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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1904-12-01, Page 44 The ,News -Record CLINTON, ONT. Terms of subscription -$1 per year in advance $L50 may be charged if not so1ai d. No paper until arrears are paid, unless at the opinion of the publisher. The date .to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the label. Advertising rates - Transient, adver- tisements, 10 cents per nonpariel line for first insertion and 3 'cents per line for each subsequent insert- ion. Small advertisements not to exceed one inch, ,,such as .• "Lost," "Strayed," or "Stolen," etc, in- serted once for 35 cents 'and.each subsequent insertion 10 cents. Communications intended for pubjlica- tion must, as a 'guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by the name of the writer. W. J. MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor. James Bowman, Warden of the County, the Conserva- tive Candidate in East Huron. .A convention of the Liberal - Con- servatives of East. Huron was held. in the town hall,Brussels,on Tuesday last, for the purpose of choosing a candidate to contest the riding at the corning Provincial elections. The following gentlemen were nom- inated :. Mr. Janes Bowman of Mor- ris by B. Gerry and John Scarlet, Anson Dulmage of Wingham • by Mr. Spence aid Thos: Munson, Messrs, T. Bays,Wm. Clegg, F. Holmested, John Britton, Geo. Stotton and John. Scarlet were also nominated, butt' re- tired. Messrs. Bowman and Dullnange then addressed the convention. Both gentlemen pointed out the necessity • of a change in the present govern- ment, overnment, and were well received. Dr. Chisholm; also addressed the conven- tion and his remarks were received with cheers. On a 'ballot being taken Mr. Bow- man was declared the choice of the convention, which on motion of Mr. Dulmage ' was made unanimous, The best ofgood feeling prevailed and thisu r a ge s .well for the success of the candidate. In Mr. Bowman, the Conservatives of East Huron have a splendid can- didate. Ile is a man of sterling char- acter; who has grown up in the ,rid- ing, and no ono can say he is an. office seeker. For nine years he ser- ved the township in the council and forSi s x years past he has don .his share of the work in the county co- uncil, n Last year his pari or ability was • recognized a h was appointed warden. Captain Dudley Holmes' the Conservative. Nominee in West Huron, The Conservative convention held in Auburn on Monday of; this . week was the largest and most enthusias- tic in the history of• the party in this riding. Every municipality and ev- ery subdivision was represented -135 is the full ,number of delegates: allow- ed and they were all present together with four or five hundred more who did not possess voting power. • Tho meeting was called to order by Mr: P. W. Scott of East -Wawanosh, who his been president for the past car, He is one of the most ener- getic tic em'i rs of the executive n e members e e c a d g t in the past sixteen years has ren- dered the party splendid service. He, however, declined re-election. To succeed lain Dr. Case of Dun- gannon -was selected.' The. Dr. •is:ex- ceedingly genial and a humorist of a high order. 1 -Ie was given a splen- did reception and the crowded audi' ence warned to him' in his inaugural speech. Chisholm Chisholm of Win ham, the.vie- g for of. has't Huron, was • them called upon and given a rousing reception. Three cheers- and. a tiger twice re- peated almost lifted the roof: The Dr. replied brieflyand said the vic- tory was not so much due. to him: self as to his friends who worked day and night. .Some of .'them, • . he said, did not go to bed for'days.'be- fr election.• o e the About. this' time Mr. J . W. • ' St. John of West York arrived and the enthusiasm of the . audience :again broke loose. The Dr. was, at' once called upon, but spoke briefly, re • serving his remarks until • a later stage. The •election of officers was again proceeded with and resulted in most of the old ones ,being re-elected, with the exception of treasurer for which A. M. Todd .was set aside in.favor of E. L. Dickenson..• ' The no•_tination of a candidate to represent the party in the coming el- ection was then taken. up when a' number of names were advanced, ' a- mong the number being : D. . Cantel - on, J. B. Hoover, Rev. J. Elliott, R. McLean, E. C. Attrill, J. 'Cox, J. Connolly, R. ,;Eliiott, A. Dunnage, . J. Mitchell, M. Lockhart and:. D. e Hol . ms . • All wi :hdrexceptl n ew .D.Cants o , . J. B. Hoover, . E. C. Attrill, J. Mit- chell, M. Lockhart and D.. Holmes and after five ballots Captain Dudley • Holmes was • declared the choice: 'His nomination was made unanimous; :on motion of J. B. Hoover and J..1VIit- ellen • • Captain • Holmes .returned ".thanks and said he was. in the fight, until . the drop of the •bat,. aro 'ensure.'ic- tory there -would be. nothing lacking• on hispart and with. the active co- operation of his , friends. throughout the riding, West Ida.ron w11I .return a,. candidate opposed to the perpetua- tion of the rule of Mr. G. W. Ross, Captain Holmes was 'recorded a splendid reception. • Mr. St. John was then .called upon and in .a forty -minute speech -he laid bare the iniquities of the Ross Gov- ernment which now sees its finish: The' convention was clew' wi th cheers for the candidate; the leader, Dr. Chisholm and Mr. St. ' John. It was -a bumper gathering and. augurs success.. • Mr. E. N. Lewis, niem;ber-elect. for West Huron, was . not present, - Rev. J. Elliott was given a very cordial greeting. He• stands high in the esteem of •the Conservatives.• of West Huron and much regret was' expressed that he could • not allow his name to go before . the convert.- tion. onven-tion. He will, however, take: an ac- tive part in the coming campaign: and will be heard on many platforms. Will He Right About Face .? At the convention of South Huron. Liberals held in Hensall last Friday the nomination was tendered to Mr. M. Y. McLean of Seaforth, who has, however, asked for a week to eon sider the matter. If he t accs .he P` will prove to bo :quite an ace bat for it is but a short time since he denounced the Ross Government and its methods in very strong terms. For McLean to now go before • the electors as a supporter of Ross wou- ld almost snake a mummy laugh. Holmesville. Archdeacon Richardson of Loadan spoke in St. John's church onThurs- day of last week and gave a very interestin.s discourse on Missions, Mr. Le'sis Tebthutt attended Miss. Snyder's wedding in Colborne on last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley spent Tues- day the guest of the latter's mother, Mrs, Elcoat, q'uckersmith. 14 was Mr's. Elcoat's eighty-fourth birth- day. The many &iends of Mrs. George Tebbutt Fre sorry to' hear,;>that she is on the sick list, but hope to soon see her around again. Mr. Harry G rahant and sister! lipoid, Sunday With friends alt Loyal. A Spectacular Incident. groat'speetacul•ar incident `at • the Liberal convention in Toronto . last week was • presented by Rev. • Mr. Brown, pastor, detective, 'policeman angeneral d overseer of she morals of Blenheim and Kent county. A. ' typ- ical Yankee in •appearance, long • and loose-jointed, with, a closely' cropped moustache. and chin -beard, the aud- ience appeared. to expect something• unusual from him and began to jeer with his first words. • His opening. fully• justified the expectations form- ed from his hearing, but the unexam- pled, nexam- 1 d, 1 c amost'�:'las blasphemous e r P , b e ouscharacter n. Of his, utterances silenced the audience. for the moment, ':'"I am' a 'Reformer because my.. blessed Lord was' a Re- foriner,"..he began, but' the outbreak of hostile 'comment 'drowned his next u terance.'Ha' began• excited, - how- ever, and would not :be silenced. "You've seen the picture of the horse Thirty-two years 'in the saddle ! •' 1 want to 'toll you that's .;the.best hor- se.• that• ever' ran and • never, got beat- en. We .won't 'get beaten. I'll take off ` my coat,,". • • Loiid• cries of "Take it :off greeted him,off and o it came,. displaying , the most remarkable looking clergyman• ever sten in a city.. • On • his 'breast,.. contrasting with his. red badge" of Liberalisin, was. a. largo, silver plate denoting his police. authority. From his ,left. hip pocket projected the han dl t,f• a' leaded ed bilY,handy 1 a ins t- rare -t usually' - n tally' carried .by up men,' bis e 0!t us other side appeared: a Milky projection of thepocket, which eould.be caused only by .a six-shooter., As .the preacher,. exhorted and declai- med, he. waved. his arms, nodded ' his head and brought every muscle of hie body into :action, producing •an' effect. grotesque: and. ridiculous in the ex trene, but hardly•suited to his. cloth. The... Conservative Platform. The following is . the platform of the Conservatives as enunciated in the t e resolutions passed • by the conference in Toronto last week.. That the general policy of the Con- sorvative leader, Mr. J. P. Whitney, es stated in his speeches end ,in jour- nals of the House be endorsed : That his refusal of the Govern- ment's overn- m n 's offer to form' a coalition on Gov- ernment ;expresses the unanimous Op- inion of :the Conservative party of Ontario. • ' That settler's • in new lands shall ;have the. timber and minerals thereon Subject to proper.. restrictions, and that nothing shall be done to prevent bonafide settlers coming in, or the development of mineral lands. That in every mining' district there shall be a local office of the Crown Lands Department with. an officer in charge who shall allot locations ' in the order of 'application. - That the Conserdative'party endor- ses the principle of'. public ownership of public Utilities, That the conferencefavors better inspeetion of factories and labelling of prison - made goods as "prison - made," and that it'entiorses the pro- posal of Mr. Whitney to enact legis- lation for the settlement of labor disputes. ' That the conference places itself on record as being in full sympathy with all well directed efforts to promote temperance and moral reform, That the sphere of the Ontario Ag- ricultural College should bo enlarged and an earnest effort made to •diffuse more widly the benefits' of •agricult- ural education. - That the respective funds created to encourage drainages enlarged as necessity might require, and that the interests on the moneys exacted by the Government should not exceed the interest the Government must pay. That Orders-in-Couneil should not be passed injuriously alfeeting the prospector, trainer or settler, and. that fixed and stable mining laws should he enacted. That feopfidenco be ertpressed in 11. L. Borden ,as leader of the Conser- votive party in the Domin-lon. Approval. of Mr. Whitney in his ef- forts to rosette Ontario from its pres- ent intolerable and dangerous posit- fon, and a pledge to support;WM. I The Clinton News.'Record Ross Cannot Possibly in, When Mr. Hardy resigned the pre- miership he wassucceeded by Mr. Ross. Mr. iltoss went to the coun- try' in 19k with an. attractive plat- form, presented in an attractivat way. He was no more succcessful than his predecessor. He came out of the general election with a bare majority of the Legislature and with a minor- ity of the popular vote, estimated at various •figures between 4,000 and 7,000. There was no accident in this. The Liberals were not taken by sur- prise. They had been warned by their experience in 1898 to expect .a hard fight. They did their best•and a majority of the people pronounced a- gainst them. The people simply re- fused to give a working majority to Mr Ross 'as they had .refused to give a working majority to Mr. Ilardy. The .failure to recognize that, fact, the attempt to carry on Government without its proper basis of popular support, was the source of the Wen Elgin frauds and• it was the source of all the fraud and corruption of the last two years; the bribery in North Norfolk, the disgraceful episo- de of the Minnie N. in Sault . Ste. Marie, the nineteen months' delay in holding the by-elections in ivorth Renfrew. In a word, the attempt' to give the province a strong Liberal administration during the last six years. has failed ; the Government is weaker 'than it •was two years ago and the recent Federal election holds out no !tope ,on the Ministry, Bystander's Plain Speaking Each of the. Provincial parties has called its convention, and the two are lining up for decisive battle. The prizes of the fight will be power and, place ; legitimate objects .of ambitiou in their way; but not principles or identical with ttterests of the`co• inmonwealth, •. Principles • in fact. are out • of the guestion. The Conserva- tives 'have neither conserved nor tried to .conserve anything ; 'in regard' to manhood suffrage 'and all other mat- ters they hauls been just as: detnargog is as they riVals. The Liberal leader has courted . the suffrage of protect- ion, rotection, militarism, imperialism, prohib"i- -tionism, 'evhrything in short that had a vote. But,: there are three' ' very serious .questions .for electors, if there are • any, who care only for the. pur- ity of • government and. the indepen' dente of the Province:. 1 -Is it ode- suable that .Governinent should . • be' coni i u d ' .bmaintained, t n e to a 'b th ze Y wtuchh • methods ' v 'prevailed? a lately 2 -The Dominion 'haying fallen• coni- • :pletely. undcrthe • power ..of a Kaavern- , lased' o the r c n ent b F en h. Province with the support • of minor Province interests, : is., it desirable• tliat.the, Provincial. 'Government of Ontario should be practically subjected • to the• same power ? 3 -Is it. dcsirablie that the • sante : party should perpetually hold, oflice;• constituting thereby . -a sort. of patty ;oligarchy;'and exclud- ing • • more than.. one-half of the' citi- zens• ef• the•. 'Province from the :.ser- vice o ' the•t T inde- pendent f State.? . hese for . de- n pendent electors, appear to be •ques- tion•,• of real importance'. -Bystander. East Wawanosh. We have h r •rd thedeath f o eco teat o one tn of the earliest settlers of the town ship of LEst. Wawanosh, Mr. Richard •C'hamney, who ' passed away. on Fri- day at•the advanced age. of oyer 78. Deceased had •been of ':a rugged con- stitution and onstitution:and enjoyed his. usual health up to within two weeks',of his death, He was bore..in the county of Wick- ' low Ireland, nearly . seventy nine years ago, and came ': to 'Canada at the Wage of 14. After ;a residence of 12. years. in Kingston, .he removed to' East Wawanosh 11V -three .years ago, and strong, in the sturdy manhood of •twenty-six . • years . of age, and: began the o task 'of clearingthe farm on a which 1 he . lived for over . fifty - two years. ;Deceased enjoyed the esteem of all he .;was' a good neighbor, up- right .;in his dealings, a member ` • of Bethel 'Methodist Church. In politics hew anardentn' i Was Co Servat ve, and polled his yetc at the recent election. ion . Mrs. :ChnnieY dyed abbot tweatafour years ago. . To them were born eleven children, of whom a nine are living,and these all reside in East Wawanosh, except one. The' daughters are Mrs. II. Deacon, Mrs. S. Thompson . • and Euphemia; the sons are :.John, Ed- ward, Richard of .Wyoiniag, Joseph, • Live Stock Market. Tojonto, Nov. 29 -Probably the lowest prices an record have been reached at the city cattle market in the past two days for common. cattle. This class of butcher cann- ing cattle have been sold as low as 1tu per pound. A cent and a half has been common the past two • or three markets. '!hese prices, of cour- se, are for the very poorest class of cattle offering. The trouble has been that there has been for Soule time too many of this kind coming. They have,'been a drag on the market, though perhaps not affecting the pri- ces for the choicest butcher cattle. Tho latter were very scarce main to- day and only a choice heifer was to be picked out from carlots. With the exception of a good demand for the very choicest butcher heifers the tra- de all round was slow, several fair to good loads receiving no bids. Stall -fed cattle are being reserved for the Christmas trade, though the- re were a few of this class in today. Prices were only about steady for themedium to fair butchers' cattle, but rough cattle were lower by ab- out 20c. Tho export trade is very quiet,with no really good shipping cattle coming in. There was some engkuiry for good -short keep .feeders and stockers. Pri- ces in this class were steady to. firm at $3,50 and $3.80. Sheep and Lambs -The 'market is firm for export ewes and lambs, but dull for bucks and culled sheep, Lambs are quoted at $4.50 and $5•.00, an advance on last Week's prices. Hogs -There is •a little firmer tone to the market, though no change was made in the quotations today, It was reported, however, t hat prices had been advanced at some • outside points.. Harris' quote $4.80 for the 'best and $4.60 for the lights and fats: •Coi'bptt & Henderson sold , a' load of .butcher cattle, • 950 pounds, at $3.60 ; • four cows, 1,100• pounds, ;:at $3 ; three. steers, 1,100 pounds, > at • $3.65. ' Crawford & ,Co.' -sold a load of cattle, 1,105 pounds,, at•3.95;`a load. 950, pounds, at $3.50 ; a'load, 1,060 pounds,: at $3 and $3.25. t Maybee & Wilson rl On old a load of 18. good short keep steers; 1,125 to. 1,150 pounds, .at $,3:80 ; another load, 1,150 pounds, at. $3:50 ; •a. load or butcher. cattle, 950 pounds, at $3.40 ; nine butchers, 920 pounds, .at $2.90;. five stockers, 1,100 pounds,: at $3.00;. nine 'common stockers, 780 pounds, at $2.70 ;.13 good short: keep feeders, 1,185 pounds, at $3.75 ; two heifers, .• 930 pounds, at $3.50 ; two canner cows,•1,100 pounds, at. $2.;, bought a load ofcommon cattle,800 800 pounds, at $2 40.. C. Zeagnnan • 'fie .Son bought a cou- ple of :loads of steers, 800 to 1,000 pounds, at $3 and $3.a0 •bou h t three, .1,200 pounds, at $2.50a sold 'a'. bunch. of 29 steers, •940 ,pound, • at $3:35 ; . tett cattle, 880 poun lo, at $3, flye rough, bulls, 900 i Quids, at $2.00 • R. J... Collins bought ..a'load of mix- • ed butcher cattle, cows, 'ieifers and. •steers, at. $3. • 'James Armstrong 0 bought lc b mil cows at $30' up to $58 each g Alex, Levack, bought a load of • good but the:: cattle, 1.000 to .11;00' puuhds, at tin • - ver-tige ,if at, . cu.c or two choice picked cattle costing a little .over $4. . George Rowntree bought yesterday and today rho i arrts AUbatorr go: -about 280head of cattle ; •c�ttra choicepicked cattle; $4 and $4.30 ; a straight load,' 1,250 pounds,.; at $3.70 ; fair to medium, $3.50 and $4 ; 'cows, . $2,60' and $3 ; common butch- ers, mixed :canners. and afutchers,from $1.25 to: $2.25. • Charles : McCurdy: sold a load of: light heifers, 7:50. pounds '''at 22.60. • The New Bishop of Huron. London, Ont., Nov. 26th --Ven. Ar- chdeacon Williams of Stratford was tonight elected Bishop of the diocese of Iiuron, in succession to the late Bishop 13aldwin. The choice war: made on the third ballot, at 11.31 o'clock hylhe Diocesan .Synod, as- sembled in special session for the pur- pose of electing a Bishop. The final ' ballot resulted : Clerical vote least, 131 ; necessary • to elect, 66 ; Arch- deacon Williams, Stratford, 97r ; Can- on Farthing, Woodstock, 28 ; Rev, Dr.' Tucket, Torotito, 1'; Canon Co- dy, Toronto, 2 ; Principal Rexford, Montreal, 1 ; blank, 2 ; total131. Lay vote cast,' 108 ; necessary to elect, 85 ; Archdeacon Williams, 121 ; Canon Farthing, 42 ; Canon Cody, 3; Rev. W. J. Armitage, Halifax, 1 ; Rev. Dyson Hague, .London, 1'; total, 168. Archdeacon Williams' was then de- clared elected by the chairman, Dean Davis, whereupon. the Synod broke into singing. the Doxology most fer- I vontly, On ' motion of .Revs Canon Farthing • the election was made un- animous. • The Synod assembled at 3: p: m. After some preliminaries Mr. E; G. Henderson : of Windsor stated that be desired • to• make a charge of bleach of privilege 'against a member for addressing\ a circular to members of the Synod referring to the fact that names of certain persons had been nientIoned in the .press as possible candidates. for the Bishopric. Mr.. Henderson 'proceeded to. read the cir- pular, • which bore the signature of Rev.. J. W. P. Smith.. Considerable discussion followed a but the matter was finally allowed to drop. The Bishop -elect is a native of Wal- es, es, and came to Canada in 1887, tak- ing • ti. professor's chair in Huron Col- lege. . o -lege.: Subsequently he was, appointed assistant' preacher at the Chapter House, this city, and for three years• was • special preacher' at St, Paul's Cathedral. In '1892 he was appointed to the rectorship •..of St. James., Stratford. Ile is 45 years of age. Itis wife .iS • a'daughter of • the late Hannibal Burwell of this city. • Auction S • ale Register: •. '„Saturday, Dec: 3rd, at.Lot '4, Parr Line,. Stanley,. sale of horses. • and cattle.=George Coleman, proprietor ; Thos: Brown, auctioneer. ' . Monday, Dec. 5th, at. Lota 6, Baby= Ion, Line, Stanleyr 85 acres •of tim- ber to be sold in one lot • or parcels t'o suit purehasers.--Jaines Lockhart, ; proprietor Th s o Brown,. auctioneer. Tuesday, Dec 6th; it' Dick's stock • yards, •Sealorth,. clearing sale of ilio- robred cattle.-=- S: Brown, proprie- tor • Th r Thos. B o�vti auctioneer, • FARM' FOR� '� SALE. 73 . ACR[ . south' half of lot No. 21.; . Bayfield concessio n,• Goderieli .towns township, well wooded. and. .well supplied .. with • Spring `Water. An: excellent •grazing . far::