The Advocate, 1887-10-06, Page 6„
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THE SEEEEHEHS-41EE1 WAxTED•
A last (Friday) night's Grayenhurst
%despatch says : The fire which swept over
this town this morning is a crushing blew,
and will occasion much suffering, as the
weather is now turning cold. Already
there is Innen distress, as forty-three
families are left immeless. Mr. G. F.
Marta; M. P. I. for this riding, left to -day
for Toronto to lay the case before the Pro-
vincial Government and apply for assist-
ance ism the sufferers, The Are, which
commenced about a quarter after 1 o'clock,
broke put in Mowry & Sons' foundry. A
strong wind was blowing from the north
at the time, which carried the flames
rapidly down Main street, and in a very
short time nearly the whole business por-
Ceti was burned down. The high wind
and the inflammable nature of the build.
ings, all except Mr. Marter's and Sharp's
cottage being of wood, combined to make
the town an easy prey. Sparks and burn-
ing wood were carried onward by the wind
and caused the fire to burn in many places
at the same time. The part which the
wind played in the disaster may be under-
stood from the fact that the residence and
barn of Mr. ,Jarnes Hewitt, wgich were
burned with their contents, were
three-quarters of a mile "distant from
the village. Fifty places of business
were deetroyed, only one, that of
Mrs. Wiley, grocer, being left standing. In
all, eighty-three buildings were burned,
including the large new public school and
the English church. When the fire started
the steam -fire engine was set to work, but
jrist as it commenced to play it broke
down, and not until the fire was nearly
over was it ready for service again. The
town being thus without protection a
despatch was sent to Griffis. asking for
assistance, but the Mayor refused to send
an engine because, he said, it was needed
at home. Bracebridge, however, rendered
some assistance, and help also came from
Barrie, but too late to be of any service.
Very few goods were saved. All was over
at 4 o'clock. The loss is estimated at
$200,000, with but small insurance. There
were only four out of the way places which
could be secured for business purposes.
These were promptly taken possession of
by Mr. Marter, Mr. J. P. Young, Mr. G. H.
King and Mr. Moody, the last named going
into an old store which he hadonlyrecently
left to occupy a new building.
. The followinpare the names of the suf-
ferers: Mowry in Sons, foundry; T. Brig -
3151t, house and waggon shops ; Gregg st;
Spears, blacksmith shop; D. Lafranier, of
Fraser hotel ; Gilbert McMillan, building
occupied by J. Skitch, tailor, also billiard
room; Jas. Kerr, baker shop; W. R.
Tudhope, two stores, one jewellery, other
vacant, and building occupied by Dr. Con-
nell as drug store, and Banner printing
office in rear • John McNeill, general mer-
chant; Philip Bartholomew, building
occupied by J. Groves, general merchant,
also by Mr. Bartholomew as residence;
G. F. Marter, M. P. P., general merchant;
Powell & Co, general merchants ; building
owned by Geo. Clark, also residence of
Geo. Clark ; Messrs. Galbraith, fruit
restaurant, owned by Ur. Clark; J. W.
Tudhope, fruit store, owned by Mr. Clark;
A. Meloin', grocery store, owned by Mr.
Clark; J. Rock, jeweller; J. Gaynor,
jeweller; Pat Shean, shoemaker ; I. Pass-
more, butcher; J. Boyd, Central Motel and
barn; James Brown grocer : H. H.
Marter, furniture and harness shop ;
Allan Bros., general store and residence;
H. R. King, butcher, dwelling and barns;
J. E. Clipshan, waggon and black-
smith shop, dwelling and barn;
John Sullivan and 11. McKay, shoe-
makers; Arch. McLean, tenant; S. J.
Henderson, Thos. Corbett, residence and
bar'
a • Frank Wesley, proprietor Albion
Roteland barns; W. A. McKim, general
merchant; J. P. Cockburn, post -office and
stationery store; 3. F. Young, hardware
merchant : W. N. Moody, general mer-
chant; A. Lannarth, general merchant;
Wm. Meinardus, grocer; George Tolen,
druggist; S. J. Abbott, barber; McCarthy,
Pepler & McCarthy, law office; —. Camp-
bell, butcher ; E. Cooper, proprietor Royal
Hotel, barns and outbuildings; H. Matt,
barber; G. J. Cox, general merchant,
store and house; J. Sharp, dwelling ; R.
E. Jones, dwelling'W. Palmer, grocer,
store and barn; S. Whalen, shoemaker;
dwelling owned by S. J. Henderson, and
another owned by Mr. Smith ; new school
house and English church •, Albert Hill's
blacksmith shop and dwelling; Cumber-
land Clark's house and another occupied
by Mr. Denner; E. Bassett, dwelling; F.
Dowler & Co., general merchants; new
building being erected by Robert Sharp;
dwelling owned by Mr. McKean • baker
shop and dwelling, G. H. King ; dwelling
and millinery store of Mrs. Scott.
Mr. Marter, M. P.P., arrived in Toronto
last night. He will wait on Hon. the
Attorney -General today, and if he has
time, he will also lay the case before His
Worship the Mayor.
0.An American Statesmau
en. deserves encouragement.
Hon. Ce.r1 Schurz at Pittsburg, Pa.,
VIVO= IR,ELAND
The Freeman's dournal pays the localities
in Ireland proclaimed yesterday by the
Government are those in which the most
sweeping eviotions have talon 1)laoe, and
argues that these localities have been
seletited because thelendlords are losing the
fight.
Mr. Kilbride, who accompanied William
O'Brien to Canada on his tour against
Lord Lansdewne, wee elected without op-
position to represent South Kerry in the
House of Commons.
The members of the Leegue in proclaimed
localities are uniting for common aption.
They will hold a number of meetings on
Sunday in defiance of the law.
At a meeting of Kilkee carmen to -day it
was resolved to defy the League's orders
not to drive the police, The carmen after-
wards drove the police to and from the
Moveen evictions.
Mr, Harrington complained that a Dub-
lin paper had declared that the police
would be justified in making him ac-
quainted with the peculiarities of a horse.
pond. The language, he said, was an
incitement to the police to commit violence,
and the court should not permit such lan-
guage to be used with impunity. Mr. Mur-
phy, while not justifying the conrse of the
paper, considered that Mr. Harrington, by
calling Sergeant Ryder a murderer and
villain, provoked comment. Such lan-
guage had never been uttered without
meeting reproof in any court in the civil-
ized world.
Mr. Harrington retorted that he should
continue to use the same language. The
coroner deprecated the retort. Witnesses
were called who defended Mr. Harrington's
attitude.
Sergeant Ryder was then recalled. In
the course of his testimony he said: "Mr.
Harrington called nee a murderer, scoun-
drel and ruffian, and said he would nie
off my chair.”
Mr. Harrington—I call you a liar in
addition to scoundrel when you make such
a statement, and I will all you murderer
again before I have done with you, and I
will get for you the punishment of a mur-
derer.
Mr. Balfour is receiving numerous menac-
ing letters, which threaten him with per-
sonal injury, and many communications
which purport to reveal the existence of
plots against his life. Other members of
the Government have been the recipients of
similar missives in less number. The
police are taking every precaution to defend
the executive and officials.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Smash-up 011 the Intereolonial-An Engi-
neer Killed and Three Men Injured.
A Quebec despatch says: The following
particulars have just been received of a
collision on the Intercolonial Railway yes-
terday between St. Moise station and
Little Metis : The accommodation train
whieh left River du Loup at 7 o'clock yes-
terday morning had orders to cross Lebert's
freight special at Little 1VIetis. The cross-
ing orders were overlooked by both driver
and conductor, and when three miles east
of Little Metis the accommodation train
came into collision with the freight special.
Neither of the drivers saw one another
until they were but a few feet apart, owing
to the curve in the road at this point and
the fact that large snow sheds have been
erected. The result was that Engineer L.
Duncan was instantly killed. Engineer
Gorham, of the accommodation, jumped
through the window of his cab and broke a
leg. The firemen of both trains are
severely injured. Both engines and cars
are badly smashed. Tbe loss will amount
to several thousands of dollars. The road
is entirely blocked and cannot be cleared
before Friday night.
It is said that theentire blame is attached
to the driver and conductor of the accom-
modation train. There were but few pas-
sengers on board the latter, and beyond a
severe shaking up none of them were badly
injured. The trams were travelling at a
speed of about thirty Miles an hour. Engi-
neer Duncan was unmarried.
A New Illuminator.
A Paris cable says: In the published
illustrations of the recent mobilization
experiments in Prance, the newly invented
Lucigen light, of which a great deal has
been said and written lately, takes a very
prominent place. General Boulanger was
one of the first to appreciate the import-
ance of Plitnnay's discovery fornight-work;
and the trial of the light made last week at
the Crystal Palace afforded ample evidence
both of the general's sagacity and of Han -
nay's ingenuity. The smallest print could
be read easily ata distance of two hundred
yatids from the flame, which is produced by
the action of compressed air on a film of
waste oil. All other rival lights were very
ignominiously eclipsed by its superior
brilliancy. The Forth Bridge works are
being carried on at night with the aid of
Lucigen. It has been adopted by Sir
Joseph Whitworth and many other great
contractors, and for purely outdoor pur-
poses it seem e to have no rival among the
existing competing illuminants. Any one
who will exereisehis iftgenuity in endeavor-
" NewsPal'el' ing to compete with the gas monopolists
recently spoke about' newspaper men in
AtnerieS, as follows "You hear of the
people, from one end of this country to the
other, growling at the newspaper reporters,
and I want you to publish what / tell you
now. The netespaper reporters of the
country should be respected. Throughout
nay whole public career, and since that
tinie, 1 haVe never changed my mind in
regard t� them, They are the. guardians
of truth and personal liberty. They protect
every citizen, and 1 have to see the first
case where a newspaper man wilfuly at-
tempted to deprive any than Of hie nghts.
I will never be eatisfied till I see newspaper
Men raised 'entirely bit a level With, if not
above, the other professions, fot they
deserve the greatest consideration,"
While Mt& Cleveland was at the Hotel
tafayette, Phibulelphitt, she left the build.
ing by the back way one inorning in order to
avoid the curious crowd in front of thehotel.
She was! obliged to go throngli the store-
rootn and Icitchen, elinib over boinetiof soap,
batrels of sti&ntr and packages end 'bithalea
of all kinds, She svas Very agile and grade,
Among the Churches.
Mr. Moody, the famous evangelist, has
aecepted an intitation to go to Montreal,
and will begin a sedate of meetings there on
the 2nd of October,
Lady Henry Somerset has created a con-,
siderable sensation in Worcesterehire with
her "Gospel Tent " and peripatetic
preaching. Her ladyship's oratorical powers
are said to be of high order, and her tern,
pertinte discourses tamest rival in eloquence
the Primrose League oratory of Lady
Jetsey miss Nevin. •
The Bontipartiste de their kicking With
ritanifeat toes.
Col, HugheenlIallett intimates that he
will not resign his seat in Parliatilent in
consequence of the tniblicatione concerning
hiS relations with Miss Selwyn.
Reports hay° been receiYed from MalagaStating that there has been a great earth-
quake Oldie, It caueed h panic amongthe
tababitants, but did little damage,
George Westinghouee, jun,, halentor of
o airnerake, is worth 1“) OW 000, n This
fol, lionrevell and seethed to enjoy the un- . perhaps, the lergest fortune even, Made
Wonted expetience, tit ef Wind," says. the Atlanta Conetitution,
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1,IPA noilFd he ,Pret4e4 SOoloor ArrbrOd at
New York.
A New,York despatch Biqa : The French
steamer Alesia, Cat. Valliat, of the Fare
Line, which arrived at quarantine on
Tlaursday night from Marseilles and
Naples, brings three Cabin and 561 eteerage
passengers. On her arrival at quarantine
four eases of Asiatic cholera were found
among the passengers in the steerage.
Eight persons died during the voyage to
tnis port, On Sept. 12th Luigi Maria, a
steerage passenger, aged 28 years', was taken
siek and died on the 15th. Paul Antonio
Balkyoria, another steerage passenger,
aged 38, was taken sick and died on the
same date. Jean Lenivolni, a pallor, aged
40, died the following day, in less than
twenty-four hours from the time lie was
taken down with the disease. On the 17th
Jean Somme, a sailor, aged 30, was taken
sick. He died on the 19th. Setafin de Lis,
a steerage passenger, died on the 20th.
Anna Nellridge, a steerage "passenger,
aged 47, died on the 21st. Francisco
Mattee, aged 41, was token sick
before coming on board and died on
the 22nd, prebably of bronchitis. Maria
Antonio Sela Veno, aged 59, was also ailing
at the time of coming on board and died on
the 22nd, though without the symptoms of
cholera. All of the above were buried at
sea. The Alesia is now in the lower bay.
Her sick passengers will be transferred to
the Swinburne Island hospital. All the re-
maining passengers will be transferred to
Hoffman Island for observation. The ship
will remain in the lower bay until she has
been thoroughly fumigated and cleaned.
The passengers of the Alesia will be kept
in quarantine at least eight days.
Dr. Smith, the health officer, made a
careful examination of all the passengers
and found four who had escaped notice of
the ship's surgeon also sick with the
disease. Three of these four will probably
die before morning, while the four reported
by the ship's doctor will probably recover.
The eight sick persons, two women and six
men, were transferred to the Quarantine
Hospital at Swinburne Island. Thebalance
of the passengers was landed at Hoffman
Island. They will be held there until all
danger of infection has passed. c
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Gladstone Rebukes a "Unionist"—Evidence
at O'Brien's Trial.
A London cable says: Mr. Gladstone has
written in regard to the assertion of Robert
Bannatyne Findlay (Liberal Unionist) that
he (Gladstone) had apologised for boycot-
ting, and that he was under Parnellite
subjection. Gladstone says: "1 am a little
surprised at the inaccuracy of Mr. Findlay's
statements, but much must be allowed for
a disappointed section with a failing
cause."
Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking at
Whitby to -day, said: "The present Parlia-
ment is fairly democratic and is therefore
strong. If it were otherwise it would be
unable to grapple firmly with the National
League. The obstruction encountered dur-
ing the session was due to Mr. Gladstone
acting as leader of the Parnellites."
A Cork cable says: When the case of
O'Brien was opened several policemen were
called as witnesses for the Government.
They testified from memory as to O'Brien's
language, which they asserted tended to
incite his listeners to violence. During the
hearing of this evidence a procession, armed
with sticks and headed by a waggon carry-
ing a band, marched into town from the
country. The Hussars stopped the waggon,
but allowed the other part of the procession
to proceed. The procession took up a peti-
tion close to the court -room, but order was
observed.
Constable Foley admitted that the notes
he made of what Mr. O'Brien said in his
speech were made the next morning and
from memory. The head constable told
him to write the report. He was not asked
to produce the notes for many days after..
He could not swear that O'Brien spoke in
the order in which the words appeared in
the notes.
nun( AFFAIRS.
BLAZING OIL FIELDS.
An Explosion Which Causes is Great
Sensation.
A Toledo, 0., despatch says : There is
great excitement among oil and gas opera-
tors in this city over the reports of an im-
mense oil conflagration in the Wood county
oil fields. The fire was caused by an ex-
plosion in the Parker Well No. 1, the
greatest oil well in the world, it well that
has been uncontrollable for days andwhich
flows 10,000 barrels every twenty-four
hours. The oil caught fire from the engine
and rapidly spread to the other derricks
and tanks. In the oil fields are large pools
of petroleum and the creeks and rivers are
full of oil. This only adds fuel to the
flames. The scene is described by an eye-
witness as most thrilling and magnificent.
At the time of the explosion, without warn-
ing, a column of blue flame and smoke shot
up into the air at least 1,000 feet and ex-
tended over acres of ground. The heat was
so intense that it was impossible to ap.
preach nearer than half a mile. It could
be plainly felttwo miles away and the sight
of the burning well is visible in Toledb,
thirty miles distant. The damage will run up
to hundreds of thousands of dollars. One of
the drillers, Geo. Johnson, was caught in a
whirlwind of smoke, oil and flame, and was
so badly burned that no hopes are entet-
tallied of his recovery. Other drillers are
missing and it is feared they have perished
in the flames.
Some Dangerous Jumping.
A Syracuse N.Y telegram says • Prof
Baldwin, of parachute fame, went up in a
balloon from the Onondaga county fair
grounds here this afternoon in the preemies,
of 30,000 people, and when at an altitude Of
a ntile jumped from the air ship, and seven
minutes later landed safely about three
mile it from the starting point. His next
leap frbm the donde ,will be Made at
Quincy., Ill. TO -day hie parachute oscil-
lated frightfully, and this evening he Said
that another experience of the same kind
Would drive lairo out of the busitioes.
received 01,800 for perfermingthefeat here.
-,-Daind Fashion ha e deereed that the
ladies' hats for fall and winter Wear shall
be loWer—net utlirice, but ill altitride.
Seine of the lateet importations, not yet
placed 'op publin view, will go Otte to the
other ertrerno ftom those in Vogue last
Winter and will fit quite snugly to the head,
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London cable !Jaye ; The lineaeiness
and inagerteinty of the Enropettu aspect
felt here are much aggravated by the Oen,
donraent of the proposed meeting of the
Czat and Emperor William at Stettin.
The triple alliance is now openly dead, and
the Kaluoky and Bismarck meeting enl-
phasizes its demise. The two Chancellors
have substituted Italy for Ruseia, and
British military officers who know the per-
fection of the Italian army regard Italy as
no mean ally. But Russia is now playing
a hand entirely her own. The Czar, who
manages his own foreign policy, evidently
wants to keep free from all entangling alli-
ances. The contempt poured upon the
French Republic .by the Russian press,
notably by the -Moscow Gazette, since M.
Hatkoff's death, and the Czar's well-known
dislike of the men who now rule France,
indicate no present arrangement with the
Paris Government; but every day rnakes
clearer that when what Prince Bismarck
calls the " inevitable " war between France
and Germany breaks out, the Germans will
have to count upon Russia as a passive if
not as an active foe.- Private letters from
Berlin declare the existence of almost
feverish anxiety in high places to be ready
to strike, sharp and strong, against any
future combination of Russia and France,
and to secure Italy as an ally for the
defence of Austrian territory against Rus-
sian aggression. It is the belief of the
British Foreign Office that Italy is already
committed to that responsibility, but this
is not generally accepted. The Cologne
Gazette professes to describe German feel-
ing without friendship and without enmity.
France is naturally delighted that the Czar
refrains from meeting his Imperial rela-
tives.
FOURTEEN DOLLARS FOR A HISS.
It Came High 'and Mr. Bross Did Not
Want It.
A New 'York report says: James Bross,
a sturdy, although aged, citizen of New
London, carne to this city to see the sights
last Sunday. While wandering along
Cherry street late that evening he noticed
a crowd of blithesome girls laughing and
chatting on a corner. While he was passing
the merry group he was most astonished
by suddenly finding a pair of arms about
his neck. At the same time a eilvery voice
exclaimed:
"Oh, you de r, old rling, give me a
kiss."
Mr. Bross had never been greeted in that
way in New London.
"Go 'way, go 'way, you bold girl," cried
he. "Fou ought to be ashamed of your-
self."
"Oh, beg pardon," said the girl who
had stolen a kiss from the aged New
Londoner. "1 mistook you for my
father."
Mr. 13ross passed on, laughing over the
oke until he stepped into a store to buy a
cigar, when he was astounded to find that
014, which he had in his vest pocket, was
gone.
He found a policeman, who arrested
Annie Clark, eblack-eyed maiden, whom
Bross identified as the girl who had kissed
him. Justice Kilbreth, in the Tombs
Police Court, held Annie in $1,000 for tri I
WITH BARBARA FRIETCHIE'S SPIRIT,
Mrs. Hulbert, 90 Years Old,Vears Down a
Rebel Flag.
A Detroit despatch says: D troit as a
venerable and worthy patriot, with the
Barbara Frietchie spirit, in the person of
Mrs. Hulbert, of Third avenue, who is
nearly 90 years old. Mrs. Hulbert sent
four sons to the war, all of whom acquitted
themselves with credit, and one laid down
his life on the field of battle. The mother
is imbued with strong loyalty to the flag.
During the naeeting of the Army of the
Tennessee in Detroit last week a handsome
American flag floated from the roof of the
Hulbert residence; but one of the grand-
children, in a spirit of mischief, tacked a
captured lebel signal flag to the staff above
the Stars and Stripes. Mrs. Hulbert saw
it, and was indignant. She kept her own
counsel, however, and when an opportunity
presented she went to the attic and climbed
by a rickety ladder to the roof, and thence
reached the rebel signal by means of steps,
and tore it from the staff. She has hidden
the flag, and, in reply to all inquiries, says:
"You will find that flag when I'm dead—
not till tben." Mrs. Hulbert is a sister of
the late Henry Schoolcraft, the Indian
historian.
No Money M Wheat.
A London cable says: Lord Randolph
Churchill, addressing a meeting of farmers
at York, said the present low prices in
wheat were ruinous to the farmer. As a
politician helad not a grain of comfort to
offer them. The British farmer growing
wheat, he said, did not seem to know when
he was beaten. Lord Churchill said., he
foresaw nothing that was likely to cause a
rise in the price of wheat sufficient to cause
a profit to the grower. The foreign imports
were illimitable, not from America only,
but from other sources. The farmers of
England should realize thoroughly that
India is a tremendous granary, and will
continue to pour into the English market
increasing quantities of wheat. PEWS radi-
cal change in the conditions of farming
should prepare all persons interested in
agricultute to adapt themselves to changes.
Mutilated While Coupling Cars.
A Barrie despatch says : Harvey Sizer,
a young man in the employment of the
Northern le Northwestern Railway as head
brakeman in the Barrie and Allendale
yards, Well knocked doyen and run over
while coupling cars at Barrie yesterday
morning. Two carspassed over his leg below
the knee, crushing the bone so badly that
amputation wag necessary. the is doing
as well am can bo expected.
The largest duty ever paid at the Boiston
custom -house was that of 098,903, paid on
Saturday a Boeton merchantfor a sugar
ii
Are-survey bI the Gedwinfla at4, off the
Kentish coast, is just being completed by
the Admiralty. The new seriee of ehatts
Will be shortly issuedi tittle change is
noted in the position and dangetous char,
acter'of the Sands during the pad twenty
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Ago -HJ o ,Intorgnitba H001111011.
The London correspondent pf the gkue
oablea Some journals, commenting on
tlle reported intention of the Qeeen to visit
Canada, nrge that a royal visit to the
Dominion wonld be of great benefit to the
Throne and the Empire. A,visit to Canada,
however, would necessitate visits to the
other colonies, and this would be impossible
for the Qeeen. It is suggested, however,
that the Prince of Wales might, with great
advantage to the State, endeavor to find an.
opportunity te visit Canada and the other
colonies. I arn personally aware that the
Prince has:long ago taken a- keen interest
in -the progress of the Dominion. He has,
at his own request, been supplied with the
best available maps of the Dominion,
photos of Canadian scenery and other
printed information, and, did State ex-
igencies permit, would gladly nndertake an
interoolonial tour. Doubt, however, ia
expressed whether it would be poseible for
him to do so.
The Canadian Northwest.
The injunction against the R. R. V. R.
filed by the Dominion Government CQMES
up in the courts to -morrow, but will pro-
bably be enlarged for a week.
The Hudson Bay Railway will extend.
their line five miles to St. Laurent settle-,
ment, and a weekly trein will be run to
that point. It is thought quite a large
business can be done in carrying wood to
the city.
The first shipment of rails arrived here
yesterday and went through to Morris. The
real hitch has arisen through the Provincei
not being able to put up the amount a
freight due the C. P. R. on the rails. There
is a large amount due for freight, and until
that is paid the rails will not be released
by the C. P. 11.
The first shipment of cattle ever made
from the Western ranches to the Eastern
Canadian market will pass through the city
in a few days, as it is being loaded at cal-
gary now. The shipment consists of forty-
five cars, embracing about 900 head. They
will be shipped to Montreal and from that
port re -shipped to Liverpool.
J. H. Sproule, contractor, and a staff of
surveyors went to Brandon to -day to
begin the construction of the Northwest
Central. He stated that he was going to
put a large force of men to work immedi-
ately to work on the first fifty miles of the
Central, beginning at Brandon, and the
work will be prosecuted vigorously, with a
view to finishing that distance this fall.
The surveyors commenced work at Bran..
don this morning on the Northwest Cen-
tral Railway, and say that fifty miles will
be in operation by Christmas. People are
still dubious, and appear to think the newe
too good to be true, that work is at last to
be proceeded with.
The Port Arthur, Duluth & Western
road, upon which work has just been
started, was formerly known as "The
Thunder Bay Colonization road." The
route is from Port Arthur southwesterly
through the townships of McIntyre and
Oliver, crossing the Canadian Pacifioabout
two miles east of Murillo, thence to the
Kaministiquia River, crossing that near
the junction of the Whitefish, following the
valley of that stream and by way of Beaver,
Rabbit, Porcupine and Silver Mountain
mines .to the north of Whitefish Lake,
thence north of the Arrow Lake chain to
the international boundary at Gunflint
Lake, on the Pigeon River system of water
stretches. The present portion of the line,
which it is intended to build from Port
Arthur to the boundary, is about 80 miles
in length.
Rev. D. M. Gordon, pastor of Knox
Church, has received a call to the Plea-
byterian Church in Halifax. His health
has not been good for some time past, and
it is thought he may accept it.
The Galt coal mine is now working night
and day, and turning out 400 tons of coal
every twenty-four hours.
The petition against the return of W. B.
Scarth as member for Winnipeg came rip
in court to -day. The case was enlarged,
until next Wednesday. The cross peti-
tion comes up on October 8th.
This morning Senator Sanford, of Ham-
ilton arrived in the city accompanied bythe
Indian prince. The latter received a cable-
gram which necessitates his immediate re-
turn home. He will join Mr. Sanford ia
some of that gentleman's Northwest invest-
ments.
The Troubles in Ireland.
A Mitchellstown despatch states that
Dillon and Harrington have given pledges
that no public political meetings shall be
held in Mitchellstown during the present
trial.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has issued
an appeal for 1 ands to defend and sustain
the large number of politicalprisoners it 114
expected will soon be in jail under the
Coercion Act.
The weekly Nationalist papers through-
out Ireland publish the usual reports of
the proceedings of the various local
branches of the League, despite the fact
that under the terms of the new Crimes
Act the editors are liable to imprisonment
for publishing the reports, which teem with
violent denunciations of the Government.
A Momentous Question Unanswered Yet.
Gov. Richardson, of South Carolina,
stopped at Washington on his way
home from Philadelphia. He had
neer visited the capital before.
He speaks highly of the hospitality
of Philadelphia, but says that he was con-
stantly greeted With this question "What
did tho Governor of North Carolina say to
you just now ?" Wherever he went he VI!48
annoyed by this significant inquiry, until
in deepair he seriously thought of buying a
chestnut bell.
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—Miss Phelps hail a new " gatek 14*
which bids fair to attract no less 44 ken
than "The Gates Ajar " and " BeYbridthe
Gates." It is entitled "The Gated Be-,
tween," tind relateis the 'possible etfieriente
of it had andlielfisls -nature in the lifeafiet
death. .;
toungetoivii (OW) Teteorant: "Slut
think of 111 Cider, doughriute,rambo
apples, euelire Ot eeVedup, and tt rip-roar-
ing fite, and nittinn alongside yotir best
bright-eyed eri 1 The good old winter
nights are' coining, boys, when slice of
bolo* Zeta is Werth a cycle of July.or