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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1905-12-14, Page 2torn from hie theone, and the Ile,ist ehall I" eeatter the darknese, and the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings shall change wint•er into s.pringe. and „ night into dig." ••••••,,,,,•,•• liNMEIIIN&T1ON8L LESSON NO. Xlt rit.A.clacAL APVLICATIONS., QEMEE11, 9E, 1.905 Ile came to "Galilee of the Gentiles . (v. 1). Galilee wits a wretched land with Tim Character of the:Messiah—W.9114. a mixed population, despised by the CoMinentary.—I. Great derlinees (v8. Jewel but that very conntry became georioue with the presence of the incar- nate (Sod; there all manner et diseases were healed, seas were stilled, multi- tudes were fed; there the Lord found 11is dieciplas and met large compauy of L to, 1. Novertheiess—"A. transition word from the dark picture of chapter viiL,5-22, describing, the woes frout As- syrian predominance to the bright dawn end consummation of the Messianic era." not be such—The darkness shall not be as goat as it has been, There was a ray of encouragement for those who were ready to receive the prophet's_ words. Zebelun—Ualilee was theland. that principally suffered in. the first Assyrian invadoe. II. The people... .in darknees—The His followers after He heel risen. L Light. "The people that waleed in darenese have seen, 4 great light" (v. 2). The life of .3eens was wholly ene of light, At His birth "the glory of the Lord" shone round about the ehepherds as the aneels proclaimed "a Saviour" (Luke ii. people of Judah. They were at this time 0-11) /ender a two -fold darkness: 1, The II, Joy. "Thou Last multiplied the darkness of outward trouble. See 2 station" (v, 3), God gives prosperity Kings xv., 37; xvi„ 4-8, 17; 2 Ohron- ad joy collies as we recognize His hand. =mi., 5-8. 2. They wee iu moral Joy is heaven -born, and its keynote is darkness. Ahaz had led the *people into struck th the innermost depths of the the most abominable practices iu honor heart when Jesus is received. Once of the heathen divinities whose wor- there, it will joy through tribulation ship he had established in his king- (Rom. v. 3), temptations (James i. 2), dom. persecution (Matt. v. 11, 12), IL A great light VS. 24i). 2, A III. Freedom. "Thou hest broken the great light—The sudden change from dense darkness to the shining °light which the prophet saw is quite remark - age. What light was this? The prom- ise of redemption; the prospect of the Ininutnuel. "The prophet shows them the Messiah and his times, He would move them to hope, awaken faith, arouse to righteousness by the vision of good of good times coming. The only way to such a blessed. cousumuustion was by the path of holiness, obedience and faith." 3. Had multiplied the nation—Isaiah with prophetic eye pierces the centuries and sees the hosts that would come un- der the reign of the Messiah and be numbered with the true spiritual Israel. And not increased—See R. V. for cor- rect rendering. They joy before thee— The Prophet notes it to be a religious joy because it is said to be before God —that is, in his presence and with a grateful acknowledgement of his bene- fits.—Lowth. 4. Thou hest broken the yoke—"The Jews were successively delivered from the burdensome and galling yoke of the .Assyrians, Chaldeaus, Persians and Macedonians; but these deliverances were only a shadow of redemption from tbe yoke of Satan; and that redemption seems here especially predicted as if already accomplished." As in the day of Midian—As Gideon with a handful of men conquered the hosts of Midian, so Messiah, the "child" (v. 6), shall prove to be the "Prince of Peace," and the small company under him hall overcome the mighty hosts of Antichrist. See the same contrast in Micah v., 2-5.-1, F. & B. 5. For every battle—It was the cus- tom of antiquity to pile the artna of prostrate enemies, the spoils of less value, and. their spotted garments, into a heap and then burn them.—Rosewin. All that belongs to war shall be swept away; the war itself shall the. The Mes- siah abolishes all war, but not until his f oes Ede' either swept away by his , judgment or melted into penitence and won over to ,submission by his love. IL A vision of the Messiah (vs.6). 6. Unto us—The prophet spake 9.f. the re - dieted blessings as if already communi- cated. Angels ,say, "Unto you," but this child, of all believers, to the end of the world.—Scott. "In the far dis- tance the prophet forsaw the Redeem- er of the world. A little later came the wisdom of the suffering Saviour (Ise. Iiiie ; then the town, where He should be born (Micah v. 2); a more complete re- velation came through. Daniel." A son is given—God's gratuitous gift, upon which man bad no claim (John iii. 16). gift of love, of joy, of universal fit- ness to our needs, of eternal enrichment of forever increasing value; and this gift insures all other gifts (Rom. viii. 32.)— Funk. As Son of man Jesus was "a chikl born;" as Son fo God He was a "Son given."—Spurgeon. Government.— "The ensign of government, the scepter, the sword, or key, was borne upon or hung from the shoulder. All government shall be vested in Him." Hid name —a name stands for all that the man is and ahs— his character, his principles and his pro- perty. Wonderful—Because his nature was buth human and divine. Whoever re- fuses to believe in the supernatural must pause at the manger. Ile can go no far- ther. How Godhood and manhood could be knit together in the person of Christ IA beyond us. But things incomprehen- sible are not incredible. .All divine works are wonderful. There are marvels en- ough in a drop of water to bewilder the wisest.—Burrell. Counsellor—One who has wisdom to guide himself and others. Jesus was the embodiment of the wis- dom of God. He wee a. Saviour, both God and man, a. personal revelation of elod's love, a perfect character and ex- ample. He is our Counsellor, never guid- ing us astray, but always by the best ways to the best ends. Mighty God -- "God the might One. As He has wisdom, so He has strength; Ile is able to save to the uttermost; and such is the work of the Mediator that no less a power than that of the mighty God could accomplish it."—Com. Conn Everlasting Father — Expressing the divine love and pity for men, a love that can never fail for it is everlasting. The Father pitieth His chil- dren that are weak in knowledge, and instructs them; pities them when they are forward, and bears with them; pitie3 them when they are sick and comforts them; when they are fallen, and helps them tip again; when they have offend- ed, and upon their submission forgives them; when they are wrogged and rights theni. Thus "the Lord pitieth them that fear Him." —Henry. Prime of Peace— As a King He preserves, commands, cre- ates peace. His place both keeps the hearts of His people and rules in them. Ife in the Author of all that peace which is the present and future bliss of His subjects. IV. The Messianic Kingdom (v. 7). 7. Of the ittereaze, ete.—The •government than inert:LSO in numbers, in power, ie the compelteness of its rule. It shall inorease In the :blessings it bestows. It is like the powers ot nature, which are mix:mistime. Theta is no limit to thee' application to the wee of man. With all our marvellous inventione and lj- eovcries of what nature can do, we have yet gathered but a few rays from the world of light, A few sprays from the Orton of blessinge God hes store for Inateeereloubet. Throne of David—To tit upon the throne of David means to reign over the true people of God; and en this sense Christ eat on David's throne, To order it—To rule it. From lienectorth even forever ---'Only ,such kingdom cart endure. Nothing is really settled till it is settled right. The pow- ers of evil emu very strong, but every one is 'doomed to fall 'before Chriet. The fottes of intemperance ehell he destroy- ed, organizen oppression gall be brok- en, heathenism shall fall, infidelity be oterthrovm, slavery cesee. The prince of darkness in darkeet England, ilatkest Afrk& and darkest America shall he yoke of his burden" (v. 4), This is a Ilebraissu for a burdensome yoke. It referred to the yoke of the Assyrian captivity. Tho yoke is typical of ser- vice and implies obedience to another and loss of personal freedom so dear to man. Paul speaks of two kinds of SCI'Vi- tude—tbat of "sin unto death" and of "obedience unto righteousness" (Rom, vi. 10). The yoke of the one is heavy, of the other light. One is of Satan, the other of Christ. Under one wo "labor and are heavy laden;: under the other we find "rest" (Matt. xi. 28-30). "Satan is a hard task -master," has been the tes- timony of many a man who has chafed under his yoke. "When I served the devil he gave rne rags, hunger, filth and misery. Now I am serving God I am clothed, housed, fed, clean and happy," is the oft -told story in the missions of our land. . IV. Humility. "For unto us a child is born" (v. 6). It was the advent of the "child" that was to break the yoke. Jesus came as a little child, and he says: "Whosoever shall not receive the king- dom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter thereni" (Luke xviii. 17). The simplicity of a little child is a reproof to the self-centered ited selfish. Jesus was the only perfect child. If we receive Christ into our hearts he will ampart to us the child -like nature. He was humble, willing to lay aside all the regal splendor of his royalty (Phil. ii. (3, 7), and enter upon human life like any other man—a helpless babe! No other char- acteristic in the life of Christ was so marked. He was obedient to his par- ents (Luke ii. 51); called the simple Galilean fishermen as his disciples (Mark i., 16-20); was baptized in the Jordan (Matt. iii. 14, 15); touched the leper (Matt. viii. 3); was entertained in the lowly home of Marthtt and Mary (John xii. 2,3; had nowhere to lay his head (Dike ix. 58); ate with publicans and sinners (Mark H. 10); ministered to his disciples (John xiii. 4-5); came into Jerusalem "lowly and riding upon an ass" (Zech. ix. 9), and died as a trans- gressor (Isa. liii. 12). His whole walk was one of trustful humility, and we who have Christ born again in our hearts will be "even as he" (I. John ti. 0). V. Power. "The government shall be upon his shoulder" ( v. 6). The land is to be delivered because Joeus is to assume the government, break the yoke of the oppressor auu set up his own kingdom. When he assumes tho gov- eminent of individual life it must be surrendered without reserve and left trustfully and restfully to his control. "The ensign of government used to be worn on the shoulder in token of sus- taining the governinent." "Of the in- crease of his government there shall be no end" (v. 7). He first comes to the lasd of Zebulun and Naphtali (Matt. iv. 15, 10), but his knowledge is to spread throughout the earth (Hab. ii. 14). He ministered to the people of Judea, Sumerian, Galilee, Tyre and Sidon, with whom he came in personal contact, but the time cometh when "every eye shall see him" (Roe. i. 7). Abbie C. Morrow. I Market Reports The Week. TOI011$0 Farmers' Market. (Irain receipts to -day were fair. Wheat t)e1s);;i°,,,V1'1,1%,"111111 rali4g 'I' 4.8 bushels at 73 73e.ft Barley easter,9 1,800 busheis se ng at 12 to 010. Oats casy, 1,400 bushels selling at 380 per bushel. InTer filIG."Aelubett°dagtebn8tIVEY44111. 24 to 27e per lb., and now laid eggs at 40 : 3i:4:ay.eper Om In retail way, Poultry Hay in fair supply, with prices steady; 2.1 loads sold at so to Moo a ton tor t:egar at 012.50 ttotrnr Dressed hogs are unchanged, witia light quoted at $8.2.1 to $8.50, and heavy at $8. sprnbushel g, bushe8 $ s •,118 il 0-75 0 76 Do.. goose. bushel “ .• .. 0 72 0 '13 Oats, bushel .• 0 88 0 00 Barley, bushel .. , 0 52 0 pi Peas, bushel sr •• •• •• •••1 0 73 0 00 P_yo, bushel 0 74 0 00 Hay, timothy, ton .. 9 00 lg 50 Do., mixed, ton , 6 00 Strait:, per ton 12 00 12 60 Seeds— Alsike. No. 1, bushel ,. .„. 5 75 Do., No. 2425 Do., No. 34 00 Red, cholee, No. 1, bushel „ 6 25 Timothy, bushel 1 60 Dresqed hogs . 8 00 Apples, per ggi 40 i3,podraioze s ijA OUND DEAD IN BUSH. BOTTLE OF CARBOLIC ACID LYING NEAR BURNS' BODY. Do... ereenter7y '''' '' 0 27 Chickens, per lb. .. .... 0 10 per • OP •• •• •••• rur tom per le, •• a• •••• Geese, per lb. .. .• •. Cabbage, per dozen .. Cauliflower, per dozen .. Potatoes, per bag .. Celery, per dozen • • •• •••• Onions, per bag .. "31.13f, hindquarters.......... Do., forequarters .. a• • e e• Do,. choice, carcase Dom medium, carcase t•Ill.toa, per cwt. „ eri4„ Ler cwt. .4 00 Of 46 • ••• • ta.mb, per cwt. •. .• •• Friends of the Young Man, Who Be- longed to Sarnia, Do Not Believe He Committed. Suicide—Inquest in Pro- gress. Sarnia, Dec. 10.— While out bunt- ing in Smith's Bush, on the McGregor side road, on Saturday -morning, Hugh Locke, Peter McGregor and Clarence Locke of Sarnia township discovered the body of an unknown young man lying on a brush hee.p twenty rods from the road. Frain appearance it had. been ;there three or lour days. The cloth- ing consisted of it heavy overcoat, shoes, mitten, muffler and cap, and the pockets contained a few scraps of paper and it rebate check, showing that a. cash railway fare from Forest CO Sarnia had been paid on December 40. Provincial Detective Andrew Murray was notified tutd the body brought to Sarnia, where Simnel Sloane and others positively identified it as John Burns, of Sarnia. Deceased had. been employed at Forest with J. Govenlock, cattle bred - en A bottle said. to have contained car- bolic acid was found on the greeted near the body, but friends of the young man refuse to believe him it suidde, as he was always strong and Cheerful and had no I known troubles. IIANIMOND TRAGEDY. 0 BOY TELLS OF FLIGHT OF ALLEGED MURDERER—HIS OWN ESCAPE. Helm, lifont., Dee. Ile—Arthur Strong, it cousin of Hammond, whose wife's body was fated in it trunk, has mede a state. 'Dent, shelving the trip of Hammond from New York to Miesortri. The Bret knowledge the boy lied of the murder wire on the train ease of Spoken, when Hammond ehowee him a paper with sui account of the murder. The boy asked Hammond if it wee to, and Hammond Nvould not reply. Arriving at Missouri, Hammond 'wanted. Strong to take to the hills with him. The boy refused. Ivor three days Hammond did not let Strong t out of Me eight. Thanksgiving Day Hammond went out to get it drink of whiekey and Strong tlipped away, going to the depot and taking train for Nei. eta, Where he has been elute, 07 15 10 40 75 75 35 20 oo oo 50 00 50 00 30 British Cattle Markets. London.—C.attle are quoted at 9 to 12,3 int' lb.; refrigerator, eye to eteo per lb. 6 25 5 00 4 50 00 2 00 8 50 8 00 0 45 0 27 0 50 0 11 0 08 0 16 0 11 0 50 1 00 0 90 0 40 1 25 7 00 6 03 6 00 5 50 8 00 9 00 9 01 Leading Wheat Mancets. gew York .. . Detroit .. . Toledo. . It. Loufs Duluth . Ifineapolie FAILURES Dec. May. July. •• • .... 95% 93% -- 88% 92% .... 89% 91% 95% • ..• 83% 87% 82 • • 83 86% — 82% 01% THIS WEEK. here," continued the benevolent look- ing etrauger, who stood et Mr. Clark's elbow, oo bad," said the nunt from across the border who had just stepped OIL the land of the free and the home of the brave for the purpose of visitiug friends end seeing the electric) lights, "Wonder what I'll do." "I'll help yeu," said. the kindly stranger.Give me the money and I 11 go to my bank across the street end get rt changed, for you. Stay here un- CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN'S CABINET. The Wingham Idvaue The King Approves of the New Men—A Strong Combination. London, Dec. 10.—It is officially an. Rt, Hon. Herbert John Gladstone, DR AGNEW uouuced that the new British Ministry youngest son of the great Premier, Vali iIo PHYSICIAN, SURGEON born 911 1854, in Downing etreet, is made up as followke: has represented Leeds since 1880, Ile ACCOUCHEUR, Theo. Hall - Proprietor. tll I come back." _ Prime Minister. an First Lord of the served as Lord of the Treasury, 1881 to. Office v And Mr. Clark der' him m the oney • Teeeeees—ele eeeeey Campbell -Banner- 1885; Fluencial Secretary of the Wer man. Office, 1880; nder-Secretary of the t Ana thought that he was. a ery kind U—Ilestairs in the Macdonald Block. Night cane answered at Ornee. Clark is 'stopping at 50 e 5 'Sventh Lora . High Chaucellor—Sir Robert Homo Office 1892-94, end Firet Com- Clmissioner of 'Worece, 1890. aud, obliging person, burdening desire to give him, the. Am- • time and if the stranger lets any over- chart uou , cAellor.thof‘ the Untie:pier—Herbert , for Berwick since 1885. He eves Uses der-Seeretary for Perdue .Affairs from ' (member of the British efedlosi . Ps KENNEDY, p,4,D., mo.r.s.o street, He'll be waiting neva for eoeue Tereshie Reid. Sir Edware Grey has been member Ire now knows where to go. succeeded to the baropetcy in 1882. I COLD MEDALLIST IN MEDICINE. Seeretai7 of State for Home Alleles . . . . ... . Commercial failures this week in the United States as reported by R. G. Dun k Co., are 232, against 203 last week, 128 the preceding week and 230 the cor- responding week last year. Failures in, Canada number 24, against 23 last week, 14 the preceding week and 25 last year. Cif failures this week in the United $tates, 79 were in the East, 57 South, 77 West, and 19 in the Pacific States, szul 79 report liabilities of $5,000 or more. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for December are $1,- 571,207 against $2,260,526 for the same period last year. Bradstreet's on Trade. Montreal—There is now considerablly less business moving than was the case i. week ortwo ago. In drygods the eorting trade is only fairly active. The dose of navigation has bad a euieten- leg effect upon the grocery trade. Lead, sopper and raetals generally are very firm. It is to be expected that whole- sale trade will be quiet from now on un- til after the holidays. Country remit- tances in most lines of trade are showing improvements, while city collections are still a little slow. Dealers are likely to observe some caution in the granting of credit. Toronto—While retail trade through - nit the province is brisk in neazly all tines of trade, there is a seasonable luietness to the movement for wholesale tines. Retailers are at present too busy with the holiday trade to take 'much. interest in that for spring and whole- salers are taking stock. But the out- look looks exceedingly bright for future 1rade. Country stocks are moving out briskly and city retailers are just as busy. The result is, collections are soming forward well, and even in the West, there is an improvement in this respect. Receipts of country produce here are rather heavier. Local indus- tries are busily engaged, although the season for outdoor work has about been brought to a close, There is still a very great activity in the building trades, end the effect of this is being felt in the lumber and hardware trades. Quebec—Wintry weather has improv- ed trade, and a healthy tone is notice- able. Collections from the country are still somewhat slow and no improve. ment is anticipated until after the holi- day trade. The city trade is active and retailers are making good holiday displays. Winnipeg—Cold weather with snow has given considerable of an impetus to wholesale and retail trade here which is well shown in the greater activity to the re -order trade. Dry goods men in particular are benefiting. There is, how- ever, considerable business doing for the spring account. Retailers mostly have their Christmas stocks and the rush of the season is peetty well under way. There has been a goodtraae in groceries, although it is rather quiet now. The general expectation is that collections will show great improvement this month. Country retail trade is much busier and the grain blockade is likely to be,re- _Roved during the next few weeks. sees. Victoria, and Vancouver—There is a good tone to trade In all Iineseere. The wholesale houses are reeeiving good or - dem in sorting lines and collections are generally fair to good. 'There is sense complaine that gooda are slow in coming from Eastern inanufacturing centres ow- ing to the shortage of cars which are being used to carry grain. lianailton—The boldness activity, of the moment is mostly confined to the re- tail trade, the movement in wholesale lines being seasonably quiet. The move- ment in country trade, however, is nat- urally followed by some briskness in sorting orders. Colleetione are good. Country produce is coming forward. well and values are firm and the Outlook for future trade is bright. London—Conditions of trade cottinue eatisfactory. The wholesale houses are generally taking advantage of the quiet mason and are taking stock and resuitt are expeoted to show that the business of the page season has ben partieularly good. Proapede for future trade ae'S very. bright. BUNCOED CANADIAN. A 'MEM MAN EASY MAIZE FOE A litIPPALO CROOE. Buffalo despatell: "Why, eoe can's spud that stuff here. Thal don't go on Ole silk of the rivet." Joseph Clerk stood eglittet yeeterday when he heard. that statement, for he stood in the New York Central etelion staring at S30 in Cr:eradiate money which lit had beonglit /rem Peek, OM. °You're id tlus 'United States %OW roo nothing but 'Uncle Sam money goes crican equivalent of the Dominiou $30 1Y squi *1892 to 1895, He is 43c' years old. He . Association). THE QUEEN'S FUND. WILL PROBABLY BE $1,000,000 BE- FORE CLOSED. Attracting Many to London—Probable That Compreneneive Scheme for Un- employed Will Be Elaborated Next Year, London, Dec. 10.—The Queen's fund for the benefit of the unemployed has mulled a total of £118,00. It is expected teat before it is closed it will amount to £200,000. The first distribu- tion has been arranged for Monday. There are only tm o permanent mem- bers of the Distribution Committee, the Lord Mayor and Lord de Grey, the treas•urer of the Queen's housebold. The other throe ex -officio members arc the president of the Local Government Board, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and the Secretary tor Scotland. The holders of these offices will probably be superseded on Monday by Liberal •successors, so the eonstitution of the committee is not yet known. The response to the Queen's appeal was hearty and immediate. She made it without consultation of any kind, handing £2,000 to Lord 40 Grey with which to start the fund. This latest example of the Queen's well knave kindness of heart was welcomed. on every hand, but has rather embarrass- ed the various organizations which were on the point of taking up the whole question of dealing with Loneon poverty iu it methodical fashoin. lt is now said. that the poverty 13 not so severe as in former years, and signs of further improvement arc not wanting. The news of a large eum of money accumulating in London/ has spread throughout the country, and there is no doubt that it is attracting lame numbere of the poor and lazy who hope to participate, in aedition to whom there is London's always too hire° army of destitute. 'Ihe distribution will be made with all possible care, but the opinion has grown that the situation cannot longer be dealt with adequately by a big sub- scription -every winter. Additions to London's homes of refuge, free meals, and glich like are not -considered. de- sirable. Some thorough scheme to deal with the unemployed will be attempted, no doubt, before _another winter. THE ATLAkICS DEAD. MONUMENT . RANCE UNVEILED AT BAY CEMETERY. —Herbert; Jolus Gladstone. Rt. lIun, Richard. Burden Haldane special attention aid to Diseases of WOMen Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs bad a didieguished university (weer. 1 P - and children, —Sir E'clward Grey.li , 11 d t th b • • 1870 and °rows gouRs tea to 4 p.m,; 7 te2P.In. Secretary of State for the Coloniee— became Queen's Counsel in 1890. Be is ' The Earl of Engin. Secretary of State for War— Richard the author of several works on pltiloso- , . . D. ROBT. C. REDMOND ph y. Secretary of State for India-- John Ai, R. C. S. Arene.) 1.4. R. C. Burdon *Haldane. The Earl of Elgin was born near Montreal in 1840. He was Treasurer of Tweedmouth. Morley. First Lord of the Admiralty— Baron the Household erel Firs Commissioner of Werke in 18a0, and Viceroy of India, Physician ;and Surgeon. , 1894-90. (Oilice with Dr. Chisho)m) President of the Board of Trade— Re, Hon, John Morley is 67 years old.' David Lloyd-0,0°17.ga. President of the Local Government He wee twice Chief Secretary for Ire- ARTHUR J. IRWIN land, with a seat in the Cabinet, in Board—john Burns. 1889 and 1802-95. Ho was member for i D.D.S., LAS. Secretary of State for Scaland,Tohn Sinclair. Newcastle -on -Tyne, 1883-05, and since • then has represented Montrose Burghs. Doctor of Dental Surgery of the Fen. President of the Board of Agriculture He is a noted author, and recently paid nsylvania College andlAcentiate of Dental Surgery of Ontario. —Earl Carrington. Pcohsieturiessteecr;eCItetterr flo—r a visit to Canada and the United. Bryce. 3 —Jameston. States. Baron Tweedmouth, born in 1840, has Lord President of the Council—The to the Household, 1886; Parliamentary Sit'esdlnitenYa hold the following offices: Controller Earl of Crewe. Secretary to the Treasury and chief Lord of the Privy Seas—The Marquis Liberal whip, 1802-04, and Lord Privy of Ripon. Seal and temncellor of the Duchy of President of the Board. of Education Lancaster, 1894-95. —Augustine Birrell. Mr. Lloyd -George, who has represent - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ea Carnarvon since 1800, has held sio —Sir Henry Hartley Fowler. previous office, but is regarded as one of The foregoing constitute the Cabinet, the most rising men among the younger The following Ministers are not inthe generation* of politicians, Cabinet: • John Burns, ,the labor leader is well Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—The Earl known to Canadians through ids recent of Aberdeen. visit. He has been member for Batter - Lord Chancellor of Ireland—Right Hon. tea, since 1892. He has been prominent Samuel Walker. in all movements for the betterment of First Commissioner of Works and Pub- the conditions of the working classes. lie Buildings—Lewis Vernon Harcourt. Copt. John Sinclair, M.P. for Forfar - Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman s shire since 1807, is a son-in-law of Lord drove to the palace at G o'clock this Aberdeen, and was A.D.0, to his Lord- oventhes and had an audience of Meg ship when -Viceroy of Ireland in 1880 and his secretary while. in Canada from Edward of about twenty minutes, and 1805 to 1807. He served in the Soudan at which His Majesty signified his ap- war, retiring in 1887. proval of the new Government. The members of the Balfour Cabinet will give up their • seals of office at a Privy Council meeting to be held. to- morrow, and their successors will take over the seals toenorrow afternon. — . LIBERALS ENTHUSIASTIC. Expect Cabinet to Inspire Confidence— No Home Rule Revival. London, Dec. 11.—The Conservative newspapers admit that Sir Henry Camp- bell -Bannerman has succeeded in forming it much'stronger administration than had been thought possible. The Liberal papers are full of cutlYaBlitant. They ex- press the conviction that such a Cabinet will inspire confidence both at home and abroad. The names of Henry, Herbert Asquith, Sir Edward Grey and Richard Burden Haldane alone, it is said, will give that weight to the Ministry and TOR. ensure that there will be no revival of Gladstonian home rule, despite the fact that the Cabinet contains a preponder- ance of those favorable to home rule. The Conservative organs point °et that the mod enthusiastic home ruler, John Morley, has been sent to the India 'Office, where he will have little influence on internal politics. The omission of Lord Rosbery is naturally the subject of much comment. It is noticeable that Itis son-in-law, the Earl of Crowe, is in the Cabinet. The rapid rise of John Burnt from the workshop to the Cabinet, with a salary of $10,000 a Year'is a unique feature. He will be the first labor member of the House of CoMmons to have attaineed Cabinet rank. Baron Tweedmouth ivill lead in the House of Lords, thus succeeding Earl Spencer, who is ill. The omission of Sir Charles Dilke from the Ministry 18 much commented upon by the Daily Telepraph, which says in an editorial that it does not desire to reopen wounds that should have been healed years ago, but reminds the Lib- erals that they were glad to avail them- selves cf.the services of Sir Charles Dilke while they were out of office, in- viting him to lead the debates on For- eign Office questions, etc. "To have ostracised Sir Charles Dilke altogether," the Daily Telegraph adds, "would have been narrow-minded and bigoted, but to utilize his great services in the Opposition, and shut the door of the Cabinet in his face, is cowardly and hypocritical.". One of the Most Dreadful Sea Disasters on Record—Over Five Hundred Per- ished—Rev. J. W. Ancient, the Hero of the Wreck, Unveils the Monu- ment. Halifax despatch: A handsome monu- ment was ueveiled ta Terrace Bay to- day in the preseneeeor a large concourse of people, which was -erected to the mem- ory of -562 men who lost their lives in the wreck of the White Star steamship Atlantic in 1873. The unveiling was performed by Rev. J. W. Ancient, secretary of the diocese of Nova Scotia, who rendered valuable assistance at the time of the disaster. A short special service was helsl in ehurch at Terrance 13ay at 1.30. Many from Halifax were present at the cere- mony. The monument, which is an obelisk of Nova Scotia granite, is 8 feet high and rough hewn. A marble tablet let into the front hears the following inscrip- tion: "Near this spot was wrecked. the steamship Atlantic April 1, 1873, when 562 pereons perished; of whom 277 'were interred in this churebyard. This monu- ment is erected as a sacred: memory by a few sympathetic 'friends." "Jesus said. am the resurrection and the life.' " EQUITABLE' STOCK. MR. RYAN TELLS WHY HE BOUGHT HYDE'S SHARES. New York, Dec. 11.—Thomas Ityan, .who purchased the control of the Emile - able Life Assurence Society by buying the stock of James II. Hyde, Wa5 the firet witness before the Insurance In.- vestiseating Committe to -day. Mr. Ryan was questioned about, his purchase of the Hyde stock in the Equit- able, Ile <said thee be paid James Hyde S2.;100,600 for the stock. "Did you obtain an advance from any inetitution?" eeked Mr. Hughee. Mt. Ilyan added that no one midrib- uted to the payment. Ile said he was moved to malse the purchase because lie hall large interests that would be of- feeted by finandal disaster, and the, he foresaw such disaster in ts receivership for the• Equitable Society. Mr. Ryan's letter -declared lie would sell, hie stock only to the society for its own benefit, but the trustees could re- tire it by paying Ryan $2,500,000. Mr. Ryan testified that he got no part of Iris payment of S2,500,000- heck from Mr. Hyde, and le not holding the stook for Mr. Hyde. TIOntreal Student Discharged. Montreal, Dec. 10.-4becorder Weir yesterday digebarged Maximo B itymend, a Laval student, charged with having in. eited a mob and disturbed the pare by demonetrating in front of the residence of bledfroi Largloie, editor of Le Can- ada, l'he dismissal was not au acknowl- edgment of innocence, but rather evi- dence of the Recorder's Clemency. Mr. Welt observed that the tie:else:I came under the election of the etiminal (+nee respecting vagranty. and, if coupe( particularly in TIPIT of his seep.' po- sition, might suffer a great deal in the future as 11. result, THE NEW MINISTERS. Careers of Those Who Form the Liberal Cabinet. lion. Sir Henry Campbell -Ban - =man has been M. P. for Stirling Dis- trict since 1868, and has been leader ot the Liberal party in the House of Commons, since February, 1890. He was born on Sept. 7, 1836, and is the young- est son of the late Sir &tines Campbell, Stracathid, l'orfarshire. He assumed the additional name wider the will of a maternal uncle ,the late Henry Ban- nerman, Milton Court, Kent. He was educated at Glasgow. -University and Trinity College, Cambridge. Ho 'was Finautial Secretary of' the War Office, 1871-74 1880-82- Secreletry of the .Ad - hale Careington, wbo is 62 years of ago, was Governor of New South Wales, 1885-'4, and Lord Chamberlain of the Household, 1892-95. From 1881-85 he was captain of the Royal 13oily Guard. Hon. Jfuees Bryce was born in 1838. 310 practised law till /882. He held the office of 'Regius Professor of Civil Law at (Wad, 1870-1803. In 1880 he was elected member for tbe Tower Hamlets. He held the following politi- cal offices—Under-Sceretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs, 1836; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in the Cabinet, 1892; president of the Board of Trade, 1804. He is it member of a number of foreign societie,* and holds degrees from many universities. He is an authority on education. The Marquis of Ripon has held sev- eral important offices. He was born in 1837. He was Under-Secretary for War'1859-61; Under-Secretary for die, 1861-03; Secretary for War, 1803- 00; Secretary for India, 1866; Lord President of the Council, 1868-73; chair- man of the joint Committee for draw- ing up the Treaty of Washington, 1871; Governor-General ofIndia'1890-94; First Lord of Admiralty, 1886, and Secretary for the Colonies, 1802-05. Augustine 'fired' is a Chancery bar- rister, 55 years of age, and it well- known author. He has held no pre- vious Government office. Right Hon. Sir Henry Hartley Fowler, M. Is. for East 'Wolverhampton since 1380, has been successively Under-Sec- retary for the Home Department, See- retares to the Treasury, president of the Local Government Board, and Secretary of Stale for India. He is 75 years of age. The Earl of Aberdeen was born Aug. 3, 1847. He was educated et Cheam School, St. Andrew's University, and University College, Oxford, receiving Iii s M. A. in 1877. Be is an LL. D. of the University of Aberdeen; hon LL. D. of Queen's University, Kingston; McGill University, Montreal, and of Ottawa, Toronto, and Laval Univereie ties. He is an hon. D.C.L. of the Uni- versity of Bishop's College, Lennox - vine, and hon. LL.D. of Princeton University. He has been Lord Lieuten- ant of .Aberdeenshire since 1880. He was Lord High Commissioner to the Gen- eral Assembly of the Church of Scot- land from 1881-85, 'and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from Jemmies to July, 1880; Privy Councillor, 1886; a vice-president of the Royal Colonial Institute since 1801; Governor-General of Canada froth. 1803 to 189S. nt, uon. Sensed Walker has been Lord justice of Appeal, in Ireland, sinee 1895. Hewes born in 1832. Ile was called to the Lrish Bar in 1855, lie• was created it Q. 0. in 1872. 'Mr. Walker was Solicitor -General for Ireland from 1883 to 1883; Attorney -General, 1886; Lord Chancellor of Ireland, 1893-05. Ho was M. P. for Londonderry from 1881 to 1885. , CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR CHINESE WHO RESCUED A U.S. LADY MISSIONARY. Hong Kong, Dee. 11.—Mitil advices from timeline este, that the commission ap- pointed to inquire into the nuts:mere of American misionaries early in November iniralty, 1882-841 Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1884-85; Secretary of State for War, 1880, 1802-05, Sir Robert Tbreside Reid, K. C., has been Liberal M. 2,, for Dumfries. since 1880. Ito has been university mimed leaders Wilt be executed. for Oxford since 1800. De WaS born in 1846. He was called to the bar bt 1871 The American Comet, Julius G. Lay, membets lets thenked the nuthoeitiee for their and was created a Q. C. in 1882. He kindness tout heepitality to Cho Ho intends to re of commission. - was member of Parliament for Here- - tho a ford in ceilitnend that Carnegie 1880, Solicitor General in 1804, medal be Attorney -General in October, 1894. Sir awarded to a Chinaman who rescued Robert was deeortited for his services Miss Meta G. Pattersoe at the imminent in eonnection withthe Venetuelan risk of his own life. Boundary Arbitration Commissiou.--4 • g. ' Sydney Charles Buxton has been M. POWER FOR THE TUNNEL, P. for Poplar, since 1880. Ile was has examined thirty witnesses, and thee twenteefive impliceted persons, including, a Buddhist monk, lutve been arrested, It is antieipated Ilea three of the ring - born in October, 1852" Ire "0 II"' 110 Grand 'Trunk Will Install Eleettie secretary of Mr. Luke's lune from 188e to 18841 member of the Royal Com -I System. n11E481011 on Education 1880.89; nietaber Port Duren, Dee, IL—It is learned ou ir'lele:refiLl fie rr fIor CAlthietinClicitito'eneir: 108%.05, He 1st the coutrast ter the equipment of Sat- under- good huthotity that tlie Grand Trunk letve is the author of the "Fair Wegee" re- lee Tunnel wee electric power for tee opera- -18,0nlbllitiicomitl i. °lilt, e tilsioattlii; atintlfieritof rsocisiet.eire•ttal . buileinanfg torrein,, The ceased involves the largo power be sea in Port Int. character. Me Hinton ie 4 Itittlik41. ran and Barnet, and the total lose Is sald Itt. non. 31. 11. 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St. Thomas, Ont., Dee, ll.—(Special.) —Mrs. Fanny Tyrrell, an inmate of the Elgin House of Industry, ettemptee to commit suicide yesterday afternoon by eating rat poison biscuit. The womau was deathly sick, hue it is thought elm will recover. She is 29 years of age. De- spondency wets the cause. St. Thomas, Dec. Saturday W. TT. Morrison, and M. S. Stafford, of Shedden, peel Sheriff the tee,000 bail bond of Duncan Bole, who figured in the edebrated West Elgin eleetion. The sheriff demanded and wee paid $102.92 costs. Young highwayman 'Confooses,. Galt, Dee. 0,•--Daurenee Smith, lif .Galt, aged nineteen years, wee arrested lin Perlin to -day on the eherge itt nt- tempting to rob John It. Hillosese. groeer, Main :divot ease, lute lest Saturday eight, when he ordered Ifilloehele "bottle up" et the point -of a revolver. Yong Smith lists confessed, according to it to - Dort, and will he tried on Monday, f*;