The Huron Expositor, 1892-02-19, Page 12L
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Aar The figure between the parenthesis after each
line denotes the page of the paper on which the
advertisement w.,1 be found.
Who Wa.nts Blinds ? -Lumsden t Wilson. (5)
Zurich Yards -John B. Foster. (5)
Money to Loan -J. C. Morrison. (5)
Bull tor Service --John Cahill. (5)
Sale of Property -James Head. (5)
Auction Me of Farm Stoek-Wm. C,00per. (6)
Unreserved Auction Sale -R. Robinson. (5)
Sale of Farm Stoek-john J. Parish. (6)
Wall Papens-C. W. Papst. (6)
lecture -J. H. Gardner. (G)
Selling Close For Cash -E. McFaul. (8)
Mandrake Brood Bitters -I. V. Fear. (6)
Winter Goode Clearing Ont -R. Willis. (6)
Mr. John, Reith's Card. (5)
Sale of Farm Stock -J. Hood. (5)
Tamarac. Wanted -J. S. Welsh. (8)
Notice to the Publie-Prof. A. M. Shrieves. (8)
Lost -Expositor Offlee.1(8)
Cash for Egge-Mrs. M. E MeEwen, (8)
Conveyancing. A. McIntosh. (8)
New Spring Goods- " (8)
Tillage Property for Sale -J. Sutherlsnd.
1600 Reward -St. Lawrence Co. (6)
Bull for Sale -Charles Routledge. (5)
Bull Calf for Sale -G. E. Cresswell. (6)
Spring Medicine -I. V. Fear. (5)
Sale of Farm Stock -Wm, Elliott. (I)
(8)
fturon tt xpooitov.
SEA_FORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 1892
ing. Besides having tti' fight in a Conserva-
tive preserve and in t g face -of a voters' list
prectically prepared y his oppouente, he
had arrayed a ainst 1 i the entire force and
influence of tl e Dom n on Governmentwith
the ample re ourees which they know so
eveh bon to u c, and s ill he is only beeten
by a peltry inajor t of twenty votee.
1 One more vot in his f' vor in each polling
subdivition w uld h vei given him a major-
ity greater th n he i now in the minority.
It will thus b seen hat Mr. Cameron and
his friends m de a gallant fight and they
have no ream te be ashamed of or discour-
aged at the r suit. n the dontrary, there
inmuch in t e rece tleontest to nerve and
encourage them to renewed and increased
effort on behalf of c ean and hanest govern-
ment and uhrestrieted trade. We fancy
that when the full r turns are made known
there has been no dim -
r. C meron's eupport, and that
i
held his own, but that the re -
a stronger vote on the part of
. We did hope that a suffi-
of these who were lukewerm
ction Would have sufficient in-
South Perth.
The writ for the new elections in South
Perth has at heat been 'hunted. --' The nomi-
nation take place on Thursday, Marcht3rd,
and the election on Thursday, March 10th .
Encouraged by their success at the bye.
elections the Gevernrnent have, evidently,
atlength mustered courage to bring on the
election against their old opponent, Mr.
James Trow. The time is short and the
Reformers of South Perth should be up and
doing. They have a good candidate, a
righteous centre and they should win. They
have achieved success so often with their
present candidate that the only thing to be
feared over confidence. This is the
danger. Let every man be at his poet
and let every vote be polled and victory
is sure.
-At the Conservative Convention held at
Fullerton Corners on Tuesday, Mr. H. F.
Sharp was nominated, but declined. The
nnanimieus nomination was then tendered
to Mr. Willian Pridham, of Fullerton. Mt.
Pridham is a farmer and cattle dealer, and
ia koleed upon as a strong candidate.
it will be fou d tha
inution in
he has fully
stilt is due t
his opponent
cient numbe
at the last el
depenclence,'n view of the disgraceful and dis-
couraging de elopments since made, to show
their coiederrination of such proceedings by
voting disap royal, but it seems thst under
the vigorou wieldiog of the party whip,
which has b en going on in West Huron for
the past three weeks, they lost their inde-
pendence, stvallowed their honest convic-
tions and voted with their party. Hence
Mr. Patten n's election. The following is
a statement of the majorities given, and we
hope to pa lieh the official returns next
week :
Quebec Politics.
Within the past week Mercier stock has
gone up in the Province of Quebec several
points. It will be remembered that the re-
port of the Royal Commission, appointed to
enquire into the 13aie de Chaleurs scandal,
and on which the Lientenant-Governor
based his excuse for the diamissal of• the
Mercier Government, was simply an interim
report, and was signed by only two of the
commissioners. Judge Jetty, the chair-
man of the commission, did not concur in
the report. It was generally understood at
the time that he did not agree with it, and
that by a letter he notified the Lieutenant -
Governor to that fact, also acquainting him
of his serious illness and his consequent in-
ability to make out a report of his own, bnt
promising to do so immediately on his re-
covery. The iaterimreport of the other twe
commiesioners wa,s published, but this letter
from the chairman of the commiesion was
withheld. It was on this interim report that
Lieutenant -Governor Angers acted. Judge
Jetty, however, has now recovered, and has
depoaited with the Lieutena,nt-Governor his
full report. The other commissioners have
also handed in their report. Both reports,
together with the letter referred to, have
been made public within the past week, and
they have created a sensation in Quebec.
The mejorityhreport contains nothing hew,
and is simply an enlargement of
what had already been said. It is the
minority report that has created the sen-
mtion. It is said to be by far the most able
and elaborate of the two, and it clearly and
explicitly qconerates Mr. Mercier and his
Government from all guilt, and gives the
most cogent reasons for the ground taken.
Judge Jette, the author ef this report, is
generally admitted to be by far the abler
member of the commission, and his' having
beenrselected as chairman would bear out
this view. He is, also, held in the highest
esteem by all parties in Quebec, and his de-
liverance cannot but have a very greet in-
fluence on the elections which take place on
the 8th of March next. The Mercier party,
also, are making the most of it. It has in-
s pired them with new hope and courage, and
has had a correspondingly dampening effect
upon their opponents. It is not improbable
that it will be the means of securing
.tdercierhs return to power. Lieutenant -
Governor Angers, at any rate, has been
made to appeer in a very bad light. His
conduct throughout stigmatizes him as a
bitter partizan, and the indecent haste
with which be acted proves that he was in•
iluenced more by a desire to get rid of a
political opponent than ta save hie Province
from loss and shame. If Mr. Mercier ahould
be sustained and Governor Angers is retain-
ed in his present poeition, there willeThe tote
of fun before the close of the coming season.
Majorities.
Patterson. Cameron.
Ashfield', N 1 30
if o. 2 30
ff
14
41
f g
Ma
Colborne, 0. 7
o. 8 18
o. 9
o. 10. ..... •
o. 3 40
o. 4 4
o. 5 eo
o. 6 107
104 176
*ority for Cameron, 72
ti
18
Ma'ority for Catneron, 24
Clinton To n -
St. Andrew's Ward....
St. James' Ward
St:Georg 's Ward
St. John' Ward
9
2
11
M 'ority for Cameron,
Goderich T
44
If
Majority
Goderich T
it
CI
ft
44
W. Wawa
4,
A
E. Wawa
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Mr. Cameron Defeated in West
Huron.
The electioa came off in West Huron on
Tuesday last, and resulted in the election of
Mr. J. C. Petterson, Secretary of State in
the Dominion Government, and the defeat
of Mr. M. C. Cameron, by a majority of
twenty votes. While we are greatly dieap-
pointed at the result, we are not surprieed.
It is true, that at the last election Mr. Cam-
eron defeated his opponent, Mr. Porter, by
a very large majority, 379. But, a8 we
pointed out at the time, that was no criter-
ion of the political strength of the parties
in the riding,as the vote polled,especially in -
the Conse.rvative strongholde, was an
exceptionally small one. The Conservatives
being much dissatisfied with Mr. Por-
ter, many of them refused to vote for
him. In fact the Riding was specially fixed
as a Conservative preeerve, and it is doubt-
ful if any other Liberal than Mr. Cameron
would have stood even a ghost of a chance
of election ir. it. At the first election after
the gerrymander Mr. Cameron was elected
by a majority of only twenty-nine, while at
the following election he was defeated by a
majctrity of about forty. Under theee cir-
cumstances, therefore, Mr. Cameron's defeat
is not aurprising, although it is disappoint -
The fo
each nen
compare
tion :
. No. 15 .... 36
No. 16 43
Ne. 17 75
No. 18 40
! No. 1!
37
for Patterson, 231
wn No. i 18
No. 2 12
No. 3 25
No. 4
No. 5
No, p
No 7
10
55
ajority for Patterson, 3
osh, No.127.... 20
No.128.... 7
Ncei .
Nos 30 ....
- I 427
ajority for Cameron, 54
osh, Nei 31.... ..
No' 32.... 7
No 33....
No 34.
7
ajority for Cameron, 54
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lowing a e the majorities given in
icipality at the last electioni as
with those at the present elhc-
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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FEBRUARY .26, 1892.
coestitueno wee for many ears represent- build tip and increase a trade which the Can- apecial grant of $80,000, amounts to the Lieutenant -Governor transmitting the
be uiled the
ed by Mr. John White, and Mr. BUrdette ! adian Government are doing all in their $1,196,872. It was cloeely run lest year by 1 estimates On Thursday last,- he g
it. It has now, therefore, returned to its " tenance of a high tariff wall - between the 026. Interest on (3apititt. held by the Dornin- object of the remarke of the membere, to re -
old love. ' South Ontario was snatched from 1 two countries. In other words the Gover - ion Government and on inivestreents produced taliee by expreeeing himself on the subject
the Conservatives lad March, much to the . ment of this country are doing all they ca I the comforts,ble sum of 8341,023. Receipt:, on of political union with the United States. ,
surpriee of every one, by Mr. John I. ! to deatroy a trade that Canadian capitalists account of liquor liennees now fighre - Mr. White's effort was vigorouely applauded
much more largely in Proviocial accounts by the membees until his follow -Frenchman,
Davidson, a Liberal, who defeated the ! are !Tending millions to build up and id- than formerly. Last year $298,183 was paid Mr. Evanturel, nee and remarked that the
former represeutative, Mr. Wm. Smith, by : crease, and the Canadian neepleedt would into the treasury by the* holders of liquor disappointment of all French-Canadians
a majority of 23. Mr. Davideon being un i seem, approve of the course of their Goy-
- , licenses, in addition to the amount received would be great when it was learned: that.
seated, Mr. Smith again tried conclusions ' eminent. We would ask any eensible men by the municipalitiee. Public institutions' neither he nor hia friend from Russell (Mr.
zevenue amounted t o $130,234 ; Law ;stamps, Rabillerd) could. understand a vvord of whet
y ,
' the revenue raised by the Croe n Lands De- , tedium by making a speech in French, invit-
th nl Liberal that ever re resented ' power to hamper and retard by the main- partment, mainly from timber dues, $1,147,- ing Mr, Speaker, who was so constantly the
with him, and ou Saturday won his former to say ts this a wise policy . W tic is rig , $84,557 ; Educatioa Depettment, $41,766 Mr. White had been seying. Evidently
place by a Majority of 157. the capitalists who are epending their oWn
Trifling With the People. bible, hymn book and toilet ca.se.
who is leaving Exeter, with a handsome
Last week we announced the return of the -Mr. T. C. Pickard has purchased the
delegation from the Canadian Government atock of dry goods and groceries belonging
to Washington without having accomplished to Mr. W. J. Lobb, of Holmesville, and in -
anything. They went, profeasedly, with a store. It is reported that Mr. Lobb intends
tends, we are informed, to open a new
_ to take an excursion to the Northwest
desire to negotiate a reciprocity treaty be-
tween the two countries. Whea they got with his brother-in-law, who is ehortly te
there, however, and got down to do busi- leave for Manitoba.
selgeneggemeneessm inoney,or the Government who are spending
money of the people ? They are eiteh
in different directions, and conse-
they can not possibly both be right.
stands to reason that we should stiIgp
the tunnels or pull down the tariff
Drainage debeutetee, $42,a18, (Ahem
revenue, $55,861. The other sources of the eastern part of the Province is of the
revenue wero few apci- unimportant. It is Etyle heard in.Chaucer's time at Stratford -
common criticism upon the financial state- min Bewe.
ment, that the Proviucd, in deriving The estimates for the present year include
SO MUCH OP' ITS REVENGE $6,500 for an iron fence around the Normal
School to replace the old wooden one pulled
From woods and forests he in effect, drawing down by the students in their last hallowe'en
'th r the French spoken in Essex or that in
titled to dower out of the lands mentioned
in the statement of claim, and charging her
with the value of the property conveyed to
her by the deed of separation. Costs to all
parties out of the estate ; thoee of the de-
fendants as between eolicitor and client.
-Mr. Thomas Nett, of the 6th conces.
sion of Hullett, intends to erect a brick
house this eurnmer, and has let the contract
contract for ' the erection of a new frame
to Mr. W. H. Whitely, who has ale° the
house for Mr. Jehn Gerrett, of the 13th
committee
appoioted by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
1
con-ceossnieoneovfentihnege rmeeeentotiwynethhipe.
James street Methodist church, Exeter,
aesembled at the residence of Mr. William
Bissett and presented Mrs. J. N. Ho -ward,
the
going
quently
It
building
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annually upon its capital to this extent.
Standing timber upon unsold limits is, how-
ever, capital only so long as it remains in -
prank, and $15,000 for an exhibit at the
Columbian" Exposition at Chicago, also
$8,700 for increasing the grants to Electoral
tact, and every your sees large tracts of District Agricultural Societies.
valuable pine swept out ot exieteece by fire.
Thie danger,with the increaec and extension
NeWS (3f the Week.
of settltment, seems te be growing greater
year by year and is only held in partial A STATLE AT SALT LAKE. -A statue of
check by the efficient; eervice done in pre- Brigham Young will be erected in Salt Lake
venting fires by the fire-rapging etaff, the
expense of which is borne :equally by the
Government and the limit ownere. Last
year was no exceptien to the rule, and eon-
eiderable areas of unsold pine were burned
over and more or less! daniaged by fire.
This pine had to be soid at once as a single
year's operations on the part of the pine -
tree borer and other insect enemits of this
fragrant timber would render it usetess.
The Commissioner of Crown Lands there-
fore called for tenderet by public advertiee-
ment and sold this damaged pine at unex-
peotedly large figures. These sums, how-
ever, amounting to upwarde of $200,000,
are not reckoned among the receipts of last
year, as the purchase money is not payable
until the timber is cut, which is being done
thia winter. Two large items not included
in " ordinary receipts " were, sale of
Dominion bonds, $500,000, end sale of
annuities, $269,000. The extra, expendi-
tures of last year on iLeount of the erection
of new Parliament buildiogs and in nther
ways could not be met out qf the ordinary
receipts, and accordipgly the Dominion
Government was asked to hand over a por-
tion of the debt owing to the Province.
This was done and the half million dollars'
worth of four per cent. 'bonds received were
disposed of by the Province at par. This
does not necessarily mean, however,ea dimi-
nution of the Province's resources by a
corresponding sum. The site of the old
Parliament buildings ivies set apart to be
disposed of in part payment of the cost of
the new buildings, but 'owing to the dull-
ness in the Toronto real estate market it
has not been deemed adviseble to sell it as
yet. This plot of land is estimated to be
worth about $450,000, eo that the net result
of the transaction seems tie be that the
Government hes en hand the buildinKsite
instead ef the bonds.
Truth is Mighty.
Truth is so mighty that it will sometimes
prevail even in the columns of Conservative
and Restrictioniet papers. An example of
this is found in a recent issue of a paper of
this character published not a thousand
miles from Seaforth. Under the heading,
" The Mule, the Farmer and the Monopo-
liat," we find the following, which ia par-
ticularly applicable at the present time in
view of the way that Do many of the recept
bye-eleetiona have gone :
The mule ie stronger than the men.
Though the mule is stronger then the main,
the man manages the mule for his own pur-
poses. He puts a bridle on him and a
saddle and rides on his back. He puts har-
ness made of leather on the mule, and by
speaking to him and giving him plenty of
licks, induces hint to walk and pull a wagon,
while the man gets into the wagon apd
rides. The mule does the hard work, but
all the mnney gained by the mule's h rd
work the man appropriates to hims lf.
The mule lives roughly, is fed in A trough
and sleeps on the ground or on a little stre.W.
The man eats at a table and sleeps in a
warm bed. Verily the mule is a useful ani-
mal to the man.
The farmer is stronger than the mon4p-•
olist. Though the farmer is much stronger
than the monopolist, the monopoliet man-
ages him for his own purpose. He puts a
bridle, called loyalty to party, in his mouth,
a saddle on his back and rides him where
he wills. He puts harness made of prejudice
on the farmer and by making speeches to
hint and giving him plenty ot teffy induces
him to walk and draw a monopolist's car-
riage. The farmer does much hard work,
but the money gained by the farmer's werk
the monopolise appropriates to himself.
The fsrmer has become poor and lives
roughly on ' a mortgaged farm, and eats
plain food flora delf and tin plate. _Chet
monopolist has become wealthy and eats
from fine china and silver plates and sleeps
on a downy bed. The farmer is very useful
to the monopolist.
Moral -Those wile
for themselves muat
somebody else.
-Peter Stewart, of Grey, has rented his
farm to his son-in-law, ..Manuel Armstrong,
nese, it was soon ascertained that they had
Mr. Stewart purpeees retiring as his family
neither authority nor inclination to enter
are all married. His sons are all settled in
into the negotiations which they came to
Manitoba but the youngest and he intends
discuss. The Paine thing occurred last year. going out there in the spring. Manuel
Armstrong bas rented his farm to H.Granger
It is strongly suspected, and the evidence
and a Armstrong.
all points in that direction, that these dele-
-The Eli Perkins' series of lectures given
gations are gotten up by the Government
in this county and elsewhere the other week,
simply for political effect in Canada. The on behalf of a church organization in the
county, did not pan out well, the projector
mission ls'et year was promised just on the
being out of pocket a considerable aum ; at
eve of a general election. The mission took
pne place, where there was a promise of a
place this year on the eve of the bye-elec-
good house, they were knocked out entirely
tions. The Government, knowing the . .
by a political meeting in another hall.
-The young missionary, Mies Amy Har -
strong feeling there is in the, country in favor
ris, who died in London, England, recently,
of Reciprocity, see that they have to do
while on her way from Central India te her
something -to make the people believe that
home in Toronto, was a cousin, of Dr. D.M.
they are trying to get relief for them. Gordon, of Lucknow, and just before going
Hence the missions to Washington. The to India in the fall of 1889, spent a few
scheme, from a political point of view, sue- weeks with friends at St. Helens.
-Ernest Eisler, an employee of the
ceededwell last year, and judging from the
Qnerengesser mill, 16th concession of Grey,
result of the recent bye -elections it has been met with a painful accident on Friday, 12th
equally successful this year, Bat while the islet A heavy hemlock log rolling off the
Government succeed in deluding the peo- head blocks dropped on his right foot which
was resting on a raised piece on the floor.
ple of Canada in this way, they are doing
The big toe was partially severed from the
inestimable harm in another direction. foot, le couple of other bones broken and the
They are widening the breach between this foot generally badly jamrned. He expects
country and the United States and are de- to be lame for some months.
stroying the confidence of the Washington -A very successful oyster supper was
32 authorities in the good faith and integrity held at Benmiller on the evening of the 8th
of the Canadian people, end in this way our of February by the Foresters ; after the sup -
9 Government, by their duplicity, are making per wee over, of which over 300 partook,
1 it more difficult to retain friendly relations hill's store, where an excellent programme
they adjourned to the new hall over Gled-
..
between the two countries; as well as to was given by the members and friends,
secure the freedom of trade which is so present, to judge by the way the pieces were
which was very much appreciated by those -
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much desired. The manoeuvring of the received, nearly all being encored.
9 Canadian Government is now evidently -The Consta,nce correspondent of the Clint
12 understood in the United States, and is ap- ton New Era gives the following stetistics of
predated as it deserves. This is manifest in that vicinity : " We have in this village
the tobacco using proclivities of the people
by the indignant utterances of the Ameri two small general stores, doing almost an
21 can press. As an example we give the fol equal trade, and one of these sold last year
$336.99 worth of tobacco, and the other
lowing from the Washingt n correspondent merchant undoubtedly sold as much; if the
Erof the New York Sun. H says : Bi Chloride of Gold will cure the appetite for
" It is known that President Harrison and tobacco, it would prove a boon to this
Secretary Blaine are indigiaant that diplo-
i
matic courtesy has again b en so audaciously
abused as it has been by he Dominion com-
missioners in coming to Washington pre-
tending to desire to negot ate a treaty when
they had no authority hatever even to
enter upon the preliminar consideration of
• - that question. There ar intimations that,
35 if the Dominion commisti ners do not omit
12 the ordinary courtesy ef calling upon the
3 President to take leave, t e latter may avail
2 , himself of the occasion of announcing in a
speech to them how mile this Government
52 1 feels that it has been tri ed with."
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GALES IN BRITAIN. -Many caeualties,due
to the fierce gales, are reported from various
parte of Great Britain.
MADE DESPERATE ItT FAMINE.-FaMine-
stricken Russians are threatening to plunder
land -owners.
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. - Monday,
February 22nd, was a national holiday
in the United States -Washington's birth-
day.
RETIRING FROM THE TURF, -The Prince
of Wales has decided to close his connection
with the turf.
Dren.-Sir George Campbell, Liberal
member of the British House of Com-
mons for the Kirkcaldy dietrict, is
deEadp.IDEMIC.
-Smallpox has been prevalent
ia Bombay for 60M0 time, and has now be-
come epidemic.
BURNED AT THE STAKE. -A negro culprit
was burned at the stake by an Arkansas
mob cn Saturday in the presence of 6,000
people.
RELIEVING DISTRESS.- The Austrian
Reiehdrath has voted 360,000 florins for the
relief of the persons in certain distressed
districts of the country.
WOMEN'S WAGES. -In Detroit wpmen's
wages average 75 cents a day.
DINED W ITH THE EMPEROR. -M ark
Twain dined with the German Emperor on
SaTtullrEdayw. H
ALEBAOK WETMORE SEVED. -
The sheriff at Victoria, British Columbia,
has seized the whaleback steamer Wetmore,
which collided with and sunk a ectew on
Saturday last, the owner of the scow haeing
commenced suit for damages.
GREAT STOCK OW -NEB. -Gustave jovano-
vita, the greateet cattle breeder in 1.ussia,
and called the " king of the Steppes,' owns
600,000 acres of land, and poesesses more
than 1,000,000 sheep and 34,000 shepherd
d ogs.
DIVORCE GRANTED. -Judge Thomas, at
Deadwood, South Dakota, has granted a
decree of divorce to Mrs. James G. Blaine,
Jr., with custody of her child and $1;000 to
pay expenses of the suit and $100 a [month
as permanent alimony.
- WHERE WOMEN ARE NEEDED. -Within
the city of Buenos Ayres, South America, it
is said there are 16 men for every womane
and that any decently good-looking woman.
that goes there can have her pick out of 50'
eager suitOrs.
DIED oP APOPLEXY. -Dr. L. H. Steiner,
librarian of the Enoch Pratt library at 13al-
timore, died suddenly the other night of
apoplexy. Dr. Steiner alhaost lived in his
library, and he died surrounded by his
books. He was a hard-working student
and eloquent speaker, and wielded a facile
pen.
THREB FAMILIES Poesonare-Three
of 28 pereons have been poisoned at
Mount Chase, Maine, probably by the -use
of cooking soda, which had been kept along
time in a box. One death ensued and others
are seriously ill.
GREAT SNOWFALL IN ENCLA:srD. -The
moet extraordinary snowfall that has visited
England for a generation prevailed last
week, Railway communioation was inter-
fered with, and telegraph lines were down in
all directions.
ARRIED ORSERACSI. -W iam Toli-
ner and Minnie E. Stackhouse rode up to
the door of Squire Hadeleon at Paoli, Int
diana, the other day in a rainstorm, called
the equire out and were martied while sit-
ting on their horses. Then they' turned
and rode home.
THE SALE OF ANNUITIES
was rendered necessery by the falling due
of the yearly payments to 'subsidized rail-
ways, and it is gratifying to know that the
Province has reached a point in its financial
history when these payments will now be
largely decreased. Whatever may be said
as to sources of income te effeet them, it
caunot be denied that the Government is by
the sale of these annuities creating a Pro-
viticial debt of small proportions it is true,
bat one whiclaso long as it is in proceas of
formation, renders it impossible to Fay that
the Province is wholly paying its way as it
goes.
Turning to expenditure, the financial
statement showed that the Government had
spent for ordinary purpoees, $3,428,731, or
$193,695 less than was voted by the House
last year. Civil Government cost $221,126 ;
Legislation $123,601: Administration of
Justice, $i98,968 ; Education, $645,115 :
Maintenance of PublicInetitutions,$820,516;
immigration, $6,628 ; Agricolture, $149;535;
Hospitals and Charities, $184,992 ; 11.4uses
of Refuge, $32,750 ; Repairs and Maieten-
ance Public Buildings, $59,667 ; Colonization
roads, $98,312 ; chargee oa Crown Lends,
$171,666. In addition to this there was
spent on Public Buildings, $620,591, of
which $109,858 was' expended in providing
increased accommodation at the cottage
asylums for the insane, Mimice,and $208,348
on the new Parliament buildings. There
waited's() peid as aid to- railwaye the aum of
$252,179 and part of the grant tovrards the
rebuilding of Toront• University, $100,000.
So far there has been paid on account cif the
new legislative buildings the sum of $802,297,
the total contract price being sornewhae less
than the amount voted, $1,250,000. • The
Treasurer drew
81
31
10
61
1892.
0
4
0
72
24
10
Ashfield
Colborn ......
Clinton .........
Goderic Tp.... ..231
Goderic Town.. .. 3
West awanoshi . 54
East W wanosh .1.. 64
I
Mr. H.
Montrea
puts thi
-88
1.
0
C84
1891.
0
181
69
12
66
.. 115
.. 103
re Tru:th`Than Poetry.
W. Whitcomb, writing to the
Witness recently, to oar mind
gs very straight. There is, un-
queetionably, a geed deal of truth in what
he says. We quote :
Nej. .
"It s ems stra ge, to a portion at least, of
the thin -ing publ c, that if Mr. Mercier is
as black fls the itn.ess, Star, and the Gov-
t him, he has net been ar-
Judging by daily reports,
ief inhabits our pelliten-
ervative party have now
ths to give, at leest, sorne
bargee i an undisputable shape to
the pubrc. All their evidence partakes too
much of
for ineta
rogue to
to he tal
There i
againet
Messrs.
afraid t
ernment
public r
this tirii
the acts
has had
tione, e
proven
of this
trade p
when 6
Laurier
tives la
well kn
miechie
canvase
with th
is suffic
cealing
If Mr.
ernment
rested I
no deep
tiaries.
had ove
of their
press pai
ag ago.
r dyed t
The Con
two mo
the hood
ce."
eatch a
en with
one of t
Mr. Me
ngers
do their
too wea
bbers is
Now,
of the ia
18
ing character, " Whelan's,
nen you have to take a
oeue the evidence wants
0 9 .
grain ef " coarse "
o things : The charges
cier *are groundless, or
nd De Boucherville are
uty. Therefore, a gov-
and cowardly to punish
lot wanted, particularly at
sir, all this ferment about
e Government at Quebec
its desired effect. The bye-elec-
pecially in Ontario, have sufficiently
hat Mr. Laurier cannot be Premier
orninion. Corruption and boodling,
licy and economy are lost sight of
hting the Liberal party with Mr.
as leader. Piablicly, the Conserve-
d Mr. Laurier to the skies, for they
w he hats a clean record. But the
ie done with the house to house
.r ; he connecte ItIr. Laurier's name
% bad Jesuit Mr. Mercier, and that
ent. There is DO use in longer con-
_
these facts, nor enlarging on them.
owat, the Premier of Ontariotwould
accept the leadership of the great Liberal
party e
the pe
doubte
conseq
Govern
1)
Two
Liberal
Bastin
in the
the de
Burclet
this Dominion-" the majority of
ple are Liberals "-he would wi-
ly carry Ontario by a large majerity,
ently become leader cf the Dominion
nent."
JIM11161111111111
MORE bye-eleetions went against the
on Saturday last. These were East
s and South Ontario. The vacancy
caner constituency was caused. by
th of the late repreeentative, Mr.
e. Last March he was elected by a
majority ef 54, and. on Saturday the Censer-
' vative, Mr. Northrop, was awarded the seat
by a m jority of over four hundred. This
On the same subject he Buffalo Express
says :
Last year the same overnment sent a
delegation prepared to discuss reciproeity
in " natural products." What a snap it
weald be for Canada to have our great
market thrown wide ope to her products
of the farm, forest and r ine, and give in
return a petty market fo our oranges and
early watermelons ! Th s year the honor-
able delegates tack on a few manufactured
articles which the Unite States does not
make and in order t blind their own
countrymen make them elves ridiculous in
the eyes of this nation. And yet to all ap-
pearances the electors o Canada like that
sort of thing. The mo e rascality there is
in Government offices, he more secure is
the Government. Is t ere an intelligent
1
voter in Canada whose yea are se blinded
by political preference that he cannot see
the duplicity of the delegates to Wash-
ington ? The reciproc ty plan as propos-i
ed by Sir John Thomp on and his fellows
is, instead of a wedge t open the prelimin-
aries of a conference, n abeolute barrier.
On the -other hand, the unrestricted
reciprocity plan as proj cted by the Liberal
party is ao much ider and liberal
that it would, doub less, receive the
favorable attention of he Government of
this country.
The same paper, in a other article says t
lt was evidently the deliberate plan of
the Canadian Governm nt to make a pre-
tence at negotiation sol ly fer the purpose of
being able to say that i hadI tried to secure
reciprocity but that the United States
wouldn't treat with it As a matter of
fact, the United States has always been
willing to grant Canada aa favorable terms
as it would grant to an nation. We will
not grant reciprocity n natural products
alone, which is the possible thing the
Coneervative party talis about. We have
little or no market for atural products in
Canada and such recip ocity would be al-
together one-sided. The Conservative
Governmentknews it is useless to talk in
that line, and that is w y Canadians were
able to prophesy the fa lure of the Washing-
ton mission so accurately. But, to make
doubly sure that the commissioners who were
sent to do nothing ahould not commit them-
selves, the Government did not empower
them to do anything. A grave diplomatic
question was thus made ridiculous to serve
party ends in Canada.
A tensaanan from Po t Huron seys :
The St. Clair Tu nel Company haa
purchased coueiderabl land immediately
adjacent to the site of he present interna-
tional tunnel, and, lt i said, will begin op-
erations for the constr ction of another tun-
nel inside of 60 days The contemplated
underground passage ill be similar to the
present one, without t e deep excavations
at either of the appr aches. It is plainly
evident that the boriu can be more rapidly
accomplished and with less expenditure of
money than has markel their previous un-
derta.king. The neve tunnel will be ueed for
the westward traffic, while the old will be
utilised for eastward !eusiness. It is antici-
pated that the new paesa.ge will be completed
inside of twelve moat s. The new tunnel
will be located 150 fee north of the preeent
one. e
Another tunnel is eing &instructed be-
tween Windsor and Dietroit, and a fourth is
spoken of to be co
Niagara river to conn
American eliores at th
are all these tunnels
at a cost of millions o
for the fun of the thi
structed under the
et the Canadian and
t point. Now„ what
eing constructed for,
dollars ? Surely not
g, or as scientific ex
periments. No, but th facilitate trade and
commerce between Canada and the United
States. We have. thu • the novel spectacle
presented to ue,- Of p •ivate individusds ex-
pending millione of dollen in trying to
do not use their bating
use their muscles for
As AN offset to the successes
of the Do-
minion Government, we may say that the
candidates of Mr. Mowat are sweeping
everything before them in the Provinciali
bye-eleetions. In Kingston on TuesclaY
Mr. Harty, the Liberal candidate was
elected by a majorty ef 750. Kingston was
represented in the Legislature for thirteen
years by Mr. Metealf,la Conservative, ttnil
now it returns a Grit by 750. Another con-
stituency that was recently represented, ie
the Legislature by a Conservative, Nnrth
,
Renfrew, returned Mr. Barr, a Reformer,
by a majority cf 421.
Mr. Meredith will be
the close of the preee
Premiers Abbott and
white headed boys in
At this rate of going
6tanding alone before
nt parliamentary term,
Mowat seem to be the
Ontario just now.
1.
THE list of electie a now stand as follows ;
East Simcoe, Februa y 25 ; London, Febrth
ary 26 ; Quebec We t, February 26 ; Tye?
Mountains, Februar 27 ; Vandreuil, Fel!tra-
ary 29 ; Montctalm, March 2nd ; Soluth
Perth, March 10 ;
morency, March 11.
encies, five returned
nek, March 10 ;
Of these niee constatu-
Liberals last March ;
three straight Goverpment supporters, end
one an Independent Fe n serva ti v e
THE ONTARId LEGISLATU
(By our Specird Correspondent.)
TOB. STO, February 23rd, 1892.
aye shown their inten-
e programme of a short
own the Budget 'and
ates at an unusually
ten the case that week
e opening of the sessdop
ent work being do' ne,
ement is the solid dish
nquet. and when pnce
ple opportiunity for dis-
It is certainly an evi-
d the possession of good
be able to ehow a bal-
E.
The Government
tier' of adhering to t
session by bringing
animating the Esti
early stage. It is o
after week follows t
without much appa
but the financial sta
of the legislatiVe b
prevented e.ffords a
eussion and deltate.
dence of industry a
baldness methods to
ance sheet covering he receipt and expendi-
ture ef over feu millions of dollars within
six weeks of the day
On Friday last
the
FIGURES FOR LAST YEAR
the laet dollar was paid.
r. Harcourt presented
in his eecond financi
suming the duties of
The manner of the
financial speech co
with that of any of
ceded him in the cu
chest. It is a some
clothe with glowing
figures which the T
peat, or to excite th
hearers with details
such objects as the
the lock-up at Rat Portage. Ne.vertheless,
sinews of war " in On.
nd it is probably only
cceseion of prosperous
budgets that this pert of the Treasurer's
duty seems now to lietening ears to be a
trifle tiresome. If the Province had to face
an increasing defic4 every year and resort
periodically to the tvorld's money markets
for the funds rtquited to meet its obliga-
tions, public intereet would centre in the
Treasurer's statement to a greater degree
al statement since as -
Provincial Treasurer.
reasurer iu making his
pared not unfavorably
he able men who pre-
tody of the Provincial
hat difficult task to
rhetoric the long list ef
easurer is obliged te re-
- wild entimeiaem of his
of the expenditures on
tillia Idiot Asylum or
the financee are the
tario as elsewhere,
because of a long s
than at present.
a carefully. prepare
financial poe.iiion o
regards revenue ;and expenditure, with
great clearness and preeision. • The ordi-
nary. receipts -f or laet year, including balance
on hand January let, were 83,371,862. while
the ordinary expeediture was $3,391,231,
the QXCESS of ordinary expenditnre over
ordinary receipts !being thus $19,363. A
very large sum on teccount of the erection of
new asylum aecommodation at Mimic° and
Orillia, $160,586, lis included in this ordi-
nary expenditure, co that if this amount had
been treated an " capital " expenditure, 'as is
done by ether Goyernments, there would
have been a surplus on the year's transac-
tione of $141,217. The principal item in the
receipte is, of course the standing one of
subsidy ftom the Deminiou, which, with
r. Harcourt e speech, was
one, and ehowed ' the
the Provincte, both as
AN IMPLIED COMpARisoN
with the style of carrying on public works
at Ottawa, when he stated that there would
be no extras, and read a letter fron-i- the
largest contractors to this effect, Ile also
challenged the cicsest scrutiny of the ex-
penditures for the buildings, and peid
well-deserved compliment to his colleague,
Mr. Fraser, Commissioner of Public Works,
who is thia session mafortunately alesent
from his piece in the House. The expend-
itures on account, of Education and Asylums
both appear to be steadily increasing. The
money spent in promoting education few
people will grudge ; a feeling appears to be
springing up in certain quarters that the
tendency at present is to favor secondary
rather than primary schoole, though an the
Treasurer himself put it, tho obligation of
the State to the child ends, spea,kiug gener-
ally, with primary education. The grew*
ratio of ineanity or the increasing propor-
tion of the insane being placed in public in-
stitutions for treatment, or both, rendere
more and more accommodatioo necefIeary,
and the attempie made last year to obtain
this are to be supplemented by the erection
of an asylum at Brockville, for which pro-
vision is made in this year's estimates. Not-
withstanding the large outlays which have
been made the Treaeurer placed the amount
of the,surplus at 85,285,515. The expend-
iture for the current year was estimated at
$3,472,237, and the receipts at $3,266,572.
The duties of flnanCial critic have for some
years been diseharged by Mr. H. E. Clerk°,
of Toronto but that gentleman beiug in-
capacitated' by illness, thp role wee this
year asaigned to Mr. Claney. The honor-
able gentleman did net vary in his methods
of attack front that which has become tra-
ditional with the Oppositioe. He would ad-
mit the existence of nothing but a paper
surplus, and condemned the Government
for wasting the eapital of the Province in
drawing too lavishly npop its timber re-
sources. With regard to liquor Relent:3es
also he contended that the Government
should leave a larger ehare of the fees in the
hands of the municNipoaTlEisti.es-
London wants a Normal School, and sent
a large deputation which urged the matter
upon the Government one day last week,
The Attorney-Genera.i's reply indicated that
the matter was being favotably considered '
by the Government.
The total amount paid bY liquor sellers for
licenses last year was $680,2,8, of which
the municipalities retained $294,96$ and
forwarded to the treasury $308,200.1 The
number of licenses was 3,548, the average fee
being thus $190.
There were 928 patients edmitted into the
lunatic and idiot asylums of the PrOvince
lest year as against 666 the year before.
The total number now under treetment is
3,468, of whom 54 aro from the County of
Huron, 18 being admitted last year.
Mr. Sol White he.s already reeovered from
the squelching he received at the hands of
his leader the other day. While the House
was awaiting the arrival cf a message from
Huron Notes.
-A Mechanics' Institute has been organiz-
ed in Gerrie. -
- Mr. R. Long has been awarded the
contract for the new bridge at Ethel. His
tender was $663.
- Mr. John Slernmon,of Ethel, bae rented
the farm of Mr. R. Harris, Herifryn, and
will tole it as a stock farm.
-DaGunn, of Cliuton, has taken Dr.R.J.
Gibson into partnership with him in his
medical practice.
-Mr. Joseph Noble, of the 3rd concession
of Hullett, narrowly escaped being aerionsly
injured by a ferocious.cow one -day recently.
- While cutting ice on the river at
Brussels the ether day, Watson Ainley
had the misfortune to get his nose badly
smashed.
-Mr. Louis Jackson of Brussels, had the
fingers on his right band badly smashed the
other day while worleing in the Ronald
engine works in that village.
=Michael Raymann has dispoeed of his
6:2 acres, adjoining the Presbyterian church_
Cranbrook, to John MoIntoele 8r., for the
sum of $700.
-Mrs. Eckmier, ef Grey, has purchased
the sideroad allowance next her farm lately
closed by the council. The price paid was
$125.
-George McDonald and George Pipe cut
on the farm of James Hislop, Turnberry, a
maple tree which made 11-72 cords ef 22 -inch
wood last week.
-Mise Mary Campbell, of Grey, met with
a serious accident while pumping a pail of
water the other day. Her foot slipped on
the ice and her leg was broken near tbe
ankle.
-A little son of Mr. H, Dennis, of the
14th conceeeion of Al cKillop, had the mis-
fort-tine to fall on the floor, while coming
into the honse the other day, and break his
arm between the elbow and the wrist
'-Mr. Matthew Wilaon, has rented his
farm on the 2nd concession of Morris, to
his neighbor, Mr. J. -Wilson, for a term of
years: Mr..M. Wilson intends taking a trip
out west.
-Rev. Charles T. Cocking, returned mis-
sionary from Japan, preached iniseionary
sermons in the Methodist church, Wingbarre
on Sunday 14th inst., morning and evening.
The services were largely attended and Mr.
Cocking's practical discourses appeared to
be appreciated.
-Mr. John Cullis, well-known as the
former proprietor of the flouldmille, Auburn,
and a man of eminent qualities of head and
heart, died in Goderich on Sunday, 14th
inst., where he has been residing for some
tineeehis remains being brought to Auburn
for interment.
-Justice Falconbridge gave judgment
last week in Carter vs. Ransford, an action
tried at Goderich. This was an action by
the widow of Charles Carter, late of the
township of Tuckersmith, farmer, againet
the executors of his will, for dower and con-
strudtion of the will, The defendants at
the trial admitted all the facts set ont in the
pleadings and eubmitted their rights to the
court. Judgment declaring the plaintiff en -
place."
-While J. McPherson and J. Campbell,
who came to attend the rlatrons of Industry
meeting in Empire Atsociation, of Wawan-
ash, on Wednesday, February 10th, were
turning in to put their horse in Mr. - Emer-
son's stable, the horse turned and started
to run, They held on till one line broke
and then the horse got away. It deacribed
several geometrical figures through the
fields, utterly demolishing the cutter. The
horee seemed little the worse, but the
gentlemen had the pleaeure of footing it
home.
-Mr. Edward McLean, one of the old
residents of Goderich townehip, died on
Saturday night 13th inst., at his home en
the 3rd concession, from an illness which'
had lasted for several weeks. His aged
partner was taken ill similarly about the
same time, but is now on the road to re-
covery. The family, which includes the
well-known McLean Brothers of Goderich,
and John, of Ashfield, is one of the best
known in the township, and the deceased
father was held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him.
-The old pioneers of Ashfield township
are fast slipping away. There died at the
old homestead, near Lucknow, on Saturday,
13th inst., at the ripe age of 70 years, Mr.
James Webster, a reeident of the township
of Ashfield for nearly forty years. He was
a man of many estitriable qualities and pee-
sessed the confidence and respect of his fel-
lows, who attested their great esteem for
him by following the remains to their last
earthly restittg place. He was buried in
Zion cemetery, the services being conducted
by the Rev. J. S. Coiling. Deceased was -
born in the County Tipperary, Ireland, in
1825. In religion he was a Methodist, and
in politics a life-long Conservative.
-Mte Richard Walter, of East \Views: -
nosh, who met with a severe accident a few
days ago while working in the bnsh, died
from the effects of the accident on Friday
evening, 12th inst. At the time it was
thought that he might recover, Had the
leg been amputated immediately after the
accident, as the physicians wished, there
was a chance of his recovery. His system
was very much run down, having been a
sufferer from 1a grippe nearly all winter.
Mortification quickly set in, and his weaken-
ed system could stand it but a short Lime.
It seems strange that he should meet his
death front an accident occurring on the
same- property as that on which Laban
Walter met an instantaneous death that
seven months previously to a day. Mr.
Walter had but recently moved on to the
farm which had been occupied by his eon.
Extiter.
BRIEFs.-Mr. Charles Sander's, a former
Stephenite, who residee in _Manitoba, is at
present visiting in this place. -Mr. &lames
Creech, New Dundee, spent Sunday last in
this place. -Mr. Samuel Sweet, who has
been on an extended visit up north returned
home on Saturday last.-Mesrrs. Wen. and
John Copp, of Seaforth, spent a few days
last week in our town. -Mr.
Lucimore and daughter Fanny, who have
been spending a few days visiting rela-
tives, returned to their home in Watford on
Saturday laet.-Mies Fenny Dearing left on
Saturday afternoon last to attend her sister,
Mrs. Henry Heist, who is serionely at
Marlette, Michigen.-Mr. Oscar Bawden
and his sister, spent a few days last week in
this place vieiting relatives. -The Rev, F.
H. Fatt, rector of the Trivia, Memorial
Church, will exchange pulpits -with the Rev,
Mr. Clark, of Brussels, on Sunday next. -
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hancock and Mr. Sid-
ney Hancock and their mother, Mrs Pin
combe. left on Monday last for their future
home in Emerado,Dakota.-Mr.HenryWest-
cott, better known as Uncle Henry, who has
been laid up for some months, is now,we are
glad to learn,able to be amongst ns with his
smiling countenance once more.-Mr.James
Gould, Huron street, is eerioesly 111 with la
grippe. -Mr. James Down iE confined tn his
bed with eerions illness. -Mr. George Rill,
who has been the past few weeks, is get-
ting much better. -Mr. Arthur J.
who is one of our moat enterprising and
prosperous farmere, and county auctioneer,
left this place on Monday last with a car
load of splendid horses for Killarney, Mani-
toba. Among their number we- a fine
heavy dratight Prince of Wales etallicn,
for which Mr. Rollins paid the handeetne
sum of $1,400. Mr. Rollins will be ,h.relly
for some time in the Northwest. We
wish him great success and a bon voyago.-
ThQre was over a dozen horse buyil-L ths
FEBtlIA
place on Frid.
number of he
James Barges
day was a gra
ing good pri
the hammer,
the way in wb
Mr. Wm. Sul
for the fencin
agrieultural g
per rod .-Th
cultured Sec-
urday aftern
the Boundary
premises in re
from MTS. D
fine brick reel
welcome Mr.
will spend ma
-The first lea
held. at the re
in this plane,
large number
present. Eve
chess style, an
very highest
received at
who entertsd
hope the time
another each
sleigh load of
to a dance at
Mantie,Brick
having spent
returned horn
Emma Wells
to appear in
March 1st an
are highly op
those who hate
them. The p
A concert, whi
talent, will be
night, Friday,
Ferguson, wh
with lung tro
sponse on the
The Spring
Usborne Agri
at Exeter on
FOOTBALL.
was played on
No. 1, betwee
School sec tio
team, yet bef
play W. Pratt
resumed and I
team, befere 1!
another for hi
time was cal
favor of the I
half time No,
goal and tic(
called the garr
1. The follow
A. Jackeon, id
N. :McCalluni,
Laidlaw, T (
Smith,.
LOCAL ITEM
the 6th line, h
of years. Be
m on day last
Hamilton cent
able manner, -
shine, is vet
Samuel Love,
on Saturday h
on'tto the 137ern
6th, line, eold 1
18tli inat. ior 1
8tli thie, mid
$320.-A larg
sent to Metal
hauling logs t
days have spo
-A party wal
Thomas Mille]
and judging b
rived home in
well need.
Love, G. Milh
social took ph
Kelly, 66. lin
week, a --Mee G
line, were &WI
ard, Perth c(
some talk of a
Beigrave Free
Ma rch, -Som
short of feed, i
- Assesser Wan
doubt he will
left their mat
Morrie count]
Monday last
took an elmli
feet ha it. -A
Presby terian
-evening, Me
election retnr
tive, 15 mato
DISAPPOIN1
teriens were <
who had beet
to appear, 1
morning toyi
storme be wo
Mr. McLean:
mons, 00nel:de
notice. -The;
ent without a
seemed to gel
leadership of
ought to be a
sending total
NOTES. -1s1
spent Sundaj
mill, of Aub
Fisher this NI
Mr. Wm,
Sunday in to
visiting in
tertained
Friday even,
having had t
inson returnl
-Mr, WM,
tailoring net
see, around '
We are glai
Qaa.rrie is al
get the,gran
-evening, the
Wingham
Sunday in t
onto Medics
town
day mornint
ieg a few 6
ing relativet
has parted-)
handsome st
the firm 'of
chased Mr. ,
ie that Me
Clinton. I
plaee,
ity. The
Shipley is
McGowan._
with a eerie
his arm,
PoLITICA
unusual fox'.
r
West Huro
parties hal
evening MI
Campbell,
addreseee
high tribo
there is tr
the evoN t
Mr. Campl
on the 0
very wild
tion with
United St
tWO 7.11Obt
Reform pa
Mills and -
Lambten,
by Mr.
Sloan and.
from a pee