely able to obtain
a sample coming up to the requirements
of the English market in point of weight.
The enquiries made raised some doubt as
to whether we could produce a quality
of barley heavy enough to command re-
munerative prices in England, and the
matter was deferred for further investi-
gation. Similar enquiries made by the
Dominion Government have. apparently
satisfied them that barley of the requi-
site quality can be produced in this
country ; and, inasmuch as the Do-
minion Government are making an im-
portation of two -rowed barley for seed,
it was thought that further steps in this.
direction need not be undertaken by the
Provincial Government at the present'
time.
A Timely Resolution.
A resolution of which the following is
the substance, was presented by , the
Attorney General of Manitoba, and un-
animously adopted by the Legislature on
Tuesday last. The resolution is as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved, that a humble petition
be presented by this House to the Parlia-
ment of the Dominion of Canada, pray-
ing that steps be taken by the said Do-
minion Parliament to negotiate with the
Government of the United States of
America, with a view of arriving at
some agreement by which there should
be unrestricted reciprocity in trade be-
tween the two countries; and, also, that
an humble address be presented to his
Excellency the Governor-General.in-
Council, praying that he' will take the
state of the province into consideration,
and will take such steps as may be
necessary to facilitate the bringing
about of unrestricted reciprocity in
trade between the Dominion of Canada
and the United States of Anierica.
It -would be a good thing if all the
Provincial Legislatures would take simi-
lar action. Ontario, at any rate, is as
deeply interested as Manitoba is and it
should strengthen the haods of its
younger sister. The present time is
particularly opportune for such a move-
ment, because if the American Congressi
adopt the recommendation, of their!
Ways and Means Committee and double.
the duties on all farm produce entering
the United States, it will be another
serious blow to Canadian agriculture..
THE Montreal Gazette asserts that
"the farmers are as .ardent protection-
ists as any group of manufacturers in
the Dominion." We don't believe it,
but if they are, their ardor will be
considerably cooled in case the United
States Congress adopts the course that
is being mapped out for it, and claps
heavy duty on their chief products.
They will then see that protection
works both ways. Besides, what has
protection done for them ?—Tonono
MAIL.
We may well ask what has protec-
tion done -for the farmers? It has in-
creased to them the price of every-
thing they have to buy, while it has
not added, a fractian to the prices of
anything they have to sell. It has
made them poorer by hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually' and
still, what the Gazette says is perfectly
true, that many farmers are as ardent
protectionists as any group of manu-
facturers in the Dominion. Still, if the
United States carry out- their threat
and double the duty on horses, sheep
and other animals and put a prohibit-
ory duty on eggs, which now go into
that country free, even, those farmers
who still love protection, will Perhaps
learn that free -trade, even with the
hated Yankee, would be more profit-
able. They would then have a practi-
cal illustration of "who pays the
duty."
THE Manitoba Educational Bill, abol-
ishing Separate Schools and making
other amendments and improvements in
educational matters, was finally passed
in the Legislature of that Province ..on
Wednesday last by a vote of 25 to 11.
It now only requires the consent of the
Lieutenant -Governor to become law.
Its provisons go into force on May the
let next.
FROM THE CAPITAL.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
OrrAwe, March 17th, 1890.
The event of the week and one of the
great event& of the session is the arraign-
ment of Mr. J. C. Rykert the member
of Lincoln on the charges of boodling
and well, lying, that is the only word
known for it. The arraignment was
made by Sir Richard Cartwright in a
speech that will be long remembered.
However it may have been regarded by
those who heard it, whatever opinions
may be formed by those who read
it, one person at least enjoyed it hugely
and that was the valiant Knight of
Kingston himself, as Sir Richard
knows no such thing as mercy when a
boodler is in his clutches. From what
he says in the House twenty times dur-
ing the session, he evidently believes
that many of the Government sup-
porters are of this clam, and when he
can catch one he talks as if he would be
quite willing to punish him with ten
fold severity. At the same time there
is due to Sir Richard great credit for
his admirable insistence upon the main
point of the whole case—that this is not
a matter of Rykert's boodling alone,
but that Rykert is only the outeonae,as
Sir Richard says, of a .corrupt fiscal
system and a corrupt administration.
There are great complaints, of course
because Sir Richard has made this a
party question. But the representative
of South Oxford has done in this case
just what the other Liberal leaders so
unwisely failedto do in the dual lan-
guage debate, and in that case it was
quite clear that the difficulty about the
dual language—the race and religious
rancor it caused, and,all the miserable
bickerings which were the outflow of
that rancor—were the direct results of
Sir John McDonald's plan of making the
administration a mere combination of
factions. Naturally, therefore, when
the Liberal leaders agreed to make this
a non partylmatter, to treat it as though
it were a wholly accidental and unlook-
ed for outbreak for which nobody was
responsible the Government party
were delighted. Sir Richard, how-
ever, did not fail to see, nor did he fail
to state to the House, the all im-
portant fact that, bad al Rykert
is it would be absurd and illogical to
visit all the punishment upon the mere
culprit who happened to be caught, and
having done so, to declare all the others
absolved. The resolution of censure
upon Rykert sto ped short of expulsion
formally, but if t were carried it would
make the positi of Rykert and of the
Government wh eh receives his support
so unooinfortabl 'that his continuing to
hold the positio of a representative of
the people wouli be out of the question.
The Governmen evidently dreaded any
vote on the que tion until their supor-
ters could be consulad. After Sir
Richard Cartwr ght and some others
had arraigned ykert, proving from
his own letters ow he had used his in-
fluence as a me ber of Parliament to get
the Cypress Hilh timber limit for him-
self and his part er and had afterwards
denied point blatk that he had done so,
Sir John Tho pson proposed an ad-
journment. T e liberals contended
that there was n ground for delay, that
there was a perf ctly good case against
the accused and hat he himself admit-
ted everything if importance that was
charged agai st him, In the
vote which •llowed there were
actually three Conservatives who
voted against the adjournment.
These people, ho have since been
called the "noble three", were Prof.
Weldon, Colonel O'Brien and Wm. Mc-
Neill. The firs named not merely
voted, but he i ade la brief speech of
such force in fav r of his view that it
was with difficu ty many of his friends
were induced to ote With their party,
and many simp y declined to vote at
all, compromising with, their con-
sciences ' by sh'rking the vote. The
following day a caucus of the Govern-
ment supporter was held and it is
said, and appare tly with good reason,
that the main su )jeet of discussion was
not as to Rykert, but;as to Weldon, some
of the leaders fee ing much incensed at
his conduct in k'cking over the traces.
By contrast wi h the feeling against
Mr. Weldon, .th attitude of the party
seemed quite st mpathetic. But the
Professor stood his ground, and, mainly
ts, important eonces-
to what may be called
of the. party. It was
to refer Ryk.ert's case
e on Privileges and
is supposed to deal
affecting the personal
era in relation to the
emed a strong belief
e honesty party that
committee would be
of bulking the case
d they stipulated two
ommittee must report
through his effo
sions were made
the honesty wing
proposed simply
to the Committ
Elections, which
with all matters
standing of mem
house. There s
°on the part of t
this reference t
made the mean
for the sessioma
things—first, the
this session, second the Government
must accept the report whatever it may
be. This being accepted the caucus ad-
journed. It has been arranged that the
debate is to be reeumed this evening and
I hope to be ablel to send a post -script
to this letter which will give the re-
sults of the whole affair.
The delay in public business has at
last brought out a solemn protest from
the Opposition. 'Mr. Laurier himself
moved a resolution on, Thursday last
condemning the Government for its
dilatoriness. In doing so he presented
the facts in a way which should attract
the whole Canadian
ed that the House
the ninth week of
alf a dozen or more
mental and other re-
ports were not yiet before the House,
not a single one cf the important
ie the Speech from
been presented and
eech with all its
lic expenditures and -
the attention of
people.- He sho
had entered upo
the session, yet
important depar
measures promise
the Throne had
the Bndget S
vital issues Of pn
tarriff changes was still kept back by the
Finance Minister. Among the measures
still unpresented is the Banking Bill,one
of the most momentous measures with
which the GovernMent can have to do.
Some discussien hs been going on be-
tween the bankersj and the Government,
but with closed do rs. The assumption
involved in this is that the Government
and the bankers are the only people in-
terested. But the men who have to get
their notes shaved, who have to depend
upon' the banks for carrying on their
business ought to le consulted. It may
be argued that the technical chara.cter of
the act makes it u4inecessary tie submit
it to the consider tion of the people.
On the contrary this is -an argument 'in
favor of having the Bill all the longer
under popular consideration. It is a,
favorite trick with all privileged classes
to pretend that the work they do for
the privilege they get is completely be-
yond the understaeiding of the common '
herd. But the extension of popular
suffrage, followed by constant improve-
ment in public institutions of all kinds,
is the best proof asan emiment economist
says "everybody thinks better than
anybody." Mr. Poster has promised
the Banking Bill early next week. The
general impression is that the Govern-
ment has no intention of pushing the
measure this year, hut will leave it be-
fore the country until next session. It
is a good thing to have lots of time for
consideration, but poor policy to idle
away the proper time for consideration
and then be obliged to put off action un-
til an inconvenient time. Mr. Foster
' l
i
has promised ale to bring down the
Budget either next Friday or ,the Tues-
day following. In either case this wil
e
i
be the latest on record. Mr.' Laurier
charges that the delay is part of a de-
liberate policy on the part of the Gov-
ernment to prevent Parliament from giv-
ing proper consideration to the import-
ant measures it has to propose. If the
Liberals believe this and do not fight
like tigers to upset the infamous plot
against popular liberty and representa-
tive institutions they will be unworthy
of . the name they bear and of the cause
/they represent.
1 The 5 " Dickie—bird Bill" as it has
come to be called, bids fair to be -
one of the recognized relaxations
o the parliamentary session. This is
really -the bill to prevent cruelty to
animals and its main provision is a
prohibition of the practice of pigeon
ehooting. In the hands of any other
manin the House this bill would at
least be honestly considered. But Mr.
Brown of Hamilton, who has charge of
the Bill, cannot be taken seriously.
Even those who are most cordially in
favor of the amendment of the anti -
cruelty law are unable to do the work
in favor of this Bill that they would do
if it were in charge of somebody with
more judgment than Mr. Brown. The
Bill passed its second reading, but on
Wednesday evening when it was up in
Committee of the whole it was killed
by a vote that the committee, rise with-
out reporting. The majority was very
slight -57 yeas to 62 nays. The fol-
lowing day Mr. 3rown proposed to
reinstate the Bill n the order paper,
but as both Mr. Jlake and Sir John
Macdonald pointedl out to him that in
the temper of the Huse this reintroduc-
_"-
tiOn wouid simply mean the loss of time
and the interruption of other business.
The Committee to examine into the
charges against General Middleton of
looting furs 'during the Rebellion in the
North-West Territories,has elected Mr.
McNeill chairman. Mr. McNeill is not
so prominent or so able as some other
members of the House, but he will make
a fairly impartial chairman. The
.investigation will be exceedingly inter-
esting.
N. B. The Ityltert matter came up for
discussion on Tuesday night and after a
warm debate, an amendment to Sir
Richard Cartwright's resolutions was
adopted,referriug the whole matter 0)
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. The Premier and the Min-
ister of Justice having pledged their
words that if referred to this Committee
the Government will use every effort to
secure the prompt action of the Com-
mittee and that its report, will be sub-
mitted to Parliament in ample time for
full and fair consideration, the Opposi-
tion agreed to the.amendment and it was
carried unanimously.
The Ontario Legislature.
TORONTO, March 17th, 1890.
(From our own Correspondent.)
The past week has been the busiest
of the Bession but the coming one pro-
mises to be busier still. It seems likely
now that the last session of the present
Parliament will prove longer than any
of its predecessors, and willnot be con-
cluded until the first week of .April has
been spent. The leading incidents of the
past week have been the debate on the
Secret Ballot Bill introduced by Mr. A.
F. Wood; the talk on the Government's
Bill to aid the rebuilding of the Uni-
versity, and the decision of the Govern-
ment on Friday to increase the grant to
poor schools, The ballot question had
been pretty well talked out during the
preceding week and the continuation of
the debate on it on Wednesday contain-
ed little of interest and nothing remark-
able, unless it would be the great pre-
dominance of Conservative speaker.
These latter had the field pretty well to
themselves during the early part of the
day, the members of the Government
aide of the house by common consent,ap-
pareutly,having little or nothing to say.
They had shown previously that the pre-
sent ballot system has worked well, and
that Mr. Wood's Bill was unnecessary
and would prove rather harmful than
beneficial in its effects. Two or three
members of the government had spoken,
Mr. Mowat -and Mr.Fraser having made
especially able speeches, and as there
was no more to be said, they had decid-
ed to say nothing more. The in embers
of the Opposition banged long and loud-
ly on the alleged uselessness of the
oath which deputyReturning0fficers take
to divulge nothing of the special infor-
mation they glean in their official cap-
acity, and showed themselves unani-
mously of opinion that no dependence
can possibly be put on the word or oath
of a man who has the misfortune to be
appointed to any public office, no
matter how small, by the Mow-
at Government. The fact that
under the Provincial election law there
is little or no corruption, while under
the Dominion law, which closely resem-
bles that proposed by Mr. Wood, went
for nothieg with them. They were all
of one mied that the existing law was
bad, too bad for anything, and Mr.
Clancey even went so far as to call it a
conspiracy against the people. The Op-
position were amazed that none of the
Liberal members bothered to reply to
arguments that had been already repeat-
edly answered, and finally Mr. Whitney,
the extravagant Tory lawyer; from Dun -
des, insinuated that they had been told
by the Government to stay quiet. This
called up Mr. Harcourt, who in a bril-
liant little speech, repudiated the insin-
uation and stated plainly that never
once to his knowledge, during , the
twelve years he had been in
the House had the Government told any
of its supporters to remain silent on
any subject. Such a- thing would be
contrary entirely to liberal principles,
but the Opposition of course could not
be expected to know anything of such
matters. The bill finally was thrown
out by a majoiity of 22, every Reform-
er voting against it, except Mr. Balfour,
who was mysteriously absent at the di-
vision, though he bobbed up terenely a
few minutes later.
The discussion on the University Bill
was not made a party affair at all, the
leader of the Opposition giving the Gov-
ernment his hearty support in the mat-
ter, while two or three Reformers were
inclined, not perhaps to oppose the Bill
—nobody did that, but to quibble some-
what over conditions and to raise objec-
tions concerning the mode of Govern-
ment, which Mr. Balfour and others'
seemed to think should lie more entirely
in the hands of the Government. Dr.
Preston, indeed, a Conservative mem-
ber who was willing to embarrass the
Government if he could, went so far as
to contend that the Government was
largely responsible for the calamity that
had overtaken the institution inasmu.ch
as it had not expressly forbidden
the holding of the Conversazione,or ball
as he said it should be termed, for he
argued he had even danced there him-
self, which had been arranged for the
evening. Other members, however,
took a more reasonable view of the ques-
tiqn and if they did not speak actually
in 'support of the bill they were at least
only desirous in the main of securing
additional information on the subject
from the Minister of Education. As to
the "ball" as Dr. Preston would have it
and the responsibility of the Govern-
ment in connection therewith, Mr. Ross
very reasonably pointed out that the
Conversazione had been held annually
for a great many years without resulting
in harm and that a similar entertain-
ment on the part of the students was
almost universally the custom in the
Universities of the country. Moreover
he pointed out the ,actual cause of the
fire, the capsizing of a tray of oil
lamps had really nothing to do with the
preparations for the event ofthe even-
ing. The bill passed safely through the
Committee stage and now waits only a
third reading to which it is unlikely any
active opposition will be offered.
Mr. Marter has loomed up in porten-
tious demensions during the week and
in one case really did useful work
for the province, at least for the portion
of it which he represents, namely, Mus-
koka. This was in the case of his
resolution asking for an - increase
in the grant made to poor schools, or
to speak more accurately, to schools
in the sparsely settled and undevel-
oped portions of Ontario. There was a
considerable discussion which WE&
singularly unpartizan in tone and chief-
ly confined to representatives 'of dig:
trials in which such schools are found.
The discussion was entirely in sup-
port of the resolution, every speaker
contending that the Government
should do whatever was reasonable and
just , to alleviate the hardships of the
pioneers- in the undeveloped lands of
the province, and that it would be but
reasonable and just that so far as pos-
sible they should have the means of
educating their children. .There was a
feudal feeling too in favor of a change
in the mode of assessment, whereby the
burden of school taxation would be more
equalized, especially in the districts in
question. The Minister of Education
promised that the, mode of assessment
should be considered by the Govern-
ment, and the Attorney General, when
the discussion had proceeded for some
time, announced that he was eonvinced
of the advisability of increasing the
podr school grant and that this matter
should be considered also, which is
understood to mean that the schools
will get an additional $10,000.
Mr. Marter did not come so well out
of the other matters that came up in
connection with his name during the
week. That which placed him in the
worst light, was his continued attack
on Police Magistrate Spencer, which
secured for him nothing but a severe
castigation at the hands of Mr. Hardy,
who patinted out to him in no very
gentle terms, the fact that Mr. Marter
is rapidly acquiring in the House and
in his Constituency the reputation of
boinfo desirous to villify and blacken
the characters of all such officials in his
constituency as he could not use to his
own peculiar advantage.
The only other incident worthy of
remark during the week was the very
full and lucid explanation by the
Treasurer of what Mr. Creighton had
alleged in the House and in the Empire
to be a series of most culpable mistakes
in the public accounts. —Mr. Creighton
himself was proved to be the blunderer,
though he refused to see himself ix;
that light and the better to acquit him-
self of blame'put into the Treasurer's
mouth a remark which that gentleman
repeatedly. disavowed. Mr. Creighton,
however, as repeatedly imputed it to
him, and at length it became a question
of order and the main question was for
forty minutes or so left in abeyance
while this difficulty was being settled,
which was finally •accomplished by the
entire discomfiture of Mr. Creighton,
who was proved to be a poor parlia-
mentarian. Mr. Meredith shared in
his overthrow, having warmly espoused
his cause, and Mr. Ross had the satis-
faction of scoring two victories instead
of one aver his reckless critic and his
colleagues.
News of' the Week.
LA Glum IN INDIA.—An epidemic
resembling influenza is spreading in
India.
8TRUCK.—Two thousand grain porters
on the Liverpool docks have struck for
higher wages.
ORDERED TO _RIVIERA.—Lord Salis-
bury's physicians haste ordered him to
the Riviera for the restoration of his
health.
A FEMALE BOARD.—The women of
Atchison, Kansas, have nominated a full
ticket for the school board.
ARRESTED.—Two Russian artillery
officers have been arrested at St. Peters -
burgh on the charge Of being Nihilists.
EIGHT HOUR MOVEMENT.—The Chi-
cago stock yard- laborers and packers
threaten to strike for a labor day of
eight hours, but are willing to leave
their case to arbitration.
RICH BUT HAD TO DIE.—Judge An-
drew J. Davis, probably the richest.man
in Montana, died at Butt, Thursday
night, aged 71 years. His estete is
valued at from $6,000,000 to $10,-
000,000.
DIAMONIA TAKEN.—Two well-dressed
men and a woman heave stolen $4,000
worth of diamonds from Chicago jewelry
stores within the past ten days and so
far have eluded the police.
Liv n STOCK SUFFERING.—Live stock in
Texas are suffering greatly from the
long drought, and there are fears of very
heavy losses.
MORE RUSSIAN ATROCITIES._News of
further cruelties practised on political
prisoners in Siberia have been received
from Tomsk.
TROUBLES IN ENGLAND.—It is esti-
mated that nearly 100,000 miners are on
strike in England. The price of coal is
rapidly advancing and it is of
a
number of factories will have to shut
down.
THE FOUNDER OF THE INTER -OCEAN
DEAD. —Jonathan Young Scaminon, the
founder of the Inter -Ocean newspaper.,
and for many years identified with the
growth and prosperity of Chicago, died
op Monday, aged 7S.
FJOAL LANDSLIDE.—A landslide at an
early hour on Saturday morning in Troy,
New York, carried away a two-storey
dwelling, killing three women and in-
juring a number of other inmates.
SHOT AND KuLnea.—Negroes from the
Arkansas side were diacovered cutting
the levee near Rosedale, Mississippi, on
Friday night, and were shot and killed
by the guard.
THREATENED WITH Run.—A large
majotity of the Kansas farmers see
nothing but ruin before them if the
mortgages under which their land groans
are foreclosed, as is threatened. They
are petitioning Congress for relief. -
THE TURF.—One hundred and three
valuable horses were shipped from San
Francisco to New York Tuesday from
Senator Stanford's Palo Alto stables.
Thirty-two are colts from the stallion
Electioneer. The entire lot is valued at
$200,000.
THE COTTON PRODUCE OF RUSSIA. —
Last year the Trans -Caspian Railway,
built by the Russian Government, car-
ried to Russia 60,000,000 pounds of raw
cotton, grown in Russia's Asiatic pos-
sessions., The produce of cotton in Cen-
tral Asia is rapidly on the increase.
MARRYING A THIRTEEN YEAR OLD
Guile—Several weeks ago Nelson E.
Fifield, a farmer of Spencer township,
Michigan, was arrested on a charge -of
perjury. He married a 13-year-o1d-
girl, and he swore in his affidavit for a
lieemie that she was 16. He obtained a
license and married her. A few hours
after, her irate father, who had been,
ignorant of the proceedings, appeared
on the scene and caused Fifield's arrest
on the charge named. The case wars
called in the Superior Court, and the
prosecuting attorney nolle prosed it.
He said the respondent had sworn to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
Atnd any man who attempted to wear
to any woman's age was liable to get
intO serious trouble.
Tx* DUCHESS OF FIFE'S IRISH bag.
ENTS. —The Duchess of Fife has re-
ceived a deputation representing the
women of the United Kingdom, who
have presented her with a massive case
of Irieh, bog oak, carved entirely by
Irish peasants from original designs.
A Bible bound in Greek morocco was
also given as a wedding present to the
duchess, who was evidently greatly
pleased, and said: "My mother, my
sisters, and I do our utmost to promote
Irish industries by wearing Irish litter's,
Irish lace and Irish poplins."
FISH TRADE WITH EASTERN EUROPE.
—A New Westminster man, Mr. W.
EL Vianen, proposes to open up trade
in British Columbia fish with Germany
and Russia. It is understood that a
Hamburg firm has engaged him to
supply 200 car loads of fresh fish.
They veill be shipped in ice and other
preservatives, a measure deemed neces-
sary to avoid the duty of 10 cents per
pound on all canned goods.
JOHN L. SULLIYAN's ASE.—TheCap-
peal of John IL Sullivan against the
conviction of the Mississippi courts for
prize fighting has been sustained by
the Supreme Court of that State, and
the case has been sent back to the
lower court, Sullivan being held in the
meantime under bond to answer such
indictments lee may be found at the next
t e rrof
TWENTY
yu .
AR s
FOR MANSLAUGHTER.
—The trial at Bad Axe, Michigan, of
William Nicholson for the murder of
a man named Budrow, has been con-
cluded. Budrow and Nicholson's bar-
keeper became involvedin an altercation,
when Nicholson ran in from a back
room and struck Budrow upon the
head with an Indian club, fracturing
his skull. The prisoner was found
guilty and sentenced to twenty years'
imprisonment.
Grey.
LOCAL NOTES. — Upwards of forty
residents of Grey and Elena townships
assembled in the school house in section
No. 8, on Tuesday of last week, to see
if some arrangement could be made for
clearing the willows, floatwood, sand-
bars and other obstructions in Bushaw
creek; so as to give an outlet to the
water lying on certain farms in Elma-
and in this township. The Reeves of
the . two townships and one of the
coure Mors from Elma were present,
and a. petition, asking the Reeve and
tow;- hip council of Elma to appoint an
engideer and proceed with the work,
wase
ianed by the most of those present
whose'Dfarms are lying on or near the
creek. Another meeting will. probably
be called in the school house of section
No. 2 some day this week, so that
others interested will. have an ()pliers
tunity of hearing the question discussed.
—Last week Mr. J. E. Webb, zontract-
or, of Parkdale, in Toronto, was up for a
few days visiting his brother-in-law, C.
Bowerman, teacherin section No. 8.—
Wm. Woods, son of Henry Woods, of
the I6th concession'is still working at
Nipissing Junctionfor Mr. E. Garrow,
getting out poplar wood for the manu-
facture of paper. He is getting $18
month, but is expected back home soon
to help on the farm.—Miss Kate John-
ston, nurse in the General Hospital,
Toronto, who has been home lately on a
two weeks' holiday, returned to the
city on Friday, -14th inst. Miss John-
ston, is a daughter of Mr. Thos. John-
ston of the 18th concession, and sister
of I). Johnston, teacher in section No.
9, tuckersmith.—Mr. John Stewart,
mason, and Mr. Johnny McIntosh, of
the 16th concession, are on the sick
list, but Miss Maggie Stewart, we are
glad to hear, is convalescent.
FORESTERS' ENTERTAINMENT. On
Friday, March 28th, a grand entertain-
ment will be given in the town hall in
this village, under the auspices of Court
Gorrie Foresters. The names of the
following distinguished performers ap-
pear on the programme: Miss Kate C.,
Strong, of Mount Forest ; Mr. James
Fax, of Toronto; Miss NellyMollardy,
of Wingham, pianist, and Mr. T. A.
Reid, of Teeswater, an expert club
swinger. Those who will embrace this
rare opportunity of hearing and seeing
some of the most noted singers and ac-
tors in our Province will no doubt get
good value for their money. '
PRESENTATION. — Mrs. Pollock 113
moving to Mount Forest thin week. On
Friday night of last week the young la-
dies of Mrs. Pollock's Sunday school
dais assembled at her residence and pre-
sented her with a silver butter cooler as
a token of their appreciation of herser-
,vices. Miss Mary Dane read the address
and Miss M. Ayers made the presenta-
tion. Mrs. Pollock has taught the class
for four years. The Methodist church
here sustains a great loss in her removal,
as she was an earnest worker in bait
church and Sabbath School. Her many
friends wish her sucotetis in her new
h°Inie.
sooA.ts.—Mr. N. McLaughlin, our
popPlar druggist, has been fighting la
grippe for a week. -=Mr. T. 11, Mc-
Laughlin, who has had a somewhat pro-
longed sickness, is able to be out again,
much to the delight of his many friends.
—Mr. Vittie hag rented Mr. W. G.
Strong's farm for a term of three years.
—Mr. Robert Evans has rented Mr. W.
Dane's house, just south of the Metho-
dist church, and has moved into it and Mrs. Crawford, returned from
the " Soo " on Saturday last. ----Mr. Rob-
ert McKee has moved into the house
lately vacated by Mr, Zimmerman, who
has moved on to hie farm.—Mr. T.Law-
less has started butchering skein, and
Mr. W. G. Strong has moved into the
bakery, where both meat and bread can
be obtained. ----Mr. Wm. Williams and
his wife returned last week from their
visit to friends in Seaforth and Mitchell.
—Miss E. J. McLaughlin has returned
from Seaforth. Welcome back.
Chiselhurst.
BRIEF NOTES.—John Craig has hired
with Mr. Hood, of Stanley, at $180 for
a year.—Mr. Wm. Kerslake, black-
smith, of this place, who is leaving his
shop on account of failing eyesight, has
been employed by Mr. Wm. Kinsman
to manage one of his farms. Mr,.
Kerslake will rent his shop, and a
better situation for a blacksmith would
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