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rebuked ? No. (foil knew better, and
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God pleads 'with, th,.em. Seek ye rise
Ana ye shah live," "but seek not Bethell'
Why ? "Gtlgal ellall surely go into cape;
INE*IO,NkELONA.L LESSON NO. *U, tufty and Bethel shall come to naught.
S%:PTIi1MUFIR len 11004. Seen flint that erected the heavens, thea �
the earth may bring forth its fruit; that
Israel ltepruv ad.- ,"intoe 5:1-15,
Commentary,---I.A lamentation for Is-
rael (vs. 1-3). Because Israel continues
to ahoy no argue of repentance, Amos
seei that Certain and speedy destruction
will coin upon the nation. He accord-
ingly. proceeds to sing a. funeral dirge.
Israel was spiritually dead; like a fallen
virgin: shot diad debase(. herself and dost
her purity. She Was prostrate on the
ground, unable to rise, having none to
atssiat her. 'The prophet also declares
that the strength of the nation was to
bet reduced to one-tenth of what it then
was. "Such an announcement as this,
made in the height of the prosperity se -
eared by Jeroboam II. would naturally
be a startling one to those who heard
it."
IL An exhortation to seek God (vs.
4-6). 4. Seek ye me -Cease your rebel-
lion against ale, return to me with all
your heert, lard, though consigned to
death, ye shall be rescued and live. De-
plorable asyour ease is, it is not utterly
desperate,--Otarko. Shall live -Shall es-
eape the threatened destruettion. 5. Seek
not Bethel -At Bethel was one of the gol-
den calves Jeroboam had est up. At this
tinie it was' the most popular saalctuary
of the northern kingdmom, and was pat-
ronized by the king (chap. vii. 13), Gil-
gal--t'ilis was an important church eon-
tre about nine miles northwest of Bethel.
Here, as well as at Bethel, was a school
of .the prophets. "At Gilgal were carved
images." -Clarke. To Beer-sheba-Situ•
ated in the extreme southern part of
Judali. This eity had evidently become
a centre for idol worship, and Amos
warns them against journeying thither.
Into eaptivity - The prophet shows theist
•that all hope from these idolatrous al
tars is vain. Gilgal and Bethel are doom-
ed and heathen deities Cannot save them.
6. House of Joseph. That is, the ten
tribes or northern kingdom; so used be-
cause Joseph was the ancestor of two of
the chief tribes.
III. Israel's deplorable condition (vs.
7-13), 7. Turn judgment-"Israers cry-
ing sin is •neglect of civil justice and op-
pression of the poor." Wormwood -An
intensely bitter, unpalatable plant. It is
always used as a. symbol for whatever
is nauseous and destructive. In their
civil courts bribes were taken (v. 12),
righteousness was "east down" (I•t. V.)
to the earth, and instead of bringing re-
lief to the oppressed, they brought bit-
terness and greater oppression.
strengthening the conquered, and makes
them the conquerors ---"The Load Le his
iu4tn0,i' "Seetc goad and not evil.' "late
the evil, and love the goad," "it may be
that the Lord God of Hosts will be gra-
cious unto the remnant of Joseph." The
sins of the people were such that they
deserved the severest denunciations of
the Almighty, yet with every outburst
of his wrath is a pleading itpiieal to the
house of Israel to return to God.
God pointe out the evite that will
come upon tltetn. The eity that could
muster ane thousand will be only ene
hundred strong; The places of idol wor-
ship will be destroyed. Ile will break
out like fire in the house of Joseph and
devour it. "Wailing &tall be in all
streets." iiusbandtnen shall be called to
mourning; wailing shall be in all vine-
yards; your condition shin grow worse
and worse; "Therefore will 1 eause you
to go into captivity beyond. Damascus,"
saith the Lord, whose name is the God of
hosts."
A few general truths gathered. from
this lesson. The ten tribes appear to
have bad. a good reason for revolting
from Reboboam. From Juda•h's stand-
point, God appeared to approve of it. But
idolatry was sure to bring (its disastrous
results. Where are the ten tribes now?
Trost. Why? Idolatry, To worship any-
thing but God brings equally disastrous
restate to -day- "They bate him that
rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor
hint that speeketh uprightly." The fai.th-
fnl minister, the unbiased statesman, tlhe
uneomprgnising reformer fare no better
in our time. But who lives to -day in the
sight of God, and in the esteem of men,
Amos or his persecutors? Faithful men
never die. Could half-hearted and formal
worship be held up to more soathing de-
nunciation? Feast -days were all right,
so were solemn assemblies and burnt-
offelings and meat -offerings and peace -
offerings and songs, but because their
hearts were not in those things they
were an abomination to God. The songs
beeame a mere "noise" that He would
not hear. They would count to their
credit the saerifiees and offerings for
forty years in the wilderness, but God.
knew now that service was mixed with
idolatry; therefore their punishment
should be greater, because of their at-
tempt ho palm it off on God. Can we
think .God is any loss particular to -day
than anciently? Oertainly not. Oan we
then substitute grand church arebitec-
ture for Heart offerings? Surety not. Can
S. Verses 8 and 0 are intended to im(and artistic
God be pleased with eloquent preaehing
singing that are nothing
press the Israelites with the power and -mare? :No. Can we substitute muntfi-
majesty of Jehovah, the Creator and cent giving for personal piety? Never.
Ruler of the universe. "They are intro- May we moll and all be'helped to gauge
dueed abruptly and interpret thecon- our iteart-lffe by these searching truths
elections between verses 7 and 10."
The-. dram God's faithful prophet Amos.
seven stars -The Pleiades, a. group o ,;, Emory Coleman.
stars in the constellation Taurus, called y
frequently tbe seven stars. Orion -A
constellation noted for its three bright
stars In a straight line. Turneth
maketh- That is, causes morning to
follow night and brings the day to an
end in night. -Cam. Bib. That ealleth,
eta -By evaporation "the waters" are
eolleeted into clouds and then immedi-
ately poured out in sbawers upon the
face of the earth. 9. That strengtheneth,
eta --See R. V. "Who takes the part
of tbe poor and oppressed against the
oppressor." Sadden destruction comes
upon the mighty, so that even their
strongest fortresses cannot save them.
10. Hate him -The propbet again takes
up the subject under consideration in
veree 7. 'They eaatnot bear an upright
magistrate, and will not have righteous
laws execut.ed:-Clarke. In the gate-
The place where the "elders" or magis-
trates sat and where justice was admin-
istered (v. 12). 11. Tread'an g -The poor.
were oppressed. Burdens of wheat -
Even tbe bread was taken from the poor
as 1pie price of justice Shall not -The
penalty for such gross injustice is here
announced. 12. I lanow-They imagine
that Jehovah is ignorant, but He blows
their many smaller offences as well as
their "mighty cies" Three of their
greater sins are mentioned: 1. Afflicting
the righteous. 2- Taking bribes, so that
judgment was perverted. 3. Refusing to
bear the cause of the poor who had no
reward to offer. 13. Keep silenee-lit
an "evil time' such as the prophet had
described, when it is useless to attempt
to obtain justice, wise men are silent
I' . 3lerey offered (vs- 14, 15). 14.
Seek good -Again the prophet uses them
to forsake their sins and turn to God.
May live -Even yet there is hope. God's
decree offering mercy is absolute and
unlimited to the one who will repent.
And so, etc -Because of their prosperity
they imagined and said (see It. V.) that
God was with them. But they were de-
ceived. Now Amos tells us what to do
in order to actually have His presence.
15. Hate the evil -The exhortation of
verse 14 is repeated in stronger lan-
guageguage; • hate evil. Love good,establish
,
judgment. It may be -This should not
be understood as expressing doubt. God
will have mercy upon such as heed the
prophet's exhortation. Remnant of Jos-
eph -The ten tribes.
V. The Day of the Lord (vs. 10-20).
"Amos sees that his exhortation will be
unheeded, and again draws a dark pic-
ture of the future." In their blindness
they desired "the day of the Lord," the
day when, as they supposed, God would
confer seine great honor upon ills peo-
ple;
is°peo-
ple; but Amos 'warns them that in their
present moral condition, the day of the
Lord would be a day of lamentation,
wailing and darkness with "no bright-
ness in it."
VI. Hypocritical service rejeeted,
(vs. 21-27). Feasts and sacrifices could
not avert the threatened judgments, "Do
you think to win Jehovah's favor by
your religions serviees and ceremonial
observances ?" alahat he demands is not
sacrifice or the noise of songs on your
instruments of music, but justice and
righteousness. And he desires these to
"roll on" (It. V.) through the land like
A mighty torrent in one perpetual, irre-
sistible flow. Your hypocrisy is fatal.
You and your idols will go into captivity
together.
PRACTICAL Si3RVEY.
Gad dealt with Israel anciently very
much as he deals with men to -day. The
chosen people had exceptional oppor-
tunities for knowing God's war; still
they persisted in wrong doing. Among
the prophets of God, sent to specially
warn Itis people, Amos spoke to thein
In terms they eoutd not misunderstand.
Ile seeks to gain their attention by e0m-
paring Mit message to fi funeral dirge. a
lamentation for the dead. Israel. eho-
heli of Gad. as a virgin by her husband.
is fallen. "She shall no more rise." With
this startling s'ta'tement our lesson is
introdueed. Let us notice.
Whom God tVi rna. "The Ilouse
brad. God is always specific. Ile
points out definitely : "Yeti who turn
Judgment to wormwood, and leave off
r'ighteousnesq in the earth." There is
such a thing as nominal justice which
eeits more than it is worth. il'epeate*i
adjournments of court are made to wear
out a poor litigant. (led knows when
risen eek justice by the shortest course.
Aaotht'r close is painted out %ho e
':treadit►g" on the peat and laking front
them their Mesad. By tee doing they
seat build fent residences and lay out en-
v. grva as, best will Qoa let Snot
DOMINION MILLERS MEET.
Discuss Apparent Shortage in the Wheat
Crop,
Toronto, Sept, 12. -No class of men
throughout Ontario is better qualified to
judge of ,grain crop conditions than the
millers, and tate reports which 75 of
them brought to Toronto yesterday were
anything but encouraging. If these esti-
mates are borne out ' by the returns
from the harvest fields, Ontario will be
in a bad way this winter for wheat,
Well -posted men from twenty-six coun-
ties reported at the annual meeting
of the Dominion .►Millers' Association yes-
terday that the crop of winter and
spring wheat would be about one-third
of the expected yield. Rust has appar-
ently spread over the whole country.
The highest report given was a three-
quarter crop, many went as low as one-
quarter, and the greater number of es-
timates put it at one-third.
The Secretary, Mr. C. B. Watts, in
his report, announced tbat be had corre-
sponded with the British committee in-
vestigating preferential relations, and
had strongly urged the admission of col-
onial flour on the same terms as colon-
ial grain, pointing out that a discrim-
ination against the floor would result
in an increase in the price of bread -
stuffs to the consumer, as the milling
capacity of the 'United Kingdom was
not sufficient to grind the flour to sup-
ply their needs, and also pointing out
that the milling industry in Great Bri-
tain already enjoyed a certain amount
of protection in the lower freight rates
on grain.
The ofifeers were elected as follows:
President, H. Shaw, Toronto; First Vice -
President, George Goldie, Ayr; Second
Vice -President, S. W. Vegan, Walkerton;
Treasurer, William Galbraith, Toronto;
Secretary, C B. Watts, Toronto; Exec-
utive Committee, mtttee,
W. G. Bailey,
H
am
il-
toa-ILBaryett Port 3on, J. -FIav-
elleLindsay; J. 1. A. Hunt, London; M.
3feLaughlin, Toronto; IL L. Rice, St.
Mary's.
AN ALABAMA LYNCHING.
Soldiers Overpowered and a Negro Pris-
oner Hanged by a Mob.
Huntsville, Sept. 12.-A. mob seek-
ing to lynch Horace Mapes, colored,
charged with the murder of John Wald-
rop, an aged man, to -night broke
through the lines of soldiers who had
been called out to protect the jail in
which Mapes is confined, and is in pos-
session of the ground floor. The sen-
tries were disarmed by the snob and an
attempt is now being made to smoke
out the soldiers and the sheriff.
3fontga finery, Ala., Sept. 7.-A epeeist
to the Advertiser from Huntsville says
Horace hfapes was taken from the jail
and banged.
110w FREDERICE .PROPOSED.
GRAND DUCHESS CECILIA,
Who is Engaged to Prince Frederick William, Crown Prince of Germany.
EIflPEROR WLLLIAYI WANTS
TO PRESERVE TII PEACE.
Chicago Butchers Voting on Calling Off
' the Strike.
Hamburg, Sept. 12. -Emperor William,
in a speech thanking the burgomaster for
the welcome accorded him on his arrival
here yesterday, recalled his visit in Oc-
tober, 1899, and the speech he then made
appealing for creation of a great navy.
The success of that appeal, he said, was
to be seen in the flower of the German
navy, which was now lying at anchor in
the mouth of the EIbe. The German peo-
ple, the Emperor said, wer eentitled to
ple, the Emperor said, were entitled to
protect their interests, and nobody would
prevent it being entrusted to the people
aecording to their will and pleasure. -
Emperor William then referred in
complimentary terms to the cork of the
army his grandfather trained in welding
the empire, and said that since the Ger-
man people had been one and the father-
land fully equipped there had•been peace:
In order to emphasize the military char-
acter of the day, lie said he had given
orders that the regiments now garrison-
ed in Hanse towns should in future bear
the names of those cities, and concluded
by expressing the conviction that God
would give him strength to preserve the
German people in peace, with the aid of
his gallant regiments.
Chicago Strike. •
Chicago, Sept, 12, -The voting by the
RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER
Waits a New Reorganization of Every-
thing Connected With the Campaign.
St Petersburg, Sept. 12, •1 p.
impenetrable curtain seems to be rung
down on the exact situation at the thea-
tre of war. The lack of news here con-
cerning the details of the Russian re-
treat to Mukden and the movements of
the Japanese armies may be described
as complete. Even the meagre reports
published in the foieign press are not
fully communicated to the Russian pap-
ars, and for three days practically no
newspaper despatches have been coning
through. Information may be withheld
for strategic reasons, but the public is
disposed to regard it otherwise, result-
ing in the circulation of the wildest ru-
mors, some of the Russian papers de-
manding in pretty outspoken fashion the
re -organization of the conditions at the
front and also demanding that General
Nouropatkin be given untrammelled con-
trol, evidently aiming at Viceroy Alex-
tell, who is supposed to be responsible
for insisting latterly that the reinforce-
ments should no to VIadtvistock, in view
of the probabiil:3 of operations there,
thus de
Pr
iveng
ao
uzo Atkin of troops
which might have turned the scale at
Liao Yang. The Russ is especially
bold, considering the restrictions placed
on the press. It declares that numeric-
al superiority is not enough and that
what is needed is some of the do-or-die
spirit of the Japanese. The paperquotes
the words of General Dragonniroff, as
Details of Engagement of German Crown
fringe to Duchene Cecilia.
Altona, Prussia, Sept. 12. --Details of
the ituouneement of the engagement of
the Crown Prinee Frca eriek William to
the Duehess Cecilia, sister of the reigning
(;rand Duke of afecklenbarg•Schwerin,
show that the Emperor while dining
with the notable people of Schleswig-Hol-
stein last night received a telegram from
the Crown 'riuee, who was at Gel-
bet:sande, the borne of the D uehess Ce-
cilia and her mother.. Ills Majesty
thereupon arose, raised his glace and
i►aid that tbe engagement of his Royal
Highness and the fuehess had just tenet
place, and called for a'. threefold hurrah
for the Couple. The beriquettere greet-
ed the anouneement with tremendous
ehcers,
Tho Crown Prince, it transpired, visit- ..
ed the Duchess and her mother at their
lodge at Mueritr, on the Deltic, and
while taking at cup of te& he *eked her
to marry him. Lpon receiving the eon -
sea of the Duchess, the Crewel Prinee
'tailed for telegraph Werke and tramedi-
:deny wired to the Rmperor and Xis -
local unions interested in the question
of whether the stock yards strike shall
be declared off or not is over and the
ballots are to be counted this morning.
The result will be first made known to
the Conference Board of the Allied Trades
Council, and after that body has taken
"final action" it will be known definite-
ly what the strikers are going to do.
"I think the proposition has been de-
feated," said President Donnelly.
Cotton Crops.
New Orleans, Sept. 12. -Secretary Hea-
ter's annual report was issued in full
yesterday. He puts th'e cotton crop of
1903-04, at 10,011,374 bales, a decrease of
710,185 under that of 1903. He says that
compared with last year in round. fig-
ures the crop of Texas, including Indian
Territory, has increased 45,000 bales. The
crop of the group known as other gulf
States has declined 430,000, and tbe
group of Atlantic States has fallen off
332,000. The average conuneroial value of
$14.52 last year, and the total value of
the crop at $617,501,548, against
$480,770,282 last year.
Mr. Hester says that while the crop
is smaller by seven hundred odd thous-
and bales than last year and is less by
1,263,000 bales, than the crop of 1898-
99, which was the largest ever Market-
ed, it has brought a better return in
money values than any ever produced in
the south.
FARMERS ' ASSOCIATION.
•
Raferandum, PoubI4 Ballot and
and Militarism.
Toronto report: The address by Mr.
(aoldwin Smith to the eouvention of the
Farmers' Association in Victoria Hall
yesterday upon the question of the party
system of government was interesting in
many respc:,ts. Ile suggested two things
for bite consideration of airy conunittee
'tppoiuted to prepare a scheme foe re-
form; otte was the adoption of tile' tea
erendum; he saw great use for that see:-
tem.
yetent. Take prohibition, for instance, upon
the merits of which lie would not eee
Kees au opinion; it was certainly a mat-
ter that should be taken out of the arena
of party conflict and put before the
eountry as a mural question by itself.
'MY -other question for eonslderatiou
was the abolition of the party conven-
tions, ,tltruugh whieb the peaty nmeliine
controlled the selection of candidates,
He saw no objection to two Imitate, one
preliminary, for the selectlbn of candi-
dates by which any duly qualified per-
son would be allowed to announce .him-
self as a candidate. No one would be
apt to send in ids name unless he felt
he had support behind hint. The second
ballot would be for the election.
A resolution was adopted, protesting
against the persistent attempt to in-
crease our military expenditure, declar-
ing such warlike preparations as both
unnecessary and uncalled for, and call-
ing upon the Dominion Government to
submit the question of the proposed
military expenditure to the people be-
fore enacting measures for the same.
Tho +assoeiation also resolved that it
was unalterably opposed to any increase
in the present tariff rates.
follows : "Give' me a soldier who is
firmly determined to the for his country
and I will gtYarantee that my tactics will
be super -excellent. The men who will
lay down bis life is terrible. A bullet
may stop one such man, but it will not
stop a company. It is but
to van-
quish them."
The Russ continues : "What we need
is an entirely new organization of every-
thing connected directly or indirectly
with the military operations. A good
deal is admirable, but a good deal also
is deplorable. The fact that things have
not gone well at the theatre of war may
be due to the fact that everything is
not done directed with a single aim, sub-
servient to a single, undivided will.
Kouropattkin, now entrusted with the
cominand of the Manchurian army,
should be commander in chief."
The following despatch filed. at Libau
has been received from the eaptain of
the Russian -cruiser Ural : "Have just
returned from a thirty days' expedition,
raiding the enemy's contraband on the
Spanish coast."
The announcement that the water sup-
ply of Port Arthur has been eat off does
not create particular anxiety here. It
is explained that the water er of Port Ar-
thur as never good and that the fort-
ress is provided with a Targe distiliiing
apparatus.
When everything goes wrong oneimay
well pause aril consider one's own atti-
tude.
'ixtttetde
CI1OW1r PRINCE OF GERMANY.
to Grand »ucbbese Cecilia,.aister of the Gran
kenos- Schwerd*.
Dake of Meek -
BOER GENERAL SUED.
Mrs. Viljoen Wants Divorce From Hus-
band, Who Is In St. Louis.
St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 12. -Gen. Ben-
jamin J. Viljoen, hero of the Boer. War,
has ben placed in the unheroic attitude
of respondent 'in a suit for divorce,
which tics been filed at Johannesburg
by his wife, who alleges desertion nrd
failure to support. She says he deliert-
cd her in July, 1903, and has since that
time not contributed to her support or
that of her two sons, aged 10 and 7
years. She asks for equal division of
the property and custody of the boys.
Gen. Viljoen says that while he has
not lived with his wife for several years
he has provided for her through his
agents as liberally as he could. A year
ago, he says, they agreed to make the
separation permanent.
The General says that for years they
have not Lived happily, being dissimilar
in their tastes and ideas, and it has
been partly for that reason that he has
foIlowed the career of a soldier. ' He
is anxious to regain possession of the
younger boy and to take him along to
the colony in -Mexico, of which he .is
the head.
Forte"Nsarlarkwirrionar*VW11.44611
R
NEWS IN IEF
r -Hon o
To oh'to . T hn Dryden will visit the
fair at London on Sept. lath,
London. -The rate of discount of the Bank
of England was unchanged to -day at 3 per
cent.
Montreal: The Allan Line royal mail
steamer Parisian, from Liverpool, for Mont-
reai,-paseed Heath Point at 10 a. m, to -day.
Washington -The comptroller of the U. S.
currency bas issued a call for the condition
of National Danks at the close of business
Sept. 6th,
Detroit. --Tames A. Roche. one of Michi-
gan's well-known railway men \and general
contracting freight agent for Detroit and
Buffalo line of steamers, is dead here.
Toronto. -Photographs received here of
Carlo Rossati, arrested in New York in con-
nection with the Black Hand Society, show
that he is not the man who was in Toronto
for a month this summer, attempting to or-
ganize a society.
Princeton, Ill. -Three persons are dead
from injuries received in last night's wreck
on the Rock Island. They are a man, sup-
posed to be named Donaldson, of Chicago;
an unidentified Italian, and another uniden-
tified man, about 35 years old; all passen-
gers.
A STARTLING CONFESSION.
The Markets
Toronto Farmers' Market.
TIM offerings of grain to -day were a
Ude more liberal, with prices firm ea a
rule. One load of ellotee white cereal
wheat sold at $1.08, 400 bushels of now
white and red winter at $1 to $1.04, and
one load of goose at Olc, Oats are firm-
er, with sales of 500 bushels of new at
883£c, and Ane load of old. at 423 e. ,Bar-
ley sold a 45c for a load of poor stuff,
Dairy produce in good supply, with prices.
steady. Choice dairy butter 18 to 20e,
and now laid eggs at 20 to 22e per dozen,
Hay is unchanged, with sales of 20
loads at $10 to $11.50 a ton. Straw is
nominal at $12 a ton.
Dressed hogs aro steady with salol at
$7.50 to $8.00. •
Wheat, new, white, bulli., $1, to $1.04;
do„ red, bush., $1 to $1.04; do,, spring,
bush., 95e; do., goose, new, bush„ 91c;
oats, old, bush., 42%e; do., new„ 38 to
38;fie; barley, bush., 47c; bay, old, per
ton, $l2; bay, new, per ton, $10 to $11.50;
straw, per ton, $12; Seeds--Alsiko, No. 1,
bush., $5 to $0; do., No. 2, $4.75 to $5.00;
do., No. 3, $3.50 t0' $3.75; red clover,
bushel, $5.50 to $0.00; timothy, bush.,
$1.00 to $1,30; cheesed hogs, light, $7.50
to $8.00; apples, per bbl„ $L00 to $1,50;
eggs, per dozen, 20 to 22e; butter, dairy,
17 to 20e; do., creamery, 19 to 22e; chick-
ens, spring, per Ib., 13 to 14e; ducks, per
lb., 12 to 13e; turkeys, per lb., 13 to 150;
cabbage, per dozen, 40 to 50o; potatoes,
new, bush, 50 to 65e; cauliflower, per
dozen, 75c to $1.50; celery, per doz., 35 to
50e; beef, hindquarters, $7.50 to $8.50;
do., forequarters, $4.50 to $5.50; do.,
choice, carcase, $7.00 to $7.50; do., med-
ium, carcase, $5.50 to $0.50; mutton, per
cwt., $5.50 to $7.50; veal, per cwt., $7.50
to $8.50; lambs, per cwt., $8.00 to $8.50.
British Cattle Market.
London, Sept. 10. -Cattle aro easier at
9 to 124o per lb; refrigerator beef, Oo
per lb. Sheep, 10 to 12c, dressed weight,
Cheese Markets.
It May Solve Mystery of a Cripple Creek
Horror,
Potneroy, Ohio, Sept. 13. -Two youthful
tlias Robert Romaine, a deported Color-
ado ininer,under arrest here fur burglary,.
has confessed to the County Attorney to
eompliei_ty in the Independence Depot
and the Vindicator mine explosions, in
the Cripple Creek district last June, by
Oka fifteen non-union niiners,were kill-
ed. outright and others injured. Romaine
says he helped to place t
ed3
dynamite an
wires running beneath the depot, rani by
which the charge was set off. Romaine.
gave the names of those whom he alleges
were implicated with him in the plot.
Cripple Creek, Col., Sept. 9. ---Sheriff
Bell said to -day of Staigal or Romaine;
"We know positively that Romaine
worked in the district while the strike
was in progress, and was a spy employed
by the Western Federation of Miners.
Ile had long been under suspicion."
The men whom Romaine implicates
with himself are said. fee be former offi-:
vers and'membera of the Miners' inion
in this district. Only one of them, be-
lieved to be Charles G. Kennison, former
President of the Miners' Union, No. 40,
Cripple Creek, is now in the district.
Kennison is in the county jail, eharged
with murder and conspiracy to murder,
in connection with the Independence De-
pt explosion.
LOCKED IN A VAULT.
Experience of re County Treasurer-.
touthfuI Robbers liiade a Haul.
Topeka, Ran., Sept. 13-B. F. Staigal,
strangers to-aay entered the County
Treasurer's Offfice, eovered Treasurer
('itase with revolvers, and robbed the safe
of $14,000. They then locked Chase in
the vault and escaped. Mr. Chase was
locked up nearly three hours before 11e
was fouled and released by his wife. A
banker was secured to work the 'combin-
ation, and Mr. Chase directed tete work
from inside the vault. live thousand dol -
Tars in gold lit the bottom of the safe
was overlooked by the robbers.
WRONGFULLY CONVICTED.
Royal Commission 10 Investigate Case
of Adolph Deck.
Lebndon, ' Sept. 13. ---'flee Government
hail appointed a ronnnission of three
titembers to investigate the ease of
Adolf Beek, eche was identified by the
pollee as a thief, and sentenced to
penal servitude. It is believed that
he. was John Smith, who had been eon-
victeal in 1877 of stealing front disre-
putable women. When the crimes
watered Beek was tirreste°d. 115' offer
to mote that he was not Smith was
tided nut by the court,. acid be was
tit allowed to prove an unquestion-
able alibi. It has been openly *barged
tbat bis conviction was the result of
,s, C v:spiraCy.
Belleville, Sept. 10. --At a meeting of
the Cheese Board held hero to -day there
were offered 2,700 'white August cheese.
The sales were 000 at 8 13.16c.
Cowanaville, Sept. 10. -At the weekly
meeting of the Eastern Townships
Dairymen's Association here to -day 28 ,
creameries offered 1,519 boxes butter and •
22 factories offered 900 boxes cheese.
Watertown, Sept. ' 10. -Large white,
81ff boxes, 8% to 8%e; 1,615, small white
at 8% to Oce 1,095 white twins, 8% to 9e; '
2,088 colored twins, Seee; one lot small
white, 9c; two lots white twins, 9e; ons
lot large white, 8 te; rest, 8c.
Cornwall, Ont., Sept. 11. -At yester-
day's cheese board 704 white- and 1,019
colored cheese were boarded; none were
sold. Bids were 83 to 8Sece
London Dairymen's Exchange, Sept. 10
-Two factories offered .270 boxes; no
sales. Bids,. 8% to 8 11.160.
•
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live ,tock at the cltr cattle
market were 6 carloads, composed of 1 steer,
440 hogs, 39 sheep, and 12 horses,
There was little doing at the market, as
Is usual on Fridays now, excepting wha(
was done by Mr. Marls on the hog market,
and sheep bought by Wesley Dunn,
/There was a large number of 111 -bred
common eastern cattle that was loft civet
from. Thursday's market that drovers wer;
tryyng to sail.
Had there :been a 1S loads of good to
choice well-bred feeders they would have
found a ready market, as there were many
farmers and dealerslooking for them.•
The only sale quoted to -day was ]0;
stockers and feeders, weighing from 400 to
1,060 pounds, sold by Maybee & Wilson at
$2.25 to 33.80 per cwt.
r, A. Blue, of Duart P. 0., . had a load
of stockers that he refused to soil at prices
offered, and shipped them back home.
;Wesley Dunn bought the 39 sheep re-
ported as coming in to -day, at $3.80 pet
cwt.
The feature o1 the market to -day was a
further decline in the price of hogs. Selects
sold at $5.26 per cwt., and lights and fats
at $5 per cwt.
Bradstreet's on Trade.
There has been further improvement
in the wholesale trade situation at Mont-
real this week. Orders have been coming
forward in an encouraging manner and
the general outlook for the fall and early
winter trade, is for most departments
of business, regarded as particularly pro-
mising. The values of staple goods and
imported lines are firm. New cotton
prices have not yet been issued but are
expected soon,
Business in Toronto line continued act-
ive this week. There have been many
buyers in the market and they have been
purchasing Iiberally for the coming sea-
son. The buying for shipment to in-
land water points has been heavier.
At Quebec the business of the week in
various lines has been fairly active. The
Exhibition, which has been in full awing,
has been well patronized and the exhib-
its in the various departments showed
up well. The shoe trade is still very dull.
Hamilton wholesale trade circles this
week have displayed more activity. Num-
bers of buyers have been in the market
and they have placed liberal sized sort-
ing parcels for the fall and winter trade.
Prices of manufactured goods are firmly
held. The outlook for businesss is good.
The movement of trade in London this
week has-been satisfactory. The sorting
demand for the fall is developing nicely.
Stooks do not seem to be excessive in
any department,
At Victoria, Vancouver and other Pa-
eifie Coast trade centres, business has
shown some revival this week. The real
estate market is much more active.
At Winnipeg this week after a lull in
the demand pending more certain crop
developments, the buying has picked up
again. The crop news has been more
reassuring and that has developed some
disposition to discount the future re-
quirements of trade in a manner such as
had not been shown to some extent earl-
ier in the season. - The sales so far for
the coming season have been heavy but
it is certain that retailers will yet have
to buy large quantities of goods. Values
are 'rii,
Thefiidemand in wholesale trade circles
st Ottrva this week has been better in a
good many departments. The prospects
for general trade are good. Values orb
firmly held.
FELL OFF A TRAIN.
Boy Passenger on the Imperial Limited
Narrowly Escapes Death.
Fort William report: As .the Imper-
ial Limited, No. 00, was speeding by Wan
stadt at the rate of 35 miles an hour,
Adrian Fletcher ,a boy about 13 years
of age, traveling alone from Victoria to
Montreal, fell from the rear end of the
last sleeping -ear headlong to the ties be-
low. lle struck full oti his face, but af-
ter a minute or two recovered conscious-
ness, and walki4 back to Carlstadt, and
got aboard No. 2. 'When ilo reached bort
William his face was all mit and btuis-
eel, but the little lad appeared quite un-
coneerned as he 'walked up the platform
with a lady passooger who had taken
char, c of Hint.
Canadian 4%1m' an Drowned in Mexico.
London, 'Ont., Sept, 9. -Word has been
received here of the drowning in the
Ilio Grande at Ituieon, New Mexico, of
Mrs. Henry Iieguell and infant daugh-
ter while erossing the river on horse -
back. nil's, Begnell was for many years
a resident of Delaware, Ont.
So long as We love, we servo. ,,o long
as we Are loved by others, I would al-
most say we are indispensable; and no
mos is 'useless while be hes a friend."
Robert Loubi Stev neon,
Cb•.e inn .ran abbante
'rTRo, BALL,Plt0 't11U!rQ1s, 1
0, r. MAG !J IRB
REAL ESTATE. INSURANCE AND
I CAN AGENT. CONVEYANCING
'loiteotiou of genas and d ooaunts e. apaotidtr
ASSIGN El, ACCOUNTANT.
Of lce�in Venetone Block.
Open eaturdny evenings, 7 to 9,
4.. DULMAGE
REAL ESTATE AND LOAN AGENT.
CONVEYANCING. MONEY TO LQAtr
on Town end Farm Property,
ASSIGNEE. ACCOUNTANT.
oPPICS.-fn e nMock,
h1tidenq-'C erine St.
THOS. HOLMES
Ti11NRER, ETC,
Marriage l;icenees issued. No witnesses
required.
Money 4% large amounts; *mailer in pro
portion, Rasteet terms.
RI JBARD ROLMES
BARRIBvSR AT LAW, f3QLfCITOOIi, MA, s1'0.
Mice; next to Holmes Block now building.
ELLINGTON MIUTU.&L
FIRE INS. CO.
Established 1810.
Bead OOtoe GUEbPU, ONT,
Risks taken; on ill classss of incurable pro
pert,' on tete cash or premium note eyetons.
These GoLDts, Osie. DAvrneox.
Preeldeal. 8eeretarr.
JOHN RITCHIE,
&GLINT, WINGHAM ONT
DICKINSON & 010121ES
Barristers, Solicitors, etc.
Office : Meyer Block Winghatn.
B. L. Dloklnson Dudley Holman
RVST0 NE
.
LeARR15TER AND SOLICITOR
Money to loan at lowestratea, Office
BEAVER BLOO$,
7.56. WING)Hl►M.
MORTON
BARRISTER, AND SOLICITOR.
MONEY' To LOAN,
Office :-Morton Block, Wingharn
11R. .&GNEW
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON 1
ACCOUCHEUR. r
Office :--IIpatairs in the Macdonald
Block.
Night calls answered at office.
DRS. CHISROLI & CHISHOLJ[
PHYSICIANS • SURGEONS • ETC.
Josephine Street Winghana
P. KENNEDY, M.D.,
• (Member ot the British Medical
Assoeiatton)
COLD MEDALLIST iN MEDICINE.
Special attention paid to Diseases ot Domes
and children.
Orrrfos Emmet -1 to 4 p.m.; 7 to pen.
W. T. Holloway
D.D.S., L.D.S.
Graduate of Royal
College of Dental
Sueo01.
ontorg, andasHonorTor-
Graduate of Dont-
al Dept. of Toron-
to University.
Latest improved methods in all branchesos
Dentistry. Prices moderate, Satisfaotioc
guaranteed. ,cle•Omce in Beaver Block.
RT.HUR J. IRWIN
tl
Doctor of Dental Surgery' of the f en•
nsylvania College and Licentiate of
Dental Surgery of Ontario.
Ma over Post Olmoe-WINGBAM 1
DMIIM SAS thL
MCLSAN & SON
All kind* of rough and dressed....
LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES,
APPLE BARRELS.
Hard and Soft Slabs, also ai
large quantity of dry hard
wood for sale, delivered,
Telephone Qrders Promptly
attended to.
McLean 8c. Son
GARTUNG PLEADS INNOCENCE.
Inspector of 13ooks of C. 0. F. Reveals a
Shortage of Neatly $6,000.
Brantford report: Ernest (tartung, cit
the C. 0. I'., charged with embezzlement,
was captured by Chief Slemiii and Sergi.
Donnelly' late `last night, lie pleaadecl
not
guilt,' to the ebat"e in this 10011-
in;;:s Pollee Court and was remanded, at
Monday. Bail was fixed at $9,000. L. F.
11e3•d, IC C'., of Toronto, is engaged to de-
fend the prisoner. An effort will be
made to -morrow to raise the neeessary
bail, Garbing is strong in his deelt,r ee
t((itt of innocence, dna (his leads to thci
belief that some other persons are intpli•
eated. There is no doubt that the money
is gone, and one -of +the lawyers stated to-
day that (;arttcng didn't have it. It was
officially antlouneaal today that those
looking over the books were. likely to
find them between $5,000 and $6,000
short. Garbing was always considered
it most estimable man.
Great ]heads for Advertising
(New York Telegram.)
A Perasian street ndver0-441 rellente
whereby hairless men expose their bald pates
with advertisriuents painted tbn'oaa ;tau
met with ft setbsek. t:;overnment stamp mat'
be ;embed on all such oda.. and tae heads,
must alto bear the union label, which fas-
tens With two lecke.
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