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THE ,HURON EXPOSITOR.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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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)
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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.
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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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