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111k \ 11 1111114 ill It Ep ter of Trade and Commerce has told xessed is this resolnteni n; d N{w8 .<.....
cs of wEEN
towards the oPen sea- professed in the past.
'floe preferential Tariff
"The next branch of the resalutio
In
The Conservative Leader's Res°
lution in the Commons,
Zr.�R. B. Borden ;loved; Per Mutual
k'refereuce within the Empire anti
Against the flue -Sided x'aritt Pplics
'Which low Prevails Lg Order of the
Liberal T.
i r,al Trade-l'i4a.�itsts-Sir Wilfrid
L.aattrier Ile;;; ed the Question.
Ottaaca, hfarc ll 19. -The session
yesterday was probably the most im-
portant sitting of the present Par.
lianient. Mr. R. L. Borden . laid
down the policy of the Conservative
party, accentuated in its application
to the conditions now affecting the
country. The House listened atten-
tiv ely The address 'would, in ex -
tense, fill ten newspaper columns.
Sir Wilfrid's speech in reply ae
ae
exceedingly weak. He beggedythe
whole question, and carne very near
melting ah ridiculous impression,
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Censercaaive Polley.
Ottawa, March 19.�-Ifr. Ii. L. Ilolti
den, who got a hearty Conservative
cheer on rising to resume the budget
lobate, touched. lair Wilfrid and Sir
Richard smartly upon the character-
istics shown by each when put in a
tight corner. For some yeast, lee
seal. ;sir Richard had passed as a
Iliogenes, looking with as lamp for an
honest man, hut in the way be dealt
with the Midget lie had not ven,' well
preserved that role. Ur. Do:den
compared Finance Minister Fielding
to a elan skating on thin ice, who,
being warned, said: "I realize the
danger. and as soon as I fall In I
will govern myself accordingly."
He gave a, few coluprehensive fag
ores by way of comparing the Con -
native and Liberal Adniinistra,-
dons: "During the four years from
1St'.3: to 1841f1, under a Conservative
Administration. Caanado's imports
from I ngland amounted to $1.14,-
000,000, while during four years of
Liberal Administration English im-
ports amounted only to $143.000,-
000. On the other hand. the im-
ports from the United States from
I8+3 to 18011 were $22.1,000.000.
and during the four years of Liberal
Administration came up to $213..
000,000.
The Chalaen„o .tccopted..
Having quoted other figures bear-
ing' on the contrasted trade of (gait-
British
ado w' R
with the
Milted States
Bri-
tain limier the preferential t riff. Air.
I3ordn accepted the challenge of Sir
Richard Cartwright. and offered
&oleo suggestions with respect to the
tatxes. The hon, gentlemen opposite
are now in power; there are their'
promises and pledges before them,
and lzere is a surplus of over 50.-
000.000; and will they he good en- s
°ugh to explain to the House why
ft is, if those (th redaction of the to
taxes on tobacco, sugar, breadstuffs
tad curd), were good principles in
deals with the preferential tariff.
1897 our .chancee were teznporari
thrown away by the right Iron. ge
tremas who leads the House, for
certain phrase which he used.
spoke of granting an advazttage to
111 'r. Morden closed by moving' the
monition he gave notice of as prey
n seated in these columns the other
ly ay.
n. t Sir Wzifred Laurier.
at Sir Wilfrid Laurier, replying to the
$e I leader of the Opposition yesterday
Cheat Britain on account of the
splendid freedom which she grant
us. Well, we all realize that Gre
IBritoin has granted •znted us a spiced
freedom, but did not the right, ho
gentleman, when he promised
people of this country that he wou tor them y
British Preference in the
i markets, did he net 7cno
then that Great Britain granted
a splendid freedom? Ilad that fa
dawned on hint, when he arrived
London? And did he not remehnbe
the wards of the Minister' of Tra
and Commerce, who said that
owed Great Britain nothing for th
wrongs she had committed again
us by blundering? We had in 189
a magnificent opportunity to obtai
from England some advantage
her markets. We did slit abtai
that, and. of course, it is too le
for us to discuss with advantage
what might have been. The praet
cal question now for us, is what ca
be. The Iron. Minister of Finance i
very ready to ding across the tlo r
ot the Ifouso tate question whether
not we are prepared to repudiate tit
policy of British preference. Well,
is very difficult, sometimes, a
might be regarded very of ensfvs
sometimes, to ask or to take bac
that which has been given away.
"The Liberal=Conservatite
have Myer said that theyparty
prnisosed
to repeal. that preference, but they
leave laid that they would never
rest satisfied until, in addition to
that, and as compensation for that.
we had attained a. preference in the
British markets. (Cheers.)
.t taming utmealty.
',Suppose..as some business men
tbroughattt the country think maty
be the case, that the additional pre-
foreece+ which he last. year gave to
the 1'*ritish goods should result in
destroying some of our industries.
In alosin up some of our factories.
in paralyzing a portion of the busi-
ness of the Gauntry, the only thing
that we can say Is that we shall
have to deal with those diflieultues
as best we may. but deal with them
in &neb a tatty as not to offend or to
lessen the sentiment of unity of the
Empire, which is so strongly impres-
sed, not only upon the people of the
country, but throughout the entire
possessions. Now, 1 do not
want
any misunderstanding. So far
as the Opposition. or the party I
have the honor to lead in this
ITouse, Is concerned, I aur prepared
tt,• ,
stand for the nutty of the Em.
aiternooz► on the budget. referred to
the resolution embodying the policy
Importa'ht Events in Fe* Wordy
For Bir Readers.
Ther, busy ,World's liaappeniugs, Carefall,�e.
Compiled awl rat Into Rarely Aga
ed of the Conservative party as the A:ttrectiare shape a rarer the Readers
same old National Policy, Ie l'
y, avhi o
at the }?.
Government hail a tied •ps Oar raper- solid tone's l njoy-
le 1896,. .& revenue tariff had then, he.
declared, a
been adopted. ted.
t
e The People
It
p P
P
were now in a position to judge of
the respite. lie denied that tho pre-
sent sent tariff is protective. In the tariff
us laid down by his Goverazment, to
ct preduce revenue was the .first eon-
in sideration. The stoney, in the Con -
r servative system, went into. the tree,-
de sury, and by tho Liberal policy into•
I); the pockets of the People.
e The Premier conba.tte4 the idea
st that there could ever be mutual trade
preference between Oana.da and Great
protection. The Con- ,
l3ritaln under
izl servaatives wanted to retest their '
ee n protection and at the same time get
to a perference from Great Britain. The
policy of the Opposition was protec-
is tion agatinst Great Britain, and this
being so. there could h no mutuality
s of preference.
Roo Sir Wilfrid quoted Mr. Chamber-
num% ratragrapbs.
5 •
1:G S D
Quiet has been re-established. in
Catalonia, ,..tpilary, throusett arbitree
i tion an the para. of the prefect.
It is reported that Carnegie has
I offered Winnipeg $100,000 tor a
w, lie Library on the $ame conditions
as the Ottawa grant.
Complete census returns give the
population of India as 204.000.000,
an increase in the last d^ode of
7,000,000.
f; kir. T. R. Simile of:S"saeoe bas
been appointed County Crown At-
toagiaey of Norfolk. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of ties late J.
If. Ant:°ey.
A movement +s Laking definite form ;
to establish near Atlanta, (in..
colony to be composed of and gov. ,
trued ezaclusivel i by member's of the
negro rice.
It is Ibe intention of Andrew 'Car-
negie to give at least $`25,000,000
for the erection of buildings and for
the endowment of the proposed `Tech-
nical School of Pittsburg.
The welter, of the finse eiat article
fat Tho London Times Thursday
morning says he is able to confirm
'tete report that. the Government has
Authorized the (luuaber of Mines at
Johannesburg to start 350 stamps.
"We understand." says The Lon-
don Daily Chronicle, "that immense
quantities of foodstuffs are reaching
1"retnria, by way ot lhelagoa. Bay,
which are destined Id fared the Doers
when the final surrender 'shaR be
rstado; ”
'The London Tittles asserts that the
Governments proposals for the civil
list show a, total of 4.370,000. be -
.Ing 4100,000 for MS Irajesty'tl
Privy purse, and the rest for tato ex-
penses of the Royal household. The
Queen Consort's allowance is Z50,-
000.
Owing to the increasing gravity of
of the outbreak of the bubonic plague
in ('ape f"olany, the authorities pro.
pose confining that soldiers to camps
and. barracks. The number ot Euro -
Three
cases is incrfasing, four having
been officially reported on 'I'hairs-
day,
CJs'•GAa<.T'iS.S.
Three persons were killed and three
injured early on Thursday in a lire
that fir
>k
ore f..ty tenants .in panic
from the live -story tenement house
in New York.
Henry City of Providence. R. I.. a
brakeman un the New York Centre'.
While malting his first trip over the
rand. Was kiiitd at Oneida. N. V..
Friday afternoon.
William luttnn. a Prescott tau,
shot himself wheel playing with an
old revolver at Brockville, white{ he
thought was not loaded. It is
doubtful if Sutton will recover.
In a. head -end coliision between
freight trains at Clay Stretch, Ky..
on Friday on the Illinois Central
Railway, three men. were instantly
killed and three were finally injueed.
A man frozen to death at Streth-
am, N. Ir., on Thursday, is suppos-
ed to be Edward L. Eastley of Lon-
don, Ont., who has been missing
from Brockton, dross., since Jan.
1.0.
'U'. S. otlicers at Brooklyn tested a
:?elf -righting lifeboat on Thursdtt..r.
It didn't work, and one roan was
drowned and four out of 13 others
were rescued in an unconscious con-
dition.
CItIMn A\D eniatierALS.
Harvey Birche, wanted at Mount
Forest for burglary committed in
tL895, has been extradited and
brought to Canada.
Andrew Cralkshanks of Wingham,
who was committed for trial a week
ago for attempting to shoot Miss
Currie, was to -day sentenced to three
ears in Kingston.
The pottery evil in Cantina has been
uppressed by law, according to a
despatch received at the State De-
artment at Washington, from Con-
ul-General Bittinger at Montreal.
Charles W. Ryan, cashier of the
Halifax National Bank at Harris-
burg, Pa.. was shot to death by
Henry Rowe and Western ICeiper of
Lykens at noon on Thursday, in an
attempt at a daring bank robbery.
George Hewett was arrested near
Carthage, N. Y., on Friday, charged
with stealing the schaol funds of the
istriet from. his granttlifatheer, a true-
ee. Hewett confesses the crime, and
mplicates his brother, wleo has fled
o Canada.
POLITICS—IMPERIAL.
In the British House of Commons
n Thursday the leaders of the Op-
osition searchingly criticized the
ovcrnment's proposals for the in-
rease and reform of the army.
or lain and said that so long as Can-
ti ado, aclhero'd to protection, slice a.
it zollveretn could ,not be discussed,
the with free trade within the Empire
and protection against foreigners. If
D. such it zollverein were created as Mr.
Chamberlain had referred to, it
would be the greatest commercial
Policy the world had ever seen,
The Premier said the Canadian
tariff would not be elevated to the
American standard. It would bo de-
termines. by the Canadian people
themselves.
Sir Wilfrid continued to say that
before such matters ae the effect of
the German tariff were thrown down
for angry discussion before the
House and the people. they should
first be made shatters at confidential
treatment, between the Canadian and
Imperial (governments.
The concluding portion of the
speech was an allusion to the North
Bruce election. There the Conserva-
tive organ had been speaking of the
Tarte-Laurier combination. Tita�t
was the reverse of Mr. Borden's ex-
pressed condemnation of racial and
religious erica.
lir. Wallace Followed.
Mr. N, Clarke Wallace followed.
IIo said the present tariff and export
beaus on pig iron and steel was a,
transparent
fraud, nal � l .
1 r, i'ield-
ing's declaration was tantamount to
saying that there won't be no tariff
revision until this Liberal Govern-
dire, as strongly as any member of
this Mouse. I ant prepared, for the
purpose, to advocate and support tato
claims of any Government that will
pend its last dollar and send it
ant loan in support of the integrit
of the Empire against any foe the.
May threaten disruption. (Cheers.
882 and 1885, they are not good
principles now, or -wily it is that, 1
holding thoseprinciples, if they do
continue to hold thein, they iha10 not
seen flt to lighten the burdens of the t
people? Further than that, the Min- t
ister of Trade and Commerce dis- s
tinctly stated in this setteclh, al-
though he differed in that respect
from the Minister of x''inance-that old
this is not a protective tariff, but n t
revenue tariff. If this is a revenue t
tariff, on what prt' le does the duce
lion. gentlemen up, the mainten (
once of the surplue oinp
coming to the Pt. t
Coming to the resolution before entiment
the Rouse, Mr. Borden said the Con- it
servative policy of protection was a c
stable one, while the Liberal was 'a
varying policy from free trade to re- a
venue tariff, unrestricted reciprocity, t•hese
commercial union and modified tariff,
Iooking towards the open sea of free a
trade. t
Ile said he would not weary the d
House with quoting of what has been
said by the right hon. gentleman ossibility
who Leads the Government (lion. Sir lu
Wilfrid °luminous and weighty conunercial
pinion in its favor, and then passed
n to a discussion of the Australian,
he West Indian and ,the German pol
cies with reference to Canada and
he preferential idea.
Sharp Thrust at Sir Richard.Richard..Mr. Borden closed as follows: Just
ne word in conclusion. The Hon.
ment was read e o
y t move towards
free trade.
Dr. Mussell (Hants) moved the ad-
jourameut of the debate.
The House adjourned at. 10.30.
8
5` K&t,Ii Ea l\ GARatUS*N.
a) Only About Maroc the Men Siti;n carer
Another rear.
Ottawa,. March 1.9, -Only about
one-half of the Halifax provisional
battalion have rejoined for .another
twelve months. The remainder have
in
beau given their discharge. Of the
company of 05 men which has been
stationed in British Columbia only
• 13 men re-enlisted the rest. were
given their discharge. The 12 under
the command of Limit, -Col. Mel{ay
and Captain Clarke will return to
headquarters at Halifax forthwith.
It is not yet known when the re-
• cruits for the South African constab-
ulary will leave here. They may not
start until Thursday or Friday, or
perhaps Saturday. Dr. Correll of
this city, who has been acting fined
ical officer to the force, will accom.-'
pany it to Halifax. There he will
be relieved by Dr. Vaux, who will
accompany the men to South Africa.
Out of the 025 men enrolled here
only four have been found unlit for
duty, and this was on account ,i of
ailments which developed after en-
listment. Each man has been served
out with a suit of blue overalls,
overcoat and toque, which will last j,
him until he reaches South Africa.
11
:No Sentiment in Trade.
"But, sir, I do not attach so mportance to some things tha
have been said in this HOuSe 'wit*
respect to the effect of sentiment
he arother Country on matters
hat. kind, as has been expressed. by
onto hon. geatlemen opposite. Win?'
they would hove one believe that the
British workman forgets his pip
his beer every e.ventug in order
hat he may go ont on the streets
• lind some goods of Canadian pro
or manufacture that he cart buy
Cheers.) But the extraordinary
art of it is that when you turn to
hose hon. gentlemen and say: If
has such a remarkable
old or; the minds of the British
onsumer as that, how is it that
Britain will refrain. from giving us
preference in her marlets. Then
hon. gentlemen turn to you
and say: It is of no use th talk
boot that; the Briton, in matter of
rade, is alisonttely cold-bIooded and
ovoid of sentimeet." (Cheers.)
Mr. Borden went' on to discuss the
of obtaining preference
the British markets. Efe quoted
Laurier), and the Hon. Min- v
ister of Trade and Conunerce on this °
question in days gone by. The right 2
hOn. gentleman told -the people
"I come before you to -night to t
preach to you this new gospel of '
free tra,de." He would like to ask
him, and would sit down and let 0
him reply, if he desires, whether or ee
not he collies before the House to- e
day to preach the gospel of free
ain in Opposition, as he says, for
tie next 25 years. Well, I do not
now that the hon. gentleman (Sir
ichard Cartwright) is in much bet-
er position to form an opinion in
trade. He paused for a reply. He tni
does not seem inclined to give k
any information on that point. He
said also: "I denounce to you the t
egard to that than the rest of . us;
policy of protection as bondage."
Does he stile denounce the policy of h
protection as bondage? He went on e
to it -ae bondage in the same way h
as American slavery was bondage. rc
orry that the elinister (Mr. Cart -
right) did not see fit to put any
igner ideal before members of this
ouse, and before any polnical party
this country, than the obtaining
Sir, our policy is freedom of trade, in
such as exists in tIngland; such as 0
is practised in Cereat leritain."
uch is the greatest possible good
any political party at ally possi-
o cost. There are, Mr. Speaker,
ings of more importance to any
ant power, or evert to retain
r retaining of power. I understood
he hon. gentleman to suggest that
Speaking of his own resolution be- to
fore the House, Mr. Borden saia: bl
"In its main essential features, it 'is th
the policy which was laid down by p
Sir John Macdonald in, 1876-7. It to
is a, policy intended to give work to p
the workingmen of Canada; it is a 01
policy designed to protect the Indus- pi
trial interests of Canada, to prevent in
our factories being closed, to pre- g
vent our people being forced to p
work in the United States, and to as. of
sist in developing the industries of th
this country; it is a policy, at all - st
events, .whether it is wrong or right, . tr
lby which the Liberal -Conservative p
Iparty is prepai'ed to.' stand, and re
shall ask the Minister of Finance and st
the 111inister of Trade and Commerce t
to tell us where they stand with re- , cr
gard co this protective feature of the . ra
tarin, -new presented to the court- po
try by the Government. I shall ask
'them to frankly and clearly say whe-1 or
1 tiler or not the Government has now sp
, abandoned its poliey of free trade ! ho
ana revenue tariff, and believes in th
ower. I think, surely, that an hon-
aible direct adherence to honorable
•Inciples, profeised in Opposition or
power, is a thing more to be re-
arcled than even the obtaining of
ower itself. I think the upholding
the standard of public opinion in
is eountry, the upholding of the
andard of public life an this coun-
y, is of more iniportance to any
olitical party than the obtaining or
taining of power. I think that to
and for the unity of the people of
his country, and to suppress any
y of race or creed that ina,y be
rtance to any political party in
anada than is the effort to obtain
retain power. For my part,
caking for the party, I have the
nor to lead in this country, I say
at WO Shall endeavor to carry out
e principles whiph we have pro -
four companies, 'Pieta respectively THi= CC/MINION
, O t taava• and ° ,.----.
L.'riefSnauntary of the. Phos
on of Dr. :Me= iriaanent During tea,
as exereit i5 10Oi.
lieutenant in 13adezt-Powell's Potiie.
et London. Tereoto
tifontrea1.
W. O. McCarthy,
s
earthy, has secured a eoattmission
HOU 3a.
ra►a<~
His service is for three years, and
pay is $1,500 a.; year. lie sails
March 20.
I'OLITICIi+- '911PIPlr.
William Carey Sanger of New X
has received this com1nissign as
sistant Secretary of War and a
sworn. inat thes
°,t ce
of.`� 1
e^ie r
Root at Washington.
Gov, Wells
of ldt;ati bas vetoed- t
compiehits and: commencing of p.
1 secution n eniwin'"
1 <al eaa+.:s. The pr
posed law was aimed at the praeti
of polygamy..
Arthur Saunders Gore, the fit
t Earl .of Arran, died Thursday uzo.
At Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Hatt
his Ottawa, I►fnreh 1" -.-The (louse wa
on poorly attended yesterday , zzsA 111ai1
znezubers were stormbound. A naip,
bey of bills were intr • uced aFktil
Yo read a, tires time, and a amber of
Asp questions were answered, amoogt
v them being one by the 1'r inter tbair
there are no negotiation ea bee
truce. C
'z d•
ani 'e •
a and Newt u
i stir•
tin
d
he
Col. Hughes sieved his res° noon to
f have the Uoveraunt•nt pay .he et„
e
IIS,
es as re lar S
f rcaent t e
<'i, v
P P of
r
aro-
oedema
ti,!
Militia, units to the Provincial rifle
o- lzhatches and furnish theta With,, a.
liberal supply of :'nununition. Aftee
discussion end a favorably inclined.
th. statenteat from Mr. Bordeu, he witl,
mor
!Evans ins1•
b'
ill rel< t'tt
't z to
t,e i
C'look n
walker, aged 42, daughter of .I
Davis of Kingston. Ont.. is dee.
The deceased was tL graduate of ti
Kingston Ladies' Co ege. of the cia
et 1890, and was practicing her pr
fession at Kent, Ohio.
LAi3411t .L'ORL1?.
Iron manufacturers manufacturers hal; a voluatar
ct
TY increased wages in Ohio 1.2e'en
per tion for puddiisag and .2 per een
for llnis wrs.. The increase ellen
244000 hands..
A strike of union pressmen wa
order d at Chicago on Thursday o
The Itorord. News, Tribune, Times
Herald, Evening Post and Journal
TI o inter-0,eihn and American. static
are neat members of the Publisher
nrsot•iaa ion. have harmonious co
tt' ' is with the Pressmen's Union.
s ICIDVS.
Arthur Townsend of New Yor
shot himself in the right' temple in
Montreal hotel ou Thursday. H
condition is critical, but he may
Cuter.
re -
Daniel J. Tolland, a8 years old
a cigarnialier, committed suicide ai
Meadville, Pa.. on Thursday
shooting. hist horse was origivall
in Toronto, lettere his father, Jaut
Tolland. now lives.
ONTARIO Z'G1J7rKS.
The Federation of Liberal Clubs o
le Ottawa, Afarch 13. -The galleries'
Jo
drew his motion. The House ad-
journed at 0 o'clock.
of the 'house were crowded by l
a .. deeply' interested audience, yeeterchene
he aftiernoon when Mr. Bottrase ro t
sa tot to his autendnzent, declaring
a- fear -tilers is no aecessity for send.
ing any more Canadian troops try.
South Africa, and that the enlist=
I- Meat of recruits for the South Afre.
is cart ('onstabulary should not be, st ,.
t, hawed to take place in Canada. Afr.
is Ilottrassa�'s speech was received in
silence by the House. That the Pre-
s infer in ilia reply voiced the eenti-
n meets of the House was manifest
-
from the loud and frequent cheering
• from botil ,sides of the house, and
h the leader of the Opposition, in wi
s' in upthe de i ten-
n -g 11.'zte, expressed his ei
tire concurrence in the position tale,
an by the Premier, Whom, he t',a1tn-
plimented upon his eloquent speech.
The amendment found but one sup.
a porter in a. house of 147 members.
is
re- Ottawa„ Jaren 1 -16, -The house,
having disposed of the order paper,
adjourned before 9 o'clock last night.
t Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced .a couple
l,y of Uovernnzents. bills, and explaine4.
y the provisions of one swbielt *mend-
s ed the Dominion Elections Act
several respects where experience of
tato elections imlicateet aultendinetat is
f necessary. It proposes to authorize
St. yr '1411124'ot Be Hanged.
Ottawa, March 19. -Lord Minto P
approved of an Order -in -Council yes- A
torday commuting death sentence
passed upon George St. Cyr, Dawson
City, Yukon Territory, to imprison-
ment for life. St. Cyr and James
Davis were both wood choppers.
They had a. dispute, and Davis was
killed from the shot of a gun, which
was in the hands of St. Cyr. St.
Cyr afterwards gave_himself up, stat-
ing that he did not intend to shoot d
Dae -is, and that the gun went off by t
mistake. St. Cyr, hOwever, was 1
tried for murder and found guilty. t
The jury gave a recommendation to
mercy, and the trial judge sent to
Ottawa a report favorable to com- o
mutation, there being in ,the case a p
doubt as to whether the shooting G
was intentional or otherwise. c
The London Times on Thursday
aid le believed that in additiOrx to a
ugar tax and the re-impolition of
he registration duty of a shilling on
orn, the income tax Will be increas-
d by two -pence or four -pence on the
on board, has probably been caught P
Rough Weather ror
Gibraltar, March 19. -The steam- .8t
ship Ophir, which left Portsmouth
Sunday afternoon, with the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York e
in the southeasterly 'gale thee has
driven several small vessels ashore,
and detained the l'eninsular and Ori-
ental. liners and the Werra at Gib-
raltar. Rain has fallen steadily for
five daya and the stand upon which
the Duke of Cornwall will review
the garrison troops is now the cen-
tre of a lake.
L• ord Cranborne, Under-Secretary
of the Foreign Office, replying to
questions on Thursday in the House
of Commons concerning Great Bri-
tain's negotiations with the United'
States rglati-ve to Russia and Man-
churia, said the Government was in
constant communication with the
powers concerned on every phase of
he Chinese question, but that it
ould be contrary to public interest
e enter into particulars at the pre-
nt moment.
Fon, MEN Or WAR.
The South Mrican Constabulary
ave Ottawa for I-Ialifax on Wed-
esda;v next, 20th inst.
The soldiers at Fort Porter com-
:in bitterly that their Toon is in-
ufficient in quantity and poor in
The arm!' service corps which the
cided to establish will consist ot
t
Census Takers to Bo 'Vaccinated. W
Ottawa, March 19. -The Chief Cen- se
sus Commissioners throughout the ,
Dominion have been instructed by
telegraph to order the vaccination of ,
all the enumerators under them, Le
There is believed to be a lot of What /1
mild form of the disease in different Pi
parts of the countra, and vaccine.- 8
tion is being resorted to as a pre- q
cautionary meastire against the dis-
ease sprea.ding.
Ontario completed its businee
at Toronto on Thureday. (Mee
were eleetee. and it supported
resolution Premier ROSS* Governmen
railway scheme,
TRU 80c1R,TIIIS.
The Orange Grand Lodge of Oleo
tario Weft concluded its session a
Stratford Thursday evening. Joh
McMillan df Toronto was electe
Grand Master.
s the aceeptan of a. marked check as
re a deposit. to improve the ballot
• paRr. and to remove difficulties ex-
perienced the operation of Om
Manhood Franchise Act, The de,
bate upon, Mr. Taylor's motion re-
specting Anticosti gave the Premier
t an opportunity to dispel the
• sions entertained by some itS tO the
d Possible menace to Canada. in Arr.
Menier's occupation of the island,
to the reinoval of the Pox Bay
settlers. Arguments in fa.vor of the
establishment of a. divorce court in
Canada were submitted by Mr. Brit-
ton in a speech which dealt. exhaus-
tively with the subject. In the even-
ing Dr. Horsey spoke ably and elo-
quently in moving tho secinal read-
ing of his bill establishing the aalth
of May as a national holiday.
who ilolget Deb s Concluded Last
Week, mid the )1efority of the
Ooveromeat Was Ten.
Toronto, March. 12. -Very little.
business was transacted in the Leg-
iSlatUre yesterday. there beleg bare-
ly a quorum of members in attend-
ance. Several bills were itt-
troduced and read a first time,
aroong, Own being Mr. Carnegens to
permit young men who are within
four months of their maJority to
vote. the Pyne's bill authorizing
grants by municipo.lities for the re-
ception of the Duke nnd Duchess of
York was read a second time. The
House adjourned at 3.30.
Toronto, March 13. -The budge
debate avas concluded last night. At
eartenthOnt by the Opposition depre
eating the Government's attitude it
'connection with the West Elgin cor-
ruptio. eases formed the subject for
the division. Won. Mr. Gibson, as
Attorney -General, made a lengthy
statement of tis position in the mat-
ter. Mr. Whitney replied in a
lengthy speech, in. which he covered
a good deal of ground. TheL Pre-
mier wound up the debate, and on
the vote being taken, it, was ;ascer-
tained that the Government's ma,
jority is ten.
'Drente, March 14. -In the Legis-
lature yesterday Mr. Little's motion
for the appointment of a Committee
on Agriculture and Colonization was
carried unanineously. There was no
objectiOn from either side, but an un-
expeetedly long discussion ensued on
the question owing to the introduc-
tion of several matters foreign to
the resolution. A feature of the de-
bate was the approval of Members of
the Opposition of the proposals to
encourage the dead meat and
beet -root sugar industries. It is not
yet known whether the committee
will be appointed during the present
; session.
Toronto, March 15. -In the Legis-
lature yesterday several Government
bills, including the Premier's act to
grant 51,000,000 to impiove high-
ways on certain conditions, were
read a second time. Mr. Ross' bill
. was referred to a select conunittee.
A number of es!_imates were passed.
Ottawa, Inareb 15. -Mr. Fielding
yesterday delivered his sixth budget
speedo The Finance Minister wee
able to announce a, probable surplus
for the coming year of 56,350,000.
The principle of %rill stability is
mointained. the only alteration be -
lug that machinery for the manufac-
ture of beet -root sugar is placed up-
on the free list for one year. Mr.
E. B. Osier and Mr. James Cluemy
replied for the Opposition.
Ottawa, March 16. -The debate on
• the budget occupied the entire atten-
tion of the House, with the excep-
tion of a fetv rninutes devoted to the
routine business of advancing sev-
eral bills a stage. Sir Richard
Cartwright, who resumed the de-
bate, spoke with considerable vigor.
Sznith (Wentworth). Mr. Borden
moved the adjournment of the de-
bate, and give notice of an amend-
ment evhielt, he will III.OVO on Mon-
day.
Toronto, March 16.-A most im-
portant measure of law reform was
introduced in the Legislature yes-
terday by Hon. J. -M. Gibson, At-
orney-General. The bill increases
the jurisdiction of County Courts,
'leaving the question of appeals and
Division Court jurisdiction to be
dealt - with, ptobably next session,
when the experience of the present
Act will be at the disposal of the
House. By the terms of Col. Gib -
son's measure suits may be brought
in the County Courts involving ap-
proximately. double the sums pre-
viously set as the limit; libel, slan-
der, criminal conversation and se-
duction cases, applications to quash
municipal by-laws, orders or resolu-
tions of Municipal Councf±s, and con-
victions or orders of locs„ Justices
of the Peato are brought within the
jurisdiction of the County Court
Judges. The procetepre is simplified,
in- County Court actions shall be
confined to one hearing before the
judge for directiOns as to trial. Pro.
vision is also made for the remedy-
ing of the abuse of the process of
examination tor discovery in all
colirts, also that juries be not suite
Moned when there is no business tib
be done.
ALLEGE A SWINDLE.
Tanners signed a Contract to Pay if
Farms Were Not Sold.
Woodstock, Ont., March 18.-A lot
of farmers around here are in dist.
tress. Four or eve years ago a man
came around, who said he was the
agent for the Canadian Farm Adver-
tiser of Guelph. He got the farmer3
to let him advertise their farms for
sale. If sold his concern was to get
three per cent. of the prices. A lot
of farmers signed contracts. Some
ifarms were' sold; most were not.
1 Now another agent is around die -
playing to the astonished yeomen a
paper with their signatures attached,
in which they agree, if their farms
were not sold in three years, to Pay
the advertisers. one per cent. of the
price they pua on them, One farm-
er has a claim 5210 against him.
Others are lower.
They all say Ahey nev'er made ano
i agreement to pay, one per cent., and
claim. it is a swindle.
sxx pEopLE BURNT TO DEATH.
A Wife and rive Children Perfshed
the Flames.
Campbellton, N. B.. March 180. -
Six persons were burnt Friday uight
at 1..rittle Cascapedia, Que., as the re -
suit of a coal oil explosion in the
house of john Gauthier of Gauthier
& Arseneau, merchants of the above
named place. The accident occurred
between 11 and 12 o'clock, The
stove exploded the. landing of tha
stairs. Mr. Gauthier endeavored to
remove it, but tfinding it impossible,
on account of the oil being all ia
flames, he jumped out from. the uti-
stairs window to get help, but ip a-
ing so he broke his leg. 1,110,
crawled „„torigth,eeenextiahseoush.,eln,it
thing was in flames before help could
I bed, and five children were burned.
be aad. His wife, who was sick in
Scranton, Pa., March 18. -Passen-
ger train No. 4 on the Lackawanna,
road, jumped the track at Slaters -
other trainmen