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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1895-06-26, Page 4• To Keep ool, Use our Fans. b ut) i:�f ty F t. S l t' ♦ r as, Use our Hammocks. June Stook Taking Sale now on. Remem- ber our Bargains. Cooper & Co. CLINTON. To Advertisers, All cleanses of Advert isentents, to insure insertion in the current issue, must' be received at the office not later than SATURDAY NOON. Co1y for e/ a>iges reseired later titan SATURDAY NOON will here • after be at the Advertisers open risk. A. M. TODD, Publisher. elv cldirerttOtmerts. A Bin. Drop -Beesley & Co. Battle of the Boyne-- Senforth. A fact of yesterday -Jackson Bros. You have no idea --Est. J. Hedgers. Opened to-day-Gihoy & Wiseman. Sumethn>g you want to -day -Allen & Wilson. Gain ed a pound a day -Dr. 'Williams' Medicine Co. Nervous Women-Paine's Celery Compound. Wanted Help --The World Med. Electric Co. The Huron News -Record 1.25 s Year -Shea in Advance WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th 1895. SOME TARIFF CONSIDERATIONS. One of the most unfair and mislead- ing exaggerations of the opposition is that• the annual tax of the people of Canada is $14,000,000 nu,t•e than it was in 1878. It is quite true that the re- venue collected in 1878 was 822,375,004) and in 1804, $:36,371,000, but the differ- ence do not, by any means, represent the increase in taxation. Nothing •could be farther from the facts. About one-third of the increment, for example, arises from sources which do not involve taxation at all pro- perly so called, such as the post office, railwnys and canals, interest on invest- ments, patent fees, public !audits etc., from which sources there was derived in 1804 $8,795,500 as compared with .$1,533,000 in 1878. ]sere is a gain of over four and a quarter millions in the annual revenue of the Government, not a doppfer of which constitutes new tax- ation. Then, from excise a much larger amount is now collected. In 1878 the taxes levied within the country on liquor and Whirr() produced $4,858,6110, while bast year the same taxes yielded $8,381,000, a gain of over three And a half millions from a subject of impost which meets with universal favor. There, remain therefore, only the Cos- to 1 s duties which can with any fair - nese be regarded as involving taxation of a more or less general and direct character, and 1hese may he consider- ed from two or 1•hrc•e frtalid polo ts. The actual increase in the Customs, %Mee- tion has been from $12,782,8J0 in 1$78 to $10,108,100 :ip 1804, or 80,415,390, but it is important to .observe, in the first place, that this larger revenue does not by any means imply a corresponding increment in taxation. The percent- age of duty on the total value of goods entered for consumption in 1878 was 14.03 per cent., and if the same rate of duty were applied to the total importa- tions in 189.4, awountiug as they did to $113,093,983, it would have produced a revenue of $15,807,085, or within $3,- 831,000 of the sum actually collected. The simple fact, therefore, ;s that in- stead of the taxation of the country having been augmented to the extent of $14,000,000 annually since the last year of the old revenue tariff, it has been increased less thou one-fourth of that figure. In the second place it may be point- ed out that the increased taxation has been levied largely on luxuries. A few illustrations will bear out this state nient:- DUTIES COLLECTED. 1878. 1804. Ale and porter$ 43,8133 $ 65.061 Spirits 1,000,864 2,08(3,559 \Vine-> 207,566 • 309,3:34) Tobacco 188,530 287,703 Patent medicines20,744 02,973 Perfumery 5,953 10,280 Playing cards 4,014 10,013 . Plate glass .. . 1.1,407 66,608 Gold and silver manufactures41,406 70,418 Silks and satiu210,004) 7.13,4112 Jewellery 46,404 51,121 Totals $1,8220,570 $3,772,510 FiOlil the articles above enumerated the Govel•umeli.t collected-UusLuuis duties to move than double the amount in 181)4 that was obtained in 1878. Thu value of the imports had, of course, increased in the interim, but not in anything like the seine propor- tion as the increase in revenue, the percentage of duty rising from 43 per cent. to 08 per cent, of the value of the goods entered. The articles specified (.ire practically all luxuries, and the high rates of duty imposed indicate plainly that the tariff does nut favor the rich, but quite the contrary. It is, however, said that the fanners, the most numerous class of the popu- lation, are specially discriminated against by the protective system, and it may, therefore, be intetesting to learn how the duties affect there. Here, for example, is a significant table bearing on the point :-- I.MPORTS. 1878. 1801. Aniunals $ 290,490 $ 167,316 Breadstuifs 13,452,46(1 1,211,210 Eggs 7,283 -• 13,0131) 1 -lay 23,549 18,404 Provisions 1,055,372 Oit),494 Plants and trees76,704 811,398 Vegetables 83,857 233,440 Fresh: fruits 232,329 233,152 $15,222,050 $2,866,483 The importation of agricultural pro- ducts, similarto 1' tl r those . c e )rcduceil it 7 I Canada, e C < <tc a has been reduced c i node• t the prese{It' tariff by $12,356,010, and yet the amount of duties collected on this class of imports has risen front $256,- 733 in 1878, to $001,241) in 18'04. Nov what does this mean? Increased taxa- tion of farmers? Obviously it implies an immensely enlarged home market for agricultural products, and a gain of over $300,000 in the Customs reven- ue, not a neolititey cent of Which fell upon the farming community. It means an increase in the protection Ot1 farmers' products from about 1. per cent. to 23 per cent., and the exclusion annually of over twelve million dollars of foreign faro' stuffs front the Dom- inion. Moreover, if some duties have 1•een increased, under the present fiscal policy, others have 1r>eeu reduced, and these of .aa class which directly fall upon the whole impute tien The breakfast table is now practically le free nue, mei the duty un coal oil has been cut down from 7 1/5 cents a gal- lon, the rate established by the old Liberal Government, to 6 cents/ ;a gal- lon. 011 the importations of the last fiscal year, the following taxes would have been levied had the reveune tariff. of 1578 remained ill force : -- UNDEre A REVENUE TARIFF. 9,772,334 lbs. black tea at 5c =$ 488,010 11,425,553 lbs. green tea at Oc = 566,133 2 5)65 001 i)18. coffee at 2c = 511,312 :30 3, 703,077 lbs. sugar at 2.45c = 7,442.045 6,515,815 gal. coal oil at 7.15c= 471,298 Total Taxes . ; 9,028,3111 The only tide of the above articles that paid tax to the Treasury Inst year is coral oil, nod the duty on that has been cut to $31)2,748 a year ago, so that the public etre some $8,635,000 better off as respects the imposts for revenue pro• loses of 111080 commodities of gen- eral- consumption than they would have been it the tariff of 1878 had re- mained in operation. MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION. A correspondent wtiting from Ottawa, last Monday says :-"The announcement from Winnipeg that the Manitoba Legislature had, by rt vote of 25 to 10, adopted the rsole:tion declin- ing to accept the reme(iial order on the school question, did 1111t clluse much surprise here as it had been generally anticipated. it has, however. given rise to a good deal of speculation as to what the course of the Dominion government will now be. A11 sorts of rumors are Afloat. and all kinds of stories have been circulated as to cabals amongst the French teem !WI a to force the ggovern11leet to introduce remedial legislation this year. There is, 00 doubt some 51111 Iatien for the 111lpres- sien that the French 1'anndw,n minis- ters and members Of parliament would like to have the qac•=tion settled at the present, session of 111111 anrent. It is, however, extremely dinthtful whether the government will in'-rodnce any remedial metho,i. The 858810/1 is now palpably nearing 15.4 end, and three weeks more. or less, will certainly see its close, unless the Manitoba school r uestion should be introduced. Mr. Foster has rnore than once stated in the House that the government has brought down all the measures proposed, and it is not likely that thist determination will be changed. What, in my opinion is much more likely is, that the session will be closed as speed- ily as possible, and after the official notice of the action of the Mnnitobat govet•nrnent. has been received (which will probably he early next, week) the government will consider whether the resolution as adapted by the legislature leaves any opening for the negotiation of a conipr'oltntse, and,i1` so, will 8'014f/eatt 1. Cat'eenway' the advisabilit'Y of a consultation. kr the purpose of finding some means, if possible, of settling the question without the Dominion parlirb menet being called on to pass any remedial legislation. Should this fail, then another session of the Dominion parliament may be called late in the parliament or •,early in the winter for the express purpose of dealing with the school question. 1 do not think it is at all likely that a general election will take place without the school question being settled, either by compromise or by legislation by the Dominion parlha- ment," THE C UR6'A V BRIDGE AGAIN. The session is drawing to a close without any of the great "Scandles" which the Opposition threatened to un- earth, materializing ; and as Mr. Laur- ier undoubtedly felt that after so much cry he must produce a little wool. Mr. Davies was set to work an Wednesday last to resurrect the exploded "scandle" of last se'irlu known as the "Curran Bridge" transaction. No one doubts that the government was deliberately robbed in this matter. There is no question that large sums of money were fraudulently obtained., and a suit for the recovery of over $1.40,000 from Mr. St. Lotus is be- ing tried before the Exchecquer Court and criminal proceedings against the sante individual which were instituted a year ago have only within the last few ultys been terminated (got• the pees- cnt ilv the reluarkad!le tuiscau•riage of justitie in Montreal, of the Grand Jury% returning no bill against Mr. St. Louis. The goy e ruuleut certainly left no stone unturned to secure a conviction, but Montreal juriei have Tong since shown that they have very peculiar notions with respect to transac- tions f 1 t t which the ern t �u 6 vc tent is interested, and that to their view stealing fruru the Dominion Govern- ment is not robbery. The government, however, ft is understood, will not rest satisfied with the miscateriage of justice in Montreal, Out will institute criminal proceedings in Ottawa, where there is some probability of justice being obtained. Ottawa juries have a pas- sion of finding persons who misappro- priate public money guilty, as has been shown in the Arnoldi, McGreevy - Connolly and Watters cases recently, and if as new snit is instituted against Mr. St. LonEs neither the Ottawa Magistrate nor the Ottawa grand jury are likely to prove as complacent as the Montreal magistrate and grand jury did. As to the debate in the Com- mons it occupied two days and did not bring out any facts connected with the case which were nut ,al- ready well known. Last year Sir Richard Cartwright introduc- ed a r•esulutiun condemning the De- partment of Railways and Canals for this matter, which was defeated by a majority > ' r It (t 37 In rt House of 167 J Y mem- bers. 'lhursd*y night's sitting was the longest of the session, lasting until hall -past three on Friday /morning, when the division was taken. Capital Punishment. Editor News -Record. SIR,-Hendershott and Weller are dead, and we are avenged. Avenged did 1 say ? God forgive. "Vengeance is mine," sait h the Lord. And those who have been clamoring for blood and vengeance are not yet satisfied. "They did not get half they deserved," is a common expression. It would he well for those saute people who clam- or for the blood of 0 fellow -being to reflect on what their present condition would be had they received their just deset•ts. Ltstead of treating 111011 as they deserved, He, who was sinned against came and died in man's stead ••- wats murdered by the lues He came to save. And yet as He hung there on the cross, the blood from His brow trickling down His pale face, and the crimson stream flowing from His side, He forgave 1 hose who murdered Him, rend prayed 11is Father to do the same. How un- like us who pretend to follow in His footsteps ! We will not forgive, even after the penalty has been paid. Nevertheless we expect God to forgive. The services of a Minister of the Lot•d Jesus Christ are secured to implore for- giveness for t hose whom we ourselves will not forgive. How inconsistent. Men talk of the death penalty being 1t Divine injunction. If it is such why is the ultimate enforcement of the in- junction not consummated by a minis- ter of Him who issued the injunction ? Where is there ca minister of that meek and lowly Nazerine who would take the place of that brutal, inhuman Monster ---the public executioner? If capital punishment is a Divine injunc- tion, how comes it that the thought of a hanging is so repulsive to the finer feelings of our nature --those feelings which tend to elevate us above the beast, and prevent us rushing down to corruption, and degradation ? Why this fait Dominion of oars should har- bour an inhumane monster in henmm forme, whose sins have been more nunl- cr•ous than those of his victims, fur the purpose of com11)ittilag, to my mind, other and nowt. heinous crimes is be- yond the compr•chens>nn of the major- ity of people, and 1 he thought of It is repulsive to every man who has not be- come totally oblivious to all sense of righteousness and shame. Those min- isters of justice (?) who could with- stand the pleadings of a fair young delicate maiden on behalf of a father and (over, will no doubt he able to withstand the pleadings of the Holy Spirit on behalf of their own souls, (11)511 they have committed the unpat- clonable sine -the perpetual rejection of that Spirit. Then, when standing on the brink of that narrow isthmus which seper•at.es the future -the un- known t'utere--frofrl the past ---4110 well known past, the post in which they refused mercy and patdon to those who stood on the same brick -- will the remembrance of that past be a consolation, or will it plant thorns in their dying pillow, or add pangs to the agony of death ? The ri hteoiliness of depriving* mur- derer of his liberty, no one will ques- tion ; hat to pronounce hien unfit to live is a verdict as iniluman as awful - too awful for any but a God to pro- nounce. C. Al. B. June 21st. The Presse, of Montreal, lost week stated thnt it had been assured by members of the Hoes*. of Commons that remedial legislation would he in- troduced this session. Weak and Nervous Whenever the body has boon weak. enc:\ by disease, it should be built up by !keel's Sarsaparilla. Read this: "Abort two years ago I suffered with a re ✓ severe attack of inflammation of the bowels. When I began to recover I was in et very weak and nervous condition, and surrered intensely with neuralgia pains in my brad, which caused lose of sleep,and h .v ing no appetite, I Cc:amo Vory Thin i n;l yr":>k. Fortunately a friend who had uses Hood's !Sarsaparilla with great bene - !?t, i:inctty recommended me to try it. I Rid sp and aperfect cure has been effected. I ant now as well as I ever was, and r would not be without Hood's Sarsaparilla in my house for anything." Mets. G. Manning Ave., Toronto, Ont. %N a319 Sarsapariii..I ' the i`8iy R o .31h Tr.!:;?). good Purifier ?• •- :eer/I tVan the pubilo eye today. eaeasy toIn mebu at. casY to take, sy Y. , r. • ,:� E r 3 25o. Lines. Pre1e(,t,1 to the 051ccrs nod Crew of the "WII- lian, Bo, tug• lying at Ooderiuh harbor, Sunday, 1511 June, 1893, auuu,uuaated by a buquct o1 June flowers: Thy yacht Is welcome to Huron's pride, Ouderieh, on proud Loko Huron's side - With banner unfurl'd to wave o'er men, That those in sin, mss be born again ; Of the epirpt that strengthens the good, • With true faith in Ood's heavenly food, The Oospcl, teat with undying light, 'turns to early dawn the dart: eat night, Make thy aochur•sate in ev'ry port Tu draw neon's eoule to the Saviour's Court. ELOISE A. SKlbfl`.:(iS. rtodtrice, Ontario, ease 15th, 1895. Godericii. A base ball match was arranged be- tween Clinton and Goderich to take place on ' Wednesday, but for some reason fell through. Sant, the well known tame crow, died last ,s t week, somebody > < tp the steamer Aurora being rt•odited with th the cause •)f it. Saul could talk like a bird and a friend of everybody who visitetl the• dock. It is calculated that during the pres- ent month one hundred Wren or boys and fifty of the gentler sex have either learned or commenced to learn cycling. Lockhart, the man charged with as- saulting women, was up for trial on Thursday, but got a postponement for two weeks, not being ready to go on. Hay sold ss high as $12 the past week. The water has been too low and clear the past two weeks for bass fishing. C. Josling, of Clinton, was in the circular town on Thursday. W. Hodgens, of Clinton, visited God- erich the past Thursday. Mr. and 'Airs. Geo.. Acheson :attended the wedding of a relative at Holules- ville on Wednesday evening. The town council met on Friday eve- ning and got through considerable business. The schooner Craftsman has been tied up for the season, on account of the low freight rates ruling this sea- son. R. Downs, of Clinton, was in Gode rich on Friday. Reeve Kennedy spent Friday in the cit•cular town. Robert Ellis, of Saltford, w.ts in Clinton last week. Rev. J. W. and Mrs. Holmes, of Clinton, spent Friday in the circular town. Miss Minnie Cook, of Saginaw, is visiting in town. The steam barge Lily Smith loaded a large quantity of salt for Port Arthur on Saturday. The Orients of London and the Gode- rich seniors will play at base hall in the Agricultural Park grounds on Domin- ion Day. A very large quantity of stone hits been hauled from the quarry to St. Peter's for the intended new edifice. Wm. Marlton is building on the cor- ner jest ahead of the harbor hill. Sandford Stokes is putting up a large house on his portion of the old International salt well property. The Goderich schools had a holiday on Friday and the pupils marched to the station to t•eceive their fellow stud- ents from Stratford. The steam barge Sir L. Tilley WILS in port last Thursday. 'lhe hose company was ant two or three times last week and watered the grass on the Court House square. Miss Emma Whitely is the guest of the Misses Campbell. A young man fishing the other day left his hook dangling over the water, on it -the hook • -there was a worm. Returning the owner found a black- bird firmly hooked. The young gentle- man spays this is not a fish story. The steamer Carmona gave an eve- ning excnrsiou on Wednesday, hut as the boat left there were hundreds on the dock who did not take in the trip on account of the dense fog then pre- vailing. M. Mclvor was sentenced by the P. M. last week to pay at fine of five dol- lars and be bound to keep the peace for one year, for assaulting Sarah Sproule. Street Inspector Reed returneds es- terday week from tt holiday tripto Detroit. On Tuesday the yard engine of the 0. T. R. and that of the incoming train collided, the result being that the cow- catcher of the passenger engine was smashed off, that of the other being somewhat shaken. Mr. James Scott and Mr. J. P. Tisdnle, of Clinton, were penes ta- V For hot weather, Black double fold Grenadine 25c. Black Wool Grenadine, coarse double fold, Scotch make, very new and stylish, 60c. Black Silk Grenadines, very light weight, with lovely gloss and very stylish, only 00c. Another lot Of those hot weatner Chalties, Pongees, Cllambl'ays, Cotton Crepons, Plain Lawns, Spotted Muclins and Tokio Tissues. This is the last shipment we expect to get this season and the prices are exceptional while they last. Piles of' Beautiful Tartan Ginghams at 5c. Piles of lovely Washing Crepons, easily worth 10c., our price e)c. GILROY & WISENdA jcLUTHE COLUMBIA Wire Hoop for Rupture; we are the agents in Clinton for this new and light invention. The people in this eec•tiou should been in Mind this fa_t that we carry- the largest assortment of TRUSSES in this county. \Vt' have had the LONGEST EXPERIENC'I•: which is another import- ant factor. The inexperienced Druggist has to learn at your expense how to pro- perly fit a Truss. .: We have a Competent Optician at our Store once a month. Next visit Wednesday, June 26th. J. H. COMBE, Druggist. among the passengers, all of .whom, with the exception of Dir. Tisdale who hal a slightly injured finger, escaped uninjured. Mr. and Mrs. P. Holt returned last Wednesday from a short visit to Lon- don. shipped Ben Allen . hlppI ec l' a Caof horses to the old land this day week. On Friday there was a large excur- sion from Stratford, it being the annu- al of the Collegiate Institute and the Public and Separate schools of that city. The students numbered about a thousand and there were about six huncb•ed others chiefly relatives of the sc•holrlrs. As the pic•nicers brought the 28511 band along with them 11 most enjoyable time was spent fishing, boat- ing, sailing and bicycling, adding to the pleasures. A lad six or seven years old tripped and ft•Il into one of the fountains on the square on Friday. The child teas thorougly soaked and slightly bruised by the tumble, and was one of the Strat rot d party. Alderman Jno. Donaghue, of Strat- ford, was in the circular town on Fri- day. The Mayor of Stratford accompanied the excursion on Friday. • A hoop snake was seen in Maitland cemetery a few days since. At the last meeting of the Collegiate Literary Society the following pro- gramme was well carried out :---Instru- mental solo, Miss E. Rhynas; speeches, Messrs. :McDowell, Morehead and Bail- lie ; chorus, the Glee Club ; editor's selections, Mr. McBurney ; solo, Miss 0. Robertson ; speeches, Messrs. Coonthes and McDonald; instrumental solo, Miss H. Strang; recitation, Miss VV. Ball • chorus by the boys ; question drawer, Mr. Strang ; speeches, Messrs. Simpson and Beckett; chorus, the Glee Club; farewell addresses to the students, Messrs. Strangand Moore and Mr. Durnin the presient. The bicycle tacos on Friday drew a good number of people and were very Interesting. The one mile novice was won by H. Langlors, Scott Dickson being second. The half mile open was run in heats with the following result: 1st 2nd 3rd F. Stokes 1 1 W. Hillier 3 2 1 C. Chisholm 2 4 2 1). Mc1vet' 4 3 The one smile boys was won by M. Humber, Ed. Beleher 2nd. The ladies race gave Miss Stokes tI•st place and Miss Yule second. The two mile handicap saw 1). McIver• first over line, T. Bates getting in second. The one mile open was :1first for F. Stokes and a second for Chisholm. And the five mile handicap was a win for Hillier, a second for McIver and a third for Bates. ('hiselburst. Fall wheat around here is pretty good. The spring crops are looking good also. Rain would do much to im- prove all kinds of crops. Our gardeners "an heat the Dutch for early vegetables, and Mr. Nicholls heats the six nations for the uality and cheapness of his honey ; he has ghat() a lot on hand yet. Mr. Hall, our hlncksmith, can shoe a horse with any man this side of Clinton, while Mr. Perkins can make as daisy of at dancing pomp. There is yet a good opening for a tinker and a tailor. The hay crop promises to he very short around here. Buyers are paying goon prices for last year's hay. The beautiful rain of last week has done mach to hasten the growth of crops. The Hibbert farmers hung on to their wheat till the raise and realised $1.00 per bushel. I was informed the other day by a Friend from Kincardine that O. Y. 13's. of that town will tote) out to the Sea - forth celebration 100 strong. Every - 0110 is going to $eltf-r•th. The Marquis of Salisbury will forma cabinet. SUN MON TUE WED THU ERI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Bayfield. Mr. Armstrong and dough ter Chrissie, of Loudon, spent at few clays the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Simons. Rev. Mr. McConnel, of Verne, preached in St. Andrews's Sunday - morning and Rev. Mr. Leech, of Varna, at night. Among the first tourists of the sen- sctn we have Mrs. Blackburn and chil- dren, of London, staying at the Uonl- mer•cial. Mr. H. Erwin, of Midland, Mich., is home spending the summer months with friends here. Miss M. Middleton awl Mrs. Naughton were visiting Mrs. T. , Marks last week. The English church Sabbath School held their annual picnic in Mr. Jowett's grove on Tuesday last. Mr. Janise Stun geon has moved to his new residence on Tuyll street. Mrs. Struthers has movers front Mrs. Cleaves' house CO Miss Simper's' house, Bayfield Terrace. Mr. T. .T. Marks will have his twin cottages ready for occupation by July 1st. He has already tenants for there. Messrs. U. Johnston, 1)r. Bruce and A. J. Holloway, of Clinton, spent Sun- day here. The editor of the N1:ws-RErortn wheeled to Bnyfleld in an hour and rt' turned via Bruuc'f1eld, covering the 10 - mile home stretch in one hour and a quarter. it is to be regretted that there will not be any eelelll•ation here on the 1st of July. Preliminary arrangements had been entered into, hut for some reason the undertaking has been abandoned. ('or•poration work is being proceeded with and general satisfaction is ex- pressed at the expeditions manner in which the work is being performed. Reeve Butns has the ground staked ant for a handsome new brick resi- dence. At the recent county council meet- ing Reeve Burns succeeded in having the educational examinations trans- ferred to Bayfield and the students and their friends felly recognize the ad- vantage, Our Reeve is a hustler. Mr. )nines Pollock has his hotel in fine order. Since taking possession of the Queens he has spent a lot of money in extensive addit.iona, repairs and renovating until the House is now a recognized comfortable suninier resort. The license commissioners were wise in grantinga license for this excellent hostelry. There is plenty of roots for all our hotels And doubtless all will he et'owrled during the heated tertn. Mr. Pollock is se enterprising that he de - deserves abundant success. Thos. Passmore was before the iung- istrnte in London for heating hie wife.