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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1903-05-08, Page 1riats, fee se -varied as the to be and Nee green. ol t'h€' differeiy ne way savor or and the stooks velties that the but admire and °alma irons- and, eraniveatul so many WOO.VOO and • Please csrpet your. t4an, any Other Eo Pleasing tbat. ei,1 he ahadow ,eter are just areett this depart. he room's other s you'll find the esss dainty cob, the other drapers g, ready to make raviting. n if you come to. Ise.' If you See We'll reserve. v -e -that is fair— ooee in carpets, Dace curtains, ag, else. _ L ts from louauet a OE *girl with the allows. lies the le d' 1 a tng tee -jade and the, isahip.. French ,eas eancot oon- 1_ treatione that 1.-e, hurried here il4for brz.t a Ira. y take you us - leve a moat- be. in ttyle, come ty together with Yash s• garden, theee blossoiin out in ad newness hes New musline new oharabraya, be beet assort- swn, excuee ad -worn way, be. You find etuft e on the kie the door. cSS ,(z1 show- eeer fabrics that ae petty lines !Serene°. They ::reatest rumber t de ranging en 750 a yard to These wool fab - standard colors. • give a pleasing suitable for eade writ. It is yeet eau get erd. -ners leaet money. 4avaIue. Yoa erhaps not the tere are found ;13, lacee, em - hat dkerchiefe, y, eta. thit it Cash !tore. ;ernplation, by ie marriage ie Coc Item and will take • painful ac- e t Hey, son liege, on Sat- :tnrning at the row, the lad t he might Is missed hie g in between tilt was the leg a 'Ude was at once klooter being or five- hours. ward instead a re been out Vendee& He 4bed friends in Connell, of daye.—Miss `rdto con- Etvent.—Mas- t e was. a visi- 'Myera, of 'ng friends.— visiting his bn Carpen- 'jet Goderich ratty hours' visitor in t...,tand Mrs.- on busi- , pr. Manly, Meta to St. E she funeral t Ottawa, ression, a Usher etre of on Cassels, . Clarke, of ,he depert- hioh is be-, SL An- ictor Mira aggregate he amount a penny aiming one Md the Soo t.„ Ivied by ad Mar - stock and Ganley -Bank, and -was badly estimated insurance definite in Are. 1E7 a THIRTY-THIRD TEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 1,847. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1903. 2 STORES I oft. wide I 100 ft. long I Big Tel I2 FLOORS areund Floor Iarran., 1 tipper Floor IMANUFACTUR- ING. AAAN.ywiniAAAA040~00wwwv. There'll be lots of it haw. The discount seaF3on,is about, at hand, the sea- son when windy announcements of big sales and cut price selling fnr some reason or other. These "spasms" always come twoor three times a year. Our Discount Season Lasts- the Whole Year. We have built our mammoth business by selling at lower i)rices than other stores. In the suit line you will always find by comparison that our prioes are frara $1 to $3 less on the same quality We know fiat this is the best method of building and holding business. You can save 50c to $1 on hats, and on shirts, underwear, collars, ties, Src., in the furnishing line, you can always get the new clean stuff, and pay no more, and often less than other places ask yaw to pity for really inferior goods. Come and see a.lout it. e*******************6044 st. -•-hene --••• A Ten Dollar Expenditure. , It is really marvellous what can be bought in cur store if y ou come in 'armed with a ten dollar bill. Ten dollars will buy .ifou as nice a suit, ready .to put on, as any man couldwish to wear. This price is not confined to one linel of suits. We give you an enormous lange of color, weaves and patterns to select from at this price. Again, you might not want to spend this sum in a suit only. In that case, you have a variety of ways to choose, for instance, in a $10 parcel. There can be Good Knockabout Suit Dress Hat Fancy Shirt Overalls Smock Work Shirt Three Pairs of Sox Suit Light Underwear Tie, Collar and Suspenders 5 00 1 25 75 75 50 50 25 50 50 810 00 Your choice of a hundred ways you get a. big 810 worth in any choice. Boys' Clothing. Probably the strongest feature in our boys' stock for this season is the fact that it seems to be just what the mother is looliing for, and at the same time the boy is delighted. Mother wants sora.etliing strong, neatly cut and well finished, and a becoming shade, and garments of a style to suit the age and figure of the boy; and not too high in price The boy wants the suit to "look right and feel right." Our boys' clothing fills the bill. Boys' Lion Brand Suits, double seat and double knee, 3 pieces, ▪ ages 9 -to 15 years $3.50 to $5.00 Boys' School Suits, in 2 piece and 3 piece, ages 4 to 9 years $1.50 to $3.50 Bays' Odd Pants, double seat and double knee, ages 4 to 15 years, cotton 25c to 40c union tweed 50c_to 60c "wool tweed 50e to 80c tAAANY1,10a0tAatnYeWANyyteesw Butter and Eggstakenas Cash. Vilit'44-41.111,444114111.1aingrgireengr#3. Greig & Stewart (SUCCESSORS TO GREIG & MACDONALD) Johnson Bros.' Old Stand, Canadian Pacific Railway Upper lake steamships "Alberta," " Athabasca " and "Manitoba," will leave %wen Sound at 1:30 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. READ DOWN. Leave Owen Sound Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1.30 p. m. Leave Sault Ste. Marie Wednesdays, Fridays and Mondays at 10.00 4. m. Arrive at Port Arthur Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays at 7.00 a. m. • Arrive, at Fort William Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays tst 8.00 , m. READ UP. Arrive at Owen Sound Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a. m. Leave Sault Ste. Marie Saturdays, Mondays and Wednesdays at 12.00 noon Les,ve Fore William Fridays, Sundays and Tuesdays at 9.00 a. m. Steamships connect at Sault Ste. Marie- for, Duluth and Minneapolis, and at William for Winnipeg and all Pacific coast points. Foffurther particulars, apply to orb GREIG & STEWART, Agents Canadian Pacific Railway, Dominion Express, Canadian Pacific Rallway Tele- graph Co., and Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Atlantic steamship service. NOTES FROM THE DOMINION CAPITAL. 1 , OTTAWA, Mayl4bh, 1903. The diffioulties, which, mo' t people im- agined, were certein to happe in connec- tion with the Barr colony, are already tak- ing place, and it is almost safe to say that te end will be me unsatie laotory to the D minion, from a British immigration view point, as Lb will be for the imMigrants. 1The Reverend Mr. Barr, an Engliah clergyman, brought to Canada about 2,000 Engliehneen, the intention beim' to stare an Engliah Colony in the North est some dis- tance from Siuskatoon, in the Saskatohewan distriot. : Mr. Barr took out the homesteads and paid the department for t ent. He got the usual commissions .from tie steamship o mpanies and those for wh in he made purchases, as well as the sual amount i g vete by, the Governmenb for , immigrants. Ottb of this ie is maid that hip will make a very gored thing. Now that the immigrants have reached SeakatoOn, some 200 or 300 mi es from their d‘stinetion, they are beginning to realize tlte true positicen of affairs. t1aey say thee the statements which led the to join the colony ate at variance with tie true state of affadre. They were given t underatand ehat work in the colony would be abundant, mild that they would be hired tb good wages. hey now find that the settlea, who have te meahe to start farming wil do as much at3 possible of the work thernsi lve8, and thet the labor maket ie hopelessly lutted, " What are weto do ?" ask d one of the three young fellows of th government agent. ." I've got £3, and th re are 'Scores Of other chap that's got abou , the same, or even lees. When we gat out to the colony, *he's going to hire us? lobody. Can we get work in Saskatoon? don't think eo. l'en a blacksmith by trade. There ain't no blacksmiths wanted her I want to learn td farm, but we ca-n't gefb a job. It'd an awful mess for a ohap to le in, and we think We Barr aa we have to thank for it. Seems to me we'll have to get to sonne place where fermers want men, and, how we're to go withitue more money than don't know." ;The statement of this youn fellow is the counterpart of that made by dezt.nt of others. These young men ha e the makings 'of excellent settlera. They are vigorous, healehys not afraid of work, ncl have the desire te) learn ae speedily alii possible the method e and customs of the land of their adoption. Among the colonists are eome who appear to be wholly unsuitable for piOneer farming. They are troll eduoated and gentle mennered, but abselutely desti• tnte of individual inititative or the power of;adaptability. The end will, be that some off, the petty who are enbirely unacquainted and wholly unsuited for pioneer life will go beck to England and carry on a crusade against the meaty which will do more harm than the Doukhobor maroh. TEE COLONY SYSTEM NOT VERY SATISFACTORY. 1 The eetablishing of colonies in this way in the Wet has nee been a success. Indeed, it has not turned ontt-Well anywhere. The Mormon, colony in Alberta is probably an exception. But take the &leech crofters and the Welsh Patagonians and they all turned Gut failures. The starting of com- munities in this way with the false notion of perpetuating the way of doing things where the new arrivals °erne from is a wholly mile taken idea for a new country, The Hon. Clifford Sifter' saw this and cabled Mr. Barr to endeavor to mix among hie people 25 per • cent). of ' Americans, who would be an im- peths and an education to the strangers in directing them in the correee methoda of pioneer life on the prairies. But hie advice wag negleoted. The most) successful immi- grants in the Dominion are thon3 who come from the United Statea. They are perfectly -familiar with the conditions that exist here and know exactly what is expected of them before they come. On the other hand, the everage English settler is somewhat helpless if not well surrounded by others to assist him along, and is also a bit of a grumbler w' ho doed not hesitate to air his opinions in the press in his own land, to the detriment of. his adopted home. The Minister of the 'Interior took the precaution to appoint guides and farm instruotors to go along with the colonists1 but it is safe to say, notwith- , ettanding ell that has been done, that very Many of the new arrivals:will never see their deetinatien. And it is the very beat thing that can happen them, since they will mix up with others who will ?how them how to I get along very much better than if they etayed with their own people, who, not sat- iefied with life as it existed in the old land, ere, nevertheless, determined to introduce 'nd perpetuate as ittitith of it as possible in t is country. It will Wee them years to isoover that much of this is not adapted to tie climate nor to the conditions that exist ere. TEtE IMMIGRATION RETURNS. The immigration returns for the first ilerter of the present oalendar year show :tiat the arrivals from Britain exceed those iho have oome from the United States for e e same Period. There were in round fig- . is 20,000 people wbo Came in and settled the country, principally in tbe Wean tiring thee time. This is very nearly twice M many arrivals as in the firsb quarter of p02. There were over 7,000 who came rom Britain, or exactly 345 more than *me from. the United States. This is the rtt time in some years that) the number in the British Isles exceeded those of the e nited States. The British invasion of nada is now exceeding the United Seabee ir • vasion. And the number from Britain is teadily innreasing. ' Thia ia one of the rea- rms why the Government is very anxious \ het nothing should happen to the Barr ollony to give a setback to the strong tide of migration that is now flowing this way bm the tild land. , . VIA GB.AND TRUNK PACIFIC,. l Sir Charles 4ivers Wilson'president of be Grand Trunk Railway, and C. M. Hays, I, e president of the road, were in the oity t le week seeing Sir Wilfrid Laurier in cone Setion with the proposed Grand Trunk a0ifiO, Whinh is an extension of the Grand gunk to the Pfeifle masa Sir Charles livers hadjustarrived from Great Britain. Being interviewed in conneotion with the penpesed undertaking, he spoke somewhat f7e1y of the project. He says the share - h `Mere of the Grand Trunk in Britain look forward with a greab deal of hope to the part which: the transcontinental line is to ptity he the' development of the Canadian *nit. He cotuddere that the company sirbioh he rapreaents should not lose thin o orbunity of taking advantage ; of the p pacts of sharing in the development of tit west. The Grand Trunk had tendered ✓ uable services to Canada in the east, and th ,Grand Trunk Psoific would do the same th ng in the wed. Sir Charles is' deep') interested in the soheme. He hopes that the Government will take a statesmanlike vibe," of ettewhole question, and will give etch liberal treatment of the propeeed -ex- teiartion as will insure its construction. lie :;117h71=1:rthe re:115 t oirs 0 1 tur al do tneorb 11 e . e we've got, I well known that there will be no land grant. The governmenb policy is against that. Then it must b3 a question of cash in bOMO form. The ordinary aubaidy of $3,200 a mile would be altogether ineuffieient. How much can the government give? An outlet for the Manitoba wheat is needed more than new railways in the west. If an outlet is not secured the construobion of more lines in the-weet will only add to the exist - else matters will have to be e government. If nob hash overnment could guarantee ake a firet mortgage upon he right to purchaie if de - les has gone to Sb. Louis hibition there as one of the loners. He will be here y back to England. The aoifio bill will come up be - committee on May 7th. ition may be made to grant- ed by interested parbies, diffioulty in putting the O commibtee and through ing evIL All ooieidersd by t di (idly, the the bonds and the road, with sired. Sir Cita to attend the e .Britilsh commie agai on his w Grar d Trunk fora he railwa Wha ever oppo ing ad to the ther will be n bill through t peril ment. What ii r. Stratton 8ays. The long ant oipated evidence of the Pro- vinci I Secrete y, Hon. J. •R. Stratton, was cent enced be ore the Gamey Commission - ere n Mond:y morning. Mr. Stratton, who as fault ssly attired, gave bie evi- dem quietly and modestly, but withoue eppa ent nervs usnese. He stated that im- medi tely afte the general elections of May v last, hioh we e very close, the Premier and the 4ttorney. eeneral went to England for thee() months. He (Mr. Stratton) was told by th,e Premie to take charge of the pro- tests) but, aft r attending a few ineetinge with IMr. Foy, Mr. Bristol and Dr. Nesbitt; the Conservat' e negotiators, he abandoned the matter, a. d told ;Mr. R. A. Grant, so. licit* for the Liberal Association, to take entire charge • f the matter. He knew noth- ing ahout eith r the filing or the withdrawl of the Manito lin pebition. He had never emplhyed eith r Captain Sullivan or Frank Sullivan to se Mr. Gamey aa to his protest or as to, patro age. All he knew of Gamey when he came to see him oa September 9 . lastwees that i was rumored that he would 6upport the overnment, and had been elected on tha undertaking. On that morn- ing Mr. Street n arrived from his simmer home at Sto.ey Lake. Shortly after he reached hie o ti ae, Costello, the messenger, ushered in Fra.k Sullivan and Gamey. The former helad known for many years, and he introduced is companion as the member from Manitou in. They talked on general subject for a hile, and Gamey willed w by the Gov rnme t did not appoint Mr. Thos. Flesher Juetio of the Peaoe, and was told that he would have to see the Attceney- General Fin lly Gamey said he was going to eupp rt the Government ; their policy was rigl t, but its administration by the of- ficials was aom times bad. He also spoke about his prot t, and Mr. Stratton advised him to see Mr Aylesworth, and told him it he supported the Government he would receive the same consideration as other sup- porters of the Subsequentl worth in the o he get Gamey the suggestion "lb was a t Mr. Ayleswort use his own ju declared the w Mr. Stratton business in con 'overnment. , Mr. Stratton met Mr. Aylere rridor, who suegested that o sign a letter. He follo wed ncl drafted one. Treatise letter, submitted to at his own suggestion, to gment in dealing with it," mess. e also gave an account of his tuition with the Nova Scotia Eastern Railw y Company, and the Sap- phire Corundem Company, which were ocouping hie at antion on September 10 and 11, the dates o -negotiated wit ment of the mo On September take the draft 1 Osgood° Hall, a September 11 h ing shortly afte Boland, and wa Loan building, o'clook. At 1 pair of ahoes fr sonally. "Did you pa Gamey any money; or did you pay any on money for Gamey ?" asked Mr. Johnston. " Never." "Did you gi divide 1" " No 1 Stratton. " Didyou se ronn with a pee " Never !' w He ale° denie Gamey the prot had held any c A. Jones, of B years. He never had the Sullivan°, ei ation" was used consideration a dinarily received.. "I never mad Gamey 1 He no by his own wish aided that the o seen him in Sept "As to where said Mr. John would be easy fo "Yes, or $30, " Out of your " Yes." This is in brief ton's evidence cross-examined° shake ib in any p which Mr. Gamey eaid he • Mr. Stratton for the pay- ey. and when it was paid, 0 he left the buildings to tter to Mr. Aylesworth, at ortly after 12 o'clock ; on left the Parliament build - 10 a. m., with Mr. Walter at the Dominion Permanent n King street, until after 1 alf-past one he bought a m Mr. John Gainane per - e Frank Sullivan $3,000 to Nor hree cents 1" declared Mr. d a man to the smoking - et on any occasion !" the reply. that he had discussed with eta in Algoma, or that he mmunioation with Mr. D. eton, within the past two any business dealings with her. The word " oonsider- only in the Rens° of the overnment supporter or- a single appointment with er came to see me, exoept 1" declared the wibness, and ly, date on which he had mber was the 9th. the money oame from 1" ton. "1 suppose- that it you to obtain $3,000 ?" 0 1" *mid Mr. Stratton. wn resources ?" the eubstance of Mr. &rat - and the most searching by Mr. Blake did not rtieular. A Great exit for -Canada,. Among the eve te of the present year in the world of trad and commerce, none will be of greater imp •rearm) than bhe meeting of the Chambera f Commerce of the Em- pire, to be held 1 Montreal during August. Once in every thr:e years the leading repre- sentatives of the 'minim world, from all parte of Great Br tain and her self-govern- tng colonies, gat et to discuss the great) aommeroial, indu trial and economic) quea- tions of the day. Their deliberations are followed with int rest) throughout the entire Empire. Their c •nolusions shape the policy of our times. Ne er before has this con- vention been held outside of Great Britain, and Canada, in se uring the honor of enter.. taining it), has wo • a great privilege and ob- tained a grand op • rtunity. The idea of oo ing out to Canada to at- tend this meeting is, from present advices, proving irnmensel popular in British com- mercial circlet!. heady upwards of a hun- dred Britiah Chambre of Commerce, in im- portant commercial centres, have signified their intention of sending delegates. The Montreal Board of Trade is in communi- cation with sim lar bodies everywhere throughoub the D minion, in order that the delegates, eter t a convention, may have ample opporbunit of visiting _every part of Canada; and th railway and steamboat companies, 4Yeallzi g the importance of the gathering, re generously co-operating to this end. is ptoposed firat to conduct 1 5 the visitors for a week's trip over fertile 2,000 Rolls Wall Paper Regular Price 8c and 10c Now 5 Cents Per Roll. Borders and Cei!ings to Match Paper Hanging Totwn or Country 7c Per (Rolf, ALEX. WI TEI1:1 EAFORTli. Ontario, which will, towarth the end of August), be at its best. The Toronto Ex- position will next receiv a visite Then the grain fields of Manitoba where, in the first week in September, bar' eating will be at its height, theranches of lberta, the forest wealth, the fisheries an4 the mines 'Of Brit- ish Columbia will next 1a been. Returning, the visitors will tour Q ebeo and the Mari- time Provinces, visiting our chief manufac• turing centres and the 4tlantio ports. The aid of the natio al government hes been invoked that ever facility may be pro- vided to place all that is moat interesting throughout Canada bef re these dietinguish- ed visettrs. Lona Boar s of Trade at pointe visited will co-operate n the way of ban- quets, luncheons and other hospitaltties. Literature; giving full articulars regarding Canada as a field for p ofitable investment is being prepared for !distribution among the delegates. It is impossible to estimate the value of this visit. What it will mean for Canada to have among the members of each Chamber of Commerce in every city throughout' the Empire, one or more influential persons who may be ddmpetent to speak from personal exi• perienoes of her resourees and of her possi- bilities, cannot be ove -estimated. It behooves Canadia s everywhere to give the visitors a most roy I welcome. The Kind of' Farin Laborers We are G tting. • Mr. Persee, the aerie) immigrat:en agent at Toronto, is a lusy man these days. About 150 well builtl young Englishmen sweoptd down upon him a few days ago, clamoring for position@ as farm hands. such invasions this re to come. The d the steam ship out 800 intending d for Toronto and cited town Tuesday; ial train from Mont - There have been severe year and there are m eteam ship Bavarian a Canada brought over a settlers. Those destin neighboring counties re molting at 7.45 by spe real t When the correspon government offices in t the ioem filled with a crowd. The offiee help ing Information and de vacant places and desir of the newcomers were amount of capital, who for a little time in orde with the country, and t ent called at ths e station he found ery likely looking was kept busy giv- ells concerning the ble localitiee. Many en with a certain ntended to hire out :to get acquainted en take up farms ef their own. A few ampng them were of mechanic and olerk °las ea, but the demand for help on the farms is so great that, no difficulty exists in satis ying all applicapts. The pay ranges from $1, 0 te $150 per an- numfor inexperienced men and '$250 to $300 for practical farm help. When the board and all incidental are taken into con- sideration the latter ie a very tempting figure for the man freehirom the shores of old England. Mr. Persee reports &tr extraordinary de- mand for all classes of f rm help. The ma- jerity of the newcomers will be placed throughout Ontario. It is noticeable that very few applioations fo help come in from New Ontario. The far iers in that new country are eelf-support ng ecs far as extra help is uoncerned. The correspondent ha 1 a pleasant chat with G. F. Tradewell, 1 te of Harrowgate. Mr. Tradewell is a b irly Yorkshireman who intends to take p land. He was originally booked for W nnipeg, but decid- ed to try his luok in Ont irlo. He reports _a remorkable interest in E igland in all things Canadian, and prophesi a that tremendous influx of settlers from th old land will be Canada's portion during the near future. Taken as a whole, the intending settlers are a very likely looking body of men. They are well pleased with wi at they hey° al- ready seen of Caneda, al d are ready and willing to put their hands to -the first roes- onably paid work that c meg along. Judg- ing from the appearance lof the latest) arriv- als in the Queen City, th -incoming brawn, muscle and brains are fai1 above the average standard. The Toronto_ H rse Show. , • Tha Toronto Star ma es the following pertinent and truthful re °relate to the Re- called horse show held ii Toronto, at the armories there, last weelh Ili says : "Have you been bolhe Horse Show? Have you seen society di playing itself there in alhite finery? Have you seen society exposing itself there to the envy of the masses and to the admiration of the barn- yard animals which serve as a pretext for the gathering. "11 you have seen it y u must have been struck with the inoongrni y of iti all. The effect produced is that of horses in a draw- ing room or of society th owing itself into prominence by ueing a stable for a back- ground. All °epee of .fitnese is violated. Of course they have a horse show in New York, but Po doubt) it is as ludicrous as our own: If interest in horse flesh were the remain for the horse show, there would be common sense in it. If people were inter- ested in horses, if they were attracted ehere by the animals, and if they dressed as hum- an beings do and should do when they are in company with horses, the show would be, a rational thipg. "But the horse is a me e incident in the horse show. The affair is really a woman show, a fine dress exhibition, and worse than all, an annual competition in social ostentation, wherein those who have the largest number of dollars to waste excel all others. The boxes for the show are sold at auction, and are net neoeisarily bought in either by those who lbeat l love horses or those who best deserve front seats when To- ronto sooieby gathers in a public place. 'These boxes are auction d off, and year after year the prices um ease, until now men pay the value of a workingman's home for the use during the three days of a rough board box in which their wives oan sit and feel socially distinguished. The view is no better than that enjoyed by others who sit on seate equally uncon1ortable and drafty el at the prioe of one dollar aoh. But tho3e who have expensive seats know they are expensive and know the people know it. When society arraysjtaelf in its best and goes to a concert or t an art exhibition one can understanditsfor there is a fitness t in it all, but when society parades itself in a huge bare like the Armor*, in the pres- ence of horses that) aria sc °sly looked at, T paying absurd pricer) fo Beats, buying prominence at its coMpe itive value, the nob influence of th Music and are sho for the best people, harmony with mu should wealth va when people go to i , h I ()LEAN , BROS.. . Publishers - 1. $1 a Year in 4.dvanoe. B thing is vulgarizing. ld have an attraction and fine gowns are in io and are,: bub • why nnueptecatnhdor to:71,th itself Canada. • —Snow fell to the depth of over five inches in the Fore William district on the filet of May. —A pike weighing 42 pounds was caught in the Ottawa Rive, at the foot of Chats Falls, a few days a o. The fish was caught _with a still line, ind is said to he third largest ever caught in the Ottawa River. —Hon. Hugh John Macdonald, of Winni- peg, registered ab the Queen's hotel, Tor- onto, a few days ag . He was on his way to Philadelphia to see hie son, who has been attending soh either° and who is ill. —In the country north of Buckingham, Quebec, ab least 30 farmere have lost every- thing they own by he bush fires. Many others lost barna aid out -buildings. Many are in destitution, and are suffering. -a-Rev. Dr. MoMhllen, of Woodstock, in whose splendid church the meeting of the Sypod of Hamiltonl and London was held last week, has pass d the 43rd milestone in his pastorate en Ajtr11 19 -da There are not many ministers irho can show such a record. While John yfe, of Puslinch near F rgus, was engag d in cultivating a- field, his spirited team b came frightened and ran away. • While endeavoring to stop them Mr. Fyfe was stru k on the right leg by one of the wheels of th cultivator and a com- pound fracture of both bones, about six inehes above the ankle, was the result. —About 2 o'clock Monday morning, the large barns of .Join Alexander, a farmer living two and iqtalf miles southeast of Brantford, were dirtroyed by fire. About 30 head of very v lueble thoroughbred esti tleethree horses and some pige were burned to death, and a quentity of farming imple- ments destroyed. I Came of fire, suppled incendiary. —Rev. Washington Morse, a retired mis- sionary, and Mrs. t1ames Emory were united in marriage at Peterboro, a few days ago. The bridegroom, who- is a Second Adventist, was 40 years a miseionary &thong the Indians of the Western States, and has many times been threatened with the scalping knife and stake. He is 86 years of age and the bride is a widow of (6 years. —Wm. H. Gibson, who lived about fiye miles north of Uxbridge, was burned to death and his house and contents were de- stroyed'aboub ten c)tilook last Friday night. Mr. Gibson was alone in the house at the time and juet how .the fire originated will never be known. When found he was near- ly oat of the house, but jlead, from burns received ttbout the head. Deceased was 38 yeare of ego and married. —Mr. 11. T. Murray, of Erin township, Wellington county, lose his house and barn, with all their contents, on Thureday morn- ing of lest week. The fire broke out from a defective chimney. • Among the contents of the barn were two yearling colts, two calves, 11 pigs, 100 bushels of wheal), 500 bushels of oats, 15 tons of hay, and imple- ments. The total loss will be $2,500 to $3,000, and is only partially covered by in- surance. —The disaster ab Frank has been the cause of a great deal of ,concern in Great Britain, where the idea cif locality, so far as it conoerns this eountry, is, in general, very vague. Lord Strathcona, indeed, thoughb it was necessary to assure the English public that the origin of of the disaster was not volcanic, and that the Barr and other British colonists were far away from Frank and in no kind of danger. — The Ontario Government have decided to purchase the Hatch farm, just beyond the northern boundary ofNoodstock, on the 12th line of Zorra, as the site for the new Provincial Hospital for Epileptics. The selection is regarded ape wise one. The farm is beautifully situated, commanding -a view of a wide stretch Of country, and ad- mirably suited for all the purposes for which it is intended. As it is but a little over a mile from the city fire hall, the hospital will have adequate protection. —Oa Friday last 120 immigrants. from England arrived at the Union station, Tor- onto, from Montreal, in quest of work. A score or more farmers were there to engage them'but found the employment) seeker3 a trifle high in price. Without any experi- ence of farthing, they hold out for wages that to the Ontario farmer seemed prohibi- tive. Nevertheless the most of them were engaged to work be the interests of Ontario agriculturists this summer. — Mathias Stricken Waterloo's oldest resident, died in the town of Waterloo last Friday morning. Deemed was in his 9413h year, and up to 4 week ago was quite well, when -paralysis set in. He was born near WurtemborgnGermany, in 1809. For years he was the only shoemaker in the commun- ity, and it was not unusual for him to walk to Dundee for hie supply of shoe leather. He has lived retired in Waterloo since 1874, and was credited with being the oldest member in Canada of the Church of the Evangeltoal Association. —Abbie Perry, aged 28 years, was burned to death one day last week, while helping the family beat back the forest fires from their home in Hull township, about 12 miles from Ottawa. By some meana she beoame separated from the others, and was sur- rounded by the fire. The following morning her oharred body was found. The fires raged all through the Gatineau district Fri- , day, the people in Wnyon and Kazsbuzs having to turn out en manse , to , save their homes. Several farm buildings are reported to have been burned. --Coppercliff is one of the prosperous and rapidly growing towns in North Ontario. Its great nickel deposits are among the richest in the world. The minea and amelb- era there are operated by the Canadian Cop- per Company, one of the three powerful membere of the International Nickel Trust. This corporation practically controls the nickel trade of America. One peculiarity of this growing and prosperous town is that) there is not an hotel in the pla0e, the com- pany refusing to allow liquor to be sold within the limits of its jprisdiction. —A wedding ceremony was interrupted • in Detroit the other day by the arrest of Albert Schmidt, of Toronto, and -a woman who gives the name of Sarah Crawford. The pair were arrested, charged with smug- gling jewelry valued at .$10,000 into the United States. When the officers went to Schmide's room a thorough search revealed the jewelry, diamonds and pearls. When Mrs. Schmidt want to take off a broach an envelope was noticed in her waste, which was found to contain a. thousand dollar bill and two $10 gold pieees. This money, it is alleged, was received for jewelry which has been smuggled into the oonntry. Juet where Schmidt gob the jewelry has nob yet been learned, but it is believed that the majority of it was brought over from Paris. Sohmidt himself would neither admit smug- gling any of the stuff into the country nor would he explain how lb came into his pos- onion. He I is well known in Toronto, iahere he frejuently dispesed of large )quan- ities of vain ble jewelry,;and was for some ime under the surveilo.rice of the police here, but they were •unable to ascertain rotn vvbence he got his stappliese Hirt eom- nion, Mita Crawford, !is a sister of a ealth lunaber merehant of Campbeiliord, nd has conaiderable mo,ney of her own. hile she wets his b.oniekeeper in Toronto, ! , chmide and be, it is said, arranged to be.. ome man ad wife, butthe matchwas token off by, the tntervention of rdatives. hile Schmidt was in Detroit he got sick nd sent for Miss Crawford to come and urge him. After her arrival in Detroit hey lived as man and i wife, as Schmidt said, to save inconvenience until they cotdd' •eve the foriral proceedings carried out —The horse show, in Toronto, whioh cored last Saturday night, is said to have 'eon a great success. The receipts were nsiderably ' larger than in any former ear, the entries numbered 100 more than I t year and 200 more than the year pre- • terite, The horse whith Was won the Gov - e nor General's prize was owned and ridden • Mrs. Adam Beck, of LOndon, and was af- 13 rvvarcla, in,. accordance ;with the rules of t e show, sold by auction: in the ring. The pp irocele as; e4ro v. v tee the Governor General aud the i —A despatoh from Battleford, Northwest T rritory, dated May 1st', ears: About 70 t anis of the Barr colonists and their effects h ve reached here eftsr a arduous tourney o er the prairie. None bave yet gone for - rd to the °cation sele toed, which ie still 7 miles to i e westward, but the firetparty w 11 probablf start soon. Mr, Barr himself IS expected lere daily¶ne overland jour. n y is provi g a bad un ertaking for some m mbers of 1he party, especially the women a d children who are Unprepared for the h rdships which they have to face. —A drea ful accident occurred near B oomfield, 4rn Saturday,1 at the farm of Mr. G orge Mar in, Ridge Row. Mr. Martin h d recently shot a numbsr of woodchucks ar e and his :pace, and w (3 ab work thought h saw one hiding behind a stump some die- ta ce from hpn. He s oke to the man w rking witi him, who also felt confident M . Martin, n for his gun, but no toener h d he heard the report ehan he head a so eam frorni. his little (inr-year-old son, w om he ha shot through the back of the he d. The I ttle fellow had sebrown velvet ho d on, and, the sun shining upon it evi- de tiy was the cause of the fatal mietake. Tie little sufferer lived only a few hours. The villa! e of Fenelon FAIN is embark - 1.t, ith this rneney the council in npon a o rious experitaent in raunieipai ow erehip. A by-lawhas beenoarried taraise $7,000, and wi I acquire, not only a water power and ole trio light plant, but also a roller flour mi L The fi ta whichhas been running the mi I controlled 500 horse -power. It has be n bought eut for $35,000, and the 001111 - oil will build' power station -ab an estimat- ed Dose of $2i,000It will then offer elee tri al power eb a low rate to induce indus- s. . - tri s to esta lish themselves there. °Ba- wl tie the firn from which the purchase is to be ade will enb the flower mill, paying $1, 00 a ye r. The council, however, will be tliberty r secure a mere profitable ten- et. . A fox with a litter Of ten pups was ghestheb , tooncoets ideorndayion• 5, t he London tofewrinnshoifp,Manr. a ed the mysterious disappearance of tur- a and chickens which has been going on ome wee s. It was supposed by the era • that thieves from the city or her seot1oi were at Werk, but ties first was obtained when Mr. Hayes saw -8. fox run lunder his bann. A number of hbors were °ailed in, land by a °lever they suedeeded in getting the old fox er entire litter of ten pups into a box. ming one were apparently not over maths old. The disoevery of the fox's bera solved the myatery of the Msap. nee of th he Mon r of Engl e fine bo ca Ha an ke for far ano clue larg nei ruse and The two qua -pear flow to t thro Nor trai pass Can atee wen era nigh by t Brit imm War abu and fate hot vivi of 11 itt nati and Mee Tau with poultry. , • real Witnese IOWA ; " The nd " was the phrase applied y of inrmigrents who passed gh the city today on their way to the • hweet, over the C. P. ft., in two special a These Were the first and second Class ngere of the steamships Bavarian and da, which reached port yesterdey. 'The age passe gars go e off ab Quebece, and right tbr ugh, but the cabin passim& isembark d yesterday and stayed over in the oity, proceeding this forenoon o special trains to the Northwest:and eh Columbia. They are not, of mine, grants in the ordinary Renee of the . They are new settlere—people with dant mea s, of refined manners—ladies gentlemen indeed, who made the most able impression upon all the 'officials— immigreti n and C. P. R. arris Buchanan, third and oldest Bur- g see of the late HOD. Isaac Buchanan, milton, died last week at hie tome in burg, Pennsylvania. Deceased was a e of Hamilton, and spent hie boyhood any year of his manhood there. He ved his ed cation under the late Dr. e, and was for some time in partnerithip his father in Hamilton. He also stud- ied law in Torento, aad for a number of year 'e back hadresided in Pittsburg, where he Met with the success hie talents merited. Mr. IBuchanan Was twice Married, his first wifebeing a Hamilton lady. His seeend wife and two children survive. He Was still in the prime of life and had been ill bat a short time, pneumonia having oatus d his dee h after in illness of one week. —Imrnigr&tion agents burst) into large mee in a of se oral hundred delegates from four oukhob r villages , at Bopadinte, Northwese Tertitor, on Sunday afternoon, while these delegates from Yorkton were endeavoring to artiste an uprising, and were preparing to lead a pilgrimage. Under the influence of the excitement 100 members of the settlements decided they would release all cattle, cease using the product of ani - male, and go in eearoh in Jesus. Early Stan - day morning a Service was held near the villa e, which ' as attended by men and women in a nude state. Serious results wers expected froun the outbreak, as 'seeding operation. are ' just begiuning, and Mr. Speer.„ the agent, ordered the meeting to disperse, and forced the three leaders from Yoritton to return. They refused to ride beh.nd hones, d started walking over the tral to Saskatoon, and were taken by train to t elr homes. One hundred men on the ot r side of the river were taken home un. der cort.of the Mounted Police. , Edward Br n' for 50 years a resident of t e neighborhoodof Se. Mary', died On Sunday, April 1261h. He was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and came to tbis country when a ycung man of about 21. He settled first in 813. Marys, farming in the corporation ftr a numbsr of yesrs. He then went te West Nissouri, and after being there for seven yeara, removed to' Downie. near Conroy's COrners on the old gravel need. Three years of work there, then be returned to St. M&rys for a year, going to -Biddulph. A few years ago he -returned to St. Marys and tied on theproperby where he died. 7