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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1896-07-10, Page 5Supplement to the Clinton New Era. Tuly 10 1886, Political Pointers John McMillan's majority in South Huron is 307 Archbishop Langevin will visit Rome in connection with the Manitoba school question and the complaint of undue clerical influence in the last election. The announcement is definitely made by Hon. W. D. Balfour of Essex, speak- er of the Legislature, that he will join the Ontario Cabinet as Provincial Sec- retary. The returning officer has declared Mr John A. MacGillivray elected for North Ontario, by a majority of one. A recount has been applied for by the Liberals. In the re-count at London Major Beattie's majority over Mr. Charles Hyman was reduced from 118 to 41. Ballots marked outside the circle were not counted. Mr J. E. Jackson, returning officer for South Huron at the late election, states that the most exact returns from any polling sub -division were made by Mr J. J. Irvine, of Leadbury, not even a spoiled ballot. Mr. John Charlton, M. P., has enter- ed suit against the New York Central Railway Company for damages for in- juries sustained at Tonawanda in Dec- ember last, from which he has not yet recovered. It is probable that when Sir Oliver Mowat resigns the Attorney -General's portfolio of Ontario, his deputy, Mr. J. R. Cartwright, will also step out. The appointment of a successor will rest with Hon. A. S. Hardy, and members of the legal profession con- sidered it altogether probable that J.A. Barron, Q.C., of Lindsay, will take the post of Deputy Attorney -General. An unconfirmed report comes from Winnipeg which most Canadians, irre- spective of party, will he glad to see confirmed, namely, that the Manitoba school question is likely to be settled without any furthut reference to the Dominion Parliament. the Greenway Government agreeing to give Manitoba Catholics the same privileges which are enjoyed by the Catholics of Nova Scotia. Some of the general public seem to be in a haze about Mr Laurier's major- ity. The closest count that can he made. dividing the House into two on a vote, is 124 Government, 89 Opposi- tion, giving Mr Laurier a majority of 35. This reckoning concedes Mr Clarke Wallace, J. R. Robertson, Dr. Rpr•oule and Mr Rogers (Patton), of Frontenac, to the Conservatives, though it is by no means certain that all these gentle- men may scot give an independent sup port to the new Government. Mr Bostock's victory in Yale, B. C. was by far the most significant in British Columbia. if not in the whole Dominion. An Englishman, he came among his present constituents an un- known man, with little to recommend him beyond his personality and the fact of independent means with large investments in the country. He found a most formidable rival in Mr Mara, the late member who was the chief factor in a combination known as the Mara•Barnard outfit., which had tor eigb teen years dominated the country, and who by reason of his interest in connection with the British Columbia Express Co. monopoly, relatively as powerful as the C. P. R., and various lines of local steamers and other en- terprises was generally supposed to he invincible. The people laughed at the idea of Mr. Bostock unseating him. The Conservative press from one end of theprovince to the other scoffed at his temerity, and made fun of his cam- paign. But they did not know the man they were dealing with. Mr. Bostock set quietly but fearlessly and systematically to work. Incredible as it may seem he covered the whole of his vast constituency of 200,000 square miles in .extent, almost as large as France, personally visiting the electors making himself acquainted with their requirements and holding meetings in every conceivable direction. Nobody unfamiliar with the nature of the co- untry and the enormous difficulties, to say nothing of the expense, atten- dant on travel through it is capable of forming an idea of the labor under- taken by Mr Bostock, and it is univer- sally conceded that the victory he ach- ieved is unparalleled in the political history of the province. The five constituencies of Middlesex J give an aggregate Liberal majority of 511, yet so effective has been the gerry- mander that the Conservatives get three seats and the Liberals only two! That game was tried with Huron, too. but in spite of repeated carving the three ridings are again in line. As ger- rymandered Exeter, a Conservattve nest, and Stephen township are part of North MIddlesex, and Ushorne is tack- ed on to South Perth. Yet some pap- ers have the audacity to say the gerry- mander was no disadvantage to the Liberals. The appended list has been revised from the latest returns. The members are classified as Conservatives, Liberals and Independents:—. Ontario 44 4LI. Quebec... .... 6 48 5 16 48 1 Nova Scotia ...10 10 0 New Brunswick . 9 4 1 Prince Edward It land 3 2 0 Manitoba 4 2 1 North-West Territories ............. 1 3 0 British Columbia ... ..... .. 2 3 1 • 89 115 9 {living the Liberals a majority of 17 over all or 26 over the Conservatives alone. Clinton's Inquisitive Boy ok"Pa, I'm afraid it's all up with me at the Entrance Exam. this year in geography. Bother that map of Ontario of yours. I studied it, and it seems it is all wrong about the counties." "That can't be my son. It was made by reliable publishers." "Well, somebody loaded them up the other way. Just see here. Mid$lesex looks like a frying pan, and the handle rune up so as to take in Exeter. Then look at Perth; it comes right over almost to the London, Hu- ron & Bruce R.R., and it has in it Rodger- ville, Elimville, and several other important tows that, they tell me, should be in Hu- ron county. Oxford county rune away up between Waterloo and Perth, and leaves Stratford out by a narrow shave. Lanark runs along the Ottawa, Ontario county looks exactly like the stairs in the town hall. I can't begin to tell you all the blunders I have found out, but it's too late. I'm gone for this year. I wish you would burn that map." "Well, my boy, I am afraid it may as well be burned now. It's usefulness will soon be gone since the Grits are in power. You should have known that this map was built according to what they call the gerry- mander of 1882. It is a monument to the astuteness of that grand old statesman, Sir John A Macdonald. whose ideas of British justice were thus chrystallized in an "equal- ization of constituencies" and a hiving of the Grits so as to keep them from doing harm, A grand old man, my boy, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like agatn.' " "Speaking of the gerrymander, pa, re- minds me that I heard there was to be a secret meeting in the Grit black hole in Jim Smith's block. So I listened at the keyhole. They were planning a new gerry- mander. I can't remember all the changes they are going to make, but I pity the map of Ontario. They are going to put Sangeen in with North Bruce, so as to clip oat gen- tleman McNeill; Sutherland can spares, few out of his 1800 majority in N. Oxford to add on to East Middlesex to make the Grits nate there; then a township of South Mid- dlesex is to be tucked on to London to fix Hyman; N. Brant will give a couple of hundred_over to 8. Brant, and Billy Patter. son won't be struck next time. A slice of West York is to be put in with West Tor- onto—Clarke Wallace can spare a thousand or two— and E. F. Clarke is to be lett in the cold to mourn divisions in the ranks of the Orangemen, and dream over "Buts"— "Stop, lad; that's quite enough. 1f the Grits try to get in any suoh devilish work, there will be a howl from Atlantic to Pa- oiflo that will reach high heaven." "But the Tories did the same in 1882, pa, did they not?" "No matter; if the Grits were soft enough to endure it, that's their funeral. The boot is on another foot now, and at the least hint of any such diabolical work, once more, in loader tones than ever before, will resound the cry, 'Revengel About? Seek! Burn! Fire! Ktll! Slay! Let not a traitor live!' " "Won't there be fun, pa? Good night." Ottawa Liberals have been circulat- ing a subscription list with the object of securing enough cash to purchase a residence for the new Premier. Mr Hutchison, a member -elect for Ottawa, opened the list with a subscription of $500, and other subscriptions aggregat- ing over $4,000 were raised in two days. CLINTON MARKETS Corrected every Thursday afternoon Thursday, July 9th, 1896. A. commercial paper Bays:—An advance in wheat prices may be looked for, according to the best authorities, It is remarked that chief among the influences which in ordinary times would be instrumental to this end are the numerons reports of the Nerth-west, owing to rust and excessive moisture. These reports have came from thoroughly reliable soumo:s and conservative authorities place the damage at upwards of 25 per cent. Wheat, spring 0 60 a 0 62 Wheat, fall 0 60 a 0 62 Oats, 0 18 a 20 Barley 0 80 • 0 40 Peas 0 40 a 0 45 Flour perowt 1 85 a 2 00 Park 450a475 Butter 0 10 a 0 11 dgge per doz 0 74 a 0 08 Hay, new, $6; old 800 a 800 Sheeepakins 0 25 a 0 25 Wool 0 18 a 020 No. 1 Trimmed Hides 4 00 a 4 25 MONTREAL LIVE STOCK MARKETS Thero were about 500 butchers' cattle, 350 calves and 500 sheep and lambs offered for sale at the East End Abattoir to-dey. The butchers were out in large numbers. But trade in cattle was dull and prices rather lower, more espec- ially for half -fatted stock, whim' were much more numerous than were 4.eeded. Primo sta,l-fed beeves sold at about 34c per lb and shipers'paid alittle more for thebest large steers prett good stock sold at from 210 to 31e and common half, tatted beasts at from 21c to 21c per lb t'alves were in fair demand at from $2 to $9 each. Sheep continue very diffil ult to sell and prices are from 21e to 3c per Ib. Lambs sold at from to$2 to nearly $3,75 each. One lot 23 good lamas were bought at a little over $3,25 each. Fat hogs aro rather plentiful and lower in price, ranging from $3,75 to $4.10 per 100 lbs. GRAND TRUNK RAI LWAY SYSTEM Where n spend your Holidays at The Famous Tourists Resorts v}eorglan Bay, Lake tl iron, Districts Muskoka Lake, Midland : Lake : Districts BURLEIOH FALLS. : MOUNT JULIAN, UHEMONO, : KATCHEWANOOKA, CLEAR LAKE, STONEY LAKE, Balsam Lake, Coboconk, Lindsay, Lakefleid, Peterboro, Oshawa. On Lake Ontario:—Lorne Park, Burl- ington Beach, Grimsby Park. On Lake Erie:—Crystal Beach, Port Dover, Port Rowan. All reached by the Grand Trunk Railway sys- tem. Full information can be had from tali Agents, or write to M C DICKSON, Diacritic Pas- senger Agent, Toronto, or W. JACKSON, Agt., Clinton The item of repairs is one of the im- portant considerations in buying shoes. It is far better to put a dollar more on the shoes and a dol- lar less into repairs, you [will have more satisfactory service. A shoe that is warranted first-class is the cheapest shoe to buy. .Test arrived, the Rocker Baby Carriage shoo a car of British Columbia Red and Native Cedar Shingles. JAS. TWITCHELL, VICTORIA BLOCK