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obiauth tied la norespecter of persons, but in
every nation. be thee fearth God am/
Connuenterve-L Elijah goes to meet ,worketh rigateousnese„ is accepted of
Alteli tea, ee aj. e4any The Untt" an 344 diai eit chil-
dren were equally faithful .ie would love
wetting time met have seemed long to
E1414.4. Th.thint yoriaht. low. All Alike. Ahab, the king, had doubtless
pewit that he dwelt by the Cherith about 111-4.1"4" that be eat" del° IAP(''t °/4"
dial, and so had yitu is employ. It
A. year and at Zarephath two years and
Nix month& It erteit now in the third lean -14.4i:4911e teat"lue q"uolitiyur Cittiwantkeetamile:-
since he went to Zarephatla 4.1.
made ma intAfg 'Illy Ali he had direetiouaTIie famine hwaYdelliociPwl"Illeogtntiltuake4 in
front God. The tune hal eome when
the temple were in a state of mied to
receive the 'benefit God attended them
to receive through tlie terrible ealatnity
that had mine upon theta. Unto Ahab
-The king bad remained obdurate and.
unreformed. Another opportunity was
to be given him of repentance, and Eli-
jah woe sent be oder to declare to hint
the =use of the national judgment and
to premise him, on condition of hie re-
moving it, the immediate blessing Of
rain. -J., F. & B.
e. Elijah went -A marvellous proof
of the metural intrepidity of this pro -
Vs moral courage and his =-
faltering confidence in the protecting
tare of God, that he ventured to ap-
Samaria, between three• aua four years,
and it watt quite ilifficult to fled eue-
tenance kr titan or beast, but God sent
Elijah to Ahab, proudeing to send rain.
Abate lual sent his servant tbrough the
laud to seek for fountains of water and
brooks, and also to lint% grass and thus
save the mules and horses; while he
imught the same. going another wog.
Elijah_ met Obadiaa on his errand awl
said, "Tell your master that Elijait is
here." Elijah feare4 that before bus
master came the Spirit would nonvey
Elijah elsewbere, and Abah would thin
he had told a lie, for he !mew the earnest -
;less with evitich Ito had sought Mtn.
When Elijah lmd promised bine that be
would show himself th Ahab tbat dey
preach. the presence of the ragtag bon. be eves content th tell his master, and
-ibid. Sore famine --While it is clear, then the king went to Meet him.
from chap. :evil. 1-14,that the famine Men Ali= saw hint he mid. "Art
extended beyonl the kingdom. of Istael,
1 thou he that troubleth Israeli" It 18
it is still probable that it was especeal i a common thing for wicked men to sup.
oppressive in Samaria, aud the movinces
pose that the man who preaches the
inutiediately adjacent-Whedon.*Ca truth, or that God uses to accomplish.
must liaxe been obtained or the ;opine
His Pataeses. is the party to blame,
from Egypt or the adjoining conotties, when they might blame themselves for
else life squid not have been sustained
the catastrophes that hone come. It
so long." was so in. this case, and hence Elijah an -
II. Anab and Obedieli searching for mama aim, "I have net troubled Israel,
boa tea. a.0). Obadish-There see 'no but thou and tliy father's liouse, in that
less than twelve men by this name re- ye have forsaken the commandments of
ferrea to in the Old Testament. The the Lord, and thou bast followed Base
most conspicuous among them was Oba.lam." (1. Hinge xviii. 19.) It seeing
diah, the areplten Governor -He Was strange that it should be so, but that it
an officer of high rank wed great infin•has ever been and I suppose willabe to -
ence in Alialas court., Feared the Lord the end of time. No such calamity
-It is indeed very remarkable that would fall on men or nations that would
Obadiah, a devout worshipper of Jehovah, follow the Lord, but it is sent in mercy
was allowed to retain his position when to bring them back to God. We shall
Jezebel was putting forth every effort not caret': eternity what means Be has
to rid the country of God's true follow- used to bring us back, so that His pur-
ers. No doubt it was because Obadiah pose is accomplithed.
could be trusted. He was a man of
The sequel snoevs that Elijah was in
integrity and industry -just the sort.' of
the right, though Abab persittea that
man that Ahala would wish to appoint he was a bad man, a troubler in Baena
over his household. It is not uncommon _
eue dia nut seem to see ,that he alone
*lenity employing Christimes preferably
to fine wickee men and haters of MU -
was responsible tor the famine.. But
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to others, simply because it is to their he was not the first nor he last wicked
intereat to a.
man that has taken a. similar view of
4. Cut off the prophets -The dory
of Jezebel's slaughter of the prophets
is not given us, but it is referred to in
this lesson and in chap. xix, 10, 14. Not
satisfied 'in establishing the worship of
Baal, this wicked woman undertook to
exterminate the prophets of the Lord.
"This persecution she had probably or-
dered in vengeance because Elijah could
not be found, and on suspicion that they
were privy to his concealment." By
fifty -That is, he aid them in two eaves,
fifty in oath. "These were they of
whom the world was not worthy, men-
tioned in Heb. zi.SS, as noble exemplars
of faith." Fed them -This was done se-
cretly, at his own expense, and at the
risk of losing his position and his life,
and would, therefore, be a strong proof
that be was a true worshipper of Jehovo
ab. 5. Go through the land (R,V.)-
aIt is said to be it. custom in the East
when a public calamity reaches its high-
est point, for the king himself and his
chief minister to go forth a,nd seek re-
lief. This shows further how high was
the position of Obadiah in the service
and confidence of the king." -Terry.
32u. Elijah meets Obadiah (vs. 7-10).
7. Met him -"Deeming it imprudent
to rush without previous intimation in-
to the presence of Abab, the prophet so-
licited Obadiah to announce his return
to the kins?' knew him -The prophet's
garb would make lam easy to recognize
and he must letve been seen more than
once in Samaria.-Lumby. On his face
-To Obadiali, Elijah was God's true rep-
resentative. By his actions Obadiah
slowed his profound respect and love
for the prophet. Is it thou (It V.) -
His language and actions are full of emo-
tion and surprise. Is it thou, to find
whom every royal device lies been ex-
hausted! Thou Elna'h, in broad dahliglet,
right here near the gates of Samaria i-
Whedon. & Tell thy Lord -it would
be news of great interest to the king.
9. Wherein have 1 sinned V.)-
Obadiah's fear is very naturaL He is
asked to carry a. message to Aimee -which
another iliesippearanee of Elijah may
seem to make untrue, in which ease the
wrath of the .king would fall upon him.
To slay him -Thee we see bow Obadiah
distrusted, Ahab. 10 -No nation, etc.,
-Of course Obadiah's words only apply
to those countries immediately around
Israel bite -elicit Elijah coulcl be sup-
posed to bare flea for refuge. But he
employs the Inguage of Oriental hyper-
bole, so frequently feline in the ma Test-
ament.-Carn. Bib. Took an oath -He
caused each nation to solemnly and for-
mally affirm and swear that the prophet
was not in their territory. This shows
the infineece Ahab must have had oVer
the surrounding rations. "It was then,
doubtless, as it still is, the belief in east-
ern countries, that seers have the power
of withbolding or giving rain. In the
convetit of Mount Sinei the Atabs be-
lieve that there et a book, by the open-
ing or shutting a which the monks tan
disperse or retain the rain of the penile-
sulae'-Stauley.
12. The Spir1t....alia.11 earry time --
ands may be SU aihitiOn to the sudden
disappearance of Billet after be an-
nounced the drought th Altab. Evideat-
ly Obaaiah regarded ElijaIns eormeaboent
as only possible threugli Divine assist-
ant& 1.. fear the Lord -This and the
iollowin,g verse was tot *poke* in a
boesting :atria but ipergy to diselase to
ane otoplot lie true eharacter and thus
move Elijah to Spare him freta label
seemed to bita •to be almost certain
death. The true worshippera had not all
perished; there Were sonte erho still held
to the pure religion of jebovab. 13.
Weee it not told-"Obedialns tbougat
teems to be that Elijah -mold believe
nothing but evil of one who Wasitt the
houtehola of Ahab." 15, 16. -After Vi-
lma had dispelled all the apreliensione
that he would show limeelf to Allan that
day, Obadiah •conveyed the prophetat
mileage to the king..
IV. Elijah meete Absib (ve,
Whet alien atia Altab tnet the kit*
• *Art Bunt he that trouble% Is-
rael!" this Alteration he resilly eharged
Wish with brineing the famine upon the
Aiteb thought to awe luta into
salenieeion. but the prophet boldly told
the kieg that the mum of the national
calamity *al trameble to bit own un -
doings in forsaking the Lord end
ettelvlishing Baal woreltip hi the land.
It* LW* deitiended of Ahab that, he ga-
ther *It !steel and the S50 prophets of
Beal end .AsIttralt upon Mount. Cs' trod.
Tait Abeb preceded to do.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
(*edit% wag evidently num of God
se Well a* Fillet, as *hewn by twiny
*eta tket he had dm*. It is fidelity that
God egret More ettoat that say other
of Obadiah end tied positive y aseerted
things. Human nature desires to ex-
culpate itself_ from Mame, and so fre-
quently. endeavors to make others re-
sponsible when they are entirely limo -
cent. But the day is soon coming that
will vindicate every one who has done
right and bring every one who has done
wrong to confusion- I presume this is
a pert of the discipline every child of
God is able to undergo in tbis life. Be
will put every man in their right place in
the end, so that the children of God have
only to bide their time and all will come
out right. I presume this is one of the
chastisements. with which God disci-
plines His little ones. "Whom the Lord
loveth He cbasteneth, and scourgeth
every man whom Ile receiveth. If ye
endure chastening, God dealeth with you
as with sons; for what son is he whom
the Father chasteneth not7 But if ye
be without chastisement, whereof are ye
partakers, then ye are bastards and not
sons" (Heb. xii. 6, 7, 8). --George
Coleman.
JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS.
Wounds a Man and a Woman Whose
Shadows He Saw on a Curtaim.
Wilkesbarre, Aug. 8. -The shadows
on a window curtain seen by a jealous
lover outside were followed by five shots
and the groans of two wounded persons
t 1 o'clock this morning at George-
town, near here..A.t that time Mrs. Ellen
Derabick was talking to her star boarder
at the window. Be is George Smith and
haa just returned from t'his city where
he was shoaping.
As they stood their forms were clear-
ly silhouetted on the curtain. The police
say that Steve Wisnoskie, whom they
have arrested, was known to be jealous
of Smith's attentions to Airs. Dembick,
and that he was the man behind the
tem and that he bad sworn to have re-
.
venge.
Airs. Dembick was sbot IA the thigh
ana is in a critical condition. Smith es-
caped with a bullet through his leg and
will recover. Tea eteet shots =feted.
13VIONIST"FREE TRADERS.
They 'Will Again Test Their Strength
in Parliament.
New York, Aug. &-The London
oarreepondent of the Evening Post
rabies as follows: Monday's division in
the House of Coramons will be the sea -
times final test of the Unionist free
traders. The resolution is pradically
one of censure upon Lord Lansdowne,
Mr. Lyttelton Lord Se/borne, and Mr.
Austen Chamberlain for their open Alli-
ance 'with Chambetl inisni and the
question is whether Sir Micheal Maks-
Beaeb, afr. Goseben and other Minister-
ialist free traders hate or have not any
faith left in Mr. Patlibur's ihdependence.
Some uncomprising members of the
party are tasking frantic appeals to
thecae free traders to vote straight
against the Governmente but the elec-
toral ill sueenes of Mr. Gainiberleina
policy undoubtedly encourage!. the
Unionist free treders eta free focelers
to cottanue tbe fight in their mint party
rather than appeal inuneiliately to the
country. Their hope is that if Mn Bal-
four can be kept in office for a few
moeiths longer, Mt. Chamiorlain evill
have been disposed of, and the Tory
party brought beck to free trade before
a general election.
EXPORTS or CATTLE.
Stibstantisl harem* Out Yearg in
Which Sante Condition! Prevailed.
Montreal, Aug. 8. -George IL Pope,
Government rattle ;Tiverton makes the
-6110/ging AtAteritentt "The eattle ship.
meets to the tot% of July this year
show a eubstantial inermse over the
paet years in which the conditions were
the same es thie vela Of course they
are below those of last year, when the
port benefited by the embargo plaeed on
the ports of Bastoi and Portlatid."
Daring the mouth of July "the ship.
merits totalled 17,701 rattle, 0,077 sheep,
and Ift Urges, end the shipments from
the beginning a the emeon to the end
of July wee* 48,591 eettle„11.108 *beep.
end 1,51 horses." With the eception of
and 151 homey." With the exeeptiott of
the same period Ina 30,112. The Alp -
Meal *re t little biter this year than
tang,
raxiaiiff
• Mrs. (key emit beard taking her Mem g g
Inrev,,,Y4
nateeMeeeneareeettele ;
41) '1 Pame froze beide On)
and an intense silence fell, 1,11iingtpunAbbatin
C: Markets
Tomtit Vermont' Market.
The grain markets continue very dull,
the only offering' to -day belt/ $00 bath -
els of eats, witich sold at 30 to 39)10.
Ray was quiet itaa easier, with sales
of So loads at $11 to 412.50 e ton for
o ld, end at $8 to $9 for new. Straw,
firm, four loads Belling $,11 to $11.50
a ton.
Dreamt hOgs are in limitee supply,
and firm. Light cam bring $7,60 to 48.
'Wheat, white, Modal, 00 to 0$0; red,
90 to 08e; spring, 00e; goose, 400; oats,
bushel, 39 to $914e; barley, 40e; bay,
old, Per ton, $11 to $12.50; do., new, PS
to $9; sttaw, per too, $11 to $11:501
dressed hogs, light, $7.50 to $8; eggeo
per dozen, 10 to 22e; butter, dairy,. 15
to likt; do., crearaery, 19 21c; cluck,
ma, spring, per lb., 15 to 170; turkeys,
per lb., 13 to 15a; potatoes, per bag,
00c to $1; cabbage, per dozen, 60 to 76ex
beef, hindquarters, $8,75 to $9,50; fore-
quarters, $5 to $01 thoice eareasee, $7
to 47.75; rneaiura carcases. $0 to $6.5e;
Mutton, per cwt., VI to $7.50; veal, per
cwt., $7.60 to $8.50; Iamb, spring, lb.,
10% to 13.1,ie.
Leading Vrheat Markets.
Sept. Dee.
New York • 90% 98%
St. Louis • , .• • II • • • • • • 931.1, 913%,
Duluth 11• •• so•s 07 8211
Toledo 957i 91
Detroit . .• • • • • 98%99
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Toronto lave Steck.
Receipts of live stock in the city mar-
ket were ld car loads, composeel of Ild
cattle, 000 hogs, 96 sheep ana lambs, 26
calves and 155 hogs to Park Blackwell.
There was little doing on the market
to -day as regards cattle, the bulk of
deliveries being hogs -
Prices in all the different classes of
live stock, were unchanged.
Experters-Choece, evell-finished, 'wavy
exporters are worth $4.70 to $5 per cwt.
Export bulls -Choice export bulls sold
at $3.76 to $4; medium at $3.50 to $3.75.
Export cows -Prices ranged from $3,50
13,
Butebers -Melee picked lots 9f butch-
ers', equal in cputlity to best exporters,
1,100 to 1,200 lbs eaca, sold at $4.50;
loads of good at $4 to $4.25; =tedium at
$3.75 to Telt common At $3 513.59;
rough rind enferioihiit $2.75 to per
cwt.
Feeders -Feeders weighing from 950
to1,050 lbs, of fair quality, sold at $4 to
$4.25 per cwt.
Stockers -Choice yearling calves sold
at 5325 to $3.50; poorer grades and off -
colors ,sold at $2.75 to $3, according to
qUality.
Milch cows -Milch cows and springera
sold. at from $30 to $54.
Sheep -Export ewes sold at $3.65 to
$3.75; export becks at $2.75 to $3 pex
- cert.
t3pring lambs -Prices ranged from $3
to $4 each.
Hogs --Prices for straight loath fed
and watered, were $5.40 per cwt; and
$5.15 for lights and fats.
Veal calves -Prices ranged from $2 to
$10 %tell and $4 to $5 per ewt.
Bradstreet's on Trade.
In Montreal, holiday dullness is being
displayed in a good many depe.rtments
of 'wholesale trade. Woollen goods are
showing increased firmness. Other staple
lines are steady. There is a, lair move
-
mast in deity produce,' with steadiet
markets. Crops are coming on nicely.
The hay crop is heavy, and. the root
orops are good. Country remittances
are still a little slow.
Toronto wholesale business is shoiving
some developznent. The prices of staple
manufactures continue firra. The e-
mend for domestic wool continues very
keen. Canadian millmen are buying; se-
lected lots and sending them to England
• to be turned into yarn and reslupped
here. The home demand for our wools
1 limits the stocks available for shipment
' to the United States this year.
At Quebec, wholesale -trade, as a role,
is quiet, and the holiday season is baying
all effect on retailers in the city. 'drop
hrospeets are still encouraging.
At Victoria and Vancouver trade con-
- times to show some improvement. Or -
aerator. the fall are fair. The inland
mining towns on the mainland and on
the island are taking fair quantities of
goods. The salmon run continues light.
At Winnipeg the opening of the Do-
minion *Rthibition gave a great impetus
to wholesale trade this week. Values of
- staple goods are fairly held. Crop re -
porta are fairly good. Wheat cutting is
/Moly- to become pretty general in about
four weeks. The luirvest vvill be a week
or two weeks late in many sections.
- Wholesale trade at Hamilton, as re-
ported to Bra.dstreetes, is keeping up
well for the boliday season, when much
expansion in ilia &bland is naturally
not looked for. The orders for the fall
are ,coming in nicely, and the outlook for
a large sorting trade for -the fall and
winter is very promising. Crop tondi-
• Vous continue, good. Large shipments
are being made to the west.
. London jobbing trade circles report a
- good movement in goods for the ensuing
season, end the prospects point to fur
-
thew growth in this trade as the season
develops.
There is a lair inquiry for fall goods
at Ottawa. The -wholesale trade is busy
. ranking shipments. Values of staple
goods are Bran.
SYRIANS ViTERS ARRESTED.
Government Officers Acted Well Within
the Law.
Montreal. Aug. S. -In the practice
Court Mr. Justice Archibald disnilesed
- tbe corpus ptoceedinge to liber-
ate bonded Syrians, holding that, al
though the lew appeared arbitrary, the
Government offIcialE had tidal within
the meaning of the statute anti accord-
ing to their authority. He held that
trachoma was 4U infectious and Math
-
_some disease within the meeting of the
not eend, theeefore, the deportation of
immigrants etas necessary. The judg-
ment was the outcome of the refusal to
adroit 32 Syrians at Quebec and of a
stheme 'whereby most of them got free
at 'Montreal.
At the instance of Dr. Brye,e, Geivern-
merit inspector, five Syriane who Act as
labor agents were arrested, charged with
beving stappal the pootoss of justice.
Immigrants Deported.
Quebee, Aug. S.-Forty-ene Syrian im-
migrants who were landed in Quebee.
n ine days ago item the steamer Lake
Simeoe from Havre, Frame, and placea
in the 'tease of Detention, were depert-
ed Satutiley morning by the same
ship, that eallea at 7.30 oalock et. in.
nen!: Were many pathetie scenes in con-
neetion with the depertafein. Friends
titia relatives were iseparated, but the
saddest vise Wets Min separation of two
sisters, one eged thirteen and the other
sated nine years. The former was de-
ported. and the latter, a mild ease, wee
!owe remain.
Some men' impress you with tlei
Mit We too Much trouble to make
enemies. making preterontlil arrangements. Ile point tbat threw no litlat the cabinet.
CLAIM MADE BY STRIKER.
Russian Newspaper Expects Oreat Bri.tain Will Strengthen
Her Position in Paw
Cholera Epidemic Raging in Persia, -Thirty to Forty
Deaths a Day in Teheran.
Minister Von Plehve's Assassin Said to be Still Alive and
to Have Made a Partial Confession.
Chicago, Aug. 8.-Iloraer re, Call, the -
International Secretary of the liuteners'
Orgamization, said today:
"The greatest feature of the strike is
that the meat trust bas been 'woken. In-
stead of the packers disrupting the on
ions, the disintegregetioo ,of one of the
greateat eombinations the world bas ever
nee bas olready set in. For ten years
. from 1890 -to 1900, the consolidation of
the meat companies was carried AU, and
from 1741 packing plants in this coun-
try the number was reduced to 76ia.
"Now the tide will set in the other
way. The packets know that they have
already -lost control of a large 'part ot
their *business and that the live stock
dealers will .do all that is possible to
assist in. the defeat. Since the strike
the independent plants of Chicago, Cin-
cinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis, Pitts-
burg and Springfield, Mass., have been
'working night aud day. This trade
will uever be recovered by the trusts.
My reports are that the danger has al-
ready been realized by the big packers.
It took the packers 20 years to build
up their combination. and. now the
fruits of victory will be soon taken from
them by the labor unions.
- The publie is supporting the independ-
ent plants because of the dionaging, evi-
dence secured by the Government against
the meat monopoly." .
The ice handlers and the iee wagon
drivers have refused to supply ice to re-
frigerators cars of the strike -affected
packing plants. Without ice, the pack-
ers are unable to saip meat except for
sliort hauls and cannot export any. Non-
union men are being pressed into tbe
service, but their efforts are not suffi-
cient. Armour ta Co. have begun us-
ing fruit ears for shipping meat.
Seizure of Islands.
St, Petersburg, Aug, S. -The Russ and
the Novoe Vremya to -day .comment on
Great Britain's activity in Persia.
The Russ says it is to be expected that e
wemi Great Britain has finished with
Thibet site will take advantage of Rus -
TO CENSURE
THE GOVERNMENT
a
sia's preoccupation to strengthea her
footing in Persia, but adds thee she
will find Russia, not FA absorbed. eveo in
a serious war that she cannot safeguard
her interests in the central' east -
The Novoe Vremya thinks that the
searching of a few merchantmen for
contraband in thee of low is a small
matter tempered with the raising of ute,
British flag in time of peaee an two of
the Pearl Islands in the Persian Gulf.
Cholera Epidemic.
'New York, Aug. 8. -The Presbyterian
J3oard of Foreign. Missions of the Pres. -
bated= Church has received letters
from the American missientiries in Per-
sia regarding the cholera epidemic, which
hoe come into the country from the
south and southwest, and has extended
as far north as the capital in Teheran.
On July 2 there were 30 to 40 deeths
day at Teheran, and recent cable des-
patches bave reported 4 great increase.
The missionaries have opened four cen-
tres oe relief in Teheran, as both their
hospital and their church. and have sent
throughout the country directions print-
ed in English and Persian, for the guid-
ance of the people during the epidemic.
There is already great panic and epuch
need. of relieL
Plehve's Assassin.
St. Petereborg, Apg, 8, -The assassin
of Minister of the Interior Von Inehve
is said to have Mittie a partial confes-
sion, in Which ne declared that tit one
time to -was echool tardier in the
rend district, mid VAS greatly inter-
ested in the Zemstvo, for the curtail-
ment of whose powers he blamed the
dead Minister. still absolutely re-
fuses to disclose his mune. A watch is
kept on bint day and eight, not only
in order to prevent him doing himself
bodily harp, but in the belief that he
may betray himself in his sleep. Thus
far, however, he has only. muttered two
words in bis sleep, endearing diminutives
for Peter and Natalie. probably the
names of a comrade and sweetheart.
The police nave discovered that a
third accomplice was eoncernea in the
murder 'plot,. and that he was stationed
on a quay on the Neva, where one of
the imperial yachts was moored, on the
chance that the Minister might go to
Peterhoff that day by boat,
budget speeclies ef Mr. Fielding were
not as important as the views of the
Boards of Trade of Canada, which' 'bad
pasesd strong resolutions hi favor of a
preference.
Would. they accept the views of three
euccesaive Prime Ministers of .Aostrelia2
Lord Hugh Cecil's scheme of uni-
fying the Empire amounted to refusing
the colonies what they wanted, and
British Liberals ,Fall in At He was content to approve of the Gov -
offering them What was not wanted.
ernment's policy of retaliation in prin-
ciple, being content to a.wait details. On
the other hand, it was impossible to
,wait for the 'policy of preferenee. The
opertunity was sliding away, and if
not accepted in a reasonable time the
offer, of the colonies would no longer re -
Conference on Preference. main open.
Turning to the Government benches,
Mr. Chamtierlain •saidi • "I urged my
right honorable friend the Premier to
consider whether in view of the j.
portance of knowing what it is the col-
ouies realty wish, he will arrange a
conference with representatives from
--,Balfour's Views, the colonies to consider this subject, in
order that the House and country may
discover whether based my policy on
a real knowledge or whether those are
right who from:the first were deter-
mined to oppeee my policy on purely
pemirso..imBal grlfooaurndsrie
Cliculed tbe idea that
tra-e defeated by a. vote' of 210 to 288.
The resolution declared that the House every meinbet of a Cabinet must agree
on every point before the country.. He
regretted that•certain of tbe 'Ministers
tack on the Ministers,
chambir:ain Urges Colonial
Opportunity Slipping Away
London cable: In the House of Com-
mons this evening a resolution censuring
the Government, offered by Sir Henry
Campbell-33annerman; the Liberal leader,
was a free trader, but did not aecept
had accepted. offidal positions in a poll: all definitions of free trade put forward
tical organization wheili had formally de- by tbe Opposition. He believed that
clered its adhesion to the policy of pre- the feeling, existing alainst the taxa-
ferential duties, involving the taxation tion of wheat, however significant,
of food. was altogether in excess of any dm -ti-
tle said that the absorption of four age the small tax was likely to effect,
:Ministers into wbet he eontended was. anis was the reason be gave for abol-
an annex of the 'Tariff Reform League taang the corn tax of e shilling
was incomp.atible with DOA- taxation of before the fiscal question VAS raised,
food, and inconsistent evith the assur- and tot:hose Times then expressed he ad -
awes given from the Treasury beitch hered. If he asked -whether he thought
definitely pledging the Government the colonial preference cause worthy of
against a preferential teriff and a duty attention, then Le must express dissent
on imported food. Irma the views of his noble frierat "He
Mr. Lytteltoix, referring to Mr. Bal- -thinks," he said, "that an Imperial zoll-
foura speech at Sheffield, made the note- yacht, as he calls it, which the colonies'
worthy *ad 'mission that lie. Balfour had Twee tiht sely refused, is quite simple and
expressed sympathy with it policy of netutal. Ife thinks that taking them
preferenees, althiough that policy might into cur confidence in foreign affairs
involve taxation of food. is quite a simple operation. It is 011 -
Lord Hugh Ceeil, compe.rieg the Geri ficult ea i gh for any Government to
inna zollverem ana the proposed colonial take the4liouee of Commons into their
system of preferences, said that 30 years contideece in foreign affairs. How then
after the zollvereizi Prussia violently an- is it tee iible to carry out nty honorable
flexed two States in. the zollverein. It hienda erggestirnt Whether in time
ltvrasaaeu nmisecetsaskaeritt; maseasumnteutnhaitnerinecesreaeseind fairs of 1.! ihod of having a representhe
SOMA temstitution, dealing with the d-
eflection to Britain. There was a larger the institution. aoling with the affairs
trade with Germany than with Italy, ot the lempire, I do not knoev, but 1 have
yet we did not love the Gerizians more. nem. expressed st doubt. It is our
There was preferential trade with Can- busbies sti find Out what the colonies
ada down to 1860. \.ereCanadians then tan give, what we ea g give; what they
more loyal than non'? Want, and what we Want.
Mr. Chamberlain said, an a,ttempt baa
beet made to prove that Mr. Balfour's
=Drum DIES AFTER SEANCE.
polity was identital with his, one that
there was absolutely no neceesity for
Mrs. Stoddard Gray Stricken at a Meet -
his leaving the Government. From the
ing.
tvheierYed°uwistehthitlisepoPlrie8Yini. eevtetatif ihteineohl2eai New York, Aug. 9. --Mrs. Stoddard
Gray, V110 for twelity years had been
but thought it was net practical at the , ailing spirits,and resealing the future,
moment, nor was the eoutary Time 1 for a consideratien-aied early yester.
for it. day ot her home, 331 West Fifty-seveuth
"In env opinion." tontinned 'Mr. sheet, wbere for two years she liad
Chambeelaiia "this policy is ripe enough
heleilertiCnoilleeng istraticaes1vay of persecuting
at present to be istibinitteJ. to the peo-
ple." ber and her sect, Mid after three raids
1, do not tidy it will be acerptel at and arrests elle ahnouneed that her se.
(MCA by people neeuetomed to 60 years tutees would be private religioue meet-
ateepted I am es eertain as that /
of another paltry, but that it will he
• 'for
of thei regsula°r1 Stci-weekly meet-
4tedtanttiolhreeinfiontinittlyletre tileniettigwsiltlibtitati iiirldratylSa:rh°Lart°yn TaAiVISUigIlltiettlinita -till'ee
cOristintrnatioti mine. If it la legitimate "ehapel," it room elaboralely tlecotated -
a foreigh conetry, why in heaven's tweeting& The altar of this
to eitake a retiprocal urratigelnent 'MO with eabalistie eigns aitedhapsepiiirsitaptitainbti:
is. it not proper to de so with your own net, hung with black drapery, whehee
kinefolke" Mrs. Grey, whose real name teas Schnee.
The toloniel wanted this tirrange- der, used to bring tut the materialized
ment, mid Canada baa given the most epiri a. ere, oo, ler son, Dowatt fa.
absolute proof eliort indeed of an tie- Hough, played on floating guitars Ana
I
teal treaty. They bed the StatettitkritS rang talla white bound bend tied foot,
of tin Wilfrid teenier eta ilittirtfill01113 Tile lamp in the tear o.f the town watt
conference proposals for the putpose Of turned doivri am( 11 it de:welled to * tiny
aliglit addition to the duties tin food,
cabiuot. THICA Marie PROVAlirrOlt.
gala ldre Cra
jug, rat . y ire
".Aro y 'tie; hit nit" aald A Whisper.
tiet
"A be t te. / OA Mrs. Gray. 'Who
are you?"
"A. new Nada" Raid Um voice.
"It is my control," Oftiti him Grey to
the circle, "Tile great Mystery ill *IOW to
be revealed Join Wale in the myetic
current of humility."
There NM another silence. Then, to
the frightened little gaspa of tho be-
lievers, a will% for beffaa to creep up
front the floor. It grew to the height of
a man's knee-aud stopped
No one moved. for helf a minute. The
believers bell their clenched halide to-
gether. Suadenly the white form disap.
peered anti there WM a little, choking
cry from the cabinet, end the fall of it
heavy body.
"Turn up the liglal Something has
'happened!" cried a voice from the circle.
Hough broke through the (limped
hands ami eallM for the light, Some
one turned it up. Mrs. Gray VAR lying'
pale and still„ on tbe floor, and liongb
wes stowing lido the cobinet a black
robe with white lining,
"It's another tranee, aer control's got
her Aglaia" Said, a believer, They raised
her head. -It fell back.
"The conrol Wafi too StrOrletv,11434)0-"
"Shut up," Baia Hough. "Set a doe-
bit,
•physic
."ian, who beloegs to the
Soule one telephoned for Dr. Mount,
a.11om
group, but before she come Mrs. Gray
gasped and revived, • .
"It got nee," tam said, when she- took
in the situation, "but the control was
too mueb." .
"My mother will make her revelation
next Wednesday night," Fall Hough, and
dismissed the seance,
Mrs. Gray was got to becloud left rest-
ing and out of pain.. The believers who
inquired were told that Mrs. Gray had
been "overcome by her control?' Hough
e
went
turh bed.
.
ed Dr. Mount, but She aia
not report the case. The pilice learned
of it, however, and sent word to the
Coroner, It was decided lust night
that an autopsy would not be necessary.
IVO. Gray, or Schneider, was one of
the best known professional mediums of
New York. She eleimea both clairvoy-
ant and "materializing" powers -that is,
she had trance communication with the
epirit world and also produced real
ghosts from her cabinet. Her son, De-
witt Hough, helped her in both branches
of the work. She epee at one timeat
I heavy advertiser in the newspapers, but
since the police took to breaking up
seances she has advertised by circular
or word of mouth. Three times she has
been raide& by the police,who ruled
that sae
wes giving only a juggling per-
fornianee and 'had no right to do so with-
out it license. To evade this she quit
tharging at the door and took up a col-
lection. Her "private practice" with
people who wanted Rayne on business,
and love affairs was very beavy.
WHO WAS PROF. WIRZ ?
- •
"Coosederable Mystery Surrounds a Sui-
cide in. New York,
Now -York, Aug. 9. -The finding of
some elothing in which was a -note
threatening suieida and the tracing of
footmarks to the Harlem River on tbe
Speedway at 182nd street leads the po-
lice to believe that a =laid° has been
oommitted at that point. 'Among other
things found in the elothine was it letter
acidvessed to "Prof, Al. J. Wire'piano
soloist, 88 Clinton street, Buffalo,N. Y.,"
and the following note: "I bave kept
my word and made good, proving that I
am no =ward. A. J. Wirze
A cabinet photograph of a good-look-
ing .woutin was else found in the peek -
et. On the back was written: "Miss
Carrie Boyd, Toronto, Ont., Canada."
Wldbe the. pollee are inclined to believe
that Wire committed suicide at the
point Where the clothes were found they
are still somewhat skepticel and are
making it diligent search for the body.
An address found on the clothing prov-
ed to be a hotel in East 14th s.reet,
where a. man who ebme there Saturday,
July 23, registered AS Albert J. Wire,
Buffalo. He was about 25 eyars
A letter waiela was received at pollee
headquarters to -day signed "Albert .1.
Wirz," said 'Width° writer was About to
kill himself, and added that if they
would go to the hotel in East 14th street
they woula find Ms effects and other
letters. The police went there and found
in the room oeduplea by a man who had
regliterea under that name, a trunk,
other clothing and two farewell letters
One was a sheet note Mentical with that
fauna in the clothing. '
The other letter, which began by ask-
ing that it be aublishea in the Beivspio
pors and theatrical journals of New
York, Brooklyn, Buffalo and Toronto,
Ont., said. that the writer was tired of
life, being afflicted with an incurable
disease.
AtITOMaatILISTS ANGRY,
Will Ask for the Removal of Magistrate
Cornell of New York.
New York, Aug. la -The automobile
Club of America has decided to ask
for the removal of Magistrate Cornell,
who has judieielly advocated the free
use of guns against . automobiles. He
recently said in a judgment in a ease:
"It seem to me tun a man evould be
perfectly justified in shooting the eletuf-
fettrs of those squawking nuisances that
shoot through the streets sit e high rate
of speed. Down in my eountry .place
on Long Island We hate automoblints,
at least, all drivers do."
Deputy Sheriff Sherman Wieks, the
boy official, had a Wee revolver, which
the Inev pennitted. him to carry. Ile
read Magistrate Cothell's advice, ana ns
there were no footpads, burglars or
other felons to shoot at, he opened hie
pocket bettery on an automobilist Who
was not violating tiny law ordinance or
ride of the superintendenti of highways.
Wicks' revolver worked \valuta a hitch;
it was as free in ectioe as the flow
of Magistrate Cornell's woras, and he
sent bullets into John Foley's- itutomo-
lin: An iron stenciller, in the back
met of the meter ear savea Mr, P010»
AN UP-TO-DATE IIIGIIWAYMAN.
Rode Motor tlycle and Robbed a Party
in an Automobile.
Philadelphia, .Aug. 9.---A party of four
in an tuttottiobile were heti up tete last
night on Old York road, near Willow
Grove, a resort about • fourteen miles
front tide city. The aighwaymen se'nr-
eti
dbout Am° itt tuteey ena jewelry.
The victims of the robbery were A. C.
Hall, Mrs. Ira% Mrs. Arthur L. !lad:soli
and Mrs. Thomas C. Welton, ell of New
York. They were en route to the Dela-
watrielouittligtehrwgayarnan
rode a motor eyele,
Ite disabled. hit. Hairs automobile, d
after laving been- relieved of their vain.
Wee tla victims wore eompelled to walk
two- mites to o. toll gate. %%tee they
secured a eonveyeinee and drove- to
Doylestown, PI, where the robebry was
reported to blgi
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Office over Pose Offfoe-WINGRAM ; .
WINIIDigt MILL
.1.•••••.*
kindapf relish and dressed..
LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES
APPLE BARRELS.
Hard and Soft Slabs, also a
large quantity of dry hardi
wood for sale, delivered. 4
Telephone Qrders Promptly
attended to.
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AN INDEPor..DENT AUSTRALIA
Are tbe Australians Preparing to Cut
the Painter Soon?
London, Aug. 9.-"AngimAustralian,"
in the Alelbeurne Alerts, giving the im-
pression made by Australia at the- pre-
sent tatoment on "the man in the
street" in. England, says the feet strike
old eolonists that .Australia mann to
-give litt$C1f no Sat of trouble; to keep
:herself before the ptiblie., All over the
country Canada le boomed by agents,
Whites, eaveetisements and the pule
lieation of letters front old colonists
who 'have prospered in Canada. It it
"Auglo-Austriailuas" impressioft that
Australia has done Melt to eft:tee itself
in the mauls of Euglisinnen. It may eeti
be that Me aolley of aloofneas is Odom
Venal, 01111 meant to prepare lite wily
for 'cutting the painter. "Ang14-A114.
trellains" impression ie that Australia
will force the chtet so as to sheathe
'become independent.
1...,•••M•.••••.••••kaaalit*
lie Was Positive
((isw York American.)
liushand-i've got A blkter onthe end of
my tongue.
Wife -You ltnow voty..• they tno•-tt
en the ettit of the taloa roam nem tented
alt untruth.
Maim iteriento-Vhhaa all lis..a .
never hat tIVOS en my tongue beNre.