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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, July 28th, 1893
The Latest War Cloud.
France is making some very suspicious
moves in the East anti the British Lion is
t
growling orninouslyitn consequence. Some
time ago Fronde took under her protection
the States of Annam and Cambodia, to the
east of the Mekong River, since which she
has been continually coming into conflict
with the Siamese. This trouble culminated
in the French Admiral's taking a couple of
gunboats over the bar at the month of the
Meinam River, on which Bangkok, the
Capital of Siam is situated, and an engage-
ment between these vessels and the Siamese.
This brought matters to a crisis, and
France sent an ultimatum demanding the
cession of certain territory, the abandon-
ment of certain forts on or near the Mekong
River, held by the Siamese, and the pay-
ment of a most extortionate indemnity for
the damage done the French vessels on the
Meinain. The ultimatum seems purposely
to have been made as offensive and humili-
ating as possible. Siam has replied in a
skillfully guarded manner, promising to
grant a pert of the.French demands, and in
the meantime, so it is supposed, has applied
to England for help, for Siam is what is
known in the East as a "Buffer State,"
that is it lies on the borders of India and,
in a measure, protects that possession from
encroachments by foreign powers. In addi-
tion to this England has extensive commer-
cial relations with Siam, which would be
disturbed to a great extent by encroech-
meats such as are threatened by France,
War is a far from paying business at any
time, and England has little taste for it,
but she will not allow France or any other
nation to wilfully and outrageously violate
international law and bully a State whom it
ie in her interests to protect.
This affair may,result seriously, but we
have a strong sespicion that the present
French Cabinet is using it for a purpose.
The elections in France are close at hand;
the French people are intensely fond of ex-
citement, and it Would not be at all surpris-
ing if this war cloud has been conjured up
by the politicians now in power in the hope
that they may create a wave of popular en-
thusiasm which will carry them triumphant-
ly to victory. Politicians are about the
same all the world over.
The Question of Jurisdiction.
When theebill, known as the Harter Bill,
was before lfie Local Legislature hist sea-
sion, Mr. Mowat expressed doubt as to
whether the Legislature possessed the cone
stitational power to pass such legislation
and he promised that he would, as soon as
possible, submit to the courts a case to test
the point as to whether the power to pro-
hibit the liquor traffic within the province
rested with the Provincial Legislature or
with the Dominion Parliament alone. .Noth-
ingdiaving been heard of the matter since
the close of the Legislature, some of the
lietriperanCe people were becoming restive,
and were being taunted by the opponents of
the Government with having been deceived,
as the veteran Premier had only put them
off. It takes 'some people a long time to
learn that Ontario'. Premier is neither a de-
ceiver or a prevericator, but that when he
promises he ievariably performs. All inter-
ested in this matter will be pleased to learn
that Mr. Mowat lost no time in preparing
his case and that a decision from the courts
will be had at the earliest poesible moment.
The Globe, evidently speaking on authority,
makes the following statement which should
re -assure all the doubting ones : The' At-
torney -General had mentioned in the House
while the rpatter was under debate there
that he had seme time before communicated
with the acting -premier of the Dominion
Government, Mr. Bowel!, as to a reference
of the subjeet to the Dominion Supreme
Court direct, instead of being made in the
first instance to a Provincial court, as the
former course would save time. A reference
to the Supreme Court has to be by the Do-
minion Government; a reference to the Pro-
vincial court has to be by the Ontario Gov-
ernment, The absence of Sir John Thump.
son prevents any action on the proposal be-
fore his return. He is said to be expected
early in August. Meanwhile, as we find,
the questions to be submitted have been put
in form in the Attorney, General's Depart-
ment, have been submitted to counsel in the
temperance interest and approved by him,
and have been forwarded to the Deputy
Minister of Justice to be considered by him,
and to be ready for Sir John Thompson on
his return to Canada. Whether the refer-
ence will be to- the one court or the other,
the argument is expected to take place in
September, in which month both courts are
to be in sesSion.
r-"M".""""MMIIIIIMIO
A Bad State of Affairs.
There is no doubt that the people of
the United States are just now paseing
through one of the most critical periods of
their existence,,and it will take good and
careful generalship" to land them safely on
the shores of prosperity once more. This
demoralization is brought about in a very
large measure by vicious legislation on the
part of the Parliamentary representatives,
and imprudent business management and
modes of living on the part of the people.
That this country will be more affected than
any other by the demoralization in the
United States will be self-evident to every
one. However, it is to be hoped that the
worst has now come to the worst, and that
with wise generalship a turn in the tide will
soon take place, the present depression and
demoralization to be followed by greater
prosperity than ever. The following de-
spatch from the beautiful city of Denver,
Colorado, although perhaps slightly colored,
no doubt gives a very accurate indication of
how things are in that part of the country.
It says :
The closing down of many silver mines,
smelters'and the reduction of the working
forces of coil mines, railways and manufac-
tories in this State, because of the reduction
in the price of silver, has caused a deplor-
able condition of affairs among the laboring
classes. It is estimated that to -day there
are 10,000 men in Denver unable to secure
employment. There are 20,000 in outside
towns in the same condition, one-half of
whom are making their way to this city,
where they will become a public charge,- if
conditions do not speedily change. In order
to avoid this, all the commercial bodies in
this city will meet with representatives of
eastern roads, and the latter will be asked
to make a$5 rate from hereao the Missouri
River for this class of people. It is argued
that these men are not paupers, but if they
can get into the agricultural districts they
will be able to secure employment in the
harvest fields, where men will soon be in
demand.
The Typographical Union at a meeting
last night, appropriated $1,000 for the pur-
pose of sending unemployed men to their
homes in the east. Railways have been
asked to make a $15 rate for the men to any
point between here and Chicago. A conser-
vative estimate of the men discharged by
railways, mines, business hopes and fac-
tories, since the silver panic started, places
the number at from 12,000 to 15,000. It is
also estimated that Colorado, Utah, Mon-
tana and New Mexico merchants -have coun-
termanded orders on, New York wholesale
houses for goods diilfing this time amounting
to over $12,000,000.
A CONTEMPORARY remarks:
" A, statement of the finances of the Do-
minion has just been issued by Minister
Foster, showing a goodly surplus. It is be-
ing said the Quebec Government will also
produce this year for the first time in a
decade a statement showing a surplus to the
good. It is all good enough to talk about
surpluses, but balance them against the
debts, and the scales will sag the other
way."
This is all quite true, but there is, also, r.
another view of the *matter. So long as
Governments have the power to borrow and
to tax it is simply a delusien to hold up a
surplus es an indication of economy and
good financial management. Both the Gov-
ernments above named make their perma
neat improvements with borrowed money,
and they raise the money for running ex-
penses ley taxation. If they can show that
they are reducing the public debt and the
public taxation then they can fairly claim
credit for economy. But in both the in-
stances cited the debt and taxation are con:
tinually increasing. A surplus only shows
that they have raised more by taxation than
they CALI possibly spend, which is not a
commendable proceeding, as the money is
of more use in the pockets of the people than
in the vaults of the Governments,
IT is announced on good authority that
the immediate policy of President Cleve-
land and his administration in regard to
the approaching extra session of Congress,
will be as follows.:
Silver reform by the absolute and unquali-
fied repeal of the Shermap law.
Tariff reform, to be prosecuted in accord-
ance with the pledges of the party as soon
as, but not before, the finances of the coun-,
try are again upon a stable basis.
The people of the United States may rest
assured that if honesty of conviction, and
straightforward, manly action can avail, this
troublesome currency matter will 'he ad-
justed at once, and that the Democratic
Party will carry out its pledges of tariff re-
form just as soon as any change can safely
be made. President Cleveland may mot be
a great statesman or even an unusually
clever man, but he has proven himself ,ab-
solutely fearless in matters of principle.
THE statement is made that Mr. McLed-
nan, M. P. for Glengarry, has abandoned
Protectionism and joined the Patrons of In-
dustry. Commenting on this a contempo-
rary remarks: "It follows that Mr. Mc-
Lennan has severed his connection with the
protectionist party if he has become a mem-
ber of the Patrons society, because the lead-
ing plank in the society's platform is 'Tariff
for revenue only.' No man can be a consis-
tent Patron and vote for the present Gov-
ernment." The statement. in the last sen-
tence in this quotation is quite true, but we
are afraid that when it comes to the real
test there will be more than one back -slider.
At any rate, in so far is Mr. McLennan is
concerned, the man who expecds him to
vote against the present Government will,
we fear, be badly disappointed. He may
have joined the Patrons, and the policy of
the Patrons may be diametrically opposed
to that of the Government, but when the
critical vote comes in Parliament, Mr, Mc-
Lennan will find some excuse to justify his
still sticking to party. He has been one of
the most slavish supporters of the Govern-
ment in the past, and has excused their
worst acts, and he will remain so to the end
unless he finds personal considerations
stronger than even party ties. Next session
of Parliament will prove whether we are
right ore
t.
\
THE St atford Beacon remarks; The
new assessin
eat roll of North Esathope cm -
tains the name of Mr. Dalton McCarthy as
a freehold voter. Mr. McCarthy will find
himself in strange but very respectable com •
pany when he comes up to that staunch Re-
form township to poll his vote.
THE DOMINION CAPITAL.
(By Our Special Correspondent.)
OTTAWA, July 24, 1893.
A good deal of controversy has been going
en during the past week over the existence
and character of an alleged pastoral letter
iiwhich was believed to have been prepared
jointly by the Bishops of the Roman Catho-
lic church in Quebec, and witheld from pro
-
malgation owing to the promises made by
the 'Government as to remedial school legis-
lation. , Wa''' have enough evidence now to
draw a pretty correct conclusion, and the
facts appear to be about us follows : The
time for the disallowance of the Manitoba
School Law expired just about the time of
the general elections in 1891. Archbishop
Tache and his fellow bishops were demand-
ing redress, same of them insisting very
strongly on disallowance, while others firm-
ly believed that disallowance would only
lead to further trouble. Among those hold
lug this former view was Father Gaudreau,
now of Montreal, but at that time attached
to the University of Ottawa,, and Pastor of
the Church of the Sacred leart, a church
built on Sandy Hill to accommodate the
better class of French Canadians who live in
that locality. Father Gaudreau states over
his own signature that an authorized Priest
came to him with the manuscript of this pas-
toral letter and on the following Sunday,
which was the last Sunday before polling,
he alluded to the matter from the pulpit of
the Church of the Shored Heart. Cabinet
Ministers were among the congregation.
His object is declared by himself in the fol-
lowing language: I was aware ,at, the
time that the pastoral letter was not signed,
and it was to prevent it being signed that I
tailed the attention of the Government to
the fact. I wanted to have the law dis-
allowed without the publication of this let-
ter. I wanted to avoid such publication in
election times. Owing to my general re -
Wien to the Government I thought we
could achieve that end by,other means.
What I expected happened. The day fol-
lowing my address
• ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF THE CROWN
asked me' for an interview., During that
interview I repeated to himg with firmness,
the policy that I intended following on that
subject., To my knowledge the Hon. J. A.
Chaplean then had an interview with Arch-
bishop Tache, in Montreal.I may add
that to my knowledge, Father Gendreau
also had an interview with Archbishop
Tache, in Montreal. about the same time.
In fact, Father Gendreau went down to
Montreal several times about that time in
order to visit the Archbishop, and it was
then agreed- that the Government should
pledge itself to remedial legislation, and
that the Bishops should not insist upon die-
ellowance or raise any opposition to the
Government in the then pending election.
Now that is the whole story, and it does not
make a particle of difference whether the
pastoral letter which was drafted had been
put into the proper form by the Bishops
and signed, or whether it was up to that
time simply a plan of campaign. The mean-
ing of it was ominous to the Government.
It showed that the Bishops had it in their
policy to publicly denounce the Govern-
ment unless they received assurances that
redress would be obtained, and Father
Gendreau's letter makes it clear beyond a
doubt that the Government caused to be
conveyed to the Archbishop the desired as-
surances. Father Gendreau knows more
than he has told, because, besides having
been a special agent of the Government in
the Northwest he was at that very. time
spoken of as co-adjutor to Archbishop
Tache, and when he says, over his own sig-
nature; "a Priest who was authorized came
to me with the manuscript of a letter which
was about to be signed by our Bishops and
published before the elections," he knows
what he is talking about, although now for
some reason Archbishop Tache is making
long arguments for the purpose of relieving
the Government of the odium of these in-
trigues.
SIR CHARLES TUPPER'S ADVENT.
Sir Charles Tupper has been given three
months leave of absence as High Commis-
sioner in London, and will arrive in Canada
in a few days. Since his appointment to
this office, Sir Charles Tupper has never
come to Canada except as the harbinger of a
general election. Whether he comes in this
capacity or not is known probably but to
one man, Sir John Thompso . As a matter
of fad nobody in Ottawa Ipelieves that a
general election is impendin , and certainly
without another session it w uld be hard to
give the Governor General any reason why
dissolution should be granted, and some rea-
son would be necessary at this stage. It
was the idea at the first caucus of the Gov-
ernment party, held last session, to hold a
fall session of Parliament and then put
through a tariff bill and go to the country
on that. It is gelte possible that this is
still the idea, and the coming of Tupper
would lend color t� it. Of course it may
be that the idea of a fall session has been
abandoned before this, and that the next
session will be held at the ordinary time
next winter. It is pretty certain that when-
ever they pass their tariff bill it will be fol-
lowed by an immediate dissolution, and the
Liberals will go on that assumption and
prepare for it. There are a great many Con-
servatives who do not believe that the Gov-
ernment will go to the country with Sir
John Thonipson as leader. These Conserva-
tives are all from Oetario, and the wish may
be father to the thought, but to my personal
knowledge some of them hail the corning of
Sir Charles Tupper as pointing to the prob.
ability that Sir John Thompson will make
way for him and that the Conservatives will
be asked to rally to the. polls at the next
election under the banner of the "old war
horse" from Cumberland. If my own opin-
ion is worth recording I do not believe that
Sir John Thompson has any idea of giving
way to Tupper.
A DECLINE IN OUR TRADE.
Approximate returns of our Trade with
foriegn countries have been made up at the
Customs Department for the fiscal year
ending June 30th. They show that the
total exports increased about a million dol-
lars while the imports fell off nearly six
millions of dollars. Our total trade, there-
fore for the last fiscal year declined by
neqly $5,000,000. This will be somewhat
of ia wet blanket over the heads of our san-
guiee friends among the supporters of the
Coniernment who have been using the figures
published from time to time during the
year as tending to indicate a large ilocrease
in the volume of trade. I have been point-
ing out on each of these occasions, when we
heard wild shrieks of delirious joy over the
success of the N. P. in increasing our trade,
that partial returns were of no value what-
ever, and that it was only when the twelve
months had expired that we could tell
where we stood.
NOTE.
Saturday's Canada Gazette contains the
first notice of an application for divorce
from Parliament next session. The appli-
cant is J. Thompson, of Belleville, who asks
for a decree from his wife on the ground of
adultery.
The Freemasons have had possession of
the Capital during the past week, about five
hundred delegates attending the annual
communication of the Grand Lodge. They
were a fine body of men, and they had a
most successful gathering, BonJ-. M.
Gibson, Ptovincial Secretary in Mr. Mowat'si
Government, was re-elected Grand Master.
The Council of the Dominion Rifle Associ-
ation has finally settled the programme for
the annual matches which begin at Ottawa,
on August 28th, and continue for five days.
Major Hodgins, of Ottawa, has been re-
appointed Chief Executive Range Officer,
and it was decided to allow competitors to
use amunition of either English or Canadian
manufacture.
News of' the Week.
KILLED TO AVENGE A DOG. -James
Strickland killed James Lockley at Vidalia,
Georgia. The latter had killed the former's
dog.
CUTTING THEIR KING'S SALARY. -The
Storthing has reduced the King's Norwegian
appanage 20,000 kroner.
AN EDITOR Juooem-a-The Paris editor in-
terested in the forgery of documents stolen
from the British embassy has been commit-
ted for trial.
BRUTALLY Mc RDERED. -Charles F. Duerr,
aged 41e a stone mason, was brutally mur-
dered while returning with his wife and
children from a party, the other night, at
Dayton, Ohio. As they Were about to cross
a narrow bridge they found their way ob-
structed by three ruffian., who refuted to
step aside. Mrs. Duerr squeezed through
with a baby cab which she was wheeling,
but her husband encountered the rowdies
on the narrow passage way of the bridge
and was not allowed to pass. He persisted
in an attempt to cross over and was knock-
ed down with a stone and then stabbed
through the heart. All this occurred within
a stone's throw of his home, and while his
wife and children were near by. The mur-
derers escaped.
PROMOTED FOR CRUELTY. -The Anglo'
'Armenian Association has received news
tbat Facham Pacha, the Governor of Cesa-,
res, who personally superintended the in-
human tortures of the Christian prisoners at
Ceearea, has been decorated by the Sultan,
and will soon be promoted.
LYNCHED. -The jail of Shelby county,
Tennesee, was broken by a mob on Satur-
day, night and Lee Walker, a negro accused
of several criminal assaults, was taken out
and hanged, the body being afterwards cre-
mated.
LORD LORNE TO CONTEST SOUTH MAN-
CHESTER. -The Marquis of Lorne has con-
sented,to stand as the Unionist candidate
for South Manchester at the next general
election. Ile is expected to address a meet-
ing there in a few days. His opponent, Sir
Henry Roscoe, had 180 majority at the elec-
tion of 1892,
THE GREATEST RACE ON RECORD. -Last
Friday, at Detroit, in the free -for -all -pace, •
Mascot paced the fastest five -heat race ever
trotted or paced. The time was 2:04a -by
quarters as follows : 0.341, 1:04 1:341,
3:04a. ,Flying Jib led till within fifty feet
from the finish and broke, when Mascot led
out and finished, with Hal Pointer second.
MRS. STANFORD'S DIAMONDS. -Mrs. Le-
land Stanford has one of the most remark-
able collections of jewels in the world. They
are valued at 82,000,000 and include a set of
pink, a set of blue, a set of yellow and a set
of white diamonds.
THEIR HOMES SUNK. -Over 500 people
have ,been rendered homeless by the sinking
of ground of the town of Schneademnehl in
Germany.
A WHEEL EXPLODED. -The great driving
wheel of the Memphis, Tenneseere electric
power house exploded on Friday into hun-
dreds of pieces, tearing up the building and
killing engineer Pat McDermott instantly.
HEAVY STORM IN VERMONT." -Saturday's
rain and wind storm in the vicinity of Rut-
land, Vermont, was much worse than first
reported. Acres on acres of corn and oats
have been laid flat, while many gardens
have been ruined. The loss will likely reach
8100,000.
ANOTHER BLAZE AT CHICAGO. -At 1:30
o'clock Monday afternoon fire broke out in
the transportation building at the Fair. It
was extinguished before much damage was
done, but for a few minutes the crowds in
the building ,ere almost panic stricken.
They made a great rush for the doors,having
yet in mind the horror of the cold storage
warehouse fire. The rush of engines and
patrol wagons, ankl the clanging of their
gongs, greatly alarmed the people on the
grounds. •
VIGOR OF THE GRAND OLD MAN. -No one
seems to have stood the ordeal of division
after division after division in the crowded,
intolerably hot Government lobby this ses-
sion better than Mr. Gladstone. For days
and weeks together the lobbies have been
like Ovens, and not a few members must
have wished their "too, too solid flesh
would melt" a little under such conditions,
but the Premier has throughout looked as
cool as a cucumber. Recently one of his ar-
dent Welsh supporters, Mr. Herbert Lewis,
tried to persuade Mr. Gladstone, who was
sitting on the edge of a table in the Govern-
ment lobby, to take his chair. Mr. Glad-
stone declined with thanks, Mr. Lewis re-
peated his offer, and Mr. Gladstone persist-
ed in the refusal of the offer of his young
follower. Very often Mr. Gladstone avails
himself of the writing table in the division
lobby to dash through a portion of his pri-
vate correspondence for the day.
Hay and Eggs in the English
Market.
A Montreal correspondent has the follow-
ing to say about England as a market for
hay and eggs, and we fancy that most Can-
adian shippers will be induced from prac-
tical experience to agree with him. He
says:
THE HAY TRADE„
Last fall Sir Charles Tupper began to
"boom" England as a market for hay,
stating that it was selling at :07 to £8 a ton
there. Hay was shipped on congignment so
largely that the markets of London and
Liverpool were soon glutted, and the price
dropped to £3 6s., causing Canadian farmers
to lose thousands of dollars. Recently Sir
Charles sent a London trader here, who
visited all the hay sections and excited
country buyers and farmers with glowing
reports of high prices in England. As soon
as the London trader went back cable de-
spatches were sent out here to the effect
that hay was selling at £8 to £8 108 in Lon-
don. The truth was • that the hay which
brought this price.was the finest English,
worth about £1 10. to £2 more than Can-
adian, but the report had the effect of in-
ducing farmers to send such quantities here
for export that the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way yards became blocked. Messrs. A. J.
Anger & po., the well known shippers of
Quebec, Writing under date of July 11, say
that they receive cables every day from
their correspondent, and that £5 8e to £5
10e is the most that can be obtained. Re-
ferring to the market generally, they say:
"You must not forget that hay is being re-
ceived in England and France from other
countries. Norway and Russia have both,
this year, a splendid hay crop; Scotland has
not suffered from drought; and large quan-
tities are being shipped to France and Eng-
land from South America. Freight rates
from Norway and Rustle, are very low, these
countries being quite near. Therefore with
the high rate of freights and the exorbitant
ideas of the farmers induced by newspaper
articles, we are much afraid that there will
be different results from those antiaipated.
Under our N. P. system steamers have to
travel 3,000 miles empty, or nearly so, to
return with cargo; they naturally have to
ask more for freight than they would if
there were goods to bring out to this
country." Since this letter other cables
have been received, stating 'that the Lon-
don market is 10s lower, and the Glasgow,
Liverpool and Bristol markets about 58
lower.
BOSTON THE BEST MARKET.
Messrs. J. C. Malone & Co., of Montreal,
who have had extensive experience in the
shipping of hay, say in a letter of July 19 :
"We have, in the last twelve months, ship-
ped some 15,500 tons of hay to Scotland,
Ireland, England, Franoe and Jamaica also
to Boston, Portland and New York, and to
all the lower ports from St. John, New
Brunswick, to St. Johns, Newfoundland,
and we now claim Boston as the best mar-
ket for Canadian hay, for the simple reason
that hay sold there for $18 per ton of 2,000
pounds from September 15th, 1892, to the
let of March, 1893. Then the price at Bos-
ton from the 1st of March to date ranged
from $18 50 to $22 50, and, therefore, has
made more money for shippers than any
port in the United Kingdom. We are talk-
ing now from experience, having shipped
some 8,000 tons to European markets, and
are willing to prove by account of sales re-
ceived that any money made in foreign mar-
kets has been made by the firms there, and
not by the shippers from Canada. These
firms get shippers to send thousands of tons
on consignment; they actually gave the
hay away, as no shipper in Canada that has
shipped for the last twelve months can show
an average price for hay of 80 shillings (less
freight and insurance) per the net ton of
2,000 pounds, which does hot bring actual
cost to shipper. We have seen in several
papers the great demand for hay. Well,
we admit that hay went as high as 130 shil-
lings in London in the past month of June,
but the moment the the price rose to this
figure the steamshi freights jumped from
17c6d and 20s to 51s and 55s, which at the
present price that h y is selling at makes it
Impossible for shipp rs of Canadian hay to
send any forward w thout incurring a loss.
Now, as the new or.p is being about out,
perhaps some of the shippers of different
produce would like to try their hands at
shipping direct. 11 we can say is, that we
are willing to help hem to get all the hay
they can handle, an thus learn wisdom by
experience, We w uld advise some of the
younger shippers o sell their hay to the
wholesale dealers i Montreal and get a sure
dollar rather than promise of $5 in Europe,
but should they rat er ship direct we hope
they will, before do ng so, ask some of the
more experienced t e meaning of the two
little words "ex qu
THE EGG TR DE DEMORALIZED.
y.,,
A year ago every Conservative paper was
busy predicting th fortuneelo be made by
sending eggs to nolarid. Every vessel
sailing from here h d its cargo of eggs, and
for the year ending June 30th, 1892, the ex-
ports to England were valued at nearly
$600,000. This ye r vessel after vessel sails
without one egg or export. The Trade
Bulletin, after quo ing its London corres-
pondent, nays emoralization has over-
taken the English gg trade, owing to the
immense imports ol Russian and other con-
tinental ovoids, mitt nipts at clearances hav-
ing caused sales to e effected at 3s per long
hundred, or about c per dozen. Our cor-
respondent may w 11 remark that it does
not pay 'to ship fro Canadia' and some of
the late through hipments from Ontario
must have resulted in losses to the forward-
ers. judging fro present appearances,
there will not be uch doing in shipping
Canadian eggs to ngland this year before
the fall." Thus, e by one, the dreams of
fortunes in the En lish market are being
dispelled.
The Royal Te •• plars of Bayfield.
DEAR EXPOSIT° ;-Allow me space in
your valuable col mns to answer an item
which I noticed in the Clinton New Era of
last week, regardi g the amount of work
accomplished by he Royal l'emplars of
Bayfield. It ran is follows: What are.
"the temperance eople in this village do-
"ing to rescue the e who are the victims of
"strong drink? 0 what earthly benefit is
"it to the commutate* for those who are
"known to be tem serener) people to organ-
" ize, to meet, drr w their Pharisaic robes
"about them, lift their eyes heavenward
"and thank God t ey are not as those poor
" drunkarde ? Te perance people, wake
"up, do somethin to stem this terrible tide
"of evil." One w uld infer from the above
that the writer wa a member or an eaves-
dropper, but I ea assure you, out of due
respect for our co ncil, he!is neither, for he
would have a high r opinion of our Council
if he had a little m re knowledge regarding
its work. Had ne followed in the footsteps
of some of its members, he would find them
trying to rescue th victims of strong drink.
Let him bring for 'ard to -day a drunkard
that has not been i treated at some time by
members of this C uncil, mud we will give
hirri a premium,. 1 hen he speaks of what
earthly benefit we to to the community, he
remieds me of on of Bunyan's characters,
who was continu lly working with his
muck -rake in the arth, never raising his
eyes heavenward. Our ambition is higher
ly benefit. He speaks
e which we draw about
a his ignorance of our
ke to inform him that.
mperance professions on
a robe, but that we
mbedded in our hearts.
ad a few black sheep in
but where is the flock
ink it would be more
inks we are not accom-
f temperance work we
our Council and show
plar ought to do in
ink he exhibits more of
eristic than the Tern-
risees were quite will-
rdens grevious to be
shoulders, but they
touch them with the
Again, he thunders
aginative eloquence :
ranee people and do
terrible tide of evil."
his that he thinks the
e sleeping, but he is
n, Who thinks every
t himself. The tern -
not 'asleep, but wide
who is in a state of
d reiterate his own
than merely an cart!
of, the Pharisaic ro
us, which again sho
Council. I would 1
we do not put ourt.
and take them off a
have our principles
True, we may have
our temperance fold
-that has none? I t
manly if our critic t
plishing the amount
ought, for him to joi
us what an ideal Te
this particular. I t
the Pharisaic oharac
Oars do, for the Ph
ing to bind heavy b
borne; on other men
themselves would no
tips of their fingers.
forth in his own i
" Wake up, you temp
something to stem thi
We would infer from
temperance people a
like the intoxicated m
one else intoxicated b
perance people are
awake; it is our critic
lethargy, and we wou
words, and say, awake thou critic and do
something practical. ip riervice is of very
little avail, eloquent t.ough it may be, in
rescuhig the victims f strong drink, and
though we may someti as be few in num-
ber, we are determined o do what we can to
hasten the day of Pro ibition, which is in
the near future, and w will be able to sing
the Prohibition song, "Who Killed the
Snake?" We expect or critic to wax still
more eloquent and rest) nd, " We did it!
We did it !" I remain,
A CHA TERED MEMBER.
Bayfield Hope Council. o. 307, R. T. of T.,
July 24, 1893.
Huron otos.
August 2nd is the d y fixed for Wing -
ham's Civic Holiday.
-During the recent ig thunderstorm,
Mt, John Cameron, of T ckersmith, had a
young steer killed by lig tning.
-Mr. Jos. Morrow, of Varna, has recent-
ly purchased the Fullerto Hotel, which he
lilted& converting into a tore.
- Over three hundred t okets were sold at
Clinton station for the attenbury street
Sabbath school picnic on ednesday of last
week.
-The choirs of Nor h Street church,
aoderich, Ontario Stree , Clinton, and
Holmesville, joined in the choir excursion to
Sarnia, on Thursday of la.t week.
- There were upward of 7,000 lbs of
milk weighed in at the cre mery in Exeter,
on Tuesday. The supply s daily increas-
ing.
-The new Flouring Mill at Exeter are
expected to be opened by he 1st of next
month. They will be a ong the finest
mills in the county.
--Upwards of $30 were eoeived at the
Trivitt Memorial Church in Exeter, on July
12th, from parties visiting he edifice who
dropped small sums into th mite box.
-While descending the s airway of the
house the other day, Mrs, R. Irwin, of
Clinton, slipped and fell h lf way thieve,
sustaining a severe sprain to one foot.
-The many old friends o Mr. W. H.
Verity, (formerly of Exeter) will regret ex-
ceedingly to learn that he lia very ill at his
residence in Brantford, wit cancer of the
stomach.
-Morris & Grey cheese f otory sold 220
boxes of cheese to Mr. Rilev, of Ingersoll,
at 9i cents per pound. be cheese was
shipped on Tuesday of last eek.
-George Johnston, of Lou.esboro, whose
hand was terribly lacerated y a horse, at
St. Mary's, in the spring, ha not been able
to do anything with it yet, b t he has hopes
it will get better.
-During the thunder stor. on July 13,
about noon, the electric: curre t struck the
house of Andrew Green, on t e 8th conces-
sion of Ashfield, and knocked some six feet
out of the front of the edifio . The south
chimney was also levelled to t e roof, and a
portion of the shingles and ri geboard was
torn off and set on fire by e lightning.
Fortunately the heavy rain at that particu-
•
lar juncture put out the fire. A boy shout
10 years of age was lifted about four feet
from the ground, and a girl of about 8 years
was knocked senseless for a time. Mr. and
Mrs. Green were absent at Goderich at the
time, but a grown daughter, recently ar-
rived from Detroit, was at home, and took
care of the children after the accident.
-Among the, ladies who were successful
in passing the recent Kindergarten examina-
tions in London for assistants' and directors'
certificates was Miss Holmes, daughter of
-Rev. J. W. Holmes, Clinton.
-Mr. Robert Plewes, one of the old and
respected residents of Tuokersmith, has
been quite ill for some time from the effects
of a cancer. He lately underwent an opera-
tion, which it is hoped will bring him restor-
ed health and strength.
-A trotting horse belong to Thomas Ed-
wards, of East VVawanosb, ran away the
other evening, throwing out Mr. Edwards
and Messrs. Peter and Cyrus- Scott, who
were with him. The buggy was badly de-
molished, but no other serious harm done.
-Wm. Brewer, of Grey, has purchas-
ed a new 16 horse power Waterous engine
from N. M. Richardson,*Brussels, Agent for
the Waterous _Engine Works Company,
Brantford. Mr. Brewer has had considerable
experience in threshing, and appreciates a
first-class engine.
-A couple of Goderich gentlemen have
been touring the County, booming a big
bicycle race meet to be held in the Circular
City on August 17th. They have secured
promises from several of the towns and
villages to fix their Civic Holiday on that
date.
-Week before last three Blyth ministers
were in hard luck, Rev. A. McLean un-
fortunately met with an accident by which
he had one of his ribs fractured ; Rev. T.
E. Higley was taken seriously ill on Wed-
nesday e and Rev. G. Buggin injured his
back so that he was confined to the house.
-A freak of nature occurred at the farm
of Mr. Jos. Lloyd, near Blyth, Wed-
nesday night of last week, when one
of his brood sows gave birth to a
young pig with only two legs and these
two are in the centre of the body. It is de-
formed in no other respect except the legs
and it suffers no inconvenience, as it gets
around on the two lege as welLas on four.
-As Mr. F. McIlveen and wife, of Sum-
merhill, were on their way to Clinton, to
church, Sunday morning of last week, the
horse shied at something on the road and
both the lady and gentleman were sent
headlong out of the buggy. They were
bruised and badly shaken up, and the buggy
partially broken; it was a narrow escape.
-Last week's Brussels Post says :-"This
week The Post entered on its 21st volume.
The years glide swiftly by but the aim of
the publisher is the same as of yore, viz. -to
give the many readers of The Post a clean,
newsy,interesting paper." We think brother
Kerr has indeed been true to his aim in the
past and we have no fear that he will fall
below the mark in the future.
-The other evening a man came down
the east side of Albert Street, Clinton, and
just as he approached Harland'e store, be
saw the reflection of the telegraph wires on
the sidewalk, and evidently concluded that
several ropes obstructed his progress, and
was much surprised as he raised hie feet
high to cross them, to find that nothing but
a shadow obstructed his pathway.
-We clip the following from the Sag-
inaw Courier Herald of July 13th :-"Arm-
strong's martial band, of Bayfield, Ont,, led
Marlette lodge No. 212 in the procession
yesterday, and last evening favored the
Courier -Herald with a lively serenade,
Much favorable comment was caused by the
excellent playing of this band, and without
doubt it played the finest martial music
ever heard in this city."
-Two young men started out on Sunday
from Brucefield to see their best girls in
Goderich. They procured a horse from the
local livery, and were well on their way
when the animal ran away. The horse ran
for nearly three miles, and all that could be
seen was a yellow streak. They had to re-
turn and procure another outfit. Moral,
don't go driving on Sunday.
-Rev. Mr. Baird occupied the pulpit of
St. Andrew's church, Bayfield, last Sunday
week, both morning and evening; he
preached interesting and instructive ser-
mons and after the evening service con-
ducted the Christian Endeavor meeting; the
Rev, gentleman is a native of the "land of
brown heath and shaggy wood," and the
burr of his " r's" sounded sweet in many a
Scottish ear.
-The following pupils were successful in
the Public School leaving examination at
Goderich and Exeter respectively; God-
ericm-Gordon, Wm., Sheppardton ; Green,
Lillie, Sheppardton ; Hayden, Emmeline,
Sheppardton ; Hawkins, Walter, Port
Albert. Exeter, -Brown, Mary, Exeter;
Creech, Richard, Exeter; Huston, Evie,
Exeter; Martin, Nettie, Exeter; Martin,
Alex,, Exeter; Jackell, Roden., S. S. No. 1,
Usborne.
-The other evening Mrs. T. Fair, of
Clinton, had occasion to go down cellar, and
left the door open when she came up. She
went back for the express purpose of closing
it, but it was in the dark, and she fell head-
first into the opening, alighting on her
shoulder and face; she is a heavy person,
and sustained a very severe shock, but we
are glad to know that no bones were
broken, and she is recovering from the ef-
fects.
-The wife of Henry Burgess, Brussels,
passed away Tuesday morning of last week,
aged 49 years. She had been ailing for the
past two years, having had a stroke of apo-
plexy. The deceased was a daughter of
Richard Carter, 'McGillivray township,
Middlesex County, and after her marriage
resided in Morris township for a number of
years. They removed from the farm to
Brussels. A husband, 5 daughters and 1
son mourn her loss.
-One day lately a party of those staying
at the River hotel, Bayfield, went for a
drive into the country. They found a
pretty spot, unhitched their horses and pre-
pared their lunch, and had just begun to
partake of it when down came the rain in
torrents. Of course the day's fun was
spoiled, and it was a drenched and sad -eyed
party that returned to the hotel that night.
It will be one of the experiences, however,
that they will relate with great gusto when
they return to the city.
--It is said that a certain farmer of God-
erich township has stored in his barns the
accumulations of nearly seven years' wheat
crop, which he has held from year ,to year
with the expectation of a rise in prices.
For some of this grain he was offered over
$1 a bushel. If he were able to estimate
what he has lost hy rats, shrinkage and the
Jose of interest, he would find that holding
his grain has been a costly experiment, and
there is not the slightest prospect that he
will ever realize a high price for what he
has on hand.
-Saturday morning of last week, the
spirit of Mrs, Wm, Sholdice, 9th line of
Morris, was beckoned away to the rest that
remains for the people of God. She had
been ill for some time and her demise was
not unexpected. Her husband, five
daughters and two sous are left to hold in
fond remembrance a loving wife and affec-
tionate mother. The deceased lady was a
resident of Morrie for the past eight or ten
years, moving there from Tuckersmith, and
was very highly esteemed by all who knew
her.
-On Wednesday of last week, Mr. John
Avery delivered four head of cattle at Clin-
ton for Mr. Smith, which weighed 6680 lbs,
or an average of 1670 lbs each; they were
not shrunk, which would, of comae, reduce
their weight somewhat. The finest batch of
cattle that have been delivered in Clinton
for a long time, was 18 head, delivered by
Mr. Gilbert McMichael, of Hullett, on Wed-
nesday of last week. They had been with-
out water for 24 hours, and their weight
was, therefore a good test. They averaged
1555 each -the highest yet recorded for a
large batch. They were " Manitoba stock.
era.
-Daring the recent thunder storm th'
x
lightning struck a large bass -wood tree ea
the bank of the river at Clinton, in Me,
Allaoson's premises. The tree was rst
struck pear the top, where it was partly de-
oayed, then for fifteen feet or so further
down no injury appears, except that the
rough outside bark is knocked off and
scattered round the tree. Lower down on
the east side two strips of bark are peeled
from the wood and hang loose at the bot-
tom, where the lightning entered the
ground. On examination the lightning ap.
pears to have passed down between the bark
and the wood, completely severing the one
from the other.
-At Belleville a man named Frank
Smith has been indicted for bigamy. lee
is said to have married a woman named
Jane Kellar, with whom he has been living
for some years and by whom he hes
had three children, Wife No. lie Elks
Prince, at present living with her sisters in
Hamilton. She is 27 years of age and tem
married to Smith in Goderich eleven years
ago, she being then 16 years old and he ea
Her marriage certificate is elated on that
day, and is signed by Rev. John William!,
The witnesses are James Crisp and Rebecca
Williams. By a clerical error Elizs Smith
has been put in instead of her maiden mania
Eliza Prince. She says Smith did not stay
in Goderich with her a month, but went
away to Belleville.
-The following shows the volume of buti-
ness transacted throuab the customs port of
Goderich for the past fiscal year. This in-
cludes the sub -ports of Clinton, Wingliam,
Kincardine and Southampton, which report
to the office at Goderich: Total amount of
goods imported, 8216,818 -Dutiable goods,
$69,020 ; free goods, $147,798. Duty col-
lected, $20,901.07; total collections, $21,-
075.29. Exports for the year, $562,000 -
Exports to Great Britain, $391,280; te
United States, $170,720. Principal export.
to Great Britain -wheat, flour, peas, oats,
barley, cheese, eggs, green and dried apples,
hay, leather and organs. To the Milled
States -ashes, fresh fish, cedar posts, lum-
ber, horses, sheep, barley, eggs, green and
dried apples, bran and flax. Vessels arriving
and clearing: Number, 636; tons, 248,558;
men, 9,527.
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lacrosse club has decided
alieletheelneas.left on Teas -
day,
for Winnipeg, where he in -
not to disband, but will endeavor to get ow
matches during the season with all the crack
clubs.
-Mr. Walter Hord, of Mitchell, has se-
cured a situation as book-keeper with a
large firm some twenty miles from Wiarton,
and left last week to enter upoa his duties.
-Dr. Robertson, of Stratford, won the
"dark secret" prize in the Queen City road
race on Saturday, the 15th inst.. at Toronto.
The dark secret was a pair of lady's corsets.
-Rev. A. F. Tully and family, of Mit-
chell, lett on Monday, last week, for Stoney
Lake, Bobcageon, where they will spend
their summer vacation, Mre Tully took
ie_thAheiseowGneahnanndldar.unk Railway
with him a handsome boat, which he built
engineer
was nearing St; Marys, a few days ago, in
charge of a heavily loaded freight, he
noticed five horses running on the track
ahead of the engine. Four of the horses
werekilled.
lled
_T Berkley, (Virginia), Daily News, of
July 8th, says : "At the closing exercises
of the Berkley Collegiate Academy, Fred J.
Barker, son of Mr. Robert Barker, formerly
of Stratford and St. .Marys, Ontario, was
awarded the gold medal for general
pr_ofiTeiheenceyhi
ldren of Knox church, Mitchell,
held their annual picnic in Matheson Park,
last Friday week. The day was fine and
the attendance large. The little one had an
enjoyable time, and everything passed off
pleasantly.
-Mr. C. F. Witte, who lately purchased
the Lerkworthy hotel, on the west side of
the bridge, in Mitchell, has exchanged it
for a hotel at Millbank. Mr. Buckle,of Mill-
bank, will take possession in Mitchell on
the let of August, and Mr. Witte will re-
move to Millbank.
-An esteemed Perth contemporary last
week published the following rather remark-
able advertisement: "Ladies!! &
Company are showing a fine line of black
grenadiers, all wool and 42 inches wide." Is
there really a matrimonial agency in Mit-
chell, or has the festive compositor been
getting in his work again?
-A merchant in St. Marys placed a large
candle in one of the store windows to work
a guessing' competition. One day it was
lighted and burned 138 hours and 26 min-
utes. Mrs. George Manson, of Niesouri, won
the guess, which entitled her to a faee trip
to the World's Fair. She took the cull in
preference.
Aiaei
named Wm. Pugh, who is em-
ployed about the Grand Trunk Railway
shops, at Stratford, received an injary to
his left eye on Wednesday of last week,
which may result in blindnese. He was
chipping a piece of steel in a vice with a
cold -chisel when a splinter struck him in the
eye.
-Mr. Andrew Hasson, of Stratford, has
left for Phoenix, New York State, where
he has engaged to drive Johnny Golddust,
formerly owned by Forbes Brothers, of
Stratford, in the races this week. He will
also hold the ribbons over the same horse in
the Syracuse races next week, and in the
Buffalo races the first and second weeks in
August.
-Some young rascals, in St. Marys, have
lately been appropriating the property of
others to theii own use, and so often heve
these sneak thieves made a draft upon the
contents of manager Leslie's larder, he has
offered a reward of $10 for the apprehension
of the guilty parties. Parents should see
that their boys are kept at hone in the
evenings.
-The death took place on July 11th, at
Denver, Colorado, of Annie, wife of Mr,
James Lane formerly of Blanchard. and
daughter of Mr. John Robinson, of Ander.
son. She was married to Mr. Lane, in Janu-
ary of this year. The remains were brought
to St. Marys for interment. Mrs. Lane
leaves a large circle of relatives and friends
to mourn her early demise.
-Mrs. T. D. Prendergast and Mrs. R. IL
Lang, of Stratford, are taking a special
course in the improved methods of music
teaching with the well-known teacher and
musician Charles V. Landon, at Grand
Rapids, Michigan. Mr. Landon is the au-
thor of several educational works that are
in extended use among the leading teachers
of music ia the States.
-The Women's Foreign Missionary So-
ciety of Avonbank , held, their monthly
meeting on Wednesday, last week. Miss
Oliver, lately of Indere, Central India, WIN
present, and addressed the meeting in a talk
on India and the mission work there. She
speaks of the climate and the deep rooted
prejudices and superstitions of the flindoo
as the principal obstacles to contend with,
though the Gospel is gaining ground.
-Word hae been received by Mrs. Wra,
liouze, of Newry, of the death of her eon
William by drowning. It appears from the
details reeeived that young Houze was -en-
on one of the lake liners running from
Buffalo to Green Bay. While on the up
otrnipt hhei emb iocahtj gpaunt eitei arie tthe
t, ierSunday.Cheboygan river,
Henze, along -with others of the boat's crew,
went in bathing in the river, and in an effort
to cross the river his strength failed and be
went down and was drowned. His comrades
threw out planks to him in the hope that he
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