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The Huron Expositor, 1899-10-27, Page 10 18,99 Inure +++ ,ge assortment ot' 'here is lao satisraok Lt. Oar Vera gave_ ay an expert in the we show or net are quite a mita- -24 to 3( in a , 0 en in )enaran, iamb and - re soft and pliable,. PerfeetiYJ fita end appearance. inienele pees wont, but lay 'tare for neck and ffs and- Cape -dews. eve a very large re showing game te made tip freest rtrid combinations, Und-ra Gide lot of Caps-, d Fur Trinunjngs. your ehoice, and arttele, be sure ewn to US. Our get the heat for etntt month among the . .f)S. Our assort. Acta. There will ,ing to even break t to $10 there are of hundred nice nae Wraps? Cloths Capea and price. These are 5th $4, $4.50 and an abundance of a Prepare early t your pick of the ir-44 re have a greet terialet and trim - a find an entrance newest end hest houldSee our full rings and fancies, o $;..! per yard. in our atore is w things are be - day. This week Hats and Triin- sane very pretty sir4;iia tion a Shade or .ded in our Kid aever had better gloves than we ry, toe, will be and made art 7 Cashnaere and :tat -at your Under - merit with US. LO question the y of our Under - except that the er price you wish best Underwear , whether it be ts Woe betide any clothing is e youngetters are We tette a din ern some people, the moist thor- ahat the best $2. ° are here, with a The atook be- sks and lasting ate in alI sizes if age. 1 of the best ices -will not e NOW,. and rt be greater 1 Go. Cash seeseeneassavnesses I do the old - d see the man only thro ugh- ao every plaeo ._.arance. Can- na are going.— her of school een re-engaged -. an increased an exeeilent, [,Le people in have allown eatn by their revelled in the • at present th at revival Wade's apple preseat. Mr- , McAllister & nalat they are tab. others are were a lot of W. Wallace feeders and - s each.-_1rh- i; at, present ceia York said printing out on strike $14 a week. •.:t. the daily [lector of ewe - of a street ear iived injuries a Reid is 77 pioneer buei- . a orfanine x.fi in the diJ- for ttorvice in r been brought hae given hie Sne} r"7' rnOon. floc old mon ef [rand I/1411°1 :Culloch, woo t e. tree and THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,663. 4 SEAFORTII, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 100. McLE.AN BROS., Publishers; $1. a Year in Advance. Do You Remember • The first time that you left your native town and ventured to visit a large city? It may have been when you were a small boy, or possibly you were a full grown man. However, that does not matter. • You will never forget the gabble and solicittations of the hack and cab drivers; how paralyzed 'you felt; you really wanted to take a cab, but the eagerness of the cabbies to do business rendered you mentally powerless, and you fell a victim to the man who took the strongest,grip of you. It often. seems to us that the worthy reader of advertisements must sometimes fund himself in a similarly bewildered state, and unable to choose from among the many, all of whom seem to claim superiority. Well, we are not here to comment on other people's methods. We have all we can attend to in our own business. We do not wish to weary you with boasting. All we desire is that you give:us a fair trial when you require anything in men's or boys' clothing, and we are satisfied that you will find that you will be treat- ed. as a fair-minded man wishes to be dealt with, and you will always receive full value for your raoney. Full value is what you buy in the fleece -lined underwear at $1.50 a suit. Reraember,,this is an all -wool fleec- •ing we speak of. Your boy will never look better dressed than in one of the Reefers, with velvet collars, wide stitched seams, we are showing in such an array of at the present time. The Ladies' Tailor Made Jacket and Cape Department has been excep- tionally busy with us this season. There is no ques- tion as to the superiority of a tailor-made Jacket or Cape to the ordinary readymade article. The tailor made garment has shape, fit and finish which is so very lacking in the factory made. We are making some handsome Golf and Tartan Capes to order at $6.75 and $10. The prices of Beaver. Cloth Jackets range from $6 to $12; the $10 jacket is unique value. We present a new Collarette; we have this style in a variety of fur. PaIsAsYsAA,WAAAAAAI Greig & • Macdonald Clothiers. and Furnishers On the Wrong Side of the Street, STRONG BLOCK, SEAFORT11 .! would respectfully remind the.public railway tickets at the C. P. R. office for all West. Also telegraphy and money order tiously and proraptly attended to. to procure their points East and business expedi- R. J. MACDONAL C. P. R. AGENT, Seaforth. THE WINGHAM DEMON- STRATION. That the Grits of East and West Huron were hived in Wingham on Friday last, no person who e w the crowds on the streets and the mass of humanity in the skating rink will for One moment deny. It is doubt- ful if ever in its history the neat, busy little town ever had within its borders so many visitors at on time. It is possible, however, 1 thati all those present were not Liberals. Indeed we kn w that • many Conservatives attended the emonstration and listened to the addresses, being brought thither by a commendable uriosity to see the Premier of our country a d to hear for themselves what could be said n defense of the side politi- cally opposed to the party to which they belong. We lmd almost forgotten to say that the occasion for the assembling of this crowd in Wingham was the %ilk of Sir Wilflid Laurier, Canada's honored Premier, and hie clever colleague, Hon. W. S. Field- .Ili)f% Mg, Finance. inister. • Sir Wilfred nd Mr. Fielding arrived at Wisigham from Paisley on Thursday and were the guest e of Dr. McDonald, M. P. for East Huron. I During Thursday afternoon and Friday forenoon many of the citizens availed themselves of the opportunity, to call upon the Premier, and of these several were leading Conservatives, and all were pleased with the kind and affable reception given them. On Friday there was a decided air of bustle early in the morning. People might be seen hurrying hither and thither as if they had something unusually important on their minds. The town bore a holiday ap- pearance, the streets being spanned at various points by mottoes, and -flags were everywhere displayed. Vehicles laden with people of both sexes came in from the sur- rounding country, and as the trains on the different lines came in, the crowds on the streets were increased until- there was little enough room on the amplepavementsof main street for those who were passing and repas- sing over them. The committee of manage- ment, under the energetic and efficient su- pervision of Mr. James A. Cline, President of the Wingham Liberal Association, had excellent arrangements made for the com- fort and care of all their guests and it must be satisfactory to them, as to all others in- terested, that, although the attendance of people was so much larger than any person anticipated, everything passed off without a hitch or any untoward event to mar the pleasure and harmony of the.ocoasion. The meeting was held ha the skating rink, the largest availablebuilding in the town, which had been comfortably seated, and tastefully decorated for the occasion and which was brilliantly lighted by electric lights. Although every possible contrivance was adopted in order to give more room, and though people stood in the aisles and climb- ed up on the beams overhead, still there was not sufficient accommodation. Many scores of persons were left outside, and several of these repaired to the town hall under the impression that an oterflow meet- ing would be held. In this, however, they were disappointed. It is estimated by those in a position to judge that there were. at least 5,000 people in the hall and fully one thousand were unable to get even within the doors. A very pleasing feature also was the very large number of ladies present. Looking down from the platform at the sea of faces which confronted them and listening to the ringing cheers which answered their points, the speakers must have been alto- gether devoid of feeling if they had not been deeply stirred. The huge meeting was a great tribute to the personal popularity of Sir Wilfrid, and to the successful ad- ministration of the affairs of the country by his Government. This was Sir Wilfrid's first visit to Wingham since becoming Pre- mier, and he has good reason to feel satisfied with •the reception which was accorded him. A BIG PROCESSION. The meeting was preceded by a procession through the gaily decorated and motto. adorned streets of Wingham. It started from the residence of Dr. McDonald, where Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Hon. Mr. Fielding were guests, and ended at the meeting hall. In the long triumphal line were over one hundred mounted horsemen in tri -colored sashes, and scores of buggies. Indeed it was a wonder to many where saddles enough were procured for so many chargers. Many of the horsemen were the stalwart sons of the worthy farmers of the surrounding townships. Each horse's head was adorned with a miniaturo Union Jack, and the horse- men and occupants carried similar tokens of welcome. One enthusiastic and worthy Liberal, a resident of the township of Turn - berry, was the subject of much enthusiastic commendation. He showed his fealty to his principles and his love for his leader, as well as his determination to instil into the mind of his youthful offspring a love for true political principles ; with his little grand- son, mounted on a nice, sturdy little ponie, which was decorated with flags, he took his place in the procession, leading the charger and guarding the brave young Liberal, and the trio retained their positions from start to finish. It will be a memorable day for the led and may the worthy grand -father be long ,spared to serve his country and his party and give such laudable outward ex- pression to the principles he loves. The mottoes overhanging the streets were as fol- lows:—" Welcome to Our Premier," "The Growing Time," "Cheap Transportation," and "Imperial Penny Postage." , AT THE SKATING RINK. On arriving at the skating rink the meet- ing was called to order by the chairman, Mr. i:eorge McKenzie, ex -mayor of Wing - ham, and a veteran Huron Liberal. On Sir Wilfrid and Mr. Fielding making their ap- pearance on the platform the vast audience rose to their feet and cheered vociferously. Many prominent Liberals had seats on the platform surrounding Sir Wilfrid, among whom were Thomas Gibson, Esq., the vet- eran M. P. P. of East Huron; James Mc- Mullen M. P., North Wellington; John McMillen M. P., South Huron; Robert Hohnes, M. P., West Huron and Archibald Hislop, M. P. P., East Irou. Several clergymen also had seats on the platform. • THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. The meeting opened with the singing of the National Anthem, in which the audience joined, producing a grand volume of sound. • THE TOWN eornie's ADDRESS. Mr. Wm. Clegg, mayor of Winghain, who is a Conservative, then read an address of • welcome to Sir Wilfrid Laurier from the inunfbipal council of the town. The ad- dress congratulated the Premier on the pros- perity of the town and of the country at large. It was signed by the mayor and by the town clerk, Mr. J. B. Ferguson. THE PRIME MINISTER'S REPLY. Sir Wilfrid Laurienin reply,expressed the thanks of Mr. Fielding and himself at the presentation of ouch an address. They were there to present a certain side of the wh- eal questions which at this moment divided the people of Canada, and it was an unex- peotod pleiumre to him that on an occasion of this kind the • municipal authorities should sink political proclivities and remem- - ber that -they were all Canadians. ((Jheers.) " Perhaps," said Sir Wilfrid, "f we were to disoussnertain questions, you and I, Mr. Mayor, would not agree upon everything, but -if we cannot agree upon everything, we oan at least agree to disagree. (Cheers). I can respect your convictions just as you have given evidence that you ean respect mine, and, however strong our convictions, at all events we can agree in this, that we are working for the advancement and the prosperity and happinesa of the people." (Cheers.) NORTH WILLINGTON'S VETERAN. Mr. James McMullen, M. P., of North Wellington, was the first speaker called by the chairman. He was given a cordial re- ception. He said every man in the cnuntry would admit that there was a great im- provement in the condition of things to -day compared with that which prevailed three years ago. A new era had dawned for Can- ada; industries were thriving, and the pee- • pie generally were happy and prosperous. Mr. Foster had invited the people to read the history of the Conservative party and its leaders, and they would then °ems to a favorable decision in regard to them. Mr. McMullen accepted the invitation and re- viewed the scandals which, he gelid, had occurred under the Conserve tive Adminis- tration. He began with the McGreevy. Connolly scandal, which had resulted in forcing Sir Hector Liingevin out of the Cabi- net and out of the House, so that he was now wandering about like ',a stray gander upon a common. (Laughter.) Next Mr. MoMullen dilated upon,filir Charles Tupper's connection with a railway from Oxford to New Glasgow, N. S., and the Onderdonk Railway, which hadinvolved the country in large and extravagant expenditure. Fin- ally, the member for North Wellington criticized in scathing term the diversion of railway subsidies into campaign funds in Quebec, with which Sir Adolphe Caron's name was associated. Sir Wilfrid Laurier; on the .other hand, had been identified with polities for 25 years, and no stigma or sus- picion of disgrace attached to his name. He was not suipeoted of being hand in glove with contractors drawing money either for the purpose of benefitting himself or carry- ing constituencies. (Cheers.) "There he sits," exclaimed the speaker, "a man whom we delight to honor, and in whom our trust is well placed, and we believe will do his best to advance the future of the country." (Cheers.) ADDRESS FROM THE EAST RIDING. Mr. George Cline here sang "The Maple Leaf in excellent style, the audience join- ' ing in the chorus. Then followed the reading, by Mr. James A. Cline, of an address from the Reform Association of the East riding,,, expressing pleasure at the numerous excel-! lent administrative acts of the Government. The addrese contained the following clause: " We highly appreciate and warmly en- dorse your loyal policy of a preferential tariff ia favor of the mother country. This policy has brought Canada prominently and favorably before the minds of the people of Great Britain, and has given her a prestige she never before possessed. We have every reason to thank you for the policies you and your coadjutors have inaugurated, the fruits of which are seen in the general development of our country and the prosperity of her people. Your wisdom has guided the ship of State so successfully as to catch thebreeze of Canadian energy and industry, which has car- ried her into the haven of agrowingtime." At the conclusion of the address two pretty little maidens named Alice Bole and Cecil Homuth advanced and preeented the Pre- mier with bouquets. Sir Wilfrid accepted the flowers with his very best bow, and, of a kiss for each girl. THE PREMIER'S SPEECH. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who was cheered again and again, in his opening re- marks, said: I can well wish that, like my friend, Mr. McMullen, I had a good pair of Irish lungs, for I would require them in order to make my voice heard and thor- oughly understood by this vast meeting. In the course of a political career, which now eounte something like 25 years, it has been my privilege in many parts of Canada, I might say in all parts of Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, to be witness to large demonstrations, but it seems to me, without any flattery what- ever, that I never stood before such a rep- resentative audience as this surging sea of humanity now assembled • before me." (Cheers.) It was the more pleasing, Sir Wilfrid said, that the audience was largely composed of ladies, of the beat portion of mankind. He recalled tho. fact, that in 1896, before the general election, many of the fair sex were at the Liberal meetings. He then regarded that fact as an omen of victory, and so it proved to be. He was ncit, like Sir Charles Tupper, a prophet, but he felt sure that if the women of Canada continued to favor them with their appro- val, victory would again be with the Gov- ernment when the time came to appeal to the people. (Cheers.) He was grateful to the people for sending Dr. Macdonald to Parliament as the representative of East' Huron. The doctor was a good man, and the Prender could assure them that he was as highly appreciated in Ottawa as he was in Haat Huron. Sir Wilfrid defined the Liberal as a man who looks •forward with hope to the future, while the Conservative clings to the present. The Government, voicing Liberal 'principles, held that, no matter what the country's position was at present, it could always be improved. Al- though the Gov rnment had done much they did not pret nd to have done the last thiug, and .bould1 do a great deal more yet. (Cheers.) The tJonservativsa had always been opposed to eform ; they had fought responsible government, the adoption of the municipal system, the clergy reserves bill, representation by population and other measures. They were opposing bo -day measures that were in the interests of the country. A duty to which the Government was committed was the consolidation of all races and ()reeds. They wanted to create a bond of affection between the people so that all should , be proud to call themselves Canadians. (Cheers.) Proceeding to ex- plain what the Government had done in re- gard to the tariff, the Premier said they had aimed at meeting the views of con- sumers and producers. The result was en- dorsed by the whole people and the re- formed tariff had done more for the country in three years than any other policy that was ever enforced. Even Sir Chariot Tupper was obliged to admit that the country was prosperous, but he attributes It to the stealing Of the Conservative clothes by the Liberale. That idea Sir Wil- frid repudiated: onaitex OP EXTRAVAGANCE. The charge was made that the Govern- ment were extravagant. The Conservetives had become very economical since they no longer held the public purse strings. (Laughter,) The Opposition press esti- mated -the Government's expenditure at $60,000,000, but Mr. Foster fixed it at $50, - Hymn and Prayer Seeks For all Denominations At all Prices • In all Itindings . . New Stock New Styles ALEX. WIMP R, AN----SEAF Taff. 000,000. Mr. Fielding would knock +off a few thousand more in his speech !that, after- noon. Be that as it may, however, the Conservatives, out of the total !voteasked for, attacked only three items, 1 amounting to about $30,000. (Laughter &nd ebeers.) It was said that the Governmen had been corrupt and extravagant, but t e Premier asked if his hearers had heard o any Que- bec, graving docks or any Curran bridge or any Tay canal scandals during the last three years. The charge of cornuption had been abandoned in connection with the Drummond County Railway extension, and the charge of fraud had not been sustained in connection with the West Huron elec- tion. Tbe Government believed in pure bal- lots, and by that they would •tand to the end. Sir Charles Tupper, Mr. Foster and the whole of them would like no hing better than to paint the Liberal/ as bl ok an they had been painted, and say, " S e, they are as bad as us." (Cheers and lau hter.) The Government, however, would cenduct affairs at:wording to the clean, honest methods of Alex. Maokenzie.1 (Renewed oheers.) THE PROHIBITION QUES410N. I Sir Wilfred dealt at length wh the pro- hibition question. Hetr•was ind ced to do so by the receipt of a communication from sev- eral looal temperance men. And also in consequence or a representation made to him that morning by a deputation from the Women's Christian Tempera ee T.'nion. His remarks were substantially he same as those delivered at Bowman ille, Or, in other words, that looking at, th total vote cast in favor of prohibition, wh eh was lees than 23 per cent., the Governm nt did not feel justified in introducing a n tional pro- hibitory law. Those who had ade repre- sentations to him, Sir Wilfre saiff, had not indicated what kind of legis ation they wanted. When they did so the overpment would take it into eonsiderati n, and do what was beet in the interests of theiri coal - mon country. Neither in this n r in : other matters, however, could any man exPect to carry out to the fullest extent his °Miceli- li tion of what he believed to be his rights. The Premier cloned with an eloqtent peror- ation, in which he appealed to he Men of !Huron to stand by the GovernMent and to act in such a manner as to Cause their children to feel proud that their fathers were Canadians. 1 THE FINANCE MINISTER. ' Hon. W. S. Fielding spoke at length, and dealt with every phase of" the fiscal question, meeting Conservative' criticisms m regard to the public expenditure, the Public debt and tasiff reform. He is an eloquent, fluent and convincing' speaker, end although hie voice was horse from having spoken in the open air at aisley, he Vvas so pleasing to his audience' that all eleemed to be sorry when he cow:Aided, and the hour he occupied did not seem. more than fifteen minutes. He paid sonie atten- tion to Sir Charles Tupper's taunt that he had been an anti -Confederate, pointing out that the Conservative leader had net scrup- led to make Governors, Senators, a d Cabin.l et Ministers of anti-Confederaes . The speaker had been an anti-Confe erate of tbe Liberal stripe, and if his present hearers had been in Nova Scotia they woald have hold the same views as be did. Mr. Field- ing begged to tell Sir Charles Tupper that ilo the latter was entitled to very litt e credit f for bringing about Confederation, r, so far as the Province of Nova Scotia is cencerned, Sir Charles is the biggest enemy Confeder- ation ever had. A man of the trunstatates- manship and who understood the people would have gone about Confederation in an- other way. But Sir Charles tried in Nova Scotia the same policy that he tried in Manitoba, and the result was the same. ad he gone about it in tbe way Sir Leonard Tilley did in New Brunswick, and recog- nised that the people had a right to determine the matter fbr themselves, he would have achieved success, and at the same time caused no discontent in the public mind. When the history of Confederation l same to be written, Sir Charles would be recognized ae the enemy, not the friend, of the , move - nit. (Cheers.) In his remarks !upon the public debt, Mr. Fielding pointed but that from 1878 to 1896 the total inereese'of the debt by the Conservatives was $118,1,35,000 or an average of $6,500,000 pel annum. During the three years of Liberal ule, from 1896 to 1899; the total increase of ebt, not- withstanding the great works which had been carried out, was $7,775,000, or only about $2,591,000 per annum. As for the expenditure, it was last year $7 41 per head lower than at any year during the last ten years, except in 1898, when it was exception - el in character. SOUTH HURON HEARD FR0.1. , Mr. John McMillan, the popul r member for South Huron, kept the audien e interest- ed for half an hour while he, diseuseed political clueetions from the fanners' , stand- point. He showed that the preferential tariff bad greatly benefitted the fa mere, and pointed out that the removal of t e quaran- tine regulations upon cattle goir4g to the United States had resulted in an ncrease of rom $5 to $10 per head in the price of such ive stock. In the manner in which they ad handled the tariff the Government had fulfilled every pledge they made. !There had ;been no promise made to wipe but every ;vestige of protection, but were the Govern - !meat to continue as they had begun there Would not be a vestige of protection left at the end of ten years. In considering the tariff changes, the feet must not be over- looked that the Government had eliminated that most abominable feature, spe ifie duties. The favorable impression created by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in London, and the prefer- ential tariff, had contributed in 4 great de- gree to the prosperity which nowl prevailed in Canada. , The meeting concluded with cheers for the Queen, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Fielding and Dr. McDonald. SHARING HANDS. ' 1 The last cheers had scarcely died away when a rush was made to the platform to shake hands with Sir Wilfrid, and the Pre- mier was kept busy shaking the hands of both ladies and gentlemen, for sbiiut a quer- ter of an hour, Notwithstanding the immense , crOwd in the hall and the extreme discomfort suf- fered by many, especially thoze who had to stand in the aisles during the whole meet- ing, a more orderly meeting could not be desired. It was creditable to the people. There were no interruptions but the ap- plause and each speaker was listened to with the greatest attention and seeming interest. On the whole, the Liberals of East and West Hpron, and especially the good people of Wingliam, are to be heartily congratu- lated on the magnificent rquocess, in every reapeot, of their demonstration, and it will, no doubt, bear good fruit in due season. Wingham District League. The Epworth Leagues of the Wingbam district qf the Methodist church held their •annual cenvention in Teeswater on Thurs- day, ()dare 12th. The leagues through- out the ()atria were well represented, and delegate ei were most hospitably treated by the kind people of Teeswater. The attend- anoe at the morning and afternoon sessions was good, but the church was too small to hold the audience in the evening. The sessions were all very interesting, many ex- cellent papers being given, but the closing session was particularly interestiag. Mr. Kerr, of Brussels, in his witty way, gave "Echoes from Indianapolis." Rev. Mr. Moir, B. A., of Walkerton, gave a most ex- , °silent address on "Christian citizenship," which was listened to with pleasure and benefit. Rev. R. Hbbbs, of Wingham, gave :his address on "The triangular man," which, if heeded, should be the means of 'helping men and women to live consistent ills's.. The ringing of the choirls especially worthy of mention; the rendering of "Roll, Jordan roll," brought hearty and !loud applause. The convention may be termed a very successful one; the next one !will be held in Gorrie. The officers for ithe year are; President, A. Butchart, Tees. water; lat vice-president, W. H. Kerr, ,Brussels ; 2nd vice-president, George Awde, iWingham ; 3rd vice-president, Miss Fitz. ell, Kincardine; 4th vice-president, Miss 1Mutch, Gortie ; 5th- viee-president, Mrs. Brown, Whitechurch; secretary -treasurer, Pr. M. H. Willem, Teeswater. Goderich District League. ; The Goderieh District Sabbath Sohool-and Epworth League Convention was held in 'the Blyth Methodist church on Tuesday, the ;17th inst. Notwithstanding a continuous ,rain from early morning until late at night, there was a good attendance of delegates, ,and a very pleasant and profitable day was ,apent by all. The programme was exception- ally good, and the lively Twiner in which :delegates and others took part in the dile curision demonstrated -the aptness of the sub+ jeets treated in connection with the various departments of Sunday school and League Work. The following were the speakers Rev. S. J. Alli' n Dr. Towler, Rev. F. J. Oaten, Miss E. Wilson, Rev. B. Clement, 'Rev. J. Wilson Geo. Barrows, Miss Maud Xing, W. II. Wilson, and Rev. Humphrey Graham, B. A., the last two being the Speakers of the evening. The Round Table Conference, led by Rev. J. WiLion, was epecially helpful, and brought out a good many excellent ideas regarding League Work. The delegates were delighted with the hospitality ehown them by the good people of Blyth, and cotridering the in- elemenoysof the weather, were unanimous in declaring it' to be one of the most pleasant and profitable conventions held in commas tion with the Goderioh district. The fol- lowing officers were elected': Hon. presi- ant, Rev. J. Wilson, Goderieh ; president, Rev. S. J, Allin, Goderich ; lat vice, Mr. Ca A. Holland, Clinton; 2nd vice Miss Maud King, Blyth; 3rd vice, Miss Jennie Kirk, Londesboro ; 4th vice'Miss Minnie Hillier, Goderich ; 5th vice, Miss M. B. Salkeld, Goderich ; seoretary, Mr. W. C. Myers, Clinton; treasurer, Miss E. A. Blair, Au- burn. Canada. —Seventeen nurses last week graduated from the General Hospital, Toronto. —John Dean has been sentenced, to two yeare in Kingston penitentiary for atealing a registered letter from the Napanee peat - office. —George E. Pare, the convicted Domin- ion Bank burglar, bets applied, through his counsel, for the reward offered by the bank of $12,060. —Mr. L. Breithaupt, member elect for North an aterloo, in the Peovincial Legis- lature, has been unseated by the election courts. —Lady Aberdeen has resigned the presi- dency of the National Council of Women of Canada, and Lady Taylor will succeed to the office. —The Elder -Dempster Steamship Com- pany has been awarded the contract, of car- rying the English mails by the Dominion Government. —George Thompson was instantly killed at the cement works, in the Napanee mills, Saturday morning, by being caught in the shafting and thrown violently against a beam. —The office of the Lang Biscuit Manu- facturing Company, Montreal, was entered by burglars the other night, who gagged the night watchman, blew open two eafes, and stole $250. —According to late advices from Dawson, the census completed by tbe mounted police shows the town to have 4,445 population, of whom 3,205are from the United States and 845 from England and Canada. —President Shaughnensy, of the Cadadian Pacific Railway, says the company will build, in Winnipeg, next spring, a large hotel and station combined, costing about $1,000,000. • It will be 320 by 280 feet, six stories high, with three-story towers. —After being chimed about the world for six years, Fred L. Titus, who was wanted for swindling an insurance company of Tor- onto out ef several thousand dollars, haft been captured at Phoenix, Oregon, by a Chicago detective. —Mrs. John Bond, of Chatham, aged 82 years, was found dead in bed on Friday. morning. She had been ill for some time, and was very weak. It is supposed she rolled over on her face, and, being unable to turn back, was smothered to destb. • —William Hutton, a Waterous Engine ; Company employee in Brantford, fell deat while at his work last Wednesday morning. He was in the act of stooping to lift a cast- ing when he fell over dead. He was 45 years old, and leaves a wife and family at his home in Paris. —Silas Misted, a boilermaker, employed in the Canadian Pacific Railway shops, at Toronto Junction, dropped dead Saturday morning. Death was due to angina pector. is, and H'usted was working in a firebox at the—hetTime. authorities are sending four trained nurses with the Canadian contin- gent. These nurses are; Miss Pope, of Ottawa, who will be superintendent of the staff; Miss Forbes, of Liverpool, Nova, Scotia; Miss Ragmen, daughter of Dr. Russell, superintendent of Hamilton Asy, lum, and Miss Minnie Affleck, of Ottawa. Mies Pope is a sister of Mr. Joseph Pope, Under-Secretary of State. She has had 11 wide experience in hospital work, and bas been superintendent for five years of the nursing staff at one of the Washington hos- pitals. Miss Forbes is a sister of Judge Forbes, of Nova Scotia, and has been asso- ciated with Mien Pope in hospital work. Miss Miceli is a graduate of Kingston hos- pital, and a member of the nursing staff of the Children's hospital in Toronto. Miss Russell accompanied a contingent of Ameri- can troops to Manila, and just returned s few weeks ago. —David Ryckman, one of the best known and most highly respected farmers of Dela- ware township, died Friday morning, at his home, lot 9, concession 4, Delaware town- ship, after an illness of fourteen months from an abscess of the lungs. He was 81 years old. —It is definitely settled that the first lot of exhibits for the Perin Exposition will be despatched from Quebec on November 7th, by a vessel of the Leyland line. None of the Government steamers were found to have sufficient carrying capacity to warrant their use in this particular eervice. —An' accident occurred on the Parry Sound Railway on Wednesday night of Jut week, by which Fireman Homer B. Barney was killed, and Engineer Arthur Grogan was injured. Two or three huge pieces of rock had beeome loosened from the high embankment and rolled on to the track. —Hon. A. S. Hardy has been appointed Surrogete Clerk and Clerk of the Process at Osgood. Hall. The office of Surrogate Clerk was formerly held by the It. Hon. T. W. Anglin and that of Clerk of the Pro- cess by the late Alexander Maedonell. The salary of the two positions is $3,400 a year. —Saturday evening, while preparing sup- per, Mrs, O'Neil, wife of Michael O'Neil, an old and respected resident of Uxbridge, dropped dead. Mrs. O'Neil had been troubled to some extent for years with heart disease, and it is supposed that this was the imme- diate cause of her sudden death. Mrs. O'Neil was about 80 years of age. —Johnnie Sloan, a six year old Toronto boy, was standing watching the military review in High park on Thanksgiving Day, when he was set upon by a ferocious mastiff. The brute knocked, the youngster down and bit him several times. Finally a mounted policeman beat the animal off. There were five wounds in his face, and his right ear was ahnost bitten off. —A boy named Newton Parsone twelve years old, son of a farmer living about two miles from Komoka, was accidentally shot in the abdomen by Thomas McCormick, son of Andrew McCormick, of London, the other day, and died within a very short time afterwards. Three of the McCormick boys were out shooting, but it is not 'mown how the accident came about. —The mail train on the Collingwood branch of the Grand Trunk Railway broke in two sections on Thursday evening of hiait week, when on a down grade,near Becton. The after portion crashed int, the first sec- tion, knocking the express messenger from one end of his car to the other, breaking three ribs. Others on the train received a severe shock. —At the Guelph assizes'Thotnae Boole, 21 years of age, sued Robert Stewart, lum- ber merchant, of that oity, for the loss of three fingers and thumb of the right hand and a portion of the little finger, by a rip saw. The contention, was that the saw was not properly guarded in accordance with the Workman's Compensation Act. A ver- dict of $500 was awarded the plaintiff. —Frederick W. Watkins, proprietor of the largest departmental store in Hatnilton, and one of the largest in the province, has atsigned. Mr. Watkins became a convert I to the beliefs of the Seventh Day Adveu- I tiste about three months ago, and has abuse closed his store on Saturdays, losing anuch city and country trade thereby, and also the good will of his creditors. —At the Wellington assizes! on Friday, the Jafie of Mrs. Caropbell, wb.o claimed $6,000 compensation front the Acton Tan- ning Company, of Guelph, for the death of her husband, an employee of the company, alleging that he died from anthrax, non - &acted in handling hides, was finished. Mrs. Campbell was given $1,000, and the two children $500 each. —Mr. Axford, a farmer living about a mile and a half south of Delhi, Friday morning noticed Ms barns to be on fire, and not much could be done, as all was in a. mass of flames. The contents were nearly all burned, including one mare and colt, machinery, and all this season's crops. The building was insured for $400, but the loss is estimated at about $1,000. A boy playing with matches caused the blaze. —Napier Stuart, a Hamilton boy, was accidentally shot on Saturday afternoon. Stuart and three companions were in a row- boat near the marah. In another boat were William Davenport and two other boys, who were duck -shooting. The boats were close together. Davenport had shot at a duck, and in some way the second barrel went off. The charge entered Stuart's neck and breast, inflicting serioue injuries. • —Mr. John Shultz, of Toronto Junction, met with a serious accident and narrowly escaped instant death at the Carlton crows- ing, Friday morning. He was wheeling s, lot of lime on a handcart, when, the out- ward Canadian Pacific Railway train ap- proached unnoticed by him, and pitched him 20 feet into the fence. He was picked up unconscious and removed to his home. His injuries consist of a bad scalp wound, a cut across the eye, bruimed elbow and in- jured hip, besides other minor cuts and bruises. The handcart he was wheeling was snwhed to atoms. —The house of Mr, John Rutherford, a farmer, thnee miles south of Omemee, was burned about four o'clock Sunday morning. Mr. Rutherford was away, but his daughter and four sons were at home. •Miss Ruther- ford was awakened by the smell of smoke, and called her brothere to Bee what was wrong. Wilmot ran down stairs, and, opening the kitchen door, was xnet by a burst of flame. • He was severely burned about the head„ face, neck and hands. He could not close the door and the fire spread so rapidly that the other members of the family had to rueh from their house with only what clothing they could snatch in their flight Only one of the boys got hie boots. There was a considerable sum of money burned. The loss is estimated at $2,500. No insurance, • —The Stratford Beacon says -Miss Jessie Gibson, of Gibson's 'confectionery store, re- ceived a letter on Wednesday of last week, containing 35 cents in etampe and a note' stating that some years ago the writer pur- chased from the late Mr. Henry Gibson, * pineapple, the value of which was the amount enclosed, and which had never been paid. The writer, a lady, wehtt on to state that her oonsoience had been so troubled through the non-payment of the 36 oents that she was forced to remit it. Ai it) li about four years since Mr. Gihoon retired from business, it must have taken that time at least for hes conscience to prevail upon her to pity up the debt.