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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-12-07, Page 2• a• , ...._ . .. . Chriat, "tbe apoatle and high pried. of from heaven, -bearing a =were from Goil, to meat ail bigh priest, going ter heaven, bearing a meseege from, men to God. 3. Prepare "the way." Trial Der fire. 1. Proves to be precious. It le "the son of Levi" whom he shall Vitrify" (vs. 3.) Men do not heat the fur - nue for gravel storm, but -for gold. Only 1 genuine metal is worth the- care paces- leary to the process of purtfymg. rXhe unquestionably worthiness is rejected, not refined. -2. Testa our gentaness. Irroves that wo are ' as,gola ana site ver" (vs. 3) Job' a sufferings manifested. his patience (Job xxiii. 10; James -v. 10, 11). Abraham's trial develdped bis faiths (Ifeb. xi. 17). Moses, slandered, showed Ids meekness (iallo. ail, 1-3)0 Daniela difficulties revealed Ms fidelity (Dan. 1. 8). vi, 10). Stephen's precautionprov- ed him -a martyr (Aets via- 54-00). Christ's -temptations demonstrated 1113 power over aatan (Matt. iv. 1-11), 3. Prepares for service. We are purified that we "may offer unto the Lord" (v. '3.) JoseeM, hated •by his brethren, thrown into the pit, separated from his lame, sold as a Awe, imprisoned under a false charge, yet faithful through ali the -years of his trial, is ready for the service of the king, the kingdom and his own suffering family. Men rob God. "Will a man rob God?" (v. 8). There is astonishment in the question. 'Will the creature rob the Creator ? Will the redeemed rob the Redeemer? Will a man rob God? 1. Of worship -when they do mot public.- ly confess him with the mouth aria in baptism, do not pray in secret, have no family altar, do not worthily partake of the Lord's supper, forsake the es• sembling of saints and withhold tbe ten- der, grateful, loving homage of the heart, 2, Of honor -when they call themselves "self-made," or attribute their prosper- ity to their own industry, or boast of their own faithfulness, or forget the source of their every goodness, or fail to ascribe every virtue to his grace. 3. Of that -when they waste it in idlenets ,in vain conversation, in novel reading, in worldly pleasures or in profitless re- verie. 4. Of substance -when they do not :wing all the tithes into the store- house. it Of service -when they do not yield him implicit obedience, do not trust him wholly and are not mere elan- nels through which his life and power can flow. . "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse" (v. 10). Besides the free- will offerings to the Lord, the Jews gave three tithes -one for the tribe of Levi, one for the service of the tabernacle and one every third year for the widows and orphans. The Levites -gave their tenth for the priests. A spiritual writer says "It is no small perversion of Scripture to apply this passage wholly to spiritual consecration, but if men would take it as it reads and begin. to glee tithes it woul(t prove the keystone in the arch of full conseeration." Nathaniel Cobb began by giving a fourth and endeil with three-fourths. He gave away forty thousand dollars. Richard )3axter says, "I prosper most when I give most. My role is to live frugally, to lay out none on need-nots; to serve God in any place upon what he allows me to do all the good P can with all tbe rest." John Wesley's income the first year was 80 pounds. He kept twenty-eight and gave away two. The second year it was sixty pounds. He still lived on twenty-eight and gave thirty-two. When his income was one hundred and. twenty pounds he continued to spend twenty- eight on himself and *gave ninety-two to the Lord. At his death he left nothing but his clothing, his books and his carriage. It is estimated that be gave away $100,000. "If I will not opea you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." (v. 10). God takes from us that he. may give to us. He asks us to "give" that there may be "given unto" us, "good measure, prescd downand . shekels to • gaiter and running over" (Luke vi. 38). Abbie C. Morrow. FIVE TRUSTEES RESIGN. Berlin School Board Disrupted by Teacher's Charges. . Berlin, Ont., Dec. 3. -As the result of the Public &boot Board defeating a resolution calling for the resignation of Miss Edith Taylor, a teacher in the Courtland Avenue School, five trustees, C. F. Pearson, A. requignate, W. Den- ier. W. J. Arnett and J. Meisner, hand- ed in their resignations to the secretary of the board. to take effect immediate- ly. There are ten members of she board, and there is not a quorum left to transact business for the balance of the year. A special meeting of the board was ' hell this evening to discuss the charges made against the board. in a letter to the local press by Miss Tayloa who claimed that an injustice had been done to tbe lady teachers of tbe Ntaff by giving an extra increase to a Miss Da- vey last spring. In the recent general increase of salaries Miss Davey shared with the others and. this caused consid- erable dissatisfaction among the teach.' ere. The above trustees claimed that the charges were untrue, that no injustice had been done to any of the other teach- ers, ond that thie teacher had been In- discreet in makinee her charges through the newspaper rather than to the board. The vote asking for the resignation of the teacher was -defeated on Chairman nett voting against it. The five trus. tees who have resignea are considered to be the most useful members on the board, end if re -nominated will un- doubtilly be elected. 4 ; a -- DIED FROM EXPOSURE. 'Robert Wilson FoOnd in a Field Near • Elora. Guelph, Dee. 3. -Robert Wilson,- 'a well-known and welato-do bachelor farm. er ef Nichol township, near Poneonby, was .found dead on Thursday morning, a short distance from Elora, where he and his hired man had been the day before. Both bad been drinking. Wilson left without the hired num at a late hour. On the morning mentioned the horse was found standing on the road, and in an adjoining field, on the farm of Alee, ander Glennie was found the body of the unfortunate man, quite steal He tad evidently got out of the buggy ends in attempting to get over the fenee, Ima fallen, stunning Mineola and diea from exposure to the bitter cold. our profeafiion" (lIeb iii. 1). Ari apostle s 1$001k tma•••••••••••••••••,rn.......}..." INTEtINAIIONAL LESSON NO. :an PiOEXBER 17,1005 11......••••••• VsaParetlan for the lacellah-efal. Br 1-12. Commentary. -I. The Corning of the Alessialt (v. 1). L I -That is, God, aly anessenger-The 7.aew Testament clearly shows that the messenger referred to bere was John the Baptist. Ottr Lord bore witness to John (Luke via 27). See also Matt. xi. 10; Mark i. 2, 3; Luke 1. To. Prepare the way before me -That is, before the Messiah. Messengers sent before tbe eastern Isiage prepared the evoy for the chariots and. Armies of their Monarchs. A "king's highway" hail to 1* carried through the open land of the wilderness, valleys tilled up, and hills levelled, winding by-patas straightene.t. for the march of the great army. In- terpreted in its spiritual application, the wilderness was the world lying in evil. -Ellicott. The Lord, whom ye seek - The Messiab, whom ye are expecting, To Ills temple -Shall soon be presented, before the Lord in His temple. He shall cleanse it from its defilement and fur it with His glory. -Clarke. Messenger of the covenant-IIe that comes to fulfil the great design in reference to the cov- enant made with Abraham, that in his seed aU the families of the earth should be blessed. Ye delight in -They looked forward to RiS conaug with pleasure. II, The Mission and Work of the ales. Mali (vs. 2-6). 2. Who may abide -Who will be able to .endure the testing of character His corning will proditee? "They did not understand the meaning of what they desired; just as many desire and hope for heaven without real- izing what they must do to gain hea- ven." Like a refiner's fire -John the Baptist said, "Ills fan is in his Stand"; "He shall baptize you with fire." In the refiner's fire is placed the ore, a mixture of good metal with rock and other materials, and the fire (1), gaper - the metal from the dross, and (2) thus purifies the metal, but does not destroy It; but (3) it consumes the dross, or so separates it that it Is cast one side as refine. Like fuller's soap (R. V.) -Soap such as we have was not known to the Hebrews till long after Jeremiah's time, but they used the lye, formed by passing water through the ashes. -Cook. 3. Shall sit, etc. -There is an allusion here to the refiner sitting before his fire with his eye on the metal. He kept it in the furnace until be knew the dross to be completely removed by seeing his own image reflected (Rom. via. 29). Sons of Levi -The priests, God's ministers. Purge -Cleanse, purify. May offer, etc. -A sinner cannot give acceptable ser- vice to God. The Lord loves righteous- ness; he accepts only a holy aeart and life (Rom. xii. 1), 4. Be pleasant -The spirit of praise, obedience and. helpful- ness are like sweet incense before the Lord (Heb. iii. 15, 16). 5. To judgment -To decide o11 your case and condemn you if guilty. Switt witness -Coming suddenly aim unexpectedly. The sorcer- ers -"Users of witchcraft, all in alliance with spirits of evil; the users of emu - lets, charms, etc., which are really sub- stitutes for religion." Against those that oppress -The Gospel is always in favor of the poor and against oppres- sion. And fear not me -This was the foundation of all their wickedness. 6. ehange not -God keeps His covenants with His people. This new dispensation of love and goodness was not the result of a ehange, but the fulfilment of God's purposes; and because of God's ancient covenant with Israel, the Jews were not destroyed. They are still preserved as a distinct people. III. Admonitions and promised bless- ings (vs. 7-12). 7. From the days, etc. - All through their history they bad been given to backsliding. Retorn unto me - There was still a (leaf& to repent. 'Wherein -They did. not know how far from God they were. 8. Will a man rob God -Sacrilege is the highest of crimes. And the most, guilty are those claiming to be God's people. -Hurlbut. Ye have -This evil is not only the guilt of the priests, but of the whole nation. Tithes -See Deut. xvfii. 4. "The tithe was the tenth of the increase of their property, the produce of their grains. One tithe, among the Jews, eorresponded to our state and town taxes for the support of the government and for the poor; another tithe was taken for religious .And the most guilty are those climbing worship for the support of the priests, etc. (Lev. .exvii. 30-33; Dent. xiv. 28, 29)," Offerings -The first -fruits- not less than one -sixtieth part of the corn, wine and oil. 9. Ye are cursed --With famine and scarcity, God had thus punished them for neglecting to build the temple (Hag. i. 10, 11); now, for not maintaining the temple service. -Com. Coin. 10. Bring.. Tithee-Make good your solemn engage - meet with -Nehemiah (Neh. x. 29). Into the storehouse -The chambers which sur- rounded the temple on three sides. May be meat -That there may be provision for the daily sacrifices and for the-main- tainance of the priests and Levites. Prove me -Take God at -His word. Windows of heaven -A poetical, proverbial expres• e'en, signifying a great downpouring (Gen. vii. 11; 2 Kings, vii. 2). -Todd. Pour you out-"Euipty out," as if -God meant t'h'at He would empty forth Itis vast heservoir of blessings.-Cowlea. 11, Will rebuke -Prevent from com- fy,. The devourer -The -locusts, the can- ker worms, the caterpillars, and ell other destructive insects. For your sakes -Be- cause of my love for you and for the sake -of your prosperity. The devourer had been sent because of their sins, bui should be stayed as a reward for their return to duty. 12. All nations, etc. . - "So great will be your -prosperity and happiness that the fone thereof will ex- tend to alanations as in Solomon's time. God's people do in truth live in a de- lightsome land, a lend of green pastures and still waters, of dear -companionships and delightful skies. Blessed ore that people who render lovingly to God the thing; -that are His own." Delightsome land, -"Your country will again be known as the pleasant land, ass it was formerly ealleda' Malachi, God's messenger, Wit3 the kat Old Testament proplieti. as Nehe. Walt was the last historian. Mal:mill sustained the relation to Nehemiah that Haggai and Zechariah did to Zerubbabel and Joshua. Malachrs prophecy WAS to proclaim the matchless love of God (Mal. ve, 3-4); to rebuke the priests for torrupting the covenant (2.8) and the people for utter infidelity (ii, II; iii. 7-10, We are to be Coda messengers. 1. Obedient. Going just UTICA and where ytio are told, To go sinsent will be to MVO "no tiding ready "2 SAM, xviii., 22). A messenora should have been touehed With a live coal (Isa vi., 0). A mesitenger's ear should liave Meal aod exy, "Behold, I hese put my words in. to thy mouth" (,ler„ L, 0). iL Faithful. Deliver Ged's. Message and nothing but. Ids Inessage. Tell of Chriet as the nus. I senor of f4od to Men, of Christ ae the mediator .between God and lrially of THE MARKETS. moms RACE SUICIDE, STANDARD PRI IIT BASKETS, •••••••••••• Mayor Gives. Bonus of $5.00 to Each IBorn in Hia Township, London, Dee, 4.---Ald. Broadbent, who • has been elected Mayor of iludders• field for the second time, is highly pleasea with the scheme wIlich he -de- vised for saving calla life when lie first , took office. Ile offered a bonus of $5 I for every child, born during his mayoria year In the township of Lougwood, the sum to be po.yable- to the chila's patents at the end of twelve months. Aid. Braodbent has- now atated that promissory notes have been given to 110 children. Out of this number, only three bave died, From Jan. 30 to Oct, 10 there was no death amopg the babies on the list, During this time eighty-three were bona 'Nothing, Ald. Broadbent says, has been done in the way: of supplying delicacies to any of the ehildren. Their care has been left entirely to the parents. If the proportion of deaths is as low during the next twelve months, it will mean; says ,Abd. Broatlbent, an infantile mortality rate of 54 per 1,000, against 122 which has been. the average in Longwood for the last ten years. Ald. Broadbent thinks his scheme is responsible for the fact that there were no death from certain complaints in Longwood during the last twelve months. He issued a letter to mothers, giving them simple precautions for the prevention of infantile damn.. r r -.- MURDERED TO HIDE A CRIME. - George Carpenter, a Woodsman, Kills Two People. Saraaac Lake, N. Y., Dec. 4.- George Carpenter, a woodman, about 25 years old, who had ben employed for a few weeks at a farmhouse in Lake Clear road, nine miles west of Saranac Lake, killed Miss Capitol Gilmetto and Henry McCaffrey at the .aleCaffrey home on Thursday night, and a few minutes later committed suicide by firing a rifle charge into his forehead. Carpenter's first crime was an attempt at assault on Miss Gil- mette. . Miss Gilmette fought him off, and he i returned with an axe and. bit her on ' the head three times. With another blow be nearly severed her head from her body. . . To hide bis crime Carpenter returned to the seeond floor and attacked Henry • McCaffrey, with whorls lie had been sleep- ing. The girl was about nineteen years old. She was the daughter of Freak Gilmette, who operates a sawmill at the 1 outlet of Lake Clear. Henry McCaffrey 1 The crime was not discovered until was about sixteen years old. I about 10 o'clock this morning, when the 1 commotion among the cattle in the stables attracted the attention of neigh- bors, ICoroner Oliver of Malone, who is con- ducting the investigation, think Carpen- ter committed the =tato.. He says that the attempted assault was the motive. . ---.• 7 I: i BLACK WATCH AT TICONDEROGA. 1 1 Valor of the Regiment to be Commemor- I- ated by 'Tablet in Carnegie Library. .. Toronto Farmers, Market. Receipts et grain to -day were email 0W" ing to untaverable weather. Wheat Is b!;filea °I 209 1%34°01 01 t r t to 78c, _ a bushels of geese at 75c. Barley mill, 200 ,blarhels genera et 63cs. Oats firm, isa bushels selling at iffic. Rye sold at 750 it bushel for 111 bushels, miry produce in limited supply, with Prices firm. choice dairy butter, 24 to ifie per bb., and eggs 40 to 45e per dezen. , poultry uchanged, with good supply. •; Hay quiet and firm, with prices el it few loads at 69 to 610.4 a ten for tImethY. Eatat " 10 " fon MiXed. St"Vf "at' 0 sis on, Dressed hogs are unchanged, with light ttuoted at $8 to 68,25, and heavy at,67.75. 6 7 76 0 74 0 77 000 0 39 065 000 0 o3 800 10 50 12 90 USED THEIR SABRES. Dresden Police Breux Up Parade of Social DentoCritta Dresden, Dec. 3. ---The Social Demo. erats, after several largely attendea meetings; bore to -day, to protest against the eleetoral law of Saxony, paraded, but the emetic. was inter - felted with by the police, who filially had to USA their sabres, wounding n number of pereons. and making several arrest. Isater there was AU attesnpt to make a demonstration in front, of the &Moss, but the tam& 'Were dist- at. Nioholae to glover, and breaking ninny pereett nt, the point of the sabre, windowe. tiornsuld Cluireh espeelally SettOrdi 111POtillp were IteId at MOM. .damaged. the *Andel/ panes and Temps tit& the parades, following the meet. bona 801n9l'al- Tha "f" 1V58 hcard eat, W te, bushel .. •• Do„ red, bushel .. ,. 0 76 1/0.. spring, bushel .. 076 Do., goose, bushel .. .. 0 75 Oats, bushel . .• 38V4 Barley, 0 61 Peas, bushel .. 0 75 Buckwheat, bushel 0 52 DO.. MiX0d• ton •• •• to •• 6 00 Hay, timothy, ton 'a •• •• •• 9 00 Straw, per ton •• .6 .. •• •• 11 00 Seeds- Alsike, No, 1, bushel 5 75 De., No. 2, bushel .. .. • • • 475 Do. No. 3 ... . 4 00 bled, choice, No, 1, bushel 6 25 Timothy, bushel 3. 60 Dressed hogs .• . 7 76 a:PPles• Per bbl. 7.0 ggs, per dozen •• •o Of 0011. v 40 Butter, dairy •• .• .... 0 24 Do., creamery 0 27 Chickens, per lb. . 0 OD Fowl, per lb. .. ..•• 0 06 Turkeys, per lb. 0 1 Geese, per lb. 0 10 Cabbage, per dozen 0 40 Potatoes, per bag .. 0 65 Celery, per dozen 3 , Onions, per bag .. ,• 11). 00 Beef, hindquarters .. 6 60 Do., forequarters .. .• 4 25 Do., choice, carcase 6 50 De., medium, carom 5 50 Mutton, per ewt, 6 50 Veal, per cwt. .. 8 00 Lamb, per owt. . 8 50 6 30 6 25 4 73 700 2 00 8 25 3 00 0 45 0 27 0 30 0 10 0 '07 0 17 0 11. 0 50 0 83 0 35 1 25 7 GO 5 GO 6 76 600 8 00 9 60 9 50 British Cattle Markets. London. -Cattle are quoted at 9 to usee per lb.; refrigerator, 8 to 81h,o per lb. The Cheese Markets. London, -Seven factories boarded 1825 col- ored cheese at the last market of the sea- son, held here to -day. The bidding was ac- tive, but only 2650 sold at 12c to Mr. Bal- lantyne, Market will reopen first Satur- day In May, 1901. Iroquois, Ont. -Yesterday 370 boxes cheese were offered on the board at 114e, but none sold. After, the close all were sold on the Area at 119/o. The board adjourned to- day to meet next spring at the call of the president. Leading Wheat Dermot& Dec. May. Julv. New York .. od .1+ 05 92% Detroit 88% 91% - Toledo .• 9114, 86 St. Louis. .. ... 84% 8735 823 Minneapolis 81% 86% -- Duluth 82 --- BliADSTREET'S ON TRADE. Montreal. -But little change has taken place in trade conditions here during the past week, The volume of goods moving is large on account of the near approach of the close of navigation. The ex- ports of grain continue large, but much will have to go from U. S. prdts. There is a healthy tone to wholesale trade here, but no very great business is doing nor is likely to be moving until after the Christmas holidays. Country retail trade is fairly active and seating orders fain Dry goods men are still making great preparations for a large and brisk spring trade,. to which indications con- tinue to point. The orders for that season are much heavier than usual at this time of the year. General trade conditions in all lines appear to be sound, but there is a growing feeling that the prosperity of the country has in- duced some merchants to speculate rath- er too heavily on the chances of a con- tinuance of this state of affairs. For this reason credit is not everywhere as free as it has been. Toronto. -General trade conditions here continue satisfactory, and the out- look for the future has lost none of its hopeful aspect. The drygoods trade is particularly busy and, while the houses are taking stock, they are sendin,g out large shipments of holiday goods. Spring orders are a little quiet, retailers being too busy to pay much attention to this just now, 'but expected advances in wool- ens and linens make heavier buying in, these lines..., Hardware lines are gener- ally active and unusually late open weather has caused a big demand for builders' supplies. The grocery trade is fairly active. Values in all lines are generally steady to firm. Ontario col- lections are good, but there is still com- plaint about those from the west. West- ern orders, however, are large, and. the feeling seems to be one of confidence. Quebec. -The cold weather of the past few days bris stimulated business and the dement' for seasonable wear com- pares favorably with that of last year. Active preparations are being made for the holiday trade, and with seasonable weather a good business is anticipated. The season of navigation, which has just closed, has not been as good. as expect- ed owing, no doubt, to the lull in the timber trade. Winnipeg. -Mild weather has given a quieter tone to retail trade throughout the country. But with frosty weather an improvement is to be expected in this respect. Trade is still affected by the tardy arrival of freight shipments. Or- ders for spring goods continue large. Col- lections are still somewhat slow. Victoria and Vancouver. -The demand for wholesale lines all along the coast shows some improvement. The sorting tmde marly active and the outlook is for a continued good business. Van- couver is still enjoying real estate activ- ity that seems to approach the style of it boom, although Many solid business' men there say it is merely prosperity. Hamilton. -The movement in holiday goods continue heavy in all lines, and for the time sprieg trade is being left in the batkground. The movenient of sorting lines continues fairly good and collections are generally satisfactory. Retail trade is good and the feeling for the future fa cite of confidence. London. -Trade is good for this Seashil of the year, and in all lines conditions are eatisfactory. Deliveries of country produce here are about :steady, while prices generally hold firm. Ottawas -There is it gooa. tone to wholesale ima retail trade here, althOugh in the former it is mostly in the way of Christmas lines, Country trade is fair to 'good, and farmers, having bed plenty iof opportunity to close out their farm work, Are beginning to have better op. ptrtunities for shopping, BUILD/NGS WRECKED. •Okaal•••••• Over Fifty Pounds of Dynamite Explodes. in Quebec. Guebee, Dec. 4. -Over fifty Deihl& 06 dynenlite lit 5 hed at St. Ilomauld exploded yesterday afternoon, tho retook hurling tivo moll through the lir, hijUring theta Only Slightly, bowevoe, causing warty every blinding Along the Smith Shore &Wit as far as Ht. Joseph de Levis and an far 5'8.;t ass fttg Gueete. The explosion badly wreeked some being alepersed by the pollee, of the bundless tsar las Glen Falls, N. Y., Dec, 4.-A tablet commemoratner the valor of it Scotch regiment of the British army in the French and Indian war of .1756 to 1763 will be placed in the new Carnegie Lib- rary in this city. The proposed tablet is for members of the famous Black i Watch Scotch Regiment who died in an attack on Fort Ticonderoga in 1753. The library .is named after this fort. It was announced to -day that officers of the present Black Watch Regiment. ha11 written to Glen Falls, accepting , the invitation to erect it memorial tab- id, and that they were now having de- signs madefor the tablet in London. In the battle. before Fort Ticonderago General Abercrombie led the British army of 16,000 men mid lost one-eighth of his army in the attack. The Black Watch was one of the heaviest losers among all the British regiments. # 7 IS NEURALGIA GRIP NOW. !AMAZING TALE Growers Meeting at Sr. Catbarinee Agree 0 The Wingham Adyant ITheo, Hall . Proprietor. DE, AGNEW 1 PHYASCICcloAuNc, :EuuRRGE. ot, -4 Office :-Upstairs in the Macdonald Night calls aBui°41(e'reel at office. I P. KENNEDY) M.D., M.C.P.S.0 • (Member of the British Medical Asseeisition) i 1 COLD MEDALLIST IN MEDICINE. Speelal attention paid to Diseases of women and children, Osman gonna :-1 to 4 p.m,; 7 M9 rem, New Type That is 'Prevalent in the Old Country. New York, Dee. 3. -The Sun publish- es the following eqble from London: - Since itil reappearance about 1800 Rus- sian influenza, or grip, has appeared year after year, each season accompanied by different symptoms. At first it was rheumatic type, which affected. the lungs in its •later stages. This was the most fatal form the • disease took after many variations: The *physicians reiport that the in- fluenza this year s of the neuralgic type. Attacks of neuralgic headaches and facial pains are now enormously ) prevalent. A Harley street specialist says be believes we are in for it repeti- tion of the headaches and neuralgias of the sixties. These followed the out- break of influenza of 1849-50, after which, so far as he has been able to re- trace it, the disease pursued the same cycle, finishing with an epidemic of neu- ralgia. headache. Ile expects something of the same •sort for a year or two to come. 1 e . : DRUNKEN FATHKIa SHOT BY SON. - Man's Brutal Treatment of Wife Leads to a Tragedy. Paris, Dec, 4.-A terrible &tuna bay - petted at Argenteuil yesterday. Francis Genty, a dyer, 46 years of age, was shot by his son after having thrown away his money ana his prospects for drink, mid reducing himself, his wife and hie 10 -year-old son to extreme pov- erty. On Tuesday night Gouty returned home, violently intoxicated, after two days' absence, He felled his wife to the ground and beat mid ticked ber unmercifully. The son interfered to save hie mother' from further injury. Iris fiction divert- ed his father's rage, tuul Canty rush - ea at his son with even greater fury than lie bad shown aphid his wife. The, bay drew it revolver and elicit aim in the neck, inflicting it, wound from which it its feared the man will not recover. CHLOROFORM MOTHER, lormi*•••• Miss Anna Hall's Method Of Relifteing Seffefing, Cjiichniati, Dec. 4. -Miss Anna Hail, who reeently attracted wide attention by' advocating at a Philadelplaa eon. ention that persous hopelessly sick or suffering be chloroformed, wantea to practice her theory on ber own mother, aecording 1 testhnony given toelay itt a hearing over the contested will of arm. Milroy IIttll, Miss Hall's Mother. - Mrs. Simeee, a witness, esda She had frequently beftrd Miss Hall beg the at- tending pliyeician to let her administer saying that death was inevitable and it was cruelty to prolong her life. The doctor refused, saying: "You am thousand pars ahead of your time." OF INCENDIARISM. Sarnia ex -fireman Self -Accused of Many Crimes, Rad Confederates, If His Remarkable Confession is True. .1n Revenge For His Dismissal, Set Many Places on fire. Sarnia, Dec. 3, -our incendiary fires in Sarnia, last night brought about the arrest of three well-knotan young men, It is believed that the termination luts been reached of it series of incendiary acts extending over the last three weeks. The men under arrest are James Milne, aged 22; Percival Jack- son, aged 22, and Benson W, Buchanan, aged $4. Pour fires were set last night, and at the third fire Milne was soeu m the act, met shortly afterward,s arrested by Chief of Police .Albert E, Santis, who had Min under suspicion. Four hours after Milne's arrest a fourth fire was set, probably by confederates of eh° pri- soner to divert suspicion. Their efferts were futile, however, for the ,prisoner confessed to -day to Chief Sarvis, Mayor Barr and Councillor T. IL Cook. Chief Sarvis arrested Jackson and Buchanan bhia efternoon. The first fire last uight was in the stable in the rear of Wm. Johnston's grocery, Christian street. Two horses were in the stable. The -brigade were not required. At, 10.30 an oil house ats Melted to R. Kenny's grocery at the rear of the Belehamber - Hotel was ignited and was•extinguished by the fire department. Mr. Kenny places bis loss at -about $300. At 12 o'clock an alarm was turned in from the Baptist -Church corner for it fire in the rear of ;John Langan's. residence, Vidal street. An empty stable was found burning. Ac. cess had been obtained from the rear of the Exchange Hotel. It was at this fire that Milne was arrested. At 4 a. in. Ohief Sanaa noticed, a blaze at the rear of Wesley Watson's livery, South Christina street. When the department, arrived the uper part of the stable was aflame. A hostler asleep inside was aroused with difficulty, and almost lost his life. The loft was full of hay, and the smoke was blinding. A few vehicles, were saved, but eleven horse were burned to death. Some cnrriages and it horse belonging to Dr. J. la James, who lived next aeon were lost, with no insurance. The livery stable and contents are practically it total loss. They were valued at $3,000, with iusurance of $1,200. The fire was clearly incendiary. The confession of Milne is circumstantial, and reveals it well-defined conspiracy. He implicates Buchanan in the brigade hall fire, five weeks ago, and allegros that Jackson set Kenny's building ablaze with oil that he (Milne) had procured from the store,. osetnsibly for St George's Church, where he acts as janitor. Personally he pleads guilty to the five small fires on Nov. 21, assisted by his friends. The burning of the John Goodison Thresher Company's storehouses on Fri. day night, with a loss of $6,000, ho says he acompliebed unassisted. The pri- soner can eerie° no motive for has actions beyond a desire to be avenged on the town f Or his diseherge from the fire de- partment for . drunkenness three weeks ago. Buchanan es a married man, it trusted member of the fire company, and drives a coal wagon. Jackson is the youngest son of William Jackson, florist. He luta been in trouble before, and. was formerly a fireman. The success of Chief Sarvia in round- ing up the gang is it matter ef congrat- ulations Mr. E. M. Ross, a member of .the fire department, was shadowing Milne at the time, and was present when he applied the light to the building. THAT SHADOW OF ENMITY. Which Has Fallen Over Britain and Ger- many. London.'Dee. 4. -An important, speech on the relations between Great Britain and Germany was delivered to -night by the German Ambassador, Count Wolff Metternich, who was the chief guest at a dinner at the Lyceum Club, presided over by Lady Aberdeen. The Aname. seder said: "We have never had n serious quarrel with England. in the long course of our history, and sincerely trust we never tvill. A shadow unfortunately has fnllen over the two nations in the last. few yeas, the causes for which it is not difficult to discover by those who read what daily is printed. The fact that I am your guest to -night si It welcome proof that the forces at work are desirous of dispelling that shadow of enmity, "The overwhelming majority of Enge lishmen and Germanswish it life of peace and harmony, and regard the idea of a Serious quarrel as it pleat of crim. inal folly. There is no real cause for antagonism, commercial or otherwise; it is only an atmosphere of ill -feeling arti- ficially created. "The German Clovermnent will greet with sincere satisfaction any movement tending to further good relations, and will gladly respond to any friendly de- moustration 1» England" t- - LOUBET'S RETIREMENT. French Premier Says He is Weary of Office. London, Dee. 4. --The Paris terrespond- Ant .of the Expresse telegraphs an Inter- tiew Ite haa with President Loubet at elitiln8 that thie is the first interview M. Loubet has given since Ito assuneed the Presidency, which ex- pires Feb. 18 next. Ile describes M. Lou - bet as weary of office. The President said: "Thank heaven, 1 rini nearing tilo end. 1 await reb. 18 with the protest inmatienee. I slutil have the Elyse° never to return. I shall dine in A Pities flat alone with my wife and children in the privacy of home. It will be the first time in seven years that I shall be free to enjoy my pipe by the fireside, free from the eats of office rata the fOitr Of Ministerial crises or diploinetio compli- catione, 1 alinli allow nobody to disturb my privacy that evening. There will be greet doings in the flat. It will be no public old, dal, bet there Will be family rejoicings with the door closed to all outsiders." Denying the idea that ha Woldt1 stand for Veselection, M. Lonbet de - Oared it .evould be inconsistent With the rule of it desnoetatic etnte to 04- tablisinn anything like Presidential tore tinuity. Moreover, Ite added: "/ em old erel weary, afia wish be epend the temnindor of my life in Donoolui rest." • on Two Sizes. A St. Catharines despatch: On of the largest meetings of fruit growers ever held in the Niagara Peninsula took place here this afternoon, called for the pur. pose of discussing the question of adopt- ing it standard size of fruit baskets., The present legal basket for grapes, etc., is six and two•thirds quarts, but to -day's meeting: resolved to make two standard sizes, eix and eleven quarts. Parliament will be netted at its uext session to amend the fruit law to that effect. Growers were present from many points in Ontario,- end the meeting was thorougbly representativeof the fruit growers_ of the province. It was pointed out that many different sizes of fruib baskets as at present means the eon - sumer gets less fruit for his money, be. cause the cost of manufacture of bas- kets is greater than if there be a stated • rule on shape and size. Manufacturers - now Lave to be prepared to make any kind of basket that limy be called fon A committee was appointed to decide as to the shape of the new standard baskets. It was decided that these bas- kets may be used for any kind of fruit the grower desires, - PAY FOR FATHER'S HANGING, The Family' of Virginian Ex-Ilayor Must Stand Expense, Richmond, Va., Dee. 4. -The four children of J. Samuel McCue, ex - Mayor of Charlottesville, who was hanged. ia February last for the murder of las wit, will be forced under the law to pay the costs of their father's trial and mention. A petition for a remission of the costs in the ease, which mounted to $3,097.42, has been denied by Gov. Montague, who endorsed the papers as follows: "This application was referred to the Attorney -General for his opinion as to whether or not the Executive is authorized by law to remit said costs. In an elaborate opinion, fortified by reason and authorities, the Attorney - General holds that the Executive is unauthorized to make such a remission of costs, and therefore the application must be denied." The opinion of the Attorney -Gen- eral in this ease will be of vast import- ance as it precedent. In substance, it says that the Executive lacks the con- stitutional authority to remit costs, although he is authorized to remit fines and penalties. 7 LIFE -SAVER'S PLUNGE. • Jumped • Into Icy St. Lawrence and Makes Rescue, Dec. 4. --Francois the nnamfoentoifatil, a hero among the dock lab- orers. Francois was at work under Foreman Albert Carriere on the C. P. R. dock this morning when Carriere miss- ed his footing while placing a gene plank in position, and fell into the water, striking- his head against plank. When Francois saw the fore- man go down out of sight he threw off lirs coat and plunged heed first after him. The water was icy cold, for tbis was the coldest day of the season in Montreal, and when the sec- Ond man disappeared. beneath the water it group of spectators waited breathless- ly atiroiace. A ter Francois came °LI se flat P oP to the surface, bearing the unconscious form of Carriere in Ins arms. He sup- ported his load long enough for a cable to roach bim, and bah were hauled out. It took tbe doctors half an hour to re- suscitate Carriere at Notre Dame Hos- pital. Fiancois went quietly to his bearding house. 1. DEATH BEFORE INSANITY. Patient Asked Surgeontokill Him With Lancet, Ann Arbor, Mich., Dee. 3. -Restored from seemingly hopeless lunacy to com- plete sanity by a surgical operation at the University Hospital, William Dwyer, in a, momentary period of control, after being pliteed on the operating stable, begged the surgeon to kill him with his lancet 11 11 appeared that he would al- ways have to be crazy. Two years ago, in a smelter furnace nt Portland,. Olno, Dwyer's skull was crushed, being bit by a steel rail. After an apparent recovery he became a ree- ky maniac it month ago. an the oper- ation it was demonstrated that his men- tal trouble was entirely due to an ab - cess in his brain. This was success- fullyremoved, and a silver plate about i two nches square was fitted in the hole that the surgeons had made in the skull. Then the scalp wits sewed in place, itna the patient is well o,n his way to recovery. Dwyer is 35 years old, and has a wife and two ebild.ren. 4 I WERE EXCOMMUNICATED. il•m•••m••• Because They Attended Wedding of Divorced Man, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 4.-Itight Rev. Bishop Richard Scannel, 'of the Ne.brasse kit, diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. has declared excommunicated ipso facto all members of the Roman Whelk Church who partieipatea in the wedding of Congressman Kennedy and Miss Priteliett on Mondays There were many prominent Roman Catholics pres- ent, including Mrs. .Eilward thulally, wife of the peeking house magnate. Miss Mae Ilsoniltou, whose indiviaual fortune is rated at over a million, was ono of the bridesmaids. Congressman Kennedy lifts a divorced wife living, and for that reason the Bishop issued last Sunday a pistoled forbidding all Roman Catholics to pat- hicipate in the ceremony. The Bishop to -day declared eximinitiunictaea alt members of his church who attendea the weading. 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Toronto aespateh: Shea's theatre wasira lasb night the scene of an alarming con-. flagration, whieh at, one Hine threatellea , the destruction of it large amount of sura rounding property, The outbreak oc- curred at 11,30, nearly an. tour after the audience had left, the building, reale after most of the employees liad tinOistilteea .. (air - parted for their homes The stebestee curtain. 'and the maa, the pvoperty Seeer 0•111•AnfOirtle:all Bear Avof had rendered ef'„eiiee se • vee saving go thelitb t (tag; art ..,(.1210_a___x_esieit. roof and oilier stO at attrieal offieers es- Artimenta .s es' belongings $15,000. 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