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'Cheap Meats—J. Deka (8)
Straw Hats—II. Rdwards. (8)
Pakeake—J. Dopp. (8)
Alabastine—Mullett & Jackson. (8)
Horse Routes. (5)
Lawn ltowenr—Mullett & Jackson. (8)
Winlesale Prices—Good Brea. (8)
Win Fencing—Mullett & Jackeen. (8)
Lavin Illowers—Reid & Wilson. (8)
Military Toritaament—W. B. Waterbisry. (e)
Melilla Life Asuman Cm (5)
Cheap for Cuh—R. wink (gy
Sava Money—R. Willis. (8)
Ceni,eyanelng, ete.—G. J. Sutherland. (8)
Spriag Shirts—Jackson & Greig. (I)
Listen -r -R. Mercer. (5)
Think Carefully—Smith & Steet. (5)
Pricer; Reduced --Johnson Bros, (5)
Queen's Birthday—Dill & Speare. (5)
Noticie—Wre. Moore. (6)
Exechtore Notice—J. M. Best. (5)
Assigbees Notice—J. M. Beet. (5)
A Chance for Boarders—Expoeitor Office. (8)
Mean Workshop—R. Taylor. (8)
Heusi! fOr Sale—D. D. Wilson. (5)
Military Tournament. (8)
gilt futon xpooiter.
SEAFORD!, FRIDAY, April 27th, 1894
4 Vain Protests.
ii
Refirring to a teply which Mr. Meredith
made $ci Mr. Ross in the Legislature a few
days a*ot the Empire remarks : "He con-
" den*ed Mr. Ross for raising the ' red flag
" of intolerance,' end trying to fasten the
t` odinn4 of religious bigotry and • hatred
" nponi the Opposition, which Mh Meretlith
" discl.htined with an intensity of expression
' "that iliede the ChE:mber ring." Yes; Mn
Meredi* frequently declaims yery earnestly
against the charge so justly preferred against
hhn of toying to stir up religious bigotry
and hatted. But, unfortunately for him,
kis actioisnadly belie his words. It is not
yet forgetter' that a few years ago, a dis-
graceful locument entitled "Facts for Irish
Electorwas issued as a campaign sheet
-and thakihis document had the approval of
Mr. Meredith himself, and it was proven
that if he did not abtually inspire it, he re-
- vised thaeopy and the proofs. This sheet
— was for circulation among the Irish Roman
Catholicstbf the Province, and went to show
that the blowat Government did not deal
justly witir them, inasmuch as they did
not get Pith- fair proportion of public
monies, 041 rights which the constitution
granted tothem were denied them. At the
following .election Mr. lVfereclith tacked
around, and not only personally:but by his
party lieritenants and newspaper organe
tried to sh6w. that the Mowet Government
had undulh favored Roman Catholics by
giving thenh legislation to which they were
not entitleil. Even during the present ses-
sion he has irot hesiteted. to pia" upon the
prejudices a Protestants by trying to make
it appear t'hat an undue share of public
meney is gning to (Catholic institutions,
when, he Ineeivs as we es any person can
know, that his accuse ons are groundless.
Not only thiii but he as me hesitation in
joining with bh Ry rson, Mr. McCallum
and others intthe le lation which -they are
promoting, for forcin hthe ROman Catholice
to elect theit ech.00lA trustees by ballot,
'whether they Want tee o, not. In view of
i
these facts, which are w 11 known to every
/..
perton who pas e atteetion to prelatic af-
fairs, Mr. e 0 ith' testations, no mat-
ter how /emeritiy ma , will not amount
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to very much. Mr. M redith, no matter
how vehement or earnest re may be in this
matter, is simpy playing to the gallery for
political effect. - He knows in his heart, and
none know bettor, that no class or sect in
_, this Province is:specially favored by legisla-
lation or adirdnietration, and if left to him-
self he would paobably be man enough to
acknowledge the truth, but egged on by un-
sernpulons bigot* of the Ryerson stamp, he
is forced to do what -his better nature and
judgment must teb, him is not only mean
and narrow, but ,prejudicial to the social
peace and public:weal of this Province.
minsamommoimmmo
They ShoUld Be Looked After:
We publish another column a very
plain and concise etatement of the disad-
vantages which 'the cattle trade of this
country are subjeeted to by the steamship
companies. This ie a question which vitally
cancer/is the peeple. What the represent-
atives of the tattle shippers say is, un-
questionably, correct. The trade is being
.
ruined by the gdasping avarice of the
steamship companien The cattle 'Shipping
trade is a precarimati one at best, but it is
rendered doubly so by the conduct of the
companies. The loin in the end comes upon
the producer, and it.is high time that both
shipper and grower Were looking after their
interests. The steareship companies hhould
be cempelled by law to issue table of
freight rates at the tommencement of every
season, That rate ahould be subject to the
approval of the Governor -in -Council, and it
should not be altered without his corment.
- If this were done, there would be a fixed
rate of freights, and shippers would know
how to act. Now, ehen guided by the mar-
ket quotations at the point Of consemption,
they can not tell what to pay the producer
for the animal or article they want to ship„
as the steamship combine may alter their
freight rates without a minute's warning,
and turn what wordd have been a fair profit
into a disastrous loss; It is not in cattle
alone that this inherious uncertainty ex-
ists, and that a remedy is required. The
same game has been parried on during the
past year in hay and,other products. There
is far mere loss sustained in this way than
in any delay that ;meetly occurs 'in the
passage. The Goyerement and Parliament
would, therefore, ender a much greater boon
upon. the country by providing a remedy in
this matter than by granting bonuses of
hundreds of theusande of dollars to induce
steamship companiee to make the , trip
across.the Atlantic less time than they
now do by a few homer. Competition, and
the enterprise which e ompetition produces,
will accomplieh the lest named result with-
out any borms,but r,qte regulating combine
or ring needs wholesome legislation to cheek
it. It is hoped the present sessionof Parlia-
ment will not be dosed without legislation
being enacted, which tvill effectually shield
shippers from the rapeoity of the steamship
combines-, One of the uses of a Par-
liament is the protection - of the people,
and the people ehouldnee that no power is
allowed to secure a stronger !control over
Parliament than they have. The steainship
companies and ell the influences their im-
mense wealth can cominand will, no doubt,
fight against any change being made in the
direetion indicated, but these influences
should not prevent Parliament doing its
duty. It would not hilt, eithere if- the
legislation pasie&would include railway as
well as steariship companies. The one is
not much better than the other.
eleammemeamee.
_ The Cattle Embargo.
We -are afraid that those who counted
upon the embargo being removed from Can-
adian cattle by. the English6- Government,
this spring, will be disappointed. There is
always some excuse for delay. It now be-
gins to look very much as if it were not so
much the fear of disease as the fear of corn-
platition that influences bur across -the -At-
lantic cousins. A London cable on Tuesday
says :
The Right Hon. Herbert Gardner an-
nounced in the House of Commons to -night
that he regretted he could not. admit Can-
adian cattle until a brief examination had
been made of the lungs of animals arriving
from the Dominion. H the results eonfirm
Canada's representations the slaughter will
be stopped, although temporary regulations
will be made in regard to the movement cif
animals after landing.
Mr. Chaplin asked the duration of. the ex-
amination, and desired notice of the raising
of the embargo in order to allow Parliament
to express an opinion.
Mr. Gardner said the duraiion depended
upon the number of animals arriving.
A Big Advantage.
The fact has often been commented on
that the legislative machinery of the Re-
public, which is our nearest neighbor,grinds
very slowly. Mani of the leading American
papers have time -and again bem.oaned the
fact, but never before has the weakness and
evil effect of the American system come -
home to the Americans themselves and. to
students of American affairs with. 'such
foree,.as during the present tariff' reform
agitation. In 1890, at the eleetioos to the
House of Representatives, the party of High
Tariff were overwhelmingly beaten, and the
emphatic decree of the American3 people
registered against McKinleyisme But the
Republican Eiicutive could not be displaced
until 1892, because the Constitution does
not admit it, and with a Republican Execu-
tive and Senate the.Democratic House could
do nothing. Nevertheless, the fact that the
people had shown a desire for a change, and
that.a great party stood ready, pledged by
the word of its leaders, to give when. oppor-
tunity offered, what -the people had demand-
ed,- had an unsettling effect upon business.
Business men hesitated to tie up their avail-
able capital in enterprises covering a period
of years, during which period legislation
Might be. passed whiph would -entail on
them a perhaps crippling loss by reason of
a fall in prices commensurate with the lower-
ing of -the tariff. This, with the reaction
-from a gigantic boom, unsettled the whole
business element of the conntry.. On the
other,hand, there was the .mass of' the peo-
ple demanding relief from the oppression of
"a riCh man's tariff." At the Democratic
convention in the • Presidential campaign
et 1892 the plank of " tariff for revenue
. -
only " was 'adopted; and the great Demo:
cratic party pledged to give, at the earliest
possible moment, legislation which would as
nearly as was possible reach this end. iThe
Demoeratic party, with this principle on
their banner, literally swept the -Country.
Their victory -was most Complete, and it re-
mained for thern to at once- redeem the
pledge they had made. Congress met, a
bill was‘ presented, time passed, and still
nothing practical has been accomplished.
The bill is now in the Senate. When it
will get out and in what shape nobody
knows. The Democratic party may be held
responsible for much of the delay which
has occurred since Congress met, but up to
that time the system must bear the burden.
It wes Utterly impossible that relief could
come within two years anda half :of the
registering of the will of the people. The
trouble is that the framers of 'the Constitu-
tion did not dream of the lengths to which
partyism would reach. They drafted a
system intended to be worked by level head-
ed, unbiassed men, not professional poli-
ticians, and as the unforeseen has happened,
there must be a change of conditions to
meet it., We Canadians are much more for-
tunate._ When we, at a general election,
declare for any policy or change Of policy,
inside of three months the whole matter is
settled. Even in a Matter relating th the
tariff, which may largely affect the prices of
all goods, the period of suspense is so short.
as to scarcely affect business in any case. -
To outside observers this may seem -a small
matter, but to business men, espeeially mer-
chants, it ie one of great moment indeed.
The evil effects of.three or four years of auch
uncertainty can scarcely be estimated. Of
course, the Republicans blame the Demo-
.
crate for this state of affairs in the neigh-
boring Republic, saying that if they had
left the McKinley tariff alone, there would
have been no uncertainty and consequently
no depression in business, but, on the other
hand, as we said before, there is the ma-
jority of the people demanding a change,
and their will, in a Republic, of all lends,
must become law. The proper thing is not
to .ignore abuses in order to avoid stirring
up trouble, but to have an expeditiees way
of reforming them. We would recorninend
to our American Cousins a thorough study
of the Canadian system of Government.
WITH regard to the re -distribution bills
recentlh passed by the Ontario Legislature,
the Dundee Banner points out the different
eeurses pursued by Sir Oliver Mowat, and
that pursued by the Dominion Governmeet,
and while the contrast between the action' s
of the two sets of men in this matter is
great, it is not more striking than in almost
every other. It says : " There is One thing
in regard to whieh it is only fair that Sir
Oliver Mowat should receive a word of com-
mendation. He was called upon to ma,ke a
re -distribution of the constituencies of On-
tario, just as the men in office at Ottawa
were called upon to make a re -distribution
of the constituencies of the Dominion, but
instead of going to work and gerrymander-
ing the ridings on two different occasions,
as they did, he did his work in an honest
-
1 and:straightforward way, and no man can
find fault with it The temptation may
have presented itself to fiorne of his followers
to have is general shuffle, with the object. of
doing the other fellows out of a few seats as
was done by the men at Ottawa, but if
there was any such temptation it was put
aside, and the work Wa8 done in the honest,
old-fashioned manner, both political parties
being put on a like footing, and no advan-
tage being taken by one party over the
other."
THE HURON EXPOSITO
THE Toronto News says : " Hon. C. F.
Fraser appears to have charged the Province
but $3 50 for his entire travelling expenses
last year. This may be extravagant, but if
it is, what then shall we say of the action of
Hon. John Costigan in charging the country
$120 for cab hire alone, and of Hon. T.
Mayne Daly in drawing upon the public
treasury to the extent of $273 for the same
pnrpose ? This is one case wherein it seems
as if the Provincial Ministry would be justi-
fied in defending themselves by comparison
with Ottawa."
THE Toronto Telegram, whieh is never
very profuse with its complimente te poli-
ticians, especially of the Reform stripe, pays
the following high, but well deserved, tri-
bute to the worth of the Ontario Commis-
sioner of Public Works. It says " Public
men like C. F. Fraser are scarce. An ag-
gressively honest man he has never stained
his talents by political sin. Few countries
have had an abler, and no country ever had
a more faithful, public servant."
DOINGS AT THE DOMINION
CAPIT:A.L.
(By Our Special Correspondent.)
OTTAWA , April 23rd.
The trans-mogrification of `the tariff ie not
yet complete. Further changes were ane
nounced in the House and still further
changes made in addition to those which I
explained last week. Mr. Foster admitted
that the duty on nuts was too high and ex-
cepts special kinds ; nuts will hereafter bear
two cents per pound instead of three, and
ginger and spices of all kinds will change
from 15 to 12h per cent. The obnoxious
specific duty on well paper has been restor-
ed to .a still greater extent than in the or-
iginal draft of the new tariff, and all papers
are eo bear a duty of lh cents per roll of 8
. yards and 25 1.3rer cent. in addition,and other
kinds are to be taxed 35 per cent. Tonle-
toee and other vegetables, incluitling corn
and baked beans in cans, lt cents per
pound, an increase of a quarter of a cent
per pound is another of the. changes.
Stearine is- to be two cents per pound in
future. A change wee' made in the items of
tea and green coffee, which are made free
when imported direct from the country of
growth and production, and are also to be
tree when purchased in bond in any coun-
try where tea and coffee are subject to cus-
toms duty, but otherwise tea and coffeeare
subject to a duty of 10 per cent. The ob-
ject of this is to relieve the tariff of the
charge of discriminating against England,
because England imposes a customs duty
upon tea and coffee, those -articles when
purchased there can be imported free, but
the United States imposes no customs duty•
on tea and coffee and consequently tea
purchased in the United States, will have to
pay 10 per -cent to the customs. This leaves
the whole matter as it was under the old
tariff, except that the wording is different.
The Government inereased the duty on rice
back to the old rate although Mr, Foster in
reply to Sir Richar'd. Cartwright was com-
pelled to aemouce that there were only two
*rice mills in Cenada employing 75 persons.
Sir Richard Cartwright said that it woeld
be better to pension off these 75 and their
families and he proved by the official figures
that each of those 75 persons cost the gen-
eral public about $2,500 per annum. The
Government, however, would not relent and
this article of rice, which enters so largely
into the consumption of food in this .coun-
try, and very wholesome food too, is to bear
this eeormous rate •of duty, amounting to
over f00 per cent., for the sake of enrich,
ing the 13roprietors of two rice cleaning
mills. The old duty was restored on
chicory. In fact the_ Govermnent were go-
ing back oa nearly every change' they have
made, and as they are only announcing their
retrograde policy as each schedule. is taken
up, it is evident that there are in reserve
further changea, all of which seem to be in
the direction of the .worshipping of old
idols. As Sir Richard Cartwright observed,
the little, glimmer of repentance which broke
in upon the darkness of the Government
policy is proving to be only fleeting.
A long debate took place both in the Pub-
lic Accounts Committee and in the House
over a question of examining witnesses be-
fore the committee under oath. In erder to
understand the muestion it may be', stated
that this committeeis about the only mearis
by which the opposition can detect over -pay-
ments and fraud in the Public Accounts,
the method being to sunimon witnesses and
to examine theni under oath and to compel
them to produce all books and papers neces-
sary. It was in this way that the notorious
scandals in the session of 1891 were unearth-
ed and the value of the oath was then clear-
ly demonstrated in the ease of Mr. Arnoldi,
chief mechanical engineer of the Public
Works Department, ' who admitted his
wrong doing and on being taxed with his
denial of 'it the year before, replied -that he
had lied on the first occasion because he was
not under oath. The Government are evi-
dently determined to prevent any further
exposures by means of the Public Accounts
Committee, and they therefore resisted the
proposal that any witness should be swOrn,
except a Member of the Committee got upi
and stated it was necessary and that he had
good reasons to believe that the account un-
derconsideration was wrong or fraudulent,
and gave his reasons and then only if the
committee agreed to it, and again only if the
House permitted it upon application from
the committee. The Liberalkobjected that
they should not be put in the position of
taking the ehidence of one Man without an
oath and of anotherwith an oath ; that it
was not their business to make charge before
they could investigate the accounts ; that
wader the proposed procedure, the Govern-
ment majority on the committee could al-
ways drop, an inquiry ; and last but not
least, thet _if the case of every witness had
to be referned to the House, the delay would
be simply fatal to all investigation. This
delay, however, was exactly what the' Gov-
ernment wanted. In order to test their
sincerity, however, Mr. Lister called for the
account of Mr. D. O'Connor, a lawyer in
Ottawa, who is the legal agent for the Do-
mion Government, and who knows about as
much law as Solicitor General Curran. Mr.
Lister stated that he believed the charge of
about $20,000 made by Mr. O'Connor for a
year's services to be a suspicious charge or
an excessive charge and he moved that
O'Connor be summoned and examined under
oath. The eight members of the Govern-
ment, however, hresent. at the committee
opposed and defeated the motion and in the
House where a long debate took place upon
this issue they voted down a motion by Mr.
Mulock that all the witnesses before the
committee should be examined under oath.
By a vote of 110 to - 64, the Conservatives
declared that they_ were afraid of evidence
• •1
under oath before this committee, that they
Were afraid of investigation, and that what
they feared Moist was the truth. The peo-
ple can draw their own conclusions.
There was an incident in the House Worth
relating. Mr. Davin, in resumimg the de-
bate on the school question, was denouncing,
Mr. Tarte in the most impassioned manner
for making a speech earlier in the debate
declaring • that the. school question had
shaken confederation to. its foundations,
that the constitution was not worth the
naper it was written on and other incendiary
.tainguage, when Mr. Tarte rose and accused
Mre Davin of fastening upon him the words
of the Conservative Attorney -General of
Quebec, Mr. Casgrain, whose speech, Mr.
Tarte pointed out, he was at the time quot-
ing. l'tfr. Davin put on his spectaclee and
acknowledged that Mr. Tarte was right,
but unwilling to forego a triumph within his
reach, Mr. Davin turned round upon Mr.
Tarte, who sits behind him, and holding
aloft a copy of Hansard in his hand de-
clared that Mr. Tarte could only have
quoted such language for the purpose of
adopting it. Mr. Tarte, however, again
Cook the wind out of his sails by pointing
out the statement in his speech where he
entirely dissented from the language used
by Mr. Casgrain. Mr. Davin was nicely
caught and had ta take it all hack.
There was, quite a debate on the complaint
of the fishermen of Western Ontario that
they were subjected to reelations issued..
by the Department of Fisheries at Ottawa,
so enerous as to handicap them in c8inpeti-
tion with the Americans. Sir C. H. Tup-
der defended the regulations, but Messrs.
MeGregor, Lister and Campbell condemned
them and Ileclared that the regulations were
driving Canadian fishermen out of the
country. The debate is to be resumed later
on.
The Conservative niembers from the
Province of Quebec, to the number of 36,
waited upon Sir John Thoinpson and
pressed him to introdtice a Bill redistribu-
ting the se,ats'in that Province during the
present session. This bold attempt to
gerrymander is instigated by Sir Adolphe
Caron, but it is thought that Sir John
Thompson will refuse, because he is aware
that the introduction of such a bill would
prolong the session until Christmas and
longer, if necessary, because the Liberals
would never permit such an outrageous
piece of legislation to be, consummated, if
they had to resort to even the most ex-
treme measures.
THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE.
There have been several interesting events
in the House during the past week. On
Wednesday afternoon Dr. Ryerson got a
chance to rid himself of a, burden he has
been carrying for a long time, in connection
with the a.dmiuietration of the Educational
Department. • The junior member for Tor-
onto made a 'refer warm speech containing, a
great number of charges and more insinu-
ations of corruptions and inefficiency. As
nsual, however, the worthy medico had not
taken the trouble to verify his statements,
but gave hearsay and party tradition all
the weight of established facts. As has
ha,ppened before this season he met a well
merited castigation, this time at the hands
of the Minister of Education, who merciless-
ly ridiculed the doctor's extremely amateur -
hill efforts at criticism, and showed him to
be in error at every point he had touched.
Dr. Ryerson will probably learn in the
course of time that school boy methods
won't go in the Provincial Legislature.
After prayers on Thursday Mr. Har-
court, in the cause of truth, took trouble
to puncture same raf the inflated reports
which are circulated regarding, amon t
other things, the commissioa paid r.
John Scully for selling bricks from the
Central Prieon yard. The Empire and
World had placed Mr. Scully's commission
at $4,250, while the correct figure was
$237.50. Thackeray points out that a
writer of romance can quite as easily create
Dukes and Duchesses as common, ordinery
people and in that way he nan greatly aug-
ment t'he power of his story. In another
department of romance it he quite as easy to
fix the attention of reader's and add force
and solidarity to the narrative by shifting
the decimal point, and doubling up and
generally multiplying financial statistics.
•There is a la.w of courtesy among journal-
ists which reauires that inaccuracies be re-
garded as aceidental, even when they Occur
invariably in one direction, and there is no
valid reason for suspending it in this case.
The proceedings were very quiet until about
9 o'clock, when, on the motion to go into
supply, a motion of want of confidence was
moved by Mr. Miscampbell. It was direct-
ed, as Mr. Mitea,mpbell's motions always
afe directed, against the Crown Lands De-
partment. A. diversion was, however,
shortly effected by Mr. Whitney, in -the
shape of an altogether extraordinary attack
on Hon. Mr. Bronson, the member of the
Cabinet who' sits without portfolio. Me.
Whitney's charge Wee in- effeet that Mr.
Bronson, because of his being a -lumberman,
and connected nith a company which has
extensive Ontario limitn. was disqualified
either from sitting in the House or in the
Government. Mr. Bronson, who seldom
speaks in the House, made a singularly lucid
and effective reply, first to Mr. Miscamp-
bell on the timber policy generally, and
then to Mr. Whitney on the curio -us point
he had raised. At a late hour the amend-
ment was voted down. Were Mr. Whit-
ney's ideas to be carried out it would be
hard to find enrolees eligible for member-
ahip of the House or Cabinet unless it were
preachers, as the Legislature is compelled at
one time or another to deal in some way
with almost every business in vogue.
It is seldom a private bill receives such an
examination and criticism as . did that of
Dr. .Gilmour to incorporate the Georgian
Bay Ship Canal & Power Aqueduct Com-
pany. Hon. Mr. Fraser, who considered
the bill a most dangerous one, led the op -
'position, in which Mr. Meredith was an
active second. The discussion which lasted
from shortly after five o'cloa until after
ten, was confined mainly to Mr. Fraser, Mr.
Meredith and Mr. Gibson, Mr. Conmee and
others taking a hand in occasionally. The
bill received considerable amendment, es-
pecially in the direction of protecting muni-
cipalities through which the aqueduct or
cenal may pass.
Mr. Comnee made an able speech on Mon-
day, in moving the second reading of his bill
giving Separate School -Boards the same bal-
lot privileges enjoyed by Public School
Boards. It contains a provision that on
the presentation of a petition the board
shall submit the ballot question to Separate
School electors. There is no provision made
for using the municipal election machinery.
In Toronto that would require about 200
scrutineers for every election, while by the
use of separate machinery two are sufficient.
After deeling with the merits of the bill,
and the necessity for a change in harmony
with the altered sentiment - evincerby ;his
comeligiortists in and out of the House, he
made a damaging review of the general pol-
icy of the Opposition, and the evil results
which would have followed and would fol-
lOw their appeals to sectarian feelings. Ile
warmly repudiated the insinuation that
there was such a thing as a solid Catholic
vote, except when Catholics were forced to
resist an encroachment on their rights as
citizens. Mr. Conmee regretted the neces-
sity for Separate Schools, but saw the per-
petuation Of thehystem in every attack by
the majority. Conmee was eloquent
in declaiming against all attempts to separ-
ate the people on sectarian lines, and gave a
merited condemnation to all who pursue
such a course for the nnworthy motive of
partikan gaisi. Mr. Fraser took up the die-
••
ussion, speaking slowly and with evident
ifficulty, and before he had properly en -
red upon his subject was obliged tit re-
ume his seat. His words were even a
trongerrebuke to those who stir up seetar-
,: , strife for partizan ac1va,nts.ge. On Time-
, : , promptly at 11 o'clock, the adjourned
4 Lte on Mr. Conmee's hill to give an op-
ional ballot for the election of Separate
chool trustees was begun. Mr. Fraser
'joke again for a few minutes, hut Weak-
en shortly compelled him to cease, though
ater in the day he added'a few remarks on
nother aspect of the question. A lively de -
ate followed, lasting without interruption
ntil six o'elock. In the evening Mr. lisfc-
Callum's bill, advocating- a compulsory !hal-
ot and other changes in the Khoo]. law,
came up, and the same ground traversed in
the afternoon was gone over, the prineipal
feature being the eloquent and witty speech
f Mr. Evanturel. The Optional bill Carried
eating was negatived by 23. Mr. White, of
n
xi the secOnd reading by a majority of ' 22,
d the compulsory ballot of the evening
Essex, voted against the latter bill.
News of the Week. I
NOT CAUSED BY POVERTY. —Mrs. Nancy
ardiner, who suicided in Buffalo on Thiire-
ay of lent week, had $10,000 to her credit
n local banks.
MARK. TWAIN BA.NICRUPT.—Samuel M.
lemens (Mark Twain) and Frederick J.
all, doing business as booksellers a,nd iiiib-
GOING TO NEW YORIC.—The Ferris wheel
jii,
, ishers in New York, have assigned. i
1
ANOTHER ROYAL BETROTITA L.—The be-
arotitshfa,ael toifonthteoCGzearmrewanityc.h and the Prineess
lix of Hesse is announced. It affords gneat
•
will be removed from Chicago, and be re -
'erected at the corner of Broadway and 37th
aitreet, Ne* York.
_...1 .
A VETO EXPECTED. --It 18 believed in _tw-
in that the Federal Council will veto the
bill passed by the Reichstag permitting the
Jiesuits to return to Germany.
' ' To ENTER POLITICS. --Dr. Parkhurst, of
ew York, announces the intention of his
morality organization to enter politics and
attempt the overthrow of Tammany at the
pells next November. I
IA NOTORIOUS DESPERADO KILLED. --=-A re-
phrt from Kansas City says Bill Dalton the
notorious desperado, and several of his gang
have been killed by officers in a, desperate
fight, in which eight lives were lost.
H DEFEATED MOTION. -,--A MOtiOn in t ie
lOtritish House of Commons to withdraw t e
Linke of Edinburgh's annuity of f10,000 was
t adually- approaehing Washington, and the
d feated by 298 to 67. i
'
'• COXEY'S ARMY.—General Coxey's army is
neral expects to reach the Ca,pital by:
e lst of May, with a following of 500 -
NO men.
THE PRINCE OF WALES A FREE MASON. -,-
The Prince of Wales has joined the St.
Jan's Lodge of tree Masons of Gotha. IR
doling so he expressed the hope that there
wthild be clime mersonal relations between
th German and English Free Masons.
he Brantford Binder Twine .,1
Factory.
Mr; S. M. Saunders, of Stephen, near
Eiptee, proininent Patron of Induetreh
recently paid a visit to the- " Farmeree
Binder Twine Factory " at Brantford, and
letter to the Patrons' Sun, gives hie
vieWs Of what he there saw as followe :
aving had the pleasure of vieiting the
F aa mers' Binder Twine Factory at Brant4
ford a few days ago, I am pleased to speak,
in the.highest terms of the management of
the factory and storage.
The factoryt which. is 300 feet long by 45
feet wide, is very substantially built of goodl
material, andis fitted from one end to thel
which -runs with great smoothness and is
other with the latest improved machinery,'
operated by a staff of very careful, clean
and. energetic. employees.
The engine room is equipped with two
large boilers and a very powerful engine,
whfeh is kept in the very. best of oider.
The bailing and packing room is occupied
by eight hands, who are kept buey. Each
sack contains exact weight, se everyone is
filled and brought to the correct weight hy
changing a lighter ball 'for a heinier one
when. necessary.
The office is equipped with two large fire-
proof safes and other office furniture and a
complete set of books and files, which are
kept most methodically; as the success of
any enterprise depends largely on this de-
partment ef the • work. I may say that I
paid close attention to the manner in
which this department was executed, and
that the:bookkeeper is very painstaking and
accurate:
Theestorage building, which is 300 feet
long lay- feety-five feet wide and twenty-four
feet high, is close te the railway teack. The
raw material is stored in the centre of the
building, and mountains of manufactured
twine -ere at each end piled to the roof.
ThejWirole establishment is marked with
precisiond economy end order. The presi-
dent and board of directors deserve great
credit for the profinent manner in which the
establishment is governed
.
Proceedings of the Canada Con-
ference of the Evangelical As-
sociation of Canada.
(By Our Own Correspondent.)
The above Conference met in annual ses-
sion in Zurich, Ontario, on April 19th, 1894,
Bishop Thomas Bowman presiding. After
devotioriah exercises Conference went into
private Session. Ancirew Goebel, of Hamil-
ton, and j, W. Ortwein were deposed from
the ministry and expelled from the church.
Rev. J. H. Yaggy addressed Conference on
behalf of' Northwestern College and Union
Biblical Institute, located at Napierville,
; Illinois. e.Th P. Liebold and Amos T. Heist
were voted license to preach. ' Revds. J. C.
Hornberger!and C.A. Thomas, haf Cleveland,
C. F. Brame and J. Finkbeiner, of Toledo,
were received as advisory members ; C. G.
Kaatz of "ehe Oregon Conference, was re-
ceived' into -this Conference ; J. Umbach
was re-elected and D. Kreh neWly elented to
the office of 'Presiding Elder. The Presiding
Elders were statiooed as follows : South
Dietrich M. L. Wing ; North District, J.
TJmbach ; -West District, D. Kreh.- The
next anneal conference is to convene at
South Cayuga, the third Thursday in April,
1895. Rev, C.: A. Thonias addressed the
conference in- the interests of the Publish-
ing Establishment located at Cleveland,
Ohio, which' institution was represented as
being in a prosperous condition, and the
prospects for the future promising.
The secoed day,a letter from the Woman's
Missionary Society was laid before confer-
ence ; Rev. W. Yost, of Cleveland, General
Miesionary Treasurer', was received as en
advisory member ; A letter from Rev. G. V.
Movins, of Dakota, relative to establishing
a mission in Alberta,was read and discussed
and subsequently referred to the Committee
on appropriations. The recording, secre-
tary of the Board of Examiners. reported ;
It was resolv.ed that the minutes of con-
ference be published in pamphlet form,
in both German and English ; Rev.
S. N. Moyer, Presiding Elder, was re-
ported as having died during the year, and
Rev. -G. F. Schwartz as being severely af-
flicted with disease. It was resolved that
G. F. Schwartz be reimbursed. for the ex-
pense incurred by him in connection with
supplies for his work appointed by the Pre-
siding Elder. 'Pie committee on Memorials
reported; resolations expressive of sympathy
and condolence towards the bereaved rela-
tives of S. N. hiloyer and Mrs. (Rev.) E. H.
Bean, deceasede were adopted. Heartfelt
eympathy was also expressed toward Rev.0.
F. Schwartz, The Committee on Sabbath
Observance end Temperance reported. A
special meeting inthe interests of Education
and Temperance to be held, on Tuesday
APRITA, 27, 1894.
evening preceding next Conference session.
S. Finkbeiner, E. Becker, G. D. Damm and
A.W. Sauer were voted Deacons' orders and
received into the itinerancy ; Elders' orders
were voted J. K. Devitt. __
On Saturday morning conference opened
at 8.30 with devotional exercises, led by
Rev. S. L. Umbach,after which the business
of the day was proceeded with, Bishop Bow-
man presiding. Examiners were appointed
for the year ; M. L. Wing was elected dele-
gate to the Prohibition Convention to be
held in Montreal the coming sununer. The
Conference Sabbath School Convention and
Ministerial meeting is to be held ih Septem-
ber, 1894.. J. G. Litt was re-elected con-
ference treasurer. The Committee on Ways
and Means reported, as also did the Com-
mittee on Statistics. Rev. A. Y. Heist was
re-eleeted Statistical Secretary. After dis-
posing of sundry business matters in the af-
ternoon, Professor S. L. Umbach addressed
the conferenCe in the interests of Union
. .
Biblical Institute, Napierville, Illinois. J.
C. Hornberger, Editor of the Living Epistle -
and of Sabbath School literature, also ad-
dressed conference in the interests of these
periodicals, while W. Yost spoke in behalf
of the Orphan's Home located at Flat Rock,
Ohio, and the General Missionary interests.
The report of the Stationing Committee
was read by the Biehop, whereby many
were relieved from suspense, while the bur-
dens (7) of some were increased. The list
of appointments is as follows :
SOUTH DISTRICT L. Win , Presiding
Elder,—Berlin, J. P. Hauch ; aterloo, W.
J. Yaeger ; Hamilton, Geor e Braun ;
Campden, S. R. Knechtel ; Re' am, J. C.
Morlock and J. M. Moyer ; Morrieton, 3.
Wilhelm ; Blenheim, L. Wittich ; Hespeler,
E. H. Bean ; Niagara, G. D. D/L711M ; Gains-
boro, M. Clemens ; Arnprior, S. Krupp ;
Pembroke, C. Bolinder ; Golden Lake, C. G.
Kaatz ; Rockingham, 0. IL Wagner,
NORTH DISTRICT,—J, Umbach, Presiding
Elden—St. Jacobs, A. Y. Heist ; Elmira,
11. A. Thomas ; Wallace, M. Maurer ; Lis-
towel, C. S. Finkbeiner ; Normanby, 3. H.
Grenzebach ; Carrick, G. F. Brann ; Mild-
may, G. F. Heist ; Hanover and Elmwood,
Theo.Hauch and L.K. Eidt ; Port Elgin, E.
Burn ; Chesley, Rieder ; Nipissing and
Parry Sound, A. W. Sauer.
WESTERN DISTRICT,—D. Kreh, Presiding
Elden—Hamborg, J. A. Schmidt and S.
Finkbeinera; NOrth Easthope,J.K.Schwalm;
Tavistock, G. Finkbeiner ; Stratford, L. H.
Wagner ; Sebringville, F. Meyer and sup-
ply ; Milverton, H. Dierlamm ; Maitland,
E. Becker ; Zurich, D. H. Brandt ; Dash-
wood, E. Eby : Crediton, J. 0. Litt ; Ald-
boro, 3. K. Devitt ; Middleton; J. W.
Hammett.
Huron Notes- •
—Miss Kate Cormack, of Brussels, is ex-
pected home from Denver, Colorado, where
she has retitled for about two years.
bush fire on Sunday of last week, on
John Greenslade's farm in Morris tovOnship,
destroyed quite a piece of fence, thnbereAc.
—Mr. Will McLean, who works in But-
ton & Fessant's chair factory, Winghanahad
the thumb of his right hand taken off by a
saw this week.
—Edith Levis, youngest daughter of Mr.
Ed. Levis, of Holmesville, accidentally
broke her arm while playing on Teesday of
last week.
—Sam. Sangster and wife, who have spent
-the last three years in Neepaws,, Manitobe,
returned home to Grey last week. Mr. Sang-
ster will take charge of his father's farm.
• —The Davis -Rundle dispute over certain
land properties in Exeter, has resulted in
the matter being placed in Chancery, and a
sale of the estate will take place shortly.
—A gentleman from Paris was in Wing -
ham on Wednesday, last week, lOoking for
a suitable location for a factory to manu-
facture underwear, hosiery, etc.
—Fred Downing has kft Brussels for Buf-
falo, to join- his hoat "Empire State," run-
ning between Buffalo and Duluth. His
brother William, has a position on the same
ste—amMerr.' George McKenzie, of Wingham,
has offered the county a site for • the house
of refuge. It is eituated just south of the
cemetery at Witigham, and would be a most
desirable location.
—Reeve Milne, of Ethel, who has the con-
tract of supplying Brussels with the pine
plank Tor sidewalk purposes this year, in-
tends shipping a car load from his Muakeka
mills for that purpose.
—W. B. Dickson, wife and family, for-
nnerly of Brussels, have removed from Den -
!yen Colorado, to Langdon, Dakota. Mr.
'Dickson intends practising law in his new
home we understand.
P. Bawden's horse ran away in
Exeter on Tuesday morning, of last week,
as he was driving down the Main Street.
The breaking of the breeching allowed the
Wagon to crowd the animal, h.ence its run-
ning away.
—What might have resulted in a very
. Serious accident took place at the- residence
Of John McTaggart, in Grey, Sunday of last
week, The family were preparing for
church when their horses, a span of colts,
ran away. The result was a broken bug
—Miss Ella, daughter of Mr. J.
Smallacombe, of Exeter, while walking in
the garden on Monday, last week, accid.ent-
ally stepped on two prongs of a garden rake,
both of 'which penetrated her shoe and went
into her foot to some length.
',--Mr.11. F. Gordon, of Wingtam, lost
a valuable St. Bernard bitch last week. She
woe tied to her kennel, and by sonic means
she knocked a board off and jumped ouhand
not being able to reach the ground she hung ,
herself.
--L-What might have proved a serious acci-
dent happened in Mr. Todd's mill at St.
Helen's, a recent Saturday, when Mr. Sam
Gaeten got caught in the belt and was drawn
oven the main shaft. He had a marvelous
escape, and we hope will be none the worse.
me.A venturesome yearling steer got i
ns caught fast in the lower rungs of
all stationary ladder on a -hay rack on
gen. near Dunlop, the other day. It w
essary to saw about an inch and a ha
one of the horns before the animal coul
got free.
Rev. T. Davidson, M. A., of Wroxete
sbyterian church has notified Rev. D
ler, moderator of'Presbytery, that he in
is resigning his charge at Wroxeter
resigned a few weeks ago but withdre
at the last meeting of the Presbytery
Davidson's health is not good.
Coniplaint has been 'made that a fel
le in the locality of Brussels have bee
ating the law by trout fiehing out o
oii—on a Sunday too. The la -w is sever
hese infractions, and if persisted in will
I probability, subject the offender to a
of $20 and costs.
The delegation from Clinton, who went
ttawa to see about getting a new post
e built there, crot back on Saturday, and
rted that the GOvernment will place Clin-
on the list of public works, and use their
endeavors to secure . a grant for the
ion of a building.
While driving out of .Gorrie with a colt
Monday morning, last week, Mr. W.
hell had a runaway. While going up
ill at the south end of the town, the
al ran into the ditch and- threw him
and then metie for home. The cart
smashed into' fragments but no other
ee -was done.
A7t Erskine Presbyterian Church, Tor -
on Wednesday evening, Ilth inst.,
W. A. Hunter, the pastor united in
age Mr. H. Hutchinson, builder, and
Bethel E. Alexander, daughter of Mr.
Lion Alexander, both of Toronto, and
rly' of Brussels. The ceremony, which
witnessed by a large number of the
of the congregation, took place at 9
k. The bridesmaids were Miss Liv -
nee of Listowel, who was dressed in
-gray gros-grain and. passamenterie,and
Price, of Toronto, whose gown was of
hor
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white cashmere and moire silk. The
men were Mr. E. Carlyle and Mr. e,
SheriiE The bride looked charming -
rich gown- of Duchess satin, with h
lace and hyacinths. After Ihe ceremon
wedding supper was partaken of at
residence of the bride's father, a
happy couple left on their hone we
—The death at Fordwich of r. Mg
Wilson's two little girls from scarlet fev
recently, east a gloom over the entire
munity. HOW the dread disease came
the yillage is not known. There are
more cases, and every precaution has
taken to prevent it from spreading.
junior department bf the school was cl
for one week.
—About 11.30 o'clock on Tuesdai
last week, a fire broke out in the house
Wolfe street, Goderieh, owned by
Yates and occupied by Mr- D. Rer
The house and a large part of the con
were destroyed. There is an insurance
$600 on the house, but the contents
net insured, and Mr. Ferguson Will
heany loser.
—While a heap of refuse was being b
at the rear of Mr. Charles Gidley's resid
on William street, Exeter the other da
the fire ignited the long, dry grass, and
flames were carried by the wind towe
the house which at one time WaS in
of being 'fired. Buckets of water were
thrown over the burning grass and the fire
extinguished.
—A few day ago James McKay, lot 30`
concession Grey, had a barn re
The building is 50x60 feet with roomy s
stabling underneath. A young man named
McDonald, of Cranbrook, was injured
being struck, accidentally,in the face witke
pike pole. Sides were not chosen at
raising but some liyely -work was a
nevertheless.
—The Exeter Advocate of last week saysa
Dr. D. Alton Anderson., dentist., has de-
cided that to do business in Exeter he would
require a partner. He therefore hied Math
self to Mitchell, on Tuesday, and en W.d..
nesday had the necessary pewit filled oute::,
and now Mit. Anderson (nee Miss 31'
Elliott) will stand by hi"in through his
and Vicissitudes as a true and -loving wife_
should. We take great pleasure in weloonee-
ing Mr. and Mrs. Anderson to Exeter.-
-Word was received in Wingham nn,
Monday, last week, of the death on Sun
in Las Vegas, New Afexiece- of Mr. J
Ken; brother of Messrs. WM. and Jo
Kerr, of that town. Mr. Kerr went W
several years ago, on account of his heal
being troubled with lung disease. A sister
was with him at the time of his death,
brought the remains back for interment ire
the Wingham cemetery. The deceased
a steady young man, and was well knewn
and highly respected in Winghani.
--On Monday night, last week, the Gode-
rich Athletic Club gave an exhibitionnf.
varioue drills and athletic- exercises in the
Collegiate Institute gymnasium, in that
town, before a large audience, who greatly
enjoyed the work shown. It would be
good thing if a club of this kind. -could he -
formed in every town and village dining the
winter months. The apparatus necessary
for an infinite variety of beautiful and
beeeficial exercises can be got for very little -
money, _and, if rightly conducted, such
classes are of irnnaense benefit.
—On Friday as J. Sernton, of
Holmesvil/e, was taking two beasts to the
slauehter house for the purpose of ki
they got away und jumped the fence onto
the railway and. made in Goderich
tion. The section men seeing them, started
en the hand -car after them, fearing they . -
might.be overtaken by the train, which was
nearly due. ' The cattle had the start wide
kept it ; nothing seemed to stop them, nei-
ther fence nor cattle geard, they (lame.'
through Hohnesville without stoppage
little worse or their run.
here they wre headed off and seemed but.
—Mr. John McLennan, of Goderich town-
ship, a noted character, died on Sunday
la.st. Ile was a most enthusiastic Orange-
man, and " v.ralk days alvtays played
the fife for his lodge. He was 54 years of
age, and died of some affection of the kid-
neys. He followed farming and framing,
the latter calling bringing him hi contact'
with a great many people in Huron and ad-
joining counties. He' was several years
elected a member of the Goderieh township
council. The deceased leaves a- wife and
large family. John McLerman was not
faultless ; he had a big heart and was him-
self his worst enemy. •
—The other afternoon, the bank barn on
what is known as the Robert Burns farm,
two.and a half miles south of Brussels, was .
completely destroyed by firn Mr. Michael
Shine is taking the farm and he was work-
ing about the pig pen wlen somebody told
him there was fire in the hen holuse. He
ran there at once, but before water could be
obtained the flames- had gained to& muck -
headway. In addition to the building and
connections there was burned a reaper,
mower, sulky rake fanning mill, five pigs
and a number of farming utensils. There
was an insurance of $700 on the barn.and
contents, it is said, in the Howick Mutual. .
The barn was a good one, being an old fash- -
ioned frame 36 by 58 feet.
—Mr. and Mrs, F. H. Roderus, of Wing -
ham, celebrated their silver wedding on
Tuesday, last week, and issued a large num-
ber of invitations to both ,,youog and old to
take part in the festivities. The older peo-
ple gathered in -the afternoon, and many
took with them handsome and valuable
presents in silver as tokens of the high es-
teem in which they held their hospits,13Ie
hosts. In the evening the young folk gath-
ered, and they soon commenced to trip the
light fantastic toe and indulge in what other
games suited their taste. All present ap-
parently enjoyed themselves, being only too
sorry that such oecaeions do not come.
oftener, and wishing to see Mr, and Mrs.
Roderus live to enjoy and be present at
their golden wedding.
In the proceedings of the Hamilton and
London Presbyterian Synod, the following
occurs : —The appeal of Mr. D. N. -Gordon,
of Winghane against the decision. of Pres-
bytery of Maitland in suspending him front
the church on a charge of having slandered
his pastor, Rev. H. McQuarrie, was then
taken up by the synod. The records ofthe case
were read by the Secretary, Rev. Dr. Coch-
rane, of Brantford. The documentary evi-
dence showed that some time ago Mr. Gor-
'don charged his pastor with having slane
dered him in stating that he wae not a tem-
perance man, etc. Thrs difficulty was set-
tled and eaeli man extended the right hand
fellowship. Later on at a congregational
meeting held in Wingham in January,
Mr. Gor'don is alleged to have called -Rev.
Mr. McQuarrie "a weak-kneed, milk and
water, wishy-washy temperance man with
no backbone.' This matter was carried to
the Presbytery by Rev. Mr. McQuarrie and
that body found against Mr. Gordon. A
general discussion ensued between represen-
tatives of the Wingham congregation and
Maitland Presbytery as to the best mode of
disposing of the case. It was decided e
that a commission be appointed by
the Moderator. The commission will be
empowered to go up to Wingham and in-
vestigate all the eircumstance,s.
Blake.
BRIEFLRTS.—We have this week to an-
nounce the death of Mrs. Johnston. After
suffering for about 18 months she passed_
away to her long honae, having readied the
old age of 83 years. She died at the resi-
dence of her son, Mr. Thomas Johnston, on
the town line, on Wednesday of last :week.
eThe remains were interred , the Bayfield
cemetery on Friday last, and the funeral
was largely attended.—Gardenonaking and
cleaning up yards is now the order of the
day.—M . Wm. Douglas has returned home
from V. Wee and looks haIe and hearty.—
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