The Wingham Advance, 1906-01-04, Page 2e
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We SI* Pause Jesse...Mau. 1-13.
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g es. autd disappeared fu r Um sd
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rwu eouutry now agen :leasers. The
et
'oleo leen I, ft). 1. Wken Joeus. Olio led them to insure in Joruattlena
wite leant - While the exact date of - far tit. young King whom they eoughte
- Supernatural help* should aot be ex-
Clertetse alrth jg usicertaiu then) le nu eeetea When% ordinary ineatie are to lee
reastoi hy it may uot have beeu on Lea. Now they had traced the matter
latoantlat *a, B. L la Bat 'wlia tla Pie far as they oould, and nere at a
M.y that am* was botu "before Chriet" t Ikea what to do; but they believed Clod,
asply bewails* °sir ealendar meorreet.
Vex some centuries after Christa time
there was no valendar ia general wee,
but each nation dated. from some event
/a its history. Finely, hi the siotlocen.
tury, a learned. moulo Dionysiue Exioans,
war appointed to ascertain the time of
Christa aud it was cabled that
history should be dated ton w
rom. that ta.
33ut Dionysing who first publiehea
ettlealatioae in A. D. 426, put the birtla
of Jesus about four ;Nara too late. In
Bethlebem-aliouee of bread." "..1 IMMO
properly applied to a place where the
ana lie who had led them l
thusar still
continued to direct their steps. atood
over- The star pointed out the very
lioneete almost. 10. They rejoiced.-
The Greek ie very es:ilia:lac. They re-
joical exceedingly beeseuie they saw they
were about to find tbe child and because
they had swat Unmistakable proof of
being in divine meter. That alone is
entnigh to ewe% rejoicing.
V. The Child ;teem Found (ve. 11, 12).
11. Fell downe-They prostratea them-
selves before lam ohe ecortling to teast-
ern custinn. "In thin net the person
true Bread WAS illatufestoa for the late) kneela and puts hie heail betweeu his
of the world." --Clarke, of Judea. -0 knee, las forehead at the amine time
dietinguish it from Bethlehem in Gala totalling the geound. It was used to
mentioned in Joshua idea LI. Herod- express both ova and religious rever-
Herod the Great. He was an Etlomite, me. In llinthietan, religious homage is
and, celthough a proselyte to the Jewieh Paid by prostratiug the body at fell
religion, was notorious for his wicked- length." --Clarke. Gifts ---The people of .
nese ami cruelty. He reigned thirty- the East did Dot approach into the Fes -
seven years in Judea and dial a few ence of kings without bringing them
months after the birth of Caxist. At presents. The custom still prevails in
that time "the ecepter wit.a departing many places. Gold, etc. -Gold would
from, Judah, a sign that the Messiah was always be useful, while franklacense and
now at hand." 'Wise men -Or magi, myrrh were prized for their delicious
Much learned and interesting discuesaon frograuce. These were the very presents
has arisen with resp,ect to the "w'ss Isaiah mentionea: "All they from
lute lima the "star.' Augustine and Sheba ehall come: they sleet bring gold
Chrysostom my there were but thre.e. and iutense tisa. ex.. 6). "Incense, or
But why were these magi seeking the frankincense, is a resinous gum, flowing
Christ?. "We know that the Persian front a tree, gashed for the purpose,
magi believed in a alessiali or future aa. growing in Arabia and Lebanon. Myrrh
vior, who should in the latter day ala is also a gum obtained from a tree siva-
pear and renew the world in righteous- lee ta toe acacia, growing iu Aeabitea-,
nese. These views theyemay have ilia Whedon. la. Waived. of God in a
ectiy derived from the primitive promise Dream --God communicated las purpose
in Eden by tbeir own tradition; or they to them in a manner that they under -
may have had original revelations fro:n • stew, and the impression or conviction
God; or they lusty have learned miteli was so clear that they at once obeyed.
Me -
don. From the east -Perhaps from
from the Jews in the captivity."-Whe-
Anothev Way--Tliey eoula easily go
east from Bethlehem and. thus leave
dia, or Persia, or possibly from Arabia. Jerusalem on the north.
Lew. Wallace supposes that these were
three men -an Egyptian, a Hindu and a PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Greek -who were brought together in I. The name. Now when Jesus was
the &sett by the Spirit of God, and. who born" (v. 1). "Thou shalt call His name
tlingeleleurneyed sn. company, being Jesus" (Matt. i. 21). A brave cavalry of.
reclacaata the star, until they found the fixer, dying of his wounds, thought him -
Christ. To Jerusalem -They seemed to self on the field at the head of his gal -
suppose that when they reached the mai- hint men, and that an enemy's gun was
tal of the Jewish nation they evould in front of them ready to be fired. Ile
have no trouble in finding the object of was greatly distressed. At the mention
their search. of the name of Jesus his agitation ceas-
2. Xing of the Jews -This was a title ed, his delihium passed away; a smile
unknown to the earlier history of Israel lit up his pale face'and. he said in a. low
and applied to no one except the Mes- tone, "Jesus, Jesus! It is He who said:
sialt.. It reappears in the inscriati" "Come unto Me all ye that labor and
over the eress.---Carr. His star -Many aro heavy laden, and I will give you Testa
intetpreters,evecially those •who seek to .e went east; I am weary." The name
eliminate the superuatural, explain the of Jesus saved him from delirium and
"tar,' `sidereal appearance," by a he was restful and, happy until the spirit
zonjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, took its flight to God.
Alai& occurred in May, B C 7, and again II. The prophecy. "It is written by the
in December with Mare odaed. It is, prophets" (v. Ca. A study of prophecy
liowever much more in harmony with gives a minature life of Jesus (Isa. vii.
all the 'facts to believe that the star 14; Micha v. 2; Isa. La, 1, 2; Oen, xlix.
walch attracted the attention of the IQ; Hosea xi., 1; Jer xx. x. 15; Isa. xl. 3;
magi was provided for the occasion. To John i. 23; Matt. iii. 3'; Pea. boxviii. 2;
worship Ilita-To do 'Hui homage They reel, xxxv. 5; Isa. Lai. 1, 2,; Zech. ix. 9;
were bold to confess the object of their
IL Light from the Scriptures (vs. 3-0).
3. Had. beard -The illegalise:1 created no
small stir by their inquiries, which im-
mediately attracted the attention of the
king: Troubled -Herod, now sunk into
the jealous demepitude of this savage old
age, was residing in his new palace on
Zion, when,. thalf maddened. as be was
already by the crimes. of his past career,
ha was thrown into a. fresh paroxysm of
alarm and anxiety by the visit of these
magi, bearing the strange intelligence
that they had come to worthip a mew -
born king. -Farrar. Herod feared a
rloal. All Jerusalem with him -Fearing
that he would make this an occasion of
renewing his acts of bloodslied. 4. bad
gathered -Ha assembled the ?Sanhedrin.-
Lightdoot. Chief oriesto-This expression
probably eomprehends the acting high
priest and his deputy, those who had
been high priests -for at this time the
offiee was often tranelerred lry the Ro-
man outhorities-and "the heads of the
twenty-four sacerdotal families, which
David had. distributed into so many
courses." The Maus of the coursea
would be more correetly called "ehief of day as a. Shepherd (v. 6, R. V.)
the priests." Seribes-The learned inter- VI. Rejoicing:, worsbip and gifts. The
pretere of the Mosaic law, ana the col- wise men, rejoicing at the cradk of the
leetore of the traditions of the elders. infant King. carry our thought forward
Many of them were Pharisees. Da to another aday when a multitude of re-
manded of them-Becauee they would be deemed men and angels ehalt 'cry with a
most likely to itnoey. Where the Christ loud aoice (Rev. v. 12). They gave them-
, should be learn .V.) -'The wise men selves, then their gifts (2 Car. 4, 5).
had said nothing about the, Christ, or
the Messiah, but -only about the King of
the Jews. But Herod say that this king
must be the expected Messiab."-Benson.
5. By the prophet-Micha. v. 2. Mat-
thew does not quote the exact words
found in aficha, but tbe sense is given.
They do not need to take a tong time
to search out the Answer to Herod's
question, for it was an accepted truth
that tbe Messiah must come from Beth-
lehem. 6. Art in no wise lease (It. 'V.)
-Miele says: "Though thou be little
amongabe thousands of Judah, yet out
of t ',shall he come forth unto me
be ruler in Israel." This made
AN wax aleteseae °Beth -
lay not, as that of other
n the multitude of its people, but
in the magnificence of the prices which
it produced.' Although Bethlehem was
little, yet if was exalted above all other
eities of Israel, The prineee-"The thou-
sands" (Mica& v. 2). The tribe had been
sufbdivided late thousands, and over each
subdivision there was a chieftain or
prince. -Morison, A governor -To con-
trol and rule, Which shall be shepherd
(R. V.) --To feed and eare for, as a shep-
herd flock. This governor who con -
trots is also a- tender shepherd. Christ
Is both Shepliera and King. My ample
Israel -Israel was God's people in a
ix -culla: sense. They were Ids own pecu-
liar treasure. Ire bad brought them out
slept Vitt oaiglity hand and had
eared for and sustained them for lime-
dretie of years. Now be is bringing forth
' a Saviour who shall be a. shepherd and
ruler.
ITT. Tar intrignte of ITeroa (vs. 7,a).
7 Privily called-Heroa desired to keep
the time of Christ's birth as secret as
possible lest the Jews alio hatea hini
should take oecesion to rebel. A short
that before. We 6,000 Pharisees had re-
flood to take the oath of allegionee to
uired of _them diligently--
them eirefully."--R, V. lie,-
e exact time, and
' as to the
at
Pea. 9; Zech. xi. 12, 13, Zech., xin.
7; Isa. 1111, 12; Psa. xxii. 18; Psa. xxii.,
1; Psa. lxix, 21; Zech. xii. 10; Jaialeta
45; Acts, xiii. 27; 1 Con ii. 8.
IT. Guided. "The Star..canwin stood
over where the young child rue (v )•
IV. Hated by Herod. "In the days o
Herod the king" (r. 1). Jesus crone a
stranger to this world; there was no
room for Him in the inn (Luke ii. 7).
Herod hunted Him (v. 7. His own par-
ents "understood not" His youthful as-
pirations (Luke ii. 49); His own towns-
men rejected 1Thu (Luke iv. 29); He
had not where to lay His head (Matt.
8.20; John vii. 53; viii. 1); His own peo-
ple stoned Him. (John a. 31); one of His
own disciples betrayed Him (Matt. xxvi.
14, 15); Jews and Gentiles conspired to
crucify Him (Luke xxii. 00; xxiii. 1, 12).
All the way from the cradle to the cross
He met with cruelty.
V. Seeking a king. "Borit King of the
Jews" (v. 2). The gospel of Matthew is
the story of Jesus as King. The prayer,
"Thy iatingdom come, Thy will be done
on earth" (Matt. vi. 10), bae never been
literally fulfilled. It. will be some day.
Christ rules the hearts of His own to -
EMPEROR WAVERS.
HIS "ENTENTE CORDIALE" POLICY
MAY BE MODIFIED.
German International Pelicy Has Failed
to Return to Bismarckian Methods-
-A Stratagem Suspected Between
the Emperor and His Government,
London, Jan. 1. -The Paris corres-
pondent of the Times cables: After
careful investigation. of the current
rumors representing Germany to bave
tome to better sentiments towards this
country, I have no hesitation in stat-
ing that it would be premature to speo.k
of an "entente cardiale." The German
Emperor has etpressed himself on two
or three recent oceasioins in terms
which tend to shwa that he eontemplates
change of policy.
There is, however, no evidence yet
to justify the suspicion that the Ger-
man Government itself eontemplates any
modification in. its attitude towards this
country, though it is possible that the
Kaiser and his Government are in com-
plete agreement and are merely employ-
ing a stratagem in order to cause con-
fusion aud tineertainty. I have !mord,
though, that there are symptome of
coldness; on the part of the Emperor
towards Huelva', and this would be all
the less surprising, as the German inter.
national pollee', particularly sinee the
Anglo-French "entente cordiale" was
mantled, lias completely failed to at-
tain ite object, a return to Bismarck -
fan methods. Far from having detached
France frem England, it hes fortified
the eappeoetement.
rATALLY BURNED.
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WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE. THROUGH
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
MeXcesport, Pa., .Tan. 1.-- Mee. Hat: -
Sweeney NOR fatally burned and oth-
membere of ieer fanaae were eerionsly
red toeiey as the vault of a natured
ex pleesOri in the Mtn of their
.1 rubber boa., imea eneneet
kint stove with the gee pipe, be -
inched during the niett, seal
re. Sweeney etrnek motets to
e fire tredaa, the gas a Wad.
Re was cm/Outer wree
rets
Repo
fool* salet Vert aaor, ana
kikt ta4ltegl44 tid
oeefefee, was n litlequale
40,nfeY scat ofA ftueral. The
Tha. well* ,,.ilyulgoparetcl for Warfel- ay eii underbeek
_ • - 11' Irieekla 041131.1 to pay their at sod ie
o aeopeeeleeesellee Papeete.
Toemeto iteamuna Kul*. The nioaraers were ?Caned tibOirt tbe
The grebe reeeiptes to -day were lineal, Wait alue pressielaer loot. paid, hie tribute,
with. little ohange prteesa Wheat is th,,alli
aaeteekata slog, "a46.:16, Laval'
te,ady, sag txastecee at F.40, ;ammo. at ga, 01, , 1:'4144, ant1. wee uneereeoor ws.s
lu
to 780. oral 100 bualuds of game at 70o. the act ef mewing (Iowa the ooffue
Manufacturers Agr
Barley ia stoacty, with mite. of 800 bath- when. t° the anartelaa34 (a all' aorle
NOW 1N CO
Minutes of Agreement Laid Be
the Judgr,
....oamoo•of
o Selling
als at 51e._? alsO steady, 300 basaele set bolt upright
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selling a.t 7)fic. She was apparerit as well
as tam',
loads at $9 to $ y
Hey in fair supply, wit.h sales of 25 but aka could recall naiiirr.sAbitNc,
10.50 it to for itimoths
shock by the torpedoes.
ad $6 to $8 for mixed. Straws firm, three L I
loads selling at 010 to 012 a ton.
Dressed hogs are unchanged, with
light quoted at 08.26 to 48-50, anl 1401/7
at vs.
Wheats white, lamb. .4 070 $ 07a DARING THEPTS FROM THE MER.
Da;i
red, bush. t .. 0 70 78 CHANTS' BANK, WINNIPEG.
Da., sprng, buss. 076 0 00
Do., goose, bus& 070 071
Oats, bush, .. 0 373* 000
Barley, bush. .. 050 051
BANK ROBBERY.
Peas, busb. . 4 • 1, 9, 075
Rye, bush. .. 073
Hay, timothy, ton .„ 900
Do., mixed, ton 000
Straw, per ton ., 10 00
Seeds-
ALsike, No. 1, bush. .• .5 75
Do., No. a. .. 475
Do., No. 3, 400
Red, choice, No. 1, bit, 625
Timothy, bush.. 150
Dressed. hogs , 800
Apples, per bbl, 175
Eggs, per dozen 40
Butter, dairy .. 024
Do., creamery .. 027
Chickens, per lb. .. 0 00
Fowl, per lb. .. e 008
Turkeys, per lb. a, 014
Geese, per lb. ..„ 0 11
Cabbage, per dozen .. 040
Cauliflower, per dozen.. 075
Potatoes, per bag 076
Celery, per dozen 036
Onions,. per bag 120
Beef, hindquarters, 400
Do., forequarters 400
Do., choice, carcase .. 550
Do,, medium earcase 0 00
Mutton, per cwt. .... 6 60
Veal, per cwt. .. 800
Lamb, per cwt. .. 850
Leading Wheat Markets,
Dec. May. July.
. 9494 9194 8894
. 8611 90% 8534
. 81% 8534 ....
• 88 9094 8514
• 8234 8534 8071
, 88 84%
Stock Market.
New York .0 •
Detroit • • • . • • • IP .•
Duluth • ere •Vkt •••
Toledo., • • • • 9 •
Sts //MILS • • 10 0. .1 •
Minneapolis .
Montreal Live
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10'50
800
12 00
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Montreal despatch: About 650 head of
butchers' cattle, 15 milch cows, 100
calves and 300 sbeep and lambs were
offered for sale. Trade was more active
than is usually the case immediately
after Christmas, and prices had an up-
ward tendency all around. Prime beeves
sold at 434 to 5c per lb; pretty good
cattle, 334 to 41.1c; the common stock
234 to 33a0, and rough bulls, 2 to 234e
per lb. Milch cows sold at $30 to $55
each. Most of the calves were lean
grassers, which sold at 234 to 3c per lb.
A pair of choice veol calves between
three aseclafeuravaeka old were sold fox
$.2.2„oio about 634 per lb; young veal;
1 -Cell at about 40 per lb; sheep at 4 to
4tae, and lambs at 534 to 6340 per lb;
good lots of fat hogs sold at 634 to 696e
lb,
Bradstreet's on Trade.
Montreal: By far the greater part ol
the trade activity of the rnoment is im
retail trade of both the city and country.
This week of the year is neyer a busy
one in this connection, Lowever, and
stock -taking is even more general in
wholesale houses than it was a week ago.
Retailers are too busy with current trade
to pay much attention to collections, al-
though the monea is coming forward
rather better than it did a week age
Cottons and wools retain their firm tond
There is a firmness, too, in many lines
of dry goods being ordered. for spring
The hardware trade continues active, Pig
iron and metals generally hold firm.
Toronto: Activity in wholesale dry
goods circles is almost entirely confined
to preparations for the spring trade, the
outlook for which continues to favor as
exceedingly heavy business. Tho hard-
ware trade is brisk. Mild weather has
favored it continuation of building aetiv.
ity. Metals and hardware prides gen-
erally show great firmness. Groceries
are quiet. Country and city trade is
very brisk. A feature of the trade situa,
tion is the exceedingly cheerful annual
reports being issued by- Canadian banks
Quebec: Quietness is still prevalent
amongst the wholesale trade. Retailers
in the city report a good Christmas trade.
Shoe manufacturers, owing to the ad.
vanes in leather, have increased thesis
prices. The outlook for spring is gen.
erally regarded favorably.
Winnipeg: Wholesale trade here and
througbout tbe west is seasonably quiet
but retail trade is brisk in all directions,
and the holiday business promises to be
a record -breaker. Fairly cold weathei
is moving stocks of winter clothing and
re -orders in this line are good. Groceries
continue active, while there is a quiete
tone to hardware.
Victoria and Vancouver: There is •
good tone to all lines of trade here and
retail stocks are moving well. Money a
,fairly free and collections gooa. There
iS a dull tone to the iron foundry trade,
but lumbering business is brisk, and min-
ing is active. A 'feattea of last yeara
trade is the remarkable growth of the
Ina industry.
lismiltou: The wbolesale trade here
continues quiet, but retail trade is brisk
Collections are fair to good. Trade in
heavy goods suffers somewhat from tuo
seasonable weather. Country produce is
coming forward fairly well and values
are well sustained.
Ottawa: There is continued activity al
all lines of trede here. Retail Ittodus are
moving fairly well, although the weather
Is rather against an active derailed foe
waiter lines. The holiday trod° is brisk,
however, and local industries continue
busy. Collections are fair to gaol
London: Iteitail trade te active he all
directions, while tbe movement of whole -
ask lines is sealentehly quiet. Hardware
is an exception, the demand for all liakt
:being exceedingly active. The genet&
outlook tont-Mao to prskat to the opestini
of a big trads immediately alto is
hotday mason.
CAME BACK TO LIPS,
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Girl Sat Up in Her COffin at the
Ituneral.
. ,
Takquah, T. T., ,Tan. 1. -On Chratmem
ere Carrie Mots was supposed to have
been ftightersea to (Inth by the explosion
of torpedoes in the hands eel her heathers
while the family were Footed an the
vetareda of their reektenee, enjoying the
preriethelee.
The eel fell team her dale, and there
wets every evidence of death. The
eiene "les Nei soeternahea escriall portreivqr
40 piNm Wmmit boats. 11*
Package Containing Seven Thousand
Dollars. Taken From Teller's Bea-
Anotber of Three Thousand Dieap-
pears in Transmission.
Winnipeg aeseatela About two weeks
ago it daring ;heft wt io perpetrated 111
ono of the cityte banks whoreby, the
thiet-aecured $7,000 awl vanished with -
Quit leaving the faintest elue, News of -
the robbery has just now Income public,
but an effort has been made in the
meantime to locate the criminal. When
the robbery occurrea the bank in. -vector
was making his usual offitial visit, and
with the teller was engaged in ehteleing
over the cull ia that official's cage.
'hying to leave the cage for a moment
to go into a vault close by, both inspec-
tor and teller were deimbfeunded on re-
turning to fina a pmeel coataining seven
thousand. dollaltaealted vanished oxe if
touched byia wizard's wand. Investiga-
tioa began mmediately, but no clue, was
obtained, and it is believed now that
some clover, skilful and daring sdaylight
robbers committed one of the 'most dar-
ing robberies recorded. in Canadian
ernne.
Another equally daring robbery was
discovered this. eveoing, through which
the Merchants' Bank %ens agent victim-
ized. to the extent of $3,000. Some. deep
mystery surrounds the crime„ and in this
case, as m the other, it Woe a package of
bias ethich was taken. The money bad
been done up for transmission to the
&aim Townships:Bank through the
clearing housaebut upon the arrival of
the package at .its destination it was
found the arioaey luul been abstracted
and a. detumay substituted in its place,
though by ;whom where in transit the
officials ore at, ..so to know. All de-
tails of the ro ery, bowever, strongly
indicate that the opoue deft fingers per-
petrated beta crimes.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ASSO-
CIATION AND ITS BENEFITS.
Sum of One Thousand Dollars Will Be
the Mortuary Benefit in Future -
Members Decide to Pay Extra Con-
tributions•When 'Necessary,
A Toronto despatch: TIM' Commercial
Traveller& Association of Canada has
decided by a large Majority that in fu-
ton the mortuary benefit shall be Sjr
000 instead. of a fluctuating and Muffler
_sum, according' to the number .of deaths
in any ;ear ancl according to the ant-
ount available for distributioa. It was
also decided that if the contributions of
members should laet be sufficient to pro -
vile this .amount in any year the Board
of Directors of the association shall have
the power to call for an extra contribu-
tion from. the members to make up tho
deficiency. a
These questioes eame up for final set-
tlement at the 30th annual meeting of
the association, held aesterday after-
noon in the Central la M. C. A Hall.
Mr. Thomas aleQuillan, President, occu
pied the chair.
Mr. J'. if. Butler peesented the direc-
tors' report, provinding for the $1,-
000 mortuary, .for collecting extra con-
tributions from the members., and. to add
ncertain proportion to the reserve fund.
A further clause of the report provided
that in case a member neglected or re-
fused to pea the extra contribution
withal. 00 days after lie was notified to
pay, then such raember wbo thus failed
to pay should here his certificate re-
dueed to $750. The proposals were sup-
ported by W. J. Moody, E. Fielding and
W. J. Hopwood.
The following !officers were electea for
the ensuing year: Thomas McQuillan,
Toronto, President (for tbe third thine),
by neelamation; L. A aloward, Toron-
to, First Vice.Presideut (acelanintionl;
George West, Toronto, Second Vice-Pre-
sideitt; 30. FieldiegeTrea.surer, (re-eleet-
edt.
Hamilton (tired -ors -It. M. Stewart, .L
Stoneman'P. A, Somerville, E. E. W.
Moore, 11. G. Wright and James
II°07.ieii.;otion of 10. Fielding, seconded by
-John Everett, it resolution was passed
unanimously condemning iit the strong-
est terms the Quebec tax on commercial
.traxellere.
Mr. James Sergeant, ‘the Secretary
•rcad the directors' report, showing
membership of 7,410, an inerease of 578.
!There were 08 deaths during the year,
ani on these $32,893 bad been paid.
whilst for the claims under adjustment
an additional $3,307 would, be paid. The
reserve fund now totals $495,501, of
which $48,163 was exacted during 1003.
The report was adopted.
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THE WAR RELICS.
.1.0.1.1=10•1•10.••
Prices, ,
firms Joined the Combine Under
Pressure,
Toronto despatch: The secOnd instal.
ment of Crown. Attorney Curry's serial
of tevelations concerning the combine
industry in Canada was begun yesterday
in the Police Court before Magistrate
Deulson. The present chapter is devoted
to the alleged combine of tack manufac-
tuns. Tim evidence stannitted at yes-
terday's hearing was mainly it review
of the history, scope ana aims of tbe
Canada Tack Manufacturers' _Associa-
tion as revealed by the minute books
and. correspondence found in the
office. of Messrs. Jenkins and Hardy,
the impressarlos of nearly all the
similar organizations in Canada. The
exhibits filed showed that the tack
manufacturers. had proceeded along the
usual lines a detailed agredment as
to uniform selliug Aces, (amounts, eta
The case will be continued on Tuesday
afternoon next.
The names left on the list of defend-
ants after the elimination of the
names of severer members of thb asso-
ciation who now reside ha the 'United
States) are Jatues -Hardy, Thos, Jen-
kins, F. IT. Whitton (Hanaleon), IL M.
Blacklock, A. a Huff, W. T. Manning,
J. R. Kinghorn, T. E. Peck' P. W. Knowl-
ton, E. J. Ery, er, Boyd,V, Buckle%
Janice render, W. L. Goodell, and Wni.
lacafastet
IV, N. Tilley appeared as counsel for
Ute defendants., and pleaded. not guilty.
The Original Agreement,
Mr, Curry laid down the ground
mark of his case by placing before tile
genet; ahe minutes of 'the Canadian
Tack Manufacturers' Association. The
story of the Organization, ea revealed
by the minutes is substantially tis
lows -,
The association was organized In
Montreal in 1892, with the following
_membership: The Pillow -Hersey Mann -
'lecturing Company, the Montreal Rolling
Mills Company, the Peck -Benny Com-
pany and the Ontario Tack Company, of
Hamilton, William McMaster Was eleot-
_ ed president, and IL and T, Jenkins
- secretary -treasurers. The objectof. the
associetion was declared to be the regu-
lation of prices and terms of sale on
. tacks and similar goods comprised in the
sthedules drawn up. The agreement -was
to remain in force for one year, meet-
Ji
ugs to be bold alternately n ltiontreal
and Toronto. All members were to abide
by any resolutions adepted, alai "were
not to sell tlie-goods comprised in this
agreement at pricesabelow or on bet-
ter conditions than those fixed in the
sehedules annexed or in future sched-
ules, except always that members of
tbe said association shall be entitled
to sell to each other -at any price they
may see fit." Members were not to
soneign goods to anyone not bona
fide agents, tind were not t� alive
recourse to any subterfuge in evading
the terms of the ageeement.• Monthly
statements wore to be furnisbed by
each firm, and Mr. Jenkins was to be
allowed access to each company's
books at any time. A fine of $300 was
to be imposed on any refusal to allow
examination of books or the checking
of goods, etc.
Loyalty Discounts,
Mr. Curry noted that at first a sys-
tem of higher and lower discaunts-
had been allowed to aobbers signing
the stipulated agreements as to selling
prices, but this had been superseded
he sea, by loyalty discounts, in which
each company observing the agreement
parffeipated.
Later on "under pressure," other
firms ,joined the association. These
firms were .Tames Vender & Co., Portland
Rolling Mills, and W. D. Woodhall Co.
Prices Must Be Maintained,
Mr. Curry read a number of lumin-
ous extracts from the letter fyles
found in Jenkins and Hardy's offices.
In one ease complaint was made that the
Hobbs Hardware Compete?, of Loudon,
were violating the agreement by
selling below the schedule prices.
"We need not remind you," ran the
-letter, "that it is absolutely necessary
that prices be maintained." Reference
was also made to prices. current
fore the combine went into effect.
Another letter read: "We need not
remina you of the fact • that a certain
jobbing house not far frof our office
bas not yet entered the combinetion. We
presume before long their needs Will
compel them to do so."
One Montreal jobber in explaining
tut inadvertent cutting of pis, said:
"There are so many associations that we
toe our beads trying to follow out' all
the rigreeinents laid down."
"I don't wonder a bit at that," ob-
served Col. Denison.
'GOVERNMENT MAY NOT ALLOW
THE VESSELS TO BE MOVED.
Ottawa, Jan. 1. -Mr. Sing, engineer
of the Public Works Department, who
was sant from Toronto to Chatham to
investigate the statement. that Detroit -
en had arranged to- raise and convey to
, Detroit throe 13ritish vessels sunk in
_the Thames during the war of 1812, has
sent in his report. He states that one
f the vessels in uestion was rested b
the city of Chatham and places in the
park, but piece by pieee it WWI carried
off by relic hunters. lie ftecommenas
that measinres be taken for the preen'.
vation of the remaining two ships, whieb
are about *0 feet long, aria covered by
about six feet of water. Public- feeling
in Chatham, he says, etrongl femme
the retenitiou of the hulks fur aletoriesil
retesams. It Is taken for granted here
Greet tive Govorrurrent will not 'omelet to
the removal to trdtrOlt of the ladle,
while* ars tattliiNtille of tiro Ntr of
THINK IT A PROM/SED LAND.
Lord Rothschild's Offer Brings blood of
Applicants.
London, Jan. 1. -All day yesterday
the Vicarage of St. John's Parish was
besieged by men eager to be sent to
Canaan. through Lord Rothschildas offer.
"If I could get to Canada it would be
my, ealvationa said one, pathetically.
"The difficulty will be m selecting
camittee," saia ono. `There are SO many
who would go and SO many who deeerve
to go,"
To Marten the distanee between Liver-
pool and Canada by582 miles, or near-
ly two da -s' timi
e, s the object of the
maga:aloes now going on between the
traneportation companies on thie side of
the water, and in. Canada the idea ie to
have the Doininion Government provide
facilities for. landing passeugere antl ear -
go at the Gave liana, thus obviating
the trip up the St. Lawrence River,
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TWO AUDIENCES.
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BIG CROWDS PLOCK TO HEAR TOR.
REV AND A.LICKAITDER.
!Chicago, Jan. 1. -So great was the
crowd that gathered last night at the
Ohlcao Avenue Char& to welcome. Dr.
.A. R, Torroy and tlui Rev. Chas, M. Ain -
Ander home from their fare years' even.
gellzatiouetrip around the world that it
conlitia be Accommodated in the charch
boll at MG time ana after a short
terviee he pews were cleared and it frao-
onvi noritonee filed in fro hetet the retsown-
ed oriengellet and his shtgltig oolleagese.
rely 600 Amazons gwlubered at the
Aeolis of Um Mark,
day
household
Walter V. (tale, ilio
the 33roadway. Tabernaele
multi-millionalres Kiva
Sacred music is ehotya u
ganist, who was formerly
All Souls' Choir, is known
country as it musician ant
high degree.
When living in his ens
, minutes earlier each day
o loadei
11 over the
omposer of
at Skibo,
Scotland, Mr. Carnegie is vakened 15
musie, but
not by the organ, for Uri' mushaans,
ewita bagpipe% stand. unite:alas window
and play the novae that he liken to
bear. At 8 o'clock they 41 pact with a
bative air, which the orgiuTat takes nn
and work -s iuto theqtymes if which mi.
Carnegie is so passionate. fond.
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TORONTO ROI3BERY
=HIE'S -LIQUOR STOR PLUNDER.
ED BY THE WHOL SALE.
Two Clerks and Seven Drivers tinder
Arrest, Charged With Thefts That
Have Been Going on for Many
Months -Prisoners Refused Bail,
e Toronto despatch: Still another sya.
tem of thieving has been unearthed at it
business house in this city. This time
it is the firm of Michie & Company,
grocers and liquor dealers, 5 King street
west, who are the, eufferers. Two of
their clerks ,and seven drivers of deliv-
er?? wagons are under arrest, charged
with theft, and it is isd that the pollee
investigation into the thieving has not
yet been coneluded, '
Mortimer and Jones are employees of
the liquor store, audeit is charged that
they were in lea a with the daivers
and lied it kiiewl1 f the stealing
that was going o
lt is now ove
e months since
an inmate of it downtowet house gave
the Felice information of liquor being
taken from the alichie store, but for
some weeks the firm took no action'be-
yond. Repainting their trusted clerks
of the information frail the detective
department. After aboat two months'
time the fleoa found that they had been
heavy losers•of stock, and, as one of
the firm yesterday described it, the dis-
appeoranceof are liquot was by the
wholesale. The Noble Dominion De-
tective Agency was consulted, and one of
their men was put to work in the
warehouse, ond in conneetion with the
delivery. As a result of what he dis-
covered and repoetea to the firm,
Major John F. Nellie aetterday morn.
ing went before Magistrate Denison and
_ information against; ten paeans,
*nine of whone were aerestal.
Pending further investigation of the
alleoed o
thievine Crown titorney Carry
t
denied applimtions for bail,
HIS ALTRUISM.
i
ROTHSCHILD WILL SEND 200 PAM.
MIES TO CANADL
_ .
They Will Come From a Poverty.
Stricken District of London -Glor-
ious News for the Ob,ercrowded
- Comtnunity. f '
' London, Jan, 1. -Lord Rothschild has
offered to send two hundred lamilies in
- St, John's parish, Tottenham Court,
London, to Canada, entirely et his own
expense. Lord Rothschild'sc interest
has been atoused by a newspater article:
describing their poverty. Ho consulted
the vicar, Rev. Mr. Davide, ant at once
gave his cheque for $500 Ile ;examined
into the question further and decidea
that emigration to Canasta walk the best
means of relief,
He makes no stipulation aseAo condi-
tions, and it is of no benefit to his own
race, as it is Bed there aro not half a
dozen JeWiSh families in the perish.
Vicar Davi& has assisted others to
come to Canada and they are do ig well.
Plans are being organized at one , and it
is hoped that the first inn aerants,
which number a thousand in Al, will
start at cuee.This is hailed al glori-
ous news in overcrothled district,
ARRESTED AT CALGARIt
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Alleged Swindler Hunted for by Xounfed
.,
Police.
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Montreal despatch: A week go judge
Lafontaine, sitting as extradit el coin-
missioner, issued a warrant far' ahe ar.
rest of 'William II, Latimer, 'wanted in
Philadelphia. on =my charges of awindb
ing, Latimer was known tis the alief of
the Provideht Investmeut Bureauawhich•
concern was recently denounced its 1 a
fraud Ana went to piecostleara' aash.
The warrant was issued at ara nest
of Chief of Detectives Carpenter, who
bail been working for seine time iu con-
junction with the Chief of rolie of
Philadelphia and District Attorney John
C. Bell, of that city. As mon the War-
rant for the arrest was made, a visit
was paid to tho Place Viger Hotel, where
it was understooa that Latimer was liv-
ing under the name of William nein-
-
riche. He WAS not there but informa-
tion led to the belief ithaehe was in Cal-
gary. Word was sent to the Chief 'of
Police of Calgary, Tina on Monday hettne.
arrested there.
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POISONED CHOCOLATE CREAMS.
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That Was the Christmas !lox "Queen
Titania" Received.
Albany, N. Y., Jim. I. -The police be-
lieve they are on the trail of the per-
son who on Chrietams sent a box of
chocolate cream drhps liberally stuffed
with Paris green Intl other poisons to
Miss .Elsie Smith, AIM in the Hallowe'en
carnival of 1004 VIA the kading part
as Queen Titania. ¢
While Misp Smi li protests that she
it
ld b
has no idea, who c uave wished her
harm, she admits C t for several months
altobad been reef; ing anonymous let-
ters threatening lite with harm if she
did not refine the At tions of Clayton
IL McKinley vibe- ac rd the part, ei
i "Prince Charming'. n 1.110 earnival with
ber. Mr. Malian! " Ise has received
rdwalar lettere, ani al of those received
by thee ample seri n ve placea in the
hand,' of the pellet .
one young worren,i'llas already tarn
emostionea by (71t1el afyat in the bellef
that sae might ktov+ something about
ti nkui or, but tluh 7nr no to-reets have
am made. e. .
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TOOK HIS SATCHEL AND $3,1a.
Pive Masked Men Hold Up a NewAsey
Paymaster.
New Brunswick, N. J., jan. lea a a.
main highway anti in broad dayli tot
day Paymaster William Schlock,
Delaware River Quarry and Const
Co., was robbed of a satchel con!
$3,000, which he was carrying to
200 Italian laborers of the to
With hint was one companion, ha
men were unarmed, They ever
carriage, and were attatacea
driving through the woods by f
wearing handkerehiefs over thei
who jumped out from behind tre
man carrying it revolver. The
ter gave up the money satchel
resistance. The robbers thy,
away into the woods, keepb.,g
Asp covered with their revoiv
they disappeared.
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tent, and has 4 total pripnlatioa
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it had twenty years ago.
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