The Wingham Times, 1885-02-13, Page 4•
isr everted that the (lea -lade pa.
biao Railway Company want the Dot
eitiniOn Oeveriemeni to buy beck all
their tit:Weld land at $2 an. ecru. The
indications are that the Government
intend doing, so,
Tiisi liquor dealers of Uoutreal
there was a Scott .A.et contest
tlitftit under present .0onditiontethe
iteolild certainly pass. The tom,
Vertilite people are not soconfident,
htill Ate taking steps to test their
Strekigth ii6fote fluidly committing
theirieelVet. to a conte,
En i884 there were only 5,008 ail-
UttiS *England, as Compared with
iii40 in 1883. These figures Indi-
0106 tkirt the anticipations of proteo-
ftiiit who prediet dire ruiti
from Britain's adhere= to a free trade
Volley are not going to be realized.
SH0n. G.W. Ross has introduced
his bill amending the school law, The
Measure is intended to simplify the
whole law, improve its arrealgement,
and remove all doubts as to the in-
tention of any and every part the-ce-
of. It contains many import peovis-
lona worthy .of discussion by teachers
and trustees.
; The Torciato Mail,: wants to know
What right Dr. Deriding bas to his seat
thetLegislature. This query has
alrea.dY. been aaswered ey the electors
et South Bienfrew, ',hey have said
by the reepeetable majority of 705,
that they wish him to reprehent them.
in. the Legielature, and that is the
readon he nee taken his seat there.
Winnipeg has correct down to hard
pan. In theday of the lioom, it was
Claimed that the city had 30,00 inhab-
itants, and a fancy aseesencat of Over
$80t000,000 was submitted to by the
holders of the eitylots. The residents
have discovered that inflation it; not a
good permanent investment, and .the
Assesement for this.year hes aceorEting-
ly been reduced from thirty to twenty
inillions.re.oni the assessment eetura
the pepulartion has fellen to
19,540:
Cholera was still smouldering awe:.
in Paris at latest ftC00itlitS. If it it
not.ontirely compered before suntan.
• itis certain. to spread. and past exper.
fence has taught that its come wi''
• be westward. If the plague one.
reaches -Great llrftain, it will alincee
certainly visit this contineet, ftIaO
physicians have already assured ue
that it will come durb:g the current
year. . The intelligence is not cheer-
ing, but the warning 'ought to arouse
our towns and cities to the necessity
for strict clearinness.
otwitheitanding that the revane.
for the past' month has slightly le
creased 14 ir Leonard Tilley will
eetied upon to announce a deficit in,
less he performs a Oleo otle.gardeneei.
with figures. Up to thee end of Jaire
ary last for the financial year the rot
mine was $18,465,929,. against $1S.
846,525 for 1888-84, showing a
crease of $880,596. Taking the :i.e
penditere for the 811111$3 One, OM h
neticable increase incritsa f $1,486,845,whie.
added to the decrease in revenue nt
a decrease so fax of $1,f67,4t,
The eceverenneet organs, ace cove
polled to acknowledge that the in':
gr,..tiett into the Oanu,dian North e,
has been much smaller,than whet
Jo!:n Miteionald prophesied when Ii•
wee pleading fax a vote of many nth
lime to the Syndicate. They Mani,
this times fo, die &flare, 1)
Mime, the policy of high taxe,01,
the. rti/way monopoly and the be
atidlags which dire ;allowed to e.xis
for so long a period have done nothiia
to retard the influx of eaters.
tie' 86 ne$,.
The nerlin Nows it Generative
• tionrnalt wants to know svhothor
.ltdin has kept his word wbon he rro
iinise4lhe farmers that, when 1)0 cam,
ICO power to improve /natters , and Ittp 641:11wn1 idrntttd the enemy you want to find the oWner, ativettite
Wit they woughaxerlisetter prices' for SoinelrurnoW elate ebet. th htand4,' them iv Tan TiMv,S.
TILE WINGITA,1)1 TEVIES EJB, i8
‘,411PRAIMPIRAPI,••
their graifl... This IS whAt the News.
trays Mowat shove in GoV-
ernor Robinson's speech at Toronto •
that Provideoce bestowed Nettie the
farmers an abundant barvest, but
that eiir John neglected to give thene
good pies. Wheat fetches 75 to 80
(Puts to -day ; when the Liberals were
in Power the prices ran aa high as
$1,75 at times. f.lir John assured the
fainnets wben he came into power to
improve matters. Has he kept his
word.
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A writer in the Week, clisctiesing
the temperance *queetion, say e ; It is
only a certain glass of peciple who • in.
Bulgeiz bar-ctrinking, and are eedue-
ted into drunkenness by open and pub-
lic treating. This s at great evil, but it
is far transcended by the. "sample
room." Here commereial travellers
representing all: kinds of business dis-
play their goods, itivite the paerchants
of the place to inspect their wares,
end it is Well understood that an or-
der for drink e on the •salesumn's part,
perhaps several of thein, must precede
an order for goods on the part of the
customer. The oustOnt is ttuiversal
in "this Canada of ours," audit is un-
tpeakablytdenteraltzing. Not h few
commercial travellers have been put
on the ineltaed plane of drunkenness
as a result of it, a ul the extent. to
which business men all over the. land
are schooled lute love of drink by this
means is perfeetie eppalling. Nine- which can be likened - to nothing in
tenths of our wholesale dealets and
06m:tierce& travellers will drop a
quiet ballot in favor of the Scott Act.
because they wish to break up a sys-
tem which they know is terrible iti-
j arious both to trade and those engagt
ed in it.
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Khartoum kali:en.
with. a few Levantines is cooped up
a ebureh. Others say .Geueral Gordon
has hewn seen wearing the Maltch's '
uniform, tehe =jersey agree, how.
ever, that General Gonion lits been
killed..
Lcnine;1, Neb. 6. — Wolsely fele.
graphs .from Kora to the War Office
tithe afternoon that a courier has we-
aved from the British camp pear
AletimMa,who reports that the rebels
at Metennua have become defiant since
bearing of the fall of Khartoum, .A n
attack 'or Gubat may be lookecilor at
any moment. The rebels expect re.
imorcements from Khartoum, Wel,
seley• states that he will remain quiet,
pending inrther orders from the -Gov-
element.
Astoniehment has been, caused by a
report that tbe Cabinet torodety con-
sidered a despatch from Wolseley ask-
ing for instructions. In this despatch
he infertile them that he will be ent;
able to reach Khartoum in less Veen
five weeks, when the het seasonwill
have coannenced, Be assures the
miuistry he feels confident oi hie abili-
ty to sticeessfully rietaeic Khartoum
defeat the Mandl, bet the operations
necessary to achatve thee() results will -
now bo difficul; and -hazardous.
It Is understood the Oebinet Coun-
cil to -day decided to give Welseley
carte blanche to tae any measurehe
deems necessary for the restate of Gen
Gordoxt if alive.
NErire,PAPER ornsTION.
The Standard says: 'Ml party
spirit should be chopped, and .one
supreme effort must be , made to save
Gordon, in the presence • of a mirth.,
Gen. Gordon's Fate not Known. ,
Lcatnoer, Feb. 5. --Wolseley tele-
graphs that Khat tenni has tallen.
says when :Colonel: WilSenewhO went
from Meteninen to Khartoum, reach-
ed the letter place he eouud it in the
hands of the rebels. He returned to
Metnmeu tinder a heavy bre from
both banks of the river. .
The Daily Telegraph; tee officiel
authority, confirms the report of the
fallt of Kharroutn. It says the rebels
secured the oily by treachery: Gor-
don is probably a prisoner.
The war office has issued the follotta
ing'ee--cTelegremsfrom Wolseley tut-
nounce that the fail of Khartoum oc-
curred on Jan. 26. , Col. Wilson
• ariaved at Khartoum on Jan. 28th and
wasgreatly surprised to lied the en.
(tiny in charge of the city. He ininte-
diately started on his return, under at
: heavy fire from the rebels. When
some miles belowShublak cataract
histozy 'save the beginning of the sepoy
rebellion in Indite' .
Tho Daily Newspaper says : $oldon,
in the memory of living men has
news been received of such disaster to
England. The.cry of 'too late' against
the governMent is unjustified?
The News thinks Wilson's steam-
ers might have arrived et Khartoum
eatlier: It feels convinced that the
notable calamity will not be utilized
in the furtherance of part' feeling.
.The 'Daily Telegraph say;'Tshe
situation ie one of :grave and ,COM:
plicated difficulty.. Neither can be
gained by wild eeproaches for bygone
delays. If the government cannot
rescue Gordon let it dare no longee,
but retire, The Mandi must b,e crueler
ed. The goverment has a great 1;6s:-
fortune to repair, and all now needed
is that statesmen rise to the heroic'
level - of our soldiers,'
The Times says 'The shock has no
parellel in, the experience cf the pre:
sent* generation
The foreign press express universal
regret and sympathy over Gordon's
disaster, and unitein olaming the dal-
lyietr policy of the British ministry or
the pending misfortune to the nation.
11 is concideded that Indian and
even Turkish co-operation is impera-
tive at the present juncture. Sir
Harry Gordon, "mother of "Chinese" •
Gordon, says there is no further news
Wilson's. steamers were wrecked but .of the general's fate. Ile is of the
opinion that Mandi'e regulars, who
submitted to Gorden in December,
inutieeed and betrayed tree' garrison
Gordon's great fault was in placing
too much confidence in the nien. Un-
til the mutineers murdered him in the
first step of their rebellion he has no
fears for the General's safety, which
will be simply a matter of money.
the whole party reached an island in
eafety, where they are secure. A steam.
has gone to bring them back to the
British camp near Meteranen. Wel-
- seley has no information regarding the
fate of General Gordon.'
The report that Khartoum has been
taken reached Ectti by messengers
front (Adele, but it is said no official
despatch irom Wilson confirming the After the Cabinet Council yester
report late been reeeived by Wolesley, day afternoon there was a long dont
ft is possible that Wilson was unable ference between the Secretary of War,
to reach Khartoum, owing to the en- the First Lord of the" Aarniralitv, and
emiee heavy fire, and that his eeturd the t Chancellor of the Excliecquer.
gave rise 'et the report that Khartoum It is stated arrangements were Made
was captered. ;for despatching 8,000 troops to Egypt
There is no longer attydoubt that in the quickest practicable manner to
the Aialidi holds Khartom. Some- reinforce General Wolseley;
;ropes are entertained that Gordon
may still be holeine_tt out in the citidel.
rho excitement in England is great
A native reports that the Mandi
ed. 60,000 men in the vicinity of
Khartoum, and that he introduced a•
emnber of his emissaries into the city,
These emissaries mittgleel freely with -
London, Feb. 9.—It is understood
the native trinips ander General Gor- -
the Government hies received word
don, awl by bribes threats, and work -
that Gen. 1,Vilson's parry is safe..
.r g on their religious feeling, induced
lett; to mutiny. Seven thousand of - The opinion prevails at the War
..ne garrison deterted to the rebels, • Omee that Gordon is alive and do.
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7...aving Gordon with only 2,500 faith-, &riding himself in some inaccessible
eel soldiere, With this brtutil force he • part of Khartoum, where he had title.
..ttem ptea to field the city againec the ch refuge. A fleet of Turkish vessels
fetich's army, but after severe fighting ofwar has been ordered to prepare for
..n which a large ntuab e of the: rebels sea within a. month. Iles is inter -
tore lolled, he. teas compelled to stir. protect to mean a fixed determination
'ender. on the part of Turkey to oppose Ithly's
encouchments on the 11 ed Sea littoral
The rumors concerning the fate of
etekeen are tenneet ell ggeg that ,of Egypt and to prevent any wares.
Or . i‘Ialidi optured Khartoum byK,ir, movement by 'LOY ILI l'ithill
roaehery. The mokt rchoble repets, 41:riene 4
tap Paisi NOM, teing left in theirge : ,,
:amputee, opened the petite on Jan- Dolt forget the stray bade 1t
The Watt Office and Admitality
have issued a number of important
orders looking • to the relief of the'
troops in the Soudan, It is reported
an army corps of 10,000 men will 11fe
sent to Khartouns, vt Abyssinia
accompanied by a siege train.
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The Blizzard is now over
and we hope the Boom wili
set in at once for we are all
ready with an immense
stock of
t'eve Designs, few Shades, New Prioei.. Wig pay all intending to purelmia
to call and• inspect our stoct and:get our prices. Wo invite Special
ittention to our new display of Canadian and Fore:go.
Tweeds, Woroene. nn & tit< handsomest Pantings
in the trade mid all offeredat prices
never t before " beard of in
GORDON &MaND004,
41$00..1% 'aiftig,_‘MararavICSATtli
Cares Dizziness, Los q rf Appetite, ledixsliorat Billausntss,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice, 217etionsef (/u liner and Zidnopo
j),!otches, JJoil, I1umoi, z1 Micuni, Scrofula,
repllas, and all &leases arising from Impure Blood,
Deranged Stomach, or regular aetian (if
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