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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1893-02-17, Page 44 0111111N111iMMINININIOP THE ,HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ear the figure between the parenthesis after each ene denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Hessler Drills -0, C. 'Willson. ,(5) Filling Up—Dtmcan & Duncan, (5) Reality—Jackson Brea, (5) Plows—Wm. Elder. (8) Man Wanted—James Barbour. (5) Farm to Rent—John McTaggart. (5) A Bargain—James Martin. (5) Fare- for Sale—Mrs. E. Ross. (5) South Huron Farmers' Institute. (5) Spear,' Times—Ciptain Freer. (8) Auction Sale—John Stafford. (5) Special Discount—R. Willis. (5) Read This—John Fairley. (5) Look—J. R. Gregory. (5) Spring Clothing—Jackson Bros. (1) Grand Entertainment. (6) Y. M. C. A. Violin Class. (8) Grand Carnival—T. Brintnell. Om Requisition—Jobn Fairley. (8) A Word of Warning—John Fairley. (8) Friday, February 17—E. McFall]. (8) fon xpooitot. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. 17th, 1893. The Budget Speech. Mr. Foster, the Dominion Finance Minis- ter,i delivered his budget speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon. Ms utterances were looked forward to with a considerable degree of interest, as, con- sidering the discontent manifested by the followers of the Government with the Na- tional Polioy, it was partly expected that a substantial reduction in duties would be an- nounoed, Any, however, who may have formed expectations of this nature must be disappointed. The Finance Minister de- clared it to be the policy of the GOvernment to adhere to' the system ef Proteotion and the National Policy in all its leading fea- tures. The behesta of the manufaoturers home once more preven more potent with the Government thin the pleading of the farmers and working people for lower tax- ation and freer trade. It iatrue that Mr. Foster promises a general scheme of tariff revision next year, but that may be looked on simply se a pnt-off promise to satisfy his followers the meantimI with the hope that something may turn up before a year passes round to enable the Government to orawl out of the hole in which they find themselves swith less injury to their plumage than they could do at the present time. This is made evident by a subsequent state- ment in his\speeele to the effect that " in order to reaseure the country he might say the Geverrirnent will mske no sweeping changes, but will keep the old landmarks set up in 1879 well in sight." The Govern- ment have, however, been forced to make some coecession to epublic feeling, as Mr. Foster announced a decrease in the duty on binder . twine from 25 per cent to 12e per cent, and in coal oil to the amount of abeut two cents per gallon, Of course this is bet- ter than nothing, but it does not amount to much after all. The public debt, according to the statement of the Finance Minister, now is $243,131,000, being an increase of $3,322,402 since lest year. Mr. Foater was replied to by Sir Richard Cartwright, who.closed a slashing speech by moving a resolution declaring that the tariff bears heavily and unjustly on the great con- esuming chime of the Dominion, and should be thoroughly reformed in the direction of freer trade. The debate is still in progress and will likely last for several days, : Ireland and'Home Rule. Hon. Mr. Gladstone, introduced his anxi- amity expected Iriah Home Rule Bill into the British Parliament on Monday. The veteran Statesman, who is now 83 years of age and who has been a prominent figure in English politics for over half a century, delivered one of hie moat able speeches. He was in excellent trim, and spoke in a clear, f all, distinct voice for over two hours and a half and at the close did not manifest any unusual symptoms of weariness. His ad- dress was a closely reasoned and well sus- tained argument throughout, His bill is pretty much on the same lines as that intro- duced by him in 1886, although it differs from that in e. few leading particulars. For instance, that bill took from Ireland its representation in the British Parliament while the preaent bill allows eighty Irish representatives, although they will only be permitted representation under certain re- strictions. The provisions of the bill are in substance and briefly stated, ea follows : ' 1. To retain the viceroyalty of Ireland, but to divest it of the party character here- tofore borne by making the appointment run six years, subject to the revoking power of the Crown. 2. To appoint an executive committee of the Privy Council of Ireland, and to make this an executive council for the ordinary affairs of the Cabinet of the Viceroy, 3. To establish a Legislative Assembly for the conduct of both legislation and admin- istration respeeting Irish, as distinct from Imperial affairs, the membership to be 103, the terna to be five years, and the constitu- tion to be as at present. 4. To constitute a Legislative Council to give the minority some means of freer and fuller consideration of its views, the council to be elective,7with a membership of 48 and an eight year term of office. 5. To appoint tWo exchequer judges under the authority of the Crown mainly for finan- cial business. 6. To effect a gradual reduction and the ultimate dieeolution of the constabulary force in Ireland, which shall be under the control of the Viceroy during the period of transition, 7. To retain Irish members 'in the Im- perial Parliament, their numbers to be 80, and their voting powers to be restricted so that they cannot vote on matters exclusively British. 8. To provide that revenue in Ireland shall_ be revenue really belonging to that country ; that is, revenue from goods con- sumed in Ireland. Mr. Gladstone contended throughout that Imperial unity is to be observed ; the equal- ity of the Kingdoms is borne in mind while the equitable re -partition of Imperial charges is observed. The system proposed, so far as one can judge from the incomplete infor- mation yet at band, mama tO be somewhat complex and cumbersome as bompared with our colonial ; system, but, Perhaps that is necessary to rneet the less Democratic old world views. Judging from the comments of the press and the remarks tif members of Parliament as reported in the despatches, the measure is eminently satisfactory to Mr. Gladstone's own supporters, while it is very generally approved of by the Irish members who 'favor Horne Rule. It is, of eourse, opposed by the so-called Unionista of all political shadee. In his speech in re- ply to Mr. Gladstone,Mr. Balfour, the Con- servative Leader, denounced the measure as cumbersome, mischievous and calcelated to pluoge affeirs into a condition of hoptless entanglement and certain to separate the Irish people from the rest of the natioe in . temper, in mind and ultimately in nation- ality. The discussion will likely centinue for days and no doubt will be a bitter one. It is not improbable that the bill will be carried in the Commoos, but if so it will scarcely be allowed to pan the House of Lords. In the event of its defeat in either house, a dissolution.and another 'appeal to the people will likely follow. The scenes at the opening of the House are thus de- scribed : From eerier morning the scone in the palace yard, Westminster, was of ehe most animated description, groups of people as- sembling to watch the arrival of members. At 9 o'clock a number of representatives of the Irish cause were at the door of the house, and by 10 o'clock 60 members were waiting for admission. When noon arrived the inner' lobby was packed with members and the spproaches were crowded, and when the doors opened there was a disorderly rush for seats, the members shouting and strug- gling like a mob of exoursioniste, several being thrown to tise floor in the excitement. The veteran Caleb Wright, Libeled M. P., for Southwest Lancashire, who is 82 years of age, fell in the doorway and was tranap-_ led upon, but John Burns, M. P., for Bat- tersea, rescued him. Meantime the struggle for entrance grew more exciting, and cries could be heard of "Keep back." " Don't kick," and other exclamations of a more emphatic character. Mr. Gladstone entered the house at 3.30 o'clock. Every Liberal and Irish Nationalist in the house stood up and greeted him with prolonged and enthusiutic cheer.. When bdr. Gladstone arose at 43 minutes past 3 o'clock to introduce the home rule bill there was another demonstration, so earn- est, so enthusiastic and irrepressible that it was several minutes before he could be heard. the kind of man to stick to a cause. Why should not the honorable gentleman intro- duce a measure founded on British models • and de/ivied to wipe out the Gerrymander. The Government might appose. Well, let them darn to do so. Sir John Thompson cannot afford to do anything of the kind. If Mr. McCarthy wishes to show his sin- cerity, he could not take a better course than that mapped out for him by the Pres- byteriao. Most people will be disappointel if he should do so. He has the faculty of making great protensionsebut whiert it comes to the eticking point he is not there. At least that is his past record, bat he may do better in the future. We Will see what we shall lee. The Dairy School. _Now that wheat, at the best a most un- certain crop, has become so low in price that it is no longer profitable for our farmers to criltivate it, attention is naturally being turned to ether branches of agricultural in- dustry. Among the most promising of these is dairying. Already our cheese -pro- duct has reached immense proportions, and there seems to be an almost unlimited de- mand at fairly remunerative prices, so that there is yet room for development and ex- pansion. Butter, also, is rapidly coming to the front. As yet the manufacture of but- ter has not reached the proportions of our cheese manufacture, but the demand for good butter is even greater than that for ,cheese. Hitherto the great hindrance in the development ef the butter trade was the difficulty in obtaining the , desired quality. This difficulty, also, is lbeing overcome. Improved methods are being introduced, not islone in the factories but on the farms, with the result that our butter bids fair ehortly to have as good a reputation abroad as our cheese. Bat there is still room for improve- ment, and as this improvement progresees the demand for the product will increase. Along these two lines, cheese making and butter making, there seems to be a profit- able future for our farmers, if they are alive to tho situation and are prepared to fill the vacancy that is rapidly opening before them. That they, fully realize the position, is mani- fest from the; interest taken in everything calculated to give new light on these sub- jects. The Minister of Agriculture, in hie address before the Central tamers' Insti- tute last week, showed tbat this is the case. Among other points in which the Ontario Government have sought to aid the farmers, he instanced the following. He said : The good results at the Agricultural Col- lege can never be estimated. But the oldest among us cannot now take advantage of a couree of, that kind—it is only for the younger men—and its good results will be seen only in tbe future. In order, there- fore to bring some of this instruction home to those who cannot attend, it was decided last year to open up in connection with the college a special dairy school 'giving a short course of two months. This course is open to all ; no standard of learning is fixed which will prevent anyone attending ; both sexes are admitted, nor is there any restric- tion as to age. I know that there was a de- mand for such a school, but I did not dream that the demand would be as large as it turned out to be. The room which we pro- vided proves to be entirely inad9nate. Two months before the school opened it was all taken up, and applications were made by thirty or forty more than could be accom- modated. This school started on February let and will continue through the month of March . I am looking for very beneficial results from the opening of this course. It is possible that it may be followed in the near future by other courses of a somewhat similar character. A Itnesou has been circulating in the papers during the past week, and which was started by the Toronto News, and en- dorsed by the Belleville Intelligencer, both Conservative papers, to the effect that Mr. W. R. Meredith intends resigning his posi- tion as leader of the opposition in the On- tario Legislature and his seat, with the view of retiring from public life and devoting hie entire time to his law practice. It is more than suspected that Mr. Meredith is not in acoord with the leaders of his party in Dominion politics and that, like Mr. Mc- Carthy, he has not been taken into their confidence by the new hands_ _who have re- cently come to the surface, and that, con- sequently, he feels hurt at this neglect, as well he may. Mr. Meredith has made many sacrifices for his party, and if -what is said be true, be certainly deserves better treat- ment. The opposition in the Legislature Is weak enough now, but if Mr. Meredith re- tiree there won't be much left. Tun Canada Presbyterian tenders the foi- e !owing good advice to Mr. Dalton Mc- Carthy : Mr. Dalton McCarthy's confession anent the Gerrymander bills, is highly creditable to him. He frankly admits that these bills were intended to beat the op- posite party out of their fair rights. So far so good. Now let the honorable gen- tlema,n go a step farther and introduce leg- islation that will make it impossible for any government or any party to repeat the Ger- rymander. Let hirn introduce a measure giving us the British system in so far as that system can be adapted to a country Iike ours. Mr. McCarthy is alwaye ready to boast about British connection and British institutions as well he may. He represents a conetituency in which Bri- tish feeling fa said to be strong. He is a man of prodigious perseverance—just IT es etated that the Minister of Agricul- ture at Ottawa has received a despatch from Washington, stating that the United States Government had decided that the quaran- tine regulations recently adopted by the United States would apply to Canadian thoroughbred cattle going to the World's Fair at Chicago. This means that it will be impossible for Canada to make any exhibit of cattle at the Exposition, is they would have to undergo ninety days quarantine and enter the United States at the port of Buffalo. If this is the case, and there ie no reason to doubt the statement, many Can- adian breeders will be disappointed. Can- ada, in the matter of thoroughbred cattle, especially Durhams, can compete with any country in the world, and should our thoroughbreds be allowed to show at Chi- cago, there is little doubt that they will carry off the bulk of the best honors. ; —Since the above was in type the order referred to has been modified so as to permit cattle for the Exposition to enter without being quarantined. THE DOMINION CAPITAL. (By Our Special Correspondent.) OTrAwA, Feburary 1.8th, 1893. The fiecal policy of the -Government hay so far been impeached by three different Mo- tions, two of which have been moved by Minieterialists. One of these by Mr. Cleve- land, whet for the abolition of the duty on coal oil, which ; was seconded by another Conservative, and supported by Dr, Mac- donald, of the Opposition, in a very able speech, in the course of which he showed that if coal oil was free of duty it could be delivered to the consumer at a cost of about 15 cents a -gallon, and that the duty alone amounted to another 15 cents, calculated upon an importer's profit ef 20 per cent and retailer's profit of 40 per emit which they have to charge upon, the total cost of the article including the duty, but es they sometimes do not charge either the 20 or the 40 per cent on the (+ening price of ccal oil, the product of the Petrolea wells rune about 28 cents per gallon. The Government was opposed to taking a vote upon the mo- tion untd. after the budget had been brought down'and the financial policy of the Govern- ment revealed. They gave no inkling of what they would do upon the subject. Mr. Pope, the Conservative member ror Comp- ton Quebec, moved the tots' abolition of the'cluty of Vz cents a bushel upon corn, and supported it in a speech such as only a man qualified to speak on the subject could de• Jiver. Mr. Pope is a son of the late John Henry Pope, one of Sir John Macdonald's right hand men in the Cabinet, and is a wealthy stock raiser engaged in the .businets of fattening cattle for tbe Eoglieh market. He declared that cattle could not be fatten- ed for the market properly except they were fed upon corn, and he showed that, there- fore, the duty upon corn was the duty upon the raw materials of the farmer and stock raiser. Mr. Pope admitted that last Session he had voted against the Opposition reeolu- tion to abolish the duty on corn, and, with- out apologizing for his inconsistency, de- clared that the time has come to remove this duty. The motion was supported by another practical man in the Opposition, Mr. McMillan, of Huron, who, congratulat- ed Mr. Pope upon hie conversion to the policy of the Opposition. .Again the Gov, ernment declined to state their policy upon this question but asked the House to wait until the budget was delivered, end Mr. Foster announced that he would deliver his budget to -morrow, Tuesday. This early bringing down of the financial policy of the Government indicates that very few changes will be made in the tariff this Session, a conclusion which I pointed out last week as the one at which the Government had ar- rived. They may reduce the duty on bind- er twine and on coal oil, and they may abolish the duty on corn but so far as re- moving the many oth'er burdens imposed upon the coosumers of Canada by the tariff, nothing will be done. A very lively discuesion took place in Committee of Supply upon the Militia esti- inatee, in the course of which Mr, Patterson, the Minister of Militia, urged by the Oppo- sition, submitted the scheme of General Herbert for the reorganization of the Militia system. It is in brief as follows : To ap- point a Quartermaster -General at headquar- ters who shall have the supervision of all the stares purchased for the Militia, and the appointment of an assistant Adjutant -Gen- eral who shall also be stationed at head- quarters. There aro to be two aseistant In- spectors of Artillery who shall likewise be the Commandants of the Schools of Gunnery known as "A" Battery, stationed at King- ston, and " B " Battery, stationei at Qne- bee. The Brigade Majors, of whom there are now 7, are to be abolished altogether, except ths.t, for a temporary period, the Brigade Majors at Montreal and Prince Ed- ward Island are to be retained. The salary of those Deputy Adjutant Generals, who are to be in addition commandents of schools of instruction, four an number, ie to be $1,825, and the salaries of those who are not to be in charge of schooll of instruction is tb be $1,700. This is the outline of General Her- bert's scheme, which, while_ not extensive, will probably improve the efficiency of the headquarters staff, which General Herbert, in his annual report,condemne. Mr. Charlten made a vermeffective speech on the motion to go into Supply, with re- gard to the taunt from the Ministerial benches that he had gone to Washington to promote annexation. He pointed out that the statement that he was an American citizen had no force, in view of the fact that he bad resided in Canada for 44 years. He also pointed out that he was a British sub- ject,under the law which says, " that the children of British subjects, born in a foreign country with which England is not at war, are legal British eubjects. He told the House tiled he had made his recent trip to Washington to see the Secretary of the Treas- ury with reference to a went of his which had been seized and fined for an alleged vio- lation of the navigation laws of the United States. While there he had, of course, (con- versed with the public men of both parties during a visit he made to Congress now in Session, and he stated that he had learned in these conversations that reciprocity with the United States was not only obtainable, but obtainable on a basis fair and equitable to Canada, and without involving either the question of a common tariff or the absorp- tion of Canada into the Union. He made the important statement that the Hon. Mr. Springer, the Chairmen of the Committee of Congress on Ways !sad Means, whose voice, be said, was the most potential of any in tbe United States upon the film' quetition, had expreseed himself as being in favor of nego- tiating a treaty with Canada for the free ex- change of natural products, and of all manu- factures from natural products. He pointed out that Senator Carlisle, who was to be Mr. Cleveland's Secretary of the Treasury, was also in favor of a commercial arrange- ment satisfactory to both countries. tie said that while there he had told- these, leaders at Washington that it would be im- possible to coerce Canada in any direction, and that he was in favor of an attitude of friendship and harmony between the two countries. He aeked the House to say if this was promotiug annexation or if this was disloyalty - to his adopted country. The cheers which greeted these utterances show- ed that the majority of the House were clear upon this point. He repudiated the accusa- tion in warm terms that the Opposition was disloyal, andsdeclared tint the Government by its policy of trade restrietion and retalia- tion against the United States were the real promoters of the sentiment of annexation. In the discussion which followed, no Minis- terial member was bold enough to repeat the charge so often seen in the Empire, and the minor organs of the Government, that the Opposition leaders were disloyal. On the contrary, Mr. Hazen and Colonel Tis- dale, the two chief speakers on the Minis- terial side, disclaimed any intention of at- tributing to the Opposition anything like disloyal sentiments or a treasonable policy. It is bere in this House, when the Minis- terialiets are face to face with the Opposi- tion, that base charges like these fall to the ground, and remind one of the Tories of Mr. Mackenzie's time who accused him, when they were outside the House of wrong doing in connection with the purchase of steel rail., and. when in the House, refused to accept a Committee of Investigation three times offered by Mr. Mickenzie. It is well for the public to bear in mind, when they read charges of treseon and disloyalty against the Opposition in the Ministerial prese, or hear it on the stump, that these same men have not the eourage when face to face with their opponents in the House to repeat a single one of these charges. The papers on the Newfoundland question presented to the House show that the recent conferenee held last November at Halifax, between Canada and Newfoundland result- ed `in nothing. The old cob:my insisted as a sine qua non on Canada's withdrawal of her opposition to the ratification of the Bond - Blaine convention, under which a limited reciprocity between the United States end Newfoundland was established. They of- fered to give a certain Mine to the Canadian Government to negotiate at Washington for the inclusion of Celled& in this convention, but thie did not appear to strike the Can- adian delegates as a possible solution. The Newfoundland delegates said that it was rather hard if Newfoundland could obtain a reciprocity treaty which Canada failed to obtain,that'Canada should stand in the way of Newfoundland's interests. Mr. Dalton McCarthy to -day introduced his Act repealing the clauses of the North- weet Territories act, authorizing Separate Schools and the dual language in that coun- try. He refrained from any remarka until the second reading, which he will prees to a division. The Liberels of the House in caucus have endorsed Mr. Laurier's position on the trade question, as expounded by him in his recent speech at Hamilton, and in his speech on the Addrees, The Ontario members ap- pointed ten of their number to complete the Executive Council of thirty recently created at the meeting in Toronto, and which will have in charge the complete reorganization of the Province in preparation for the gener- al elections, which will be brought on not later than the Bummer of 1894, or a little more than 12 months from now. The Gov - eminent have announced that there will be a revision of the voters' lists this year, and upon theee lists the battle will be fought. The antnial meeting of the Press Gallery on Saturday, elected Mr. Fred. Cook, of the Toronto Empire Preeident, and Mr. A. j. Magian, of the Toronto Globe, Vice - President, and re-elected Mr. W. J. Iealy, of the Teironto Mail, Secretary. Mr. Cook is an experienced journalist, who stands de• eervedly high in the estimation cf his con- freres. , News of the Week. DEATH OF AN IRISH M. P.—John F. McCarthy, M. P., for Middle Tipperary, is dead. DESPERADO SENTENCED. —Will Howard, a noted Kentucky desperado, has been sentenced to death. He has killed a dozen men. THIRTY CREMATED. —The insane asylum at Dover, New Hampshire was destroyed by fire on Thursday niglA last week, and about thirty of the inmates were burned to death. , HIS NINTH MATRIMONIAL EVENT. —Ben- jamin F. Pritchard, of Richmond, Indiana, aged 47, recently celebrated his ninth mar- riage. He has been divorced from each of 'bis former wives. CAVED IN.—A mine caved in near Hazle- ton, Pennsylvania, Saturday, and about 100 feet of the Lehigh Valley railroad's tracks dropped into the hole. RAILWAY CALAMITY. —David Richardson, of Alton, Illinois, has just died, making 30 persons who lost their livess in the terri- ble railway calamity at \Vann, Illinois, a short time ago. ANOTHER SUICIDE, —George Silvey, assist- ant postmaster a,t Spokane, Washington, killed himself the other day by sending a bullet through his brain. He was short in hie accounts $7,100. INCREASING THE STOCK. —The stockhold- *era of the Mohawk Valley, New York, cotton mills have decided to increase the capital stock from $500,000 to $1,000,000. FATALITY A M ARBLE QUARRY. —By the fall of an immense block of stone in the marble quarry at West Rutland, Vermont, on Saturday last, seven men were instantly killed and several others seriouely injured. To INCREASE THE PRICE OF SALT. —Owners of salt wells iu Western New York have combined to curtail production and force up prices. COFFEE CROP A FAILURE, —The coffee and cocoa crop in Ecuador is a failure. People are starving and a financial panic is threat- enAed.FAMOUS Jmeroa DYING, —Wm. Wor- rell, one of the oldest circue clowns in the world, and father of the famous Worrell Sisters, is reported to be dying at Orange, New Jersey, from the effects of -an apoplec- tic stroke. Mr. Worrell was born in Eng- anAdm7o0emnyeeareMegONeTE CARLO VICTIM. —A pro- fessiona1 gambler after losing heavily in the Casino at Monte Carlo, the other evening, suddenly became insane attacked several men and then tried to 'take his life. His vicilence caused a panic, and men and wo- men fled from the buildiug. Three attend- ants and tem Players overpowered the maniac after a sharp struggle and removed him, shouting and fighting, to the police station. CANADIAN CATTLE. —Hon. Mr. Gardner, President of the British Board of Agricul- ture, gave a sympathetic hearing on Tues- day to a large Scottish deputation, which urged the removal of the restriction on Canadian Cattle. Lord Aberdeen, Lord Caperdown, Lord Breadalbane and eighty representatives of Glasgow, Dundee, Aber- deen and other Scottish bodies urged the importance of the question to Scotland. PresiclentGardner regretted that the depu- tation had not awaited the receipt of de- tailed official reports upon the present con- dition of Canadian herds and upon the in- tentions of the Dominion Government re- garding the Northwest quarantine against United States cattle. Seeing that his con- viction was that the disease detected in Canadisn cattle was contageous the law com- pelled hien to be assured that Canada was now absolutely free from disease before re- moving the schedule. The experience of the United States showed that in a large territory disease might exist without the knowledge of responsible authority. Mr. Gardner stated that personally he would be very glad to restore the privileges. MRS [CLEVELAND'S SECRETARY.—A spec- ial to the New Vork Times from Washing- ton, dated February 14tb, says : " Mrs. Cleveland is to have a private secretary. She has' been in correspondence with Mrs. Tourney, of this city, who is widow. She is the Mistress of several languages besides the English. It is said she has arranged with Mrs. Cleveland to attend to the Vol- uminous correspondence of the social side of the White House for the suin of $2,000 per year. PANAMA CANAL SWINDLERS, SENTENCED. --The Panama sentences have just been de- liveredi in Pais. Ferdinand De Lessee's is senteneed to imprisonment for five years and toipay a fine of 3,000 francs. Charles De LeSseps is sentenced to imprisonment for five years, and to pay a fine of 3,000 francs: Marine Fontaine and M. Cottu, im- prisonment for two years and a fine of 2,000 francs each. M. Eiffel is sentenced to im- prisonment for two years and to pay a fine of 20,000 francs. The sentences have caused a profound sensation, especially that of Fer- dinand de Leseeps. The judgment finds the defendants guilty of swindling and breach of trust. A TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA. —The Allan Line steamer Pomeranian from Glas- gow, on January 27th, via Moville for New York, has returned to Greenock after losing a number of her crew and passengers in a heavy storm. The Pomeranian was about 1,150 miles westward from Glaegow when she encountered weather of unusual sever- ity. The gale had increased with great suddenness until et heavy sem unexpectedly swept aver the deck, carrying everything before it like an avalanche. The deck saloon, the chart house, the bridge and the boats were smashed and swept away by the tremendous force of the waves, and when the sea bad passed over the decks were a scene of ruin, and the shrieks of perishing senors and passengers could be heard in the waves that surged about the dismentled ',termer. Captain Dalziel had been on the bridge when the avalanche struck the ves- sel. He was swept from his post and was dashed against the bulwarks, where be lay stunned and helpleas, receiving injuries that resulted in his death almost immediately. Mai Huron Notes. —The 33rd or Huron Battalion of Canas dian Volunteer Infantry is tO go into camp at Londoe this summer for drill and in- struction. —The machinery of the IngIee woollen mills in Wingham, bas been aold to a To- ronto firm, and will be removed to that city in a few days. —The estate of the late J. J. Fisher in Colborne hts a, filly, which tipped the beam lait week at l,620 pounds. Pretty good weight for a young filly. •-The Sharon congregation, Goderich Township, recently presented their organist, Mrs. Curry, at her residence, with a bang- ing lamp and silver butter dish,accompa.nied by a kindly worded addrese. —Two hotel licenses have been cut off in Wingham, leaving only four licensed hotels, and the fee has been made $225, This is the result of an agitation by the Woman's Chrietian Temperance Union of that town. —Isaac Fisher. of Benmiller, hae bought an oil estate in Petrolea. The estate is a large one, there being eleven wells on the premises, and cost the ium of $7,000. He entered in possession on the let of January. —The glass front covering the out -door photos of F. Brockenshire in Wingham was smashed on Tuesday night of last week,sup- poeed to be the work of anti-temperanoe advocates. —Mr. John Hardy,of near Clinton, states that hie receipts hist year from an orchard only half -an -acre in extent, were greater than that from 15 acres of fall wheat. The moral of this would seem to be to grow more fruit. — The Ronald Fire Eogine Worke, of Brussels, shipped a medium-sized steamer to Newcastle, New •BruneMick, last week. All hands are now busy at the foundry on a large double powerful engine for the city of Toron to. --Jesse Gledhill, of Benmiller mills, ship- ped recently 100 bales of wool, 'weighing over ten tone and which filled three cars, to a wholesale firm in Hamilton. The above was all of last year's clip and represented a money value of $4,000, - —One night lately the house of Mr. John Gilmour, of Stanley, narrowly escaped burning. In attempting to warm a bed with a warming pan and coals, it caught fire, but was discovered in time to save the house so that little damage was done. —Alex. McKay, of Brussels, had his left leg iojured by a gash from an axe, while chopping in the bush the other day. The wound Was caused by the axe in the hands of a companion fiyiog off the handle. The injury might easily have been worse than it was. —Mr. Robert McMillan, of Hallett, in- tends enlarging his barn, which is now 68x72, by adding 42 feet to it, and will haye it so arranged as to permit his cattle to rUn loose beneath it, when they may be dehorn- ed. Mr. McMillan is one of the most in- duatrious and enterprising farmers in Ontario. — The Conservative Convention for West Huron was held at Smith's Hill,on Wednes- day of last week, most of the business done being the election of officers. A resolution was passed acknowledging their confidence in the Dominion Government and its leader. There was a fair attendance present. — There is some talk of the Blyth and Clinton Roman Catholic churches t being plaited under one pastorate. At present Clinton and Goderich are united, but the work is too heavy. Should the chenge pro - Posed be made, it is likely that a house will be secured in Clinton for the occupation of the priest4n charge. — Messrs. Campion & Johnston, of God- erich, acting for the owner of a billiard hall in that town, have served notice on the edi- tor of the Goderich Signal of proceedings for libel. It appears that the Signal made certain charges as to the conduct of this billiard hall, which the proprietor asserts cannot be substantiated. — With the view to encouraging public school pupils,the Editor of the Brussels Post has offered two silver medals for competition in that town. One is to be awarded to the pupil iin the Principal's department of the Brussels school having the highest average from January 1st to midsummer and the other to the pupil !securing the highest num- ber of marks at the midsummerexamination for the high school, held in Brussels. —On Tuesday, January 17th, Rev. D. L. McCrae, Ph. D., eldest son of John Mc- Crae, a well-known resident of this county, living near Brussels, wan inducted into the pastorate of the Preebyterhue church at Collingwood, Rev. J. A. Rose of Churchill, preached the sermon, Rev. A. McDonald, of Duntroon, addressed the new pastor and Rev. A. McGillivray, of Toronto, spoke to the congregation. — At an official meeting of the trustees and officials of the Methodist church, Dun- gannon, held in the church, the following resolution, moved by A. Pentland, and sec- onded by T. Anderson, was carried by a unanimous vote : That we as a quarterly board hereby place on record our high ap- preciation of the excellent and unremitting willing services of Brother R. Murdoch in the church and Sabbath school during the past three years. Also for his services as recording steward the past year, and the in- terest misnifested by him in all the depart- ments of Christian work. We sincerely re- gret hie removal from amongst us, and can only pray that he may continue to be as useful elsewhere, and that God may direct and open up his way, and make him and his amiable wife a blessing wherever they may reside. —A short time ago a horse belonging to George Matheson, of the Grey Township saw mill, was killed at once by a tree fall- ing on it in their bush. " Old Tom " did many a hard day's work, but his " skid- ding days are over, The day previous to this two men had a close call in the same bush. A tree swung the opposite way from what was expected, and came so close to Mr. Bird that a crose-cut saw he was car- arycilnogseocvseirthis shoulder was broken. It was —Mr. John Switzer, of Golden Stream, Manitoba, has been visiting his neice, Mrs. S. Y. Funnel], in Gorrie. Ile has resided in Manitoba since 1869, the time of the firsh Riel rebellion. He was a prisoner along with the unfortunate Scott, and was the last person to shake hands with him before he was" taken from his prison cell to be shot. He tells many thrilling stories of that rebellion aud was one of a company of volunteers who wont from Rat Portage to the rescue of the prisoners in Winnipeg, only to be oaptured themeelves and forced to suffer severe privations for 26 days. He was personally acquainted with Riel, whose private character and acts he condemns in the strongest terms. —On Monday morning, the 30th ult., Wm. Campbell, of the 3rd line of Grey,rose as usual in good health and called the family, ;He at once took a severe pain in his Omit which caueed great uneasiness. It passed away, however, for a short time. A few minutes 'later, with the exclemation, " comiog beck," he fell into his, eldest son's arms and never was able to speak again. Medical aid was at once summoned, but life was extinct before the doctor ar- rived. Mr. Campbell was the eldest son of the late Ivy Campbell, of Kirkcudbright- shire, Scotland, and was 54 years of age. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and came to Canada in 1863, and lived in the neigh- borhood of Guelph for about six years. He lived in the township of Stanley for a time, and moved into the township of Grey about twenty-two years ago, purchasing his present farm. He leaves a family of five, two sons, Ivy and Samuel, and three daugh- ters. The eldest son is not yet of age. Mr. Campbell has a brother, David, and a sister, Mra. Alexander, living in Grey. His sud- den deathis a seeere affliction to the family, more especially as Mrs. Campbell has been seriously ill for some time and had become very low. Mr. Campbell had been a man of very induatrious habits and of rugged health and his very sudden death is attributed to an affection of the heart. Not the Man. EDITOR EXPOSITOR.— With regard to your Editorial in last week's EXPOSITOR, I would just say that I wee not at the Farm- ers' Institute Meeting in Toronto. I am not the John Torrance referred to in the Empire. Please correct and oblige, yours truly JOHN TORRANCE, Varna. A Prosperous Insurance Company At the annual meeting of the West Wa- wanosh Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held at Dungannon, there was a very fair attendance of polioy holders. The retiring directors, Mr. Finlay Anderson, of East Wawanosh ; Mr. Wm. Stothers, of Ash- field, and Mr. Isaac Fisher, of Colborne, were re-elected for another term. From the directors' and &editors' reports, which were unanimously adopted, we give the following particulars : The number of policies in force 31st of December, 1892, wee 1,994, covering risks to the amount of $2,427,297, which shows an increase of policies on hand of 56 over the last report, and aa increase of risks assumed of $95,962. The amount of premium notes on band being $00,5S7.94, showing an increase of premium note coni- tal of $3,836,22 over that of the previous year. There were 669 applications passed by the board of directors during the past year, for which policies were issued cover- ing ineurance to the amount of $778,575, for which the company received premium notes to the amount of P1,143. Total number of losses sustained and paid during the past year were seventeen, fourteen of which were caused by lightning ; total amount of losses paid $2,567.50. The business_ of the year closed with a cash balance in hand of $689.33. The assets of the company on the 3let of December were $91,277.27. It is vety evident from the foregoing that the company is now doing a very safe, pros- perous and successful business, and profit- able to the policy holders, as I understand that rates are exceedingly low. Exeter. OBITUARY. —One by one the old pioneers of this district pass away to the great be- yond. On Tuesday morning last Mr. Richard Handford died at the reeidence of Mr. Thomas Bissett, sr., Gidley street, this village, at the advanced sge of 84 years, He had been ailing for some months. Mr. Handford was one of the firet settlers in this district. He raised a large family, three of whom are dead. The remaining ones are ; Mrs. John Hicks, Killarney, ManitobseMrs. W. F. May, of Parkhill ; Silas, of Exeter, James, Thomas and Richard, of Centralia; and Samuel, of Crystal City, Manitoba. His aged phrtner in life survives him. He was a man much respected by every one and a kind and loving husband and father. The funeral took place on Thursdaylast to the Exeter ceinetery and was largely attended. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community in this their sad affliction. The Rev. A. L. Ruesell officiated. BRIEF NEWS NOTES. —Mr. M. J. White, of the Exeter Times -Gazette, attended the Printers' Convention at Toronto last week. —A large number of our villagers attended the funeral of the late Thomas Balman on Sabbath last.—The Cavan church congrega- tion intend to hold anniversary services and_ tea meeting in their church on Sunday and Monday, the 26th and 27th inst., next.4- Mr. Wm. Welsh and Mr. R. Cadmore, of Hensall, spent Saturday last in this place.— The Josie Mills Comedy Company, fourteen in number, played in Drew's opera house od Tuesday last to a fair audience. This troop is one of the beet which -has shown here for some time.—The Rev. W. Mc- Donagh, pastor of the Main street Methoo dist church, preached at Brantford on Sun- day last.—The Rev. B. Clement, a former pastor here, preached in the Main street Methodist church on Sunday last.—A large number of our villagers attended the funeral of the late Wm. Sanders, of Stephen, on Tuesday last.—Division Court was held here on ; Monday last. His Honor Judge Doyle presiding. There were no caves on the docket.—Messrs. T. W. Hawkehaw, E. Christie, John Snell and W. White, spent Saturday last in the Forest city.—Miss Sutherland, of Hensel], was the guest of Mise M. V. White last week.—Mies Tillie White, of Sarnia, is visiting at the home of her parents.—Mr. -R. S. Lang has already disposed of three carloads of the Massey - Harris binders to the farmers in this vicin- ity.—Mr. James B. Martin has secured the agency of the Wortman & Ward hay for and carrier in this district.—The quarterly meeting of the James street church took place on Sunday last.—A very successful tea meeting was held at the residence of the Rev. A. L. Russell, pastor of the James street church, on Thursday night last by the Ladies' Aid Society. The proceeds amounted to over $40.—Mr. Daniel Prior, of Clinton, is holidaying in this place.—Mr. James Airth, who was seriously injured one day last week, by falling down his cellar ,FEBRUARY 17, 1893 steps, is we are pleased to learn, imptoving. —Mr. Thomas Cornish disposed of his farm east of this place, containing 74 emelt, ay auction, on Thursday last, to Mr. Benjamin C. Higgins for the sum of $5,150. He aleo disposed ofhis farm stook and implements. Mr. Cornish intends to retire from farming, —Mr. Edward Bissett will sell hie home and lot on Simcoe street and his furniture by public auction on Thursday next, Mr. Bissett intends going to Dakota to reside, in the near future.—At a meeting of the via lage council on Wednesday of last week, Mr. Samuel Sanderi, telegraph operator, was appointed Treasurer of the village in the place of Mr. George Eacrett, deceased. —Mr. W. G. Bissett, who ha* been Treas- urer of the Stephen and Usborne Agrical- tural Societies for a number of yeses, tendered his resignation at their lest mem. ing. Mr. A. G. Dyer was appointed in his place.—Our butchers and ice cream vendors are getting in their supply of imee—mo Joseph McDonald, of Hey !township, has taken possession of the Devon hotel, two and half miles south of this place.—Ifese Annie Vincent is visiting relatives and friends at Oeterville and Woodstock. -0a Tuesday last our post -master was kept busy distributing a large number of valentines, beiog St. Valentine's day.—Mr. John Muir jr., and Mr. J. T. Westcott will attend the Grand Council of Royal Templars of Tem- perance, which will be held at Galt next week. Local, N G Mrs. Dorland, of BAppEGINorris._e, Owen Sound, is the guest of Mrs. R. Rom in our village. Mr. and Mrs. Dorland and family moved from G-orrie to Owen Sound some eight oil nine years ago. Her -many old -friends are much pleased to meet with her.—Mr. C. C. Keine occupied the pulpit in the Methodist ehurch here last Sunday evening. He, we are informed, ecion leaves for the West, where he has been preaching, for some time.—Mr. Smith, the popular first assistant of Harriet= High School, spent Saturday last in our village, the gugut of Mr. B. Perkins.—The mumps are still raging in and around oar village.—Tke recent severe storms make the roads very bad.—Mr. Malcolm Hutton and Miss Hut- ton, of Wingham, are visiting their sister, Mrs. Sutherland.—A Mr. Currie preaohed in the Gorrie Presbyterian church on Sun. day afternoon. He is Ail earnest and ford. ble preacher, and his discourse was listened to with more than usual interest.—Master Frank Pickford, of Sault Ste. Marie, left for his home on Saturday of last week, —Miss Jennie, daughter of Mr, John Ardell, of Gorrie, died on Monday of last week. She was etrioken with a sarcoma- tous tumor which showed itself upon her arm nearly a year ago, since which time she has suffered the most excruciating torture, her arm swelling to a monstrous size and the bone near her shoulder being eaten entirely away. Under the terrible suffering she gradually wasted away until death, for . which she had long earnestly prayed, finally came to her relief. ,shemselemsm=emeem Zurich. BRIEFS.—Mr. Robert Steinbach left last Wednesday for Detroit where he will take position in a drug store until fall, when he intends to begin a course in medicine.— William Dumert left a few days ago for New Haven Michighn, where hetwill work fot Henry 13eichert in the eaddlefr busineee. Charles Hay has left for Bad Aire, Michi- gan, and he intends to take the mitblic school teacher' examination and then =gage as a teacher either in that town or in some other part of the State.—Mrs. JoesephKercher left a few days ago for Kilmanagh, Michigan. Her husband is coming from Dakota to meet her and they will settle in Michigan.—Mrs. C. Hill has gone to Kilmanagh, Michigsm, to visit her daughter Mrs. J. Brawn.—Miss ltebecca Wurm has returned home from s visiting trip to Waterloo countm—Mrs. John Well, j re, of Cavalier Dakota, is visit- ing friends here.—Mr. Pe'ter Zettle, who lia,s been away for about five years, is hem, visiting his parents and old friends.—Mr. Peter Lamont has been hauling ice this week to keep his beef fresh and good the coming summer.—Mr. Meyer is also going to start a butcher shop here In about a month. He also has secured a lot of ice.—Division court was held here last week by his 'Honor Judge Doale. There were not many cases this time.—The snow is melting fast here, the weather being mild and warm.—Miss Turner and Miss Robinson, teachers in the public school term were visiting at their homes, near Parkhill, last Saturdays—Mr. W. H. Hoffman traded his valuable broneho horse to Daisy Vance last week. Both were well satisfied with the deal. Hibbert. GIVING UP FARMING.—Mr. John Murphy, of lot 23, 2nd concession, having leased his farm and being about to remove to Seaforth to reside, has arranged to dispose of his en- tire farm stock and implements by auction on Monday, February 27th, at 1 o'clock p. m., when Mr. W. R. Davis, of Mitchell, will wield the auctioneer's hammer. Mr. Murphy is a good neighbor and a genial citizen, and while all regret his removal from our midst we are sure the people will turn out in large numbers and give him a genuine benefit, The stock is all good and the implements nearly new. CORRECTION,—DEAR EXPOSITOR, --I no- tice in the Perth Items published in your last issue, it is etated that the Perth County Council has granted $200 to the townships of Elma, Logan and Ellice for the purpose of improving the boundary betvveen these townships, east of Monkton. Ibis is a mite take. The grant was asked for but was rot giv en. —PETER CAMPBELL, Deputy Reeve. THE WAY OF THE WORLD.—A joyous event took place at St. Columban Church, Irishtown, on Monday morning last. This was the marriage of Mr. Wm. J. Norris, s prosperous young farmer of this township, to Mies Mary E., the eldest daughter of Mrs James Long. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dean Murphy, in the presence of a large number of interested friends of the contracting parties. The bride was waited on at the alter by Miss Annie Long, while Mr. James Long, of Eureka, California; did the honors for the groom, The high esteem in which the young couple is held was well ms.nifeeted by the large array of costly, use- ful and beautiful presents. The ceremony over, the party drove to the residence of Mr. James Murray, of Seaforth, where they were joined by numerous friends, and spent a most pleasant night " tripping the light fantastic " to the joyous strains of Mr. D. Cheeney's violin. On the following day Mr. and Mrs. Noinis started on their wed- ding tour. They will take in Toronto and other centres of interest before their return. The good wishes of many friends will go with them. 111•1111111111111111•1111111.Mlinni CREAMER,Y MEETING.—Tfie meeting. of the patrons of the Winthrop creamery on Friday last was not very largely attended, The small attendance was due, no doubt, to *the stormy weather and blocked roads. Mr. Hannah's offer of 5 cents for 10 pounds of milk for the first four months ; 61 cents for September and 7 cents for Ootoher, and to return the skim milk, or one cent per 10 pounds more to those leaving the skim milk, was accepted as satis- factory to those present, Only one milk route was let. Those desiring to tender for the other routes can leave their offers with Mr. John C. Morrison, of Winthrop. As* large increase in milk is expected this year Mr. Hannah intends running two separators this coming suxnmer instead of one as last year. Those wishing milk drawing should apply at once. 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