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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1892-09-28, Page 4lOOK AT 7715 DATE The :Label On This Paper This Week, If not Right, Make it Right., The Hurcn News -Record 111.0ea Ye..r-41.2ain Advance. Wednesday, Sept 2Stlla-IS93. EDITORIAL NOTES. Patrick Lyons, of Toronto, was up before Judge Macdougall at the tensions for attempting to shoot police constable Wallace, who was trying to arrest hint. The Judge said the warrant signed Hugh Mil- ler, J. P. wits no good as the ini• tials ouly did not designate that Miller was a Justice of the Peace Lyons was dtsoharged the Judge remarking that if he had killed_ the constable he could not have been in• diced for murder. There seems to be a delusion among many Canadians, that with Cleveland as president of the United States, an American policy of free trade would be introduced They should not be carried away by any such mythical maunderings So. long as the existing protective policy inures to tha benefit of the United Statue, and so long as Bri- tain and other old manufacturing countries squeal over the hardships it causes them, -just so long will the Americans believe the high protec tive system is the best for them; and whether Harrison or Clov eland be president the next four years, the well understood feelings of the maeaes for high protective tariff will be respected. Canada has far more interest iu who is or shall be prem- ier of Great Britain than in who shall be president of the United States. Britain and her coioniee constitute the other portion of the commercial world as well as the other portion of the territorial world to which wo belong and our bus: - nose is with it and them. Sir Oliver Mowat could do a lit- tle in the reforming line were he to turn his attention to the conduct of the employees of the sheriff's office at Goderich. The sheriff hirnsel f is a fine old Reformer, one of those who turned out in '37 and '38 to fight for Crown and country. But his deputy appeare to bo one of those who has little regard for the proprieties incidental to his posi- tion. He is virtually an officer of the Crown, yet he out -Meyers, the decapitated county attorney of Dufferin in his annexation epistles to the press. It is true they are only the veriest rot and the un- patriotic stench frotn them stinks in the nostrils ofninetynine hundredths of the people, as well es in the sight of high heaven, yet there is no ex- cuse for one second in command of the affairs of an important office, whose clrief.'is appointed by the Crown, attempting to bring into disrepute the system of Government by which he is enabled to get bis bread and butter. And now comes the sheriff's bailiff, Gundry, and makes a villainous personal assault upon a Crown witness, who happen- ed also to be concerned in an attempt to bring to light the .perpetrator of one of the most diabolical and in- human crimes ever accomplished in the county of Huron or elswhere. A few years ago the Rev. D. J. Mc- Donnell, of Toronto, had doubts about the correctness of the theo- logical dogmas he was ordained end paid to maintain.. A church court disciplined him and he promised not to teach the Heresy. There is far more reason for disciplining those civil employes who are paid to help to maintain intact otir forte of government, but who take the most public means to publish their want of faith in it. An employe of the Presbyterian church would not be allowed to remain in its service one moment longer than the furnishing of proof that he had•no faith in the efficacy of its system. Butetnployees of theOntario govern- ment not only deride the system which creates it but point to another which they think more desirable. These men should go to where that system obtains, just as a Presby- terian who does not' believe in Presbyterianism should go body, bones and conscience over to the church system 'whore he professes to believe he could find heart solace and soul comfort. • Consolation for uaet'e. pf"theabQut• Note tQbaaco weed crops tip now sad again. Not long since a mad* cal man, of twenty-five years prao• tine, said he never had a consuinp• Oyu patient, nor had he ever .known of any one afflicted with conaulnp tion, who used tobacco. And now come eminent metlieal men who assert that the iiivr'terata arnokers ir, the cholera di,tricts of Europe are never attacked by that disease or by typhus. It remains for those who are opposed to the nae of to, basso to say whether the preventive or cu r is worse than the disease. Tr resident Harrison is respon- sible for the coercion policy of the national and state troops' and that of the police, with bayonet and galling gitn persuaders, in late troubles, riots and defiance of law and disrespect for the rights of property, and if it can be brought home to him, what a falling off there will be in the vote he will receive next November, Or will it make a difference with the lion -tail twist• era of Yaukeedom as to whose ox ie gored. If coercion in restraining the lawless Land Leaguers in the United Kingdom, from dispossessing owners of their property, is wrong there, is it not wrong in "free" America to coerce Labor Unionists to refrain from dispossessing pro. perty owners there. The Toronto Board of Trade, one dig last week, entertained at lun- cheon, Sir Whittaker Ellie, Lord Mayor of London, England. In reply to an address of welcome Sir Whittaker said : "He was delight- ed with what he had seen so far in Canada. Ho regretted that his stay would be so short. but his knowledge of Canada and Caua- dieuedid not altogether depend up• uu his present contact with them. He was well aware of their loyalty and devotion to British connection, and he ndmi'red them for it'. (Cheer's) On the broad lines of political economy he, with the great mass of the English people, was a free trader, but circumstances had risen in the affairs of other countries which, to those countries, seemed to justify a policy of protection to industries reaching in many casee to absolute prohibition, and, while a consistent free trader in England upon those broad lines•of political economy, lie thought that the time had now arrived when England would bo justified in reorganizing her economic policy, with her eye upon t-hat-irmrreause Grater Bata.i' composed of her own subjects in her vast colonial dominion. Thus he had noticed with pleasure that Canada, with no uncertain sound, had expressed herself as being pre• pared to meet the mothe.t country half way. "The Grand Jury was bought up," said sheriff's bailiff Gundry. Being a particular friend of M. C. Camerou's Gundry ought to know. But we do not believe it all the same. •Mr. Cameron • was returned to Parliament several times by an exponditure of thousands of dollars. But ton tunes the $30,000 spent for election purposes would not buy the Grand Jurors. We gave thgir names last week and a look at the list isa guarantee of their probity. No, no, we do not believe that Mr. Cameron, with all his wiles and wealth, could "buy up" the Grand Jury. Their action in finding "no bill" was apparently in favor or Mr. Cameron and prevented some sweet - scented developments before the pettit jury. But as we have said their names is a sufficient guarantee that their enquiry, whether a libel had been made on Mr. Cameron, was diligently and conscientiously made. Mr. Cameron is charged with much devilishness, but we cannot for a moment believe that he would have the cheek to atterript to debauch man of the stamp of the Huron Grand Jury, and we feel satisfied that he knew enough of the sterling character\ of the Jurors not to attempt to "buy them" were he ever willing. TO AND FROM CANADA. The British Board of Trade re- turns show that the exports to Can- ada increased 10 per cent in August and decreased 2 per cbnt. in the past eight months, compared with last year. There has been a heavy decline in horses, railroad iron and tin plates, and an Increase in wear- ing apparel ; in woollens there has been a marked growth. The im- ports from Canada increased 34 per cent. during the month and 23 per cent during the eight months. Wheat increased in the eight months, .£110,000; cheese, £300,- 000'; lumber, £720,000. —Mrs. J. P. floss, of Exter, tnet with a bad accident on Wednesday by falling down a stairway, fractur- ing her arm and wrist and other- wise injuring herself. t:! , . a:. 1 T• RT AL GUILTY Alp NOT GUILTY The Osmitrol-lMlitohell Carse Gels to Both Juries bad a 'Verdict of Guilty:Pe'dered, No Casa Made Out Against The Toronto World Man, The Seduction and f)cuth of the loans.; GAM was :Not •Gose Into And Her Betrayer is Yet taco —The lltoraai Question .Boast Where lit Was At the Assizes last week Mr. Mitchell of the Goderich Star pleaded not guilty to the charge of libelling M. C. Cameron. The suit arose out of a statement made by Mr. ,Mitchell in the God• erieh Star to the effect that Mr. Camerou had stopped proceeding's in a libel charge again•ut the garden- er Gore, and bad paid costs, upon the condition that evidence offered by the defence in substantiation of the charge that Cameron had sed- uced the girl Ellen Lomas should not be gone into. A.'a matter of fact the proceed- ings had been dropped owing to the severe illness of Laura Gordon, a material witness, each side agree- ing to pay its own coats. This being established Judge Street told the jury that the issue resolved itself into whether the statement had been iiublished by Mitchell and whether it was libell• otts. A verdict of guilty was returned, and upon the Court's adjourn• mut B. B. Osler, for the prose- cution, and John King, Edmund Campion and Lindsay, for the de- feuce,arranged a settlement. The do - fence agreed to insert a retraction, and when the Court set again hi. Lordship imposed a fine of $5, costs to be paid by the defendeut. The following is Mr. Mitchell's apology :- Courthouse, Goderich, Sept. 20, 1892.—With reference to the article in the Star of the 15th July, 1892, headed, "Justice Baulked Again," it is due to M. C. Cameron, Q. C., to make the following statement : The article in question was found- ed upon erroneous information re- ceived in good faith by this paper. Upon preparing our defence to the true bill found for libel at the recent assizes a rigid examination was made of all the evidence which could be given in support of the plea of just, ification of the libel charged. It was impossible to plead justification of the article. The evidenca_in support- of charge against Mr. Cameron that he bad seduced Ellen Lomas was found toibe wholly unreliable. We regret, exceedingly the pub- lication of the article in question and apologize to Mr. Cameron and faro. ily for the pain which the unjust accusation in question must have caused them. JAS. MITCHELL. The case of the Queen v. Mc- Lean, proprietor of the Toronto World, was one in which the paper referred to published sworn affida• vice charging 2v1. C'. Cameron with the seduction of one Ellen Lomas, a minor, «ince deceased. The Grand Jury returned "No Bill," and Mr. McLean will now take action against Mr. Cameron for false arrest. It is to be regretted that a bill had not been found against McLean, so that in the interests of justice, the guilt or innocence of Mr. Cameron plight have been established. The Grand Jury evidently considered the pub• lication of the allegationjl..ag Inst. Mr. Cameron jueti'fif'ble ; • gid ti eiould appear that Mr. Cameron bad his redress against the parties who furnished the World with their sworn statements. The upshot of the whole matter leaves Mr Camer- on iu an unenviable plight, and those unprejudiced will have their own opinion about 'his guilt unless he takes proceedings against the authore - of the alleged libellous statements. If Gore and Gordon have made false charges they should certainly be called to account. But as yet the public have not been furnished with any refutation of them produced open court. Then the case of Gore against Smith for libel was traversed. It is said Smith alleged that Gore was the seducer of the girl Lomas. Presuming Mr. Cameron to be an innocent men, and, for the sake of our common humanity, we hope he is, justice has been baulked in that the truth or falsity of the charges against him were not gone into; and the public are now no wiser ae to who was the author of one of the foulest crimee on record. It is much to be regretted that at least the case against Smith was not gone into, for if Smith could have proven the guilt of Gore as the seducer of the Lomas girl, Mr. Cameron would obviously have had his innocence established. There appears to have been a good deal of "snuggling" done to suppress all the facts in connection with the seduction and death of the Lomae girl being made public. We have no means of knowing who would have been most injured had a thorough investigation been gone into before the court. What semi indisputable ia'thnt errs 4rpliliti child; while In the envier -of M -t Cameron, was aedneed end that eh:u died from• an oporattou to. deliver her of an unborn 'infant The whole affair grittily rewinds one of the failure, often, to find cat who is responsible for petty juvenile pranks. The only conclusion ar• rived at being "nobody, did h," though broken gins,: or dishes ars ooglar proof that "totnebody" is the gnilty party. "Nobody" se- duced the poor dead girl, yet the operation to remove the her unborn babe ie proof strong as "holy writ" that eho was the victim of "some- body's" lbet. APPLE I?RODUCTS. In view of the Grit contention that Yankeetlom ie the only place out of doors where Canadixne can fiod a market for their surplus pro ducts it way be worth while to look at the apple question for a few min• nten. During the peat five years the exports from Canada have been as followe. Year Barrels Value Per bbl. 1887 402,141 $ 852,890 $2.12 1888 392,312 813,095 2.04 1889 771,971 1,(28,419 1.99 1890 378,435 993,163 2.62 1891 415,187 1,390,436 3.34 It is apparent that the McKinley tariff has not reduced our exports of apples, and has, not lowered the price. On the oontr•ai•y, the export has remained about stationary, and the price hoe risen from $2.12 per barrel in 1887 to $3.34 in 1891. The exports to the United States have fallen off from 144,618 barrelb in 1887 to 56.308 in 1891; but those to Great Britain increased in greater proportion, which proves that if we aro shut out from the United States we can find a market elsewhere without suffering any loss. —A statue in solid silver, "eight feet high, costing $50,000, standing upon $250,00 word, of gold con - pressed into a pedestal, will be one of bIontauit's exhibits- at the World's Fair. GOING TO COURT. FINAL WARNING. All subscription and job printing accounts due TILE NEWS -RECORD must be paid forthwith. "Forthwith" means ay ONCB, row—nol next month, or a year hence. And they must be paid in Court if not promptly settled otherwise. "Paid in Court" means, if not settled otherwise, that you will have to pay in Lawyer's Fees the hard cash ti at would now settle your present indebtedness and pay for Tun Naws-Itxcoao for many future years. This is imperative in order to wind up the partnership of Whitely & Todd. of Whitely & Todd wiltsoon cease and Tun RIMS Racoon come under the management of one of the old flrm or a new one. Accounts are being sent out and a final warning given. "Accounts" means the amount you owe. Full and ample justification is given In plain words for sending them out. Will the warding not be heeded NOW ? If good judgment prevails it will—and promptly, too. If not paid the next must and will be a SUMMONS from the Court. A "Summons" is a stern thing to deal with. nut it means in this case all that the word im- plies. This notice about "Going to Court" will appear but a limited number of times, then the crack must come. Now, dear reader, we have had oursay and leave the matter with you. WHITELY & TODD. SEALED TENDERS addressed to the under- signed, and endorsed "Tender for Port Alpert Work," will he received et this office until Tu day, the llth day of October next. inclusively, for the extension of the piers and (Wedging at Port Albert, Huron County, Ontario, in accord• anee with a plan and specification to be Been on application to Mr. A. C. Hawkins, Port Albert, and at the Department of Public Works, Ottawa. Tenders wire not bo considered unless made on the form supplied and signed with the actual signatures of tenderers, An accepted hank rhegne, payable to the order of the Minister of Public Works, equal to five per cent. of amount of tender, must accompany each tender. This cheque will be forfeited if the party decline the contract, or fail to complete the work contracted for, and will be returned in case of non-acceptance of tender. The Deportment does not hind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. By order, E. F. E, ROY, Department of Publi • \Cor,<s, Ottawa, 100 Sept., 1302 I 725-2t �e ALREADY AT .°. Gilroy & W!sefflall's. The People have caught the enthusiasm. And little wonder when you consider the vast amount of choice stuff to be seen here. Everything that is new in DRESS MATERIALS is here. Only the Latest and Newest in LADIES' COATS and WRAPS. MISSES' and CHILDREN'S COATS in great abundance. Or The Staple Department full. GILROY & WISEIAN., FALL SHOW DATES. Huron Central, Clinton, Oot. 6-7. North Western, Goderich, Sept. 27, 23, 29. Wingbam, Sept. 27, 28. Elms at Attwood,.Sept. 29. North Perth at Stratford, Sept. 29-30. South Huron at Seaforth, Oct. 4.5. East Huron at Brussels, Oct. 6-7, Northern at Walkerton, Sept. 27- 30. North Brant at Paris, Oct. 4.5 Wilmont at New Hamburg, Sept. 29-80. South Waterloo at Galt, Oct. 6 7. North Oxford at Woodstock, Sept. 28 29. East Wawanosh at Belgrave, Oct. 4 5. Morris Branch, Blyth, Oct. 11,12. —Israel Tarte, the well known ,journaliat and editor of Le Can adiene, who brought the McGreevy charges before Parlitnent, has faile l with liabilities of $31,000 and assets of $16,000. MARKET REPORTS. (Corrected every Tuesday afternoon.) CLINTON. Fall Wheat, old.. 0 70 to 0 73 Fall Wheat, new.... 0 68 to 0 70 Spring Wheat.... 0 68 to 0 70 Barley .. C 40 to 0 50 Oats.. 3 28 to 0 29 Peas . 0 57 to 0 60 Apples,(winter)per.bag 0 40 to 0 50 Potatoes- 0 40 to 0 50 Butter ..... 0 14 to 0 16 Eggs, per lb '0 06 to 0 06 Bay 600to600 Cordwood 3 00 to 4 00 Beef .. 0 00 to 0 00 Wool 0 18 to 0 16 Dressed Hogs 5 00 to 5 25 CAUTION. EACH PLUG OF THE ijrtla Hagg ISIMARKED & B. IN BRONiE: LETTERS. NONE OTHER GENUINE. WANTED. A female teacher, second or third class cer- tiflcate,to teach in S. 8. No. 4 Hullett, Apply to George Ridden, Sec. Treas., Londesborough post office, stating salary. Dudes to commence the 2nd January, 1393. 50,000 Barrels Apples Wanted TT� CANTELON, OF CLINTON, wants 60,000 l✓, barrels of Fall and Winter Apples *- which the best market price will be paid. Hold your apples for Cantolnn and save mouoy. D. CANTELON, Clinton. - To Farmers and Planters ! As I do not intend to canvas the country, I can supply you with First -Class Nursery Stock guaranteed true to name, for letter orders sent to me only, as below : Per 100 Standard Apples, 5 to 7 feet, $18 00 Standard Apples, 4 to 5 feet, 15 00 Plums,lst class, 41 to 6 ft, per doz 5 50 Plums, 31 to 41 ft, per doz 4 50 Pears, Standard, 1st class, f 5 to 7 ft., per doz 6 00 Pears, Standard, 5 to 6 ft, per doz 5 00 Cherries, 5 to 7 feet, per doz 5 50 dY All Small Fruits and brna• mental Stock at equally low prices. It will pay you to order early. Afe- All Canadian grown stook and reliable. Give name of varieties wanted:and number. ALEX. WEIR, 709:,3m Clinton P.O. Advertise in News -Record rr 0 Tic Delineathr for October now on sale Th°111etropontan (Fall and 'Winter Edition) just arrived. The Popular J3llttOFiOk Patterns are sold by us. New Styles for October have arrived. a° Ladies making their own dresses will appreciate these patterns. COOPER'S Book Store, CLINTON Desirable Property 'for Sale. A RARE CHANCE.—That corner property on Albert street, north, recently occupied as car- rirge and blacksmith works and destroyed by tire. Location suitable for any factory business or for private residence. Good atone foundation 80x30 and all the beck in the late building. Stable and well on the property. Will be sold for 5300—a big hargain—and on very easy terms. Apply or write to 720..2E A. CANTELON, Owner, or P. CANfELON, Jr.. Clinton THE CANADIAN �ACIFTC TELEGRAPH Lines have connections with the best Cable and American Lines and we will guarantee you prompt despatch and delivery of messages. The business in Clinton is steadily increasing ae our value becomes known. Everybody acknowledges ` the to be the finest in the land, and any one can travel on it for the same as you pay on second class roads. Full information from A. T. Cooper, Agent, Clinton