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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1897-03-19, Page 44 - , , _ THE • • RON EXPOSITOR NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. igIF The egtre between the parenthesis, after each One, denotes the page of the paper on which the advertisement will be found. Spring Clothing—Greig & Macdonald (I) Auction Sale of Farm Stook--3ohn McLean (I) Card. of Thanks—Eilen Dodds (1) Window Shades -0. W. Pepat (5) Prepare for Spring—R R. II*rr (5) Seeds, Seeds—R. O. Scott (8) Apprentice Wanted—W W. Hoffman (R) Real Estate for Sale—S. Reid (5) Unreserved &notion S•le—Mrs. A. McQueen (I) Bicycles Repaited L. G. VanEgmond (1) Farm for Sale—A Moliolvey (5) Plows for Sale--Thoreas Mellis (8) Turnips for Sale—A. Goveolook (I) Dress Goods Doings—Meliinnon & Co. (5) Spring Goods—J. L. Smith (5) More New TruIrks—R. Willis (s) Real Estate for Sale—R. Murray (I) For Sale on eatly Terme—Mrs. R. Coleman (I) Silver Platedware-481-41 F. Daly (8) - Card of Thanks—Jamea Robb (1) Saddlery. Furniture, &o.—H. Well (1) Hauge Cleaning—James Canning (8) Boots and Rbots—ill]—W II. Willis [8] Bicycles for 1897—S. Mullett & Co. [8) Farm for Sale—R. H. Enos (1) Wood Wanted—J. 43. Sproat 181 Point 2—W. H. Willis (8) Bicycles Display—S. Mullett 4 Co. [8] 11. • ; I ! ; ght fan expooitor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, March 19th, 1897 Editorial Notes and Comments- " Mack," in Saturday night, who is afteel the big departmental stores, that are ruin- ing the trade of the country, and who says nothing but truth about them, has this:t among other things, to say ; "The imsr prelusion that departmental stores can sell as cheaply as wholesale houses is absurd.1 The impression that they do sell cheaper, than other retail stores even, is false, unlesa in regard to a few articles every day, whic are advertisedlondly to drew foolish people.' That aide -meal, the Sultan of Turkey, reputed to be one of the richest men in, Europe. He receives something short of a million a year from the country, and half al million from his private estates. He heti saved a large amount, but keeps e small pore tion only in Tutkey. He used to have five; million* invested in England, but since the relations between England and Turkey be- catne strained the bulk of that amountha been transferred to America, where His Majesty has three millions already invested, The Government at Ottawa has set about, retrieving some of its promises of a reduci tion in the expenditure of the civil service'. 1. proposed to do away with the annual, - increase in the salaries of the clerks of $50,' n which has hitherto been given indiscrimint ately whether deservedly so or not. By this change alone a saving in the neighborhood • of $30,000 annually will be effected. It will not, however, interfere with the giving of increases in the salaries of clerks where such increase is deserved. Mr. Henry, the defeated -Conservative o candidate in the recent by-election in Soeth Brant, has entered a protest against the r - ▪ tern of Mr. Heyd, his successful opponen' The petition charges Mr. Heed or his agents with bribery, treating, personatior4 etc., etc., in fact it would appear from the petition that Mr. Heyd had violated every clause in the act. Mr. Henry must surely think the Liberabi more wicked than ewe the Mail and Empire is wont to conside them. i The Hamilton Spectator, a leading light in Conservative Journalistic ranks, and ore . of the most ably conducted Conservative papers in the Province, in speaking of Pro- hibitionists, says: If they the Prohibin tioniats) come to the Conservative party they will be tolefirmly and candidly thet the Conservative party is not in the Pre- " hibition business. They have always beim "told that when they approached the Cote servative party." This is, no doubt, true. And stint there are some very enthuaiastic Prohibitionists, even. in the good city of Hamilton, who would like to turn out l'of power the only Government that has ever given temperance legislation, and replace'it by a Conservative Government that would tell them firmly and candidly that it is net in the temperance business. Strange, isn't ? ; The Dundee Banner says the mistake that some of the temperance people are nowenek. ing is this: They seem to be under the impression that all that Mr. Hardy has to do is to say that the law shall be amended • in this way or in that way, and straight- way it will be so amended. They seem ,to imagine that Mr. Hardy can put any sorted law on the statute book that he desires. But he can do nothing of the sort. He can only go as far as his followers are willing to follow him. Each representative has to reckon with his own constituency, and the attitute of each member depends on hey; fair his own constituency is willing to go. The idea that the representatives are like a flock of sheep following a shepherd may be a very pretty one but it does not describe the re- lation of a leader to his followers. M. Hardy has no desire to wreck his govern- ment, and cart only go as far in the directien of prohibition as the men behind him, repre- senting the people, are willing to go. NO representative of the people is justified in ignoring public opinion, as he finds it." 11- „ '1 The 55th congress of the United States ;1' and the Brat finder the McKinley regime, met on Monday. Mr. Reid, republican - member for Melee, was elected speaker. President Menbiley's message dealt almoat exclusively with the tariff question. He said that during the last three fiscal years, the receipts had been insufficient to meet the expenditures, and that the interest on the national debt had greatly increased. TO remedy this he advocated the imposition Of a stringent tariff, and the bill which has been prepared by the ways and means eonti mittee meets the full requirements of the emergency. The rates of tariff in this bill are practically a return to the almost pro=, hibitive -ones of the McKinley bill , of 1890. As the people at the recent election voted in support oft -protection as the only relief from the depression under which the United States has been laboring, it is alto- gether probable that the new protective measure will undoubteilly become lave We cannot refrain from saying, however, that they are looking in the wrong direction for good times, and that it will take a more extended period of hard times before they will see the folly of the course they are purl suing. The Toronto Mail is a wonderful paper, and the writer who could pen the following sentence's which we find in its editorial col- umns of Saturday last, mast have a wonder- fally elastic conscience.— It:says " Mr- " Hardy, let it be repeated, is not having a " successful session. He has come to the "Premiership in troublesome times." It seems to us that Mn Hardy is having a re- markably successful session so fete He has done more than hold his own on every di- vision he is growing in favor daily with his fodowers, and even now has their con- fidence and esteem as fully as did hie illus. • trious predecessor. This being the case we should say that he is having a very sucoees- ful the Mail proceeds " Add- " ed to all this, Mr. Whitney is more than "a match far the Premier. A frank, gen- " ial, honorable, able leader, he is beating "the Ministerialists in discussion, although "not in the divisions." Now, we do not desire to say anything unpleasant of Mr. Whitney, as, personally, , he is a very nice gentleman, but, if his friends provoke un- pleasant comparisons ' he must blame them if the truth has to betold about him. Per- sons depending entirely upon the Mail's eery unfair and one sided reports of the pro- ceedings of the Legislature, may, possiltly accept its statement. But those wbo know the facts will only laugh at its foolishness. In point of ability as a debater or a party tactician, there is as great a gulf between the Premier and Mr. Whitney as there is between the talitcia of the Mail and an aver- age school boy, while in comparfron with the other three leading members of the Cabinet Mr. Whitney does not .rank higher than a third rate roan. His warmest friends and supporters io the House would not claim more than this for him. A large deputation of hotel keepers of Toronto and the county of York waited upon theonservative members of the Leg- islature far Toronto and the county of York at the Parliament buildings. on Saturday last, to try to secure their opposition to the Government liquor bill. Mr. Severson, the solicitor for the Licensed Victualer& As- sociation, and the spokesman for the -depu- tation, in his address said: e" The gentle- men he addressed were all members of one political party, and he knew that the party to which they belonged had always been in sympathy with their trade and business. One of the last acta of Sir John Thompson, when waited upon in regard to tbe prohibi- tion question was to state that prohibition could not be discussed in the then coming session, and that he could hold out no hope to the deputation in thelfuture. The license - holden had never suffered from tbe Oppo- sition, and believed that a large majority of the Conservative Opposition were in sym- pathy with the trade:" This is, no doubt, all true. But, who ever heard of - a temper- ance convention passing resolutions de- nouncing Sir John Thompson and hitt Gov- ernment and party? Still they seem to think it good policy to denounce and abuse the only Government that has ever given this Province temperance legislation when ' they give a bill, nearly every clause of which is an advance step in temperance legialation' but which does not go as far as they thinkit should go. Is this consistent, or is it fair, or in the interests of temper- ance ? THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE (From our own Correspondent.) TORONTO, March -16th, 1897. The past week has been one of consider- able interest, exciterdent and bustle in po- litical circles as concentrated in the legisla- tive building:3 in Queen's Park. Both par- ties have been kept en the qui vive and no person could say what was likely to tuen up next. The debate on the budget being finished, the next thing in order was considering and passing the estimates. That is the proposed expenditure for next year's service; Every item of Proposed expend- iture is considered and passed in cominittee of the whole, and when the whole expen iture is 'gone over in this way, item by item it is incorporated in what is called the Sup- ply Bill, and is then voted en bloc in the open House. In 'committee of supply every item is subjected to, or open to, criticism. 4- • If an item is considered doubtful, unneces miry, or too large, it is verbally objected to and the Minister in charge of the depart- ment for which the estimates are being asked, is called upon to make explanations concerning it. If the explanations are sat- isfactory, and the object a proper one, it is passed without further ado. But, ifnot, any member is at- liberty to move to alter, amend, or entirely expunge it. If this amendment carries in the committee the item is„ dropped out, and can only be re- placed lay a vote of the House. Amend- ments of this kind usually come from the Opposition, as a Government haviagi the confidence of its supporters, usually only proposes such expenditures as its supporters can approve of. It says much for the care and caution exercised by the Ontario Gov- ernment in the preparation of the estimates, as well as for their general economy in management, that a motion of this kind is rarelymade, and sometimes the whole list will be voted without one single item being challenged in this way: This year, so far, there have been no objections on the part of either branch of the Opposition'and in fact there has been remarkably little verbal ob- • jection or even criticism,but it is likely that iat the work proceeds there will be more of this kind of thing; as the Opposition -as well as the Patrons are naturally anxious to make as good a showing of economy as possible, this session, so as to make it ap- pear to their constituents that they are really doing something. What the items for attack will be has not yet been made mani- fest. It is most likely that some item in connection with education or the manner of burchasing supplies for the public institu- tions, or perhaps both, will be selected as the subject for attack But although the estimates are well under way, and it is these which usually hang fire and delay the session, it can not be said that the end of .the session is even in sight yet. There are several very important Gov- ernment measures, such as the Liquor Li- cense Act,- the Mining policy, the Town and Townships Council Act, an Act for the reg- ulation of Loan Companies, and several others, which are likely to provoke more or less prolonged discussions and it is scarcely likely that the session will be closed much, if any, before Good Friday. A division, where the members are called in and a vote is taken, is always a subject for more or less interest and excitement in the House, as there is always a curiosity as to how certain members will vote,and as these divisions are usually of a strictly party character, the Government side are anxious to have the ma- jority as large as possible and the Opposition strain themselves to have it worked down. On such divisiona, the Patrons are usually an uncertain quantity, and there is always doubt as to which of them or how many of them will vote one way and which and how many the other. This uncertainty, how- ever, is now much less this session than it was two sessions ago, as members can now pretty accurately place them, even before a vote comes off. There are certain ones who always vote with the Government and oth- ers who almost as certainly vote with the Opposition on all questions which are not what might be called excliniaely Patron issues. I am sorry to sav, also, that the larger number, by a good deal, usually vote with the Opposition. On these questions the Government ean generally count on Mr. McPherson, of Glengarry; Mr. Bennett, of Stormont, Mr. Ca,vas,of Prince Edward, and Mr. Currey, of Simcoe, while the Opposition can count with as great certainty on the others. This line, also, is much more closely drawn between the Patrons this session than ever before. The result df the Patron movement as indexed by the proceedings of parties in the Legislature is, that while some -who have hitherto been Reformers have practically drifted into the Conserva- tive fold, very few who were formerly Con- servatives have drifted into the Liberal fold. This, also, is all the more strange as the ney, never loses an opportunity to snub the Patrons and place them in a false position if he can, and. SOMO of his lieutenants are equally contemptuous toward them. This feature of theattitude of the Patrons has been brought out very clearly in the divisions that have alreedy taken place in the House this aeasion. The first vote was on a direct vote of want of confidence in the Govern- ment. On Ruiner motions of this kind made by the Opposition, the Patrons almost to a • man supported the Government, as they contended that it was not their policy to vote the Government out of power unless the Government came into conflict with some recognized plank in their platform. On this particular vote, this could not pos- sibly be said to be the case, and yet all the members of the Patron party except four, voted for the motion of the Opposition to hoist the Government. Again, a few nights ago, onft motion by the Oppositioa to place "the power to appoint registrars, sheriffs and officers of that nature in the hands of county conncils and remove it from the Govern- ment, all the Patrons except the four al- ready named voted with the Opposition, notwithstanding the fact that last session they had voted solidly against the lame resolution and also that the very next resol- ution on the paper was one by the Patron leader to make these officers elective by the people, The motion of the Opposition, that the officials be appointed by the county council% was defeated by a majority of eighteen. When the motion of the Patron leader leader came on, although he had supported by a rattling speech, the motion of the Op- position and rallied his party to its support, the leader of the Opposition got Up very coolly and informed the House that himself and his party were opposed to the Patron motion and would vote against it, and they voted against it accordingly without further discussion. Thus Mr. Haycock very kindly helped Mr. Whitney to pull his chestnuts out of the fire, but when it came Mr. Whitney's turn to return the compliment he did not respond worth a cent. The Opposition and all counected with them have been crying out for months that the Government had no mining policy, but no sooner did they find out that the Govern- ment did have a mining policy, than they must rush to its demolition even before they had any official information of what it wast On Wednesday, I think it was, the Opposition leader, taking as a basis of his remarks, a statement which appeared in the Globe �f that day, made a fierce onslaught upon the Government. Although the papers have not yet been submitted to the public, the facts are understood to be as - follows: The Government have made an arrangement with a syndicate of English capitalists, to set aside about sixty thous- and acres of the unexplored lands in the new territory which at supposed to contain mineral depositn and to give them the ex- clusive right to explore on these lands for three years. The company on their part agreeing to deposit with the Government twenty thousand eollara as a guarantee that they will expend on that land in exploring operations, thirty thousand dollars the first year, forty -thousand the second year and fifty thousand the third year and at the end of that time they are to have the option of purchase on the same terms as these lands are sold to other prospectors. This proposition the Opposition oppose, because they say it isswrong to give to any indi- vidual or company a monopoly and to lock up the mineral lands of the Province even for three years. It must seem, however, to most people, a most advantageous arrange. met for the Province. If these lands thus set -apart, were known. to be immensely rich in minerals, and they were all, or Tr ly all, the Province possessed, thene doubt, there would be some force in the objections of the Opposition. But this sixty thousand acres is simply' a speck on the map of the unexplored lands of this nature owned in that district by the Pro- vince. The land is now utterly unproduct- ive and is likely to remain so for many years to come unless developei by some such means as that now proposed, while there are millions of acres as accessible and so far as known as good as the lands re- served by this company, and any discover- ies this company will make on these lands or any expenditures they will make on them will add materially or proportionately to the vallie of Government lands surround- ing these; and if they are successful in making discoveries they cannot work their claims, under existing rules, without adding pppreciably to the revenues of the Province as they increase the value of and develop the property. It will alzo be the means of • attracting the attention of foreigners to our immense mineral wealth and in this way en • courage the very thing that Ontario most needs, a large flow of wealth and population into that new portion of the Province, and all this without the expenditure 'of a cent on the part of this Province. I do not know how such a scheme may appear to others, but it does seem to me to be a most advantageous one for the Province, and un- less there is something behind it which out- siders cannot as yet see, I am surprised that any opposition should be advanced to it. But judging from the attitude of the Opposition and the tone of the Opposition press, there will be a tough and exciting fight over it and it will likely form the sub- ject for more than one division in the House this session. The next most important thing on the carpet is the liquor license amending bill and the furore it has raised in some quar- ters. I gave a fair summary of the bill two weeks ago after the hrst reading. As I stated then, it is mob as should give reasonable eatisfaction to all who honestly prefer the advancement of temperance to personal notoriety or political advantage. It is quite true it does not go as far as many true and aincere temperance men and women would like, but it is certainly a very considerable advance step, a considerable tightening of the lines around the liquor traffic and as such it should be accepted. The -Government also assure us it is as far as they feel that public sentiment -will sup- port them in going. I de not know of any who are in a better position to judge of what public sentiment is than the Govern- ment. The fact that the plebiscite vote was carried a couple of years ago in favor of prohibition by a majority of eighty thous- and in title Province is cited as an indiea- tion of temperance sentiment. Would that ' it were. Every sensible person who has any practical knowledge of what going on around him knows that thousands voted in favor of prohibition in that vote, who if it came to a test between political parties would not feel in the least bound by that vote. Besides this, it must be remembered that over one hundred thousand did not vote at all on this occasion. What about these? However, I do know pretty. well the sentimente of the members of the Legis- lature on both sides of politics, and I know that there are many, bath Conservatives d Liberia!, who are averse to any me- dal changes of an advaace nature being ade, because they say that such will not supported by their people, and for the me reason, for one member who would be lling to go as far as the Temperance Con - tion that met in Toronto last week de - ended, there are at lewd ten who would rather see the law remain as it is. The fact the matter is, the Government coold not rry through the Legislature a measure eo ical as that which was demanded by the putation that -waited on the Government Thursday of last week. The members of e Legislature are not sheep that they can driten either by Mr. Hardy or Mr. hitney. Indeed it is doubtiful if Mr. hitney will be able to keep 'his followers ether on this bill, and it .is possible he y not try. Should this be the case, re will not be a solid vete for it even im Government side although the intern- , an te in be sa wi von of ca rad de on th be tii tog ma the Conservative leader in the House, Mr. Whit. the • • • pe ate bin wh oh the so-called temperance people, as rep r esented by the meeting of Thursday last , has done much to consolidate the sup. porters of the Government and to induce thein to rally to their support in the House, even although the measure they not go as far as they would like, or although it should go tither than they would like. The fact of ti, e matter is, the supporters of the Gov - erne -tent feel that the Government hive been unjustly treated in this matter by the ten-iperance people as represented by the recent gatherings at Toronto. Any advance leg elation that we have ever had in this province has been obtained from the Liberal party, and the Liberal Government of On- tario have more than once taken their pont- ical lives in their hands in order to advance temperance legislation, and the very ad- anced temperance legislation we now en - y has been provided by them, and yet :see people persist in looking upon them enemies of temperance and acme them E being allied with theliquor party, and owl, simply because they are not able to do 1 that is required of them at once, these they• can to arouse public -sentiment rearnest temperance people are doing 1 ainst the Government and to destroy the ly, friend they ever had. As Mr, Hardy ell properly pointed out to the deputation t Week, the Conservative Dominion Gov- nnient refused not once but many thea aid the temperance movement an any gree ; they never gave it any supporaand t there was never any great gathering of e temperance people to denounce them d to pass resolutions condemnatory of em, but the very moment that the On- rio Reform Government, who had scarcely enied a 'demand of the temperance op e, find themselves unable to go quite fa . as the temperance people think they ould, they are pounced upon and de - un ed as traitors to their convictions, as e 'art:of temperance. and as having lied a d leceived those who truated in them.1 It does look as if there was a nigger in the fe ce somewhere end that the motive power of thine whieh originated this agitation demi n • t appear on the !surface. , • ow, in conclusion, in this connection le no say a word about this great conven- Min hat assembled in Toronto on Thursday of last week. I had an opportunity of i mi ling with many of the delegates and of w telling their proceedings, of taking stock as 't were. There was a large body, pos- si oy between three and four hundred delei ga : • Whether or not they were all accredit- ed by some society or organization, I cannot aa I fancy, however, that a; good many ca e on their own hook. I have already aai it was a large gathering, and it was, eel' ainly, a gathering of most respectable loo ing people, but it was not by any means a h rmonious or even a very well behaved ass mbly in so far as order and de ornm were • concerned. - In fact, it was by no means a harmoniouis gat ering. There was a vast div rsity of opinion on nearly every point an to an observer it was somewhat difficult to nderstand how such a conglomeration of op osing opinions could consistently find fau t with thentovernment or Legislature, bec use the members of either could not see jus exactly efie to eye with them or even wit each other. It was also evident thet the entire proceedings were run and engine. ere by the few and not by the many. It wa not difficult either, for a moderately kee observer to distinguish with tolerabls. acc racy the political complexion of each one present who showed hhnself at all. The bitt rneas and spleen of those of , the OM par y could not always be hid by the garb of t mperanee, while the anxiety of mem- ber of the other party to show _that they wer not allowing their political 'predilec- tion to interfere with their fealty to their tem erance principles led them to go fur. the in -condemnation of their politicalne frie ds than their sense of right evidey diet tted they should go. It was also evident that there is no love being last bet een two classes of the leaders. The line is so clearly , marked between the Buc anan faction and the Spence -- faction that even the best diplomacy cannot hide it. t was an interesting study I for an on. look r who is accustomed to take notes and to st dy human nature. But 1 must not say Ity more or I will be black , ailed next lodg 11 e and the unjust manner in 11 night., ommuespoommomme E TER. roin Our Own Correspondent.] Ot :wa, March 1.6.—te the days be- fore le 23rd of June last, when Canada was overned by self-seekers and com- bine rs, it was the cheeitul. habit of the 11Cons rvative Administration to stigma- t tize s falsehoods any encl.:1,111 charges of L' s ineffi ieney lodged against! the Govern-, d ment of the day.. Haggart and Claron suces fully evaded trial before the tribu- nals the lead, although 1the people , held em guilty as the verdict of the r gerter 1 elections amply showed: Because t It is d cult, often impossible for the e mem rs of an opposition to 'secure corn- ,ep plete ta on many subjects connected ia with tL e administration of departments, a it was not until the present overnment assum power that many abuses were a detect Only within the past week H have t e two actuaries employed. by Hon. f Willie i Mhlock to go ;over the books of . ” the Po t -Office Department , made their, c a report. The state of things that is made t bare is disgraceful_ These , professional ta -gentle en find that there is a deficit of a $640,0 in the department. ,Sir Adolphe nil spent e °mous sums that did ntit appear in in last • ear's estimates—for an election as -was co ing -one, and the semblance of econom cal government • heti to be kept up. T ese hills were to have been paid out of t e :appropriation for this year, th when, a it was hoped, the Clonservatives Th would h another five years' terra be- ' of fore th Sir Adolphe went down with Iv" the , and, thank Ihneleane, the Th ;coming Minister, • in MS desire to ch acquaint himself fully witle the state of Au affairs in his department; discovered. this co huge ab .4. Messrs. Cross, and Menroes frj the gent en. who have made the report, ea tell no t t it will cost the 001111trf over in ion dollars to enieet this lilt isf Bch *mantled bills. -Sir :Adolphe is stiU a vet. member the House of Comasons, sad doubtlese be asked diming the com- ing missies of Parttament to gives the oinatry an explanation of 'his carious methods of doLog business. Than years silo Sir Adolphe be/dly told his critics that he octositlered it ; perfectly right to 'milk' contractors in alder to securer elec- tion funds. That dicatua brought forth the rapturous applause ami the gerund endersation of his partyntates. Now the ea-Poetniaetor-General sits on the Speak -1 .erso left, and, with no majority, behind him, will find some difficulty in squaring himself with the popular assembly. The astute Sir Adolphe well. knows that It - would be -melees -to endeavor to rehabilie tate himself with the country. Before long he will find that sundry right-- thinking Conseziatives in the House will itnd themeelves unable to endorse his pe - culla.? methods of doing business. Sir 'Adolphe, like the elder Thpper, has be- come a mine promoter, and in the au- tumn of his slays has. commenced to inix bueinesa.nana. Hiamethods when In .. • r MARCH 19 18974: 68166 May' doifinieliff trdiflaadvets lei ' aolab astute speculators. And it is quite pos- sible that other gentlemen of the • O&M° pima,* Will look with interest upon Sit Adolpheai proceedings as a business man. • volts of the repel Ahlegate. Undismayed by their condign rebuff in June last, the biehops of Quebec are - working with might and main for Mr. Flynn, the Conservative Prertiler of the province. Most of us will remember how Flynn, when a member of Sir Henri Joly's Liberal Adininistration, , betrayed his chief. -Mr. Marchaud, who leads the Liberal forces, was with Flynn in Sir Heart's cabinet, and, doubtless, will tell the people of Quebec the truestory of ' the Premier's_ treachery. The tives are in much consternation . over the *hat to Canada of the Papel ablegate, who comes to the .Dominion; not to enter into politics, as some Conservatihes men- daciously assert, but to essay the difficult ;ditty of disciplining the too dictatorial bishops of the Wench province. Mgr. Satolli was insttucte by the ?Vatican, ; when he first visited he United States, to take no part in poll ice, but to do his best to promote good feeling between the Roman Catholic citizens of the republic and their Protestant brethren. There is every reason for believing that Mgr. Mery del Val will act under similar ' in- itructionse The bishops—or some of them —of the Quebec -church, have been so long permitte,d to enjoy an uninterrupted sway over their people that they have come to forget that they are under- a higher authority. All of us maa.well unite in . hoping that the visit of the .Papal delegate will have the desired re- sult. Doubtless His GraceofSt. Boniface will have a not too pleasant interview Tith Mgr. Mery del Val. Archbishop .Langevin's action in threatening Liberals in his country with the loss of the sacra- ments of the Church has been very un- favorably commented upon by high i Roman Catholic ecclesiastics In Great Britain, who understand that the senti- ment at the Vatican has becerne very much modernized.since the acc4861.011 of Leo XIII to the -Papal throne. Certain. members of the Manitoba legislature qre in favor of disfahnhising St. -Boniface or five years, but it is certain that air. Greenway will do nothing of the kind. The Premier of Manitoba rightly' believes that time will bring all right even in Se Boniface. He will decline to punish the people of the riding, most Of them 'eery poor and very ignorant, for having been influenced by the threats of clerics Who should have known better. In Man - itoba the general feeling is that the School question is dead and bhried. The other day Mr. Roblin, the Coneervattve leader, made a futile effort to awaken the dying embers of the controversy. He made an impassioned attack npon- the Government for giving the Roman Cath- olics too much. But, after Mr Roblin took his seat not one of his fewtfollowers felt sufficiently interested in the subject to consider the discussion. In Quebec, ot course, the Conservatives are howling for - further eoncessions to the minerity. I 'doubt eery nauoh whether, even in the countries most completely' under the thumbs of the bishop, the question can be galvanized into life again. We areaiLl glad to have it settled, and take My Word for it, Sir Charles Tupper spoke the truth when he declared a short time ago that he was not desirious to keep up the agi- tation. The old baronet is astute enough to see that the Liberal Government is firmly entrenched here in Ottawa. He knows, too, that the Laurier Administra tion will hold office for years; and he remembers that he is an oldman, Young •Sir Charles, I bear. Is beginning to show signs of a desire to abandon polities, or, if not to eschew it completely, ito make it a pastime. The Conservativee of Nova Scotia have asked him' to aisstime the leadership of the Opposition in the pro- vincial legislature. Should he do so, he will be able to attend to his law practice at Halifax and to put in some leisure time in the ,House of Assembly. Of course, in Nova Scotia the Liberals are tremendously strong and Sir Charles,, knowing that his post will be an easy one, sees that he can get out of active politics without being charged with abandoning his party. Hugh John Mac- donald has gone the same way. Col. Tis- dale, fermer Minister of Militia, told me he other day that he was about tired of he game, and Haggart and Montague, disliked. and distrusted by their party - restos, will give most of their attention to gold -mining. Haggart last session saw t to consider' himself as leader of the Ontario Conservatives. At a meeting of he Opposition caucus Sir Charles Tupper aid plainly that Haggart would never o for the post, and intimated that at the meeting of the provincial organization a ew leader would- have to be elected. Haggart gave notice that he would make trouble, and the programme was not car- ied out. Sir Charles, though, is still de- erinined to oust Haggart and, with that nd in view, has asked Hon. Peter White, x -Speaker of the Commons, to take the ost. Mr. White was defeated in June at, and it would be a hard thing to.find constituency for him. Carleton, which s now represented by Hodgins, a back- bench Conservative, has been mentioned s being a riding that might be opened. odgins, I am to ld, declines to get out or Peter Whte or anybody else, and, in dition to doing so, has informed Sir harles that, in the event of there being byetelection, the Liberals would carry he riding. The chances are that the On- rio Conservatives will have to worry long with Haggart as their honored eader. Mr. White is a wealthy- lumber, an, with an austere manner and 1 lack - g the eapeattly to make friends As far personal magnetism goes, he has no ore of it than Beggart has. And Hag- gart has none at sal —A very pleasant event took place on e 3rd inst., being the marriage of Mr. omas Sheppard and Miss Mary Simpson, the 4th line, Wallace township: About elve couple assembled at the residence of r. Simpson and drove to Palmerston. e marriage took place in the Presbyterien urch, and was performed by Rev. Mel 11. —Mr. Joseph Sherman, of Winnipeg, has me to epend several months' with old ends in Stratford. He hap rented his ten and ranch in Manitoba,and the young - members of the family are attending ool in Winnipeg. Mr. Sharman retains id reeollections of the early days of the 40's, when, where Stratford now etands,was a fore—osnasunday morning, 7th inst., a very interesting sermon wee given in Knox church, Mitchell, by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Bradley, to the Sunday school children, after which twenty-two prizes were distrib- uted to as many scholars for.proficiency in eatechism work. Miss Aggie Dougherty and Mils Mande Swann each received a handsome Bible valued at $7.50, having re- peated all catechism answers as well as all proofs in connection therewith. —Mr. Thomas Fogg died at the Hotel Dieu hospital, Detroit, about two weeks ago. He had been holding a responsible railway position in that city for the past five years, but was stricken with paralysis and died after a few days' illnesh. Deceased was well known in St.Marys,where he was connected with G. T. R., and built and oc- cupied the residence now owned by Mr. W. C. Moscript north ward. He removed from that town 17 years ago to take poei- tions at Sarnia and afterwards at Winnipeg. He was aged 72 years. ' .4 34 e. - . ARO cP DRY GOODS COMPANY .Are now ready _ for Spring Business. The winter goods have been well disposed of, and our shelves and counters are once more loaded With merchan- dise from countries far and near. We have bought largely, and, of course, as usual will show a splendid assortment of everything new. Our great desire now is to have you call and look through the selec- tions we have made for you—variety, new novel- ties, and every4ing up to, date will be found You are sure to be pleased with both our new goods and low pries. We can only give you a few hints here of some things_ You will getgreater ideas when yam come and see for yourselves. Cotton Godds that will wash, New Prints, from 5c to 10c; New Chem- brays'from 5c to 10e; Linen Effects, from 90 to 12c; Gingliams, from 5c to 15c; New Crepons, from 10e to 15e Organdies from 10c to 25e; Opaline Effects, from 10c to 20e. . Black Dress Goods, Nun's Veiling at 15e ; Sicilians at 25e, 35c and 50c; Serges (specials) at 38c and 75c; New Brocade Cloths, 40e and 60c; Crowp Brand Cashmere, 57c and 68c; Priesf ley's Fancies, 75c and $1.00. Choice Designs and Colorings in Veilings, Laces, Ribbons and Chiffons. Curtains and Art Materials, Lace Curtains, the pick of Patterns from 400 to $5 per pair; special value in Chenille Curtains, Dresden Art Goods, 15e to 30c; great variety Of fanCy Curtain Materials. New Wraps, a few low priced on are here in nice shades, imported specially for the early trade, also Ladies' Cape Clothi in Black and Colors, with Gimps and Laces for 1 Trimming. Every Day Wearing Goods, Twee& for Boys' Wear, at 25o; Good Cotton. ades, at 20c; a good. Shirting, at 10e White Cottons, from 3e up; Factory Cottons, at Mill prices; an extra Tick- ing, at 19e ; Cotton_ Batts, Warps' at close figures. Fancy Dress (foods, twenty different lines, at 25e per yard; a. complete, range of oVer 100 Dress Suits, at 30e: to 50e per yard; a beautiful lot of Silk mixed Dresses, from 50c to $L0� per yard; &eke Materials for Waists, &c. ; Silks, pretty and cheap. Handsome Patterns in Embroideries, Insertions, Edgings, Att. Spring Carpets, choice Ground Shades with handsome Patterns in. Unions,all Wool Tapestry and Brusse4 Floor Oil Cloths and Linoleums, cheap.. Parasols, a case of beauties; iifa early to mention them, but when, Via' warm sunshines comes, you'llneed bne* select early and get your choice,. MILIAN firlftY. • The -new Millinery is here, and such a profusion of nov- elties ! One never gets tired looking at the new millinery as it comes fresh from first hands. All this will come your way' pretty soon now in one ,grand display: Our lady assistants are getting ready for the Spring Opening, which will take place in a few weeks. We expect to do a large business this Spring, and have made every preparation for iL We do busi- nessfirpon the low price basis, and low prices go a /long way now days in making a smart business. We cordially invite everybody who wants the phoicest goods at the closet cash figures to corae to., our store. You will not only find profit, but_com- fort as well, in dealing with us, for everything is j conveniently arranged; there is no confusion, and your interests will be well looked after by courteous and obliging salespeople. 6 -VT clulA - DRY GOODS COMPANY, eaforth's Greatest Cash Dry Goods Store 414 . .-: Ne.ten — had been ill f -deal better ia hag tot& a re worse tintil•S The biteral largelyatten ed by ftev. minisar, as stationed mi was but t Mrs. McKin have the s -4 many friends is considerable -1 ames Vrawfor are both serio Dimen4.—Mrs visiting her MI last week.—M wick it visitin Mr. Heavy Bot has Moved 1 road, atid til is now, occupi Mrs. Pntneroy; formerly- of Bi now.—The by Bluevale Chee rived on Wedn . arrivedhome on Wedneadat butter in thea Robert -Son, wh; Manitoba sem on Wednesday -Congreeational Bev. W. H. 1 Normal. Dunes • Casemose movi The farm hal years hos .Mr, Mrs. Thomas tended .-Mr. II Many Will be -death ot Mr. last Suliday af ,ployed br Nam Itainneet of Iti had Matta& 'developed m - Summer bond in noori health ✓ eturned to W improve, Mrs. him battle in ;caught - a -ened him his death. damp, Misty d -deal weaker. b . very utiexpec walked boron -fore. Mi. Din of age. Ole tin the Coneenat Woodstock, •a -Christian Enc -chureh. - The Y. P. &Q. E. behalf bf the place en Wed Se Ne BISMARCK in poor healt -ent of hie b Oev Ia. Dr. Jam on, zone to Holl PARALYZMG -eers is impen ,- the entire ihip Knuesa's li that in the ev -end the Boers DEAR EArfl ever reaehed •forty eight dol ego. IN Corouns United States arbitration tre nese is being - Kom's Dm vestigation sh eases of lepr Germany. PUBLIC Snit 20,000 pentons London, to ex/ in the present ACCIDENT, while huntine thrown frown elbow. A FALLEN 11 ton, pastor of 1 at Newark, l'il he took Alti; widow, to couple lived as ' ton will sue foi TEN Yetesi of the Aeizen making legieli at ten years' i Lootts Lticel of Detreit, say of Winnipeti, Secretary for :ne 00111e9 toJJ made to colleo the Michigan 1 alien labor lam . Femela ra famine fund ' _ reached Queen added • I . 1 similar sums le William Ber4W buted $500 eaq DEA= OE PI Henry Drumm "Law in the Spi was bornnt St was educated 3 burgh and T, appointed lee Churoh Colleg appointed pre. he traveled vrt Mountable aa recent worl it.' the world the text, 14 1$ and "Pax / you "), the " The Greatal -first. —A number tad temuiecnidt.elas • —The Qu .feet tat a time fzimtys. ci:thicea le ed:took7e —A4levaidnei48l pt* ryissi11awasetua •moll w. .lfRv:io.l itende anin an inst 6rhefa la• extfinna uigcklYhirg but the unfort -about the face af her hands lamp glass. sho° s Pr i—oTi ft ahMls e rd. fewe aTtb, the -age of IS funeralrugged ha t oebibyro: i:t 1.13i xl ett htr Plications sisee:ot St. Marys road was pl