The Exeter Advocate, 1892-5-5, Page 6BAGGED HIS GAME.
Detective Murray Captures a Noted
Swindler in St, Paul.
A S. Peel, Minn,, despatch says :An
ereportaut arrest WAS made here today by
Jahn W. Murray, Chief of the Ontario
Detective Force, in the person ot E. G.
Morton, alias C. H. Piaalling, C. C. Cole
surd half -is -dozen aliases, one of the cleverest
Ewindlere and confieence men on the
continent, wile is wanted in varioue States
in the Union and in Canada. The specific
-chargeoa whioh he was arrested and on
whioh he is held for extradition is the ob.
tabling of $1,000 from G. W. Scott, banker,
of Listowel, Ont., on a forged draft purport-
ing to bear the signeture of W. L. Yode,
cashier of the First National Beak at
Mahoney City, Pa., a small mining town
-about 100 miles from Philadelphia.
About two years ago Morton turned up
in Eastern Ontario, visiting in turn Pam -
'broke, Brockville, Belleville, Kingston and
other cities. He represented himself as a
member of the firrn of "E. G. Morton &
Co., dealers in horses and mules. The
largest establiahment in the world. Nash-
ville, Tenn. ; Jersey City, N. J. ; &OEMS
City, Mo. ; Philadelphia, Pa."
He made extensive purchases of hems
throughout the district, agreeing to pay for
them upon delivery at a later date, but
vrhen the day arrived he had disappeared,
along with sums ranging from $300 to 000,
which he had borrowed on the strength of
the purehasee and pending the arrival of
funds from his partners. He finally turned
up at Listowel, where he followed the same
plan and :succeeded in negotiating with
G. W. Scott, private banker, a draft
for $1,000 bearing the signetere of
W. L. Yode, Cashier First National
Bank at Mahoney City, Pa. Next
day the horse buyer disappeared. When
the fact of the signature being a forgery
became known to Mr. Scott he communi-
eated the fade to the Attorney -General's
Department.
A few months later Morton was arrested
in Winnipeg in connection with a patent
right swindle andlodged in jail there. While
awaiting trial he suddenly announced that
he had decided to lead a new life, and, adopt-
ing the religious role, convertei a majority
of his fellowprisoners as well as the
turnkey. A few days later he escaped
from prison.
No further trace of the accused could be
obtained until a few weeks ago, when
Detective Murray, who had meantime visited
Mahoney, City, Pa., obtained an affidavit of
Cashier Yode as to the forgery, located the
accused here, and this morning took him
into cuistody.
It is thought that Morton will make a
determined fight against extradition, as
once in Canada, his liberty is likely to be
curtailed for some years to come.
SIX TIMES A MURDERER.
Frederick Dailey Deeming, the Confessed
Murderer of Six People, His Two Wives
ARLO= Them.
A London cable says: In the jail at Mel-
bourne, Australia, a man is awaiting trial,
of which the outcome is certain, for the last
of a series of murders brutal and inhuman
beyond belief. It is known definitely that
he has done six murders, and that in each
case the victim was a person whom by every
law of human nature he was bound to pro-
tect and cherish. In all cases this man has
gone about his work in the most methodical
and ingenious way. And in each case he
has taken the same method of putting aside
all chances of discovery. The motives which
prompted Frederick Bailey Deeming in
his murderous career cannot be die-
-covered. This adventurer, swindler
and bigamist was one of three
eons of a workingman in Liverpool, Eng-
land. Frederick, the youngest of the three,
was a slender young man of medium height,
with light brown hair, steel bine eyes, and
thin lips that made the heaviness of his
lower yaw seem sinister. At seventeen,
after several narrow escapes from punish-
ment for petty offences, he went to sea in a
trading vessel. On his return, he married his
'brother's wife's sister, whom he soon aban-
doned to go to South Africa and Australia.
At last he sent for the wife, who joined him
in Australia,and Deeming soon began to
live in luxurious style. It is impossible to
re-count his innumerable swindles in Eng..
land, Cape Town and South America, his
woad marriage andmurder of his second
wife and other victims, and finally the mur-
dering of his last wife, for which crime he
will now suffer the penalty of death.
MRS. PROCTOR WEDS.
The Widow of the Gifted Astronomer
Marries a Third Husband.
A London cable says: Mrs. Proctor,
widow of the late famous astronomer,
Richard Anthony Proctor, was married to-
day in the Presbyterian Church in Regent
Square to Dr. Smythe, of Belfast. The
shir was a very quiet one, only a few
people, mostly immediate relatives and
friends of the parties, being present. There
were no bridesmaids, the bride being at-
tended only by her daughter, Miss Rachael
Crawley. Mr. Cowper Ranyard, editor of
Knowledge, formerly Mr. Proctor's paper,
acted as best man. This is the third matri-
monial venture of the bride, who is a native
of St. Joseph, Mo.
MAY BE INKED YET.
Rumor That Prince George Will Wed
Princese Mary.
A London cable says: The Manchester
Courier says the betrothal of Prince Georges
only son of the Prince of Wales, and Prin,
cess Mary Victoria, daughter ofthe Duke
and Duchess of Teck, has been definitely
decided upon, and that it will shortly be
announced. NO surprise is occasioned by
the statement. It is said that the Queen,
who is very fond of Princeas Mary, is
heartily in favor of the betrothal, and that,
in face, it was her influence that brought it
about. The marriage of the Prince and
Princese would be greeted with meth sitis-
Inetion by the people, with whom both are
extremely popular.
A Girl Kidnapped.
Htidson, lrlich., deepatch says: The
little town of Pittsford, Hillsdale county, is
stirred tip and excited over the kidneppuig
a the 12 -year-old daughter of Mr. Charles
Bailey, a prominent citizen of thee Wade.,
The little one was playing with SOMO other
girls in the school yard during reoese this
morning when a carriage drove up. A lady
alighted and offered some catidy. to -the
Railey gitl, and thus enticed her into the
carriage. The villain or villains then drove
rapidly to Platteville, where they boisrded
cake for the south. Lenawee and Hillsdale
celerity officers have been ' on their traok,
but up to this writing nothing bee been
heard of the whereabouts a the miseing
girl or kidnappers.
The natives of Damascus call dtunken-
Mee "the Englieh disease," and the name
is an interaebing oommeetary on the refining
iaftences of civilitatiori.
The 7th Battalion, Letichni, hee decided
o go to Berlin en Mel 24th.
TFIE ()HAMPTON DEAD -BEAT,
An English Railway Fraud Dining and
Wining and Travelling on Free Paseee
AT THE EXPENSE OF AIBB,IOAN . ROADS
A Oblong° seeeial says:
Railroaa ineguatee of Now York and
Chicago have been cleverly taken in by ea
Euglisainan wile signed his name as U. R.
Cook, They pressed upon him private care,
annual passes and theatre boxes, dinners for
select pieties and luncheons ad libitum.
Ohaimeoy M. Depew mourns some annual
passes; Ceiling° B, Roberts, the President of
the Pennsylvania road, was so taken in that he
furnished his now acquaintance with flattering
letters of introduction to Western friends. When
Cook landed in New York he said he wesassist-
autsuperintendentandelvilengineerof the Lou-
don & Northwestern Railway, He was in this
country for health, rest and recreation, and
inaidentally,he wished to look over the great
American railways andsee how they were run.
The London & Northwestern is Great Britain%
crackroad, and although English railways ex
tend scant courtesy to American railroad mag-
nates, Mr. Cook was received. with open arms.
Mr. Depow gave up annual passes in the Van-
derbilt lines and it nice new Wagner car, and a
luncheon with a speech thrown in, and several
letters of introduction, George B. Roberta
furnished the freedom of the Pennsylvania
system and sent Mr. Cook to the rat Altoous
shope to look them over, which e did under
the guidance of officials whose time was worth
$500 a day.
At Pittsburg, iron kings and high tariff
barons vvined and dined the great English rail-
road official and a Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy private car was procured to bring the
favorite to Chicago. President Roswell
Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee et St. Piaui.
at once interviewed Mr. Cook on elevated
terminals. Then Mr. Cook found. out that Mr.
Miller was in favor of surface tracks and
promptly declared there wore no elevated
terminals in England to spsak of, because they
wero impracticable. With soy in his heart, Mr,
Miller had this interview published in the
Chicago papers and. sent his visitor up to
Milwaukee to view the shops. Then Mr. Cook
called on D. Springer, erd Vice -President of
the Atchison Road, and told him elevated
terminals were of the greatost benefit to
England, and that gentleman gave up
a complete assortment of passes on
the .Atchison and California, lines. But the
Illinois Central was struck the hardest. Mr.
Cook procured a pass to New Orleans and
return and paid the fare south for his wife.
When the Illinois Central heard. of this the
officials sent by telegraph free transportation
back for Mrs. Cook and asked permission to
rotund the amount paid. for going south. Then
Mr. Cook journeyed west. He has seen
America thoroughly from the Atlantic to the
RockyMountains and. is now doing the Pacific
i
Coast n a Southern Pacific private oar. C. A.
Banatoniti, representative of the London &
Northwestern, in New York, has just hoard of
Cook and he telegraphed yesterday: "0. H.
Cook has never been associated with my com-
pany in any official capacity whatever, and is it
fraudulent person."
WAS HE MURDERED?
A Car Porter Front Dresden, Ont., Killed
at Montreal.
A Montreal despatch says: The greatest
excitement prevailed yesterday at Lachine,
near Montreal, over the finding of the body
of George Clay, the Pullman car porter.
The relatives of the deceased claim that the
unfortunate man was murdered, but there
does not appear to be any very strong evi-
dence to bear out this hypothesis. James
Clay, a brother of the deceased, gave the
following version of the affair yesterday:
"The last time I saw my brother was about
I o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, when he
left my house to •shoot musk.
rats. After borrowing a gun he
bought some powder. He then met
a man, and the two walked off together.
At the time my brother had between $50
and $100 in it pocketbook. When we found
the body this money and a revolver were
gone. As George did not return the next
day I got a constable named Robert, and we
bothbegan to hunt for him. Finally, on
Friday morning, we found his body lying in
a culvert near the railway track. I feel
sure that my brother was murdered. He
was a Freemason, and I received a request
to -day to have the case thoroughly investe
gated." Coroner Jones yesterday swore in
a jury to hold an inquest, but no conclusion
was reached. Dr. Valois held a post-mortem
examination, whioh convinced him that
Clay's death was caused by an accidental
discharge of his gun. The deceased was a
native of Dresden, Ont., and had been a
Pullman porter for three years on the Cana-
dian Pacific, running from Montreal to
Vancouver. He has it brother in Toronto
and one in Portland.
CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Horrible Accident at the • Laying of a
Cornet...Stone.
A Holyoke, Mese., despatch says A
shocking accident happened during the
exercises attending the laying of the corner-
stone for the new Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
here about 5 o'clock yesterdayafternoon.
.n iron girder, 20 feet long, weighing a ton,
gave way under the weight of the crowe
which had climbed up to get a good view of
the ceremonies. It fell without a moment's
warning. George Merrick, aged 20, it son
of Timothy Merrick, a well-known manu-
facturer, was crushed, both legs being
broken while he received a terrible gush on
the head. He died about 7 o'clock. Mrs.
H. B. Terry, wife of the cashier of the
South Hadley Falls National Bank, missals°
caught. She was hurt in the back and
head. H. E. Nash had his head and back
injured seriously. The others injured
were : T. H. Butler and wife T. W.
Spencer, le H. Chamberlin, Fred. Miner,
Mrs. H. Seymour, Mrs. G. G. Reed, Mrs,
Haskell, A, F. Adams and John Higgin-
botham.
HERDERS FROZEN TO DEATH.
A Ban and a Boy ,Perish in a Colorado
Storm.
A Colorado Springs, Col., despatch says:
Three Mexicans lett Peeblo on the 18th
inst., for Thurlow's ranch, near Colon,
where they were to have gone as herders.
During the day it'commenced to rain, com-
pletely saturating their clothing. The
weather turned cold, turning the rain into
SOW, and the men lost the trail Two of
the men becanie so cold that they were un-
able to follow their horses; and were left to
perish. The third managed to keep pace
with the animate, which led him to a camp
about daybreak. The next, day a searching
party found the two dead bodies of the
missing men twelve miles from Thurlow's
mech. One of them was about 15 years
old, and the other a middle aged man.
Their narnee are unknown.
Driving OM Canadians.
A Beffalo despatch says: Impeder De -
Barry sent baolt to Canada yesterday Chas.
Stanton, a sailor from Pore Stanley, and
Elicie Leander Kindly, a cementer of Rain-
ham, who was mining under contract to
Work for a Forest avenue contractor, john
Oliver, another 0anticle:6n, was allowed to
enter. He promieed he would settle in the
States. Another carpenter was coming
over, and when he heistd that Mr. DeBarty
wanted to examine him he left by the
next train.
This is the season when the young squir-
rel petchee upon a high Binh and watches
the good little bey bl�wing into & gtu.
The difficulty, with the Chicago Long,
Shoromon *as intensified on Wednesday
night by the eilicensts making an attack on
the ecinernion men and driising them from
their Work,
MAY WANT TOE EARTH NEXT.
Report That the United States Usa
Bought an Dousing°,
SOME CONTRADICTODY STATEMENTS.
NEW Yoek, April 29.—A correspondent
of the ,Herald at Amsterdam telegraphs as
follows : Information has reaehed me in
regard to one of the most aeneational and
remarkable international transactions which
have beeu known for many years, and
whioh cannot fail to make a great stir in
England and Germany. The transaction
consists of the virtual sale of the Republie
Of Sall Domingo to a private COMpaTIV ill
the United States, the sum agreed upon
being fixed at $3,500,000 in 5 per cent de-
bentures secured on the revenue from
tobacco, etc. This concession has been sold
by Messrs. Westranclore the well-knewn
bankers of this city., and the representatives
of the San Domingo bondholders.
At present' nothing remains but the.
signatures of the American representatives to
complete the transaction and mere to the
United States this moat important harbor
and coaling station. The holder of this
concession practically rules the Republics,
because he pays the officials and receives
the revenue from the tobacco monopoly. A
striking feature, however, is the statement
which was made that the scheme has been
approved and endorsed by Secretary Blaine
and is supported by Messer°. Gould and D.
Ogden Mills. It is also stated that those
gentlemen are going to spring it upon the
United States as a campaign weapon, some.
what upon the same lines as those on which
Beaconsfield secured control of the Suez
Canal for England. The transaction has
been ruehed through with unprecedented
rapidity, all the details having been ar-
ranged within fourteen days: Baron Von
Olegar, the London company's promoter,
with hie solicitor, Walton Thomas, is
awaiting the arrival of the American sig-
natures. The former does not deny that
the so-called private company is virtually
the United States Government, which in
this manner has become now and for ever
the master of San Domingo. One of the
most active negotiators has been Mr. Isaac,
son of the late Lord Mayor of London.
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton said
at Washington yesterday that he had never
heard of the matter, and so did acting Sec-
retary of the Navy Soley and other depart-
ment chiefs. George Gould said he was
sure his fatherhad never heard of such a
plan and would not join in it if it had been
proposed to him. D. 0. Mills said: "1
never heard. of such a scheme."
Consul Vasquez, of San Domingo, and
Consul -General Haustedt, of Hayti, both
said the story of the purchase was new to
them and that such a plan could not have
been considered, for no man or party could
agree to sell the island. That could only be
done by a vote of all the people, and such a
vote had not been asked.
The Herald says editorially that the story
may not be true, and that it is published
with due reserve.
A GIRL IVII0 SHOOTS.
She Promptly Avenges an Attack rpoia Mer
Favored Suitor.
An El Reno, 0. T., despatch says: One
of the most sensational killings ever known
in this section is reported from the western
border of the territory. A young man
named Henry Harvey has been paying at-
tention to a young woman in that neighbor-
hood named Mary Wilson. Another man
in the same vicinity wished to pay his
respects to the young woman and the result
was a feud. Harvey was the favored gaiter,
but the other lover, John Tobin„ was weti
known as a desperate character, and a fight
was the inevitable result of the complica-
tion. Harvey was with Mies Wilson at a
dance, and during the festivities a quarrel
started between the two men which resat ted in
Harvey getting a ball through his right lung
whichinflicted a serious but not fatal
wound. Miss Wilson was with him when
the shot was fired, and as soon as he fell to
the ground ahe drew from his pocket his
revolver and fired point blank at Tobin,
shooting him directly through the forehead,
killing him instantly. The people of the
vicinity say that she served him right. She
at once went to nursing Harvey, and to
!debtor do it she called for a minister and
was married to the wounded man. There
was talk by some of Tobin's frienda of hav-
ing the girl. arrested, but they were soon
silenced by the people of the neighborhood,
who strongly hinted that ouch action would
be visited by a lynching bee. It is probable
that the young woman will never be brought
to court or her crime, and if she is there
can never be a jury secured that will con-
vict her.
THE BOAT CAPSIZED.
A Pleasure Party Dashed Against a Bridge
and One Drowned.
A Portsmouth, N. H., despatch says :
Yesterday morning Rose Foster, Ethel
Gray, Oscar Trefithen and Fred. Burke, all
of this city, started upthe Piscataqua. river
'in a sailboat with the intention of going for
Mayflowers. Wben near the Portsmouth
e,nd Kittery bridge the strong current set
the boat against the bridge, and all four oc-
cupants were upset into the river. Young
Trefithen caught hold of a spileof the bridge
and pulled himself out of the water. The
swiferunning tide swept the others through
the bridge up the river. Burke tried to Bute
port both of the girls, but finding that he
could not he relinquished his hold. on Miss
Gray, who with rare presence of mind
turned on her back and floated in the water.
The cries for help from Trefithen caused
two heath to put out from two schooners
lying at the draw pier. One boat reached
Miss Gray, who had floated half it mile up
the river, and picked her up unharmed.
The other boat proceeded after Burk and
his companion, but just before the boat
reached them Burk became exhausted,
sank, and was drowned. Miss Foster was
sinking for the third time when she was
seized by the reecuere. She was taken
ashore at Kittery, and after being uncon-
scious nearly two hours recovered her
semen, but has betel in it very precarious
condition since. Burke was 20 years old.
Fighting the Natives in Senegal.
A St. Louie, Senegal, despatch says:
Advises from the interior state that the
situation of the French expedition under
Col, Humbert has greatly improved, Col.
Humbert was sent out to punish Samory,
the native chief ruling most of the country
along the Upper Nigerwho had resented
the interference of the French in territory
elaimed by him. Samorer attacked the
French with a strong fordo, but he sus-
tained it bad defeat, and it great number of
hie men were killed. The French toss Was
trifling. Two thousand natives were armed
with modem rifles, but they did not know
how to nee them.
The ordinary life of it ship is, in the United
States, 18 yeara ; in France, 20 years ; in
Holland, 22 years ; itt Germany, 25 yeAre ;
in Great Britale, 26 years ; in Italy, 28
years, and in NorWay, 30 years. The
minuet death tate of the world's shipping is
abOtit 4 per cent, ane the birth rate 5 pox'
ceide
DOMINION PARLIAMENT.
Dr, Colter, the newly eleeted member for
Ca_ erletea county, N. B,, was introdueed by
Msesiriepme
srleLlaurkieere;edeTilnu
lmiort. r 0 d uo in g a bill
respecting witnesses and evidence, said that
it oontained it clause which he had men-
tioned on the second reading of the bill to
amend the criminal law relating to the tak-
ing of evidence in criminal suits, inoluding
an amendment which enabled a defendant
totestify in hie own behalf, with other
provisions relating to evidence over which
this Parliament had control.
Mr. Bowell, replying to Mr. McMullen,
wed the collector of customs at Chatham, J.
G. Pennefather, had been superannuated on
the first of April last. His eatery as collec-
tor was $1,200, hie allowance was $840, as
having served the full term he claimed the
maximum allowance. Ur. Rufus Stevenson
was appointed his summer a,t a salary of
$1,200.
Mr. Tupper moved the House into com-
mittee on the bill to amend the Steamboat
Inspection .A.ce Explaining the bill, he
said it provided for the use Of electric lights
instead of gas and lamplight, the present
Act not covering such caries, It also pro-
videcl that a certain portion of a ship only
might be subject to the Act.
On the clause giving the Governor-
General -in -Council power to vary certain
provisiona of the law,
Mr. Welsh objected, as ono interested in
shipping, to placing such power in the hands
of the Governor -General -in -Council. He
suggested, in view of the fact that the law
would be contained part in this bill and
part in orders -in -Council to be passed here-
• after, that it should be provided that every
seamboat must have it lawyer constantly
aboard. (Laughter)..
The House went into Committee of
Supply.
On the vote of $180,000 for the permanent
military forces,
Mr. -Casey criticised the general manage-
ment of the schools, contending that they
had proved utter failures and had failed to
acoomplish that for which they had been
established.
ATTER RECESS.
Mr. McMullen complained of irregularity
in advertising for eupplies, and asked the
Minister of Militia if he was going to make
a change in this respect.
Mr. B. owell proposed to exercise vigilance
over these contracts in future.
On the vote for $290,000 for the cavalry
and infantry schools,
Mr. Sowell, replying to Mr. McMullen,
said there were different opinions regarding
these schools. Some people advocated the
abolition of several of them at all events.
He believed they had done good, but was
their usefulness in proportion to the expense
of maintaining them ? • ral reel yes
Col. O'Brien said he would be ay to
see any organic change made in the schools,
but it could not be lost sight of that in many
instances the school was lost sight of in the
' Un the item of $75,000 for the establieh-
ment of the Experimental farms,
Mr. Carling, in answer to Mr. McMullen,
said he did not think the cost could *be re-
duoed at present. In it few years, he hoped,
there would be such an increase in the
returns as would reduce the cost to the
country. He explained that many samples
of seeds, including wheat, barle,y, eorteerc.,
had bean sent out. The reports received
from those to whom they were sent showed
the results to be satisfactory. Experiments
had been made also in feeding stock and
swine and in dairying. Twenty thousaud
pounds of batter had been made under the
inaproved winter dairying system and
.sWped to England. It was reported by
buyers there to be first class, so that there'
was i hope of creating a large market for
Canadian butter in England.
Mr. Foster said he must take exception
to the doctrine laid down by the hon.
gentleman opposite. When the sum of
$75,000, which was not required for
capital expenditure, but which was asked
as a sum to work out the farm, that he
must deliver a lecture and give it history
of the Experimental Farm was certainly not
requisite.
Mr. Paterson (Brant) said it IVAS expected
that a Minister up in his department would
be able to give the inforoustion required,
having it at his fingere ends. Did the
Minister mean that those in care of the
departments should not heve the informs -
tion required
Mr. Carling said that the reports had
been brought down every year containing
theinforznation as to the expenses in the
working of the experimental farms. Last
year the expenditure amounted to $75,000,
and it was expected as much would be re-
quired this year.
Mr. Davies said if the Minister ought to
know anything he ought to know what the
details of the expenditure in connection
with these farms were. Before he asked
the House to pass this item he ought to
inform the House about the contents of re-
ports for this year now in the printing
office, and which he alone had access to.
All he asked was a statement of the capital
expenditure on each farm up to date and
the current expenditures and receiple on
each farm.
Mr. McMillan (Huron) did not believe
the country had ever had information as to
what the expenditure on the Central farm
really was.
Mr.Sproule defended the expenditure
do. one page of
on the farms, and said the Oppositiou,
instead of complabling of the money ex -
grant in view of the good the farms were
pended, should be ready to agree to a larger
.
Richard Cartwright said that there
wasosini rg ny
the report of the De-
partment of Agriculture devoted to the
Experimental farm, and it was unfortunate
thee the House should be called upon to
vote the estimates on such meagre informa-
tion. He Lathed especially as to the question
of two -rowed barley, its growth and expor-
tation.
Mr. Carling said that experiments went
to show that two -rowed barley could be
successfully grown wherever the six -rowed
variety could be grown. The Experimental
farm had received the report of an expert in
Britain upon 50 quarters (200 bushels) of
two -rowed barley senttoBritainasan expere
mental dale -tient and malted there. The
report stated that the *eight showed the
soundness of the material. The barleywould
sell from 35 to 36 shill ings per quarter, which
would represent about 92 oente per bushel,
and barley could be shipped from Toronto
for 27c. per bushel, leaving 65c. for the
grower. This grain was grown in part on
the Experimental hum and in part about
Gananoque and on different farms further
west. The yeld in every part of the country
wad from 30 to 70 bushels per aere, three to
four bushels more per acre than the six -
"W
ad
Mr.'ll/lcMullen said that in his experietioe
the two -rowed required better Soil than the
other, lb had to bo sowed *metier, and it
did not yield within onothird of what the
("er.T
r(iidY
Mrwhitt rived his experience had not
been very favorable the first year but het
year the crop wea a good one and sold or
50 cente a buthel, when the ordinary barley
was melting for 42 cents, and the yield Wae
About 45 bushels per recta Many farmers i
in his dietriot vvere now growing the two -
rowed barley with setisfactory remelts.
Mr. Walleee gave the names of a number
of farmers in his disteiot who were growing
and selling two -rowed barley, and alse the
name of it buyer who had been to England,
selling the gram with results satisfactory to
himself and the farmers.
Mr. Charlton contended that the Govern-
ment was merely aniusiug the pepple with
talk about the English market, There was
a dematid for millions of bushels of
Canadian barley in the United States if the
Government would only seek to open that
market, and this was a natural trade, one
whose profitableness under free trade condi-
tions was well known. He contended that
trade shout(' he allowed to take its natural
Mr. Hughes said many farmers in North
Victoria were growing two -rowed barley,
getting 50 to 70 bushels to the acre and sell-
ing it at about 500., while the six -rowed
yielded frorn 30 to 40 bushels anti brought
the same number of cents per bushel. The
two -rowed was known as "Tory" barley in
that district and the six -rowed as
or "Yankee" barley. The outcry against
this export trade was the same that WM
raieed against the cattle trade with Britain
in its early stages. The members of the
Opposition then declared it could never
succeed, and now Britain was the only
market for 'Canadian cattle..
Mr. McMillan said that if Canadian
barley was to be accepted ia Britain it must
be greatly improved in sample over thee
ordinarily offered, and it could not bo ex-
pected, according to British market reports,
to yield more than 48c. per bushel net.
Mr. Semple said there was no doubt
there was a mistake when so many stations
were put in operation in different parts of
the comitry. What was sreceived as revenue
seemed very small compared with the ex-
penditure. . •
Mr. Casey said the question could not be
intelligently discussed till the report was
laid before the House. It would seem that
"the hon. Minister had been more busily
engaged with experimental voters' lists than
with Experimental farms.
Sir Richard Cartwright asked when the
Government proposed to introduce the Re-
distribution bill.
Sir John Thompson replied that they
hoped peedto introduce the bill the first, of next
w
This Bill was introduced and read a first
time: Mr. Stevenson—To incorporate the
Dominion Millers' Association.
Hon. Mr. Costigan introduced it Bill
further to amend the Inland Revenue Act.
He explained that under the Aot at present,
the Minister of Inland Revenue was obliged
to grant licenses to all who had complied
with the requirements of the law. He now
proposed to give the Minister authority to
refuse to grant such licenses to persons who
had broken the law, notwithstanding the
fact that the other requirements of the law
had been fulfilled. It was also proposed to
change the Act of 1891 with regard to the
bottling of spirits. Under that Act it was
provided that no person should attach to
the label of it bottle more than the name of
the brand of the spitits, the name
of the bottler, with the place of resi-
dence, and date, unless in some form
approved of by the Department of Inland
Revenue. The Department had found it
necessary to go further and oblige the
bottler to place his name and address upon
each bottle. The last change proposed was
regardiug the manufacture of cigars. As the
law now stood cigars may be manufactured
inPackages down as lowas three ancl six. The
Department had found it necessary to
change the law and declare that cigars when
put up in packages of three and six for the
convenience of customers shall not be sold
or removed from a factory in lots less than
a 100. It had been found that manufactur-
ers had been carrying on it retail
trade quite inconsistent with the
Government supervision of the fac-
tories. The bill was read a first time.
Hon. Mr. Tupper moved the House into
committee on his Aub respecting fishing
vessels of the United States ot America,
which gives the Governor•General in Coun-
cil power to issue licenses to those vessels
under the modes vivendi.
Hon. Mr. Daviee asked if this was one of
the results of the iecent visit of the Cana-
dian Ministers to 'Washington.
Hon. Mr. Tupper replied that this visit
had nothing to de with the bill in question.
Hon. Mr. Kirkpatrick thought Parlia-
ment should keep control of it matter of
an international character such as this was.
Proclamationd generally referred to domes-
tic affairs. However, the difficulty might
Parliament should be
be overcome if a c a,uee was inserted in the
bill that when suc a proclamation as pro-
posed was issue
notified within a certain fixed time for con-
senHton. 'Mr. Mills thought the bill °stab -
tithed a modes vivendi permanent in its
character.
Hon. Mr. Tupper uaid he was inclined to
accept Mr. Kirkpatrick's suggestion.
Hon: Mr. Laurier asked that the amend-
ment be allowed to stand for further con-
sideration until they could look into the
effect it inight have.
Hon. Mr. Tupper said he was willing to
let the bill remain in committee for further
consideration.
Hon. Mr. Dewclney's bill to authorize the
conveyance to the corporation of the city of
Toronto of certain ordnance lands in that
city for a new cattle market was read, a
second tirne.
The House then went into Committee of
Supply.
On the itemof $197,325 for:thepurpoes of
immigration,
Sir Richard Cartwright attacked ' the
Department of Agriculture, The reports of
the department had shown that 900,000
immigrants had been brought out to Canada
during the last ten years. If there was any
truth in these reports, Canada had lost a
million ancl a half of people during the past
ten years. The census returns, he claimed,
showed that the immigratien returns pre -
seated from year to year had been based on
a huge mistake:. The Opposition bad a right
to know whet policy the Government would
adopt in future in regard to immigration.
' Hon. Mr. Carling said the returns trade
to the Houpe of the number of immileanta
arriving in Canada were correct a,nd accur-
ate returns made by the officers of the de-
partment. The Government had no reaton
to doubt theeacouraty of these returns.
With regard to the number of people
that had left the country, no record was
to be had. Hitherto attempts of all come
tries to keep such a record had been a failure.
The immigration policy of the Government
watt to continue the policy in existeace dur.
ing the last two years. The Government
were offering every inducement that the,
poasibly could to intending immigrants to
Canada. They had aclvertieed in Europe the
adeante,ges of email& At no tittle previous
during his tenure of office was the outlook
for immigration to Canada Ea) bright as this
year. lad year the Government endeavored
to let the people of the Weatern States know
thet the adventeges in Canada evereegreater
than the AdW
Advantages to be had in the esterit
Statea, atid he was glad to stet° that (tering
last Wiesen they had between 2,000 and 3,000
settlera come in from South Dakota,
North 'Wrote and from Nobraelca, tied this
year there would be it Very large entigration
'tom the United States. The number of lin-
.012MMIPOMMIOni
migrantli that came in last year was atie.
tory cousideriug all the difficulties that
they had to contend with in the Werth -
west. A bonus was offered to every head
of
it family of 160 acres and also it bonus of
$10 a head to every family andee bonus of
$5 to every member of it family over 12
years of age. The Government had reason
to believe that many sturdy people living
in other countries would take advantage of
this offer,
Hon. Mr. Davies resented the imputation
that there had been inteetional obstruction.
He had jest listened to an interesting
debate,
Hon. Mr. Mills thought there ought to be --
more equanimity among the members.
Hon. Mr. Bowel( maid it was all right foies
Mr. Mills to tette aboat equaeimity when
he had not been in the House all evonieg.
Sir Richard Cartwright and Mr Patereon
denied that there had been obstruction.
The latter gentleman mid the Minister of
Finance showed temper and was acting
" babyish.' •
Hon. Mr. Carling explained to the House
that the worst drawback with which the
Department of Immigration bad to contend
was the speeches of gentlemen of the Oppo-
sition, which were unworthy of true and
loyal danadians. They had these speeches •
quoted in American papers in the Western
and in the Eastern States. Their speeclees
had also gone to Europe, telling the people
there that Canada was going to ruin and
&hay. He quoted from Mr. Mills' speech at
Hamilton, in which be said that gentleman
saw fie to run down and decry the country, It
was owing t,o speeches like this thee it was -
difficult toget would-be settlers to have
i
confidende n this country.
Hon. Mr. Mille said if the gentlemen
opposite would vacate their seats the country
would preaper. •
The committee rose and reported "No
progress," e
The House adjourned at 12.15 a. m.
FOR A DOUBLE MIJEDEKE
A Youth of Eighteen Ends a Tramp's Life
on. the Gallo.
A Cheyenne, Wyo. despatch says: Chas.
Miller, the 18 -year-old boy who, while
tramping across the country over a year
ago in company with Rosa Fishbaugh and
Waldo Emerson, of St. Joseph, Mo.,
murdered his companions in a box car in
this city for a few dollars, was hanged at
12.58 p. m. on Friday. An unsuccessful
attempt was made by Miller's friends to
have the sentence commuted to life impris-
onment, but the Governor refused to enter-
tain the aupplication. Miller escaped from
jail several months ago, but was captured
after a few days' liberty. He showed the
utmost indifference during the trial and at
the time of his execution.
• Earache.
The dold winds of spring are apt to cause
this painful malady, to which children are.
especnally susceptible. The ear is a much
more delicate organ than most people sup-
pose. The greatest care should he exercised
In washing the ears of young children,. and,
never should a hairpin or any other hard
substance be put into the ear. If anything
gets into the ear, syringe it out carefully
with warm water. In the case of
an insect, a light held close to the ear
will often cause it to come out of itself. A
simple remedy for earache is to take a.
little cotton, wrap it in a piece of very thin.
linen (a piece of old linen handkerchief with
do), dip it in warm aweet oil and put into
the ear. A piece of warni flannel laid over
the ear on that side of the head willassist in
easing the pain by keeping the ear warm.
If the pain is very severe, a drop or two of
laudanum added to the hot sweet oil is
sometimes needed, and a ,hot water bag
applied to the side of the face is also a good.
thing. If earache is not releived by this
treatment it is best to consult a physican,
an ear specialist, if possible, as the ear may
be diseased, and unless properly treateet
deafneas will be the result.
Points About Advertising.
John Wanamaker, who can claim to,
speak from experience, says "1 never in
my life used euch a thing as a poster Or
dodger, or handbill. My plan for fifteen,
years has been to buy so much space in the.
newspaper and fill it up with what 1
wanted. I would not give au advertise-
ment in a newspaper of 500 circulation for
5,000 dodgers or posters. If I wanted to.
sell cheap jewelry or run a gambling scheme
I might use posters, but I would not insult
a decent reading public with handbills.
The class of people who read such things
are poor material to look to for support in
mercantile affairs. I deal directly with the
publisher. I say to him, How long will
you let me run a column of matter through
your paper for $100 or $5001' as the came
may be. I let him do the &geeing, and if 1
think he is not trying to take inore than his
share I give him the copy. Day aside the
profits on a particular line of goods for
advertising purposes. The first year I laid
aside $3,000; last year I laid aside and
spent $40,000. I have done better thisyear,
and ahall increase that sum as the profits
warrant it. I owe my success to the news-
papers."
Tending Store by Telephone.
A gentleman was trying to talk with a
neighboring town the other day over a long
distance 'phone, and was seeking a little in-
formation that was current on the streets of
the town. Could anybody be found who
would go out and pick it up. The young
man at the distant 'phone was disinclined
to accommodate without stating the reason
why, and finally the help of Utica " Toll -
board " was implored. The conversation
between " Toll -board " and the distant
town was quite interesting. " Juet step
out on the street," she told him, "and ask
the first man or woman you meet."
"I cant," he replied, as there's no one
here to watch the store."
" Oh, is that all," said Toll -board."
" Well, you run right along arid I'll watch
the store for you."
The young man went and " Toll -board "
kept her word be keeping her oar to the re-
Oeiver at Utica, forty miles from the scone.
—Utica Observer.
Physical culture ler ladies.
Mr. James L. Hughes, Public School In—
spector, of Toronto, writes as followof Miss
Giddings' system of physical culture :
I have much pleasure in stating that I have
male a special study of systems of physical
culture for several years: 1 am personally
acquainted with the leaders of the beet systems
of the, 'United States, and I had no hesitation in
choosing Miss Giddings as the best, qualified to
benefit the teachers and ladies of Toronto. Her
work here has tall justified mychoice. Sho has
been eminently suecessful. I have never knoWn
teaoher of any department of culture who
gavo such universal satisfaction. She is not a
mere teacher of movenients. She Is a wiso.
exponent of a deep philosophy. She has a
quick and clear conception of the special •
'difficulties of each case and hag remarkable
power in adapting the right movement for tho
needed development. 'I do _not hesitate to
@peak strongly, So I am ante that no lady Who,
yoins Miss Giddings' classes *ill Say I hevelo vet-
estitheted her lama% dr her aecomplistunents. .
. .
The men who declined to give up en,y,
thing during Lent will probably have to do
ao when the bonnet bill comes in.
queen Victoria's' crown is worth $1,500,-,
000 and weighe hearty two pounds. It con-
tains more than 3,000 preeious states, dye.
sixths of which are diamonds,