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j(1)111 the Baptiste -aloha It
t 9-34.
Coninientary.---1. John's etolemeitt con.
corning hinieeif (vs. 19;24). This was a
time of great excitement And expecta-
tion concerning the elessieh. epolee
with autborite and Ids success was
great. He had proclaimed thee a w
dienensation woe at. hand (Matt 0;2),
and this was believed to refer to the
Messiah, Accordiegiy a delegation a
priests anti Levitee was seut to John
from the Saubearin in Jeruationi for the
purpose of Interviewing him with re -
sped to himself and his mission. They
asked him, "Who art thou?" Who 40
you profess to be? Do you assume to
be the Messiah, or are you a prophet?
John positively deelered that lie was not
the Christ, neither was he Elijah nor
"that prophet." It is true thee Jesus
said that John was Elijah (Matt, 11114),
but he WAS speaking figuratively (com-
pare Luke 1;17), while John's question-
ers were 'speaking literally, aud joint _
was uot Elijah returned to earth. again.
The prophet referred to was the prophet
of Deut, 18:15, who some thought would
be a second Moses, others a second Eli.
jah, others the Messieh. John replied
to their questioning by seying that he
was "the voice of one crying in the wil-
derness. Make straight the way of the
Lord." John was not the "Word," but
merely a "voice." He was called a voice
Itecitutie, 1. Ho was uttering God's
thoughts. 2. The inmortance lay chiefly
in the message, not in the messenger.
The message he delivered is referred to
in Ise. 40;3-5. The idea is taken from
the practice of eastern monarchs, -who,
whenever they took a journey, sent har-
bingers before them to prepare the way.
Before our King will come to us there
must be a thorough preparation for his
coming.
IL John's testimony of Jesus (vs. 25-
28), 25. they asked him -The deputation
from Jerusalem asked John the Baptist.
why baptizest thou then -By what au-
thority dost thou administer the rite of
baptism) seeing that thou art not Christ,
nor Elipth, nor the prophet? Baptism
as a rite was common to the Jews and
waa administered, to those becoming
proselytes to the Jewish religion. "The
Phitelteeetaleoldeemost strenuously that no
prophet, after Moses, had a right to in-
troduce any new sacred usage, rite or
ceremony among the Mosaic institutions,
except the Messiah himself. The ques-
tion, therefore, Why baptizest thou
then? was a very peremptory one."-
Whedon.
26. I baptize -with water -John's an-
swer is very pertinent. "My baptism is
the symbol aad precursor of a real bap-
tism by the great Baptizer." there
standeth one -Ii, is not necessary to sup-
pose that Jesus \Ms standing in the
crowd at that time, but he was living
among the people, end was unknown to
them. 27. after me -John was the fore-
runner to announce his coining. not.
.,vorthet--A proverbial expression. The
work of unlacing and removing the san-
dale belonged to the hurablest servant,
and because of Christ's greatness 'John
said he was unworthy to do even that.
The desire to exalt Christ and abase
himself was ever uppermost in John's
mind. - 28, Bethabara-The R. V. has
Bethany. (This was not the Bethany on
the Mount of Olives.) Both names have
nearly the same meanine, Bethany some,
times signifying "boat ause," end Beth-
abara, "ford house," or "ferry house."
"Probably these were the names of two
villages or dIstricts near together, of
which the name Bethany, the smaller ot
the lwo villages faded out. Or John
may have been baptizing in a plaee be-
tween the two villages, and hence some-
times called by one name and soraetimes
by the other.'
III. John points out Jesus (vs. 22-314
29. The next day -The day following the
testimony of John to the deputation
from Jerusalem. Seeth Jesus -The fact
that John knew Jesus shows that the
baptism .and. temptation (Matt 3; 13 to
4; 11) preceded the events of this les-
son. Lamb of God -There is no reason-
able doubt that :Tan gays this neme te
our Lord becalm be was the true sacri-
fice for sin, the true autitype of the
• passever lamb, and. the lamb prophesied
of by Isaiah (Isa. 53; 7.)-Ityle. The
daily sacrifice of a lamb was continually
before the people, reminding them of
their need of an atonement for sin.
With.out doubt, John, who was the har-
binger of Christ, was enlightened beyond
others with respect to Christ's office and
inission, and saw for him the great sin-
offerine for the sins of the whole world.
Takethp away -Or "beareth away," as in
the margin. On the great Day of Atone-
ment the priest confessed the sins of
the people and. laid them upon the scape-
goat, and the goat was sent to the
depths of the desert. Christ's taking
away the ains of the world is borrowed
from this act. We have hero ono of the
many expressions whieli. declare the
great scriptural truth that Christ's'
death was a vicarious sacrifice for sin.
The sin-eAll the sins of all the childree
of Adam. The atonement was complete.
and no one was left; all may be saved if
they will accept the provisions made.
"The world is weary with its tumbrous
and. futile methods of obtaining. deliver-
ahed from sin." Salvation from sin comes
only through faith in Christ.
30. After me, ete.--efesus came after
John in point of time,. but ho was pre-
ferred before him in dignity and honor.
Was before Me -This refers to Christ's
eternal pre-existence with the Father.
john's attitude toward Olirist front first
to last affords an illustrious example of
true, humility. Few names in tbe Bible
stand higher than does the tante of
John the Baptist. Jesus spoke highly of
him-Stee Matt, 11; 11; John 5; 35.
John &bases himself, deelines all flattev-
ing titles and exalts Ohriet, 1 he greatest
saints in all.ages have been men this
spirit, Who haat, not sought their own
honor, bait who have elways been rteey
to deerease if Christ might oely increase,.
31. Kneer him tot -He did not, know
him as to Ida nature, office and mission
until the time of liits baptism. John was
cousitt of °Ur Lord, and that he had
ha some aequaintance with hitn be-
fore his baptism seems evid&a: from
Meet. 3; 14. While John did not know
him as the Messiah, yet he Ind a knowl-
edge of Mm sufficient to recognize in
him an exalted sphitual nature that
mused him to heeititte When Chtist came
asking baptism at his halide. Therefere
e,orne-erohe here deelaree -Matt the
great •eret of hie ministry was not to
form tt, sect in bie owe name, but to
make Christ known to the Jews. The
greet work of the Christian Aura is to
magnify Jesus Ohriet and. bring out big
raid erentnege to a lost world.
Ttr. Th6 WAWA:44p of Irene reitettlie)
to Um (vie 32-34). 32. Itere reefed --
John now emcee& to tell how. mote
then fortv clevs before this, at the time
4. •
of the baptiem of Imo. he learned
that he VIM tetealele eetv-"theve
behel(1,"- It. V. John had been en eye-
eviteess, and was not now reportiee from
ile41110V. TAkt: dove -"That the Spirit
of God thould cleeeend e* a &we is in
afterdettee with the eMblemetie Aerate-
---ifiseemenseuptrirlilialroreNterliffilet#00,401,011‘,4140,frosoar
ler of the -whole transaetion.4 The dove
represented au undefiled eitemeter
Want. 0. 9), harmless, (Matt. 10z
gentle alai meek (Cont. 2. 14). Abode
uporthen-Thne definitely deeleztatieg
John that Jerfila wee the Mee,stalt (v. 83•)•
it watt not passiug iefluenee but a per.
nianent Abiding of the Spirit.
33. Me that eent me -John was con-
etious of bis divine mileage. He wee
eent of God. llaptizeth in the Holy Spite
it at. V.)-Johu could baptize with wat-
er, but it wee the prerogative of Jesus
°ply to beptize with the Holy Spirit,
"The gift ot the Spirit is eoestantly re-
presented ea au outpouring," To -day we
are living. in the dispensation of the
Spirit It le the offiee work of the Spir-
it tO e011Villee Of te Vqiulteratit ADA
&OM@ the heart, fled to guide and tO
sustain the ttneting soul, The Holy ISpir-
it dwells in the heart of the true Chris-
tian. Matehew .and Luke ode that Jesus
would beptize "with fire." Fire here is
an emblem of the Holy Spirit and bringe
out the thought of warmth, or heat,
UtiptiS111 MOMS CleallSillg*flre
great purifier, 34, The Son of God -
The Messiah -the Christ, John here de-
clared that Josue was eivine. God alert
spako from heaven (Matt. 3. 17), thus
confirming the eign given to John.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS,
"The Lamb of God,"
The Word tells of Christ, the Prophet;
the Lamb speaks of the Reaeemer. One
brings us to the revelation of Godee will
and, truth, tee other to the great Re-
deemer. et is nob only a toueli of love,
but a touch of blood. Spokeu after
Chriet's baptism, short time after Ile
had pae.sed under the floods of the Jor-
dan, a sjmbol of physical death and re-
surreetion. In this 'typical act he haa
died and risen nein for the sin of the
world. "The Christian's escutcheon IS
not the Russian bear, the British limn
nor the American eagle. It is the Lamb
of God, The church is ever to be an in -
ilex -finger pointing to Him who taketh
away the sin of the world" (v. 20). Let
us consider the following points:
Spotless. "A lamb without blemish
and without spot" (1 Pet. 1, 19). The
utmost cere was used by the Jewish
priest to select a lamb free from all
blemish (Lev. 3. 6; 4. 32), and "without
spot" (Num. 28. 3), for God would not
accept any other (Lev. 22. 20-25). Not
only must the lamb be spotless, but the
priest must certify it to be so ,(Lev.
22. 26-33), and. the words, "This is my
beloved Son, in whoml welt pleased"
(Matt. 3.17), were Godes seal to the sin-
leesnese of Jesus. Though He was made
bhe likeness of sinful flesh (Rom. 8.
3), yet he did no sin, mailer was guile
found in thls mouth (1. Pet. 2. 22). Al-
though He was made sin for us, yet He
knew no sin (2 Cor. 5. 21). Viewed from
every point, He was always perfect. He
was over wholly self-possessed (Matt.
21. 23-27). Ho never retracted a word.
He never altered a plan. Re effeetieely
turned every occurrenee to a epiritu•al
purpose (John 4. 7-10; Matt. le. 6-12).
IL Submissive. "He was oppressed,
and he was afflicted, yet he opened not
his mouth. He is brought as a lamb to
the slaughteraand as a sheep before her
shearers is dumb so he opened not his
mouth" am 53:7). "And when he was
accused.. -he answered nothing" (Matt.
27:12-14). Hugh Stowell says: "I have
watched a lamb led to the slaughter and
have seen the little guileless animal lick
the hand about to be inthrued with its
blood; patient, meek and free from an
resentment. Blessed shadosving of that
patient, long-suffering Man of sorrows
who came among us and was never pro-
" yoked to resentment or cavil or retalia-
tion or unkindness."
III. Sacrificed. "The Lamb that was
slain" (Rev. 5:12, 13:9). The Lanib of
God stands for submission suffering and
death. Under law, in a figure, the sins
of a guilty soul were transferred ot
the white innocent lamb ere it was
Under grace, in fact, the sins
of "ell" guilty souls were "laid" on th.e
Lamb of God, ere he was sacrificed for
us. (Ise. 53:0). He took our place. He
died in our stead. He became our sub-
stitute. "A gentleman who was travel-
ling in Norway tells how he went to see
the church of a certain town. Looking
up- at its tower; he was surprised to see
the carved figure of a lamb near the
top. He inquired why it was placed in
that position, and he was told that when
.the church was being built a. workman
fell from the high scaffold. His fellows
saw him fall. and. horror-strieken, rush-
ed down expecting. to find him dashed to
pieees, but to their surprise and joy he
was, almost unhurt. This was how he
. escaped: A flock of sheep was passing
by the church at the moment of his fall,
and he fell among them as they were
crowded together, and right on the top
of a lamb. The lamb was crushed to
death, bee-, the man was saved. And so
they carved the Iamb on the tower at
the exact height from which he fell, to
commemorate his escape. Christ was
crushed to death under our load of sin."
"The continual morning and evening sac-
rifice of a lamb, under the Jewish law,
was intended to point out the continual
efficacy of the blood of atonement; for
even at the throne of God Jesus Christ
is evet eeereseated as a lamb newly
slain" (Rov. 5:0).
IV. Sovereign. The living ones and
the elders adore "the Lamb;" myriads
of angels cry, "Worthy is the Lamb;"
the unrverse praises "tlie Lamb" (Rev.
5:8, 12, 13); the wicked fear "the wrath
of the Lamb" (Rev. 0:15, 16) ; the hen --
deed forty and four thousand "follow
the Lamb whithersoever he path" (Bev.
14:1, 4); the bride of Christ is "the
Lamb's wife" (Rev. 21:9); "the enarriage
of the lamb" is the great feast of the
future (Rev, 19:7-9); and the title of
"the Lamb' to final conqueror is Lord.
of lords and King of kings, and they
that are with him are called and chosen
and faithful (Rev. 17:14).
The witness to Jesus was, 1. The tes.
timony of John, entirely disintereated
and self-sacrificing. gave hia whole
life to bearing his witness to Christ, re.
sisting every temptation to gain notori-
ety, and to make friends of the influen-
tial Pharisees. 2. The witnest of facts
that entirely convinced John himself. 3.
The witness of a vole° from heaven.- 4.:
The witnese of the baptism of the Holy
Spirit, It was the tokeia that in. Jeenle
are fulfilled the propheeies of the Old
Testament with regard to the pouting
out of the Spirit in the Messianic a, el,
and especially to the impart/Awn of t
Spirit eo the Messiah himself (Isa. el: -
1; Luke 4:18)-eropheeies which ae.
ecribe the crowning glory *of the latter
A, O.
days.
HOW UP CASES.
TorOuto, Jan. 6. --Geo. Clhainhets end
Thomas Morgan had four charges against,
them, arid witnesses swore how the two
had he'd them up et the point of a re-
volver and taken all they had. They
- elected te go- to a jury, and were sent
on for trial. Reuben Crolser, the third
member of the geng, yowler negro, had
only one Marge egainst (Led was
Fleet to the Victoria Industrial School
for toys,
READY -T.0' SIGN..
?miff, Jan. 6. -The government has
been edvised. by IVE‘ jester/1M, the
Prowl) Atehttesedor at Washingtoot, that
the Fratteo-Arneriette teriff rtegettatione
at Weehington ha,ve been euteessfelly
tetininated arid that the egreeinent pro-
• Int* will be eigned thet eity to,daS'
or toenorrow,
Tert)110 FilT1118011 Metket.
The ()Hemp of grain te-d0,7 were
=alio eensisting only of 200 bashele of
barley, which sold at 750 A bushel. •
ranters' produce IR moderate supply,
with prices steady. Butter retailee
25 to 30e per lb., according to quality.
Eggs, ordinery sold at 20 te 30e per
"Ileiltly.sin limited simply, with salet of
15 loads of thnothy et $19 to $21 a ton,
Straw is nominel ut a ton,
Dressed hogs eoutinue firm at $8 t9
$8,25 for light aml at $7.75 for heavy.
Wheat, White, bush ..$ 0 98 $ 1 00
Do„ red, bush . „ 0 98 1 00
Doe spring, bush 0 00 95
Do., goose, latish , .„ 0 87 0 00
Oats, bush 0 62 0 53
Barley, bush „ , 75 0 00
0 83 0 00
Pa Les' blatul ssiht 0 88 0 00
Hay, timothy, ton . ., 19 00 el 00
Do„ clovee, ton le 00 18 Q0
Straw, ton . , ., -10 00 0 00
Seeds, Alsike, No. 1, bush 7 60 $ 00
Do., No. 0 70 7 2e
Do„ red clover , 9 25 9 50
Dressed hogs .. , ... . 7 75 8 25
Eggs, new.laid, dozen 0 46 0 00
Do., storage 0 26 0 30
Butter, dairy 0 20 0 30
Do., creamery 0 80 012
Geese, dressed, lb 0 10 0 12
Chickens, per lb 0 10 Q 12
Ducks, dressed, , . , . 0 10 0 12
Turkeys, per lb . e 16 0 17
Applea, per bbl 2 00 3 60
Potatoes, per bag , . 0 86 0 03
Cabbage, per dozen . .„ 0 40 0 50
.Onion, per bag 1 00 1 25
Beef, hindquerters . , 7 00 8 00
Do., forequarters .. _ 4 00 5 90
Do., choice, carcase . a 75 7 a5
Do., medium, carcase 5 00 6 50
Mutton,. per swt 8 00 0 00
7 50 10 00
Veal, prime, per ewt
Lamb, per cwt 8 50 9 50
Beitish Cattle Markets.
London -London cables are firmer et
101-2e to 13e per lb:, dressed weight;
refrigerator beef is quoted at 9e per lb,
Winnipeg Wheat Market.
Following are the dosing quotatfons
on Winnipeg grain futures to -day:
Wheat -Jan. $1.11 1-8 bid, May, 1.17
bid.
Oats -Dec. 46e bid, May 54c.
Liverpool Awole Market.
Woodall & Co. cehled Eben Jantee:
17,400 barrels selling; market better;
more enquiry. Especially fine 13aldwins,
15 to 20s; seconds, 10 to 12s• Spys, 14
to 218; seconds, 9 to lls ed; 'Kings, 21
to 24s 6d; seconds, 16 to 18s; Greenings,
14 to les ed; seconds lOs ed to 12s;
Russets, 16 to 24s 6d; seconds 10 to
13s 3d. '
TORONTO LIVE 'STOCK
Receipts of live stook at the City Market
for Wednesday and Thursday were 37 car
loads. composed of 604 cattle, 373 bop, 704
sheep and 33 calves.
There were few_good to choice cattle on
sale and more would have found a ready
market at fair prices.
Trade was generally good in all classes
of live stock. quality considered.
Exporters -A. few miport bulls, sold at 43.60
to 64.26 per cwt.
Butchers -The highest price quoted for 4
good cattle. weighing 960 lbs. each, was
84.87%; medium to good, $4 to 64.60; common,
$3.60 to 63.75; cowl', Aso to 63.60; canners,
$1 to $2 per cwt.
Feeders -Rad Stockers -A few eastern stock-
ers sold at $2.85 for cattle weighing 810 By.
Milkers and Springers -Prices for milkers
and springers ranged from 630 to ;es each. -
,Veal Calves -Prices unchanged at $8 to
26 per cwt.
Sheep and Lambs -Export sheep, $3.75 to $4
per cwt.; rams and culls at $2.50 to ;3 per
cwt.; lambs, 24.60 to 45.60' per cwt. .
Hogs -Mr. Harris quotes selects at pea
and light fats. at 26.46.
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goodg moveMent is light. Illere cold
weather is needed. to help retellere.
Wino* hold firm. Wholeealere here (sty
a review of the year will eltow the
greetest turnover of dry geode the
blistery of the country.
Winitipeg.-Betailere here report the -
holidey trade has been the heeeleet ever ,
Wholesale trade has been quiet -
and will continue so Until about the see-
ond week of January. Mild weather has .
Acted, against the movement of heavy
dry goods, but the railroads have had an
excellent opportunity to move grain, and .
they are making the most of it.
Vancouver ona Vietoria,-eGenerel
trade all along the coast holds a healthy
tone, although things have been some-
what quiet since the holidays, The vol.
imie of Christmas trade Was heavier than
ever before. Collections have improved
and are now. good.
Handlton.-There is a good tone to
tradebere, altlenteli the volume of busi-
ness is not large. A. good sortine trade -
is looked for early hi the month. Coi-
lectione are generelly good.
Loncien.-While the usuel holiday
quietness bas been in effect during the
past week, there is still a fair arnouet
of business moving and the outlook
favors an early resumption of activity.
Local manufacturers are well supplied
with orders, Colder weather has much
helped the inovement of winter gia5ds.
Ottawa,-Wioter emods are now mov-
ing well, although there is the neual, holi-
day lull in rated trade. Collections are
fair to good. It is reported thelioliday
trade compered fairly well with that of
last year.
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Ontario Wheat. •
The Manitoba wheat bugaboo has about run
its •course. It has done incalculable injury
to the Ontario farmer. It threatened to de-
stroy the market for Oatarlo wheat. Thanks
to the gallant efforts. of our millers, and the
sane reasoning of many of the people, On-
tario's wheat is coming into its own again.
In one of the leading agriculturcl joureals
(none other than The Farmer's Advocate)
there recently appeared a letter from the'
MeCormick Manufacturing Company, one of
the oldest• and best known makers of bit -
cults, etc., in Canada. In this communioa-
Um the McCormick Compady state that
"Manitoba hard wheat flour is not satisfac-
tery for our use. We much prefer Ontario
fall red and white wheat, which give us good
satisfaction."
There is no doubt that Ontario wheat floUr
makes the best pastry. The process .Of
blending, by which the millers add a small
quantity of Manitoba wheat, adds strength,
making a perfect bread flour. Thus, the,
blended flours are better than .Ontario and
51anitoba, wheat flours alone. Repeated tests
have proved this true. With people using
blended flours, which contain a large per-
centage of Ontario wheat, there is a growing
demand for this grain. Our tarmere should
carefully study the question and make thelr
plans to plant wheat. They can help the
good work along, too, by buying blended
flours for home 'use.
Dun's Review.
Business quieted down at the conclu-
sion of holiday sated, as is customary,
and time was devoted to stook taking,
while manufacturing piants were over --
hauled and repaired. Much idle machin-
ery renuned on January 2 and more
mills will reopen next weekebut in many
leading industries there will continue
to be a reduction in output mien the
outlook is More definite. This curtail-
ment, is general in the iron and steel id-.
dustry and at. New England cotton.
mills. Yet stocks are. hot burderisome
in any position, and there is much confi-
dence in an early aevival of purchases.
by consittriere, necessitating replenish-.
meet of supplies by dealers end full ac-
tivity at mills and factories. Clothing
manufacturers have received numerous
caneellations, and in some lines bayers
haat) amked delay in shipments of spring'
goods until the situation is more fully
developed, There is n, better feeling as
to niereantile collections since the closing'
days of December broeght no special
pressure in the money market. Reilwq
earnings thus far reported for Deeember
were 8.8 per cent. smaller than 1084ke
tradittreet's Trade Review. . .
Montreel.-There has been little change
in trade conditions duririg the past week.
1e now seems pretty well establishee
that the Christmas trade was satiefae-
tory ie. all eegards. In some Dna of ,
business the volume of trade was the I
largest in years, while in others some
falling off avas reported, There is very
Iittle movehient in wholentle trade.
Values are geeerally steady. Travellers
tent Wain theit ttips next week, mid
forthight should see businees again well
Maier way. The first weeks. of twele
ate looked forward to with coheiderahle
interest, if uot with tome ahxiety. It"
is felt in some gearters that trade wilt
be quiet until well hito the spriog, al.
though there tire those Wile. expect a
revival aetivity much caller,
Toronto.-Whelesale end retail trade
le quiet et the Moment, but Nvith's con-
tinuftnee of cold weigher it good sortirig
trade 'le winter lines it ee.peeted to
spring up early in the neW yeer.
parte regarding the heliday trade are
eheerfte in. Meet lines of busirtees, end
it ie likely this faet will eensidereldy
help futute bueineee. Collettions are
generalle -de& and Sarritery meet It
expeeted to be well taken up. The Airy.
AWFUL CHICAGO.
THE WINDY CITY POLICE TO
. SHOOT QUICXLY.
An Epidemic of Serious Crimes Results
in Efforts to Sweep That City Clean.
-There's Something in Being First.
Chicago, Jan. 5. -At the end of 48
Qf the bloodiest hours Chicago has
known, -Chief of Police Shippy last
night issued sweeping orders to clear
the city of every criminal. Comiand-
ing officers read the instructione
the 45 stations and supplemented them
with advice to "shoot quick" if a sus-
-
peet makes a bad move.
Seekin,g •explanation for the wave of
crime, Chief Shippy thinks he has dis-
covered that Chicago's most desper-
ate criminals are boys or young men
hardly out of their teens. Of 52 bold -
'up men whose exploits have terrorized
keepers of small stores and. saloons
withie the past week and perhaps 100 in
other robberies, nearly every bandit has
been a youth.
Their graduation has been through
slum homes, corner saloons,' neighbor-
hood eiger stores and pool rooms. Their
text books have been sporting Sheets anti
score cards, Agitation of the day has
made them think all rich men are crim-
inals who escape imprisonment at will.
Large sections of the city axe in a
state of terrok because of frequently-
recurrine crimes of violence. 'Womeu,
and, in some districts even men, are
afraid to venture out at night. The
remarkable conditions are compared
with those existing in mediaeval Lon-
don when there were no policemen
and highwaymen infested the streets.
Two patrolmen killed by criminals.,
two robbers mortally wounded, two
aouble murders and -suicides attempt-
ed, with the result that both will peeve
sueeessful as soon as the victims that
ate now lingering die, and another
murder are recorded within two days.
Two hundred suspects have been
taken into custody to cheek the epi-
demic of crime. Fully one-half of this
Another are said to be criminels who
wield shoot in defence of their liberty.
KILLED 1/3Y TRAIN.
Farme'r Hurled Into Eternity When
Driving Home Adleep.
Buffalo, Jan. O. -Falling asleep in the
seat ef his wagon behind a pair of trust-
ed and faithful horses Saturday night,
Benjamin Shrimp, 45 years old, a farmer
of Boston, N. Y., rode to his death.
The team turnred from the. highwa.y
at the North Collins croesing of the
Erie Railread, and started down the
track over the ties. The jar resulting
from the wagon jolting over the ties and
stone and pieces of coal that lay
elong the railroad tracks did not
awaken the. man. He had been on the.
metket all day in Buffalo and was com-
pletely tired out. •
When the team had reached a point
about two. hundred feet from the
eroseing a fast passenger train on the
Erie, that bad _attained a forty -mile
speed after pulling slowly out of Buffa-
lo, tore down upon the farmer.
• Before the engineer hall time to
ailed; the seeed to any extent, even
-though he xeversed the power and put
tlie air brakes. the engine crashed
- into the.witgote killing both horses and
heeled the farmer many feet. The
train was stopped as quickly as pos-
sible and the crew went back to the
ceTlileiey. found. the dead horses and the
wreeked wagoti, some blankets and a
'few- broken market bagkets. The man
was not found at that time.
• Concluding that it Was A runaway
team of horses attached to a huelostee's
wagon, the crew bleared the track of the
11;11;;ish and the train continued ointouirtss
, Tills was at 11 o'cloek. Three
latee a track walker, who stumbled
opon the rubbish mut the earcasses of
tbe.„,dead investigated mote
.thorougely. Ile found the 3ifeless form
'of the' man lying fully 50 feet from
where the wreckage wits sttewn thotit
the roadbed.
'
DRAWING THE NET. •
•
Police Incriminating Husband of Woman
round it. Harrison Swamp.
Newark, N. J., ;Tan. 14. ---.-An importent
diseovery, Which the pollee state will en-
able thetn name the slayer of Mrs..,
Lena- Whitmore, the-inetaa of the Lamp.
black swamp, neer Iletritme, , N. J.,
whose husband, Theodore 'Whitmore, is
now held in eustody in Newark, pending
n, further investigation of the crime,
was •made to -day, when all the jewelry
of the dead WOnlitil Was fault]. the
Safe of Thirty Itadin, saloon -keeper
in Brooklyn,
After att exambuttion by detectives,
Raclin stated that Whitmore had given
ltine the box eontainieg the jewelry on
•either Dee. 30 or 31, several days after
the Male body ef the women was found
Italfesalonergecl. ai the mud end water
of the Ilarrisot pond.
Whitmore lad preelousty told the po-
lite that his wife bad warn all her
jewels When she left horne on Chtietmes
aftertioen,
The discovery made to -clay is regarded /
at important by the pollee, who now de- 1
elate the &me tears a full gelation.
f 7.
Happenings 41 --
LeehedeeePtelte‘ttehmieeateoge.""itteefee.A.Pejlegoe.,in../eateeteeee.eure
There were not so many world-shaking
evente during 1007 as in ite. inimodiate
lwedeeessore. There was literally, how-
ever, one World -shaker, the Janntice
earthquake, the echoes of which. revel'
berated in the halls ef aiploinacy long
after the shocks had died away. rite
chief event in Arnerket was the financial
panic of September, and the very serious
after-effect. upon industry.
In Canada the most notable event was
the collapse of the greet Quebec bridge in
August. The Donunion lost not a few
eminent men during the year. Among
the most notable were W. II, Drummone.
the poet; Hon. A. G. Blair, Timothy 4o. -
tote T. C. Patteson, Dr, John Pats, Dr,
Oronityatekha, Hon. J. W. St. John and
Iron. J. I, Tarte.
transferred to the Canadian Govern -
JANUARY,
1-Neval dockyeres at Halifex, N. 8.,
Mont. Ctops. of 1006 in the three
bushels,
western Provinces put at 201,600,000
2 -Minister of Agriculture introduces
bill eto provide for the inspection of
meats and canned goods. Thirty-five
people killed in railway wreck in
'Kansas.
3. -Opening of Manitetha, Legislature,
4 -Hotel Quinte, Belleville, burned.
7 -Ontario successiou duties for the
' past year given as $4031,088.
8-Deeth of Shah of Persia.
9 -Premier Laurier introduces a bill re-
adjusting .the repreeentation of the
new Provinces of Alberta and Sas-
katchewan.
LI -Tidal wave engulfs Simalu, Dutch
East I:idles-1,500 lives lost.
14-Ithigston, Jamaica wrecked by
earthquake. More than 1,000 lives
lost,
15-Bishoe Sweatman, of Toronto, eleet.
• ed Primate of all Canada.
17 -Quebec city experienees the coldeet
weather in fifty years.
18 -Great famine in Central China, Do-
minion Governrnent gives $50,000 to-
wards relief of Kingston, Jamaica.
10 -New Shalt of Persia-erowned. Gov-
ernor Swettenham, of Jamaica, re-
quests United States Admiral Davis
to withdraw his marines from the
island. Secretary Root at Ottawa.
24 -Opening of Ontario Legislateue,
25 -Death of Hon. A. G. Blair, ex -Minis-
ter of Public Works.
20 -British Labor Congress pass resole
tion favoring woman suffrage.
27 -Death of Senator Dobeon, of Lind-
say.
28 -Judge Tascheeeau appointed Chief
Justice of Niug's Bench at Montreal,
31-De,ath of Timothy Eaton,. foundee of
T,. Eaton Company, Limited. Strike
of telephone girls in Toronto.
FEBRUARY.
1-Ohaxles e.leGill, formerly manager
Ontario Bank, sentenced to five
ovears in the Penitentiary.
2 -Death of Judge Horn, of Windsor.
4 -Death of Lady Victoria Grenfell,
daughter of Earl Grey. Opening of
the Thaw trial at New York.
7 -Death of Viecount Gosehen ex -Chan-
• cellor of the Exchequer, Great
8 -Hon. C. S.. Hyman resigns his seat
for London.
9 -Death of Geo. NeIson Kidd, M. P. P.,
l_HCaornl.etounr..
Fielding gives notice of
several changes in the tariff.
12-eltendelssohn Choir, of Toronto, win
an artistic success in New York.
13 -Manitoba Legislature prorogued.
14 -Second reading of Mr. Lemieux's bill
re strikes and lock -outs.
15 -Death of Carducci, the great Italian
poet.
19 -Death of Sir William Hingston.
20 -Duncan 0. Ross, Liberal, elected for
West Middlesex, Ontario Legislature.
21 -One hundred and forty persons
drowned in wreek of the mall steam-
er Berlin, near .Rotterdam.
22 -For the 18th time the deceased wife's
sister bill passed its second reading
hi the 'imperial Commons.
23 -First Transvaal Colony Ministry or-
ganized, with Gen. Botha as Premier.
24 -Death of Lieutenat-Governor Snow-
ball at Fredericton, N. B.
25 -Imperial War Secretary Haldane an-
nounces his scheme of army reorgan-
ization in the House of Commons.
26 -The Protestant Hochelagae School,
Monbreal, burned; 17 lives iost.
28 -Washington, Ark., • destroyee by a
cyclone.
'MARCH.
1 -Eddie Duman defeated by George
Downs kr the world's sculling
championship.
ae-Death Of Dr. Oronyatekha Grand
Supreme Ranger of the &der of
Foresters.
e -Draft of new itumrance act submit-
ted .by the Royal Commission.
4 -Resignation .of Governor Swetten-
ham, of Jamaica.
h -Lemuel J. Tweedie sworn in as Lieu-
. tenant -Governor of esTew Brunswick,
Wm. Pugsley suefteding to the Pre-
miership.-
7-Manitoba elections result in victory
for the Roblin Government.
8 -Death of Senator Charles E. Cas -
grain, of Col, R. R. McLennan, ca-
lf. P., and of E. Cochran, M. I'. Bast
Northumberland.
9 -Great 13ritain and Russia agree re-
garding interference in the affairs of
Persia.
11 -Assassination of Petkoff, Premier
of Bulgaria.
13 -Death of Thomas Martin, M. P.
North Wellington. Death of Casimir
Perier, ex -President of Tranee.
then& battleship Iona blown. up;
' 300 killed and injured,
14-Disastroes floods in west Pennsyl-
valuta.
15 -Death of ler. Stoekbon, M. P., of St.
John, N'. B.
113-e•One hundred pensons killed in two
mine disazters in Germany.
18-1.11a, Featherston Osier, Toronto,
dead at the age of 101 years. •
19-Denth of Thomas Bailey Aldriele
the author.
21-leteeting of the Transvaal Colony's
. first Parliament at Pretoria,
ite-Joseph Phillips. leresident of the
York County Loan Company, .aen-
tenced to five years' imprisonment
for making Nee returne to the Gov -
Omelette -
27 -Arrival of the Boit James Bryce at
Ottawa.
28-Ald ego pension bill introaneed into
the Nova Seethe Legielature,
• APRIL.
1-Cattada arid the United States COMO
40 egreentent regarding the rate
oh seeondelass mail matter.
2-IIori. Feinnerson• resists as
Minister of Ilaiheitys and Canals.
3-W. T. Stead arrives in Xeur York en
hie peke pilgrirtiage. galaxies of On-
tario Cabinet Wen. with port-
• !Olive inereneed.
5 -The Meetleattid engineeting building
of McGill t/ativereity, .at Montreal,
destroyed by fire.
0-Deallt of Dr. W. II. Drummond, the
the poet of the habitants,
7 -Death of lion J. W. St. John, Speele-
er of the Ontario Legislature.
8 -Mr. Thomas Crawford, M. P. P., %p-
robated speaker of the Ontarie Leg-
telature.
10 -The Thaw cose goes to the jury at
New York. Fifteen permits cremated
tn. train wreck near Cha,pleau.
12 -The Thaw jury fail to agree and are
diseharged.
14-0ity of Ohilpacingo and several,
• towns destroyed, by earthqua,ke in
Mexico.
15 -Opening of the fourth conference of
Premiers of 13ritish colonies at Lon-
don,
le -The Medical building of McGill Uni-
versity burned; loss 000,000.
II -Death of Mr. Stapleton Caldecott at
Toronto.
18 -Seventy-five thousand persons died
of the plague last week in India,
19 -Longboat captures the Boston Mara -
thou.
edl-Ontario Legislature prorogued.
22 -Toronto taxation for the year fixed
at IPA mills.
23 -Colonial Conference decides to es-
tablish a general lnilitary staff for
the Empire,
25-R. A. Faleoner, ef. A., of Halifax,
selected as President of the Univer-
sity of Toronto.
27 -Dominion l'arliament prorogued,.
30 -Death ef Fred G. Cox, at Toronto.
10---rliroaoshInettchode:ometemhestrts,rto4tvifetogit sletutertabelxpamees:
IS -lion. Edward, Blake arrives la To -
20 ---The O. P. R. line from Guelph to
20-61fitiotalcr.liPa4-tilcvB0.0 rptlitfortomrrntianlatzes opthetteehOonai
Gonerlelt opened for paeeeoger trial.
28-liritielt Perlianeent prorogeed,
29 -The end <a (the new bridge at Qlte•
bee collapses; eiglity-three lives lost.
30 ---Death of Itiehard.Manefleld, famous
actor.
NAY.
2 -At the Colonial Conference, Mr. As.
(pith, Imperial -Chancellor of tho
Exchequer, mains to accept the
policy of reciprocal preference.
4 -Opening of the Irish Exhibition at
Dublin.
0 -Death of Ian Maclaren (Rev. John
litatson) of "Boenie Brier Bush"
fame.
7 -Mr, Birrell introduces his Irish bill
into the British House of Commons.
8-eThe Premiers at the Colonial Confer-
ence vote in favor of restriction of
the imperial coasting trade.
0 -Colonial Conference rejects a resolu-
tion asking for 1 per cent. tax on
foreign imports for the purpose of
furthering trade.
10 -Death of 0. F. Marter, ex -M. P. .A
. son born to the King and Queen of
11-1S4aeiinit.y-eight Mystic Shriners
in a wreck on the Southern Pacific.
12-Cerby's distillery at Belleville de-
stroyed by fire.
14 -Colonial donference favors an all -
British route across the two oceans.
18-T. Ambrose Wood's Nelvin wins the
Ireoinntos. Platt et tho Woodbine, To -
20 -Cold weather and snow in various
parts of Ontario.
21 -Convention of Irish Nationalists vote
to reject the Irish Council bill.
24 -North Texas swept by tornado.
31 -Bill to establish a court of criminal
anneal passes the second reading in
the British Commons.
JUNE.
1 -Britain ana Japan come to an un-
derstanding as to the latter's policy
in ease of the invasion of India.
3 -The British Cabinet abandons the
Irish Council bill.
4 -At Boise, Idaho, the trial of W. D.
Hayward for the murder of ex -Gov-
ernor Steunenberg opened.
5 -Meeting of the Presbyterian General
Assembly at Montreal.
6 -Opening of the new Convocation Hall
of the University of Toronto.
7 -Prince Fushimi of Japan arrives at
Quebec on a visit to Canada,
8 -Maiden trip of the S. S. Cayuga of
the Niagara Navigation Company's
fleet
10 -Sacred Heart Church at Ottawa
burned.
12 -Death of John Waldie, ex -M. P„
the well-known lumber merchant.
13 -Jamaica again shaken by an earth-
quake,
14 -The second Peace Conference meets
at The Hague.
16 -The Dome dissolved bY the Czar.
17 -The "Made -in -Canada" Fair opened
at Guelph.
21 -Canadian subsidies aet read the sec-
ond tithe in the British House of
aniPbell-Bannerman's reso-
26_rCoremzeornsc.
lution to curtail the veto power of
the House of Lords carries in the
British House of Commons.
27 -Lieutenant -Governor Mortimer Clark
kniglited by the Ring. •
JULY.
1 -Death of Samuel McAllister, emin-
ent Canadian educationist.
2-Caid Sir Henry Maclean, eoraman-
der of the Claim's body guard tak-
en captive by Bandit Raisuli and
'held for ransom.
0 -Opening by Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux
of the new lift lock at Lake -field.
9 -Guelph and Goderieh Railway open-
ed as far as Blyth.
11 -Canada's. population returned as 6,-
504,900, all increase' since last decen-
nial census of 1, 135,585.
12 -The Guernsey team win the Kola-
- pore cup at Bisley.
14 -Attempted assassination of Presid-
ent Faillieres of France.
le -Seven persons killed by collapse of
Crystal Hall, London, Ont.
17 -The league declares en favot of the
inviolability of private property
at sea.
18 -The Premier arrives at Quebec from
the Colonial Conference.
20 -Hon. Edward Blake resigns hie seat
in the Imperial Commons owing to
21 -Ninety-three persons drowned from
the S. S. Columbia. in collision off
22-J, Neir Hardie, the British Labor
leader, addresses the Canadian Club
at Toronto,
28 -Disastrous fire at Victorian B. O.;
loss $250,000.
26 -Nine young men drowned in Hum-
ber Bay.
28 -William Haywood acquitted of the
murder of Governor Steunetaberg.
30-Cornee stone Of Carnegie% Temple
of Peace at The Hague laid.
31-Deeth of Joaeph Holton, noted Dng-
lish author.
AUGUST.
1 -Disorders and outrages on foreign
residents at Casciblanca, Moroeco.
3-4-33olubtiedmeet of CasaBlencti by
Ittentheand Spanish eruisere.
10-13xplasien of ear of nitro-glycerine
wrecks Essex Centre; three persons
killed. ead twenty injured.
11 -Death of Dr, A. McClellan, dis-
tinguished Ontario edueatiotust.
12-Tite &Wert wins the eecond race of
the Nate& Cup series. Strike of
telegreph operators in the United
13-8Sentata, Witte • the third and fittal
race.
14 -Strike of 41. N. W. telegraph °pet -
Mere, 40,000 Weil Attnek Freed'
at Casa Blanee, lett are repulsed.
15 -The rtegrees of Giorgio. disfranthis-
SEPTEMBER.
2 -The scale of wages te country post-
masters raised by the Poetmaster-
Generel.
3 -Seven people killed ann ninety in-
jured in railway wreck on the 0, P.
R. at the Horseelioe near Calenon.
7-Anti-Japa,nese riots at Veneeuver,
It a Close of Toronte Exhibition;
aggregate attendance, 750,000,
10 -New Zealand given the title of Do-
minion by Royal proclamation.
13 -Visit cif the Lord Sishop of Loneen
to Toronto.
15 -Twenty-five killea in collision on
Boston & Maine Railway near Can-
aan station, on return journey from
Dominion Exhibition, Sherbrooke.
19 -New Eranco-Cepadian commercial
treaty signed at Paris.
20-A, Cie MaelCay chosen loader Of the
Liberal party in Ontario.
23 -Peace declared in Morocco.
26 -Dr, Falconer installed President of
the University of Toronto.
OCTOBER,
7 -Death of Rev. Dr, William Jones,
Registrar •of Trinity College, Toren -
to.
16 --Death of Rev, John Potts.
17 -Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com-
pany invites business between Great
Britain and Canada.
18 -Close of the second, Peace Confer-
ence at Tho Rogue.
21 -The TOWO Of Koratagh, in the Pro-
vince of Bokhara„ Russia, destroyed
by earthquake; e,0e0 people killed.
22 -Financial panic. in New York.
29-Deeth of Gerald Massey, author and
poet.
31-Slihm fight near Hamilton. Univer-
sity of Toronto won intercollegiate
championship at Kingston,.
NOVEMBER.
1 -Ontario Government Commission re-
commends psychiateic hospitals for
the insane.
2 -Socialists sustained overwhelming
defeat in English and Welsh munici-
pal elections.
3 -Hon. Adelarde Turgeon defeats II.
Bourassa in Bellechasse, Que., bye -
election.
5 -New Cunard liner Mauretania aver-
aged 27,30 knots an hour on trial
run.
6 -Fifteen men killed and thirty injur-
ed. by explosion on a German schoel-
ip.
8-Pravincial Government appoints ad-
ditional factdry inspectors.
9 -First train ran over a P. R. bridge
at Parry Sound.
11 -Japanese claims arising out of Van-
couver riots sine adjusted.
14: --Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman, the
British Premier, became severely ill
after addressing a meeting at Bris
tol.
15 -Seven men killed in railway collision
near Bass Lake, Ont.
19 -Four men killed and thre injured in
accident at Toronto Island.
21, --Plot against the dictatorship discov-
ered at Lisbon.
23. ---Centenary of Brant's death observed
ae Brantford.
27 -Canadian Parliament opened.
28 -Conservative elected at Colchester,
N. S., by-election.
29 -Defendants in London bribery case
found. guilty. Reserve ease granted.
DECEMBER.
1 -Mining disaster at Fayette City, Pa.
2-C. P. R. steamer Mount Temple
wrecked on Ironbound Island, N. B.
• Tomniy Burns, a Canadian, wins
world's heavyweight boxing cham-
pionship.
3- Canadian exhibtors win champion-
ships at Chicago Stock Show.
5-H. Lovell, M. P. for Stanstead, Que.,
died, aged 80.
8 -King Oscar II. of Sweaen died at
Stockholm. His son, Gustav V, suc-
ceeds.
9-Dinizulti the Zulu King, charged with
treason, voluntarily surrendered to
the Natal authorities.
11-e•Estimated expenditure of Canada for
fiscal Year ending March 31, 1908,
$119,237,091.
12 -Boris Sarafoff, the famous leader of
Bulgarian raiders against Turkey,
was shot and killed.
16 -American battleship fleet starts on
cruisein Pacific waters.
17 -*Death at Glasgow of Lord Kelvin,
the famous scientist.
18 -Death at Montreal of Hon. J. Israel
Tarte.
19 -Many miners entombed as result of
explosion at Joebs Creek, Pa.
133 -Liberal candidates victorious at Cen.
tre York, Ottawa and Labelle by-
elections.
25 -Christmas Day celebrations.
28 -Japanese seek to secure 10,000 acres
of land in Alberta on which to grow
beets.
BOMB EXPLODED IN BANK.
Kansas City the Scene of a Remarkable
Outrage.
Kansas City, Ian. 5. -An explo-
sion caused by a bomb in the base-
ment of the First National Bank
Building, at 12 o'cleek yesterday, in-
jured nine persons, and caused a
tonic in the bank. No one of those
in the bank eves dangerously hurt.
All exeept one were employes of the
bank.
The smell of .the explosives was ex-
ceptionally strong after the event. It
Benetrated even to the upper 1.1.00.Y13
Of the building.
The First National Bank building
was one of the most beautiful struc-
tures in the eity, The bank was- the
largest financial institution in the
city,
Investigation develops. the feet that
the bornb bed been planed in the toil-
et roota, in the north-west corner of
the basement, 1Werity feet from the
matt veult. Half a dozen basement
windows, with the steel rods protect-
ing them, were blown out into Balti-
more avenue, arid tieross the street,
The explosion was felt in all parte
of the city.
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR.
John Bird Fetally Injered at W'ilteen'a
Mille, Paris, Ont.
Paris, Ont., :fan. 5. -John Bird diet
yesterday tnernieg, the result of an ele•
vator accident at the Wetson Mills. Bird
was taking some empty boxes clown the
elevator when he WAS caught against
the tide wall and erushed, Ho ettme
here eight months ego from Scotland to
join his teeter. Be was a member of the
Church of Eleglend.
Many fellow puts everything on 'his
bad; to make a front.
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THE COUNTESS
Asks For Nullification of Her Mar-
riage With the Count.
ondon, Jan. 6. --The solipitors of the
Earl of - Yarmouth, \whose wife, who
was :Miss Alice 0. Thaw, Pittsburg, has
begun suit for a nullificatien of her mar-
ria(re, have given notice Out they
chase to !defend the action.. The' case
probably win not be heard for eeveral
weeks. While this action is quite dis-
tinct from a divorce it 'will be henre in
the divorce court. The sittines of this
court begin on January the llth.
'Phe court has only two judges,
and there are on the calendar
160 undefended cases which take preced-
ence over the defended suits.
The Yermouth suit stands sixtydest
on the liet ef defended cases.
Lewis & Lewis, the famous firm. of
solicitors of which Sir George Lewis, the
best known lawyer in England, es the
heed. will represent the Countess.-
Inianity previous to marriage, non -
consummation of the marriage relations,
or an exieting marriage are the only
grounds upen which under the English
law a marriage may be annulled.
WILL BE LYNCHED.
Escaped Convict CoMMitS Murder
--Posse is After Hhn.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 6.--Posees of
citizens are searching the woods In the
vicinity of Spence, Newton county. in an
effort to capture Yates Standridge, an
escaped eonvict, who yesterday killed
two citizens axle woutuled another. Mem-
bers of the posse deele re Standridge will
be lynche& if caught.
Standridge, after escaping from the
State prison, where he was (*tering a,
sentence for robbery, went to the home
of his wife and threateued her life. The
woman sought protection at the honie of
.0. neighbor. letandridge followed her
to the neighbor's home end killee
ltousemont and daugerously weunded
Mrs. Bousemont.
Met, Stendtidge is miesinge tind: is be-
lieved to Wee ken killed.
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BRYAN SPEAKS,
Trusts and Tariff Will be Iss4es
Presidental Campaign.
Kansas Hy, Mo., Jan. an inter-
view last night Wm...leintige Bryan mid
tbet the trusts, the tariff and railroad
legislation would be the paramount ie -
meet in the campaign ef 1008. He •seid it
was impossible. .to cletermine et this One
what the otie paramount iesue would be.
Ile said eentiment in favor of the pro-
posed 'federal guarantee of bank depoeite
Wits growing very rapidly.
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