The daily witness, 24 janvier 1894, mercredi 24 janvier 1894

[" ne once at day ey, thy n, ask.his lin, tration I re.be Pre- Oh,\" hq and a 1d this feeling dinary known alled ne oc- he or- ry iA.pointy lan or.nques- in his ion to moat wera which *h.I rse of at the people where would lieved f the ernity ler of nt of 1 scoi- Edin- 3 De- om a int of and heard 1 my won- liter- quent nny- Me- hort- ) me wing r im- elo- Col.oops hex - e a ich the ecil ner at a] - the ion her a:d vas 1ild ely ich tha ree 180 will ith ere ns, To- ith shed raig , by sged the ing to - a > OL.Tux CONTÉŸT -BECOMING : WARN IN mR + ne 1 LWNTRE WARD.Ald.Clendinmeng\u2019s leptér pf retirement to-day.Everybody was: jubilant.\u2018He must have seen ppotty plainly that he had no chance, or he would never have pulled out,\u2019 said one.\u2018The giving up of that acting chairmanship of the Finance Committee must have cost him much regret,\u2019 said another.\u2018See how ne kept calling meeting after meeting since Hurteau went away, just for the pleasure of presiding.\u2019 \u2018He tells us a lot about sidewalks, lmps and drains, in his letter,\u2019 r&marked another, \u2018but mot a word about the Gregory land deal, the ripe contrasts, the scavenging, the electric light without tenders and other things which it would-be very interest- learn more bout.\u2019 ; LE) YOST , go ETE TN - Ald.Griffin himself denies that he has any intention of doing this.At the City Hall this morning he was met trying to get a name put on the lists which had been left off in mistake, and in answer to \u2018the question if he had retired raplied \u2018No.I have no intention of retiring.\u2019 Some say that Mr.Cochrane will retire in St.Lawrence Ward.He had not done 80 up to moon to-day.Mr.J.Mullins has written an \u2018open letter\u2019 to Ald.Villeneuve endorsing the laiter\u2019s candidature for Mayor.The letter declares that as an Irish Roman Catholic Mr.Mullins bas mo hesitation in saying, after a canvass in St.Ann's Ward, that Mr.McShane will not get a majority of the votes even there, where he thinks his strengheld exists.\u2019 Mr.Turner, in company with Mr.Jacques, made a personal canvass of the French section of St.Gabriel Ward yesterday.They report satisfactory results.They have opened a committee room on Centre street, near Ropery.The Volunteer Electoral League are in reed of at least thirty young men in St.Gabriel Ward, who will volunteer to act as scrutineers and give any other assistance that may be necessary on election day.Now is the time for the young men of St.Gabriel Ward to come forward and use their influence to purify the ballot.The reports from St.Gabriel ward point to the sure return of Mr.Turner, who has been endorsed by all the respectable voters of the ward.His character and record have been such that he can appeal with confidence to all decent citizens.~ BT.ANN'B WARD.Just at this time last year, through the instrumentality of Ald.Nolan, wh was then seeking re-eléction,- the elec- on Wellington street, but it was withdrawn when the election fever was over, or when the roads were too bad.The road is in splendid condition just now but the sleigh has not made its appearance.Some of the electors are &sking if the present candidates can afford to lose the vote of this section.Perhaps Ald.Kennedy, who has opened à committee at 68 Forfar street, will be able to answer this question.Mr.Martin Phelan has opened a committee room on St.Etienne street at the corner of Forfar.CENTRE WARD.All the four candidates nominated for division No.1 still persist in running to the end.Mr.Perrault, although his friends are trying to induce him to resign, is confident of success.He has prepared a circular, which he intends issuing in the name of his committee, cali- ing for the support of the French-speak- Ing electors, on the ground of national- ty and that it was through his efforts in having sufficient French electors put on the roll to turn the ward that it was won froin the English.He also calls attention to Mr.Hagar's election in St.Lawrence Ward some fifteen years ago, when the French element was ignored Mr.Farrell's promise last year to retire in Mr.Seath\u2019s favor this year is said to be losing him votes.Mr.Seath says he Is confident of success and should either Mr.Farrell or Mr.Pereult resign he thinks he would be returned by a large majority.ST.DENIS WARD.Mr.William Stuart, who was an- hounced last week as a candidate for alderman for the new St.Denis ward, has retired from the candidature, which latter would have caused a triangular duel between him and Messrs.Lefevre and Lafontaine.The two latter are now contestants.Mr.Stuart, it is understood, will throw his influence in favor of the return of ex-mayor Landry as against Mr.Prenoveau.ALDERMAN SMITH AND THE EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.: The following letter speaks for Ttself: P.McDonald, Bsq., President Barly Closing Society, 122 St.Denis street: Dear Sir,\u2014I regret very much that I am not able to be present at your meeting, I am heartily in sympathy With the ultimate aims of your society, thé reduction of \u2018the hours of labor in Sur retail stores.The question, how- \u201cver.does not appear to me to be very *u=4 of solution by law.I imagine it sould be in the interests of both em- :;7Yers and employees to concentrate '¢ work of the day into\u2019 a reasonable :imber of hours, thereby saving much Mecessary expense and rendering the vices of the employees more efficient.ne chief difficulty: appears to be 4 by arbitrarily closing all stores at ve hour fixed by law, the employees of oe Stores are prevented from doing Lr own shopping advantageously.It ar TY significant that some of the mob and most successful retail firms Conn ntreal are satisfied \u2018to close their S at an early hour.Probably a ne ass fl solution of the problem could Pached if a friendly attempt were bring about a mutual under- B between employers and em- - It is always a mistake to re- mMpulsory legislation to produce Tade to landin Nery eagy OTL to co If can be of any service in bringing se AL CEE i 80.fast that my entire.dial HBE l'aideration.It ought now to know something of what Last Edition.MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1894.Price One CENT.without A re Eten étapes bé tas ie pl + I - Bn nue about such an understanding as I have suggested, nothing I can do will be considered too much trouble.Yours £2 t , faithtully R.WILSON SMITH.Montreal, Jan.20, 18%4.AN APPALLING POSITION.\u2018If the figures which Mr.Stephens prints in the \u2018Witness\u2019 are correct\u2014and Mr.Stephens is generally right in any pubMc statement he makes\u2014our position is simply appalling.\u2019 This was the remark of a prominent citizen who has been connected with Montreal all his life, and has had not a little to do with the moulding of the character of many of her citizens.\u2018If we go on at this rate of expendi- tufe we will soon repeat the experience of Hamilton.I remember when you could gel a house in Hamilton for the taxes.Indeed, when on a visit to a prominent gentleman there he sald to me, \u201cI.hope you want a house, for if you do, I will be glad to let you have one\u2014for.the tixes.I : of Shem diner hg.idle.This state of, things itt Hamilton was caused, not by boodling, have I think, but by simple extravagance, which at last reached an extreme point and precipitated a serious situation, It looks as if it' were coming to that in Montreal.We certainly need an immediate change, but I see little prospect of it, because the few good men whom it is possible to return get sick of trying to combat the boodling element, and either retire or become at last apathetic.That the people, who have to pay for all this waste and boodling, should take the situation so little to heart, is, to say the least, most extraordinary.\u2019 MB.CLENDINNENG RESIGNS.The good citizens of St.Antoine ward will be able to heip their friends in St.Lawrence, St.Ann\u2019°s and St.Gabriel wards now.Ald.Clendinneng has retired.He has addressed the following letter to the electors who nominated him:\u2014 To 'Jas.Crathern, P.Demers, M.Mc- Cready, Dr.Rodier and M.Davis, Esqrs., and others, electors of St.Antoine ward: .Gentlemen,\u2014You were kigd enough to rominate me for re-election.It is pleasant to feel that you considered my record as an alderman warranted you in continuing to me your confidence; for this I sincerely thank you.I am also thankful to the very many.friends and electors in St.Antoine ward who =o heartily tendered me their support and promised to vote for me.I have been elected once and again by acclamation.This year I have opposition.My friends inform me I can\u201d be elected; iny opponents say I can not.The seat is an honor, and far conferring it upon me for so many years I thank the electors.The seat has also ita duties.In my case they have grown time is accipled will be admitted that I TY Sr 3 su a it costs to be an alderman.In full view of all the facts I have decided that I will not contest St.Antoine ward.The result to me.if elected would be two years of hard work and not a.little misrepresentation and personal abuse.In withdrawing I desire to allude to a few things, in this connection.Some of the gentlemen now opposing me found my services valuable when the bank tax was proposed, and were glad to enlist my support in defeating it.I have never been asked for a light, a footpath, a drain, or a street improvement in St.Antoine ward that I did not obtain.No citizen ever brought a claim before the Finance Committee that I did not seek to have considered on a fair, just and liberal basis.In all exproprigtions not a foot of my land has been taken and I have never received one doilar for land sold the city.Most of the expropriations were forced by the proprietors, and under the law as made at Quebec the Council was poweriess to check the unjust awards that were made.I tried everv way I knew how, and finally made a motion in the Finance Committee, and carried it through the Council to stop all expropriations.I admit it was late, but I could only do it when the proprietors were roused by reason of tie enormous sums they had to pay.Wher.the rolls of assessments for Bleury, Milton, Pine avenue, Inspector, Cathedral and Lagauchetiere streets were made, I saw the injustice that was being done, and I went to Quebec and helped to get them put on the same | basig-as the new law, that is, one half by the street and one half by the city, thus relieving from direct assessment: all properties not on the streéts improved, and setting aside rolls that were felt to be unfair and unjust.This I would not have done but for the support of my east end confreres.It is not true that I suggested an increase of values either to the Board of Assessors or any Individual assessor.The newspapers that said so made a false statement.In conclusion, I must say, as a west end man, that I found the east end aldermen ever ready to meet me {nthe most fair, just, and liberal spirit.My French-Canadian confreres especially vere always ready to acknowledge aud ~onsider the needs of our part of the city.I think I can point to the present condition of St.Antoine ward as a proof that I did not neglect it, and that the Council as a whole treated it fairly.That this result has been obtained, although by far the greater part of my vne was occupled in general aldermanic duties and I could, therefore, only ook after St.Antoine ward when my attention was especially, called to it, will possibly in the future be remembered to my credit.\u2018 My interests mount.There are few citizens more dependent than I am upon its prosperity.I think I know how much of that depends upon its good government.The new council can, therefore, rely upon my gupport in every measure that I can see is intended for the good and welfare of the city.WM.CLENDINNENG.via des F \"CIS reservoir hav- an early date, in Montreal are para- GROSE VS.THE HOLMES CO.In the Police Court yesterday the en- Quete in the case of John A.(Grose VS.the Holmes Electric Protection Company was continued.Mr.J.B.Wood, vice- president of the Holmes Company, gave evidence regarding his purchase of the controlling interest of the Holmes Company, the distribution of shares and about the injunction against the galvanometer in the possession of Mr.Grose.This morning In the same enquête, Mayor Desjardins, president of the Holmes Company, testified that that company give him shares for the sake of having him in the company.Mr.Fry, electrician, also gave evidence.The enquete will be continued to-morrow.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE CITY WATER SUPPLY.A NEW SOURCE UNDER CONSIDERATION.A new source of water supply is at Present under the consideration of the clvic authorities, viz, the laying \u2018of mains to the Back River alongside those of the Montreal Water and Power Cotn- pany.The pipes would reach: ct Cote.4en- Done arn ote top.At the latter place a ing all the appearance of an artificial lake would be constructed, the water finding its way by the simple force ôf gravitation along mains direct to the high and low reservoirs, thence \"tg all parts of the city.It is claimed that this would be much cheaper than the present system of steam pumping.: LESSOR AND LESSEE, AN INTERESTING POINT DECIDED BY JUDGE ARCHIBALD.~ Judge Archibald rendered an inté- esting and important judgment, thls morning, in the case of the Valois e#- tate vs.the Musee La Salle.This Wis à claim for rent which the defendaüt resisted on the ground that the pré- mises .were not in a proper condition to carry out the purpose for which they were leased, at the time fixed far occupation.The court held the plea tp be well founded, and as the premises were in proper repair in the month of August only, declared the plantiff not to be entitled to any rent for the first quarter of the lease.This, coupled with the cost of heating apparatus ti be paid by the lessor, left a balance.of $25 in favor of the lessees, for which amount judgment went in their favor.- Subsequently there was an incidental demand for rent from May last and for taxes.The defendants met this net demand by depositing the amount in court, but the plaintiff did nut c-n- sider that sufficient and neld \u2018that the amount of costs should \u2018have beea 2e- posited as well.In adjudicailaz upon 3 5 thés point, the.cours.held ihat it LA raants wi we 0 © CEDL OM qaelé .not pbliged to go and tender him the amount.By choosing to -tarke legal proceedings before putting: the.lessees in default, the lessor had created for himself a position for which he must suffer the consequences.The creditor must ask his due.\u2018This appliad to the tax as well as the rent, the \u2018ax becoming an ordinary debt due by the lessee to the lessor, once paid by the latter.Under those circumstances the defendants were justified in depositing simply the amount of\" their debt, and the incidental demand must be dismissed with costs.The learned judge quoted a number of autherities in support of hig judgment.\u2014\u2014\u2014 IN THE COURT OF APPEAL.The Court of Appeal will render judgment in six cases to-morrow morning, after which there will be an adjournment to the end of February when more judgments will be rendered.The illness of Judge Baby is the reason why only a few judgments will be delivered tomorrow.The factum not being yet ready in the McIntosh reserved case, judgment will be rendered in that case at Quebec, on Feb.3.\u2014# PONTIAC COUNTY BONDS.Mr.Bryson, M.P., has disposed of the County of Pontiac forty year bonds, amounting to $214,000.These bonds bear interest at the rate of four and a half percent.They have been purchased by Mr.R.Wilson Smith, broker, Montreal.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014p> AN IMPORTANT POINT.The point is to be raised in Court, at whether stenographers can communicate to the press depositions taken down by them, but not yet filed in the record.ares AN INSURANCE CLAIM.The testamentary executors of the late W.H .Cox,\u201dwho died from a fall do a flight of stairs have taken an action to recover from the Canada Accident Insurance Company the sum of $3,000, amount of a policy on his life.res PERSONAL.Mr.James Morgan's much improved this morning, hoped the crisis is past.ee CITY ITEMS.The city has taken possesison of the Coté St.Louis municipal hall.It is being fixed up as a fire station.The look-out on the top of the mountain having been reportdd in an insecure condition, the Building Inspector will examine and report.The visiting governors to the -Protes- tant Hospital for the Insane, for the week commencing Jan, 29, are Messrs.G.F.C.Smith, R.W.Shepherd, R.L.Gault and Charles Cassils.John Eiliott, shurter, was badly crushed, this morning, in the C.P.R.yard in the Windsor station, while coupling cars.He will lose at least threa fingers of the right hand, besides sustaining considérable injuries about the body.\"He was \u2018taken to the General Hospital.: condition is It is i .the narrowest bounds.per, Te.hon Sg IT te 1; re | ol\" his patrons fs \u2018patrons ?- who desire to keep within the letter of GROCERS\u2019 LIQUOR LICENSES.MEMBERS OF ST.PATRICK'S T.A.AND B.SOCIETY WANT THEM ABOLISHED.Last evening the members of the above society held a very interesting debate in their hall, on St.Alexander street, The subject proposed for discussion was: \u2018Is it desirable that the licensing of the sale of intoxicating liquors be withheld from groceries.\u2019 Mr.Sharkey, second vice-president, occupied the chair.Mr.G.A.Gadbois opened the debate by congratulating the soclety on having introduced this new literary feature into their meetings, as it will necessarily secure self-improvement among the members, and powerfully aid the cause of temperance.In regard to the matter of debate, he maintalned that the liquor traffic should be separated from the gro- ORE TCT ap evil should be suppressed or kept within Now licensed grocers pass liquor over the counter as freely as over a bar, and side by side with the necessaries of life.There is an unnecessary extension of the liquor traffic.Groceries facilitate too much the sale of liquor, and its entrance into the home, where women and children easily get to love what they should hate.No head of a family no matter how low he may heve fallen in the social scale is so debased as to view with indifference the evils which may be wrought in his own famiyl by intemperance.\u2019 Mr.P.Doyle followed Mr.Gadbois, and though he had a bad cause to defend, and an audience not in sympathy with his side of the case, yet he advanced a number of specious arguments in favor of the groceries retaining their licenses to sell Mquor.It was evident his heart was not in his subject, as he is one of the most active temperance workers in the society, and strongly in favor of separating liquor from the grocery trade; but he was assigned the task of defending the Hc-rsed groceries, and did the best that could be done for their defence.Other speakers followed, and the debate was closed ty the.Revs Father McCallen, who, after cofnplimenting the different speakers on the efforts they had made during the debate, sald that to {his mind \u2018the separation of the liquor from the grocery was the first and most important object to be obtained by temperance samen if they desired to lessen the evils of intemperanee, and he had always thought so.There was no necessity - for licensing groceries.The saloons were numerous enough to cater to the wants of the habitual to- and .the wholesale: wine merchants could \u2018supply families that in- Lo x > contrary if we are to judge by the prominence given to the advertisements of liquors; for sale by grocers we are led to conclude that many grocers are wholesale and retail liquor merchants, who keep on.hand tea, sugar, spices and other necessaries for the conven'- ence of thelr patrons.The facility Yor obtaining liquor is sufficiently great, without going to the grocery.The grocery 18 a legitimate trade by itself, and a number of grocers who deplore the .8vils of imtemperance would willingly GIVE UP THEIR LIQUOR LICENSES if the law compelled all others in their line of business to do the same.But the chief \u2018reason, the speaker continued, for suppressing these licenses is the protection of childhood and womanhood.Why is ît that in high, middle and low classes of society there are so many women the slaves of drink?Because of the licensed grocery.We know whereof we speak.Long observation and incontrovertible facts prove our assertion to be true that the licensed grocery is responsible for fully three-fourths of ail intemperance among women, be they Catholics, or be théy Protestants, or be they aristocrats, or be they of the mid- | dle or lower classes of society.Therefore, let all men who respect womanhood protect their wives, daughters, mothers and sisters from the evil of which we complain.At least make it difficult for a woman, the slave of intemperance, to obtain liquor.No woman with any self-respect will enter a bar-room to purchase liquor; but how easy it is in spite of husband, father, brother, for every woman to satisfy her craving for drink as long as the groceries are llcensed.But not only is the grocery responsible, I may say solely responsible \u201c5 FOR INTEMPERANOE AMONG WOMEN, bait for a great deal of \u2018the intemperance among men.Here again observation and numerous facts bear me out in my assention.A great number of men who begin their drunken debauch in the saloon, continue it in their homes, the children of the drunkard being sent to the nearest grocery to purchase the liquor thus required.Now If the grocer had no Hcense, and if the law forbade the admission of women and children into the saloon, not only could we save at least ull respectable women, but we could shorten the drunken debauch of our men by careful nursing at home.It is also a patent fact that in too many cases \u2018the grocery i8 but a well- concealed and protected bar-room, Especially is the Sunday liquor law broken by a very great number of those engaged in the grocery trade, when the residence is on the same premises with the grocery.There are hundreds of U- censed groceries in the city.Are there ten grockrs who can swear that during the past twelve months they have never sold on draught to any of their If not then even the few their license, and who observe the Sunday law ought to place no\u2018 obstacle to the removal of these licenses which all admit open up s0 many avenues «for il- Hcit selling of Mquor, for, the degradation of womanhood and for the infringement of the Sunday law.° \u2018 À motion was then made by Mr.Brogan, seconded by Mr.Smallshire, and cared unanimously: That the mem- a ptoci of.3 j A} 4 Q Tr at unfounded.On the public 7 \u2018order-in-council.= bers of this society comsider the license for the sale of Iiquor in the grocer- les of this city is an evil much to be deplored, and which this society will use every legitimate effort to remove.The evenings entertainment was brought to a close by a few songs very well rendered by the junior members of the society.\u2014___ LONGUE POINTE HOME OF INDUSTRY.The friends of Olivet Baptist Mission, Delisle street, under the superintendency of Mr.George Hodge, met in force at the mission hall last evening and from there drove to the Longue Pointe Home of Industry, and made glad the hearts of the old people who are inmates of that institution by giving them an evening\u2019s enjoyment in the shape of a very good ooncert, followed by a collation of good things.An excellent programme had been provided, and it was creditably carried out.It was almost pathetic to the old people, and, judging by the vo- ; ruvehich greeted each ë T as it was given, the\u2019 effort to amuse and cheer was highly successful.Mr.George Hodge, in his capacity of chairman, was very efficient and gave great satisfaction.Among those who participated were the Misses Howell, Norval and Hodge, and Messrs, Howell, Williams, Roberts, Hodge and Brown.The duets, trios and quartette given by the Misses Howell and Messrs.Howell and Willams are especially deserving of mention.Mr.McConica, superintendent.of the Old Brewery Mission, talked to those present in such a way of the life beyond this life that some of the cold folks said it did their hearts good to listen to him and they hoped It would not be long ere they should have the pleasure of listening to him again.Mr.McMillan, on behalf of himself, the directors, and especially on behalf of those in the home, thanked the friends for remembering those beneath its roof and very kindly Invited the friends to visit the home at any time.rer A UKASE FROM QUEBEC.COURT MOUSE OFFICIALS UNCEREMOXNIOUBLY GAGGED.Great indignation Was expressed by a number of Court House officials, this morning, with regard to -the contents of a letter addressed to the Prothonotary and communicated to the different departments,.yesterday.The document, which is signed by the Deputy Attorney- General of the Province, and written in the name of the Attorney-General himself, forbids employees to make any demand for an increase of salary or other favors, and warns them that demands of this nature will be considered as tantamount to &*resignation from office.The letter further states that a readjustment of salaries recently took plage, and that the Government must - mot de-Pastdiher trouble] -itsthé matter.pin ochsidéred as too ar- \u201cbitsagy by a number of the officials, They say that only a small proportion of the employees received an increase of salary, and think it rather despotic that old officials should be debarred, under such rigorous conditions, from stating what they may consider to be their just claims upon the Government.lpn THE NEWS FROM OTTAWA.(Special to the \u2018Witness.\u2019) Ottawa, Jan.24.\u2014Mr.Collingwood Schreiber, Deputy Minister of Railways, says that the dams on the St.Lawrence at Sheik\u2019s Island, near Cornwall, have been in position for about two months and \"no flooding of the lands on the American side, as was predicted would be the case, has yet occurred.Mr.Collingwood Sohreiber told me two months ago that no contract had been let for this work and that it had not been commenced.Was Mr.Collingwood « Schrieber telling the truth two months ago and if not are deputy ministers paid for misleading the Mr.Justice King, of the Supreme Court, has returned from a two months\u2019 vist to New Brunswick.Mr.R.S.White, M.P., of Montreal, has been here for two days waiting to see the Minister of Militia.\u2018There are scores of others who from time to time come to Ottawle under the delusion that Mr.Patterson is to be found in his de- paëtment.The Minister has in the past year been away from Ottawa nine days out of ten.He fs chief organizer of the Conservative party in Ontario and cannot serve two masters.Mr.George Benson has been elected president of the Edwardsburg Starch Company, and Mr.J.D.Reid, M.P., manager and secretary-treasurer.Mr.Reid's duties will not admit of his continuing in Parliament .so the programme is to run Mr.Benson in the next elec- thon for South Grenville in Mr.Reid's stead.The vice-regal proposal to provide reading and recrestion rooms for the newsboys and telegraph messengers Is resented by the latter, who say they are not to be classed with news boys.The result of careful enquiry has been to ascertain that Parllament is not likely to be called together until March 15.Then by the time the tariff, the French treaty, the insolvency bill, the amendments to the Criminal Code and the -Opposition committee of investigation are disposed of, it will be the first of August.Mr.J.Bell Forsyth of Quebec is here to sell some limits of his on the upper Ottawa by auction this afternoon.: The Government press deny the news Published yesterday in the \u2018Witness\u2019 as to \u2018the decision of the Cabinet on the \u2018North-West School Ordipance.- The same Government press twill neverthe- lesa confirm the news soon as the necessary red tape has been tiled on the The decision has been reached not to veto the measure and \u2018this decision has been embodied in a report of the Minister of Justice, who is also Prime Minister.The mature of that repont is precisely as outlined in this.correspondence yesterday.It isa compromise which will pease neither side.The frontier mounted police are to be \u2018withdrawn from Manitoba and added to the force in the Territories.OUR MOUNTAIN PARK.THE GOLF CLUB'S NEW LEASE SUBMITTED AND DISCUSSED.The city may soon have no Mount Royal park.That is, if all those anxious for ag part of it get their demands.The Park Commissioners met \u2018this morning, Ald.Cresse presiding.Messrs.J.L.Morris and James lew appeared for the Golf Club, which seeks to shift its playground from» Fletcher's Field to the Mountain 1 alongside Mr.McGibbon's house.draft of the new lease was submi': It gives the golfers permission for term of eight years from May 1 n.also the exclusive right of use of ground before cricket, lacrosse and : other clubs.The public will, however, be permitted to walk over the lan\u201d.i any buildings erected to be subject tv Notice the eager interest manifested by | the approval of the Park Commissicn- 9Fih aquestiriang to have access to the driveway there at two places only an?not to be allowed to ride across 1: grass; no horses or caïtle to be pas.- ed on the land, the goifers to be allow to remove any buildings erected at ilic end of the term.The magnificent sum of one doMar per annum is to be pa'd by the club for all these privileges and immunities over a piece of public ground, several acres in extent, paid for by the hard earned money of the tax-payers of Montreal.Ald.Wilson had.a ciause \u2018nserted to the effect that in the event of the city wishing to lay water pipes across this land the Golf Club should not claim or be entitled to any damages.The draft as amended was approved and submitted to! Council.Prof.Penhallow, on behalf of the Botanical Garden scheme, which wil! require several acres of the public lard fronting on Cote des Neiges road, sub mitted g petition signed by 440 keadinir citizens and taxpayers, embracing some of the wealthiest Montrealers, He asked a delay, having but just learned of the intention of the Commissioners to cong:der the question, of a day or two in order to gather a representative delegation.It was accordingly decided journ until Fréday afterno.n.Mr.McClanaghan's claims are to be heard on that day at three and those of the Botanic Garden at four o'clock.er BRITISH NAVAL PLANS.(Special to the \u2018Witness.\u2019) London, Jan.24.\u2014The Admiralty authorities hlave completed the new shipbuilding plan, calling for the expenditure of £7,000,000 and have placed orders for new fifty-ton guns to supersede the six- ty-seven-ton breech-loaders which are the\u2019 prindpal armament of the now existing battle ships.In addition, the armament and fittings of the warships now in hand are rapidly being pushed forward at the different yards and in the private ship yards where Government ships are being comstructed.The new scheme of armament is based up on the principle that the mext war will be a test of manoeuvring skill and that coal endurance will play a prominent part in such tactics.As a result the new iron-clads will be superior to any of \u2018the existing ships in regard to coal capacity, thus rendering them independent of coaling stations at a critical moment, to ad- _\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BRITISH INTERESTS IN CANADA.(Special to the \u201cWitness.\u201d) T.ondon, Jan.24.\u2014A despatch to the \u2018mes\u2019 from Hong Kong comments strongly on the fact that \u2018Although British trade here is far ahead of that of all the other powers combined, yet the British warships here only number nineteen against a combined French and Russian fleet of twenty-one vessels.\u2019 The despatch concludes with the remark that Great Britain is ox- posing her immense eastern interc: to great danger.elf THE QUALITY OF SUGAR IN CANADA.(Special to the \u2018Witness.\u2019) Ottawa, Jan.24.\u2014Mr.Stairs, M.!.Halifax, who has been here for tv weeks, left this morning.I asked ©.what he thought of the resolution of (x Halifax Board of Trade calling upon t.Government to raise the standard iv free sugar in the tariff from No.I.Dutch standard to No.16.He replied that there was very little sugar over No.i4 imported into Canada.Demarara made à good sugar of No.16 standard but it was all sent to England.The little imported into Canada came from the West Indies.\u2018But if it was made free as in the United States would No.16 not be largely imported for table use?\u2018No,\u2019 replied Mr.Stairs, \u2018for there not much of it made.The chief e¥ or tt would be to let in low grade Sc sugar.\u2018Why,\u2019 added the sugar .\u2018yellow sugar is to-day only 3 to cents\u201d DAVERN ACQUITTED.(Special to the \u2018Witness.\u2019) Kingston, Ont., Jen.24.\u2014The ease John Davern; accused of murdering : Angus McLeod, Napanee, was conclu! yesterday and the prisoner was di: missed, the Police Maglstirate saying he left the court room without a stain o : his character.The Crown Attorney, Mr.A.L.Morden said that he wished to offer an apology to Mr.Davern\u2019s family for the part he had taken in this matter.As far as he was concerned he would make what reparation lay in his power for the injury he had unwittingly done them.He was free to say that not a jot of evidence had been produced against Mr.Davern.Sam = Lo a Ra pre 52 GARE = me > PE Pre ab oer .- \u2018 - .- , ; ; i .no py ie ee nv 2 mo ep Te CT Pee) TAY aki SD = SEE asi Bd Tacs FI pa es ES de bak BE a LS BEE RE, RT RI a RR ed se ge PRE = = 7550 70 = Raa ie rine 33 TI pe es 5, = ie D ee sert aL oe og eh PROUDFOQT\u2014AL Fort AW - \u2026- \" BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, Notiecs of births, marriages end deaths must {nvert ably de endoreed with the name and address af the sender, or other Birth notices are inserted for ic, marriage notices Jor 40e, death notives Jar 15c prepaid.When av nouncement of funeral, extended obituary or verses accompony such notioa further charge will be made otiess received from annual eubsoribers inserted Jree.BIRTHS.CHAPMAN-On Jan.18, 1894, the wife of w.H.Chapman, 2637 $t.Catherine street, of a daughter.on GREEN-\u2014On the 18th instant, at 117 Chagçeon street, the wile of J.HH.Groen, of 4 ésughter.u LEE\u2014On ibe 21st Jan., 1804, at 126 Charron street, a son to Mr.and Mrs.W.8.Lee.MACLEOD\u2014At M4 Bjeury strest, Montrer Tuesday, 23rd instant, the wife of Nail = \u201cdacieed, of a son.MARRIED, DALTRY-DEMPSIEY-On Jeu il, 1894, at Exeter, Ont, by the Rey.Willan Mer Donagh,\u201d Osborne Eden paire, of Lisan, Out., fourth sen of the J Thomas W.Daltrey, MA, F.L.S., ete, ae rt Maud, amcor a My Andrew Démapney, \u2018ét Exator,.JON \u2014By the Rev.T.2 oxo Goby 1 ay to Mies ie 24 hh) at = Rouse of the bride's parents.Al of Powerscourt MCVICAR\u2014MUNRO-0n Jen, 16, 1334, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr, WH.J, Munro, by the Rey.M.any Mr.Archy MeVicar, to Miss Mebaoca both af nore.Tar.« RID-\u2014OR.Jaù, 35, 1404 at the real bride's father, Tuliochgprum En.% of, spa bride B.A.nage Q86, Ormatown, 24 Mary Japs, dangites of ra James Reid, DIED.\"Plainfield, N,Y., on Ta.9, 194, Charles Ira Ames, sedynd don of the late Fishes Ames, of Franiin, Que, in hig 8th Yter.2o1 1201871, - ANDERSON AL Hast Hawkesbury, on Jan.6, 1294, George And seve, aged via a CAIRNCROSS\u2014AX Birtie, Man., on Dec.18, Mr.James Cairneross, & hetive of the Orkney Tales, Beotland, aged 63 years.13 DOCKSTEADER\u2014At St n Monday, Jan, 15, 3594, efter à short, but utntal 4 ness, Ages Simon Docksteader, entered into rest, wv 80 years, 8 months end 11 days.FORCE~Jane Graham Harvey, loved wife of Anthény Forte, died at \"AIR, OR Monday, Jan.22, 1394 HOLDEN\u2014At Quebec, on Jan.19, 1894, Patrick Holden, ttmbertower, aged 54 years.2 KENT\u2014In Quebec, on Jan.19, 1894, at the age of G4 years, Martha Wallace, widow of the late Wiliam Kent.24 LBCOURS\u2014A4 St, Laurent, on Jan.20, 1804, Dame Caroline Slmeurs, wife of A.Lecours, N.P., aged 8 years The.funeral] will take place to-morraur morning at nine o lock.22 ANed\u2019 and 8.P.-Mies, and wile of McLEAN\u2014At Granby, P.Q, on Monday, go | aged 36 years.of Pontiac, a LE hh, T4 yonaw,- An \u201cot Aiéxander son, aged came £a © She - » Sun in Seetiand, and came Rammy, North Lanark w e car ers thé year\u2019 He REA~In this city, en Jan.24, Wm.Howard, only sad beloved son of Bdwsed : snd Chris tena Rea, axed 6 monthe and 17 days.Funeral on Friday, Jan.26, at 240 p.m., from his father\u2019s ceiidenee, 203 Cheetham street, thence to \u201cMaunt Royal Cemetery.Friends aiid acqualitances are respectfully invited to attend.n Thos sending notices for the above column.pray and - with them a lst of names of interested friends, Marked copies of (KS © Witness\u201d containing such notice will be sent free to any address in Canada.Montreal cacerted.Quarterly meeting the King's Daughter and Bons, in ol a NCA roms, 101 Metaatfo street, Jan.28, as p.m; Just received at N.Y.Plano Co.'s, 28 Bt.James street, two mingo makogeñy ubright planes.Be them before deciding.A dis Fok.\u201cCOUGHS, COLDS, A RC For sale by all oon \u2014PREPARED BY- « COVERNTON & CO, Corner = Hiway and Derciestor strçets.TELBPHONE 1327 J.20 ALITTLE SMOKE.B \u2019 ment marth 4 1 ca fees t ean ne R.6.SILK & ce, Temporary Premises.371 St.James êtreet, Phone 2843.TEES &.00.Undartakers and Embalmers; 300 Bt, Jaines street, + LARGE AND HEAVY.Lace Curtains, 8} yds.x 1 yd.Not even smoked at $1.10 per pair, only 30 prs.loft.Come early and sceure à bargein, Montreal Carpet Warehousé, R.G.SILK & CO, 873 St.Jantès st.Phone 2843.\u2018 NEW CHANDELIERS | \"CARSLEY'8 COLUMN.no natice aan be taken of them.stinpen and A624 Le be Docksteader, widow of the late] ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS * ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS ON ALL WINTER GOODS - ON ALL WINTER GOODS Yor the balance of the GREAT JANUARY SALE AT CARBLEY'S, AT CARSLEY'S, Maire Dame strest.Motre Dame street.FANCY CUS HIONS pf Cushions in afl cleared RAD Kunis Cavered ith.very pretty fabrics, several co and.patterns to select from, uced price, 18e.LARGE SOFA CUSHIONS.un sx Fritts, Reduced to $L26.hair.Metons nat: Bead.Rolls | Fideedawn Tea Cusjes All Reduced to Special Prices.JAVANESE CHAIR DRAPES In 8 shades, Radircsd to Pre each, AT CARSURTS LADIES WOOL UNDERWEAR In all Winter Weights, To be Cleared at Special Prices, I.adies' Ribbed Wool Vests, 2c.Ladies\u2019 Ribbed Woal Vests, 36c.The \u2018above lines are cheaper than ever before \u2018offered in this city.Ladies\u2019 Ribbad Wool Undervests, with long sleeves, in Natural and Vite, Reduced +0 4c each.LADIES EQUESTRIAN TIGHTS,' January Sale Price, from 31,70.pe hrusstrion Tights in Natural, White Ladies\u2019 Sgotch Wool Underwear All Bpecially Reduced, AT CARSLEY'S, a \u2014\u2014 LADIES WINTER HOSIERY, .Gevera} ldnea Of Ladies\u2019 Winter Hoery, in Wool at marvellous Low.Bd Caphmere, : Prise tor din Cheap Bate, sr.ve \u2014 Si Lesiies Vert -Foëe for 18e.Of - J Ladies\u2019 Cashmere Hose for 19c.SPECIAL TINE.Ladies\u2019 Heavy Ribbed Wool Hoee, worth 23e, Redueéd to 256 pair.- .SPECIAL LINE, Ladies\u201d Ribbed Ehlick Cashmere Hose, 3 \u2018pars for 8c.Ladies\u2019 ' Ribbed Black Cashmere Hoge, 3 poirs for $1.68.Ladies\u2019 Overstockings, Extra Value, Reduced to 80c palr, AT __AT CARSLEY' 8.FUR BARGAINS oN DERPUL BARGAINS WONDERFUT, BARGAINS WONDERFUL BARGAINS WONDBRFUL BARGAINS: Are detug offered im Fur Goods FOR JANUARY'S GREAT SALE ÂT CARSLEY'B, Bows\u2019 and Man's Fur Caps, 61.15.Yates\u2019 Blaek Far Muffa, 72e.Laüles Par Rufts, 31,7.£Mdren\u2019's Fur Goods, All Speeiully Reduced.FUR CAPES AND RUFFS, Ali at Bargain Prices, AT CARSLEY'§ CHBAP PRINTS, BARGAINS IN PRINTS BARGAINS IN PRINTS BARGAINS TN PRINTS BARGAINS IN PRINTS BARGAINS IN PRINTS ; Are mow belug offered for the GREAT JANUARY SALE, AT CARSLEY'S, Good Waslilng Prints, 4 12¢ yard Bris Quality Prints, § 1-2c yard.Faut Color Prints, § 3c yard.Prints in Latest Patterns, 10 1-3¢ yd.A1! Dress Satsons, PUBLIC NOTICE.8.Cursiey tas no Branch Stores in Montreal.8.CARSLEY'S wXTRA.NINETY-FIVE To be mold to-morrow and following days .FIVE DOZEN FIVE DOZEN LADIES\u2019 BLACK JERSEYS LADIES\u2019 BLACK JERSEYS At Ninety-five Cents Each.Original Price WAS THREE DOLLARS.WAS THREE DOLLARS.ABOUT WINTER MANTLES ABOUT WINTER MANTLES ABOUT WINTER MANTLES ABOUT WINTER MANTLES ABOUT WINTER MANTLES To-morrow and all this wesk we offer WINTER JACKETS _ WINTER JACKETS \u2014AND\u2014 WINTER MANTLES WINTER MANTLES \u2014 AT = UNHEARD OF PRICES UNHEARD OF PRICES UNHEARD OF PRICES UNHEARD OF PRICES UNHEARD OF PRICES UNHEARD OF PRICES Regular Reduced Prices.Net Prices.Ladies\u2019 Fur-lined Cloak.347.26 $20.00 Ladies\u2019 Opera Capes.13.6.85 Ladies\u2019 Long Sealette Jackets \u2026 80.00 15.09 Ladies Fur Trimmed\u2019 \u2019 Jackets \u2014 .\u2026.\u2026.6% 3.85 Ladies\u2019 Short Jackets.3.50 0.75 Ladtes\u2019 Cloth Capes.18.00 9.00 Misses\u2019 Ulaters.4.00 2.00 Children's Mantles.2.20 0.25 Ladies\u2019 Plush Dolmans.30.00 12.00 8.CARSLEY, \" Notre Dame st.i CHILDREN'S MANTLES.hildren\u2019s Winter Mantes 2c, marked $1.00.Children\u2019s Winker Mantles B80c, marked $1.50.Children's Winter Mamnties $1.00, marked $1.75, Children\u2019s Blanket Coats, half- price.Children\u2019s last year® Mamtles, all reduced to half-price.50 A SLEY Notre Dame street.En price ES eTR price.that « CARSLEY, | Notre Bamine street.< .FRR or SLSR VY TO \"ere 11 es 5 AGL pet Hd HS Sd SES A Aad aL = - (FSSA KD ET ST TER EEE, à ALARM CLOCKS, : FOR $1.00.Good, Sound, Reliable Clocks.CABINET CLOCKS.Walnut & Oak Cases, 8 Day Malf Mour Strikes, .D.BEATTY.Watchmaker and Jewollei, successor to Henry Ross.At the Old Stand, 137 ST.PETER STREBT.Telephone ss.JANUARY DISCOUNT SALES Are not in it.Tapest Carpets, slightly damaged, cents upwards at our sale.Pon°t mistake and place.R.G.SILK & co, Temporary Premises.871 St.James street, Phone 2843.clearin the name TN ATIONAL BAKERY, ~\u2014 0: A JOINT STOCK COMPANY WITH A CAPITAL OF $200,000, DIVIDED INTO SHARES OF 83.00.ROI =m Tho Frovisional Sommities have ai gy now open er vb atthe Terie of the n GOSFORD - STREET, Frenting the eastern side of the City Hall OFFICE HOURS: 10.{0 12,30 a.m.2:30 to 3 p.m, given to the.public that sub- Sir BREAD atthe low Tor competition \"song.\u2019 v., nsid- used by tho cbm- tle {ke honor to beastp tion.list rise is office ation i is hare cents | he over and above a the improved machin TE PRIVILEGES ARE \u2018soLELY FOR SURSCRIBERS.° The quality of the BREAD will equal the best | and.purest in the world ; that is to say, we will actually deliver PARIS, VHENNA, AND GLASGOW BREAD, he reptitation of which is universally Knovn.FIRE! FIRE! \"We ean be found a few doors west from our old stand.om 19 THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.\u201cJOHN MURPHY & co.s, +e THE BIG The Largest ADVERTISEMENT.TOWN-TALK! BARGAINS AND RARE CHANCES AT JOHN MURPHY & CO°S8 BLACK Only the best makes kept.GREAT DISCOUNT REMOVAL SALE :BLACK FRENCH CASHMERES, from 250 to $1.25 per yard, less 30 peroent discount.EXTRA FINE BLACK DRESS GOODS, 1,060 yards in new makes, & very choice selection, all to be \u2019 sold from 20 to 40 peroent less than regular value.PRIESTLEY'S BLACK DRESS GOODS, the most celebrated Black Goods in the world.All new goods, just puit into stock, all to be sold at 10 percent discount.SILK CRAPES.Every yard reduced in price.BLACK ALL-WOOL CREPON.GREAT @ Just put to stock, double width, prices from 55c per yard, less 10 psroent extra discount.SALE OF BLACK SILKS.) A SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF 90) PERCENT ON ALL BLACK DRESS SILKS.Stock in the City te Select From, 20 percent discount will be allowed off Dressmaking during Removal Sale.35% Y F fi fod ce 4 f he 2050 8% JE a fd V |; 3 -$ es Le, A ) 181 and 1183 NOTRE DAME STEEET, aud 108, 167, 109 and 111 ST.PETER ST.- TERMS CASH AND ONLY ONE PRICE \u2026 TELEPHONE 2198.GUR 25 PC DISCOUNT SALE Will Cloge cand of this Month.25 p.c.on all Dinner Sets, from $8 up.25 p.c.on all Ten, Breakfast and other Sets._ 25 pe.on all Decorated China and Earthenware.- 25 p.c.on all Table Glassware.-25 p.c.on all Cut Glass.: 25 p.c.on all Table Lamps and Hanging Lamps.25% A.T.WILEY & CO.1803 Notre Dame street.LAST ! Estabtished 1847.TO THINK Best 5 Frame Iengths trom 1} yards to 123 at 85 AITKENS JANUARY CLEARING CALL.SALE ENDS THIS MONTH.OF IT.Brussels in cents per yard, as good as new.Phone 2843.RR.G.SILK & co., T 871 St.James street, GENERAL ECTAL Double \u2014 Double Width Dufferin Remnants White Sheeting.Children's Rubber Boots.Jodie carr srenenn 4 Doers East BALAAR SALE, 35¢, worth 656.Doudle Width Dress Seng.800 worth £1,955.worth 30c Double Wid Habit Twill.18, Worth 25c.Checked Ginghams.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.4c, worth 66.Double Wid, Grey Shesting, 2 yds.wide.20c.Choice Lot Lace Curtains.Loo worth £1.50.Voies Goi anse rase nc000 1.00.$1.25, $1.50, Rutcher Linen, double width.d.y Remnants Roller Linen.Remnants Table Linen, vestoruenr a.00 .pitied Boots.sascse us 81.00 pair.shremeetrere nen GEORGE ro ROWELL 169 1693 Notre Damest., REMOVAL SALE \u2018BEFORE We | are.clearing out everything in) JER our line at any price.\u2026 BR.\u20ac.SILK, & CO., Temporary premises, 871 St.Jamés st.A che ia dr SOME BARGAINS STILL LEFT IN HOSIERY AND FINE UNDERWEAR.HN AITKEN & CO, 1757 NOTRE DAME STREET Telephone 1932, VV ARNING TO VOTERS ! Intending Voters will no doubt use their best judgment in voting for Candidates for Municipal honors.If a cold should be contracted during .the oxcitement of electioneering, your best judgment tell you that GRAY'S SYRUP OF REED SPRUCE GUM Is a reliable remedy for COUGHS and COLDS.BOLD EVERYWHERE.25 CENTS A BOTTLE, THE GREAT DISCOUNT SALE THE UNIVERSAL, 238 and 240 St.James street, \" Still Continues for One Month.Call and get your choice of Bar- à | gains from this large and magnificent | stock of Fine Fancy Goods, Lam ms | Tables, Metal Ware, Dolls, Toys; | c.W.CLARKE, Importer.ma ve Sie \u2014rrene gamme = RE a > 4% ER SRE ar | westerly: snow to-day; colder to-mo ARE YOU AWALRE ~THAT - JAS.A.OGILVY & sONs \u2018Are having things all their own v\u2026 =.EMBROIDERIES AND INSERTIONS, AND WHY! Because we are offering a Bong\u2018 1g TWENTY PERCENT OFF All EMBROIDERIES.All INSERT] Ge Also à Lot of EMBROIDERY REM 4 yard ends, from 40c upwards, And 90 Percent ANT.of, \u2014ALRO - A FULL SUPPLY OF CAMBRICS, In CANADIAN LONBDALF, 14 In AMERICAN LONSDALE, !7- And ENGLISH at 18c, Mr, up en \u2014AL8O\u2014 HONROCKS'$S AND CREWDSON'S ENGLISH CAMBR; rq IN WHITE COTTON WE LEAT Our J.A.O.at 10 cents is the best in * is a fine Soft COTTON, perfectiy f'ec - Dressing.HORROCKSS COTTON IN ALLGR4n;.IN PLAIN AND TWILLED ~ALSO\u2014 TREMENDOUS LACES, Anda full line of TRISH GUIPUFRFE 1x.ry TIONS now in stock.AN EXTRA 10 PERCENT Disc: nu; DURING THIS MONTH \u2014AT\u2014 JAS.A.OGILVY & SONS, THE FAMILY LINEN AND DRAPERY ior.BARGAINS IN 203 to 807 ST.ANTOINE ETREFT, 144 te 150 Mountain street.TELEPHONE, #12, Branch: \u20148T.CATHERINE STRELT, Corner Buckingham Avern:» 3535.Telephone The Baily ince WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE CANADIAN ASTRAL (A Lin WANTS AN IMPERIAL SUBSI\" AND I LIKELY TO GET IT AT THE ~ 7 \"7 OF THE AGENTS OF AU~TRALD: CANADA.(By Cable from the \u2018Witness'= A don Correspondent.) London, Jan.21.\u2014Sir Charles 7 the Canadian High Commission i troduced a deputation compas.James Garrick, Agent-Gecn-r.Queensland, Lieut.-General Sir A Acting Agent-General for Vio Hon.E.N.C.Braddon, Ag\" for Tasmania, Sir Saul Sam - General for New South Wal - James Huddart, of the Can: tralian Steamship Company.vw.sels are engaged in the Par between Melbourne and Van.the Marquis of Ripon, Secret: Colonies, yesterday.The asked the Imperial Gover.grant a subsidv of {25,000 1.nadian-Australian Company.sr\" urged the importance of a whut ish mail route between the colonies and between them : United Kingdom.He said that Iv Canadian) Government was no\u2019 gotlating for a service of swift tic steamers.The agents of Vi South Wales, New Zealand and mania echoed Sir Charles Tupper clarations and arguments.Lord ! in reply, admitted that the Gover Was impressed with the Imper.portance of the question, and its serious attention to the nu: Huddart promised on behalf .: à pany that if subsidized the: wtf mediately bulld a third star.able for admiralty service.a.i future steamers would be bunt - be similarly adapted to that = \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 BISMARCK AND THE EM!\" THEY WILL MEET IN BERLIN »- Berlin, Jan.24.\u2014The \u2018Cologne \u2018 says Prince Bismarck has ini.ri Emperor William he will visit - Berlin early next week.London, Jan.24.\u2014The \u2018Dail graph's\u2019 Berlin correspondent ne Prince Bismarck will be receive t + lin with all the honor due to lus Oo and that he will be the gues Emperor at the castle.Both the \u2018Standard\u2019 and th\u201d graph\u2019 exprass pleasure nt the 1\u201d { ment between the Emperor ot: Prince and believe that this i\u201d will be universal in Europe.The News\u2019 preferu to await events.- that it is difficult to see how (N° become Teconciled without con which neither can be disposed 10 hd \u2014_\u2014- WEATHER REPORT.(Special to the \u2018Witness.Meteorological Office, Toronto, \u2018N° _.24.\u201411 &.m.\u2014Following are the 1\" temperatures:\u2014Calgary, 18 below.45 4\" 38 below: Winnipeg, 46 below: Por! an below; Toronto,80 below; Montreal.f.VU at 2 below; Helifax, 14.Probabilities for 10 twenty-four hours: \u2014High winds hi SIREN fora ayo mane Sadia bebe bé > hie b oug the clet son of the Wii \"this live ONS, NETS in conta, ICS, n.It from ADES.SER UNT NS, DUBE, re Ty QUEST AND Lon- pper, , in- f Sir for lark, the neral gent- ; Mr.Aus- ves- rvice r, to * the ation t to Ca- aries Brit- atest | the (the ne- tlan- tor x, Tass de- jpon, ment im- nised Mr.Com- | Jm- vail- all .29 to e )R.vEFK® retire\u2019 1 the m in Tele- that Ber- rank * the Tele- oche- the asure Daily Lying ean sions nak Se san imum pelle ur 24 uebes, ng t0 YW.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, MEETINGS AND SOCIETIES.THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY.The St.James Methodist Church ought to be filled to-morrow, night, at the annual meeting of \u2018the Bible Society.The President, Str Willam Dawson, has returned to town and will occupy the chair.The Rev.Dr.Hurlbut, of New York, has beeri engaged for the occasion, and will arrive at the windsor to-morrow morning.Besides (nis well-known gentleman, the.Revs.J.B.Silcox and Henry Gomery will de- | liver addresses.AUS DER OHE RECITAL.The programmes arranged by Miss Aus der Che are always splend:d, end the one for Jan.2% is no exception.We give the îtems, and perticuïars as to price of tickets and place of sale will be found in the advertising columns.Beethoven, Sonata, C major, op.53; Allegro con brio; Introduzione, Adhgio molto; Rondo, Allegretto Moderato, Prestissimo.Schubert, \u2018Moment Musical.\u201d Schubert-Liszt, \u2018Serenade.\u2019 Peter Tschaikowsky, \u2018Variations sur un theme criginal, op, 19° Chopin, \u2018Valse, E minor; \u2018Andante Splanato et grande Polonaise.\u201d \u2018Chopin,\u2019 \u2018Nocturne,\u2019 FE; major, op.65.Adele Aus lex: Qhe, Etude.\u2019 | Liszt, \u2018Rimpgodie H Hougr ge, 12 ~ SONS OF ENGLAND PRESENTATION.- The second annual socfal of the Bri-|- tannic lodge No.113, Sons of England, took place last evening in the Orange Hall.A pleasing part of the programme was the presentation of past president's jewels to Past President Bro.J.-Cros- ton and Secretary Br Bro.H.Smith, NEW OFFICERS OF OF COURT FRIEND- HIP, 1.O.F.The result .of the election of officers for Court Friendfhip, -I.O.P., No.612, St.Lambert, is as foRows :\u2014Thos.Me- Morrison, V.C.R.; W.H.Wilson, record- ng gecretary R.C.Barnes, financial ge- cretary; J.Whimby, treasurer; Chas.Little, pic J.L Smith, S.W.; BE.A.Wilson, J.W.; G.W.Adums, 8.B.; J.L.McKeanan, J.B.; Messrs, A.J .Whim- | by and W.B.Morris; trustéen, NO DIVISION OF RACE.The Central Trades and Labor Council called a special m last night for the purpose of dividing the council into two separate bodies, Frénch and Enz- sh.The meeting wes held in the Ville Marie Hall and a large number of dele pates were present.After consid disousston, à motion to lay the Me matter on the table inmdefinitely was pdopted by & large majorfty.CANON BRUCHESI ON THE.SCHOOL The Rev.Canon Bruchest.\u2018detivered.a lecture on the \u2018School Exhibit of the Province of Quebec,\u2019 before a very large audience, in the hall of the Cirde Vine.Marie, last evening.The leetur Havre a sketch of -the prikcipal \u201cfoutifres: of.the exhibit, and referred praise given ft by the most eompetent authorities on the subject.that the favorable opinion expressed by experts in the matter was a satisfactory reply to the attacks recently made against the educational system of the province.a) A SALVATION ARMY BANQUET.Next Sunday will be a big day with the Salvation Army on Alexander street.Brigadier Scott is to be in the cfty and hold meetings all day.- Ensign \u2018and Mrs.Arkett, who have charge of the | Montreal corps and district are to say fareweil.They have been stationed in the oity for nearly teh months.Capt.Cameron, who has been theis.right-hand man, will also hid farewell, The following Tuesday, Jan.3, there ts to be à \u2018farewell banquet\u2019 at the hours from 8 to 8 o'clock p.m.The object of the banquet fs to raise funds to pay the erpenses of heating amd lighting the barracks, and the officers would be glad to receive donations of food and money from their friends so as tp have the corps clear of debt before they leave.Gifts of food and money should be sent to Ensign Arkett, 22 Alexander street, Montreal, for which he will be very.thankful.\u2014u STATIONARY ENGINÉERS.The Canadfan Association of Station- try Engineers are giving a tecture, to which members and engineers whoeare.lot members are cordially invited.\u2018The ecture is the first of a series on edu \"ational questions, and Mr.Q.C.Sie- bart, C.B.,.ia the lecturer.\u2018Electricity\u2019 ls the subject, and the engineers\u2019 hall, whére the lecture will take place, is No.158 1-2 Craig street.The time is elght d'clock, Thursday evening; Jan.25, and the public are cordially Invited.[Oo THRE CONSUMERS GAS COMPANY.The shareholders of the Consumers\u2019 Gas Company held their: first general meeting at their head.office, Alexis street; the by-laws were passed and the election of directors took plate.The following directors were elected: John \u201coats, C.E., president; A.F.Gault, vice- sresident; Charles Magee, Robert Black- surn, Richard White.A BENEFIT MUSICAL FESTIVAL.At the East End Methodist Church, tnder the auspices of Bt.Luke's, Tay- or and 8t.Mary's (Hochelaga) churches, à benefit musical festival was held last light in aid of the Fast End poor.The \u201cantata \u2018Ruth\u2019 was splendidly rendered >> à choir of 70 voices under the direction of Mr.À.Plow.The soloists, who \u201cere Misses Ada Moylan, M.H To A.Styles, Messrs.W.Halford, F.Uford and G.H.MeLeod, made the best of the opportunities afforded them (the cantata.The atténdadce was airiy large.\u2014 COURT ST.LAWRENCE, C.O.F., DINES.\"he second annual banquet of the rt St.Lawrence, Cosmopolitan Or- 0?Foresters, took place last night he Riendeau Hotel.Among.the | \u2018merous gentlemen present were: Mr, rate icon, chief ranger, presiding; Megar.| ireasurer, Mr.J.Deary; Sr3.John Rosenvinge, supréme chief à: \u2026 etn 1.Sabai 1804, een to tie high | jte \u20ac He held EME TINE ph Ain RE EE ES \u201c- THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.ne moi a RES En +.3 ie ranger of the qpfler; James Brown, supreme treasurer; A.Lippe, supreme secretary; Dr.C.R.Gillard, supreme medical examiner; W.Larochelle, supreme legal adivser; Fr.Rasmussen, of the \u2018Danebrog,\u2019\u201d Ottawa; Jas.McShane and F.Bayard.\u2018The Cosmopolitan Order of Foresters was founded in Montreal two years ago.It.already numbers 1,200 members, and has established its courts in different parts of the province and in the United States.- VERDUN LITERARY SOCIHTY'S DRIVE.The annual drive of the Verdun Young People\u2019s Literary Associstion was held on Monday evening last.The night vas everything thät could be desired.Sleigh left the schoolhouse on the Lower chine road at 7.39 and went around the two mountains and back to the starting point.Refreshments weye \u2018then served and a short prôdgramme contiri- \u201cbuted to by the Misses Mabe! May, Suble Robertson, Mabel Allen and Mr.Fred.Nettleton, was gone through.The gathering broke up shortly before twelve o'clock, all Baving thoroughly enjoyed themselves.WELCOME HALL MISSION.yesr sie.4 us Gory the ne expect to make a still better showing next year.CANADIAN NATIONAL LEAGUE, \u2018The regular monthly meëting of the Canadian Nationel League will take place in Walford Hall, on Thursday evening, Féb.8, when papers wil be read by the Rev.BE.I.Rexford and Mr.J.'R.Dougall.\"Che \u2018annual public gathering will take place in the Windsor Hall on Feb.23.Mr.Joseph H.Jacob was elected a member of the executive council at a recent meeting: MONTREAL PARLIAMENT WILL REORGANIZE.A special meeting of the executive council of the Montreal Parliament Has been called for this week: to take into consideration the reorgatiisätion for next season and the holding of tne annual meeting.The members have been too busy in other directions to attempt to start the soctety this season.Miss Wright, of Ottawa, will address, a meeting \u2018of Christian workers in the school-room of the Point St.Charles.Congregational Church on the evening of Friday, Jan, 26.Miss Wright im a well-known and experienced Christian worker and her words- will, no doubt, be both interesting and instruotive.Al are invited to attend.- -_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014epr=cesremee - 1e ICE ON THE SIDEWALK.OURE ACREMONT BREAKS MIS LEG.The Notre Duaiie Hespltal ambulance was ealled to.Palace strest, last night, fer Cure Acremont, of St Cunegonde, who slipped on the dangerous: giewalk and.rig \"his.ment leg while walking UNITED SFATES SI SENATORIAL New York, Jan.24\u2014A- Washington special to the \u2018Sun\u2019 says: \u2014From all information obtainable at the Senate, yesterday, the indications are that the Senate Judiciary Committee will certainly make apn adverse report on the noini- nation of Mr.Wheeler H.Peckham, to be Justice of .the Supreme Court, and that the committee will be sustained by the Senate: The \u201cTimes Washington despatch says:\u2014Senator Hill stated yesterday: thet so far as he was concerned \u201che Mid be willing to have a vote taken on\u2018 the nomination at any time.- He made a canvass of the Senate yesterday and professes to feel certain that Mr Peckham will be gonfirmed.° Jackson, Miss, Jan.24\u2014Gov.Stone has withdrawn from the Senatorial contest.His withdrawal means .the election of a atrong free cothage man.\u2014_\u2014 RLECTED WARDEN.Cornwall, Jan.24.\u2014 (Special) \u2014The counties counedl of the united counties of \u2018Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry mét here last vdght.There were three cam- didates in the field for the wardemships, Reeve Coulter of Iroquois, Reeve James Coilingem, of Matfida, end Mr.Thos Hamiltori, reeve of Winchester township.Mr.Hamilton was elected on the first ballot, the vote standing, Hamilton 34, Coulter 3, Collison 5.pr CONVICTS BREAK PRISON, Knoxville, \u201cPehn., Jan.2.\u2014Pitty con- viets confined ir the brañch state pripon i sçon \u2018as the estape was \u201cQincavered \u2018the atantly.Several were \u2018shat and those who succeeded in eséaping were scatters ed.Many are hiding in the mountains, OHIO MINERS GO OUT.Columbus, Ohio, Jan.24\u2014Ten thousand miners of Ohio have thrown down tre gauntlet.They have refused to accept a reduction in vagés.This will close all the Ohio coel mimes.Fight hundred miners are idle fn the Kanawha Valley, and many \"sté- entirely without.¥ ROBBED TWO CHINAMEN.(&pectal to the \u2018Witness,\u2019) - Toronto, Jan.24.\u2014On Monday night, Dec.12, 1892 - two Chinamen: named -Ju Sing and Lu Kee were decoyed from | York street to the Dundas street bridge comnitted the\u2019 robbery with violence, are now in - At Denver, and t Atturney-General\u2019s department has ; cided to extradite them.Detective Sele- min will leave for Colorado, - in a few days to bring thém back : er ~ THE M'LACHLAN CASH.The appeal from the judgment ot the | Court à ig the claim again ose Accident Insuranmgp Company a America, on account of the death of the late Mr.McLachlan, was heard yegter- ay.- = oy \u2018| countries, oh ë Rant Ne; EN 5 by tortm, Minister of.\u2018 Stmitch; Minister of Public Warks, fen.at Coal creek.escaped last evening.As guards started -in pursuit, firing con-.and robbed of $240.The two men who |\u2018 | evening, five fires p | cendiary orlgirii | land; THE QUEBEC BIBLE SOCIETY, THE FIFTY-HIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING A MOST, SUCCESSFUL ONE.ENCOURAGING rEpoRTh ¥ FROM THE SECRETARY AND TREASUREE\u2014THE NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.(Special to the \u2018Witness.\u2019) Quebec, Jan.24.\u2014The fifty-eighth am- nual meeting of the Québec Bible Society was held last night in the Methodist Church, and was largely attended by the friends of the society, most of the local pastors being also present.The president, Mr.P.Johmston, occupied the chair and in his opening address made the encouraging announcement.that the Quebec Society was never more prosperous than at present.He then called upon the secretary, the Rev.E.J.Stobo, to read his annual report, which chiefly dealt with the work done during the past year.It showed that during the twelve months he had travelled over seven thousand miles in Quebec and Ontario, but chiefly in the former, and de- Mvered \u2018141 sermons and \u2018addresses, bé- sidés disposing of a large number of coples of the Scriptures which was further largely increased by colportage and sales from the Quebec Depository.In\u2019 his report the secretary also referred to the exceeding great kindness shown to him by the society\u2019s friends throughout his wide district, further mentioning gratefully the attendance of Roman Catholics at nearly all of his meetings and their thankfulness for his services.The treasurer, Mr.Robert Stanley, next :submitted his finaneial statement for 18939, which showed that the receipts were $5,- 676, and the expenditure $1,331, leaving a balance on hand of $4,346.After the election of officers, including that of Mr.P.Johnston, as president, and of the Hon.D.A.Ross and Messrs.J C.Thompson, W.C.Scott, W, H.Tapp, R.R.Dobell, A.D.Webster, Frank Ross, with a number of local clergymen as vice-presidents, the usual resolutions werggput and carried unanimously, the Rev.Dr.Rose, of Montreal, delivering the principal address of the evening.The reverend gentleman's discourse was scholarly, practical, spiritual and eloquent and one of the most helpfil ever delivered to a Quebec audience on a lke occasion.The other speakers were the Rev.'Messrs.Day, Bruneau and Noble, and the meeting closed with an earnest and appropriate prayer by the Rev.Adam Burwash, of Montreal.= arr SERVIAN AFFAIRS.THE DECREES EXPELLING EX-KING MILAN AND BX-QUEEN NATALIE ANN ULLED\u2014THE NEW CABINET.: London; Jam.24.A despatch ta \u201cthe \u2018Central News\u2019 from Belgrade emfoin cing the Simitch Cabinet says King Alexander reserved to himsélf the right to nominate the Minfster of War.Fe also made a similar reservation fin: regard to the ambassadors to foreign The decrees expelling ex- | King Milan and ex-Queen Natalie from Servia have.been -canfefled.5 .Belgrade, Jan 2e 7 © A + Lee 7 airs vg Finance : M.z; Minister of + te M.\u2018Nicoladevics: Minister of ihe In eric, M1.leowics; Minister of Commeree 4nd Agriculture, Prof; Lotanies; Minister of Justice and ud interim ©: Minister of Pduca- tion, M.Gjorgievices, reeset 2 THE AMERICAN TIMBER SUPPLY.AN APPEAL FROM THE NEW.FOREST COMMISSION OF NEW YORK STATE FOË THR PRESERVATION OF HER WOODS, Albany, N.Y., Jan.24.\u2014The new State Forest Commission to-day submitted a -special rèport to the Légiélature strongly favoring the issue of $3,000,000 in bonds to\u2019 purchwiie lands for the stdte park.The commission says:\u2014The department would urge the importance aud necessity of providing means for an extensive purchase of lands within the Adirondack and Catskill forests.On the preservation of our forests depends the water supply of our rivers and canals; the motive power of great manu- tacturing interests; the priceless benefits offered by our forést sanitariums; the many delightful places of refuge from the summer heat of cities, and the existence of our fish and game.But; above all, on their preservation depends that great factor in our political economy, our future timber supply.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TROUBLE AMONG POLISH ROMAN \u201c .\u2026 CATHOLICS.New York, Jan.4.\u2014The \u2018Times\u2019 says Archbishop Corrigan is in the midst \u2018of anather fight against a portion of his flock.This time \u2018the insurrectionists area large bbdy of Polish Roman Ca- | sos vie at Er a oo meeting de- | Te y teach the Arch- Hishob\u201d His Hi \"ptite and fight \u2018him clear up fo the Court of Appeals far justice, Threats pf excommunication have been fiyipg thick and fast, and the Poles are titine of getting out \u2018an Injuriction | to prevent the Ar \u201cshop from\u2019 excom- municating-them.he\u201ctreuble atose out a suit brought by the Allegemeine Ve- rein to eject Archbishop Cofrigan and Vi- car-General Farley from pos emsion of the Church of St.Stanislaus, fie Vere'n being the owner of the building.FRAUDULENT INSURANCE BROKERS.: \u2018New York, Jan.24.\u2014Mr.\u2018Ban J.Kennedy, president of jhe Board of Fire Underwriters, says evidence has been obtathed in connection with > recent east side fires that will in à days warrant the arrest of a number -of \u2018in- surénée brokers who make a lu mess ot\"plaeing Insurance on.cast Sky\" property.weére, \u201cBetween - infd- meht on Né PM and six clock\u2019 ane] with: éiden ATTENDING : a Pise eu F N Tk, © = th of fas make e Pr Secratary Spon {Th 1 ae FRCS PANES i pq on .| school work, and be a severe though serts, ds far as East Lambton is con- Fmons.\" ©.|.and \u2018goed fudgment, = | trustworthy; in fact, some of the very 1, | best man in our land.Mr.40, ey & Very tontemptuôus manner about A e fazimers\u2019 Cation aiid expresses a hope that thay - | Towel ion told right here that the young: 0 = roues A QUO WARRANTO GRANTED, In the Practice Court, yesterday, Judge Pagnuelo guashad the \u2018quo war- ranto,\u2019 in a case of Louis Baillergeon vs.Norbert Cadieux.The proceedings were taken to unseat the defendant as & member of the municipal council of St.Bruno, on the ground that his appointment by the Lieutenant-Governor- in-Council was not justified.The law provides that, in a case of a vacancy in a municipal council, the remaining members will appoint a successor for the remainder of the outgoing member's term, but if the council \u2018refuses or neglects' to appoint such successor within fifteen days, then the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor will appoint someone to fill the vacancy.The application for a \u2018quo warranto\u2019 was based upon the ground that there was no refusal or neglect on the part of the council, but that no quorum could be got.The Court, however, held that the delay having lapsed, the appointment by the Lieu- tenant-Governor must be held good and valid.frame A HALL OF LEARNING BURNED.Lafayette, Ind., Jan.24.\u2014~The new engineering laboratory of the Heavilon hall of Purdue University, just completed, was destroyed by fire last night.The fire was started by escaping natural gds exploding in the boiler noom.A second explosion of air-accumulated gas blew out the south wall of the machine shop.the room adjoining, which was in the south-east comer of the building.The facilities for fighting the fire were poor PURDUE UNIVERSITY BUILDING, nd the fluames soôñ spréad to the other shops and main huilding, which were all destroyed.Only the wood shop was saved.The \"building \u2018cost.$100,000 and contained apparatûs valued at $80,000, ali of\u201d which was -a- total loss.The insurance was-believed to be light.The disaster will seriously interfere with the temporary blow to the university, as new facilities were greatly needed.mttaer : - PERSONAL.Father Caron, a brother of the Post- master-General.has gone to the\u2019 West Indies ap a missionary.Mr.Seargeant, manager of the Grand Trunk, left this morning in his private car for New York, accompanied by Mr.Lanning, his private gecretary.Mr.\u2018Palmer Cox, who writes so entertainingly of the adventures of the skp is o- nd ja rame He lived at Ont, ond & rat Voturitèer company ever formed.in>that village.This company was: \u2018Talged twenty-wine years ago.Mrs.\u2018Wm.Houston, who died at Rani- say at the fine age of eighty-eight, was the mother of twelve children, among whom are two distinguished sons, the Rev.Canon Houston, of Niagara, and the Rev.Dean Houston, of Iroquols, She came to Canada and settled with her father n the township of Dalhousje.While her future husband was prepar- irg her home for her at Ramsay, it is related of her that, when all was ready, she, with her bet rothed, travelled on foot from her father's \u2018home to Perth, eighteen miles, ~to have the marriage ceremony performed, and immediately proceëded wlih him, walking a further distance of twenty-one miles, to their new home.In that home she Hved continuously np to the time of her death.\u2014Toroato \u2018Mail.\u2019 .Miss Emma H.Stephens, who has been \u2018Xecompenist for the Caledonian Society's choir for some two or three seasons, filled the duty so acceptably that lagt evening there was a surprise.Hamlet, ll point, at all-events, the public will fol- men of to-ddy intend to think for themselves; insted of voting either Grit or Tory, as.thelr fathers have done before them, they will vote for men to repre- gent them, who have the courage of their convictions to stand up.for.right principles independent of partyism.I am surprised that an intelligent man like Mr.Taylor would speak In such a way about his neighbor, Mr.McCallum, as he has done, hut perhaps there 18 an excuse for him as he no doubt feels rather sore over the defeat of the Mowat candidate by such a handsome majority as Mr.McCallum had.His eyes seem to be blinded by the scales of partyism to such an extent that he cannot see any faults in the Mowat administration.Does he think that all the young men in the country will vote for the Mowat government because Sir Oliver gave them the franchise?The very idea would be presumptuous.AI! the young men who cast an independent vote for Mr.MeCallum showed thelr good sense by voting for a man who, by pluck and perseverance, coupled with \u2018honorable and independent actions, has held the respective offices of township councillor, reeve and warden.This is from one who is not a member of the P.P.A.Forest, Lambton, Ont., Jan.13, 18M.\u2014\u2014 me THE ARDLAMONT TRAGEDY.TRIAL OF MONSON IN EDINBURGH.(From the Glasgow \u2018Herald.\") \u2018Not proven\u2019 was the verdict returned by the jury to the charges on which Alfred John Monson has been on his trial for ten days.He was accused of having attempted to murder Ceci! Ham- brough by drowning on the evening of the 8th or the morning of the 10th of August, and of having actually murdered him by shooting a few hours later.In regard to each of these charges the jury have found that the Crown had fatled to establish its case.Thus the Ardlamont tragedy remains as great a mystery as ever.Monson is, it is true, once more a free man, but the jury have not emphatically said that he did not commit the crimes of which he was accused.AH \u2018that they have said 1s that these have not been brought home to him.Shall we ever know the truth of what occùrrtéd in that secluded wood on that tempestuous morning?Three men enter the woods at six o'clock, two of them carrying guns.Three hours later ane is found shot dead.Will the world ever know if he died of an accidentally self-infMcted wound, or if he fell by the treacherous hand of his friend and mentor, or if the third man, who has so mysteriously disappeared from the scene has adted such a part as that which Lady Macbeth -took upon herself in the tragedy?Will Scott ever return and unravel \u2018the mystery or demonstrate that he is incapable of unravelling it?Will it even be shown conclusively that he is identical with, or is a totally different person from, Ted Davis, the bookmaker, who according to the authority of his friends, would not harm 4 fly?It is, in a geass, idle to dream or to con- Jecture.Yet ft te almost impossible to refrain from doing both.The world generally is not-able to say stoically with \u201cPhe rest ts-slence\" On ons low \u2018the jury in giving the man who is no longer the prisoner at the bar the benefit of à doubt.Let us hope thait he did not commit the crime with which he was charged, for if he did commit it he was surely of all recent criminals the most despicable.The man who could, as was the theory of the Crown in this case, deliberately plan and ruthlessly effect, from the most sordid of motives, the murder of an unsuspecting and trusting lad, is a monster.Let us believe that guch a being does not exist.The verdict which has been returned will not cause general surprise.After the summing-up by the Lord Just:ce Clerk, indeed, a verdict of \u2018Not Guilty\u2019 would not have astonished many.Seldom has the final statement of a judge in such a case been Bo strongly on the side of a prisoner.Lord Xingsburgh, however, quite clearly defined his position.His duty was to intimate his own opinion on certaën points, as well as to give direction on matters of law, and to hold the balance between prosecution and defence.But he asked the jury above all things to consider the trial, the evidence, the plead'ngs, and all the for her.As she sat at the plano in pre- licollateral circumstances, an their own sence \"of the \u2018 choir at practice, Mr.James Harper, president of the society, acoompanied by the executive, came into \u201cthe charting circle and presented her With & pouvenir of her connection with the Soëlety, in the shape of à pin in the form of a skene-dhu.A purse accompanied this, \u2018and remarks were made by Mr.8.ER Bain, Mr.\u2018Crawford, choir leader, and.Mr.D.Baiñ, chairman of the cholr committee, Miss Stephens, who.is soon to leave the city, revlied ir wSmänly terms of Eratitude, andthe gentlemen.gave.her three rousing \u2018cheers to hanee} the gift.Sa eee\u2014\u2014 ~ THE LAMBPON BLECTION.to\u2019 the \u2018Hattor\u2019 of the \u201cWitness.gle\u2014In your tase of.Jan, 8, a letter from Mr.Joli Taylor, of Ravenswood, Lambton\u201d 3punty, appears in regard to the East Lambton election.Mr.Taylor 1s gurprised that you spoke of the result as a sufiburst of independence, and as- cerned, there 137 no such a thing as independence known, I am glad to say thet he 48 very far astray when he makes such an gssertion.In fact, sir, his letter from:beginning to end is & misreprésen- tation of facts.Mr.P.D.McCallum, the newly eleatéd meiner of East Lambton is an independent Reformer, and any one who reads his platform can see nt once that he is net bound to either Grit.or Tory, but pledges himself to support any measures which will give \u2018equal rights to all and special privileges \u2018té Le wis mot the Tories whe elected him, a% Mr.Taylor asserts, for he had {the support of staunch true men of both shades ef politics as well as the sup- port-of ths Protestant Protective Association, and in.this souch-maligned.ay siety are to-be found men of intélligencé clear-headed and i} Taylor speaks ~gons.who voted for My.Mes will \u2018bethiiik themselves ves before dncther apes \u201cround; but hè may as rv der.was allexed to: be.\u20ac merits.This is what they have done, and in giving a verdict of \u2018Not Proven they have come to the eaonclusion which will recommend itself to all men who can separate questions of fact from questions of character.In {ts detalls the Ardlamont tragedy Is perhaps as confused.and extraordinary as anything ever placed beneath the fierce -Hght of publcity in \u2018a eocurt of law.In its final. EIR a 5 Co pega GIRLIE .TET COTTE US See 2 .us a pe i ME PR RE -.- 1 = \u2019 - - a LT == = I er = - i - - - Ho rimes Se aes i = SE Zia or ENE ee 5 LT bu Ee id acer = a a EE \u2014\u2014 = re ae > = = + N - \u2014 El =m Le * Eg» -~ 2 THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.PTE ME RENE UR wl dR TL ~ .ES | reception of the Annua \" The adjourned Annual Meet self.a =p 5 ee _ .- als Sie CPE ace gi Te afm add, om i vus Sad ae mire nn, PCT REP SATURDAY, JANUARY 27.ARGYLE SNOWSHOR CLUB.\u2014FOR\u2014 CHAMPIONSHIF OF a CANADA, As authorized by the Asuateur Athlctic Association of Canada, ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 27.1804, At 3.90 p.m., from the coruer of Bourgeois and ts.Wellington ee on THURSDAY, Jan.2.Entrance foe 5c, to ce foe éocompangy all entries.R.W.BUERY, 107 Wellinglon at.Hon.-8e=.GUN DAY-SCHOOL UNION.REV.F.N.PELOUBET, D.D., Of Auburndale, Mass, Will address à moeting of Sunday-schoo! workers in the DOMINION SQUARE METHODIST CHURCH, On SATURDAY, January 27, at 3 p.m.ALL 8.8.WORKERS ARE INVITED.NOTICE TO SIN GERS Willing to help in the app! \\iion Evangelist Services.The next hearsal © lace at the Y.M.C.A, on BA AY AFTERNOON, at 3.30 p.m.As the time DANE before the meetings is Very short, ie js hoped that at least 200 will rally on the above F.MEYERS, On behalf of Musical Committee.TvEspAy, JANUARY 30.ROTESTANT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.CITY OFFICE, MECHANICS* INSTITUTE.of the Corporation of this Hospital, will be held in the Mechanics\u2019 Institute, on SDAY, LA iia.oo 4 p.m., for the Election of \u2018Board of Management for the ma a ar and any other business that may be brought pefore it.ROBT.EEID, Hon.Secy.Il SUBSCRIPTION RATES.Daily Witness, $3.eckly Witness, $1.00 ith reductions to aba Northem Messenger.vou 1 10 its to one address, $2.25 ; 20, $4.40; 50, For Groat, Britain add $1.04 per annum for postage on Weekly Witness; 28c on Northern Messe ger ; $3.60 on Daily Witness.The lsat edition of the DAILY W' livered in the city every evening of public $4.00 per annum.ctf ADVERTISING RATES.DAILY WITNESS, Five lines and upwards, 10c-per line.\u2018Contract om favorable terms.WEZKLY WITNESS, js de- cation at line.One-third duoion 17 S00 ia out usuel avai advertising He pocial contract ra The Baily Witness.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1894.The farmers of Manitoba and the wholesale merchants of Winnipeg, without consultation, have agreed to urge on the Legislature a measure for the protection of the farmer against him- There is a.pretty liberal exemption law on the statute book already, securing the farm and a considerable \u2018amount of other property against seizure under executions, but the law.permits the farmer to mortgage the whole, if he wishes to do soto take away this privilege and to make the exemption compulsory in every case.This will tend to mit the farmers\u2019 credit, but it is claimed to be the best for the farmer in the Jong run.The merchanis are disgusted with the manner in which the agricuitural implement mer get ahead of all other creditors.In many instances they have a lien on the crop, and it fs a\u2019common thing for them to nctify the elevator men and grain buyers to pay over to them the proceeds of the farmers\u2019 sales.It is proposed to prevent the registration of all mort- gagey 2gninst growing crops or crops to be grown.Legislation will slso be asked for reducing the ruinous law costs and preventing such sacrifice of property as has beer going on at sheriffs\u2019 sales in Manitoba.+ The farmers are in earnest, and the Legislature is expected to respond liberally.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 THE MAYORALTY.The wice retirement of Alderman Clen- dinueng will be a blow at Mr.Villeneuve, who counted on the respectable vote of St.Antoine Ward.Had there been an aldermanic contest in that ward its mayoralty vote would have been largely in faver of Mr.Villeneuve as against Mr.McShane.Now that ths votevs are not to be called to the polls for lgcal purposes,.it is a question how many of them will turn out to prove their preference for Mr.«Villeneuve over Mr.MoShane.Foï our own part, we do not see how any good man can rightly vote for either of two candidates who are both in favor of the saloon.Every elector should go to the polls.We are glad to hear that at last ringing from our pulpits.There are occasions, howoevér, when a good man can produce a much larger moral result by casting a blank ballot, or still better, one that shall plainly say why it is \u2018sacrificed, than he can by voting.We have heard that many good people have thus taken the trouble to protect 3% pÉsux sgh 23.a - .a It is now proposed | their ballots from impersonation and to register their protest against iniquity.We would recommend to temperance voters a mark by which they would be easily recognized, namely, a defacement of the ballot by a big P.The Ps would, of course, not be registered.So long as they were few thelr moral effect would be fusignificant, but as soon as it began te be whispered about that they numbered a sensible element of the vota, perhaps enough to have turned the scale, they would have a greater political effect than a third party candidate who should carry a similar number of votes.Those who see in the saloon the greatest evil with which municipal regulations can deal should take the trouble to go to the polls and cast for the mayor- ; aity a defaced ballot as a protest that if people want good votes they must find men whose election will not be a dis- xvace to the electorate.rs REVIVAL MACHINERY.The art of winning in public move- \u2018ments takes {ts most definite shape in connection with elections.In elections some, at least, are wholly in earnest, and are prepared to do whatever is necessary to win.As elections recur at stated intervals established methods of Winning à cause are developed.Dignity ! is laid aside, men who would at other times scorn to be seen on popular platforms pocket their pride ; and men, and women too, who at other times look down upon the lower classes, go about begging for votes.What are the methods used ?Not the newspaper onl# ; not the public meeting only.There is also the careful scrutiny of the voters\u2019 lists) and of every individual name upon them.Then there is the canvass.No one whom there is any hope of influencing is allowed to rest, whether he wants to or not, until he is secured for the candidate.These are the natural methods of those who are in earnest.When they are not used it is assumed that there.is a lack of means to accomplish the work.\u2018What do the churches do \u2018when they want to enlist men.on the side of their Master.The Gospel war has been compared by an English bishop to an election contest.Christ, he says, is not going to establish his kingdom by force ; He is going to be crowned king by the universal suffrage of mankind.Are the churchef, then, prepared to put their pride.ip their pockets ?They have piped to the world, and It has not danced; they have mourned before it, and it has not wept.Has not the time come to gb to the people and exercise upon them that kindly compulsion which is used in accomplishing selfish, and, fransitory re- sulth ?~ Thé machinery employed in cont: nection with the approaching Mills meetings has been criticised as mechanical and \u2018therefore uuspiritual.Organ voluntaries and anthems are mechanical methods of attraction and of worship, but are not, therefore, unspiritual.Whatever is done in God's name is truly spiritdal.This machinery.has been criticlsed in various other ways, but those who are in earnest simply want to know how to reach the people with\u2019 the Gospel, and will adopt every means that any honest man will tell them of.After all, it is the human means that men are responsible for.Regeneration is the work of God.\u2014\u2014 CENTRE WARD.This seems to be the most favored ward during the present civic elections.It has no less than six candidates struggling for aldermanic honors.Of these, four contest division number one.To those voting in the ward comes the question, Which of the four is the most eligible ?This can be best answered by eliminating three, commencing with the delega worst.To begin, then, with Mr.Per- rault ; his record in the City Hall print- inæ contract is enough to condemn him in the eyes of eyery honest elector without enquiring further.Ho should: get very few votes.Then, as to Mr.Parent, so unsuitable for the position is he that by-many his candidature is not congid- ered serious.He, has too many: interests, \u2018however, in\u2019 getting elected: 4o allow his candidaipre .to be considered contemptible.The retiring alderman, Mr.Farrell, is in the liquor business, and therefore committed to help that gigantic evil.The best that has been said in his favor is that he has glven very few bad votes, with the exception of that connected with Sohmor Park, but that is only a negative quality.It means that he shirked the responaibility of voting.We do not simply want a negative man, who, like Mr.Farrell, when any burning question comes up, shall be conspicuous by his absence, but ome who will be present and vote right.This brings us to the fourth candidate, Mr.Seath.He belongs to one of our most respected families, and is certainly the best candidate of the four.The ward is nearly evenly divided between French and English, and in conformity with a tacit understanding on the part of the French-speaking electors that there should be one English representative, Mr.Seath withdrew at their request last year, and \u2018Mr.Farrell was elected.This was with a promise from: Mr.Farrell that he would not be.a candidate, should Mr.Seath seek election this year.Mr.Farrell triea to explain this promise away by stating that he meant a term of three years.But A ! the promise was for the next contest, and Mr.Farrell knew that, according to the amendments passed in June,1892, there was to be a general election of aldermen in 1894.The French voters wish .to keep Mr.Farrel] to this agreement, otherwise we shall have no English representative in the Centre Ward.\u2014_\u2014 TARIFF REFORM ASSURED.Mr.Andrew Carnegie, the Scotchman who in à few years.made millions of dollars by grace of the protective tariff of the United States, and who was the ido! of the protectionists for his success, | has been able, from his vantage ground | of prostige, to afford very real aid to the | cause of \u2018tariff reform.Mr.Carnegie, being shrewd and sagacious, saw that | taritt reform had to come, so he prepared for it by breaking away from the monopolies and trusts and by lowering prices of his staple manufactures after a most sweeping fashion.He was.assailed, of course, by his former friends, but Mr.Carnegle has too big a fortune, has too big a name, and has been much too successful iv be easily disturbed by attacks from men of less resource, less success and less fame.Undeterred by Lhair wrath, he followed up action with public utterance.and in the organ of the : protectionists, the \u2018Tribune,\u2019 appealed to i the Republicans in Congress not te stand in the way of tariff reform, which was demanded by the people, and not to block the Wilson bill, which he seemed inclined to regard as a very fair measure.The \u2018Tribune\u2019 published his letter, but it attacked Mr.Carnegie most bitterly, accusing him of selfishness and mean- fess, and with betraying his fellow manufacturers after having secured himself from the effects of meduced duties by Government contracts of a profitable kind.The instinct which enabled the protectionists to discern that Mr.Carnegie\u2019s acts and words were death-blows to their resistance to tariff reform was a true one, and so apparently \u2018it has proved.All talk and effort to +-serjously block or mutilate the Wilson bfll in the House of Representatives has déased, and it is being firmly and at a fir rate of progress passed through the House with considerable but not mutilating amendments.It is not impossible that the measure may get through the Hduse and reach the Senate by the end of thts week or the beginning of next.fn the Senate there may be obstruction, Hit not of the character with which the silver bill was met, for the western Senators, who proved obstructionists in the case of the silver legislation, will be in, favor of the tariff reform measure.a.public are growing impatiemt:; with -the obstructionists.The injury wrought to trade and commerce by the silver acts during the time a few Senators were delaying the measures of relief proposed was immense, and now that business is to some extent marking time in anticipation of what the tariff will be, the Republicans dare not, especially in view of Mr.Carnegie\u2019s protest, block the machinery of Congress and keep the country for an fndefinite time in a state of suspense.: ! THE PROVINCIAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION.(From Our Own Correspondent.) Sherbrooke, Que.Jan.23.\u2014Arrange- ments are now about completed for the holding of the Provincial Sunday-school convention, which opens in the Methodist Church in this city to-morrow evening.Mr.J.Wesley McKee, the energetic local secretary, has had quite a busy \u2018time with the blilleting committee, securing accommodations for the large number of delegates who have signified their intention of belng present.TUp- wards of two hundred and thirty delegates have reported to the local secretary their intention of being present, ard it is estimated that the number of tes present will reach two hundred and fifty.The first session wild be a welcome meeting and the address will be delivered by Mr.R.W.Heneker, It ls also expected that the Rev.Dr.Barbour and the city pastors will address the meeting.On Friday afternoon a mass meeting of the various Sunday- school scholars of the city will be held under the leadership of Mr.Seth P.Leet, of Montreal.The day schools will close at noon en Friday to allow the = foot cadet.\u2018Listen to veou- smartie-lick.\u2019 \u2018Let him speak.\u2019 sald Haart: ing up at that moment ad r himself on the wall.\u201cHe has a right.Frra co +-0 know.\u2019 \u2018| was just saving.Hasti-z« mother told me it was ung > swear or use vulgar lanpgiac.was going to keep out °°\u201c t made me feel good bherguse I Leard you swear either\u2019 \u2018He'll swear fast en< go> afr said the old cadet.PT rekeos + to rip out an oath or tw.Co \u2018Hold your tongue, shout .!l.\u2018or by\u2014' He stopped suddenly.\u2018I meant,\u2019 said the big cales = ly, \u2018you could teach old D two about gentlemen.Wry.» to hear my father swear Von air gets blue.\u2019 \u2018And Washington used to s>-.- in another.\u2018Colonel Dunn insults all «7 :s a fathers, too,\u201d said Lee S::.:-\" wv reports Hastings for not vt.no à man.\u2019 \u2018Ah, but Hastings is * isn't he ?° exclaimed long-legged Kentuckian \u2018I tell you, it's nip +7! tuck one wants to get u'+.1 of (Ua Archie.\u2019 \u2018I read a story,\u201d said D's HW \u2018of a servant who was ques\u201d a caller.Who was he; how « It was in England in the old - know.The servant said he was a gentleman.because he But it isn't that way now, boys \u2018No, not quite so bad as that\u2019 deed gu» Helur d Ronald.\u2018Gentlemen are mer now.\u2018And Washington, {if he 2 issued an order against tt » lake.The clatter of a horse's hrof.= down the road.The veld blue habit of pretty Violet ! into sight, cantering along bay horse.\u2018Isn't she a stunner, t! mured the big cadet.A drunken man, returninc was reeling along In the tion.Just as the horse a\u2019 opposite the row of grav-ui miring cadets, the man stag of the horse, and, raising hs the bridle.poured forth oaths.But almost at the 5 of Tg Av LLnL Ne Cos rs i LAr tisane Propre entr ES p HE EEA F YOU KA FOR.AN + & PY ARE THE BEST?IF W ACTUAL FACT THAT SUBRERS 5.08083 % NOT, TRY A PAIR.- pis READY FOR DELIVERY.Fresh caught BASS, SMELTS, - SALMON, Reati- gouche fresh frozen SALMON, HALIBUT, MACK- EFREL and TOMCODS.RB.DOUGLAS GREET, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, OFFICE ROOM, NO, 81, Jamés.street, Koss TO RENT, FOR SALE Or EXCHANGE, DEVELOPING AND PRINTING.MONTREAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLY.R.F.SMITH, 184 St.James st, Telephone £1386.EXHEITIONS 4 _ GIVEN.\u2018FOR TERMS APPLY 1640-2 Notre Dame + et.re ay meer D° YOU PRINT BILL HEADS ?\u201cYas the question asked in the \u2018Witness\u2019 afre » day or two ago.The person who asked had evidently not oo out, that the \"Witnead on +4 good work as is done anywflers, Whatever you went in the way of printing that it is proper to print can be got dene at the WITNESS PRINTING HOUSE \u2014WITH\u2014 NEATNESS, CHEAPNESS, PUNOTUALITY, and DESPATCH.IVE OLD LADIES Met on 'o Sophie | I Four away.No.1 of rorthy ba d 0.o his wo ad er ks ody stand.No.2 had SPRAINED her wrist, +4 Was in torture © twist.No.3 a he IC PAINS,.She tried in Pa No.4 ith Ith water hot ore J: cure she Sought, No.5 to the cupbaazi went, .\"sa à had .DIOK'S LINIMENT.TREN'ALTOGEPHER They Brose to their feel, bls 4 np BE BE , i \u2018 ; 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Spi rn [A Sky GRE.EL vs 0 2, 4 CAT 3 - WY.cs ar) ; 4 HAF NE vd EE Ne wh 1,0 $ q v Eo E 2 fod Pel BA 4 ig A 10 DAILY WITNESS.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1804.THE MONTREAL \u2014 \u2014 .\u2014\u2014 mens en 1 > ONTARIO AGRICULTURAL BOCIB-| ONTARIO ELECTS WARDENS.pau THE EVANGELISTIC CHURCH, ,7he lust eusestions are concerning ONTARIO-QUEBEC Y.M.C.À Tour NTARIO BLECTS WARDENS IMPERIAL DEFENCE, \u2014 ; In the first place, there is the preach- -\u2014 > | SEVERAL MEETINGS HELD\u2014OFFIOERS ELECTED.Doren eve of Ross, was elected \u2014 BY REV.B.FAY MILLS.There 1s another agency that would be found e mighty power; that is, to have all the meetings organized so as to have earnest Chrisflans assigned to seats all through the church, to persuade people to decide for Christ.Let the ushers be consecrated men, eager to win souls for Christ.We have in our meetings a person in.charge of every thirteen individuals that attend the services, and they have their eyes on the lookout for persons that might be interested.You can have a system of this sort with a hundred per- cent\u2014a, thousand percent greater efficacy in a church where you can use the same people day after day and.week after week.Have at the end of every fourth or fifth seat a consecrated man, and have in every other seat back through the church some consecrated worker; get them to bring the unconverted with them if they can.If they mamnd- fest an interest help them to rise up for prayer.Say, \u2018I will stand up with you,\u2019 end you will gather them in, and make the meshes of the net so small the fishes cannot get away.Have same people take others into thé inquiry meeting.Some one may say, \u2018If we had churches organized like this, and let the people understand we were going to make a dead set at them every time, we would frighten them away.\u201d No! If you get a choir of sixty members to come there every time, then if you get fifty people scattered over your congregation in this way at every public service in your church, to lead the unconverted to Christ, you have one hundred and ten people interested, and each one of these have five or six in whom they are interested, they are going to bring there.It is in a measure like a public school exhibition, where you cannot get standing room, the children have so many friends, there is a crowd every time.Wherever you have a church that makes it easy for people to come to Christ, and they understand they are Foing to Le asked to come, it is rarely you oan get standing room in that church.Wherever I find a pastor continually asking people to come to Christ and who has his church organized so as to make it easy for people to come to Christ, and where they understand that it is going to be a simple matter for ar y body at any time, at any meeting in that church who opanly acknowledge Christ, that church is almost always filled.Wherever people are coming to God you never look in vain for a crowd.You might have meetings every night for a week and have only the same: people, but when some Dersons .should decide openly for Christ your congregation would :be double.The reason is they understand this the place where the great issues are to be presented, not theoretically but practically, and the people will come as if they expected to decide for Christ, and acknowledge it openly.Another ; that might be a mighty power, would he to- have a.band\u2019 of trained evangellsts.In our chatféh -ot something like three hundred members, we used to have six evangelists, some of whom I trained myself.I \u2018would have them conduct one or two evangelistic meetings every week.Sometimes I would alip in when they did not know I was coming, and I would ste how they did it, If they did not do it well, I might make a suggestion, give a kindly hint.I might say, \u2018Why do you not do so and so?\u201d I would put them im our young pecple\u2019s meeting and see how they could conduct it, or have a regular service of the church, and have one of these men lead the meeting.There is not a pastor who, if he is trained in evangelistic work, cannot find one man cut of fifty members of his church whom he can train to be a powerful evangelist.There were two or three developed in our church, who used to be sent for from the regions round about to conduct evangelistic \u2018meetings, and they could do it with great efficiency.A writer has ,sald that the church seems to touch the world at one point like a sphere, while it ought to touch it at every point like a plane.I believe that the church of Christ ought to be a place where there shall be all the so- clety that a godly man has.A church ought to be open seven days in a week.I believe in day nurseries, reading rooms, and social gatherings in connection with the church -of Christ.I do not bellave jn anything to make money in the house of God.(You rarely find an evangelistic church that has it.)- I believe in socials.I think you ought to get the people together.In Moody's church in \u2018Chicago they have one of these gatherings, and announce it, just for women members and their husbands, and, I think, issue tickets.The husbands come, and they will give their hearts to Christ.A few years ago they never had a social gathering in that church except some of those in attendance decided for Christ.In Grace Baptist Church, in Philadelphia, it 1s a very common thing fôr the people to decide to become Christians at their social gatherings.Dr.Newell, the most successful Pres- byterfan evangelistic pastor of New York, of thirty years ago, received two hundred and fifty members into his church at one time.He used to gather the people together through September, October, November, and December for social purposes.When it came to the first of January he would draw these same people into evangelistic meetings, and lead them into the kingdom.I think every church ought to have some place where they could put unfortunate people\u2014a rescue home\u2014some place they could send those who have nowhere to go at night; some arrangement to gain employment for unfortunate men; everything that will uplift men, in connection with the church of Christ.But I believe that a church that is devoted simply to caring for material things, without the evangelistic spirit, end without winning msn to God, does en awful thing, and is doing a terrible amount of harm in this world.It is a terrible thing when the church does what somebody else might have done just as well, and does not have that great spiritual aim and power that is contfnually getting hold of men and \"winners.the simplest \u2018topic I thought must briiig a ministeringy not only to their bodies, but to their spiritual welfare.CT ai AT Fr, 1# oP ANA 55 ; ; Pel LE Ce LEE eee A Le Se.ME oF I RCI NE NE EE PV RELEASES Ce.Vv om » BR ZR y Cee oy Ce SPILT GD du Ta, NL RESTE ape ing.A man cannot preach evangelistic sermons who does not expect to gain definite results his preaching.A young man who went out from the London Pastors\u2019 College, and came back, said, \u2018Mr.Spurgeon, I am very much disappointed.I preach, and try to preach like you, and you see a great many people coming to Christ, I have not seen anybody.Why deo I never see people converted?Mr.Spurgeon Said, \u2018You do not expect to see somebody converted every time you preach, do you?\u2018Of course not,\u2019 sald the young man.That is just it; we will never see many people converted except when wa expect them to come to Christ.Our whole teaching ought to be based on such principles and laws as should cause us to expect people would decide at once for the kingdom.A man gets \u201ccourage by practice.There are many times I belleve the inflection of a syllable In asking people to rise for prayer, would keep them from doing it.I remember one instance of a congregation that fllled a certain church.There was a deep spiritual impression, and the preacher had gone to the meeting with as much faith as he ever had.expecting the Lord to honor kis Word and to save souls.He said, \u2018How many are willing to decide for Christ?\u201d NO one arose, He said, \u2018I am sure that there is someone here today who will accept the invitation.Nobody arose.\u201cHe .-said, \u2018I know there is somebody in this room who will accept the invitation.\u2019 One little boy in the gallery rose up.Then he said,\u2018 \u201cThey are coming, they are bound to come, and.l believe there are scores of others,\u201d and they began to rise, until three hundred and fifty people had been counted that rose to their feet, to say they wanted to commence the Christian life.If, when he had given them that invitation, and no one rose, he had looked disappointed, if he had sald, \u2018You are going to be lost,\u2019 if he had shown anger himself, there would nobody have come to Christ.And it is so in the whole spirit and in the tenor of your preaching.Make it as though you expected them to respond.Never preach a sermon on \u2018Now is the accepted time,\u2019 and commence by saying, \u2018Come now, or it may be too late.\u2019 Leave that for the last reason.Never put your strongest thought first in an evangelistic sermon.A man at first can resist the truth, but after a time he begins to weaken, he thinks, If I do not come into the kingdom now, I never may.\u2019 For another thing, the preaching should be exceedingly practical.There is a wrong opinion abqut the preaching of evangelistic sermons on the part of a great many.I do not.think we are set In this world simply to give people the gospel, if by that it means to say Christ died for our sins.If that id our idea, I do not believe we shall be soul This is the time for the voice of John the Baptist.Elias has always first to come.I believe it is the time for practical preaching in which to bring before men these two \u2018practical questions: \u201cWill you.forsake sin, and commence to obey Christ?One brother a number of years ago came to see me.He said, \u2018If you cannot come to us I am going to have a revival, anyway.I commenced - three weeks.ago to - : ut a-re- vival.\u2019 I said, What is it\u201d He said, \u2018I have been preaclilng on justification by faith, with the life of Abraham as an example, and & running ,commentary on the Book of Romans.\u2019 That might be right for a class to study the doctrines of the Bible.What was it John the Baptist told them, the great evangelist?What did Jesus Christ tell them\u2014keep telling them?\u2018Repent and obey the Gospel.\u201d What did Peter and Paul tell people to do?Always something practical, and they always gave them some practical way in which they might do it.Make the message aim straight at men\u2019s consciences.Let them understand that their sin is the only thing the matter with them, and that they need to serve God and obey Jesus Christ.The right sort of preaching must be spiritual.It is the atmosphere that makes it easy for people.to be born into the kingdom of God.You may preach the most powerful sermon to the unconverted, and they may fail to come; and you might preach a sermon addressed to Christians without a word to the unconverted, and if there came the right sort of spiritual atmosphere, and you asked if somebody did not want to come to Christ, some would come.If we are all together in the spirit of God, and all in one accord worshipping him, and the ungodly man comes in, he will fall down on his knees and commence to worship God.The thing to aim at is to have a tender spiritual atmosphere.Sometimes a.powerful sermon to the unconverted may be preached on concern for lost souls on the part of Christians, and If they come to have it, people will come to Christ in that same meeting.Sometimes backsliders, who will not be moved 'by a sermon on backsliding, when there is a tender spiritual.atmosphere;,.and nothing said about their especial sins, will confess their sins, and say they want to come back to God.If there is a spiritual atmosphere: the Holy Spirit himself has come to tell each person what his troubla is; but there is no sort of preparation of any kind, nor sermon that is going to save souls, unless.you can get that persuasive power that must be born, first of all, in \u2018the preacher's heart.\u2014Chicago \u2018Advance.\u2019 tft THE CHINIQUY FUND.Contributions are still coming in from England and other parts in aid of the above.Among the most recent is a letter from Lord Kinnaird, London, addressed to the \u2018Witness,\u2019 enclosing five pounds.All these letters breathe the highest regard for Father Chiniquy, showing clearly that the dastardly abuse heaped upon him by the \u2018Minerve\u2019 and former co-religionists has signally failed to shake confidence in him.In order to give more time to intending contributors the committee has decided to postpone the presentatfon of the purse for a few weeks.We trust his numerous friends will answer the \u2018Minerve's\u2019 slanders by increased subecrip- tions.; W.J.SMYTH, President.C.G.JONES, Secretary.P.8.\u2014Any who have not received their photos will please write the secretary 1 and they will be forwarded.dE ta Se on one TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL INTER- PROVINCIAL CONVENTION.(From Our Own Correspondent.) Toronto, Jan.23.\u2014On Thursday, after an interval of five years, the Inter-Pro- vincial Young Men\u2019s Christian Assocta- tion convention for Ontario and Quebec, will again be in progress in e Queen City.On the last occasion that this important annual gathering of the organized Christian manhood of the two provinces was convened here the proceedings were held in their newly opened association building on Yonge street.Now the convention will be held in the West End Y.M.C.A., and the public anniversary meeting in the Presbyterian Church, Parkdale.The programme gives Montreal considerable prominence.The convention will be opened to-morrow afternoon by devotional exercises, led by Mr.L.H.Packard, president of the '93 convention.Mr.J.J.Maclaren, Q.C., president of the Toronto Association, end Mr.S.J.Moore, chairman of the West End .Branch, will each deliver a short address of welcome.Mr.D.A.Budge, secretary of the Montreal Y.M.C.A., is to conduct the first conference.The topics will be, \u2018What lines of work have you found successful during the last year,\u2019 and \u2018What are your difficulties?The next matter to be considered will be a presentation of how \u2018boys\u2019 work\u2019 can be carried on successfully, to be led by Mr.W.J.Lind, of London, The af- fernoon\u2019s Bible study will be conducted by Mr.J.H.Elliott, late general secretary of the Y.M.C.A., Minneapolis.From 5.30 to 7, a reception and tea to delegates will be tendered by the Ladies\u2019 Auxiliary of the West End Y.M.C.A.branch.The anniversary address at the public meeting in the Parkdale Presbyterian Church, on Thursday evening, will be delivered by the Rev.J.E.Williams, D.D., of Buffalo.Mr.R.C.Morse, of New York, will also be one of the speakers.Mr.H.A.Massey will preside.On Friday morning at 8.45, Mr.Plant, of Hamilton, will deal with the topic\u2014 \u2018Bést method of conducting the graded class work of the gymnasium.\u201d At the morning session, Mr.Morse will open a discussion on the way to benefit in educational work through the International Committee.Mr.W.H.Ball, of Montreal, takes the next topic, \u2018The ideal physfcal \u2018department.The noon Bihle study will be conducted by Mr.John H.Hilott.CL Missions extension work will be placed before the delegates on Friday afternoon by the Montreal association delegas tion, followed by a debate on foreign missions, introduced by the Rev.J.McP.Scott of this city.Dr.Harley Smith will address the convention on how the question of personal purity can be impressed upon young men.A question drawer will be presided over by Mr Morse, \u2019 : he Friday evening meeting will be devoted to addresses in \u2018class work\u2019 by Mr.J.H.Elliott; personal responsibHi- ties, the Rev.T.B.Hyde, late pastor of- Moody's Church, Chicago, and on \u2018n-| terhational work by Mr.Morse.A On Saturday morning the gymnasiuni | work\u2019 will be \u2018conducted by Mr.G.H.Close, of Ottawa, = = pte ek College ses,\u2019 oondiicted by P James Hales, of Queen's University, Kihigston; Mr.F.W.HoWinrake,\u2018 Viè- toria University, Toronto, and Mf John R.Mott, of New York, will be held.Mr.John Stalker, of the Ontario Veterinary College, and Mr.A.H.Chris- ttan, of the Ontario Agricultural College, and Mr.Johm Mott will lead the Saturday afternoon session.The business committee will be appointed and report as usual at convenient periods of the convention, and the usual committee conferences be held on Saturday afternoon.- The conference committee will report to the Saturday evening session.The Sunday services will include -à consecration service at 9.30, led by Mr.R.C.Morse; ladies\u2019 meeting, by Mr.D.A.Budge in Dovercourt Road Baptist Church, in the afternoon; boys\u2019, men\u2019s and student's meetings, and at 830 a farewell meeting in Dunn Avanue Methodist Church.ce WORLD'S W.C.T.U.All temperaace workers are now aware that, as president of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Miss Frances Ë.Willard has issued a call for the observance of Gen, Neal Dow's ninetieth birthday on March 2v.They also Know that no temperance demonstration was ever quite complete without an appeal for money! The leaders of this movement hope that the collections received by the different local societies on that day will be equaily divided between the treamury of the World's W.C.T.U.and any local work that may be in need of funds.The World's W.C.T.U.1s, so far as we know, the only temperance organization having a worldwide constituency and engaging in foreign mission work.The salaries of the secretaries, with that of the mis sionary \u2018in Inia (to say nothing of the | necassarily enormous postage and ata- tionery L5lls) are regular expenditures for which funds are greatly needed.A small grant, just at this time, would greatly help the work of our missionary in Africa, and the doers of China and Japan are open to us ould we but raise the money to send out workers.We would gratefully acknowledge the kind generosity of those who have responded to previous appeals and thank them, beforehand, for their contributions on \u2018Neal Dow Day.\u2019 By request of the general officers of the World\u2019s W.C.T.U.ELLA F.M.WILLIAMS, - 'Treasurer Words W.C.T.U.26 Chomedy street, Montreal, Canada.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A CLAIM DISMISSED.The case of Balley vs.the Hardimon Lady True Blue Benefit Lodge No.22 was heard before Judge Pagnuelo ges terday, on an exception to the form.This was an action taken by the father of Miss Louisa Bailey, as tutor to his daughter, claiming from the lodge more benefits than were pald to Miss Bailey as a sick member of the organization.The action was met with an exception to the form on the ground that the lodee not being an incorporated body it could not he sued.After hearing witnesses and argument on the point raised the court maintained the exception and dismissed the action.\u201d \u2019 | surer, Mr.A.P.(From Our Own OCorrespondent.) Cornwall, Jan.19.\u2014The annual meeting of the Cornwall Agricultural So- clety was held on Wednesday afternoon.The attendance was very large.The election for representative of the Eastern district at the Provincial Board of Agriculture resulted In thirty-nine votes for D.P.McKinnon and three for R.R.Sangster.The election of officers resulted as follows: rresident, Mr.M.McEniry ; first vice-president, Mr.W.Gallinger; second vize-presi- dent, Mr.Herman Kärk; secretary-lrea- surer, Mr.W.J.Wood; directors, Messrs.R.Shearer, W.MH.Craig, D.V.8., D.Henderson, A.F.Mulhern, Jas.L.Groves, A.M.Snetsinger.D.Monroe and\u2019 W.«(Mobèns; auditors, Messrs.M.M.Mulhern and A.Ca- Jneron.It was decided to hold the annual exhibition of the Hociety at I addressed Large ni.points visited, with vc Brandon amd Regina.i.s were in the ma- ings, and were the mos = manifestations for t\u2026- \u2018Is %t the high j+ +.agricultural impleme.t- is the principal obijre:-» \u2018No, the people are i.lize the disadvenraze \u2014 - - in its entiretiv.and - .= \u201cWhat is your on, , : of the next electim- - fought on the tariff us 2\" Mr.Martin though ++.tion to answer.and 4 - make a definite sine he thought tha: from ;rs- tartff reform wouli run, of carry.ng the dax.\u2018In What condition fna:-.people of the Wes; > \u2018The hard times wi.+ - here as elsewhere.\u2019 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 - DAIRY MEN IN =}-=, Ingersoll, Ont., Jan - he Dairymen\u2019's Associ.© Fo seventeenth annua « cc 25 and the following ta-~ :; - people have been cumirz and rafl, assuring, as :a- arce is concerned, it will success.The oupening sess: ternoon threa:ened to he ru pointing, owing to the absen ly all of those who were to