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The Huron Expositor, 1898-05-20, Page 4fl M.o ..�.. r`aE..fi-Tz seam. THE NEW ADVERTIL sorm.ligure befereszedee parentheses, sr each ma; deeds* the et the pew on which the advertisemost found. Comparisons—Greig & Macdonald (1) Pulatic Noti+A. Smillie (5) Lumber --George Cempbell (5) To the Ladies—Mr; L. Smith (8) Potatoes—A, Young (8) Summer Goods—E4)—S. Mullett & Co. (8) "- Volunteers' Attention—A. Wilson (8) In the Surrogate Court --R. & Hays (5) Wool--darnes Beattie (8) - Business College—M—A. S. Nimmo (8) Bleacher, etc.—M—G, Baldwin (8) Will Paper—Lumaden & Wilson (5) Desirable Shoes—Richardson Se McInnis' 5) Notice to Creditors—T. Holme,sted (5) Court of Revision—J. T. Cairns (5) Shorthorns for Sale—D. Milne (5) Barb Wire—Reid & Wilton (1) Boots and Shoes—(2)—Robert Willis (8) gilt patin expositor. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, May 20th, 1698 The Minister of Agrioultmber and A couple of weeks ago, we referred in these columns to the desirability of retain- ing the services of Hon. John Dryden as Minister of Agrieulture for Ontario and the Item that would certainly result to the agri- cultural interests of the province in the S _ event of his withdrawal from the Cabinet. We are pleased to know that the views we then expressedhave been endorsed by the ' Lotions of those who are most interested, the farmers and stook breeders. The Stock Breeders' Association of Ontario, a non -poli - that associatimi, an association which, we aro informed, has in connection with it as :many Conservatives as Reformers, have caused petitions to be circulated among the homers and stook breeders of the province _setting forth their appreciation of Mr. Dry - dents seriices as Minister of Agriculture, .._ and the lose that would be sustained by the agricultural and stock interests in the event of his retirement from his present position, and asking the Premier to nee his best en- - cleavers to retain his services in the Cabinet. These petitions have been very largely signed, and, no doubt, fully express the real feelings of the farming community in gen- There is, however, a sequel to this story. As soon as- the. Coneervative papers found out what wastbeing done, they at once conic meneed to discount the action of the LNG Stook Bleeders' Association, by abusing Mi. Dryden and mile -representing Mr. Hobson, the president of the Association. The Guelph Herald was the first to diseover the "plot." It got hold of a letter, written by II Mr. Sohn L Hobson, president of the Asia elation, and forwarded to those to who the petitions had been sent fee circulation The Herald published the letter, and adde some interesting particulars from its o imagination, ''It at once smelt a politica trick. le accused Mr. Hobaon of acting the agent and tool of Mr. Dryden. It sai that the letter was type -written at the Agricultural College, and. that Mr. Hobson wee prompted by the Minister of A- hut- ture to.induce his fellow members the Association to join in a -political ach e to get Mr. Dryden retained in t Ca hid. This was enough. The other COnservative papers from the- Mail downwards, took up the refrain, and since then have been regail- ing their readers with Mr. Dryden's pedi- gree, and have been counting up the number of auntie cousins and brothers he has in the public service, and so on. Well, the first part of the Heraldtryarn was very prompt- ly. answered through its own columns by a letter from Mr. Hehson. In this letter Mr. "In your Wine of the 6th you. have an article criticizing a circular sent out to the stock breeders and farmers of Ontario. Tha opening lines read as follows : The follow- ing circular, type -written at the Ontario Agricultural College, by order presumably, of the Hon. John Dryden, is being sent broadcast throughout the province.' I may say that the circular was not type -written at the Ontario Agricultural College, nor had the authorities at that college anything to do with- it. Further the Hon. John Dryden had no knowledge whatever that such circular was going to be sent out. I say, without any reservation whatever, thot he had not- and could not have had any knowledge of what was being done. Yea consider it to have' deep - political signifi- cance. , All I can say is that those who weee instrumental in having the circular sent out did not consider it in thee way. It was coneidered from the standpoint of the im- portance and the great value*, the country, and particularly to the farming interests, to ' have a &teen, able and practical man at the hea.d of the Department of Agriculture. Of the number of those who were instrumental in having the circular sent out, believe I am within the mark when I say that there were as many Conservatives as supporters of the Government. It was thought desir- able that there should be a fair expreasion of opinion, and with that end in view, the circular was sent all over the province to men who are known to take an interest in. the work done by the Department of Agri- culture. The political effeee was . not con- sidered, or if it was, I did not hear it given expression to." The Herald publishes this letter, bat makes no editorial comment on it. It made certain base and baseless atatementa against ' the Minister of Agriculeure, and although its statements are proven incorrect and slanderous, through a letter in its own col- umn; the accuracy of whieh it dare not deny, yeb it hasnot the fairness and candor to ackeowled,ge its fault and admit its error. The same with the other journals which copied and commented upon its false te- menti,and made them the bash for phi ippice of abuse against the Minister. Not ne of. them, so far as we have seen, has pied Mr. Hobsonts letter, or even informed its readers that such a letter had been pub- lished. It is no wonder that those who de- pend upon theee ft yellow " journals for their political information are actually ig- norant of what realty transpires in the poli- tical world. Fortunately for the good of the country, Cie number who depend solely on papers of this class,for their polftical in- etruction, is rapidly growing smaller. In his address to the Grand Jury, at the opening of' the York comity assize; the other day, Mr. Justice Rove made this re- mark a " Scientists now agree that drunk - easels was *disease of the nervee, and it was therefore as fatal folly to treat a drunk- ard is a criminal as to send a lunatio to jail. Ilia Lordship reprded it as an imbeoility to send drunkards to jail, as it was simply a crying out of the nerves for a stimulant." If this is the cam, and we are not prepared to say t,hat, it is not, it might be well to muskier if the eatabliehment of Gold Cure institutions would not be of greater service to humanity than the passage of a Prohibi- tion law. GoOd Roads and Bicycled'. The hicycliste in Toronto are not pleased with the condition of the roads .and streets m that city, and they are booming the city uthorities to inaugurate an extensive sys- tem of repair, so that they can run their wheels. with greeter safety and comfore. Toronto, like most other municipalities, has ne surplus of fun& to spare, but the bicycle vpte is an important factor to oity aldermen at election times, and their clamor for im- proved roadways is likely to result, in a con- siderable expenditure for the benefit of the, bicyclists sooner or later. So strong has this feeling become that citizens and prop - eat, holders who do not ride bicycles and are not interested ta them, are manifesting symptoms of alarm. The Telegram, be dis- cussing the matter, propoundithe following soheme. It says " A tax of one dollar per annum upon every bicycle used in the eity might not be in accord with the strict ideals of justioe which govern the wheelmen, but it would encourage the city to improve the road; A tax of one dollar upon every wheel used in Toronto would pp:wide a revenue which the council and the property owners could doubleand treble.. Then wheelmen could get the roads they want. The whole ques- tion of good roads is simply a question of money. Agitation for improved roads at the expense ot other people must be 'barren of results, but as soon as bicyclists are will- ing to agitate their purses to the extent of one dollar per annum slob, the good roads movement will begin te move.in this city." A tax of one dollar on each bicycle used in a city like Toronto, would produce a con- siderable re'venne, although it might be somewhat difficult to collect it. And if the use of bicycles continues to grow and ex- tend as rapidly as it has done the past few years, it may be necessary for other munici- palities besides Toronto to consider the pro- priety of levying a tax upon them. This, however, ia not whet we desire to direot at- tention to at the pretreat time. There is HO doubt but there is strong element of truth in the statement of the Telegram that " the whole question of good roads is simply a question of money." Good roads can -not be 'had without =May. If any municipality had . plenty of Money, that municipality could almoat certainly have good roads. However, money is not the only requisite. There is an immense sum of money wasted in almost every municipality every year through lack of proper knowledge and over- sight. If the work were .undertaken in a more scientific and skilful manner; the money at the disposal of municipalities could frequently be made to go a great deal further than it does now under -existing con- ditions in altdost every municipality. There is no part -of the municipat machinery in which more money is actually wasted than eonneetion with road making. One of the mistaices too frequently made is ia ing the improvements of too temporary a nature. This is dOne with the view of econ- omy at the time, and keeping down the taxes for the year, but it frequently turns one to be extravagance. There is a deal yet to be learned in connection wieh road making. If the use of bieycles results in stimulating education in this direction they will do a good work ; 'and if they do this, mimicipalities could afford to forego the Not sll Harmony. It ta evident from the following remmk- -able article which we copy from the To - road World of last Feiday, that all' is not 'yet harmony within the ' ranks of the Conservative parte , and that even in the fold of the Orange order in Ontario, which is composed mostly, if not ;exclusively, of Conservative; the strictest brotherly -love does not prevail. The World,. no doubt, opeaks IV the book. Its editor and pro- prietor is one of the leading Conservative oepresentativea from Ontario in the Domin- ion Parliament., He is a colleague and " churn " of Mr. Clarke Wallace, and they are both at present oing duty at Ottawa. As to the unselfishn ss of Mr. Wallace de- siring to retain the Grand Masterahip of the Orange order in perpet- uity, ive have no right to offer an opinion. That is a matter for the members of the order to consider. It • is fair to assume, however, that Mr. Wallace was not far distant Goan the elbow of the editor of the World - hen the following " The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Orange Order is to . be held in a couple of weeks. For some years now Clarke :tyallaee has been head of ehe ordee and we believe he is a candidate for re-election. Not, however, that Mr. Wallace desires the office„or that he does not wish to see it go reund ; but certain events of the past few years in connection with Canadian polities and the efforts of certain individuals to drive him out of the order, becouse he op- posed the remedial bill, have forced Mr. Wallace to again - become a candidate. Ordinarily, the World would not iaterfere with the domestic concerns of the Orange Order, bat, as the attempt is being made by certain discredited politicians in this cenntry to punish Mr. Wallace for 'his at - til ude on the Manitoba school question, by driving him eut of the Grand Mastership, we think it is our duty to direct the atten- tion of the public and the members of the order to the real situation. .i itir. Wallace saw fit to leave the Con-, servative Government more than two years ago, when it was determined to introduce a remedial till, and, because Mr. Wallace took that step, he msde himself objeetion- able to a number of Coneervatives, who are also Orangemen but who professed to be Conservatives before they were anything else. These men have endeavored, in every way possible, to bring about a deposition of Mr. Wallace from the chief executive office in the Orange Order, and they are doing it under the guise of being the ac- credited agents' of the Conservative party. They are endeavoring to capture the dele- gates to 'Grand Lodge. The movement is engineered in part be- Mr. Robert Birndeg- ham, the paid seeretery of the Conservative executive of Ontario. atsisted by a trio of trading politicians at Ottawa. Behind these are a little clique of:discredited Con- servatives, who, while they professed to be friends of Manitoba, tried. to force the so-hool bill on the Conservative party. And 74 these men, who are thus engaged In this movement aphid Mr. Walla* . profess that theye, are speaking for Sir Charles Tupper and Hon. George .1‘. Foster; The World has good reason for knowing thot Sir Charles basin° sympathy whatever with the movement, and when Mr. Fosterti at- tention is called to the Matter, he will also, we beliove, be able to repudiate what is bein done in his name, " he gentleman whom these anti -Wal- lace en propose to use to effect their end is Acre E. F. Clarke, M. P. for West To- ronto, ind who, it is claimed can " down " Mr. Weller/it for the Grand Mastership if a sufficiently developed organization under alleged Conservative auspices can be secured to control the vote in the Grand Lodge. Now, if there is any man in Canada who can I afford to antagonize Mr. Wallace for his aoudad` on the sohoor bill it is Mr. E. F. i larke, the editor oft the Orange Senti I. That gentleman, by his ability and his long connection with the order, is ciertainly entitled to recomiition, and, no doubt, he will soon come to the chair, but he cannot afford to be made the tool "of Robert Birmingham and the other discredit- ed elements ot the Conservative party in this province. Those trading politicians who helped to drive D'Alton McCarthy out would drive Mr. Wallace out. But this is not a good time to punish Conservatives for standing by Manitoba. " Froin all that the World can either, there ir a very fair prospect for the re -organ- ization and consolidation of the Conserve-. tive party in Ontario, but there will never be any Such re -organization as. long as it is directed by Robert Birmingham and his associates. They must step down. At -all events, the Orange Order will forever have lost its usefulness in this codntry it it allows itself CO be used as it tub to wash the dirty linen of any political earty, and Mr. E. F. 4re Clarke can easily realize his futu . •if he cares to do so, by rubbing the bo d." Editorial. Notes and Comments. Uncle Sam has a sweet tooth. If he se- cure Hawaii, Cuba and the Philippines he will have the three greatese capeaugar pro- ducing islands on the earth. -The Louisiana planters can hardly be expeoted to favor A striking feature of the present Ameri- can -Spanish wise is the advanced age of the American leaders. With scarcely an excep., tion, the more prominent among them fought in the civil war, Which eame to a close lust a third of a century ape That it takes money, end a lot of it; to run a war, brother Jonathan is beginning to realize. Mr. John A. Ewan, the plever correspondent of the Toronto Globe, writing from Tampa, Florida, says " It is stated now that the expenditure necessitated by the war is approaching one million five hun- dred thousand dollars a day. This in a quarrel out of which there is not much chance that the United States will win any- thing more sidittantial than glory." ' Hon. W. E. Gladstone, England's grand old man, departed this life on Thursday morning. Mr. Gladetene has been one ot the moat prominent figures in publice life in England for the past number of years, and was, tor a time, Prime Minister. His his- tory will be unique in English Parlimentary life. In private life he was a great student, and many able works testify to his classic Ability. His death was practically due to a lwearing out of the syetene as the was well advanced in years. A correspondent whor is interested in the wool exporting buaineas wishes us to im- press on our farmer readers the fact that, on account of the Americo -1i duty on wools, only wools well washed on the -sheepteback can be exported. The day of 36 cents per pound on tub washed, 12 cents on inferior grades of washed end unwashed combing and 22 eents on walthed clothing, prohibits their being shipped. to the United States. Thome, therefore, who desire to get the best prices for their wool should be careful to have it thoroughly washed. before it is re- moved trom the sheep.. • A large item of Canadian export to Great Britain is seriously threatened. by the boy- cott of the carpenters' unions Ihroughout the United Kingdom upon al1 doors and sash made by non-union men. ! The union men refuse to hang them. Ontario alone exported $217,989 of these goods last year, and as there is nothing to shiny that they are union -made they are included in the boycott. The High Commissioner's office is endeavoring to overcome the difficulty, but so far without success. If a satisfactory arrangement could be made Canada could retain not only her own share of this trade, but also secure that which formerly went to the United States. An old subscriber, writing from Sheldon, North Dakota, says " The editorial in THE EXPOSITOR of the 29th ult., regarding the war between Spain and the United States caused a great deal of indigatioo among your readers here. I belie you have learned before this that Uncle Sam is bigger and better and braver than you think." We are sorry if we have displeased any of our readers, but we do not know that Uncle Sam has done anything yet to make us change our mind. He is big enough, and had he beetras. good and as brave as our correspondent thinks he is he would have tried more hutnane means of accomplishing his purpose than the use of brute force on one who is so much weaker and smaller than himself. The Mitchell Records remarks that it is quite pertinent to the present South Perth polleical controversy to invite attention to a striking evidence or exemplification of the difference between•the moral sensibilities of the two political parties. Just mark the contrast between the conduct of the Liberal party in South Peith when their candidate was counted iu on a legal decision, with the action of the Tory party in, West Elgin, when their candidate was counted in by a similar decision. In South Perth, with a majority of four in their favor, there was not among the Liberals even an individual expression bf jubilation. In West . Elgin, with only one of a majority, the Tories went into a perfect hullobaloo, and had a street parade with go. torch light procession. Will some good Tory or some disgusted Liberal , please explain to us where the distinction is " that marks this difference ? F A good many people have the idea that n members of Parliament and the Legislature (el have a " mighty soft time't during the sere he is not credited with doing anything. It is, however, often the case, that those t who spedk most frequentlyAre the ones who q really do the least work. If a mernleer does 0 his duty faithfully, and strives to -do his a duty to his conetituents and his country, he i has no sinecure, even if he is not . often t ent of the London Advertiser who recently t visited Ottawa, in giving his impressiongeto his paper, says " As the session draws . a comes greater. Most people know an4;ac- ; h knowledge that the Ministers have "Tile- ' pe 1,y hard work d Parliemelt they have to soy departmen have to be made by an Op flaws, if such es petted. Mem have almost dai all parte of the islation or op constantly to m lar constituenoi ate member ho has to work' ha hours. What be; on oommi tions, and in ke he has to begin months at a ti prorogation, wi is always welco Nothing of transpired in during the week was reported to turned up in the Indian, whereit ilyin squadron nd the oom flied American fleet is now d to be 1 oking for the Spaniards, naval bat is expected hourly. Be- e Spanish est was located, Ad "ral n, with portion of his command, uan, the oapital of Prieto ment does not appear edam The Americons pturing the place. Elev. the part of the United sdpplies and ammunition in the island of Cuba by the Spanish troeps, ion returned to Key a failure. A very hot place at Cardenas where epode, boat was bit'dly 'hit ells, and five of her crew uegos also there was a hen the Americans out withering fire. Exciting ery shortly, as it is sur - sing fleets cannot much et, and if the Spaniards vading the enemy they on the offensive. Dewey. fort at ttaiailla,althOugh n possession of the city, so at any time. He is for re-inforeements and being forwarded to him. ON EXPOSITOR g the niontlie .the disotuision olosod, and Mr. Wonsan) did assembled. Not only do management, bid they nstantly prepared to. meet ition ever watohful to -pick be discovered, or even sue- rs of the Government, too, y to meet deputations m :ountry, either •seeking leg - sad to it. ,And they have tters that interest partiou- . The conscientious peiv- ever, has no sinecure. He d, and keep most irregular ith his duties in the ohm - tees, in attending depute, ping up his correspondence, early and work late for . To such a man, an early h the relief that it bring; tee ery startling interest has he Spanish-American war The Spanish fieete which have returned to Cadiz, neighborhood of the West led. The United States as immediately ordered to repo and fore Sam Rico, but the en to have been ver retired Without eral attempts States tc) land for the ineurgen were frustrated and the expedi West to report engagement took a United States by the Spanish a killed. At Cien lively encounter, the cable under a news is expected mused that the op longer be kept ap are successful in may do isomethin is still holding th he has not yet ta but saye he can d evidently waiting supplies, which ar NOTES FRO THE DOMINION PITAL AWA, May 17th, 1898. The principal , fie of political gossip is the resignation of I .rd Aberdeen as Gover- nor-General, and t e determination of Lord and Lady Aberd en to leave Rideau Hall and Canada abo t the last of October. Some say that the unmeasured abuse which Sir Charles Tuppe the leader of the Oppo- sition, has seen fi from time to time to heap upon His Ex, -Hence? is the cause Ifor the course which t e latter has determined to take. This, ho ever, is not at all pro- bable. The real eason, no donbt is, that Lord Aberdeen's e tensive interests at home require, for a time at least, his, personal at- tention. Should h' resignation be shown to be due to the) first named course, no doubt Sir Charles wont feel both flattered and gratified. It is no at all likely, howeveri that this gratificat on is to be his. It ia said that the two perm a most prominently men- tioned recently as ikely to succeed the Etta of Aberdeen as Go ernor-General of Canada; are the Earl of Sol ourne, the Under Secre- tary ot State for t e Colonies, and the Earl of Hopetoun, the Paymaster -General. It has also been said hat the former can have the Governor -Gen rahhip ef Canada if he wanntho tem RAIL AY BILL THIS SESSION. This matter was definitely decid'ed at a mums of the Libor Is held a few days ago. At this canons al rnative propositions for Yukon routes were diecussed, but the gen- e'eal opinion as ex reseed by the members, was that the 0 vernment had done their part in formulatin air all -Canadian route, and the country m st hold the Senate aild the Conservative arty responsible for its rejection. Most o the members of the Gov- ernment were pees nt, and they ocquieseed in this idea. THE PROBABLE LOSE oF THE SESSION. . It now seems en irely probable that the Medina will close with the end of this Month. Both par es seem to be anxiens for a wind up. Al the important Govern- ment measures are now in. The franchise and plebiscite acts are now well forward, and Mr. Mulook's mendment to the postal act has received it Second reading. A cau- cus of the Oppositi n was held the same day as the Liberal awns. The object was to csonsider the pro ramme for the remainder of the session. Si Charles Tupper whiled that business be fa ilitated by the Opposi- tion so far as publi interests would permit. A DEAD &WE REVIVED. Perhaps the mo t lively, if not the most interesting and i structive discussion of the past week was tarted by a French Can- adian . Conservativ , named Bergeron, who represents the con tituency of Beauharnois. This gentleman, w o has been deeeribed in the House as bein more Catholic - than the Pope, and Me. CI rke Wallace, Sovereign Grand Master of t e Loyal Orange Lodge Of , British North Am rice, united in --condemn- ing Sir Wilfrid La rim for having, as they I erroneously asser appealed to the Holy See for a confir ation of the Manitoba school settlement It has been said thet politics make ate ge bed fellows and cer- tainly Mr. Berger n and Clarke %Vallace make a mighty a range team. In the de- bate on this dea horse, Mr. Bergeronla Judas -like friend hip for the minority served as the text upon which Mr. Wallace founded a no -Pop ry speech. •The old game of appealing to &thence in Quebec and Protestants in On rio was resumed in the hope of keeping a ive the smouldering em- bers of racial and religious hatred which, happily for Ca ad; are fast dying out. - Clarke Wallace d clared that the memorial of the Roman Ca holm members of Parlia- Pope should inter ere in a matter of Cana- dian politics. lt r. Wallace held Sir Wil- frid Laurier reap neible for this appeal, and condemned the remier's action strongly. 'The Premier repl ed at some length. He repeated the stit ment that the appeal to Rome had been ade by himself and others in their private peony as members of the Roman Cetholie hurch, and all. that they ad asked of the Pope was that he should revent the bieh pa and priests of Quebee rom intimidatin • voters.. Sir Wilfrid de, uoted by Mr. ergeron, and declared that Wallace had led was a revival of the old onservative po icy of stirring up religious folk for Oath. n purposes. He challenged he Opposition to condemn by resolution he Governmen 's tiettlement of the school uestion. Sir dolphe Caron turned on his Id colleague a d gave him some wholesome dvice. He st ngly deprecated the bring - ug up of a reli touts and racial question iii he House s'm ly for the purpose of making Government or House had a perfeot right, he Premie o any other member of the s a private ei 'zen, to appeal to the head f his church, a matters of conscience, if e thought per per to do so, and it was no rson's bum se but their own. With this not mhos° much out of it as he had hoped. POSTAGE ON ‘NENISPAPICES, • The billof the Postinaster-General to re- duce the rats' of postage on dotneetio letters from three to two cents, itud to impoes half ried through the mad; has been given its second reading, and now awaits the commit- tee stage, The newspaper postage feature of the measure was strenuously opposed by Sir Charles Tupper and Sir Adolphe Caron. It was stated ley Mr. Mulock that the ex- emption from postage rates within a ten mile radius of the place of publication would hot, under a modification to be made, apply to papers issued more frequently than once a week, or in other words, that; all the wilt,be subject to the.rate, while the postoffice will not begin to take toll from the weeklies until they have gone ten miles beyond the place of their origin. TO OPEN UP A GREAT COUNTRY. The whole of that part of British America which constitutes the north part of Canada has immenee stretchers which are .admirably adapted for cultivation, and possess fine natural resources. To open up this great country a new railroad project las item brought to the attention of the Canadian Government. It is to run from Mimanable- on the Canadian Paoifie Railway, north of lake Superior, 240 niiles along the Moose river to the shore of Hudson Bay. From that point there will be 1,400 miles of sea navigation to the western extremity of Chesterfield inlet, 150 miles more of railway to connect the western extremity 'of that inlet with the eastern extremity of rest Slave lake and then a continuous 1 ne of navigation for vessels drawing twel e feet of water, to the Arctic ocean. The e are 900 miles of navigation for vessels of equa 'size up the Peace river. There will trey eral hundred miles of navigation th Athabasca, and with a railway ten miles long the Mackenzie Aver can be connecte with the Yukon. Perhaps there is no othe country in the world where such an irnmens stretch of travel can be provided with s small an expenditure. It will secure acoes to the great whale and other 'Merles which pre. vail in Hudson Bay and the. lakes. Th mines and mining of British Columbia and to the north ef Athabasca will ell be brough within easy reach of all cities of Canada lying on the ebores of the St. Lawrence and the great lakes. It is estimated that the openidg up of this route, with its two or three small stretches of railway, will make easily accessible a river and lake navigation in the interior of Canada not inferior to that by way of the Missiesippi and its tributar- ies, In fact it is better navigation, because the water is uniformly deeper: A few years ago Canada was spoken o. as " the ragged edge cut off from the United States." Now there is a habitable portion of 1,500 miles on the Pacific northward from the American boundary, and within the next 20 years will be whole empire west of Hudson Bay, with traders and miners and in agricultural populationsextending northward nearly to ths Arctic Circle. It is thought that within three years at least 7,000 t•ons of fish winild come along this line from the waters of Hudson Bay to be annually placed upon the merkets of the world. It is now known that upon the Athabasca river and around Athabasca and Great Slave lakes the coun- try is nearly as rioh in precious metals as British Columbia and the Yukon. There are also the finest petroleum beds in the world, so that if the people of Canada know how to make use of the great resources they possess, and which - have been recently brought to light, there is no reason why, during the next 25 years they 'ought not to have a population of 15;000,000. It is un- derstood that the promoters of this enter- prise are looking to the Government for a land grant to aid them in the construetion of the road from the Canadian Pacific to Moose Inlet, and if they receive it they are ready to have the road completed by the end of 1899. Then Toronto, Montreal and Quebec will be brought in contact with the resources of Hudson Bay and far into the interior from Chesterfield Inlet. THE DEATH OF DALTON MCCARTHY. Since the time when Sir John A. Mad-- donald was suddenly stricken down with paralysis during the ,mernerable session of 1891, there never was so much genuine sor- row 'manifest in Parliamentary circles as well as all over the Dominion, as has been the case in regard to the illness and death of Dalton McCarthy. On account of hie fearless and independent action in Canadian politics he had been regarded as the stormy petrel " in the political field. There was only one Dalton McCarthy in Canada. He had been an ornament to the bar and had always preferred to stand by what he conceived to be in the interests of his coentry in Parliament in preference to that of`party. He had refused a portfolio more than once. THE LONDON AND GRAND BEND RAILWAY. 1 sell while they last for MAY 20, 1898. Special OF oss Goods, for 10 da B.- B. OITINN'S,- .SfeafoOh. We bought a line of Dress Goods that we are going to A large deputation from London and ot oints interested waited on tho Min- is r a Railways here a few days ago ask - in for a bonus of $3,200 a mile for 35 miles of e proposed London and. Lake Huron electric railway. It -was explained that this road is projected from London to: Lucan or. Centralia, and from thence to Glrand Bend, with a prospect that it be further I extended. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. M. C. Cameron, M. P. for West Huron, and dames Gilmour, M. P. for East Middlesex. Mr. Blair said he was surprised that so im- portant an agricultural district should be hampered for want of transportation facili- ties, especially as the G. T. R. served a con- siderable portion of the territory through which the proposed line would run. The paralleling of the G. T. R. was a serious ob- jection, hut this did not apply to the first 14 Miles, which bettered the chances of the company for a bonne. to that extent. A bonus had previously been granted for' a railway in that district, and there was some foreefin the claim that it might revert to the London and Lake Huron Railwey. Mr. Blair asked the projectors to forward to the Government plans of the proposed line, and the necessary memorials. He would nee What could be doie before the next session. News of ths Week. MRS. FRANCES HODGSON BURNEIT'S signed a decree granting Frances Hodgson Burnett, the novelist, a divorce from Dr. S. M. Burnett, a well-known oculist of that city. She is permitted to resume her maiden name of Hodgson. - WELL KNOWN NEWBPAPER MAN DEAD.— The death of Col. Cyrus A. Page, publisher of the Boston Beacon, who died suddenly the other evening at his home in the Hotel Victoria, waa announced on Wednesday . afternoon. He was 53 years of age. Col- onel Page was one of the best known news- pitper men in Boston. TERRIBLE Loss OF LIPE.—Two hundred fishing boats have been swept away by a gale and tidal wave at 'SWate, Japan, and 1,400 men are missiog. EARTHQUAKE AT MOUNT Asetro.--There was a violent earthquake in Sicily, Saturday morning, extending southward from Mount Aetna and reachiug to Minos 30 miles southwest of Catania. A numbe'r of houses were wrecked at Blancavilla, on the de- clivity of Mount Aetna, and at Bempasso. Other shocks followed. rden Spaulding, president of the Globe Sav- ings Bank, Chicago,has been taken to Joliet prison, where he will serve an indeterthinate sentence, His crime was the embezzlement of $40,003 worth of bonde belonging to the University of BIM* Endowment Fund. WELComE ir.AIN IN CALIFORNIA. --Satur- day's and Sunday's -rain was worth hun- dreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers of California. Many fields were saVed from 25 Cents a Yard That ought to set .people talking. They are goas that . were made to sell at 50c per yard. We Cleared the entire lot, and are going to sell them at 25c. They consist of the following colors : Fawn, navy, grey, sity blue and black. ,They are 42 inches wide, and we will Guarantee Eiery Thread Wool. People living at distance can have sample by post on fiarCome with the crowd to Gunn's. • i-TxT iv THE CORNER 1J1 11 STORE, total destruction. The barley crop will, in many sections, be a fair one. Before the rain the wheat crop of California was placed at 20,000 tons and the barley crop at 100,- 000 tons. Well-informed grain dealers estimate the late precipitation will add 100,000 tons of wheat and 150,000 of harley to the crops. DEATH OP A NOTED VIOLINIST.—Edouard Remenyi, the vielinist, fell dead on the stage of a vaudeville theater in San Fran - response to an encore. Ile was born in Hungary 64 years ago. - DR. F. A. SILLERY, dentist, graduate of Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Toronto, alsa honorgraduate of Department of Dentistry, Toronto University. Office in the Petty block, Hensall. Will visit Zuvioh every Monday, eammenolog Mon- day, Inne'llOth. 1587-8 LOCAL BRIEFS.—Our council are having a good heavy coat' of stone put on Wellington street leading to the railway station and mills.—There will be no celebration here on Queen's Birthday, so that our villagers will have an opportunity of visiting our neigh- boring villages and towns where the daT is being.celebritted.—Large quantities of grain are still being brought to market and meets with ready demand and highest market pricee.—Mr.•James Coxvrorth, proprietor of the Centennial hotel, was in London this week, and while there purchased a fine Jersey cow.—Rev. Mr. Coulter, of Elim• villa, was in the village the first part of this week visiting his brother John, and attend- ing the district meeting held here in con- nection with the Methodist church.—Mrs. G. S. Thomson and eon John, who wire in Toronto during the past week, returned home on Wednesday. --The Misses °John- ston, of Willow Hall farm, London road, were in Parkhill part of last week and this, visiting their sister, Mrs. Shortt, and friends.—The sacrament of the Lord's Supper wart dispensed in Carmel Presby- terian church on Sabbath morning last to a large congregation. Rev. Mr. Stewart, of London, •preached. the preparatory sermon on the Friday afternoon preceding.—The annual annivercary services will be held in the Methodist church on Sabbath, when Rev. J. W. Holmes, of Mitohell, will preach morning and evening. The latter service will be specially for the young people. On Tuesday evening, May 24th, the annual tea -meeting will be held, for which an excellent programme has been prepared. —Miss M inme Shaffer visited friends in Prediton and Shipka this week.— A Court of Revision in connection with the hearing of appeals and complaints re taxes and assessments will be held in Coxworth's hall on Thursday, May 26th, at' 10 o'clock a. m.—Mr. T. Carling, merchant, of Exeter, was in the village -011 Wednesday list.— Considerable shipping is being done this week at our depot.—Mr. W m. Snell, who has been in the employ of Mr. A. A. Goetz, intends shortly moving to fetican.—Mnsars. Willis and White made a large shipment of hogs this week. —The hour of Sabbath even- ing service in Carmel Presbyterian ohureh has been changed from 6.30 to 7 p. m., _the latter hour beingloand tbe most convenient, particularly during the summer months.— Mr. Starr and family, who have been resid- ing here for the past year intend moving to Hespeler.-:-Miss Esther 'Moore, who was visiting *relatives and friends in Blanshard for the past month, has returned home.— Miss Urquhart, of Exeter, spent Sabbath the guest of Mrs. Shirray.—Mr. William • Buchanan, sanitary inspector, made his official calls this week on our villagers.— Mr. Leopohl Ingram, son of Mr. George Ingram of Tuckeremith, who has been in British 'Columbia for several yeara, returned home this week.—Mr. Wm. McDougall re- turned home a few days ago froin Maniteba, accompanied by his son, who was suffering from mental trouble and who hie father went out there to see for the second time during the past year. Mr. Trott, our efficient photographer, has recently photo; graphed a number of the neighboring schools together with the teachers and pupils.— Mr.SEacrett has all the material on the ground for the erection of his fine new > dwelling, which will Faulk as another of the fine residences for which our village is noted.—Mr. Trott, eehoeogeapher, and Dr, Sillery., dentist, took paet m a concert held in Zurich on Friday evening last, and their musical selections were much enjoyed,— Mrs. W. H. Thompson, of Ingersoll, is here visitiog her parente, Mr. and Mee. R. Carlisle.—The Salvation Army marine band discoursed some very fine innate here on Tuesday last and also held a sacred concert in Coxworth's hall 1111 the evening. The attendance was fair. Considering that an- other meeting was being held in the Metho- dist church the same evening.—Quite a number of the young people of our village wheeled to Parkhill on,Sabbath-last, .spend- ing tho day there.—Mrs. (Rev.) Fair, of St. Jahns, near London, and formerly of Mu- esli, was in the village this week renewing acquaintances, accompanied by bee dangli- was in the employ of Mr. J. C. Gleason, harness -maker, for a number of years, was here the first part of the •week renewing acquaintanoes.—Mr. R. J.' Carlisle, of Ripley, spent Sabbath aid the first paxt of this week with his parents and friends.— Miss fitePhalen, who has been in Detroit for the past month or so ion a visit, returned home the end of last week.—Mr. and Mrs. B. Hoggarth were in the neighborhood of Cromarty and Staffs ;last week visiting their son William, and old neighbors and friends. —A district meeting in connection with the Methodist church wits held here on Tuesday and Wednesday, and was largely Attended by the minieters and laymen in the district. The open meeting in the evening was also well attended and the discussion of the dif- ferent matters connected with the . church and ite workings were alike interesting and profitable.—Mrs. Crabb, -of °cited* v in the village this week visiting her son, Mr. Charles Crabb, an employee in Mr. Bell's machine shop. BitIEFS.—Last week the by-law for the construction of sewers and sidewalks was voted on, and carried by a majority of 86, there being only 9 voting againet it, and at the council meeting on Monday night it re- ceived the third reading and was flintily passed. It provides that all sewers and sidewalks niust be conetructed on the front- age tax system.--e-Everything is now in readiness for celebrating the Queen's Birth- day. The races promise to be well filled. There is a baseball niatch between Brussels - and a team from Milverton, and will take place in the forenoon. The athletic sports, etc., also promise to be good. A good troupe is also to give a goodplay in the town hall in the evening. --J. Williams Macey lectures here on Friday evening, under the auspices of the Institnte.--The annual meeting of the firemen WAS held on- Wednesday even- ing, when the following oflicers- were elect- ed : Chief, Wet. Ainley ; captain, J. G. Keene ; lat lieutenant, Nobel Gerry ; 2nd lieutenant, J. T. Ross ; secretary, F.8. Scott ; Wm. Killough has sold his 50 acre farm in Grey to John Clark, of lideKillop, for $2,- 520. Mr. Clark has taken possetsion, and Mr. Killough has gone to Wawanosh, where he has purchased si 90 sere farm. —An attempt was made to burglarize the house of Mr. E. L. Kastner, of Sebringvine, Sunday, -May 8th. The burglars enter- ed the house through the cellar window, but were heard by Mrs. Knatner, who gave the alarm. The men, however, escaped. Mr. Kastner had &awn 81,900 from the bank the day before, and the burgla•rs were evi- dently aware of it. 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