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Exeter Branch,
Open ,every leeeta iley froma. De to 3
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SATURDAYS, 10 a,
=rept ratee of interest inlo ed en depOsita.
rr.SON, $a CARLING, let. D, RLTIIDON,
soexerronse netteeteet
Exeter, e. 27th. 'ea 1
Calendar' fcer Marohs 1 90 1 .
3 10 17 21 31
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 20
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THURSDAY, MAROF1 7en,; 1991
DIRECT TAXA,TION NEX.T
Col. Natleeeon. neate in his reply t
PrernIer ROS8 Sornethins quite ets bad
as hadlot-box stuff beg and by far the
best swat eliebee yet delivered on the
bledght. The celenel has given this
'provincial financial situation close
etudy, and, as hie sharp controversies
vrith Mr. Roes atroee the floor a the
Rouse, show he knows more about it
than acme may gentlemaa on the Treas-
ury benches. Re hos been right from
the firet in his treatment of the so-
llcaed Ontario cash surplus, for his
earlier eonteutione foreshadowed
exaetly the decision at which the
Royal Commiesion. on the fiteenees
Would. aivW
rre. hile matbersou
Wee severe in hie condemnation of the
prolonged cookery of the accounts
by the Government, he was not en
neceeearily so. If there is one thireg
wore than another that es ex-
t d from an Administration, it,
uth in its statements touching
edition of the ptiblie cheek,
raudulent reports are issued,
tufting.
enty years the Government
ed deliberate deception iu
to the state of the finances.
t merely advance an opioion
open to mgmeient; k issued
• which were untrue. As recent-
- Treasurer Harcourt pre-
cis of bogus accounts, and
bat according to these figur-
-"We leave as our surplus a eash
tweets the 'Urge sum of $5,258,321.
'Will any on, gentleman point out to
aze where I Am in error? I am fully
Evpared. to sustain my statement."
'.1
'ce Royal Commission found that the
etre se was an invePtion. Why did not
Harcourt appear before the com-
mission, and "sustain" his statement,
an he had seed in the Legislature he
TIMIS prepared to do? The commission
did not have Mr. Iiarcourt's challenge
before it or it might have reprimanded
IllM fee. the wrong he had done in seh-
mitting figures that were without
Warrant. But although it could not
nenteenererte Harcourt, it did not reach
the truth, and the truth was as Col.
readies= had stated it, that there was
uot a cent a available assets left,
Instead a having this mythical $5,258.
Orel to draw upon, we were actually in
iiept. It seems -and Col. Matheson
exposes the thing on the spot -that
Treasurer BOGS Id trying to emulate
'his predecessor in the art of reporting
surpluses that do not exist. me. Har -
court's figures were wiped out by the
Aoyal Commission. To the province
no new legacy has been left. The
ordinary antnial accoents have not
balanced, and yot, With Do-
tting last year, and. adding nothing to
b. Premier Ross has the courage to
stand up and say that he has already
accumulated a surplus of $2,50%000.
Vie should have thought that the last
experience in the cookery of the ac-
counts would have prevented a repet-
ition. of tbe deception. But it seems
that it has not had that effect. Col.
•leatbeeon shows that with all the
added taxes -the succession duties,
the deduction from municipal revenues
and what not -the province was over
four millions behind,. and with new
obligetio.ns pressing upon us we are
-ett'Aenn the down grade. The debt of
• course is accumulating in the shape of
"annuities." When the Government
events to borrow money it sells these
pensions. You gave the Government
so rnany thousand dollars, to meet
its obligations, and it guarantees to
you in repayment so much a year for
forty years when the dehb is wiped
out: We have to pay $87,044 this
year on one set of annuities, and
8102,000 on another, and, during tale
next forty years, the payments that
have to be made to cover our debt,
aggregate $5,214,650. This liability is
continually increasing. In fact, it
gets larger, owing to the circumstances
that the Government borrows in order
to pay it. Mr. Ross no doubt,
borrocv the $189,000 due this year, and
e. thus add again to the net obligation.
,Bue we cannot keep on paying in-
terest upon borrowed money, and in-
• terest again upon the money that is
borrowed to pay the original interest
with. The proepect, then, is that we
shall soon have reform of taxes such
as the Liberals have laid on in Quebec,
or such as they have imposed in Prince
Ed ward Island.
In Quebec every shop and every in-
dustry has to pay its tax into the pro -
v i c ial treasury. In Prince Edward
Ieneed every farmer is compelled to
pay a tax upon the acreage he has un-
der aultivation, Eitbeir one of these
"reforms is before us ; perhaps,indeed,
may get both, if the Ross Govern -
neo end live too long. •
men
THE KING OF CORN CURES
Is t intro's Painless Corn Extractor
• d by years of success crow•neregalhe -
eetiee u appr 0.1 ched and un approach-
able, holding sway in this continent
owing to its superiority, Putnam's
Pairilees Corn and 'Wart Extractor.
Sold by all druggistsor sent by mail
by N. C Poison & Co Kingston Ont
n receipt of 25 cents.
THE EXE'TER TIMES
SOUTH HURON LIBERALS ill
F. REsS, SD., OP IIRICI,i, 8nnEar- 1 [
ED AS THEIS CANDIDATE. I .
Tlae Liberals Of South Huron met in
Hensel', on Tuesday, to select a candle War fn South Africa Has About
date to contest the riding at, the next)
Provincial election. There were some " Reached That Stage,
120 delegates present from the yareous
municipalities. The meeting being ,
organized, le was decided not to noue-1U"'"er' u" Not CligeiallY sar-
Illate eaudiclatee in the esual way, but '. renaerea as neeozted--These itesporae,
to write the names a any probable . me fee the Carrying on of the War,
I
candidate On a, pieee of paper au cl de-
Pvsite the hallote with seratiueers, hyludilig X''' "d it°11ert$' 13elig ra):
Tiers was doe, when Xr. Hess sr., of , erre= Optomistio.--flope of the War
Zurich, obtained some 70 votes', Ve1en-1 In setebeneris conceetratioe Scheme. i
tine Rate, receivieg the next highest
number, while other gentlemen were London, March 4.-T1ie war in
given a small quota each, The eanal- Oc'ut,h Africa' has: agaih reached a
dattlre 01: Mr. Hess waa therefore made stage which the British newspapers,
unarel mous. britieleing, call the eve of the ter-
mination. Rumors et the surrender
, - ----
i-he Oen. and the eellaPse pr all,
ee,sts eeeemereh by the Rev, ere. R, oer resistance flourish, to the bene -
Hicks are as follows -.The ist, and 2nd t of the South African stocks.
days of March will be colder and clear That those Who are most resPonsie
mg in western extremes of the coun- ble for eerrying on the war do not
try. Tiae higher barometer and sharp hhare the optimism is Perfectly evie
change to colder followbag these dent from hrr. Brodrick'e °Melee ut-
storms will rapidly subside on the iterenres and the conversation of
Apprise -eh of the 5th, and from the fits colleagues, including Lord Rob -
5th to the 7th decided aorta eondit- lerte. Their carefully prepared eam-
ioleS Will return, Within forty-eight Vaiga of thorough organizetiou
hours- of 5 (Mode p. in. on the 5th, Which leas been quietly maturing titer -
no one should he surprised by the ap- Peg the past six months, is begin-
pearance of tropical storms, with ning to have its first restate, and
possible herricane to the south, with they are perfectly satisfied.
counterpart of a great boreal storm of The new concentration of troops
rain, ivied and suow fromthe north- referred to so enigmatically by the
west. The full moon on the celestial correspoedeuts at the front is only
equator on the 5th awl the day follow- olio of the Amy steps for which
Wne is a time to be prudently watched G. leitchener Las so long been pre -
alt whose interests and safety are paring, That it will lead to tile
liable to be eeoparclIzed by dangerous complete disintegration of the more
storms on sea and land. Lightning important Boer units, end, PessiblY,
and thunder will visit most sections to the personal surremler of Gener-
during the drst stages of these pertur. ala BOUM and Bowen the British
battens, but a blizzard of DO mean pro- War oeuce ear/wetly eepe,
portions will likely come out of the Gen. ICitchener is almost as reti-
Porth-west on and touching; the t3tla cent towards his chiefs in Pall Mall
and 7th. Watch and see: Fecent the as to the generalpuhUe. Wben be
Oth to the 13this a regular storm lute teem den. eletne into et„eenp.,
Period. From about, the 9th to the the War Office expects to bear of it;
13t1t abnormal electrical.pbenoreena but not before. As one onicial said
euele as auroras, electric winds charg- to a reporter of the A. P., grimly:
g objects on the earth's s ifface
Armistices are not in leltcheaer's
with electricity, earth currents dis-
turbing telegraphic instruments, then-
der-storras and volcanic seisrale ;
turbanees. The Venus perturbation, anew= GETS AWAY AGAIN.
which is central lo April, also comes
in as a disturbing factor at the crisis leso 130e" WIth '4'how uorses Crosse
of our March disturbances, Except Orange by Swimming.
therefore, many very decided. storms Colesburg, Cape Colony, Friday,
and other happeuings of peculiar but March 1. -Fifteen hamdrecl Boers,
not neeessal'IlY ti'mgermas ehal'aatm with wlione it is Alleged, were Gen.
The 15th to the 17111 will constitute Bewet and former President. Steyn,
a reactionary time of 134•0r1u' anti fOluid a spot at Lilliefoutein, near
generally unsettled and ;inclement Oolesburg Bridge„ where tee Orange
weather which will scarcely subside River widens and the current is slow,
until we enter what we believe to end they all crossed yesterday, both
the greatest storm period of the
month. This period is shown by the men. and horses, by swimming,
storm diagram to be from the 10th to
,01•01,1Ma
25th. Onr own coasts especially in oFeICIAL BLUNDERING.
the south, will hardly be exempt from
a shave in the disturbances due at or ever Office Titougat Liverpool volunteers
near this period. Heavy rain and Were „Still in South Africa.
thunder -storms, with possible tot-
Lontiou, March 4. -An allHOSt un- '
nadOeS, will visit many interior see -
exampled case of official blundering
tions, and snow, sleet and blizzard
reported from Liverpool on Sat -
will wind up the general turmoil in was
Sat -
north -western. central ad northern urda,Y• It appears that the War
Office was under the impression that
parts of the country. The last storm
, the Liverpool Volunteers were still
period ruus from the 20th to the 29th.
Mardi closes fair and cool.
in South Africa, and kept a new spe-
„
dal service Corps on waiting orders
; until it could be ascertained whether
A, very interesting marriage of two the Liverpool Volunteers required
yery popular young people of Logan streugthening. The Liverpool Volun-
township took, place recently at the tears returned to Liverpool four
home of Mr. and Mrs. .1. WoolacoLt, months ago.
when their clanglater, Miss Sarah, was TO COMO Up in XiOnSC.
married to Mr. E. N. French.
,
My friend, look bere ! you knowLenclonMarcb. 4. -The false au -
how nouneement of General Botha's sue -
weak and nervous your wife is. an,d, render Thursday will be a matter of
you know that Carter's IVOR PIUS discussion in the House of Commons,
relieye her, now why not be fair about especially the fact which aecompan-
it and buy her it box? / led the asservation that it was offi-
Dr, Holloway ancl his bride returneet ! dor.
last week from their wedding tour
and are now residents of Wingbarn.
Axes rrom America.
Life's path may not be all strewn with London, March 4. -The War Office '
koses, but we hope they May have has amide it contract, with an Ameri-
their full share of them. The doctor can merchant to supply 8,000 felling
is an excellent musician, and this week axes for the British troops in South
purchased a fine Nordheimer piano. Airiest, English firms being unable to
Last week Mrs. Manning died at the make sufficiently prompt delivery.
residence of her youngest daughter, -
Mrs. Edward Bell, of Londesboro. The Kum EDWARD GOES HOME.
deceased had reached the ripe old age •
of nitiety years. She was a native of Left Gronbeke on S...7-trday and Reached
Devonshire, England, and with her Cologne Same Day.
husband settled in Hullett about the
Cronberge March 4. -King ledward
tittle the township was thrown open
for land seekers. Left here at noon. Saturday after a,
A man's wife should. always be the short farewell visit to his sister and
same, espreially to het husband, but if his nieces. The Duchess of Sparta
sbe is weak and nervous, and uses Oar- and the Princess ol Hesse accompan-
ter's Iron Pills, she cannot be for they ied His Majesty to the railroad stee
make her "feel like a different person,” tion, where a small crowd witnessed
as they all say, and their husbands his departuro.
say so toot Decorated Station Duster.
THE PROPER TREATMENT FOR
CATARRH
Is it remedy that reaches all the
affected parts. That remedy is Oa-
tarrhozone, which is inhaled along
with the air you breathe and perme-
ates the most minute air cells in the
lungs. throat. nasal passages and
bronchial -Cubes, cleansing as if by fire
It is the pleasant, volatile effect of
pure, healing essential oils, and by
virtue of its antiseptic properties kills
the germs that cause the disease,
allays any irritation or congestion of
the raucous membrane, heals raw
sore spot, and never fails to
effect it perfect, care. Ib is clean con-
venient and .pleasant, to use, and cou-
tains DO „irourious ingredients that
•could berm even the weakest infant.
The complete outfit, . price $1.00, is
guaranteed to cure or your Looney
back. Small size 25c., ab druggists or
by snail. A trial sent for I0e by N. C.
Poison ez 0o., 'Kingston, Canada, or
Hartford, Conn., U. S.
- -
Donald R. Farquharson has been ap-
pointed collector of etistoms at Chat-
ham, Ontario in succession 10 the late
Rufus Stephenson. This appointment
was made within one week after the
death of the late incumbent. If Gov-
ernment appointments were always
made with equal promptitude it would
be better for &t parties concerned.--
Seaforth Expositor.
The Expositor thus mildly intimates
itsdisgust at, the delay of the teemb-
ling Ross Government in filling the
Huron registrarship, now years vac-
ant •
Children! Cry for
CAST° R IA5
Conagne, March 4. -King Edward
arrived h.ere at 4.45 p.m. Saturday.
During a three-quarters of an hour
wait His Majesty decorated the sta-
tion master with the third-class Vic-
torian Order. The King is going to
Flushing by way of Venloe.
Ring Edward at Flushing.
Flushing, March 4. -King Iildward
arrived here at 10.20 o'clock Satur-
day evening and went on board the
royal yacht.
The King in London.
• London, March 4.-1'ring Edward
arrived in London last night from
the 'Continent.
YANKEES IN THE LEAD.
mr.Asworb, aas Discover'ed That the RECRUITS ON III WilY EIIST
Exports of Great,Dritala Are Not
Greatest.
London, March 4. -Mr. Herbert
Hertry Asquith, member of Perlis:,
inept. for East Fife, speaking at Cov-
entry en the defeees of tne British
industrial system, said:
"We are seriously threatened in
our induetrial Ystem fee" the first
time in our history. The bxpOrtS of
the United States ziow exceed those.
of Great Britahn
"The truen is that we have last
our start in the race, and that other
natigns, both in opeuing out their
material advantages, and still more
in trainingethe industrial intelligence
ed their citizens, are everywhere and
in, all markets pressing us hard."
FORECASTS von nenceeTfore- f 13etha
COMMONERS DIVIDE.
Th Vote ou the Costigan Coronation
erotical. saturitay Morning',
Ottawa, March, a. -The cliviveon 011
the Costigan coronation motion in
the House toolt plaere at 1.22 Satur-
day. Then the Speaker put, tile
question.
• On the neclaration: "I think the
'Ayes' leave it," A division was •de -
Mantled, mere than the regetsiee ive
Members rising in tneir seats.
The division Was as follows:
Yeas -Angers, Barker, Iluzinee, Bolcom -4
Reit (Inteten, /Semler. Blenerallte, Blnir,
Boreen (Efallinx), Borden (King's), Beer-
assu, Boueeeneaea, Britten'Broiler, litsuwe,
idrnee, eremeau, nurese, Calvert, (envie,
Cargill, Carroll, Cluollintnat. Cleary, e0.1).9,
Castigate 1/Aviee (Sir Louis), Dates, tee.
tine, Demers (remis), Demme (St. John),
DOW, DOnghts. Dugas, Edwards, Emmet,
ewe Erb, leftien Fieber, Fitz-
PatTick, I‘'orileir, Portia, Fowler,
VraSer, Gallery, Genotee, (iauvrcau, Geoff.
sloe. Gibson, allmoun Gourley, lclietti
Hen -art, Hale, Harwood, Holmes, Horsey,
yughee fNies'e), Sobestee (Cape Breton),
ohnstoll (Lainhten), Icaulbuch, Kemp,
Eendall, Headrn, Lancaster, Lang. Laur-
ier (Sir Wilfrid), Laurier (Lieseemptleu),
Larergue. LebianA Lefurgev, Lemieux.
Lewis, Logan, Loy, MocLareu (luntIng-
don), Maclean, eleCeol, McCreary, IneEwen,
McGowan, afeIseae, MeLeenan, efelouln,
Merge (Ragot), Martineau, elete, ene
hfelgs, tigniw1t, Mont, Melee% Merrily,
Northrup, Osier, Parmelee, Paterson, Mem,
Prefontaina Pripet% Prior, Proute, Puttee,
Reid. (Restigonche), Rienardson (Inspirit
Ross (Rimausld), Ross (Victoria), Itoessaau.'j
Russell, Seim% Scott, Siftoa. Smith (Van.
=wor), Sutiterland (Raven Sutbe Saul
(OxfOrd), Talbot, Tisdale. Tobin. Toluile,
Tucker. Tupper (Sir Obarlea Mhbert), Ture
cot, Turgeon, Wade. Total 3.25.
Nays--Aleorn, Blain, Carseallee, Ciarlie.
Johnston (Cardwell). Kidd, Level!, Len-
nox, Oliver, Reed (Grenville), Rotensen
(Tingle), IloChe (lareuette), Sherritt,
Sproule, Taylor, Totten Wallace. Wilmot,
Wileon. Total 19.
21 DArs FOR RECRUITS.
Dialer -General Warmly -Hely Issues Re-
port on Galiada's
Ottawa, March4.-In his report
Major-General O'Orady-lraly reports
that a, most admirable spirit per-
vedes the rural corps that come un-
der his notice, but lie adds that,
notwithstanding all efforts, these
troops can never be fit tb lakcienhe
field upon the limited: periodof m-
enial training they receive,
The city troops, inspected in drill
or on church pierstcle, turned out
well, performed parade movements
with accuracy, and executed manual
firing exercises correctly, aud with
very fair precision. The issue of the
Lee -Enfield and the new field gun* to
the railitia, would be necessary to
prevent confusion in peace and dis-
aster in war. The Major-Geueral
hopes that ere long drill halls will be
provided at London and Peterboro.
The cadets at Kingston College were
eulogized.
The following pay was suggested:
First year's service, 50 cents per
diem; second year's service, 60 rents -
per diem; third year's service 75
cents per diem. He also recommends .
that on the expiration of the tbree
year's engagement men of gobd con-
duct, and especially non-commissi m- •
ed officers, be encouraged to contiaue
in the serviee on annual attestations,
not exceeding six years in all, re-
ceiving a gratuity on the conelusion
eIt was proposed to make a etatta I
uch extended year's training.
tory drill period from 8 to 24 gays, j
instead of 8 to 16 deys, as at pres-
ent. The recruits should perform 21
days' drill, and the trained eolcliers
1.1, the latter asseinbling seven days
later than the former- ••
Hockey Player POli'D'Oad.
! Montreal, March 1. -Death came
very quickly Saturday evening to • INPORTS Exton GAPE TONV.7.i.
Fred Hale, who was playing hockey
Nearly Four Hundred Men,Took
Train at Winnipeg For Ottawa.
SPI°4414 Mntly of Alen bey Are -Gather-
ed All Along he Lisle Fee= Calgary
to the Prairie Gity-Spocial. Train Celt-.
SUMS of Eight 17.:parist, Wk.* Cenl,
mIssary and Baggage Cate, Carries
Thome-Onleers Appeinted.
Winnipeg, Maxon 4,---Sattirdey af-
ternoon 3.39 men for Baden-P'owell's
force, erdisted in this city, left for
Ottawa. Several ,of the officers at
the barracks who have been engaged
in the recruiting expressed the opin-
ion that a Auer looking or more cap-
able body of Men were never enrolled
than has been sworn in. They are
mostly young men ef high intelli-
gence, feir education and perfect
physique.
There were on the train from the
'Met 246 recruits, from the follow
ing points: 61 from Calgary, 20 front
Prittee Albert, 26 fro ne Macleod, 17
from Pincher Creek, 8 from Leth-
bridge, 40 from, Regina, e0 front
nebosonan and 44 from Portage le
Prairie. These were joined here by
139, who liad enlisted in WinuiPeg,
briugieg the number up te 385. A
epecial Vein for their accoesenode-
tien Was made up here. It consisted
of eight tourist ears, With commis-,
sexy and baggage ears,
CANADIAN B. In OFFI0E1tS,
•Sixteeet Gentlemen of Caueda Salecteti
rev Appointeeene
Ottawa, March 2.-Eis Excellency
has selected the felleWing eIlleers ter
coelarefeeione na the Cattadian eon"
'tippet to form part of the South,
African Constabulary:
For Captams-Oapt. H. E. Bir-'
stall, R. 0, A. OaPt. C. 0. Bennett,
6tIt Rifles, Vancouver; Oapt. F. W.
L. Meer°, 4th P. E, I. Regiment;
Capt. W. T. Lawless, Govereor-Gen-
erelts Foot (uards, Ottawa; Capt.
T, 0, Oritchley, 8r4 Regiment, R. 0.
B. I. .0044, A.. 11. Powell, Priutees
Louise rage= Guards. Ottawa.
Foe Lieutenents-Lieut. IL fl. 13.
Ketcbem Strathconees Horse; Sergte.
Major Reading, Itoeral Canadiau
Dragoons, Toronto; Lieut. J. 0,
Oland, 63rd Halifax Rifles; Lieut. A.
D, Irvine, 90th Regiraent, Winnipeg
W. L. IlteGiverin, late 2n4 R. 0, R.;
0. P. Ereaatinger, lato 0. M. R.; 1).
A. O'Meara, 8th Regiment, Quebec;
J. French, N. W. M. P.; W. D. Me-
Cartby, 2ad 11, C. R.; Veterinary
Captain Morgan, 5th Field 13a.ttery,
Megaton,
The foregoing °facers will be note.
ded et their appointment et once,
and they are asked to call upon. the
Governor-General atter their arrival.
.A. supplementary list of candidetes
remains in His Excellency's hands
tor approval. Fully one-half have
already served, in South. Africa,.
LANDING OF THE MIS/MANIA.
Brought Canadians Soldiers 1101110 and
Had Stormy Passage.
IlalifaX, N. S., March 4.-Th0
steamer Lusitania. arrived late Sat-
urday night from Liverpool, after it
very stormy passage. Last Sunday
the steerieg gear broke and the ves-
sel rolled heavily in the trough of the
sea nail the damage was repaired.
The Lusitaxtia brought the following
invalided Canadiaus: Driver Pakey,
ie. 0. U. A., who won distinguished
service medal, Moosomin; Gunner
MeNab, R. a. A., Hamilton; Gunner
Goodbrand, R. C. F. A., Hamilton;
Driver Boyle, R. 0. F. A.'Dundee;
Pt "
Pt. Savage, B. C. F, A. Winnipeg;
Trooper Larocque, C, M. Re Troop-
er Fowler, Strathcona's Horse, Win-
nipeg; Sergt. •lecHarg, R. C. R. I.,
Rossland; Sergt. Huhn, R. C. B.
Belleville; Trooper Denby, 0. M. R.,
Winnipeg; Trooper Armstrong, C. en.
R., St. John; Carp. Coombs, R. 0.
R. I., ,St. John; Trooper Tressedar,
C. M. Re; Sergt. Taylor, C. M. R.,
Toronto; Shoesmith George, R. 0.
R. I., Da,wson City; Pte. Sleep, C.
II, R.
In additicei to the above were
Lieut. Cosby of Toronto, who went
out with the Mounted Rifles and has
accepted a commission in the laid-
diesex Regiment, and Mr. Pender of
the Imperial Yeomanry. They leave
for the west this afternoon by the
Maritime Express.
• with St. Andrew's Masonic Lodge
tedin against tele 'Temple' Club tonere
.
i Thegetup* ha,e lasted only a • few
minutes wnen. young Hale, who 'hed
never "before been sick an hour,
doubled upeand. 4.40140, ilentne, ice,
dea,tle coming in c..,lo,opt hnef an eioui.
Hale, Was, 24 yOfeeseeld. and was 'Co
-
have been married next Saturday to
Mies: Brown of Ste Charles.
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Little Girl Liadly Burned.
De Harryism in Canada.' Guelph. Mareh 4.--A littlecolored
girl named Palmer, e years old, was
badly burned yesterday on Emslie
street, and as an the General Rosin-
imesioner, have been an here for ti. Her clothing catight fire while
she was playing, and she may not
eecover.
Rossland, B. C., March 4. -Messrs.
R. P. Bremner of Vancouver and Ed-
ward Williams, Dominion Labor Coin-
about a week looking into the int -
ter of the alien labor, and, as a. • re-
sult of their labers, 16 of thennen in
the employ of Messrs. Winters, Par-
son & Browner, who have contracts
to do some Work for the Red Moun-
tain Railway, were orderetrtleport-
ed. The eontractors will pay the
way of the men back to the IJnited
States, where they were engaged.
This is the first time a case of this
kind has come -up in this prevince,
• and, the penalty of $1,000 fine for
' each contract laborer brought in
1 tv,tas not enforced.
1 cut pool ifis Legs og.
. Moncton, N. 13,, March Ie. -Willie
McKelvie, 9 years' old, was playing
with sonae companions on the rail-
way track Saturday evening. A train
came along and the boys junaped on
to a snow bank. IVIcKelvie rebound-
ed on tlici traok auti thc'
both of his legs off. Ile died short -
Sy after. -
Pope Was Ninty-One on Saturday.
"New York, March 1. -The Pepe
celebrated his 91st birthday on Sat-
• urday. Dr. Mazzoni said: •
`'Ilis
Holiness is in marvelous health. He
shows no signs of diminishing vigor,
a miraculous thing In a man of his
age."
Ruble Goes to Hong Hong.
.VVashington,. March 1.---1:1.1he Presi-
dent on Saturday tent the following
nomination to the Senate: William
A. -Ruble of Wisconsin tobeConsul-
General of the , United States at
Hang Kong, .Chind
Ratifies Hague Conference.
St. Petersburg-, March 4. -The
Ofncial Messenger, on Satiriday
printed an Imperial decree ratifying
The Hague conference.
Reichstag Win ' Issue a Degree Shutting
Them vitt of Germany.
Berlin, March Ca:Before the Bud-
get "Obininettee of the Reichstag, Bar-
on Von Itechelenfen; Secretary of the'
Foreign Office, announced that a de-
cree 'would be issued on Saturday
terohibiting iniports from Cape ToWn,
°Wing,. to the existence of the
plague" there. -
Fifty-six claims .of Gertelan em-
ployee for • the Transvaal railroad,
who had.• been expelled from that
c:ountry, were- .subenitted to Great
Britain, who had deka:fed' herself:tie
be ready in principle to compensate
them for losses. A special German
delegate will be a ineMber of the
committee appointed to determine
these and similar losses.
Free Trade in it ar ways.
Greenwood, B. C.,• March 4 -The
meeting of the Associated Boards of
Trade of Eastern British Colombia
has declared emphatically in favor of
chartering a railway from the Crow'e
Nest Pass coal fields to the American
boundary, and also in favor of free
trade in railways. The resolution
declared that every bona fide rail-
way company . desirous of building
railways in the province should be
allowed to do so. Only five dele-
gates stood up to be counted against
it, although its terms were strong
and uncompromising. The ail -Irma-
,
tive vote was 83.
. smallpox at Laprairie.
Montreal Mareh 4,-SnealIpox has
briekon Out irt the village of La -
peewee,
T )1;;:ea-Avykejr3110.17ua,obtiliwtoihNorsiel;riotrT401::otgu.igi...1x },I,Jellud.sc D [ IF op.0.11
DENTRAL PRESS SCORCHED.
. DY1SOft.
Toronto, 5clarcb, 4, --Shortly aftee
1 o'clock Sunday morning fire wee
discovered in the premises of -Cu
Central Press Agency (United),
electrotypers and stereotypers,
two upper fiats of The World build.
ing on Yonge street. The fire is sena
posed to have originated from en
electric wire, as it can be traced tit
it switch -board WAneeted with a ino,
tor. Some of the no who were ene
PloYed in Tile Werld, and who well
cleaning up after the Saturday night
edition, gave the alarm 0,ncl ran net
stairs to do what they could, Tiu
firemen arrived promptly, and had
the names under control in a. short
time.
The savage men spread tarps:tiring
over all The World plant, and in thig
way saved the linotypeS, presses and
other machinery froni any great :lane
age by reason of water. .
Tae Oentral Press AgencY's loss to
machinery and stook is below We
000, and is cevered by insurance,
The reataportion of The World build-
ing was badly burned, aud the plant
in the basement, groundand first
floors raore or less leurt by rust and
water. This is all covered by newt'.
mice. The World carries some 350,-
000, spread over the leading com.
panics, and the Central Peess ?1.5e.
000.
The Central Press lies a duplicate
outfit OH York, street, and will de
its business there tor some days.
A large Zero of men were put to
work Cleaning up The World plant,
and. by noon Sunday everything was
in passable shape for turning out the
paper of this morning. The night-
watchman of The World was through
the building 25 minutes Lefore the
dames were first noticed, and saw
nothing wrong. The Central Press
shut down, at noon Saturday, and
had no fires or lights on after that
hour.
Although it was after 12 o'clock
this morning before electric light and.
power could be secured for the Mono,.
line department of the Central Press,
that news agency reached its =-
tamers throughout the country on
time as usual to -day.
Retest Pork. In I4arg0 Lot,
Ifamilten, Ont., March 4.---Tbere
was lots of roast pork in the Lawry
Packing House, Wentworth street,
Sunday eight, the result of a blaze
in the storehouse and cooling build-
ing. The f&z, was caused by electric
ligb,t wires awl did about $8,000
damage, Tee root was burned off
the building, wilich was deranged to
the extent of 32,900. It is thought
between 35,000 and e0,000 worth of
stock was destroyed or dalnaged,
Valunble Cattle Cremitted,
Middletown, N.Y„ March de -With
their heads fast in stanceions, 77
blooded cows were burned to it crisp
in the barn of A. R. Sargent, near
here on Saturday. Much property
surrounding the barn was also de-
stroyed. It is supposed the lire was
incondierY, Or the work of tramps,
Baseball PlaIer'e Crime.
Kansas City, Mo., March. 4. -Ruth,
Nollard, 18 years old, was shot and
killed ou the street Saturday after-
noon by Bud Taylor, 23 years old,
it baseball player, formerly her sweet-
heart, with whom she had quarreled.
The girl axed her sister were walking
ifti a, exceeded business district of the
city. Taylor, sitting in the window
of a, second store room, in n lodging
house opposite, fired three shots
from a repeating rifle, Two bullets
struck her, ono passing entirely
through the chest and the other mi-
tering just below the heart and lodg-
ing near the nith rib, at the back.
She died in less than an hour. The
police arrested Taylor in the lodging
house, and had difficulty in getting
lam through the mob, many clamor-
ing for lynching of the murderer.
Mr. Hoyle Renominated.
Caunington, Ont., March 4.-011
Saturday the Conservatives held a,
convention, at which over 800 dele-
gates were in attendance. After the
usual preliminaries, . the president
called for nominations. The only
name handed in was that of Mr. W.
H. Hoyle, the present. inenther. The
motion was carried by a standing
vote of about 300. Mr. Hoyle
thanked the convention for the hon-
or,' and expressed every confidence in
his party re-electing him. Speeches
were theu made by Mr. Sam Fox,
M. P. P. of West Victoria., Mr. John
McLaughlin, M. P. P., of Stormont,
Mr. Findlay Macdiarmid, M. P. P.,
of West Elgea, and local men. • The
•last and chief speaker was Mr. J. 13,
Whitney, leader of the Opposition in
the Legislature.
'The De th of Hrs. Maynard.
• Montreal, March 4. -Saturday ev-
ening' the jury rendered a verdict
that Mary Maynard died from nerv-
ous , shock or fear, caused by the
bites of dogs, while in a state of in-
• toxication. • Two of the jurors dis-
sented from this verdict, and asked
the police to investiga,te. the ' ease.
The four doctors who had examined
the unfortunate woman could find no
evidence of wounds caused by an ax
or other instrument, and the ling -
band's story -was •believed by nearly
all the jury. •
Mrs- Barry, sister of the deceased,
• swore that when her sister was oth a
spree the dogs we sometimes unfed
for eight or ten days at a time and
became ravenous. •,
L'ast Queen's, p.E.I., Election.
Charlottetown, March 5. --
The writ for Edst • Queen's election
has been issued. f Nominations will
be on the lath And polling on the
20th. The candidates are IlfeKirie
non, Liberal, and Martin, Conserva-
tive. • •1
Trnop Appointed.
I-TalifaX, .N.sA Ma'rch- 4 has
been iiffielallY annwenced that deerge
pointed
bi:Ttreodop,rd-ameinerbcolarattl, ttaesLbeeceitsilataivpe-
Cotmoil, in the planie of Hon. . Dr.
Parker, resigned.
Idest Son of Late Sir J. 111/..
Dawson Died on Saturday.
Ihe geed of the Canadian Geologicar
Survey seemembea to Bronchitis Afton
Only 48 Hours, Muess-aradeate of
Royal school or zoneo-A," g'veOguY
tn Rouorablo Career Brought sea-
denly to a Close.
Ottawa, March 4. -Dr. George Ma
Dawson, 0.11.G., F.R,S.E., directbd
of the geological survey of Cana,dae
after whom Dawson City in the Y114
Icon is named, died here Saturdat,
night after but 48 hours' illness, Or.
breacnitis,
George Miner Intweoe wne born in
pletee, ens., August 1, 1849, and wee the'
eldest son of the late Sir J. W. Dawsin(i
He was edecated itt eicatii inneereitee
Hentreal. arta. In 1869 entered, the Royal
school of Mines, 50A0431, where he remelt
ed for -name years. Ile was Avec in he
Ofass to pass, being awarded the DITi's-r4
Forbes medal tied prize In palaeontolo
arse neturai Watery. 'Returning te Cana
be waa engaged Itt minieg surreys be NovIt
Seigle Awl aloe leetnres1 itt !oinit cgt.f*.
tege, Quebee. In 1873 Ile rneeircd tne
enintmenit of geologist and botanist af
Her Maiesta's North American Soundata
Commieslon, which was eugaged ie tlxin
tbe Intundery line ftOm the 1,aire of .a.t11.
Wood e to the Reidy Mouutaina. In tent
eaRaell4( eerved tor two years Attilt
prepered a bigbir Satisfactory reporfe
wall plates and MOW,. en tite geninglg
and other reSoureca Of the countria
tt.la eonecatiou be clan prepared e repere
Tesittry Fermattert,
memoir an the superficial deposits Of tile
great Interior plains. of America. De 04
termination or lns labors an tile bounds
=Toy, be Was appointed to tee steel el
the Geological Surrey or the inonnaloe54
1871 He intorno neststailt director
July, 1883, oral depute need or the eeolee
eal surrey In January, 1895. Willie atteinn
lug the eeliool of eithee lee paid seeelni
tention to geology and palaeoutology nude;
the tuition ot Messrs. gamey, litteaeY
and Etheridge, and to e1terolett7 end
metals in the Meer:donee or Vraultioele
ottO rereet Ilia work in the gcographicae
aarrey was (Agony in Brinell Columela awe
the Norterwest 5.`errIteries, and wale le
the eleeliarge of les anklet duties lie ere
pored a large portion Of the westerit
nuntre, ineludilme, it boat 1olifIleY er
One 01 the most Important or ell
Pining services was in eouneetien wide thOf
Hearing Sea arbitration, and as one of the
Belden couvalseloners ho Spent the summee
at 18= In the Bebring Sea reeeon for tlie
Purpose or enquiring Into the Mew and
cenditions of seal life. Ile received the
degree Of LL.D. from Queen's Culver -Jig
In 1899, and, A similar degree train MOW
'University In 1591. In the $31110 year be
wee nwarded the ilagsby gold medal frOV
the TeMden Gealogifial Society for Lila san
ries to the selente or geology. tie wee
Woo a 'fellow or tee Royal Society Qe
'Geology et London. In 151/3 be was elect -
ea nresident of the Royal Geological Set
elety of Canada; In the following year wap
mane n corresponding member at the 2oce
loglein &tardy or London, and In 3895 tval
elected at 'fellow Of the A.merietin Assinine
tion of Geology for the Advancement or
Seleuce In 2890 lie Was Op/Minted by tee
Council or the lititish Aeseeintion preeldent
of tag eeologleal section for the Tololtv
meelleg 4 the asscieleeleeenne In the next
Year was ..,,;:iaii47fra: -" •-•1 ureel
the Geograpeical Societytoe nIs warienie -
a whole..
Deeeasetl was the author of several lours
on geology'.
LEGISLATORS WoltieED SUNDA.In
Vnele Saws Lawmakers Hustled to Get
iteady For inauguration.
Washington,*,Inarch 4, -The Muse
and Senate resumed their session at"
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, witli
the galleries packed to the doora
witit inauguration visitors. A ma,
jority of them were soldiers in uni-
form. Although several bard .fighte
°vet* items ie the various approprie-
tion bills loomed up on tbe horizoin
the leaders were confident that at
the disputes would be amicably Se ,
tled before noon to -day, when Osette
gress expires by limitation. Tete
House was still in the legislative da,*
of Friday, and the members came
prepared for a siege through thill
night, if the complications made an
all-night session necessary.
• The final estimate of the size of
the inaugural parade, as given out
at military headquarters last night
was: Military, volunteer and regu-
lar, 22,240; veteran organization,
1,200; civic societies; 7,800. Out or
this -number a total of about 17,-
500 arrivals had been officially rue
ported to the Reception. Committee
early in the evening.
Gen. Francis Green. the graner
marshal, estimates that the parade
will take four and a half hours tte
pass the reviewing stand, asSuming
that • the inaugural parade actually,
gets under way on its turn front th&•
,capital by 2 p. ra., this will make tee
7.30 by the time the last sectioie
Teieses the White House.
FAST AVLANTrO SEnvioE.
Negotiations win Be Resumed For Speedy'
Ocean Liners. -
Ottawa, March 4.-31 is more than.
prebable, that this week will see ti
fast • Atlantic 'service negotiations,.
actively revived by the Government.
It is nearned from an authoritativt'
source that there have of late beeti.
several •conferenees in the 'thattein---`
and that representlitives Of the Allan
firm have been present at some W
these Ministerialisi coafeyericas, and
hatvheebseamral econsiiauthoritylted,,rstates
that,.
thOugh nothing has been positively
done so 'far, it is most likely that.
next week will see developments 01-
,piptlicwiinitib
interest, •
remembered that on
e.
reason given by the Government fOr'
not, having taken active steps to-
wards securing a fast Atlentic eer-
vice has been that the demands Made
on the shipping resources of the Em-
pire by the Imperial Government.
transport purposes have so crippled
the ship owners that it has been iin-
possible to obtain vessels. Now
that the war as drawing l'ea a close
it is deemed a good tinee for renew-
ing negotiations.
increase ,ot •
• London,. March. 4. -- Th.6 estimates
for the civil service for 1901-2 were -
issued. on Saturday. They total £40,-
666,608 an increase 1£1