The daily witness, 13 décembre 1897, lundi 13 décembre 1897

[" Edition.> Vor.XXXVTIII,, No.291.MONTREAL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.Price OnE Cent.ling upon Man, Sin, Redemption, God %hich hes so enthusiastically and so and Destiny.He insists upon their ac- aversaily a adopted = should commemo- ANNIVERSARY.ceptance as elemental conditions of the prin 0 tieth year yn ever, it was accepted in silence, but when to say that it has helped to further #- 1 I HE POLITICAL it was found that it was only the pre- |crease the prevailing excitement.\u201cHA THEIR 250th B OG LIO lude to the ayetematic exaltation of Con- said that Sir Wilfrid has started io OF .EM R * servative turncoats and to the mainten- bec to try once more to throw.oil or ance of their ascendemcy, the Liberal: troubled waters; but there appears to they have been the chief rallying centre beld this week should be of profound in- - choler began to rise.And it has been ! nothing certain on this head.Al ae of the Presbyterian faith, around which terest to all denominations in the city, Th 6 S teil\u2019 S mpa- rising ever since, each new deal adding | is known is that he has left Ottawa on THE PRESBYTERIANS AND THE [the chief theological batties of the |&ud to the Prest jams in culo, \u20ac oO ymp a fresh brand to the burning and the hie way to St.Simon to visit his sick Scotch Church have been waged.The gentlemen chosen tc deal with the .gathering discontent finding occesional brother, and it is thought that he will WESTMINSTER STANDARDS.Tt would be easy to fill columns with various questions anmounced are able to thizes with rir.Lan- vent in murmurs and protests.Then, |afterwards push on to Quebec to see what - en extracts from histories and encyclo- 20duit themselves in & manner worthy of gelier and Speaks the ascendency which certain men of the magic of his presence and influence pedias, ament the acte and contentions their respective themes.S of them Out.eldership and the ministry.For ages acceptance.The meetings to be suspicious antecedents, both in and cut may be able to do with the rebels.But, ; The year 1897 will take high rank in of Westminster Assembly.but cour- 73 be on the defensive at points which of the Cabinet.appear to wield over the according to present appearances, there fhe annals of Presbyterianiem.News ey to the gentlemen who Le announc- re most often assailed, but others will Prime Minister, coupled with the grow- seems to be little hope of a settlement of Papers have been chronicling comme- ed to discuss these matters at the meet.be Spon the aggressive, and will, no ing impression thet they are using him the difficulty short of a complete clear- morative herings of the body in the ings this week, forbids our doing so.A jou » Carry their flag to victory.The to further their own selfish ends and |ance of all the objectionable members of 7 citi & n ides of the Atl few sentences, however, may not be out !°llewing is the programme of the meet- UEBEC DISTRICT LIBERALS those of their old friends, and to hasten the cabinet and the complete turning ief cities on both sides a 0° of place, The Assembly held its meet.28S:\u2014 Q the ruin of the party has greatly added Over of a new leaf in the party mäuage- tie, while magazines have published his.ing in the \u2018Jerusalem Chamber, of TUESDAY, DEC.14, IN OPEN REVOLT.to the volume of Liberel dissatisfaction, ment.The seeming ultimatum of the Que- torical and critical articles upon the dis | Westminster Abbey, London.In 1642, Hon.Justice Archibald.chal which has culmineted in tlie Jangelier bec Liberals and their leaders is that all tinctive features of the Presbyterian the \u2018Long Parliament,\u2019 abolished Episco- ' .\u20ac » chalrman, explosion and which can now be omlv |the masquerading Conservatives, traitors, cred.The P resbytery\" of Mont real, pacy, but these iconoclaste were speedily I.\u2014\u2018The time and place of the Westminster Lor > H - : _\u2014_°, Assembly, and the religious diti 1 boodlers and fossils in the cabinet must confronted with the question \u2018What meetings.\u2019 Rov.R.Campbell.DD.Mone: T SING 2 » the Rumors that Mr.Langelier [ay characterized as open revolt throughout Resign and Rum as An Re Jndeperdgnfsv: ar ester x, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR- Quebec, Dec.13.\u2014It is difficult to describe the intensity of the excitement among the politicians amd the public generally here since the publication by the \u2018Witness\u2019 of the now femous interview by its representative with the Hon.F.Langelier, M.P.for Quekme Centre.And now that the other\u201d pewspapers have got hold of the upbjecé, end are publishing and enlarging yen it, this excitement seems to be epRetantly increasing.To fully grasp its, mesning, it should be explained that th\u2019 Witness,\u2019 has only touched off amd #ped an accumulation of explosives, that has been gathering during the last sevemteem or eighteen months.Indeed, ever since the advent to power of Sir Wilfrid Leurier, there has been the greatest disgontent } in hi id wi wa, ei he nes nloed his urroun ings\u2019 to run the party, and to mamipu- late it for their own purposes.- And there should be no mistake as to the mainspring of this discontent.It does not originate in lust for the ils of office.There are thousands of 14 in the ancient capital, who, fer twenty, thirty, and forty years have janselfishly clung to the adverse fortunés of their this district.THE \u2018 SOLEIL'S\u2019 PROTEST.i the Dr sal Laurie d Liberal organ here, the \u2018 Soleil,\u201d on Saturday evening need only be cited :\u2014 \u2018 The member for Quebec Centre, the Hon.F.Langelier, had an interview the other day with a \u2018 Witnezs\u2019 representative which has rightfully created a great sensation in political circles.In the course of the conversation, Mr.Langelier complained of the way in which he was treated by the Federal government.We are certain that we express the views of all the Quebec Liberals in stating that Mr.Langelier's grievances are well found- \u2018A despatch from Ottawa to the \u201cChronicle\u201d pretends thet, questioned on the subject, Sir Wilfrid Laurier protested his friendship amd devotedness towards the Hon.F.Langelier, while regretting that publicity should have been given to matters concerning the intermal management of the party, We would like to remark for the benefit of the leaders of the Liberal party that he bas been mev- enteen months in power and that during all that time not only Mr.Langelier, but most of the Libered leaders of this district have complained of the inexplicable ostracism to which they have been subjected.\u2018 We make no reproach to Sir Wilfrid Laurier personally, he is tco fine a nature, and too high a character not to immediately grasp all the injustice of such a situation.Unfortunately, Sir Wilfrid cannot give all the attention necessary to the internal menagement of Among the current rumors is one taf iron AE A EN ArT D 4 CE I / 7 i LA i i LER À A HF sé\u201d [ 1 3 FN D will place itself upon record, this week, Fs, .vou RL ; SRA = LE gL HITT OND = ogi go.If not, all the fat will be in the fre also, is in the swell of the current, and pext?\u2014and the estimator Assembly was summoned by Parliament, in » iE UE From the original etching by Hollar the party.He devotes his whole time party for the sake of principles and who and attention and energy to.developing Quebec Centre and stand again as an Independent to emphasize his protest, ip which case there would-be mo doubt of minster Assembly.by holding meetings in Crescent Street on Tuesday, Wednesday and WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN 1647.executed in the year in which the Bhorter Catechism was prepared by the West- to give it an answer.Presbyterianism had a strong.position in London, and had IL ~The distinctive features of Wi vr WEDNESDAY, Dec.15.D.Morrice, Esq., chairman.IL.\u2014\"The Cathollcity of Presbyterian evinced in the Westminster Tanda Rev.Professor Scrimger, .D., Montreal, II\u2014\"The value of the Éhorter Catechism &s a means of developing character.\u2019\u2014Rev, P.H.Hutchison, M.A., Huntingdon.THURSDAY, DEC.18.Dr.A.B.Mackay, chairman.1.\u2014'The Presbyterian form of Church Gov- ernment\u2014its principles, advantages, and the ;extent to which it prevails in Christendom.\u2019 \u2014Rev.Wm.Moore, D.D., Ottawa (Moderator General Assembly.) II.\u2014\u2018The Presbyterian Form of Worship\u2014 Îte excallencies and its possibllities.\u2019\u2014Rev, A.J.Mowatt, Montreal.III.\u2014\u2018The future of Presbyterianism\u2014how best to extend it at home and abroad.\u2014Rey, Wm.T.Herridge, B.A., B.D., Ottawa.The chair will be taken each evening at 8 o'clock.Collections will be taken to defray expenses.C.P.R.TELEGRAPHERS.THE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE OOMPANY ALMOST READY.The schedule arranged between Mr.Spencer, as representing the C.P.R., and the representatives of the telegraphers, is not yet quite complete.The confer:nca today, however, will probably be the last.The agreement, it is expected, will be signed this evening, and a matter which has occupied over a week in dis- 7 red ; recently been xe-inforged by Commission- ; i fis rejoin.tie deopesad inn SE Eom Bootiend: It was, however, Cmsion.wll he disposed 7 \u2014 put is fomnd iu the fact Hid \"the ous_spabe which bald sprang up since the have-gifen iditir-tirhe and thooght 46 the year, 1647\u2014jugt .250 years the: fam- Reformation.The Assembly was com- straightoning out oË matters àh respect our Le estminster, Assembly .completed posed of 151 members \u2014 10 lords, 2 |tè which t had been controversy.scheme standards, have battled for, and hailed à i , the policy of his government and to cov-{.\"., v BO Gon not because of any PENI 4 Leu.es 4 : center bia election by ot ar.Ib XK they sought or hoped for ¢s, has won for #0 many El bat the eutire Ancient ta\u201d LL but of the triumph and vindication of \u201cThe converts (\u201crallies\u201d) whom hé has 1 .ith him and se to the cause with which they had been chosen as colleagues take advantage of 7 sympathize wi a mgt d prominently identified during their whole this to boycott the Liberals on the pre- which be rongly psPprore ot tom to > of subordinate doetrinal members of Paclinment, and 121 minis- While the agreement will, of course, be ures To contend that these eamest text that it is in the government's in.Which he has taken.thas But ques » Thich, shortly afterwards, ters.The deliberations occupied a little subject to revision, should the occasion souls are actually engavei in a mere terests to strengthen itself by new alli- Monod on Se jet = \" demied ges was adopted by the Church of Scotland.over five years.In the Autumn of 1647 ariee, it is believed on both sides that vulgar scramble for office, and that all ances.If these tactics are judicions oe on rath à he 2 Everybody has heard of the \u2018Weet- the \u2018Confession of Faith was completed, such substantial justice has beon done t the trouble arises therefrom is both to elsewhere, they are certainly not so in PDETe Was any truth in the Tumor.mineter Confession of Faith,\u2019 and the and was laid before Parkament for rati.all interests as that those comcerned will do them injustice and to grossly misre- Quebec.Another piece of current gossip is that \u2018Larger\u2019 and the \u2018Shorter Catechieme.fication, and was d upon a sf be only £00 willing to maby mi a The document never ment the basis for permanently harmon- present the situation.In fact, the dis \u201cAssuredly, it was not the \u201crallies\u201d who the Premier of the Quebec Government, | For ages the true Presbyterian has look- {ime afterwards.tribution of the Joaves and fishes 15 tke won for us the victory of June 23.It least part of the trouble.What, above all, incenses the old- time Liberal, is the coolness and effrontery of the way in which he has been elbowed aside, by the very men with whom, only a short time ago, he was engaged in a death grapple, and who have now stepped in, not only to clutch the fruits of his victory, but to lord it over him and to dictate how the party he has helped to make shall in future be managed and run.Human nature would not be human nature if it did not resent such a state of things as this, especially when the party leader, in whom the Quebec Liberals have taken so much pride, and have had so much confidence, seems deliberately bent on persevering in the fatuous path, to their mind, into which his steps have been unconsciously directed by his old time enemies.Indeed, in the average Liberal mind here, the conviction seems to be rooted that unless Sir Wilfrid Laurier rids, himealf, as quickly as possible, of some of his present \u2018surroundings, whose antecedents are not perfectly straight, as well as of the host of eleventh-hour ronverts, who are being preferred in al- Most every instance to the Old Guard Liberals, the days of the party as the ruling power in the Dominion will be very promptly numbered.All this dickering, moreover, with political adver.sarics, all this hob-nobbing with Conservative \u2018\u201cwire-pullers,\u2019 at S , end all this truckling to hitherto hostile influences, are utterly opposed to the taste of every honest Liberal, and savor too much of Tory methods, to be coun- tcnanced for a moment under an honest Liberal regime.HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE, The present trouble, of which the Lan- geler explosion is only the culmination, dates back to the very formation of the laurier Cabinet.It began with the! noice of Mr.R.R.Dobell us the candi.| Me = was the old Liberals, Mr.Laurier, who imposed upon themselves to obtain this result and to carry you into power, sacrifices such as had never before been witnessed in any political struggle.\u2018The real leaders, the leaders of these old Liberals, Mr.Laurier, were Messrs.C.A.P.Pelletier and F.Langelier.Just as the Dechenes, the Turgeons and the Parents are to-day the authorized mouthpieces of the party at Quebee, provincially speaking.It is to them, with the members of each county, rightfully belongs the internal management of the party.\u2018Let our friends not imagine for a moment that we speak lightly.We are perfectly and, perhaps, better than any one else, conversant with the situation.When it is stated that the \u201crallied\u201d ministers have been not only able, in spite of Mr.Laurier\u2019s ardent sympathy for our paper, to have the \u2018Soleil\u2019 struck from the list of papers to be granted patronage by certain departments, but that they have pushed their indelicacy so far as to order from us and then refuse to pay us hundreds of dollars\u2019 worth of printing in the federal elections for Bonaventure and Champlain.During all this time the public remain under the impression that we profit largely by the presence of our friends in power, when, on the contrary, they have continued to claim for us the same sacrifices as when we were in Opposition.\u2018We deeply regret to have to use this language, which may be disagreeable to a man for whom we have boundless admiration.Only an absolute conviction that the interest of the party vigorously demands such a stand on our part could force us to take it.Twenty times and upwards we have made chese representations in private.\u2018Since Mr.Laurier has been unable so far to regulate this abnormal situa- the Hon.F, G.Marchand, will be raised to the Lieutenant-Governorship as a way out of the existing difficulty on that head, and that, in that case, he will be succeeded as Premier by the Hon.J.E.Robidoux.Little stock, however, is taken in this.In the best informed circles, the impression seems to be that Mr.Lange- lier\u2019s explosion has knocked the bottom out of any and every scheme for Sir Adolphe Chapleau\u2019s continuance in office for more than a few months longer, when be will go on a long trip to Europe, as well as out of the coalition project, which certain Conservatives have been trying to bocm for some time past.The Liberals want no coalition and will accept none.Quebec, Dec.13.\u2014A rumor is current in this city that the Hon.Mr.Tarte 1a on his way to Quebec to try to settle the dissastifaction existing in the Liberal party over the Langelier matter.Sir Wilfrid Laurier is not expected for some days, though he is liable to arrive at any moment.An effort was made this morning to interview Sir J.A: Chapleau on the political situation, who, however, refused to see the newspaper man who went te Spencerwood for the purpose.INTERNATIONAL COMITY.GOOD WISHES FROM THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE.Philadelphia; Dec.10.\u2014 At a meeting of the board of managers of the Trades League of Philadelphia, held on Dec.9, 1897, the following resolution, offered by Mr.Thomas Martindale, was unenimous- ly adopted:\u2014 \u2018Resolved, that the Trades.Lesgue of Philadelphia, an organization of upwards of twu thousand business firms, regards with deep \u2018interest the overtures now being made by the Dominion of Canada, ed upon these vemerable documents with deep reverence and affection.He has clung to them with a tenacity that has excited wonder and admiration, he clings to them to-day without the slightest sign of yielding ome jot or tittle of ir substance.\u201d In his judgment they contain the very essence of biblical teach- attained extensive authority in England; ious relations.The strike of the tele- but Scotland accepted it in 1847, where it replaced the Scoticana Confessio Fidei of John Knox.Next to the sacred scriptures, it is to Presbyterians, the world over, the recognized standard of: their faith.It is fitting, therefore, that the Church graphers cost the company a large sum of money, occurring, as it did, at a busy season, and the interference of outside agitators was much deprecated, not only by the officers of the company, but by those who had business relations of the utmost moment, which suffered through dclay.The threat was even made at the time that the telegraphers would at- filiste themselves with the other organizations, in connection with the service, with a view to so fortify their position as to compel the company to accede to all their demands on pain of a general strike.This threat was not carried out; the company met the men in a spirit of fairness; and now, recognizing the right of the men to form their trade union, the officers have shown a cordial willingnes in the preparation of the new schedule, to do what is just and even generous, in the matter of the graduation of salaries, the law as to promotion, hours of work ete.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014e \u201c C.P.R.MEETING.The usual monthly meeting of the C.P.R.directorate was held to-day in the board room of the company at the general offices, under the presidency of Sir William Van Horne.The matters discussed were chiefly of a routine character.Sir George Kirkpatrick, who was present for the first time since his return from England, was congratulated upon a condition of health which enabled him to continue his interest in the administration of the affairs of the company, in which he is largely interested.There were also present Messrs.G.R.Harris, Boston; FE.B.Osler, Toronto; Hon.Senator McInnes, Hamilton.Mr.Drink- water was present as secretary.RAIN OR SNOW TO-MORROW .: .! tion.we are certain that we do him a ; ; .ute La | luebec West, and his taking service in speaking out a little louder por Closer and better business or en «is nel \u20ac ; he oe one of.the represen: than in the intimacy of private friend- States Ty .Meteorological Office, Toronto.Ont.D © rés of this district.p to tie mo- ship and in telling him firmly that there «1s sci ; 1 eteorologic ce, Toronto, Ont, Da nt pi these events, M7 Dobell bad must be an end to the present state of inten] cire of business and of À LUTTE Mu] un em.\u2014 The following are the maxi.\u2018rein K own as a most pronounce an things.) ti ithe .) nimum temperatures: \u2014 am (dent Conservative, who had taken a| \u2018The Hon.F.Langelier had his place Should De as vo can oveat, heighbors \u2014_ loops, 32, 22; Qu'Appells, 2, 4; Winnipeg airie.est active and conspievous part in all marked out in any Liberal government, terests of our country at large will war- \u2014 22, 20; Port Arthur, 22, 6; Parry Sound, 30 rden the local party fights as an adversary on the day after the twenty-third of rent.26; Toronto, 40, 34; Ottawa, 30, 26; Mont pare +\" the Liberals and who bad done a heavy | June.He has been elbowed and kept \u201cThe common interests of humanity, real, 30, 28; Quebec, 26, 24; Halifax, 48, 38 fre towards keeping them out of power aside for a year and a half and the mass civilization.commerce and progress of + 5 Probabilities for the next 24 hours:\u2014Mostly lL - many years.To find this gentleman, of the Liberals feel the insult even more the American continent demand that > - fair fortes, Méca on ee by in ot stl prolessing (Conservative prin- keenly than he does himself.such overtures, offered in good faith creasing easterly winds and rain or snow.lis =} ont .; *, - ; ; , i Se singled out for preferment and CURRENT RUMORS should be received with good will, and VV ESTMINSTER ABBEY AND THE JERU- : wm ~oldenly and mysteriously thrust over : an effort made to reach a basis of reci- SALEM CHAMBER Montreal, Dec.13, 18p~.pas \u201clie heads of the recognized local leaders Coming from what may be regarded as procity which would be alike fair to the : Readings by Hearn & Harrison's Standard 7 the party, was the first step in the Mr.Laurier\u2019s own personal organ, this is United States and the Dominion of Can.The wall with Gothic windows is the external wall of the Jerusalem Chamber Barometer at noon to-day, 80.27; ester ressed \u201crong direction that gave offence to many pretty plain talking and it is needless ada, and conducive to increased trade in which the Westminster Assembly met.day, 29.80.Temperature, to-day, max.96; resis Liberals.For Mr.Laurier\u2019s sake, how-| Mr.Langelier may resign his seat for relations between the two countries.\u2019 C \\ min.30; yesterday, max.50, min.(à Lreased .: oo dy, ie.i a Lg ESS z BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.Notices of births, marriages and deaths must invart- abtj brendorsad with thy same and address of the wender; or otkertisé nd notiée can be taken of them Birth nctices are inserted for 25c, marriage notices Far 80e, death notices for 250 prepaid.The an- Bosncement of funeral appended to death notice, 250 extra; other extension to obituary, such as short shetch of life, tb6 contd per word extra, except poetry, which is three cents per word extra\u2014 prepaid.Annual subscribers may Rave announcements of births, marriages and deaths (without extended obituary or veraes) occurring in their immediate families, free af charge, in which case name and address of eub- oeribers should be viven BIRTHS.BARLOW\u2014At 96 St.Famille strent, on Dec.2nd, 1897, Mrs.John R.Barlow, of daughter.1 H4RDISTY\u2014On Nov.18, at 403a St.Antoine street, the wife of G.W.Hardiaty.jr., of a daughter.; 11 KSLLEY.\u2014At Inverness, Que, on Dec.3, 1597, the wife of Arthur P.Kelly, of a gon.McOWAT\u2014On Dee.9, 1897,at Lachute, Que., a daughter to Mr.and Mrs.Walter Mec- Owat.18 WIENS.\u2014On Nov.24, 1897, at London, Eng- jand, the wits of Herfaann F.Wiens, No.ner Road, Forest Hill, S.E., of a aughter.13 MARRIED.ALCORN\u2014HARVEY.\u2014On Nov.13, 1897, at St.Paul's Cathedral, London, Ont., by the Very Rev.Dean Innes,Samuel Alcorn, Esq., of Toronto, to Georgina Mary, only daughter of the late G.D.L.rvey, M.D., and sister of Dr.F.H.Harvey.13 CARTER\u2014TUFFORD.\u2014At the home of the bride's mother, Brantford, Ont., on Dec.8.1897, by the Rev.G.W.Kirby, B.A., Miss Ella A.Tufford to Mr.Samuel J.Carter, of Fairfield Plains.13 FLÉMING\u2014KEEFER\u2014At Rockliife, Ottawa.the residence of the vride\u2019s father, on Dec.8, 1897, by the Rev.J.A.Macfarlane, James H.Fleming, of Rusholma Road.Toronto, to Christine Mackay, youngest daughter of Thomas C.Keefer, C.M.G.n GRISWOLUD\u2014ROBERTS\u2014At the residence of John R.Campbell, Esq., Ekirid, by (the Rev.R.Stewart, of Melbourne, on Wednesday, Dec.8, 1897, Phillp Griswold, to Alice Roberts, all of Ekfrid, Middlesex County, Ontario.11 HUTCHESON\u2014FARRELL\u2014 On the 1lth Instant, James Ernst, son of the late James Hutcheson, of Glasgow, Scotland, to Es telle, eldest daughter of William Farrell, of this city, at St.Patrick's Church, by the Rev.Father Qu'nlivan.Glasgow papers please copy.u JANKSON\u2014MOORE\u2014On Nov.24, 1897, by the Rev.W.H.Sparling, Margaret M.Mcore, tn John Jackson.11 LYE-STEPHENSON\u2014On Dec.8, 1897, at St.John\u2019s Church, Toronto, by the rector, the Rev.Alexander Williams, Walter Lewis Lye, son of Edward Lye, to Helen E., daughter of E.W.Stephenson, all of Toronto.1 PINHEY\u2014JAMIESON\u2014On Dec.8, 1897, at St.\u201d George's Church, Ottawa, by the Rev.J.M.Snowdon, Loulse Macnab Jamieson, of White Lake, to Harold K.Pinbey, ot Ottawa.PAXTON\u2014HANNAH\u2014On Wednesday, Dec.8, 1887, at the residence of the bride's father; 4867 Sherbrooke su Wétrount, by the Rev.Dr.A.B., Agthur N.Paxton, third son of , Esq.to Jessie, eldest daughter of Jas.Wilson Hannah, all of Westmount.il YOUNGSON\u2014WALLACE\u2014At the Methodist parsonage, 167 St.Timothee street, Montreal, by the Rev.G.G.Huxtable, James Youngson, Esq., of the city of Montreal, to Miss Christina Wallace, of Perth, Ont., on Dec.10, 1897.13 DIED.HEINTZMAN.\u2014At Evelyn crescent, Toronto.Junction, on Dec.9, 1897, Chas.T.Heintzman, youngest son of Theodore A.Heintzman, dged 33 years.Funeral private.13 LOCKE.\u2014At Wicklow, on Dec.7, 1897, Hagel May, daughter of Jonathan and Harriet Locke, aged 9 years and 11 months.13 McCALLUM.\u2014On Sunday, Dec.12, Miss Rasina McCallum, formerly of Quebec, aged 90 years.Funeral private.13 MILLER.\u2014On Nov.23, 1897, at her son\u2019s residence, Prior Hill, Leigham Court road, Streatham, London, England, Grace Gil- roy, widow of the late John Miller, Esq., in her 74th year.13 MORRISON.\u2014At New York city, on Dec.3, 1897, Mrs.Nellie Morrison,eldest daughter.of Mr.and Mrs.Thomas Hayward, formerly of Granby, Canada.13 NELSON.\u2014At Nelson, Manitoba, on Monday, Dec.6, Adam Nelson, Esq., brother of Alex.Nelson, furrier, of this city, aged 70 years and 9 months.11 SPROULE\u2014On Dec.10, 1627, at 114 Cambridge street, Ottawa, Ethel Louisa Sproule, eldest daughter of Mr.R.A.Sproule, aged 11 years and 5 months.11 Those meruiing notices for the above column may send with tiem a list af names of interested friends.Marked copies of the * Witness\u2019 containing such notice will be sent free to any address in Canada Montreal excepted mate\" \u2014_\u2014 ADVERTISEMENTS.What about a Piano for Xmas?See the two beautiful Morris Upright Pianos received this week at W.H.Leach\u2019s, 49 Metralfe street.These instruments are duplitates of the Morris purchased by Miss À.M.Sharp, music teacher.Price, $300, on payments; large discount to those buying.fof \u2019cdsh.\u2018Open.eveninge.EES & CO., THE E UNDERTAKERS, Esoo St.James St., s MONTREAL.AU BON MARCHE ALPHONSE VALIQUETTE.1885 & 1885 Notre ame st our Btock > Winter Jackets, Capes, Cloaks, Shawls, Fur Goods, etc, are all un view; also our New Winter Dress Goods, a, Tweeds, Blankets, Carpets, Lod CPt Hook Bottom Prices.TNE ETCHINGS, e inch.Minimum for any single Seong.= wing extra.if required.Special rates far large quantities.\u201cWITNESS PRINTING HOUSE, Corner Craig and Bleury streets.opi rghit ire re EE py pa EE de a things on it.Ln.A Notre Dame street.Dec.13, 1897.The Store that is Increasing Faster than any other store in Montreal To-day.MONTREAL'S GREATEST STORE FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS, MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS TREE.NOTE FROM SANTA CLAUS.Dear Children,\u2014] was very busy in the Grotto, Saturday.Kindly ask your mothers and fathers to bring you early in the morning to see me.I will have thousands of little children come to see me, and I wish to speak and see each one of them, also give them a box of candy.The mammoth Christmas Tree is grand.I think it must be the biggest and handsomest one in the world, and it must be worth a dollar to see such a Christmas Tree, with all the beautiful Montreal's Greatest Store.This Beautiful Tree is in the New Pig Store on St.James street, that Mr.Carsley has just opened on Saturday.\u2019 No one is allowed to see it without a ticket, but I will give each of you a ticket free for nothing, and charge nothing for it, 86 you won't have to pay the dollar for admittance.I can speak and write both in French and English, s0 that if any of you would like to write me at the Grotto, I will keep your let ters and answer them when I see you.Post them in the Big Post-office in Mr.Hoping to Carsley\u2019s store, you need not stamp them ; my letters are all free.see you all bright and early to-morrow morning.I am your faithful old friend, SANTA CLAUS.FOR THE BOYS, XMAS GIFTS, the youngsters at Xmas.powerful helps : Here\u2019s a few cial from $2.10.THE GROTTO AND SEE ME, wr ideal, from $3.80 Boys\u2019 Navy Jersey deep collar, trimmed braid, a graceful suit, special holiday prices THE S.CARSLEY CO.LTD.from $1.75.TOY DEPARTMENT.TUESDAY'S PRICES, Regular To-morrow's lar To-morrow\u2019s Value.Price.alue.Price.Dressed Dolls.\u2026.M0 2lc Horses andCarts .6 dc Drawing Slates .8¢ 3c Rubber Dolls.15¢ Be Bagatelle Boerds .28¢ Ne Jointed Dolls .\u2026.18\u20ac 12¢ 9200 Children\u2019s Snow Shovels 10c Te i 200 Iron Banks .9c 5e 500 Good Hockey Sticks.16\u20ac 13e 50 Iron H.and Carte.1% 100 Pairs Strong Skates .60c 45c 500 Strong Hocky Bticks.25¢ 13¢ 200 Dolls\u2019 Tea Sets .6e XMAS CARDS FOR BRITISH FRIENDS.Should be selected and mailed at once.To meet the very lerge demand consequent on this we bave greatly enlarged our CARD AND CALENDAR DEPARTMENT.XMAS CARDS SOLD BY THE PACKET AND BOX at Practically Whole- le DIFFERENT Packets and Boxes, only the very best Cards kept.BEAUTIFUL ART CALENDARS at 13c, 18c, 22¢, 44e, 88c, up to $3.50.OUR BOOK DEPARTMENT.Is now complete, filled with Book Treasures to overflowing such as no other store can hope to show.BOOKS OF HISTORY THE VERY LATEST THE VERY BRIGHTEST BOUND IN CLOTH BOUND IN LEATHER BOOKS OF FICTION THE VERY CHOICEST BOUND IN FANCY VELLUMS.Every Price R>duced ! Every Prics Reduced ! Every Price Reduced ! AN INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED.NEW GOLF JERSEYS.UMBRELLA NOVELTIES., A Seasonable Xmas Gitt.Hundreds of Pretty Novelties, in La- The latest news from Europe about dies\u2019 Umbrellas, specially suitable for Golf Jerseys, says that they have become very popular as Xmas presents.Ladies'fine all- wool knitted GolfJerseys in very stylish patterns, in fancy plaids and plain makes.These goods have just been opened out and are extremely pretty.Special holiday prices from 83c to $3.75.THE $.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.MINK FUR RUFFS For Xmas Gifts.One of the most popular and satisfactory Xmas Gifts, will gain you golden opinions ; A very choice variety specially selected for Xmas.The famous Rimouski Mink Fur Ruffs, fine, soft fur, perfect bead, eyes, ears and bushy tails, special prices for the holidays from $1.35 to 812.50.THE 8.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.BOOKS OF TRAVEL neat box ready for sending to a distance, the regular value of these choice Um- brellae is $2.25.Our special holiday price, $1.50.THE S.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.LACE NOVELTIES For Xmas Gifts.The daintiest novelties imaginable that only Chic Parisian teste could create.Handsome Lace Boleros, 63c to $4.00.Fancy Lace Collars, 3lc to $4.00.Fancy Chiffon Collars with ribbon bows, very stylish, in all shades, 68c.Faney Chiffou Collars and Cuffs, beautifully put up in fancy box, with bottle of good perfume, $1.35.Marie Antoinette Fichues in Chiffon and Lace, $2.00.THE S$.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.LADIES\u2019 SILK WAISTS.A Sensible Xmas Gift.Not one lady in a thousand but who would appreciate such a present.A truly beautiful assortment of Ladies\u2019 Fancy Silk Waists for evening ÿ# wear ; also in dark M shades.Special bal, holiday prices, Xe 25.95 to $15, SILK HANDKERCHIEF SALE.To-morrow and al next week, the Company will offer hundreds of dozens of Men\u2019s Hem Stitched Silk Handkerchiefs, with a beautifully worked initial in bright silk, size 18 inches square.This is the best and cheapest lot of fine silk handkerchiefs ever offered, and are really worth 30c to 35c each.Our special holiday price, 20c.t Mail Orders Carefully Filled.The S.CARSLEY CO., Limited, 1765 to 1783 Notre Dame St.184 to 194 St.James st, Montreal.dh THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.ES Lo Xs we i Sp fie el 4 The S.CAI RSLEY CO.Limited, Do all you can to brighien the lives of Boys\u2019 heavy navy nep Reefers with brass anchor buttons, ln- ed fancy tweed, spe- holiday price Boys\u2019 Navy Blue Blanket Coats, hand-' some finish, red pip- à ed steams,, a boy's | 2 Sailor Blouse Suits, Sige \u201c 3%e.Apd thousands of other Toys equally | 5 Ct ; cheap.: = \u2019 Ee LE THE 8.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.' THE 8.CARSLEY CO., LIMITED.B Oppanise; Witoew Office.Xmas gifts, each umbrella is packed in a | oad 3 a PA 24 _ STI AE gare creer = ti qe Monpay, DECEMBER 18, 1897, ete JOHN MURPHY & CO.Great Xmas New Black Broche Silk pew patterns.Our 75¢ per yard.Black Surah Silks.ce.Binek Peau-de-Soie, all from 85c.Black Silk Bengaline.sse.500 yards Fancy Striped colors and designs.for Dress.Pri ces terns for Xmas.65c aud 75e per yard.from 50e per yard.TOYS! olis, Games, To Mechanica! Toys, &e.variety.TERMS CASH, = all pure silk, choice Xmas sale prices from 50e.Black Satin Merveilleux.lot; Washing Silks, worth 75¢.price only 50e per yard.50 pieces Choiîcest Fanc gain for Xmas presents.Regular value.for se 84 for 82.75, 83.50 for 82.25, 92.25 Fine Black Duchesse Satin, all pure silk.thing more acceptable n a or all \u2018Pure Silk Duchesse Satin, $1.35, $1.50, 82, $2.25, $2.50.Handsome New Art Silk.A fine line all pure silk at Beautiful New Blouse Silk in the New Roman Ntripes, New Tartan Plaids, New Fine Checks, Fancy Plaids and New Shot Colors, all prices TOYS! Toys for the million! Toys trom le up to $20! Animals, Musical Toys.oy Picture Books, Blocks, Xmas Cards and Booklets in infinite Open Late for the Holiday Trade.JOHN MURPHY & CO, 2343 St.Catherine Street, Corner oi Metcalfe St, ale of oiks mas sale prices from Xmas sale prices from silk.Xmas sale prices Xmas sale prices from Silks.all colors in this Our Xmas sale Silks, all the latest ere we offer a great bar: No- Black Satin new colors, new pat- TOYS! Tel.3833.SLEEVE LINKS, CUFF BUTTONS, In Solid Geld, 83.00 to 81.30 Pp In Rolled Gold, 75e te $2.30 In Sterling Silver, 50c to $1.5) STUDS AND COLLAR BUTTONS.solid Geld Collar Buttons $1 te 93 Selid Gold Studs, - - - - $1 te #2 D.BEATTY, 137 St.Peter.FUR and SEALETTE JACKETS.These goods if sent to the right place can! be beautifully cleaned.Pile raised and finished to look like new.New Seal Coats or Jackets, Persian Lamb and all kinds of Fur done.Fur lined Goods, no use taking them apart; Cloth and Fur equally well together, without possible risk.Work guaranteed; also Superior Cleaning and Dyeing in all branches.Gold Medalist Dyers and Cleaners.BRITISH AMERICAN DYEING CO.8133 Netre Dame, bet.Guy and Richmond.OFFICES 215 McGill, cor.Notre Dame.1595 St.Catherine, Cor.Christophe.x HOUDN FTS DO NOT WAIT Until the last moment to buy your Christmas and New Year\u2019s Gifts.You will not have as good an assortment to select from nor will we be able to give you tbe attention we would desire, Call now and make your selection.Our stock of HOLIDAY GOODS is complete in every detail, and our prices will suit every purse.Ne troub'e to show our goods.OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL 10.HR.A.DICHSONE CO.À 2261 ST.CATHERINE ST.HOLIDAY PRESENTS.In addition to a complete stock of Watches, Clooka, Electro Plated and Bterling Bilver Nevelties, I am showing & choice selection of Rings in the new combination Amethyst and Pearls.mpare my prices, JOHN WATSON - @- ST.CATHEKANE STREET, 9 8 doore east of Phillips square.Art AssociationB uilding, Open every evening all the year round, A REMARKABLE LEAP.Memphis, Tenn., Dec.18,\u2014Kearney Parsons Speedy, professional high diver and athlete, leaped from the railing of the big cantilever bridge between this city and West Memphis, into the Mississippi river, a distance of a hundred and twenty-five feet, swam to a waiting skiff, and® was rowed ashore uninjured at 2.30 o\u2019clock yesterday afternoon.The feat was witnessed by a crowd of two thousand persons.RRR apres rat ro ar The Daily Wituess.MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC.13 \"A LARGE SUM Still Owing for Expropriations MANY DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF THE CITY GETTING BACK MONEY LOANED.Expropriation statistics at the City Hall show that proprietors owe the cy to-day the sum of $745,706, in connection with past expropriations.It is the cus tom for the city to advance the money for expropriations and afterwards collect half of the total cost from the proprie- tore interested in the improvements.On Dec.31, 1893, there was owing the city for expropriations the sum of 3654,- 047.By new rolls being deposited on Jan, 1, 1895, the following amounts were added: \u2014 Payable.Collect- Streets.by the city.able.Nctre Dame E.Total.513,716 Notre Dame W.952,436 16,21: 467,218 Pantaleon .7,423 58,712 58,711 Bagg .50,210 .50,110 St.Catherine 30,071 15,085 15,cC° St.Nicholas .72,081 86,04) 236,041 Ontario .54,701 27,350 27,351 St.Lawrence .14,177 12,083 12,089 Inspector .192,668 96,331 6, Cathedral .181,978 69,985 85,989 Berudry .78,717 89,859 19,359 St.James .393 031 196,315 196,515 Annual expropriatn .34,314 17,157 17.$2,645,423 $1,361,873 $1,283,650 The total due to the city for money advanced up to Dec.31, 1895, was $1,937, 597.The amount collacted during 1895 from proprietors was $430,000, leaving a balance due to the city in 1895 of $1,507,- 597.Since Dec.31, 1895, the sum of $761,981 has been collected, leaving, as stated, a balance owing the city to-day of $745,706.The city ireasurer explains that it is impossible for the city to get in the money any more promptly than it is doing.In the case of Inspector street delays were caused by the legislature calling for new assessments and by extra sundry appeals for delay.Delay was caused in Cathedral street by an injunction, and in the expropriation of Beaudry street by the illness of one of the commissioners; while collections in the St.James street widening was delayed on account of the entire street not being properly homolo- gated.In regard to the improvements in Notre Dame, St.James and St.Lawrence streets the ten years plan applies, thus making returns drag along.It is also shown by the city treasurer that legal actions have prevented the treasurer\u2019s cCepartment from enforcing payments due by various proprietors.Finally, a causz of delay is shown to accrue from the great amount of clerical work it takes to get the accounts of proprietors ready, some of them not having to pay over five cents for their portion of the improvements.à à À à A : À à à | been forwarded this week.m4 MR.PATTERSON SPEAKS Gives a Flat Contradiction to Rumors About Himself BUT REFUSES TO DISCUSS TH; MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION.Windsor, Ont., Dec.13.\u2014The Hon.1 C.Patterson, Lieutenant-Governoy Manitoba, is in Windsor, He denies the rumor that he is going to become affiliated with the Reform party, ard says that, being a federal officer.he -, not in a position to discuss Polite \"There is not the shightest foundation ¢.the statements which have heen pubs.ed about me lately,\u2019 said the Lieutenan-.Governor, \u2018Every person who knaws ne will not believe the statement :ha: 1 am about to become a member n° Vin Reform party.Neither 18 there any truth in the statement that I am to |e transferred from Manitoba to become Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.I cannot say anythmg about the Manitoba school question for the pes.son, as I said, that I am a federal off.cer.This has been & very prosperous year for the people of Manitoha.They have had large crops, and a good market: and the farmers have been able to pay their debts, giving the retailer more funds, and thus making the manufacture: prosperous as well.The discover: of gold in the Klondike wull have a good effect on Manitoba, and, in fact, all the west, as :t will afford a good marke: the miners paying a high price for nu- produce.The farmers of Manitoba are paying considerably more attention of late to mixed farming.They will he producing the stuff that is needed in the mining district.\u201d Mr.Patterson will go to Toronto to-day.CHURCH AGAINST DIVORCE AGITATION IN ENGLAND OVER MISS BAYARD CROOKE\u2019S MARRIAGE TO MR.LYON.London, Dec, 13.\u2014Extreordinary agitation has been caused by the marriage on Nov.24 of Miss Leila Bayard Crooke, a miece of Mr.Thomas F.Bavard, the former United States Ambassador here, to Mr.Lyon, who had been divorced, a fact which caused the Clerical party to interfere, and make them get married in a church other than the one first selected.It has brought out a pronouncement from the Primate to the effect that he disap proves such marriages, end that his Vicar General hereafter will not license them.The Bishop of Bristol and oth ers have also forbidden their Chancellors to license the marriage of divorced pes ple, whether innocent or guilty.WILL RECANT.The committee appointed to consider the proposition of the Grand Trunk Railway to be allowed to erect a central office on Victoria Square will meet at the City Hall this afternoon.It is pretty well known that the committee will, at ite meeting to-day, withdraw the resolution sent to council, favoring the giving up of the square.The members of the committee are: The Mayor, Aldermen Prefontaine, Rain- ville and Stevenson.The Mayor wae the only member of the committee who refused to have his name on the resolu tion favoring tbe city parting with the square.LAKE SUPERIOR ORE OUTPUT.Ishpeming, Mich., Dec.11.\u2014The ore shipping season has closed for the Lake Superior mines, the last cargo having The total production is well over the twelve millions ton mark, and two million tons eater than the output of any previous ason.The prospects for next sea son are even more flattering.The total consumption of Lake Superior ore for the current year will be fourteen million tons, inchiding immense stocks of ore unsold in 1896.The amount of unsold ore on Lake Erie docks is estimated at six hundred thousand tons.\u2014\u2014\u2014 LUETGERT\u2019S DEFENCE.Chicago, Dec.13.\u2014Attorneys Harmen and Rees, in their defence of A.L.Luet- gert, have decided \u2018o base a strong fight on the point of the corpus delicti.They have been making a special study of the law covering this point.They will con tend for the principle of common law enunciated years ago by Lord Hale, that a man cannot be convicted where the corpus delicti and the offence are both proved by circumstantial evidence.Either the body must be produced or the murder proved to have been com: mitted, and proved by direct testimony.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE NEW PASTOR OF MELVILLE CHURCH.Ottawa, Dec.13.\u2014The Rev.Mr.Win- field's term ae pastor of the Glebe Pres byterian Church, here, expires on Dec.22.On the evening of that day, befor gong to his new church in Montrea: Mr.Winfield will say good-bye to the members of bis congregation in Ottawa REVIVAL OF TRADE IN CUBA.New York, Dec.13.\u2014The Ward line steamer \u2018Orizaba.\u2019 which arrived thre mcrning, brought from Havana 30] bales of tobacco, being the first shipment from that port in many months.ns mo on th ways À one e ax Di HE + 8 THE F EMPLOY MORR( New Y Morning : forty-eigh printers sixty-two this city strike.beginning city of 1 Dominior force the ployers y general st Lypograp step yest waiting ! body.1 president met in & and deci until Tu mand fo! time the the prim agreed t tax upon union m be used A mont} requestec job otfic employee à workir ers of th two-thir principle tional U executive moved & The em they see the Typ cording | its mem clining day, an lare as fight an MINISTERS themselves spontanepusly and for ever to] nes a ro or + | follow your advice in \u2018all questions\u2019 of¢ \"OFFICERS.mares and questions connected with re- \"| digion and the diacipline of the Church; | \u2018| and all, even those who are pat Catholic, PROTEST MINI : Promised you.their zeslous help to pro- ESTANT STBRIAL ASSO mote the general good of the city.\u201d .| CIATION.The Pope then congratulated the Arch- \u2014 thishop for having: secured such powerful The annual meeting of this association Tainted phe onk before him and Saving met this morning in the Y.M.C.A, dispositions s0 beneficial ta their country.and among those present were the Rev.Referring more especially do the Sent A.L.; i in \u2018the Menta of obedience to.the decrees e ar rt De Lari y [Holy Bee, expressed by the Catholic | ; - br.50m, the \u201ceV: jonrnalists, he added: \u2018Let them be as- (i Thomas Bennett, the Rev.J.Nichols, sured that, loving their country with a] § 1 the Rev.J.Patterson, the Rev.E.Mc-{ tender and fatherly affection, we shall 4% Manus, the Rev.T.Everett, the Rev.Watch with the greatest care to prevent T- Harris, the Rev.Dr.Rose, the Rev, |9NY!hing from disturbing-the union of | J.MeKillican, the Rev.J.L.George, minds there.A CH RI STM S ELECT, \u2014 ADVERTISEMENT, 1 i NN Sa on this space for seasonable Christmas Presents that are desirable and always appreciated.DRESS GOODS.Special lot of Prints, Crepon Plisse, in 10 yard Dress Lengths, in all CL the prettiest designs, in a large variety of colorings, both Light and Dark.A Our December price, $1.00 per Dress Length.ta Scotch Zephyrs, the daintiest of all Fabrics at the price, In nice effective [> Stripes and other handsome patterns, in Light Colors.Our December i.\" rice, per Dress Length, $1.50. tiaz at present; our selections crown all for beauty of Colorings and Rich- then read the report for-the past year.The Fire Committee met this he ag .; © ie 5 of Designs.A synopsis of this report is \u2018as follows : t0.continue the- ap.a\u201c Black Silk, Plain and Figured, Black and White Silks, Colored Silks in \u2018The year just closed hes besn one of | Propriation the department would need et Plain, Shot, Checked, Striped and Figured designe; many novelties that are t AK bushels.Th figures are ities.e speaks 0) d'y \u20ac use- ceven volumes.Simpson also pres- y > A DECISION.subject to, slight modification in the final tralia; was greatly interested in the study Pane, brary with complpte set of pe ptet HAND EE ES rom rth ov A | report.of native life in India; while as for Can- hoped that by a close of ih la, woaad x je .00.| - \u2014_\u2014 ada he expreses himself as simply amazed many gore beoks may be added.Mr, ; - - > eu: t extent and f + o- Gault has already supplied the school with So New York, Dec, 13.-The \u2018World\u2019 this POSTAL DIVISIONS.as to the Sto 1 who is keenly ob- the very vent \u2018Hogtinn, Greek, Latin and NOTIONS Etc Li worning says: It is probable that within \u2014 lke bis fat .da be French dlstionaries, and the chiefgim now à i \" Jorn servant, like his father, intends to be |is to provide suitable books for upils § \u201criy-eight bours the three thousand SOME IMPORTANT CHANCES.home for Christmas after an absence from to take into their homes.Every one xnows J MOUCHOIR CASES from 40c to $1.50.printers employed in the hundred and England of over two years, during which Deetaliy ace ce ANS book, sa FANCY SOFA CUSHIONS from 32.00 to $7.00.: sxty-two book and job printing offices of Ottawa, D 13.\u2014The Barrie.Strat he has had borne in upon him the doubt has lea to the «very general opinion FANCY LACE TIDIES from 80c to $2.50, \u201crs city will be loth it of awa, Lec.13! he Barrie, Strat- sense of the vastness and might of that at the present time that a good library FANCY PILLOW SHAMS, $1.50 to $4.00.\"48 CHY wi \u20ac idle\u2014the result of a (ford, Three Rivers and Sherbrooke postal empire of which the British \u2018Isles conati- 1e an almost Decessary part of the equip- FANCY BUREAU COVERS, from 70c to $2.50 scike, ises ivisi i i TN ; of a school.-50, fixe.And that promises to be but the divisions having been abolished, postmas- pute, gerritorially, the least significant por.me Large Assortment of FANCY GOODS in HAIR RECEIVERS and PIN veginning.For the printers in every ters in the counties formerly attached to tion.BUSIN CUSHIONS, I iy of the Union and throughout the 0° Stratford division have been attached por.ARORDISHOP AND pene a TUE BSS NOTES.| mini \u2026 .I ,; - ARCHB à eno culllon, buy ond grain.Edward N Dh mision of Canada have determined to fore in the Barrie division to the Toronto JOURNALISTS.J.Scullion, registered > roprictor ver S EWI N G M AC H I N ES stee the nine-hour issue, and unless eI\" division.The counties heretofore em- J.Burell, hotel.Thomas Gauthler ap- \u2018 ; J vluyers yield to the demand 3 mammoth braced in the Three Rivers and Sher-| The text of the address presented to pointed curator.: = .nN general strike will in all likelihood ensue, brooke divisions have been assigned to the the Pope by Archbishop Bruchesi, when A winding-up order has been granted in | -from $20.00 to $45.00; a $20.00 Ma chine (worth $40.00), for $17.50, guaranteed 4 1ypographical Union No.6 took the firat | Montreal and Quebec divisions.reporting on the visit of the Montreal [16 We Canadian Fibre $hhmols Company, for 6 years: 3 : step.yesterday, having grown weary Of} The post-office of the United Kingdom press members, before his departure for shareholders has bet lod\u201d on Doors and HOP00C POO i waiting for action by the international hog made arrangements under which by Europe, and also the text of the Pope\u2019s| Estate of Pierre Claude, hldes.Bucceed- 4 body.Under the chairmanship of the the payment of an additional fee, letters reply have now been received.Referring ed:by Claude & Demers.| : - 2 : president, Samuel B.Donnelley, the union end parcels, the delivery of which is ur- in his address to the act of the Montreal H.- Depocas, hardwarc.is starting busi- | met in special session at Clarendon Hall | pont, may be delivered by special mesgen- journalists, Mgr.Bruchesi said: \u2018All, ness.H EN RY MO RGAN & Co \u2019 «nd decided to give the \u2018boss\u2019 printers ger immediately after arrival at the office without distinction of creed or politics, The assets of J.A.Guimond, men's fur- ° until Tuesday night to accede to the de- of destination.spontancously came to offer the newly- \"!£irgs, are to be sold at auction.Hand for a nine-hour day.If by that \u2014\u2014\u2014_ elected Archbishop, together with their {7 Mrs.E.agrcibert, millinery, hes compro- MONTREAL, me the demand remains unrecognized FOOTPADS IN congratulations and wishes, the promise a Ze on the dollar.i \u201cae print in ik ren er 0 » LAE .Miss E.J.Jackson, millinery, has assign- À np ere wi strike.And \u2018Bix Six VALLEYFIELD to second his generous efforts in the in- ed to Hector Prevost.saried to levy a four percent campaign ® terests of general good,\u2019 and the Catho-| Menard & Lecourt, grocers, have dissolv- | upon every dollar earned by the total \u2014 lics further promised \u2018their petfect sub- ed.\u2018 i sek membership of five thousand to TE mission to him in all that regards re-| A meeting of the ereditors of Pepin | used as a fund to support the strike.ATTEMPTED MURDER AND ROB- ligion and morals and ecclesianticnl dis- Freres, dry goods, will be held on Thurs._ | À month ago Typographical Union No.6 BERY.cipline.Further on the Archbiehop-said: day.ee ec I GONE TO CHICAGO.| ; A PLUCKY CONSTABLE.1 rojuested the propriet i \u2018 n : : 4 ; ; .R.ou 0., railway supplies, Fortier, the alleged embezzler o On Tuesda: { 1 - \u201cCv offices to host oreo dock pnd The event is unique in the history of our pave distolved, and a new firm bas regis aan Fert thousand dollars from bis em-! vier Cote, of No.3 station was on duty ni LA i à she Valleyfield, Dec.13.\u2014On Saturday near country; it shows the excellent disposi- tered, composcd of Edward H.Seale, style ployers, Messrs, Straw, McCoy & Co., of St.Catherine street, in the Vicinity of Am.Cokie day Er oon me hours 3 midnight Mr.David MeMeekin, a young tions of the writers, who, by their pro- unchanged.ta a Chicago, Itt for that Shey on Linturday herst ptreot, whon be saw three men smash di 4 work y.© this the print- i i i : À meeting o e creditors of F.X.St.| night, in charge .e plate glass window of Blumenthal\u2019 - Où this country and Canada had, by a ma emplo yed mn th Ë Mon treal y otton fession, have such great influence on pub- Amocr, grocer, will be held on Saturday, Fortier was located by Chief Detective oar - clothing store.The thieves secured Pp f \u2018*ythirds vote, declared for the som mili, was returning from work, when he lic pinion, .Dec.18.\u2019 \u2018penter\u2019s men and arrest2d at Longueu D y tity of clothing and proceeded to leave.The J nie > C ame was met by two men, who demanded In his reply, after congratulating him- Clovis St.Louis, dry goods.Kent & Tur- S¢rReant Detective Campeau and Actios % officer endeavored to arrest them wh-re- Ï L i and Jad authorized the paterna- mcney from him.On informing them self on the choice of such a popular man cotte in charge.\u201d tective MeLdughlin on thé ulght of Nov.4 upon one of the trio pérack him a Cerrible \u201c|i.\u201cha.Union to force the issue.) i i intr an - \u201cxrcutive committee of mat body Lhe that he had none, they assaulted him, las Mgr.Bruchesi, whose appointment was BOARD OF TRADE NOMINATION.VDABLE CHARITY.|r20 sway, leaving bundje behing, Cop.H en on Bo qioy( and after that tied a rope round his received with such universal favor, the Mr.Frederick Fowler, produce dealer has|®> MOST COMMEND! * {stable Cote reported the robbary to the deed slowly\u2014too slowly for Big Six.neck, to which was attached a pail with Pope said: \u2018Of all that you have told us been proposed for membership of the Board| The Day Nursery is an institution con- | tective office, and Detective Suntbergi}1 ] the Pue employers were duly notified but], heavy stone in it, and then threw him on the matter, what appears to us the of Trade by Mr.A.J.Brice, president of ducted entirely by yeluntars, contributions, and Lemouche.and (Acting Detective Rich.Triny 1 3 .J .| a work , y D , .ps Wr feemingly ignored the matter.Then into the headrace.~McMeekin retained most novel and is most agreeable to us, the Butter and Cheees Association.de omen ona their chitdren.These case, with ho tt that on tn lhe : Ypothetac held a meeting and ac- hig presence of mind and pulled his |is the fact that the writers of all the > mothers are enabled to leave their children night three mn were arrested on suspic.i A.\u2018ring to the report given out by one of | knife from his pocket, cut the rope, and, nowspapers in Montreal, without distine- CITY ITEMS.ail day at thie home het he Ba qut ta lon ot belog the trio implicated in the rob- i, 4 te «, i - ; ; .qe .20e .a > ery.in Line _., Members, a son was passed de being a good swimmer, had no difficuity tion of volitical parteis or creeds came, The visiting governors for the present ork, ton de At oe nn the inatitution is Court this morning.ap theca te he | a this \u2018ting lo make nine hours a & in getting out of the water.He reached to a man, on the eve of your departure week to the Protestant House of Indus- compelled to ask the charliably disposed to| one refused to give any iaformation she \"I ales ; and subscribing fifty thousand dol-|home no worsc for his ducking.The for Rome, to congretulate you on your try and Refuge and to the Homes at contribute towards this noble work, and to was placed in the cell.The three fron ac- a ent 73 as a \u2018defence fund,\u2019 with which t0 would-be assassing have not been ar- clevation.Those among them who are Longue Pointe are Messrs.M.Hannas \"en lothinu)} elther to the Day Kner lone awed plended mot Ier to the charge of L 4 .: ; : ° ° - y - A » \\ 0 [ ght an attempt to enforce the demand.rested.Catholic, showing their obedience, bound and John Ogilvy.Mountain #creet, or to Miss Evans.place.re «y cnquets took | ; | ( 4 t è 5 A 17 .i UY - born.Weekly Calendar, Mowpary, Dec.18.RT ASSOCIATION, Phillips Square.GALLERIES OPEN DAILY 9am to dusk, SATURDAY FREE.ADMISSION, 2c.Reading Koom Open to Members till 6 p.m.ze Tuesray, Dec.14.COME AND HFAR Firs.Ardill & [iss Murcutt Z1ON CHURCH.TUESDAY, DEC, 14th, AT 8 P.M.SILVER COLLECTION.Under Ausptces of Northern W.C.T.L.The High Schools (PEEL STREET) PUBLIC DAY, TUESDAY, Dec.14th, 10-12 am.Parents and others interested in education are invited to observe the general work of the schools.11 TuvrspaYy, Dec.16.In Aid of the Trust Fund \u2014or- ST.JAMES METHODIST CHURCH, \u2014THE- CHOIR OF DOUGLAS CHURCH WILL REPEAT THEIR THANKSGIVING DAY CONCERT At ST, JAMES CHURCH.THURSDAY, December 16th, at 8.15 p.m.Grand Chorus and Leading Soloists, TICKETS, 25 cents.13 Mount Royal Cemetery Company.The Annual General Meeting of the Proprietors of the Corporation will be held at the office of the Secretary-Treagurer, on THURSDAY, the 16th of December, 1897, at 3 p.m., to receive the Report of the Trustees and transactions of the general business of the Company.By order GEORGE DURNFORD.; Sectetary-Tressurer.Montreal, December 8th, 1897.10 Forure MEETINGS.NOTICE is hereby given that the Montreal Auxillary Bible Society at its Annual Meeting to be held in St.Paul's Presbyterian Church, Montreal, THURSDAY, the 27th of January, 1808, it is Intended to alter its regulations by amending and adding thereto as may be considered desirable.Montreal, 8th December, 1897.ALEXANDER JOHNSON, Recording Secretary.THE FIRE RECORD.London, Ont., Dec.12.\u2014At an early hour this morning fire broke out in the butcher shop of Aubrey Boug, edjoining the grocery store and residence of Henry Donohue, corper of Dundas street and Wharncliffie Road, London West, and consumed everything, Mr.Donohue was awakened from his slumbers by James Middleton, who, passing by and noticing the fire, smashed in the door of the burning building to arouse the inmates whe escaped through the window in their night clothes.Donohue\u2019s grocery stock, furniture and apparel was all burned, leaving the family, himself, wife and two- year-old child almost naked.His grocery stock had been insured for the Christmas trade and was valued at four hundred and fifty dollars.The furniture was also insured for three hundred and fifty dol lars, but his loss will reach five hundred.Boug\u2019s butcher shop and stock were valued at five hundred dollars and are partial- Ig insured.The premises were owned by *Charles Williams, valued at $1,400, and insured for $600.The city fire brigade responded on the Mayor's order and laid a single line of hose some two thousand feet from Thames street to the burning building, which was nearly destroyed when the water was turned on.Detroit, Mich.,, Dec.13.\u2014The main building of the Michigan Beef and Provision Company\u2019s plant, near the Michi gan Central Stock Yards, was burned to the ground early yesterday morning.The loss is $25,000.Ald.Geo.Beck, president of the company, and principal owner of the plant, says the fire was the work of an incendiary.ee lf.rm.AN OLD EMPLOYEE REMEMBERED.A very pleasant meeting took place at the warehouse of Messrs.S.Greenshields, Son & Co.\u2018 on Saturday last, when the firm presented Mr.William Nelscn with a handsome clock on the occasion of Lhe fiftieth anniversary of his entering the employ- ent of the firm.Mr.E.B.Greenshields, Be senior member of tho firm, made the presentation in a happy speech, In which he spoke of Mr.Nelson's faithful service to the firm through so many years, and also said that Mr.Nelson wax with the firm before any of the prosent partners were Three cheers werp asked for Afr.Nelson, which were very heartily given, and he was \u201cwarmly congratulated by ali present.FM.8 LQ 16 N.M.23 FQ.30 DECEMBER 3 SM|T|W|T|F .|-|.-| J| 2| 3 5| 6| 7| 8 9,10 12|13|14|15j16|17 19|20)21|22/23|24 26 27|28/29/3031 |.s 4 11 18 25 os ea or ve [oe oe À mr SUBSCRIFTION RATES, Daily Witness, $3.00, Weekly Witness, $1.00; with reductions to clubs: Northern Messenger Se : 10 copies to one $0.25 20, $640; 50, 0.50 100, $320.For ar natn add $1.04 per annum for post- ago on W.Witness ; 280 or Northern Messen- ter ; 83.60 on ly Witness.The last édition ofthe DAILY Wrrwnes is de- Hvered in the city every evening of publication at $4.00 per annum.prise ADVERTISING RATES.DAILY WITNESS.Five lines and upwards, 10c per line Contract on favorable terms.\u201d WEEKLY WITNESS.With type or cuts, 0c per line.One-third reduction wt in our usual small advertising types.8 oontract rates.All business communications nould be addressed * John Dougall & Son,\u201d \u2018Witness\u2019 Office, Montreal, and all letters to the Editor should be addressed * Editor of the \u2018Witnee» * Montreal\" The Daily Witness, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897.One is amused by the capital which his Grace the Archbishop of Montreal and His Holiness the Pope, between them, seek to make for archiepiscopal authority out of the purely formal courtesy of the Montreal journalists in waiting upon his Grace and presenting him their unanimous felicitations on his accession to his responsible office and en the dutiful expressions of those of them who as Roman Catholics were bound to accept his authority in matters of faith and doctrine.The promise of these journalists to abet his Grace in any efforts he might make for the general good was surely non-committal enough, and the submission of the Roman Catholics among them was nothing more than a recital of a tenet of their faith.We venture to say that neither his Grace nor His Holiness ever imagined that there was anything more in these incidents than appropriate politeness.That so much should be made of them in the expressions interchanged between the prelate and the pontiff may not be quite so prudent as it may at first sight look, as it may possibly throw constraint upon mutual expressions of good will when occasion shall again arise.ee THE POLITICAL SQUALL.Like a tempest that rumbles a little in the mountains and then carries sudden darkness and dismay to the plain, has been the whir'wind that has followed certfin rumors of coquetting between the Liberal leaders and their most dangerous Conservative opponents.These rumors have rumbled about in the Con- gervative press for some time, but owing to their apparent unreasonableness received little heed till the match was recently touched to the tow by reference on the part of the Quebec correspondent of the \u2018Witness\u2019 to circumstances of suspicion which seemed to give them color.No party ever entered power in Canada with an appearance of greater stability than did the Liberals under Mr.Laurier after the twenty-third of June, 1806.Their strength seemed greatest in the Province of Quebec, which had declared for the Liberal leader with unprecedented unanimity, and particularly in the district of Quebec, which had given him twenty members out of twenty-two.Since coming into power the eourse of the party and its leader have been nothing short of a ceaseless march of triumph, with such & rapid succession of surprises in scenic display as more resembled the phantasmagoria of a vision than anything that could be placed on a human stege.No only did the knightly chieftain and bis illustrious supporters receive the adulation of the empire, the embraces of France and even paeans from the United States, but Canada was for once almost unanimous in shouting hosannas to a political leader.The Tories, for their part, seemed utterly disintegrated without leaders or cohe- gion.If ever there seemed to be well- established rule, it was that of the Liberals in Canada a few weeks ago.Whence, then, this astonishing flare-up of indignation and misgiving on the part of the Liberals and of glee on the part of the Conservatives ?for we can say this, the statements of our correspondents to which we have given place are but a mild expression for the explosion of apparently pent-up feeling which they chronicle.5 | What is the reason of this outbreak of | feeling ?With.some of it we have little sympathy and only a remote interest.\u2018| The Quebec \u2018Soleil,\u2019 which, apart.from Mr.Tarte\u2019s personal organ, is the leading Liberal organ of the province, apd which has joined the protesting ranks, complains of not getting the patronage it had a right to expect, and for which it has in private been incessantly dunning Sir Wilfrid Laurier.Hpw far the conflicting demands of Liberal selfishness and rapacity may have been at the bottom of the extraordinary developments of the last few days we do not know, but we are certain that there are enough of \u2018practical politicians\u2019 and \u2018boodle mongers\u2019 within the ranks of the Liberal party to bring despair to the most shifty of leaders, to say nothing of an honest one.But in what way relief from this or any other woe was going to be attained by Bir Wilfrid's throwing himself into the arms of a Tarte-Chap- leau combination it is impossible to sce.Mr.Tarte got into the government as the St.George who had slain the dragon of Boodle in the Conservative party\u2014 but he certainly does not sustain that saintly character in attempting to create an alliance between the Liberal Government and Sir Adolphe Chapleau.The significance attached by Sir Adolphe's Conservative admirers to the supposed intrigue is that the taking of Sir Adolphe into the Cabinet was to be à pledge to the Pope that better terms would yet be given to the Roman Catholics of Manitoba.That is the sheerest ncosense.Mr.Tarte, who is represented as the principal agent in seeking to bring about this coalition, has publicly declared that that question is settled, and, as far as the Ottawa Government is concerned, will never be reopened, and it is obvious to any intelligent observer that what he says is correct.sir Adolphe Chapleau, moreover, would be à poor guarantee of such an impossible promise.Whatever his faults as a trustee of public interests, he has been on all questions of nationality and religion a man of statesmanlike breadth and.one who would be naturally the last to sympathize with intolerance on either side of the religious boundary.What truth there may be in the whole rumor we do not know.Incredible as it seems to us that Sir Wilfrid Laurier should seek, through Mr.Tarte, an,alliance with Sir Adolphe Chapleau, -it' is obvious that the Liberal stalwarts both at Quebec and at Ottawa give credence to the story, and are in very high dudgeon indeed over it.We have the comfort of knowing that the rumor that Mr.Langelier was offered a judgesbip as a solatium, Judge Routhier being removed to the North-West Territories as governor to make room for him, is without foundation, as Mr.Langelier denies that there ever was, so far as his knowledge goes, any judgeship in question.We have also a general denial from Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who regretted that his respected friend, Mr.Langelier, should have lent an ear to stories which had no foundation.But we have, on the other hand, the fact that Mr.Lange- lier has in his hands the written promise of the position of lieutenant-gov- ernor of Quebec, which promise has not been fulfilled, and that he has for some months ceased to have any communication with Sir Wilfrid Laurier.This public announcement by Mr.Langelier amounts to a revolt on his part, and we find that in making it he bas the whole of the \u2018old guard,\u2019 as the Liberal stalwarts delight to call themselves, at his heels.Mr.Langelier\u2019s explanations set forth a line of conduct on his part simple and straightforward.He evidently accounts himself ungratefully and unjustly treated, but he shows no bitterness.He tells how he was promised the lieutenant-governorship in a letter written to him by the Premier, and brought him by Mr.Choquette a year and a half ago, and that this promise was supported afterwards by eur- rent report.Mr.Choquette himself, relying on these facts, declares with conviction that \u2018when we said the other \u2018day that the next lieutenant-governor \u2018 would be the Hon.Francois Langelier, \u2018and that he would be installed at \u2018 Spencerwood soon after the session, we \u2018 spoke as a good Liberal should speak.\u2019 Yet it is evident that Mr.Langelier is is not in the confidence of the Premier, and that he does not expect to be appointed, at least immediately, .if gt all.There is, we are told, no difference of opinion among either Liberals or Conservatives as to the fitness of Mr.Lange- lier for the office, nor is it charged that Mr.Langelier has done or said anything since the promise was made to him which would in any way justify the non- fulfilment of the promise.The guestion that is said to be open is whether Sir paigning against the Liberals, can be kept on the shelf where he is or must \u2018get a péat in the Liberal Cabinet, but Mr.Langelier does not believe that even in the latter case he would get the position, and he declares plainly that he would oppose such a coalition as \u2018a gross piece of political immorality.\u201d We are of the opinion that\u2019 the Liberals and Independents, not of this province only, but of the Dominion, would take the same view of such a coalition.realise GERMANY AND HER NAVY.The discussion of the German Government\u2019s naval bill, begun in the Reichstag on Monday, is likely to prove of much interest to all who are solicitous for the observance of the principles of representative control of national affairs The termination of the debate, judging by present indications, will probably mark the divergence of the political paths to be thenceforth pursued, on the one hand, by a Kaiser impatient of restraint and cherishing the most autocratic predilee- tions and traditions ; on the other, by a well-organized phalanx of representatives fully alive to the importance of the struggle before them, determined on the assertion of popular rights, on the alleviation of public burdens, and on the maintenance of government in accordance with the constitution, The almost inevitable crisis which is looming up promises to inaugurate an era in history which, whatever may be the immediate event, cannot fail ultimately to yield a rich harvest of personal and political freedom throughout the German empire.Without attempting to examine the many objections to the government programme for the creation of a first-class navy, it may be said that they are all summed up in the propositions of one of the Opposition leaders, that \u2018Germany will \u2018never be a naval power, and that the \u2018bill is the outcome of personal rule.\u2019 The former has reference to physical difficulties which are not insuperable or irremediable ; the latter is the assertion of a widespread conviction, which is likely to be more fatal to the measure than any mere financial, engineering or geographical obstacles might prove.These are, however, undeniably formidable.In 1889, the year after the accession of \u2018the present emperor, the revenua of the empire amounted to $221,205,000 ; the expenditure to $185,271,000.The debt then stood at $226,882,000.In 1806 the revenue was $293,955,000, and the expenditure $297,420,000, while the debt had risen in 1895 to $530,772,000, to which considerable additions have since been made.The emperor's income has been more than doubled, but it is generally understood that the increase has by no means kept pace with his extravagant outlay, and this fact, with a thrifty people like the Germans, has had no small effect in making him personally unpopular.The lack of economy displayed in the emperor\u2019s private establishment is reflected in the administration of the public departments, more especially in those dealing with military or naval affairs.With the exception of Kiel, in Schleswig, Germany does not at present possess one port fitted for naval purposes, and it is very doubtful if any amount of engineering skill could convert Danzig, Stral- sund or Hamburg into even second-rate stations.In any case, the latter is susceptible of being readily blockaded by a comparatively small squadron.Kiel itself, although an excellent and safe harbor, is frozen over in winter, and is thus deprived of half its utility.Moreover, the canal by which it is now con- pected with the North Sea is not only a very imperfect construction for naval purposes, but it also could, in the opinion of naval experts, be effectively blockaded by a small force.What, then, would the empire do with a large navy if it were created ?The mere harbor- age of such a force would tax the ingenuity of a very ingenious people to its utmost.No doubt it may appear to the individual primarily responsible for the ambitious design that the master of millions of troops and of a first-class fleet need experience small difficulty in this respect, with Denmark already half annexed and Holland at his door, so to speak ; but dreams such as these imply wars of which Germany bas had no experience.It is sufficient to point out that Russia cannot consent to be cooped up in the Baltic whensoever it might please Germany to close the Skager Rack, the gateway to that inland sea ; neither could Great Britain or France permit the annexation of Holland to the empire, to say nothing of the natural objection of the sturdy Dutch folks to such a proceeding.Again, notwithstanding the admirable Adolphe Chapleau, to prevent his cam- | progress which has been made by Ger- # 4 many\u2019s mercantile marine in late years, it is to be remembered that she has practically no native school for the training of seamen, such as is afforded by the fishing industries of Britain, Holland, Brittany, Biscay, Italy or even of the Finland provinces of Russia.It is well algo to reflect that most of the maritime advancement made by Germany is due solely to the enterprise of the citizens of Hamburg, a city which was noted for its commerce and shipping a hundred years before the founding of the present empire, when as a free Hanse Town it sent its flag to every sea.As regards the tendency towards a strictly one-man, personal rule during the present régime, the evidence points only one way, and the repeated utterances of tbe emperor disclaiming all responsibility for his peculiar methods to any terrestrial authority are sufficiently emphatic and signifi- cunt to justify the severest animadversion of the Opposition in the Reichstag.Whether he is prepared to go beyond the use of magniloquent language, and taking a hint from his grandfather\u2019s example in 1862, refuse to permit his plans to be hampered by parliamentary restrictions, remains to be seen.In any case, the issue is a momentous one both to the ruler and to the people of the infant but giunt empire.THE INTERCOLONIAL WILL BE IN MONTREAL ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.An Ottawa special to the \u2018Patrie,\u2019 announces that Mr.J.N.Greenshields and Mr.W.Mitchell, general manager of the Drummond Railway, had a lengthy interview with the Hoa.Mr.Blair, and Mr.W.Pottinger, general superintendent of the Intercolomial Railway, on Friday last, concerning the extension of the latter road as far as Montreal, and that it is now definitely settled that the government will assume the control of the Drummond Railway, on Jan.1 next.The \u2018Patrie\u2019 states that it seems certain Mr.A.Quellette, general traffic manager of the Drummond Railway, bas been appointed superintendent of the Interco- lonial for the section between Montreal and Ste.Tlavie, in the county of Ri mouski, The same organ furnishes the further statement that, besides the present regular Intercolonial trains to and f from Levis, which will come to Montreal after Jan.1, the Intercolonial will establish a local pessenger train between \u2019 Montreal and Drummondville, for the Eastern Townships traffic.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 FERRYBOAT STILL RUNNING.Navigation canot be said to be finally closed for the season here until the ferryboat running between the city and Longueuil stops.The \u2018Longueuil\u2019 is making better time and more regular trips now than she did a week ago when it was reported she had gone into winter quarters.THE WEATHER AND THE ROADS.The roads in both city and country are rough and sleighing, owing to the past few days of wet, mild weather, is almost at a standstill.PRESIDENT M\u2018KINLEY'S MOTHER DEAD.Canton, Ohio, Dec.13.\u2014Mrs.Nancy Allison McKinley, mother of President © FE \u2019 FN 7 .i Cw US \u201cIN A) =, id LS eu Tn A JAR , McKinley, died at 2.30 o\u2019clock yesterday morning.Havana, Dec.13.\u2014Marshal Blanco has cabled Senor De Lome, the Spanish Minister at Washington, a request that he tender his condolences to President Me- Kinley on the death of Mrs.Nancy Me- Kinley, the President\u2019s mother.THE VICTORIAN ERA BALL.Toronto, Dec.13.\u2014The Victorian era ball is occupying the mind and thought of social life in Toronto at present.Their Excellencies have decided to hold it in the armories on Tuesday, Dec.28, and various ladies have undertaken to arrange the various dances, which will be six in pumber, and represent the Empire, Vie- torian Costumes, Literature and Music, Science and Inventions.Art, and Sports and Amusements.MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1897, DEATH OF MR.MACK PASSED AWAY AT CORNWALL yy.TER A WEEK'S ILLNFSS Cornwall, Ont, Dec, 13.\u2014Mr.W Mack, ex-M.P.P.for Cornwall and sers 4.and the Liberal candidate tor 1:._ proaching elections, died here on < on, day night.He whs taken iil on Sucdug night, and a bad cold resulted 7 iran, mation of the lungs, which curred bp A = Ga AN Fssesz 7 SN \\ THE LATE W MACK.EX-M PP off.The funeral will take y.Tuesday at Woodlawn Cemetery 1a deceased was a member of Camp Ate.deen, Sons of Scotland, and the meni of the camp will attend the funera: + a body.His death was fcelinzv referred to in nearly all churches, Pro tant and Reman Catholic, here tod:y, and Vicar-General Cortbett.of St.(um.ban\u2019s Church.recommended his congregation to attend the funeral.Flags ae at half-mast on all the public buildincs as a mark of respect.The late Wm.Mack was born in S .+- land in 1828.came to Huntingdon.Que.when a child and to Cornwall when twon: ty-one vears of age, to take charge \u2018 a flour mill: became proprietor of the Fs- press mills in 1861, and owned them .o his death.He was a member of the town council from 1870 to 1879.a me ber of the counties\u2019 council reven vears, end warden of the united counties in 1878.He was first elected to represent Cornwall in the Ontario Legislature :n 1879 and afterwards elected for Cornwall and Stormont in 1886 and 18%.but was defeated in 1988.\" He was s member of Knox Presbyterian Church for forty-eight vears, moet of which time ': was office-bearer, first as a deacon ard afte wards as an elder.His wife.one mn.Mr.W.R.Mack.and two daughters Mrs A.M.MeCmeken.and Mrs TC.Alguire.survive him.ST.JUDE'S CHURCH.OPENING OF THE REV MH (VMAL LEY\u2019S MINISTRY MAL th se de = The Rev.H.R.O'Ma cv.new assistant minister 6 Church, occupied the church for the first time yesterday mr ing.His subject was Chrisie =o d coming.This, the preacher sad, wes 10 be personal, visible and bil: Corie comes to us, mall tie re 8 of life.He came in a spuaul s 16e\" the Jews at the destrucWon ci thor ot and temple; he came to hie Chur hoo the Reformation: he comes to he our guide and support at death: he + sp tually present with us always.But holy writ teaches us that bis second coming is \u2018to be more than these gpur:iuxl con ings.He is to come in \" like manner #8 ye have seen him go.\u201d »e.bodily, visible form.\u2019 \u2018He will come to a voli woe unrighteous, where lus pecple are sirang ers and pilgrims in an enemy & © God\u2019s purpose during the present dis pensation is to pick out of the nations à bride for Christ.Some hearts ar\u2019 £0 hardened that no appeal of the gx can reach or affect them.Besides, VC are distinctly warned of this fac by Christ himself, who said that the C4 of his revelation would be dave similar to those of the times of Noah and Lot \u2018As to the time of his coming.MM would discard this whole dictrine because others have spoken unwisely up\" it- but because others have been unwise.I=! therefore, for us to refuse to he wise What saith the Seriptures ?Three 11° are definitely taught : Christ wi] come some time; Christ may come any tne the exact time is known to na nih These facts make the doctrine a practi motive forec in human lives The A tles lived in expectation of Christ - re turn before their death.The 1m ab lities are, we believe.tha: Christ Sie certainly come soon.Those whoo Ce John, live in closest fellowshi © Christ, are expecting his speedy Pur, If missionary enterprise increases » next hundred vears as in the me tury.the conditions will very =°07 fulfilled.\u201c Let us, then, like the bride Y >, the bridegroom, not with far, he \"ie glad.yearning expectancy.Bok fr coming of our heavenly brides uw, any moment.and sc a\u201c th meet him with joy- puis orth he said, 18 untry.dis oo Monp \u2014 ANOTH IT ANTAC TERES 1 Toront», is again in bill which by the On Protective will again to face of titude or which has vote, 80 fa: cerned, by Toronto el gain far T cepting th backed by suffer by cxposing ji poliey.1 of Januar) the City ( thousand | cn or befo tion for th aldermen, The bill, vigorously pointment the prohib ninistry, president « opposition, ninistry, tatives of ground th hbar-rooms the liquor most profi strongly = ists.The ter will fi of full ag dollars\u2019 » shall be elections.may be e NE The ne duced thi the Hon.treasurer, dent has, formed, \u20ac clause re: pharmacis modifying gree.and ditions.ual drug repeal of respecting known th of Ontar coura@ng business.empower regulatior quantities purposes drastic n persion h putting a many dn given up druggist alcohol 1 poses dur reports 1 when the other le liundred medical ceding J! first qua The d license 1: just rec it apector May 1 t entered against t tcehnica) enly suc in BiX CE to two that eve framing enforcen the sale difficulty KNC Toron nome\u2019 « Theolog: lege bui most de hundred fortunat ing the Rev.Ps the Mis and M Loudon, Sheriff | Justice Mnre.Ro legislatu were re rival, a: to the progran building with th N St.J Depart cent pc the Ca bought stocks The ne sign a One Te deman« which m maki of thes \u2014e bbahi- will , I'ke with eturn.n the t con t'y be its for ko with br the pm at L may Moxoay, Decemser 13, 1897, THE MONTREAL ANOTHER MARTER BILL.IT ANTAGONIZES THE LIQUOR INTEREST, AND WILL BE BITTERLY OPPOSED.T-ronts, Dec.13\u2014Mr.G.F.Marter : rain in the legislative arena with a © which will be fougat to the knife + the Ontario Liquor License Holders\u2019 Pr tevtive Association.The government v.again have the unpleasant dilemma «, \u2018we of receding from a previous at- - ule or of again rejecting a measure « it has been endorsed on a popular +.«9 far as its main provision is con- +1, by a majority of tem thousand santa electors.Premier Hardy will 1 \u201cur more in this instance by ac- z the new Marter bill, which is ed by the City Council, than he will «ir by conceding that in previously nz it he was adopting the wroag riuvx, [It provides that when the first : Jarary does not fall on a Sunday - «x Council in cities of a hundred \u201cvusand population may pass a by-law + or before Nov.15 fixing the nomina- ton for the third day in December for aldermen, mayor and school trustees.The bill, when moved last time, was vigorously oppcsed, to the great disappointment of the temperance element, by the prohibitionist representative in the niinistry, the Hon.G.WW.Ross, vice- president of the Ontario Alliance.The rposition, in addition to that of the smistry, Was largely from the represen- \u2018atives of the liquor traffic, on the cround that it would, by causing the \u2018ar-rooms to be closed, take away irom i.e liquor license-holders one of their most profitable days.It will again be -trongly supported by the prohibition- \u201cts.The bill introduced by Mr.Mar- :rr will further provide that all persons nf full age possessed of three hundred dollars\u201d worth of assessable property shall he entitled to vote in municipal elections.and that the hours of polling may be extended to seven p.m.NEW DRUGGISTS\u2019 BILL.The new druggists\u2019 bill to be introduced this week into the legislature by tne Hon.Richard Harcourt, provincial t;easurer, will, the \u2018Witness\u2019 correspondent has, on good authority, been informed, deal very moderately with the clause respecting the sale of liquor by pharmacists for medicinal purposes, only modifying its rigidity in a slight degree.and that with very stringent conditions.While several hundred individual druggists have petitioned for the repeal of the prohibitive liquor clause respecting the liquor sales, it is positively known that some of the leading druggists of Ontario are desirous of the law discouraging the liquor branch of the drug business.The bill will also, it is stated, empower the druggists under stringent regulations to sell alcohol in sufficient quantities for mechanical and scientific jmrposes and for use in thc arts, The drastic nature of the legislation of last =r¢¥sion has had the effect of absolutely putting an end te tle liquor business of many druggists who are known to have given up keeping them in stock.One druggist who registered fifty-two sales of alcohol up to July 1 for medical purposes during the previous twelve months reports no such sales since that date, when the new law went into force.Another leading druggist, who had two lundred and forty registered sales for medical purposes during the year preceding July 1, had only eight during the first quarter under the \u201997 act.The difficulty of enforcing a liquor license law is emphasized by the report inst received from the Ontario license it spectors at the Dominion capital.From May 1 to Dec.1 the Ottawa inspectors entered causes for illegal liquor-selling against twenty, and owing largely to the technicalities raised in the courts they enly succeeded ir.securing a conviction in six cases, with fines amounting in all \u2018n two hundred dollars.It is feared that even with the greatest prudence in framing the rew druggists\u2019 act that the enforcement of relaxed provisions against the sale of liquor will greatlv increase the difficulty of enforcing the law.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 KNOX COLLEGE \u2018AT HOME) Toronto, Dec.11 \u2014The annual \u2018at nome\u2019 of Knox College Literary and l'heological Society was beld in the college building last evening and proved a most delightful social success.Some five bundred guests were present, among those fortunate enough to secure invitations being the Hon.Edward and Mrs.Blake, the Rev.Principal Caven and Mrs.Caven, vhe Misses Caven, the Hon.J.M.Gibson and Mrs.Gibson, President and Mrs.Loudon, the Hon.Mr.and Mrs.Mulock, Sheriff Mowat, Dr.and Mrs, Parkin, Mr.Justice Proudfoot, the Hon.George and Mrs.Ross, the Hon.the Speaker of the iwgislature and many others.The guests were received in the library on their ar- vival, and from there wended their way to the concert hall, where a capital programme wae presented.The entire bilding was most artistically decorated with the college colors and foliage plants.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 NEW POSTAGE STAMPS.~t.John\u2019s, Nfld., Dec.11.\u2014The Postal Department has issued new one and two- vent postage stamps to replace those of the Cabot jubilee issue, which were bought up in such quantities that the %ocks were exhausted two months ago.\"ie new stamps are of very handsome de- Zn and are being eagerly purchased.Mie result of their issue is a renewed \u2018\u2018emand for full sets of the Cabot issues, which are going fast.The government \u20184 making a hardeom.profit on the sales of these stamuos.Victoria, B.C., Dec.13.\u2014The \u2018Topeka,\u2019 which has just arrived, brings news of a big stampede from Dawson city, and the Indian mail carrier says that nearly a thousand miners were following him to Juneau.It is expected that the White Pass road will be ready for aleighing in a month.Calgary, N.W.T., Dec.13\u2014L.War- moltz, of Chicago, leader of the War- moltz overland expedition to the Yukon, accompanied by Edward Bock, arrived here on Saturday night from Fort Resolution, om the Great Slave lake.War- moltz and Bock say that any man who condemns the Edmonton route does not base his remarks on facts.The whole distance, some one thousand two hundred miles, was covered in thirty-one days\u2019 actual travelling.Winnipeg, Dec.13.\u2014Mr.J.A.Brewer, of Chicago, is in the city on his way to Edmonton.He is the head of a big concern which will build three vessels for the Canadian Kiondike route.running two on the Arthabaska and one on the MacKenzie river.They will guar anteee to take passengers from Chicago ito within a short distance of Dawson city in eighteen days for three hundred dollars.Three Canadiane are on the directorate of the company.\u2014\u2014 THE ANCIENT CAPITAL.Quebee, Dec.13.\u2014The Levis Town Council has adopted a resolution condemning the choice of the Chaudiere site | for the projected bridge across the St.Lawrence here.Mayor Parent is reported to be in anything but good health at present.The Lake St.John Railway Company proposes to extend its track to the Allan Company's wharf in order to ship\u201d directly from there (instead of having to send them to Montreal as in the past) all consignments such as wood pulp, butter and cheese which it brings into Quebec from tha Lake St.John country.Mr.Resther, manager of the Victoria Hotel, has decided to reconstruct the Turkish Baths burnt down this week.The anniversary services of the Methodist church here were held yesterday morning, afternoon and evening.The Rev.Dr.Henderson, of Toronto, was the preacher.All were well attended and marked by great heartiness and attention, and the eloquent divine made quite a deep impression upon his hearers.VALUE OF THE MEXICAN DOLLAR.San Antonio, Texas, Dec.10.\u2014William Jennings Bryan arrived from Houston at seven o'clock this morning and departed for Mexico at eleven o'clock.He received his first practical introduction to the cheapness of Mexico's money at a bank here, just before going to the train.He had five hundred dollars in American | money exchanged and received in return ; for it $1,090 of Mexican money.Bryan; thought that some mistake had been made by the bank and could not understand how it was that he received such a big sum until he had figured it out for himself at the current rates of exchange.He says his next step will be to see whe- i ther a Mexican dollar's purchasing pow- | er is as great in Mexico as an American dollar\u2019s in this country._\u2014\u2026 MUST SMELT THE ORE IN CANADA Ottawa, Dec.11.\u2014The Canadian Copper Co., an Ohio concern, avd the Anglo- American Iron Company, which controls the output of the nickel and copper mines, around Sudbury, Ont., were, it is said, given special acts domiciling them in Canada on certain conditions, one of which was the establishment of smeltirg works for the reduction of the ores.It is claimed that in breach of that they have taken their ore to the United States and had it smelted there, and that they have spent in wages and railway freight about $1,250,000 a year in this way outside of Canada.Mr.B.B.Os- ler, Q.C., of Toronto, to-day filed in the Department of Justice a petition to the Atorney-General of Canada for leave to bring an action against these companies to revoke their charters.ERE PUTNAM\u2014TOTTEN.Woodstock, Ont., Dec.11\u2014Migs Kate Townsley Totten, one of Woodstock\u2019s leading society ladies and daughter of Mr.Warren Totten, Q.C., was on Wednesday married to Mr.Maurice Putnam, of Winnipeg.\u2014\u2014\u2014 WAS POSTPONED.The Mayor and city clerk had intended to go to Ottawa on Saturday morning to present the citizens\u2019 address to the Premier.Mr.David, however, received a telegram from the Hon.Sir Wilfrid Laurier on Friday night stating that, owing to the illness of his brother, Mr.Charlemagne Laurier, at St.Lin, he would be unable to receive the delegation \u2018from Montreal.\u2014 ABBE SCHLICKLING\u2019S DEPARTURE Acting upon the advice of his medical attendants, the Rev.Abbé Schlickling, for many years professor of rhetoric in the Montreal College, left to-day to pass some time in Europe for the benefit of his failing \"health.Abbe Schlickling is a distinguished linguist, and it will be remembered that the success of the Greek play \u2018Antigone,\u2019 last year, was due to his efforts.ee ECCLESIASTICAL CHANGES.The Rev.Abbé Damien Laporte, for forty years curé of St.Ambroise de Kil- dare, is retiring from the ministry on account of old age, but will take up bis private residence among his old parishioners.The Rev.Abbé Laferriere becomes pastor of St.Ambroise, being himself replaced in the parish of Chertsey by the St.Josenh\u2019s MINERS FLOCKING TO JUNEAU.| SURPLUS.FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS CLEARED BY THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION MEETING.Toronto, Dec.13.\u2014Mr.B.E.Walker, chairman of the Finance Committee for the reception of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, has written to Mayor Shaw that there will be a surplus of four thousand dollars from the reception fund.The local executive will be asked to indicate what use to put this surplus to, and a proposal will be made that it be devoted to the purchase of scientific works for the Canadian Institute, under whose auspices the association held its convention in Toronto.As the money for the reception was contributed altogether by the Dominion and Provincial governments and the City Council, the consent of each of these bodies is asked to such an application of the surplus.The city\u2019s share of the surplus amounts to about seven hundred and fifty dollars.The Provincial Government has already consented to the plan.\u2014 A WELL-DESERVED SENTENCE.Ottawa, Dec.13.\u2014Robert W.Wood, who was engaging men for the Goveu- nor Pulp Wood Company, will spend eighteen months in the Central prison.Wood was carrying on quite a business by engaging men and then getting $1.50 out of them as a guarantee of good faith, GERMAN AFFAIRS.THE EMPEROR INCENSED AT THE \u2018MEDDLESOMF\u2019 POLICY OF AMERICA.Berlin, Dec.13.\u2014The quick settlement of the Hezytian trouble was received with satisfaction by the entire press and nation.The jingo and Agrarian papers, however, again take occasion to preach the necessity of a settlement with the United States.The \u2018Deutsche Zeitung,\u2019 the main organ of the German extension policy, says, after a tirade of abuse of the United States for \u2018intermeddling in Hayti,\u2019 that it hopes Von Bulow \u2018will draw appropriate conclusions for his future policy in regard to America, whose interfering insolence needs taking down.\u2019 The remarks which the Emperor Wil- iiam is alleged to have made in conversation syme time ago, to the effect that \u201cthis American meddlesome policy must cease or we will be obliged to teack them manners,\u2019 and in which he pointedly referred to the necessity for a joint: naval\u2018war against the United States, are freely circulating in diplomatic and political circles in Berlic.Berlin, Dec.13.\u2014A photographic snapshot of the family group while the Czar ard Czarina were at Darmstadt, show- irg the Emperor William with his arm affectionately encircling the Crar\u2019s shoulder, has furnished a German photographer with a picture which is selling frecly.A Berlin photographer has skilfully detached the German Emperor and the Czar from their surroundings and has made it appear that the two autocrats were photographed alone, after purposely assuming a friendly pose.When the pictures appeared in the stores at St.Petersburg they were summarily confiscated.Berlin, Dec.13.\u2014The German school- ships \u2018Charlotte\u2019 and \u2018Stein,\u2019 which were engaged in the recent demonstration against Hayti, will leave Port au Prince to-morrow, the former going to San Domingo and the latter sailing for Havana.ce FAVORS A NATIONAL LIBRARY.Toronto, Dec.13.\u2014A most interesting paper was that entitled \u2018The public libraries of Canada, past, present and future,\u2019 read by Mr.James Bam, jr., on Saturday evening, before the open meeting of the Canadian Institute.Commencing with the circulating library founded in Quebec by some of the officers under the patronage of Gov.Hal- dimand, in the year 1779, Mr.Bain traced the history of the various libraries established in the Dominion.Those of the different legislatures and the Parliamentary library at Ottawa, he treated in detail and gave figures showing their actual position to-day.The history of the libraries of Ontario was followed by an account of those existing in the other pro- vinces\u2014their position and prospects.Mr.Bain then gave statistics of the different kinds of libraries to be found in the Dominion, and of the number of books in each.The total number of libraries, he stated, was 489, of which Ontario had 374; Quebec, 39; Nova Scotia, 26; New Brunswick, 15; Prince Edward Island, 3; Manitoba, 8; British Oolumbia, 10, and the North-West Territories, 1; Dominion, 4 Continuing, the lecturer said that while the Province of Ontario was not behind any of the others, the books were clustered in the large cities and towna.The provincial authorities, he said, should adopt a system of travelling libraries for the benefit of the rural population living outside the towns and villages.Those libraries should consist of fifty or a hundred volumes, property propared for us, accompanied by catalogues and record sheets, all of which should be enclosed in strongly constructed wooden cases.The local school teacher could be the custodian who should receive and return a case every six months, thus insuring a continuation of the best and most recent literature.Such a plan had worked sue- ceasfully in the states of New York, Mi- Rev.Abbé Silvestre, at present vicar at chigan, Iowa and Wisconsin and there was no reason why it should not do so in 1 Canada.Mr.Bain concluded by pointing out the pressing need for a library of the \u2018highest character, and showed: how; by- the amalgamation of some of the present libraries and the assistance of the Provincial Government, it would be possible to establish a national library, free to every one \u2018in the province and not unworthy of it.\u2014_\u2014 THE FINK MYSTERY.Berlin, Ont., Dec.13.\u2014The sudden death of Mr.Paul Fink at Waterloo last Tuesday is still an interesting.topic of conversation around here and the mystery seems no nearer solution than ever.All the organs of the body were found normal and healthy when the doctors made a post-mortem examination, go the stomach is the seat of the cauee of death.It is quite evident that the man came to his death by poison but whether accidentally or not is the question which is agitating every one.The meal of which the dead man last partook was made up of sausage and bread.CURSE OF INTEMPERANCE.|POWERFUL ARRAIGNMENT OF THE EVIL BY COMMISSIONER EVA BOOTH.Toronto, Dec.13.\u2014Commissioner Eva Booth, of the Salvation Army, yesterday afternoon, in the Pavilion, under the auspices of the Canadian Temperance League, addressed one of the largest audiences ever held there on a Sunday, the building being literally packed from top to bottom.Ald.John Hallam presided and seated with him on the platform were: Brigadier Complin, Brigadier Mar- getts, Mrs, Adjutant \u201cStanyon, Ensign Berry, Mr.T.D.Craig, M.P., the Revs.Dr.Dewart and John Burwash, Messrs.W.H.Orr, Warring Kennedy, Mr.J.8.Robertson (president), A.E.Parker (vice-president), R.S.Shenstone (treasurer), George B.Sweetnam, James Forster, Thos.Foster, John Armstrong, Murdoch Macdonald, J.H.Conlan and others, Mr.Robertson, president of the league, in a few words deprecated the sentiments expressed by Dr.Grant, of Kingston, in his article in the \u2018Globe,\u2019 under the heading of \u2018The plebiscite on prohibition.\u201d He then announced that on Friday next some of the members of the league intended to give a temperance mock trial at their headquarters and then they intended to give tte same thing in the Central prison, and in connection with several churches of the city.Commissioner Eva Booth said the cause of so much crime in the world was drink.It bas brought vntold sorrow to many themes, and many a life to a premature grave.It was the giant of all evil in society in every city, town and hamlet in the known world.The great fire that had recently caused such a havoc in London, England, by sweeping with such deadly effect over a hundred acres upon which some of the largest warehouses there were built, was nothing in comparison to the destroyer, strong drink, that they had amongst them.Look at the river of tears it had caused to flow and it had its deadly fangs upon everything that was good.It was a plague created by man and kept up by him for his own destruction.Womanhood had been destroyed by it.Mothers had offered their own flesh and blood for money for which to buy drink.Miss Booth gave the following figures, saying that a man had kept a record of what had happened to a hundred families connected with the selling of drink: Value of property squandered and lost among them, $224,800; premature deaths, 203; women left widows, 46; children left orphans, 235; sudden deaths, 44; suicides publicly known, 13; murders, 4; executions, 3; probable years of human life lost, 1,015.She closed a very touching address by saying if they did not get rid of the drink habit then eternity where will it end ?\u201d \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 HOME FROM AFRICA.Cornwall, Dec.13.\u2014William McLeod has returned to Lancaster from South Africa after an absence of three years.He says that there are quite a number of Glengarrians in that country and that they are all doing well.\u2014 STOLE BUTTER.Cornwall, Dec.13\u2014Philip Bennett, of Alexandria, was caught red-handed stealing butter from a creamery near Alexandria, and has been committed for trial.ADVERTISEMENTS.SLEEP YOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES And rest for tired mothers in a warm bath with CUTIOURA S0AP,andasingleapplication of CUTICURA (ointmment), the great skin cure.CUTIcURA REMEDIES afford instant relief, \u2018and point to a speedy cure of torturing,disfiguring, humiliating, itching, burning, bleeding, crusted, scaly skin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, when all else fails.\u2019 Seld throughout the world.Porras Davo inp CHEM.Conr., Sols \u2026 Boston.a \u201cHowto Bkin-Tortured Babies,\u201d free.SKIN SOALP \u201c=3issdainet™ + \u2018if there is.CHAS.ALEXANDER & SONS\u2019 NEW UP-TOWN Confectionery and Dining Rooms WILL BE OPENED SATURDAY, 2358 ST.CATHERINE STREET.Everything in the CAKE and CATERING LINE made and prepared on the premises.CANDIES and CHOCOLATES fresh daily from our own Factory.The DINING ROOM, facing on Dominion Square, is pronounced to be the finest of its kind in Canada.Come and see us.Down Town Establishment carried on as usual in all St.James St.Tel.903.its Branches.St Catherine St.Tel.3062.DINED WITH THE QUEEN.London, Dec, 11.\u2014On Friday afternoon Colonel Hay had a long conference with the Marquis of Salisbury at the Foreign Office on the subject of the Behring Sea.The interview was amicable on both sides, but nothing definite was arrived at.Later in the afternoon Col.Hay and Mrs.Hay proceeded to Windsor, where they received special marks of attention.The United States ambassador and wifé dined at the Queen\u2019s table, Col.Hay sitting next to Her Majesty.The conversation lasted an \u2018hour after dinner.The Queen conversed with Mrs.Hay in the same cordial manner.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 TO RECLAIM SANDY WASTES.London, Dec.13.\u2014Prof.Hansen, of Dakota, has about concluded his mission to Turkestan for the purpose of securing the seeds and plants best calculated to reclaim sandy wastes.He has secured a good collection.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 OBITUARY.Kingston, Ont., Dec.13.\u2014The death is reported from Pakenham, Ont., of Mrs.Young Scott, aged eighty-two years.She was the mother of the Rev.John Scott, D.D., à Methodist missionary in Japan.The Rev.Manly Benson, D.D., Montreal, was present at the funeral.Rochester, N.Y., Dec.11.\u2014Mr.D.W.Powers, tho banker, and owner of the famous Powers's Block and Art Gallery, died this morning.He was zeventy-nine years of age.ce NOTES AND NOTICES.It would be practically impossible in the light of piano development as now known, to produce a piano with a lovelier quality of tone than the improved Nor- dheimer piano.The tone is pure, limpid, singing.À tone that is entirely musical\u2014 that wins alike player and listener by its almost human sympathy.Choice holiday stock now on sale in the Lindsay-Nor- dheimer Co.warerooms, 2366 St.Catherine street.Many Ills Come From Irregular Habit.\u2014THE\u2014 CALEDONIA MINERAL WATERS Stimulate all the functions of the human system.Sold by best dealers everywhere, and by GURD & CO., Bottlers and Agents, Montreal.CH 1 RIMLESS EYEGLASSES.Have the Spectacles or Eyeglasses you are wear hi wil ged into the pi nt pretty and fi RIMLESS STYLRS as above.It does pot cost mueh, and looks stylish and neat.Ooculists\u2019 prescriptions à specialty.Charges moderate.Telephone 5042.HENRY GRANT & SON.Opticians, 2443 bé.Catherine st., near Drummond, ingch WE HAVE Povaer tant we now + YOU WANT beexeellont.The best of everything that enters inte your food, there fore be advised and use only \u2014 THE \u2014 COOK\u2019S FRIEND Baking Powder.ADVERTISEMENTS.FIFTY CENTS PER WEEK À SMALL AMOUNT, But powerful in our hands toward supplying the necessities and many comforts of a home.It will buy you a Bedroom Suite, or Sideboard, an Extension Table or Set of Dining Chairs, a Lounge, Sofa, Easy Chair or Fancy Rocker.A Child's Cot, Bed and Mattress, Bed Springs, Mattresses and Pillows, Hall Rack or Hall and Parlor Lamps, Dinner and Tea Sets, Fancy Centre Tables for the Parlor, all at lowest prices from the HOMEFUR- NISHERS.THE AMERICAN WRINGER CO., 1678 & 1680 Notre Dame bt.T.A.EMMANS, Manager ARRIAGB LICENSES, ISSUED, HONEY TO LEND, \u2014- BY \u2014 JOHN M.M.DUFF, ACCOUNTANT AND COMMISBIONRR T0 15¢, Jamessiand 343 Prince Arthur st ARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.MONEY TO LIND, CUSHING, DUNTON & BARRON, NOTARIES & COMMISSIONERS, 110 St.James Street.MONEY TO LEND At Low Xate of Interest and on favorabl» terms, on Srst-class property.SUN LIFE ASSURANCE (0.eLCanads LECTROTYPING DONE IN Winter \u2014~ Quarters With overy home comfert and hotel attractions, at reasonable prices.TURKISH BATH HOTEL 140 to 144 BT.MONIQUE STREET.13 SHIRTS, COLLARS and CUFFS ma sent to us are, like children with a careful nurse, bandled gently and firmly.Laundry Department, THE MONTREAL OILET SUPPLY CO., Ltd.Phone 1867.Auction Sales, Fraser frothers.SALEOF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES Under Judleial Authorization.Public Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Notary will sell by public aue- tion at the auction room of Fraser Bros, 453 St.James street, in tbe City ot Montreal, on TUESDAY, the twenty-first day of December instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the following {mmovable pro- pertles, belonging to Maurice Curran, of the City of Montreal, trader, and the minor children, issue of the marriage of the said Maurice Curran, with bis late wife, Dame Elizabeth Thornton, to wit: 1st.The lot of land or emplacement fronting on Notre Dame street, street number 2204, just next to McCord streét, known as lot number twelve hundred and fifty-nine (1539) on the official Plan and Book of Reference nf St.Ann's Ward, of the said City of Montreal, with the buildings thereon, with the right in common to the passage on the west side of the said lot of land.2nd.Two lots of land situate on Latour street, street numbers 32 and 34, knowr.as lots numbers ten hundred and forty-two, and ten humdred and forty-three of the (fficial Plan and Book of Reference in the St.Antotne Ward, of said City, with the bulldings thereon erected.Montreal, 28d December, 1897.the very best Strle and with despatch af jt aes\u201d Ofna JOHN FAIR, N.P., Commissioner.FRASER BROS., Auctianaaze 7 < To ty -w SE re cr mr HIGH-ART CLOTHING.Xi manufacturers.3 of study and careful + @ + iX X warehouse expenses.& 4 + = $ à 8 D 4 a ¢ x desirable in + + 4 EX IX i À SK $ \u2018 + i 2X $ ZN Ready-to- E have reached a mark of perfection in the manufacture of Men's Fine Ready-to-Wear Clothing never yet attained by any other manufac- We are better able to do this than wholesale alk to the people who wear the goods, vements can be made, and after a few years thought, we know pretty well what the people want.better materials and get the work better done, as we have only one small profit to allow for, that is our own retail profit.There are no book-keepers, travellers, stock-keepers, packers, cartage or Our cost of production is all concentrated to one turers in this country.As we meet and t find out where all little impro We can also afford to put in Peajackets, Boys\u2019 2-piece Su Boys\u2019 Overcoats, $2.50 upwards.Men's and Boys\u2019 Ex \u2014 ADVERTISEMENTS.THE MONTREAL IRD REX REX XE mas staff, who look after the making up as well as the We even write our own advertisements and save every expense possible, so that our customers can rely on the prices will compare favo the quality and make up of the goods be considered.Men\u2019s, Youths\u2019 and Boys\u2019 Clothing.From Men\u2019s All-Wool Serge Suits at $5, up to Imported Tweeds and Worsteds at $15 and $16,50, Ulsters and Overcoats for Men, from $4.50 to $18.$2.50 up to Fur-lined at $12.its, from $1.25 upwards.$1 per pair upwards.Fur Lined Overcoats to order and a few ready-made, $50 and $125.Men's Racoon Fur Coats, $27.50 to $40.Fur Trimmed Overcoats.$25 each for Men.Caill n and Examine Our Stock.661 Craig Street, K 2299 St.Catherine St.% Put-On.best value for their money, and our rably with any other cheap sale prices going, if tra Knee Pants and Trousers, 50c and ÿ Men\u2019s Fancy Vests, Dressing Gowns XD + \u20ac + DES sd E ® selling of the goods.$ ¢ è IE We have everything ° 3 DC \u20ac + $ NE] A + + 1x X 44% 4 DXi Em eset |] OVELTIES in Boys\u2019 Fine ° Sailor Suits, Blanket Codts, Tuques, Sashes and Mitts, and Smoking Jackets.LOST, ABOUT TWO OR THREE WEEKS ago, a Case containing about thirty China Cups.of different Sets.Supposed to have dropped from the delivery waggon.The Saucers are in possession of advertiser.Finder will be rewarded at the \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.13 PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, DISTRICT OF \u2018Montreal \u2014Circuit Court of the District of Montreal.\u2014No.15624.Henry Frederick Adams, of the City and District of Montreal, Esquire, Plaintiff, vs.George Bourgeois, of the same place, Defendant.The Detendant is ordered to appear within one month.Montreal, 11th December, 1897.(By order), J.CARTIER, Deputy Clerk c.c.jit WANTED\u2014TO DRUG CLERKS, CERTI- fled Clerk.State salary and references.Box 475, P.O., city.33 WANTED, A GENERAL SERVANT, FOR a family of two.Apply 42 Park avenue.A RUNAWAY SMASH-UP.Quite a smash-up occurred at the corner of Prince Arthur and St.Hypolite streets -about eight o'clock this shorning.A \u2018runaway horse, attached to & light sleigh, on 8t.Hypolite street smashed \u2018hrough the plate glass window on the Prince Arthur street stde of the grocery store of Mr.John Jchnston, demolishing the whole window, and playing havoc with the preserved fruits end other grocery requisites on view these.The damage to the grocery store and its contents will be considerable, the horse be- Ing cniy stopped as the animal leaped right into the store.IMPORTANT BANK LITIGATION.Judge Loranger rendered judgment this morning jn the case of Duncan Macdonald ve.Henry Bulmer et al.This was an action for $15,000 against the directors of the \u2018defunct Exchange Bank.A plea of two years\u2019 prescription was filed, but the Court this morning dismissed that plea, holding that the thirty years prescription applled in a case of this kind, and that the case Wust be heard on its merits.As a final decision will affect.several other cases of the same kind the present judgment wiil probably be taken to a higher court.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 GULF REPCRT.L'Islet\u2014Cloudy;: calm; heavy open ice.River du Loup\u2014Cloudy :east wind.Father Point\u2014Cloudy; Lorth-east wind.Martin Rtver\u2014Clear: west wind.Fame Point\u2014Heavy fcll of snow; northeast wind.North Shore\u2014Glearing; north wind, Anticusti\u2014Cloudy; north wind.Meat Cove\u2014Cloudy; east wind.Low Point\u2014FoggY; strong north-east wind Capé Race=Light 2211 of snow: south-east wind.co - / SHIPPING NEWS.The R.M.S.Lake Huron left Liverpool tor Halifax and St.John on Saturday last at noon., Halifax, N.S., Dec.11.\u2014Sailed,steamer Co- rean (Br.), Stewart, Glasgow, from New York, having been repaired.Quebec, Dec.11.\u2014At the general annual meeting of the pilots below Quebec, Messrs, F.N.Lamaire, A.Bernier, Paul Paquet, Leon Labrecque, Ed.Larochelle and Paul Gobell were elected directors.In addition to the following cabin passengers, the Allan line Numidian, which sailed from .iverpool for Portland, Me., on Dec, 2, had alsn on board seven second cabin and 31 steerage passehgers:\u2014Miss \u2018Aldridge, Mrs.K.W, Blackwell, Miss Blackwell, Rev.Fr, Laurent, Rev.Fr.Raymond, Mr.L.8.Schlusinger, Mrs.Schlusinger, Mr.White, Miss White, Rev.J.A.Tancock, Mrs.Tan- cock, Madame St.Francis Regis.GALLIA AND PARISIAN RACE.St.John, N.B., Dec.11.\u2014The Lake Winnl- peg reports passing the Gallia and Parisian five hours after they left Halitax, the Par- {sian then being in the lead by a mile.Five hours later still, the Boston City reports passing both vessels, with the Gallia three miles ahead.; ST.JOHN SHIPPING NEWS.St.John, N.B., Dec.12.\u2014Winter port business is booming these days as never before.Three ocean steamers arrived on Saturday, the Concordia, of the Donaldson line, from Glasgow, the Beaver mall steamer Lake Winnipeg, from Liverpool, via Halifax, and the Head ine Teelin Head, from Ar- drossan.These three, with the Dunmore- Head of the Allan Thomson line, are now berthed at the C.P.R.deep water terminus, discharging and taking in cargo.The Fur- pess-liner Halifax City ls hourly expected from London via Halifax and will take \u2018the place of the Mantinea, which sailed to-day, so that by to-morrow all the available space at the new wharves will be taken up.The elevator is handling grain as rapidly as possible and has now about 150,000 bushels ready for the steamers in dock.The Con- cordia docked in the berth farthest up the slip for the first time.The tide was only about quarter flood at the time, but no difficulty was experienced in docking.Capt.Mitchell stated that the steamer left (Glasgow on Saturday, Nov.27.The weather was rough until Cape Race was met.After that it was fairly fine, For thirty hours the boat travelled with the Lake Winnipeg, then lost sight of her.The Concordia has a large quantity of freight.including much local stuff and about 22 cars for the West.During the voyage out one of the sailors became crazy.He will be taken to the St.John Asylum.WESTERN NAVIGATION CLOSED.Port Colborne, Ont., Dec.11.\u2014The steamer Monteagle bound for Ogdensburg passed down this forenoon, being the last boat expected to arrivé to pass down the canal.\u2018 for the canal.(that the steamer Shrewsbur& was to cde di No other boats have been heard of coming.There was a report to-day | going through, bound for the Thousand Islands where she has recently been sold, but the report is without foundation.Therefore navigation may be considered closed for the season but not officially till pext \u2018Tuesday, the 14th.Preparations are going on to secure everything about the locks for the winter.The winter fleet which laid up other seasons has greatly diminished only one, the schooner Card, is wintering here.Most all of the harbor tugs have come into winter quarters.Fort Willlam, Ont., Dec.11.\u2014Navigation is closed for this season.There are no boats in the river and none are expected.The river ie still clear of ice and the weather is good.| STEAMER ROSEDALE TO BE DOCKED.Kingston, Ont., Dec.13.\u2014The Donnelly Wrecking Company has made arrangements to release the stranded steamer Rosedale for $17,000, to be paid when the steamer is placed in dry dock here.With fine weather it is expected the feat will be successfully accomplished inside of a week.The wreckers have commenced work with seven steam pumps, and other apparatus.Folger Bros.offered $10,000 for the Rosedale as she stands, but the offer was not accepted.LOWER PORT STEAMER DISABLED.Halifax, N.S., Dec.11.\u2014The steamer - ban, from Sydney, C.B.,bound to St.John's, Nfid., with a cargo of coal, is reported to be 45 miles W.N.W.from St.Pierre, with her propeller bent.The Coban is 689 tons register, and belongs to the Black Diamond line, It is thought the steamer Bonavista, now on her way from St.John's, Nfid., to Sydney, may pick \u2018her up.ANOTHER VESSEL AGROUND.Sault Ste.Marie, Ont., Dec.12.\u2014The City of Bangor ran aground below.the canal today.Lighters are working but vessel is not off yet.DISASTERS.Bristol, Dec.11.\u2014The : British steamer Loango, which sailed from Montreal, on Nov.23, tor this port, is ashore In the Bristol Channel.Queenstown, Dec.11.\u2014The Cunard line Etruria, from New York on Dec.4, for Liverpool, via this port, arrived here at 1.43 p.m., to-day.She reports having sighted at 2.30 p.m., yesterday, 140 miles west of Fastnet, the British steamer Milifield from Baltimore, on Nov.23, for Belfast, flying signals of distress.The decks of the Mill- field were being swept by heavy seas, her funnels were gone and she was sinking.The Etruria stood by her for 12 hours during which time the.Cunarder manned a lite-boat and rescued the 23 mien, the crew of the Millfield.The rescued men said the Millfield encountered a hurricane on Wednesday last during which a mountainous sen wasted over the vessel, carrying away her bridge and boats, flooding the engine room and putting out ber fires.The Miil- field's crew were very much exhautted when rescued by the lifeboat crew of the Etruria, When the rescued men left the Millfield it was expected she would soon sink 3 RAN ETE NPR DAILY.WITNESS.\u2014 KLONDIKE GOLD FIELDS.Several Important Changes in the MJining Laws to Go Into Force.WITH RESPECT TO ROYALTIES, RESERVATIONS, POLICING, SMUGGLING AND THE IMPORTATION OF WHISKEY.Ottawa, Dec.13.\u2014 The Yukon gold mining fever, and the responsibilities it throws upon the government of the country, form the subject of a reference by council to a sub-committee, consisting of Mr.Sifton, Mr.Mills and Sir Louis Davies.They held à meeting on Saturday afternoon in Mr.Sifton\u2019s room, and considered the modification in some re- speots, of the mining regulations and the possibility of improving the conditions under which the gold is obtainable.It is proposed to amend the regulations applicable to the royalty by exempting the sum necessary for developing a claim for a year.It is aleo suggested that instead of reserving alternate claims for the government, in trust for the people of Canada, these claims should be grouped in blocks of ten ro as to facilitate |the working of dlaims staked out by individuals.The policing of the territory and its approaches, the prevention of snuggling, impartation of liquor, bank accommodation and police escort, for gold, were subjects that Mr.Sifton would likely bring to the attention of the committee, WHISKEY REGULATIONS.If whiskey is necessary in a mining camp like Dawson, and some people contend that it is, steps might be taken to provide that liquor which was officially certified to have been three years in wood could be brought in under regulations.This would confine the sale to Canadian whiskey, the purity of which is guaranteed by government inspection, and label.Some regulation of this kind would encourage a Canadian trade and discourage American.If practicable Major Walsh would prohibit the sale of all liquor\u2014which would be best of all.COLLECTION OF THE ROYALTY.No royalty can be collected on the gold production until spring, when sluicing begins, the winter months being confined to the making of dumps.It is \u2018true that a good deal of gold might be .panned out quietly during the evenings indoots, amounting in the lump to a considerable sum, but Major Walsh will \u2018have to deal with that contingency just as he will with many others.The -com- mon question asked of those who accompanied the Walsh expedition to the threshold of the territory is how will the government collect the royalty.Mr.Sifton, whose mind has for months been applied to all the difficult problems of the Yukon, may be depended on to solve this one.The physical character of the country makes it less difficult than it would be in a country from which exit was easy.No person can leave the Dawson diggings, for example, except by the Yukon river either down to St.Michael\u2019s or up to Fort Selkirk and out to the coast by the Dalton trail, or by Lakes Tagish and Bennett.Major Walsh can search every man going out and examine his baggage for concealed gold dust, should the miners take the great risk of breaking the law.BANKING CONVENIENCES.Facilities for banking and exchange will induce men to exchange their dust for paper, and their returns will be available.Another reason why men will not care to smuggle gold dust out over the passes is that bandits will, in all probability, wait for such parties and endeavor to secure gold in an easier way than digging for it.The transportation companies trading by way of St.Michael\u2019s will certainly facilitate enforcement of law and cannot afford to do otherwise than assist the Canadian officials in every way.The collection of the royalty will not be such an impossible matter as some persons imagine, THE WALSH PARTY.News from Major Walsh\u2019s party states that the occupants of one of the boats of the McGuire-Wade party, in charge of Inspector Starnes, threw their freight overboard on Windy Arm going into Lake Tagish and lost it all except the bedding, which floated, and was recovered.The doctor lost his instruments.No official information has been received but there is mo doubt that come of the party got afraid of ome of the violent storms to which Bennett and Tagish are subject, and to lighten their frail \u2018craft threw their goods overboard, but it is not thought that any provisions were lost.Even #0, the party was within a few miles of the Tagish police and customs post.A LYNCHING FABLE.Another of the fairy tales, published in the American press about the Yukon, tells of a lynching at Lake Bennett under date of Oct.3.There is not a word of truth in the story notwithstanding the circumstantial way in which it is told.News of drownngs and accidents to boats during October always reached Skaguay in forty-eight hours, as the route from there to Lake Bennett was a thoroughfare in daily use both ways and nothing was heard of any such tragic occurrence until it appeared in a New York paper.Mr.Pugsley, of St.John, N.B., who is promoting a Yukon Company, had an interview this morning with Messrs.Sif- ton, Mills, Blair and Davies.the sub: Monpar, Drcemser 13, 1897.he committee of Council on Yukon affairs.BRITISH COLUMBIA'S CLAIMS.Victoria, B.C., Dec.13.\u2014An extra of the British Columbia \u2018Gazette\u2019 was issued on Saturday.reserving for the provincial government a belt of land five miles in width, around that portion of Lake Bennett which lies in the province, a similar belt around Lake Teslin, and a belt five miles in width on each side of the Stikeen river, commencing at a point five miles below Glenora, and extending to five miles above Telegraph Creek.A BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITION.WHAT THE LADIES CAN DO IN CHINA PAINTING.A truly beautiful ceramic exhibition is that of the Women\u2019s Art Association of Canada, (Montreal branch), which is now taking place in the studio of the branch at the Masonic Temple, Dorchester street.: It is only of late years that there has been any associeted movement in the study and practice of ceramic painting in this city, but although the time has been brief (this is but the fourth annual exhibition in this city) considerable progress has been made in the art, as can eapily be seen by any visitor to this year\u2019s exhibition.It can safely be said that the Women\u2019s Art Association can art that will hold their own with any from other countries.The particular gem of this year's exhibition is an historic dinner service which is the most ambitious effort yet made by the association.a hundred and sixty-eight pieces, every one of which is most exquisitely painted, the dinner and soup plates with old- time views of Quebec, Kingston, and other places, the game plates with Canadian game birds, the dessert and fruit plates with Canadian fruit and wild flowers, and the remaining pieces with Canadian ferns, shells, and small birds; the ware is Doulton\u2019s manufacture, and the whole service is unique.It was painted by the members of the association to commemorate the discovery of Canada by Cabot, and the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen.The lady painters of this beautiful service are representive of the Dominion east of Hamilton inclusive, and include Miss Irvine, Torom- to; Miss Logan, Toronto; Miss Galbraith, Hamilton; Miss Watson, Galt; Miss Judd, Hamilton ; Miss McClung, St.Ca- tharines ; Miss Whitney, Montreal: Miss A.Egan, Hamilton; Miss Adams, Toronto, Miss Roberts; Miss H.M.Proctor, Toronto; Miss Kelly, Yarmouth, N.S; and a lady who signs herself Miss A.AH \u2018 > It is thought probable that the Dominion Government may buy the service for use either at Government House or to be kept as a high specimen of Canadian Art in some antiquarian museum.If this does not happen to be the case it is not likely that such fine work will remain long without a purchaser.The orther articles exhibited are also very pretty and artistic; they include every possible variety of china-painting from punch bowls to miniatures.A \u2018 Jubilee\u2019 plate exhibiting three splendid miniatures of Her Majesty, at her coronation, at her marriage, and at the present time, is very striking.A table of work by Miss Hessen, of Stratford, Ont., and Miss Hannaford, or Toronto, is worthy of close attention, especially Mias erly monk, on a pitcher, by Miss Henna- ford.It would, perhaps, be invidious to single out specimens for particular mention when every article exhibited shows such skill and taste.Mrs.Edwards shows some miniatures, amongst which are those of Lord Strathcona, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Dr.Roddick.Some excellent leather repouse and burnt-wood work is exhibited by Lraulein Elise Lanke, who it is understood.may settle in this city for the practice of her art.A magnificent punch-bowl is the work of Mrs.Miller, which is painted both inside and out with fruit resting against a warm-tinted background.Cake and fruit plates with entrancirg landscapes, small sea-views on cups, toilette jars and other bric-a-brac, all these combine to form a most attractive sight for all lovers of art- The exhibition will be open all this week, and considering but a nominal admission fee is charged it should receive a considerable number of visitors.DULL AND WEAKER.DOMINION COAL MAKES ANOTHER ADVANCE.WITNESS OFFICE, } Dec.13, ; On the local stock exchange this morning the market was rather dull, though much the only stock to advance, gaining % to 142%: this is the third consecutive day in which this stock has gone up.It gained 1% point on Friday, another '¢ on Saturday, and % to-day.declines, the largest of which was that of 1 point in Montreal Cotton to 138.Next to this came a decline of % in Gas, to 186%.Cotton % to 95.follows\u201450 C.P.R.at 81, 25 Cable at 1813, 160 at 181%, 525 Gas at 186%, 50 Toronto St.181, 11,000 Heat and Light bonds at 35 11 show specimens of work in this particular It consists of Hessen\u2019s flowers, and a picture of an eld-! better than on Saturday.Dominion Coal was There were a number of New Street declined 3% to 231, and Dominion The sales at the morning board were as Railway at 85%, 200 at 857%, 25 at 85%, 5 New Montreal Street at 231, 5 Telegraph at Jat 180, 5 Bank of British North America 122, 7,000 Dominion Coal bonds at 10 = Montreal Cotton at 138, 25 Dominion (ny ton at 94%, 25 at 95, 125 Dominion Coal pr : ferred at 112, 40 at 1124.i The afternoon sales were as follows _- Cable at 1815, 50 Toronte Street aq wr 500 at 86, 200 at 86%, 50 At 86, 123 a: ur.| Mentreal Cotton at 138, 45 Dominio: D ton at 9.\u201d New.York, Dec.13.\u201410.10 a.m \u2014Tra- was quite animated at the opening 2 Tue stock market, and gains were the Fit we the exception of a few of the spi.|, i Opening prices\u2014Sugar, 144.Peojir 4 14, 95; Burlington, 98%; Rock Isl Paul, 95%; Loutsville, 58!,; Sand.NS fon, 90%; Southern preferred, 23 hattan, 107%, Missouri Pacific Jersey Central, 84%.\u2019 Reported by Messrs.Nichols & Mar).Buyers.Sellers Counter New York Funds.par.1-32premi 1161 Lop, Sterling, 60 days.8% 8, oe Sterling, demand.9 3-16 9 a \u2018 by , Sterling Cables.9% a Po.\"1,0%.Reported by Moasrs Nichols & Mure, Brokers, corner Notre Dame and 6 F.4.streets.Atorg 5 Xavier Stocks Relers Busers per $1X per 810) 81 & 4 ; \" ï { 1815 18] 185\u201c Le\u201d - 108 16 EAC LA 20 1864; 1884 SN 174 y .Montreal Street Rallway {New}.Montreal Gas Co.Bell Telephone.Do.de.Bo atercolonial Coal Royal Electric.Bank of Montreal.Ontario Beok.ank of British North America.Molsons Bank \u2026 Bank of Toronto La BanqueJacqu Merchants Bank .Do, do.of Halifax.Eastern Townshipe Bank.Quebec Bank .cee aes 120 La Banque Nationale ! : Union Bank Ca 24 Canadian Bsn \u20181 North-West Land.hi 13 La Banque Ville Marie 10 » Bochelaga Bank.\u2026 300 ï Interzolonial Coal eel lé North-West Land.Montreal Cotton.140 Can.Col.Cot.Mills Co 8 Do.do.bonds., ee eee a Merchant's Manufacturing Co 13 Dominion Cotton Mills Co.Do.do.Bon Loan and Mortgage Co.Toropto Street Railway [ \"86 Halifax Tram.1s Nel Do.do.bonds.eee Lee Heat & Light.Cornwall Street Railway.Lo Dom.Coal .Ce WE om 5 5 pid.13 St.John Railway .130 126 NEW YORK BTOCK LIST {Furnished by J.R.Moeker.} Opening and Closing Prices\u201410 a.m.and3 pm AtchiBom.ocrvenrrnracsnrennes \u2026.\u2026.13% Can.Pac.3 1% Can.Soulherp ou à Gu vee .BY beh ghicago, rli incy .uly For C.C.& 8t.Lows.> .Bn .Del & Hudsol 10915 106% Del.Lack & West.Lu _ Erie.,.154 Louis & Nas sa Lake Shore.174$ 1744 Mannatien Consoluasted,, 1074 1v,% North American By Nor.Pacific.es Nor.Pac.pid.New Jersey Ce: 59 or.West.114 N.Y.Central 108% Omaha Cour 7e Pacific Mail .Ay Reading, Pl Lo Richmond Terminal.Sy By Rock island, Chico.& Pac.da 47g United States Leather.\u2026 _ 8t.Paul Chico.& Minn.RP \u2026 8t.Paui, Minn.& Man 54 S Texas Psuifc.NE 11e Union Uy 264 Wabash Com vee oon Wabash pd.1854 18 WesternUnion Tel.ly 90 Suger,.341 3414 Lead.Sa Su Gas, Chicago .ty FA Gen.Electric 33% 3 Rubber.17 174 BREAK IN DEC.WHEAT.Declined sc To-day in Chicago, OTHER MONTHS STEADY\u2014OATS, CORN AND PROVISIONS ALSO STEADY.In Chicago this morning December wheat opened 4c higher than Saturday's closing, at 95c.This was the highest figure touched.The decline set In early in the day, and continued till a little while before the close, when it had gone down Te to 98c.It recover 1c, however, to 99%c, at which 5&- ure it closed.The striking feature of the market was the steadiness of the other options in the face of this big break.Jan.only decliced %c to 93kc, while Many cnly lost Le to 91e, Corn, cats, lard and short ribs all closed at identically the same figures yesterday.CHICAGO MARKETS.The following table shows the range of prices in Chicago to-day, and the closing quotations as compared with those of Sat: urday:\u2014 Saturday\u2019s To-day's Close.Open.High.Low.Close.Wheat\u2014 Dec.104% 105 105 ss 28 May 91% 91% 91% wu Us July 83 8 8 81% bl Corn\u2014 Dec.25% 25% 25% 25% 2% May 28% 28% 28% 2819 28% Oats\u2014 Dec.22 2 May 22% 22% ma 22% RH Pork\u2014 Jan.8.40 8.40 8.42 83 8.32 May 8.60 8.62 865 8.35 5 Lard\u2014 Jan.435 440 4.42 4.32 May 4.52 4.35 4.57 4.50 Short Ribs\u2014 î Jan.4.22 4.25 4.27 4.22 du May 4.35 4.40 4.40 .Ea _ Detroit, Dec.13, Closing\u201491%c Dec.32%4 ' Du aig Des Duluth, Dec.13, Closiug\u2014{2¢ cash, W's \u201c0c May.- Milwaukee, Dec.13, Closing\u2014$7c cash, PIC May.\\ St.Louls, Dec.13, Closing\u201497tzc Dec.® Jan., 93%c May.Toledo.Dec.13, Closing\u201494tsc Dec.May._, - ow York, Dec 18, Closing\u2014974we Dec N Bank of Toronto at 229, 7 Merchants Pank 97%c Jan., 93%c May.rrices 101 steady, and oats .Peas .Barley, ACC Rye .Buckwheat Owing to an active di prices is 11k Lure if the © quote: \u2014 Manitoba st spring Datel Straight roll Winter pale The mark there is a t Je to Tic.worth from Watertows in Jefterson boxes at 7?51,000 boxes.The mark fair trade | We quote:: Finest crear Beconds Finest dair) Lower grade Roll Futier lo New Ÿc at 2lc Lo Z cecouds, Wh tubs is wort In The mark owing to Lb & good man ritice, turke The foliowi Bood condit Turkeys Ducks Geese .Chickens Partridges, Vartridges, The mark very slowl.stock have make a co the approac In New choice egg Yenn.fapc) is miid, an in the mal ture .We of 5¢ per \u20ac now be do As the exp mission an to bc in ci to 2c profit Montreal | Selected bc Limed No.1 can No.2 can The dem: as Ivllows- cut, $15, b 12c; pure | biéc to.bla Hay\u2014Th ply is mo No.1 is wc casional c No.2 is n weak at $& LIVE There w cattle, 15 offered for to-day.large num end pricee last wesk three carl market to was being over 44c; &s some cattle sol good stoc) mon dry « leaner bea: 2c per 1b.Sheep sol lambs at | advancing 4%c to 5c RE \u2018Wheat, b Pets, bus) Oats, bur] Rye, bus! Flour, bri Meal, bri: Ashes, br Butter, pl Cheese, © Pork, bri Lard, tcs Eggs, cas Tinned M Dressed I Leather, Raw Hida Beef.brie Apples, .MON Wheat, b Buckwhe: Corn, bu Feas, bu: COMMERCIAL, WiTwEss OFFICE, D } GRAIN.rico or coarse gralna remain very =\" 4.y, and the market is quiet.We quote: cs 2114 11 0e 0e + + ÎT6 to Die > .1.5e 0e 1e 40 B0%cto ôlc y, according to sample.35c to 38c Le ee ee 20 een.Bllécto 5ze .kwheat .+.++ 2 +.\u2026 Bâlgcto g6c FLOUR.113 to the rise in wheat there is now demand for flour and a rise in s 13 likely to be made in the near fu- rhe wheat market holds steady.We -:.tpba strong bakers .$4.90 to 85.00 \u2026« patenis .«\u2026 .\u2026 040 to 6.40 si: 0'gut rollers Lo .+, +.\u2026.430 to 450 Winirr putents .\u2026 4.45 to 4.95 CHEESE.market is generally slow though :s à better demand for low grades at 2 Fivest Ontario continues to be rom Se to 8kc.Wat rtown, N.Y., Dec.11.\u2014Sales of cheese I \u201c-rson county during the week; 2,000 tevea at 740 to Be; amount now unsold, \u2018nt xs.No cheese sold here to-day.BUTTER.rket ig not very active, though a - is being done in a jobblug way.a He quute:: First creamery .l18c to 18%c seconds .lc to 1740 Finest dairy .15¢ to 1c Low.r grade dairy .dc to lic Roll butter l44geto 15e In New York Western creamery is selling at 2lc to 2c for firsts and lbc to 20c for teconds, while state dairy in half firkin tubs is worth lic to 18¢ for firsts.DRESSED POULTRY.The miarket is very slow and irregular, owing to the continued mild weather, and a good many sales have been made at a sac- rince, turkeys selling as low as & per Ib.The foliowing quotations apply to birds in god condition: Turkeys .PRE 8e to 8kc Ducks o.oo tiie ieee +.0 to 8c Grese .\u2026.\u2026\u2026.Sigcto bc Cuickens .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.- .Blacto 6lge Fartridges, No.1 T0c to \u2018bc l\u2019artridges, No.2 .352 to 40c EGGS.The market is dull, and stock is moving very slowly.Prices for selected boiling stock have advanced Sec, and are likely to make a considerable rurther aavance with the approach of the Christmas season.In New Yo'k, western, new gathered, choice eggs are worth 24c, Penn.fancy, 25c to Ztc.The weather there is mild, and if it continues so, æ break in in the market is expected in the near fu- Lure Were it not for the excessive duty of 5c per doz:wm, a good export trade could now be done from Montreal to New York, Ag the expenses of boxing, expressing, commission and shrinkage only amount from 4e to 5c in car lots, and this would leave 1c to Zc profit to shipper per dozen.We quote Montreal prices as follows: Selected boiling stocks .17%cto 1844 Limed .= +++ L3%eto 13c No, 1 caodled .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026 13e to léc No.2 candied lle to 12c PROVISIONS.The demand is good, and prices are firm as follows\u2014M°ss pork, best brands, short cut, $15, hams, 10c to 1lizc per Ib.; bacon, 4e: pure Inrd in palls, 7c; compound lard, lac ta Sisc.\u2026- .Hay\u2014The market is firm and the supply 18 more abundant but not excessive.No.1 1s Worth from $10 to $10.50 with an occasional car of fancy at a dollar higher.No.2 1s more plentiful, and the market is wzak at $8 to $8.50.LIVE STOCK MARKET\u2014Dec.13, There were about 550 head of butchers\u2019 cattle, 15 calves and 25) eheep and lambs cfféred for sale au the East End Abattoir to-day.The butcher were present in large numbers, but trade was rather slow, end prices remain about tbe sammu as on last week's market.There were nearly three carloads of Christmas becves on the market to-day, and for these 6c per Ib.was being asked, but no sales were made at over 4kc; but these were scarcely so good as somme of the others.Prime butchers\u2019 cattle sold at about 4%c per lb.; pretty geod stock at from 3%c to \u201c%c do.; common dry cows pt from 2%c to 3%ec, and the leaner beasts ad hard-looklng bulls at about 2c per Ib.Calves sold at {rota $3 to $6 each.Sheep sold at from 3c to 3%c per Ib., and lambs at from 4c to 4%c do.Fat hogs ure advancing in price, and sold to-day at from 4%c to 5c per It.RECEIPTS IN MONTREAL.G.T.R.C.2.R.Total.Wheat, bush , 40 5940 Pegs, bush .3600 3600 | Oats, bush .,.20900 32100 Rye, bush .2145 2145 Flour, bris .\u201c0 110 Meal, brls .130 Ashes, bris .5 5 Butter, pkgs ., .215 484 Cheese, bxs [EN 25 Pork, brls ., ., 715 75 Lard, tes .eee ces 200 Eggs, cases .31 FDU] 121 Tinned Meats, bxs .5 82 Dressed Hogs .239 1215 1454 Leather, rolls .1489 117 Raw Hides ., 2 1 +) 39 Beef, brla ., .3 .\u2026.Apples, .067 AN 607 -\u2014 MONTREAL STOCKS IN STORE.Dec.11, Dec.4, Dec.12, 897.1837 1 .1866.Wheat, bush .97,020 87,363 446,911 Buckwheat, bush.23.017 18,768 24,268 Corn, bush .65,896 84,355 34,527 Feas, bush .106,294 112,819 132,604 Oats, bush 281,265 264,237 109,615 Barley, bush .30,823 28,485 38,106 Rye, bush 25,998 31,355 23,188 Flour, bris 11,780 11,662 37,290 Meal, bris .61 85 8 -_\u2014 BRITISH AND FRENCH MARKETS.Cable advices to the Board of Trade this morning were as follows: London, Dec.13, 2587.Cargoes off coast, wheat, buyers and sellers apart; maize, nothing doing; cargoes on passage, Wheat, buyers apd sellers apart; maize quiet and steady.English country wheat warkets, steady.Liverpool\u2014Spot wheat firm; spot maize, steady: mixed American spot maize, 2s za; Minneapolis first bakers\u2019 flour, 258 G4.Futures, wheat steady, 7s 4%d Dec., Ts 4%d March, 78 3%d May; malze steady, 3s 1%4 Dec, 3s 1%d Feb., 3s 1%d March.Paris\u2014Wheat, 30.10 Dec., 29.50 Jan.; do, flour, 61.90 Dec., \u20ac1.70 Jan.French coun.(ry markets, weak.ml?Detroit wbeat opened at 92c Der, £2%c May.wi Duluth wheat opened at 89%c Dec.,%/4 May In Milwaukee wheat opened at §7c cash, 4e May.In St.Louis whezt opened at 93%c May.In Toledo wheat opened at 9%!4c Dec, 85%c May.In New York wheat opened at 97%4c Jan.®le May.and state of: MOVEMENTS OF GRAIN AND FLOUR.Receipts.Ship\u2019ts.At Chicago\u2014 Wheat, bush ., .677,000 6,000 Corn, bush .277,000 209,000 Oats, bush .vr .\u2026 .461,000 288,000 Flour, brls .12,313 14,557 At Milwaukee- Wheat, bush .88000 10,000 At Duluth\u2014 Wheat, bush .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.29,000 28,000 At St.Lours\u2014 Wheat, bush .83000 46,000 At Toledo\u2014 Wheat, bush .20,000 13,000 TORONTO MARKETS.Toronto, Dec.13.\u2014Market quiet.Flour quiet and about steady; straight rollers ls qucted at $3.95 to $4 middle freights; Man.patents at $5.25 and strong bakers at $6.Wheat quiet with the feeling unsettled.Red winter sold at 82c to $2%c north and west, and epring i8 quoted at 81c to 82c on Midlend.Goose, 75c west and \u201876c east.No.1 Manitoba hard at 9lc to 92c Fort WIlliam, and $1.02 Toromto freights.Barley quiet with moderate offerings; No.3 extra quoted at 27c west and feed at 25c.Oats unchanged with sales of white at 23c to 23'ac west, and of mixed at 22%¢ west.Peas steady with sales at 44c north and wost.Buckwheat upchaiged with sales at 30c west and at 3lc east.Rye steady with fair demand; sales made at 44c high freights and at 45¢ middle freigbts.Corn quiet with sales of Canadian at 25c to 25lgc west.Bran quiet with cars quoted at 37.50 \u2018west; shorts, $11 to $12 middle freights.Oatmeal quiet and prices unchanged at $3 to $2.15 for cars on track.CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Dec.13.\u2014 Hogs \u2014 To-day's estimated receipts, 33,000; Saturday's receipts accoriing to official returns, 22,828; shipments, 2,832; left over, 1,- 4+4; market fairly active and generally se higher; light mixed, $3.30 to $3.42; mixed; parking, 33.30 to $3.46 heavy shipping, $3.20: to $3.45 rough grades, $3 20 to 33.25.The reccipts of cattle were 10,000.LIVERPOOL MARKET PRICES | CURRENT.| Liverpool, Dec.13.\u2014Spring wheat, Ts 2d to 78 9%d; red winter, 7s 10d to Ts 104d: No.1 Cala., 8s 4d to 88 4%d; corn, 3s 2d; reas, 4s 8%d; pork, 48s \u20acd; lard, 28s 2d; tallow, 18s Gd; baccn, heavy, 30s; tight, 20s; cheese, 42s 6d.LONDON CONSOLS.London, Dec.13, 12.39 p.m.\u2014 Consols \u2014 \"Money, 112%; account, 115 1-16.CANADIAN TRADE.THE MOVEMENT LARGER THAN USUAL AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.Toronto, Dec.9.\u2014R.G.Dun & Co.'s week- season.of the year: Moncy Js steady at § to 7-for discounts and at 4 percent for call loans.QUEBEC.Montreal, Dec.1L\u2014Mild and unsettled weather bas had a depressing effect\u2019 on Lusiness; country roads, which were robe too good, have been impassable for the present.It needs cold weather with BNOW to tone up business and make the holiday trade lively.On the whole the slate.of trade is relatively better than at the same time last year, and the results are decidedly more encouraging.Prospects all round tend to cheerfulness, and collections Lavo proved to be much more satisfactory.Dry goods jobbers are receiviug moderate orders, but stock-taking is pretty general.Groceries and sugars have been active, with & firmer tcne to the latter.Advances have also cccurred in glass, and hides and leathor show firmness.Boot and shoe mar ufacturers report ord:rs fairly good.and all the factories in Quebec are running full time.Dairy products and poultry are rather sluggish at easier figures.Large exports of flour have gone forward via Port- and.The failure list, while sufficiently large as to numbers, does not indicate many Iceses of magnitude.Money firm at 4 percent on call.Quebec, Dec.11.\u2014Colder weather has comewhat stimulated the dry goods ard clothing business, but genéral trade, exôept in holiday goods, shows a falling off.Owing to the approach of stock-taking, dry gcods merchants in particular are not pushing trade.The local flour market is reported firm, with a tendency to rise.There, is a probebility of an advance in leather,.owing to the scarcity of hides.Shoe imapu- facturers are generally reported busy.BANK OF ENGLAND'S WEEKLY STATEMENT.London, Dec.9.\u2014The weekly statement of tbe Bank of England shows the following changes as compared with the previous account: Total reserve, increased .£ 20,000 Circulation, decreased .+.220,000 Bullion, decreased .200,365 |.Other securities, decrease 979,000.Other deposits, decreased .595,000 Public deposits, decreased 331,000 Notes reserve, increased \u2026.\u2026 159,000.Government securities, increased.50,000.The proportion of the Bank of England'a reserve to liability, which last week was 48.95 percent.is now 50.02 percent.The Bank of England's rate of discount remains unchanged at 3 percent.THE PELAGIC SEALING BILL PROF.JORDAN OF STANFORD UNIVERSITY FAVORS ITS PASSAGE.Stanford University, Cal., Dec.13.\u2014Dr.Jordan, in an interview on pelagic seal- ly statement of trade in Canada says: \u2014 Wholersle trade at Toronto continugs much : the rame.The movement is larger than uxual at this time of year, but for the next two weeks general business is likely to slacken.Stock-taking is engagiug the at-: tention of some of the merchants, and until the end of the year it will be pretty general.Heavy lines of dry goods, furs, etc.,, are in good demand.Groceries fajr- ly active, with dried fruits selllnz freely.ing and the bill introduced in Congress to prevent Americans from engaging in it, sail on Saturday evening: \u2014'So far as 1 can judge from the reports of the Associated Press, the bill should be passed.If such a bill had teen passed immediately after the Paris award, the whole matter would have been amicably Prices all round are firm, and payments are very encouraging.Sugars are à fraction | higher.The number of failures keeps small | and the feeling generally is oue of confid-! ence.There is still a large export demand | for grain, chiefly wheat and oats.Suip- pers are very busy, and there seems to be) little let-up to cable orders.Money is in good demand, but rates are, unchanged.Many of our banks are em-! ploying their surplus funds in large United States cities, where the demand for money is brisk.Prime commercial paper is discounted 4n Toronto at 6 percent, and call loans are quoted at 4 percent.New York drafts ere firmer than for some time.The Bank of England discount rate is unchanged at 3 percent, and the open market rates are firm at 3 percent.Canadian stocks are fairly active and strong as a rule.Toronto Electric, Cable and Grand Trunk securities are higher.: Failures for the week werc 29, against 43 for the same week of last year.BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY TRADE SUMMARY.BRITISH COLUMBIA, Victoria and Vancouver, Dec.il.\u2014Busl- ress in coast cities continues good, and retail merchants are ordering largely in heavy goods for the spring outfitting trade.Collections generally are fairly satisfactory.MANITOBA.Wircnipeg, Dec.11.\u2014Navigation Is at a standstill owing to the scarcity of boats, but all boats chartered have got through.Grain movement throughout the country bas quieted down, and now averages only | about 25,000 bushels per day.Live stock | expoîts have closed for the season, Ex- | ports of fat cattle show an increase of ; about 25 percent over last year, which was | slightly less then previous years.Cattle ! exports, Including stocker cattle, are the | largest on record, and \u2018otal 65,000 head, compared with 35,000 head last year, and 50,000 the year previous.\u2018The export trade in sheep has not increased any, and totals ; About the same as last year {10,000 head).i This is said to be caused by poor prices in | the English market.Shipment of hogs to the Eastern market have been larger, a heavy cut in all rail freight rates on grain, flour, etc.,, may make shipments possiole during the winter: wholesale trade is entering upon a quiet season incidental to the holidays.MARITIME PROVINCES.Halifax, Dec.11.\u2014Milder weather has checked the activity in the woollen anad clothing trade, the volume of trade during | the week being rather light, couatry re- | mittances have about come up to expecta- \u2018tions.St.John, New Brunswick, reports i the lumber market without change.and quo- | tations purely nominal.Shipments to the\u2019 United States were small last week.Lied winter cut is not expected to be more than kalf the quantity got out last winter; the market fcr fish {s firm with an upward tendency.At Newfoundland there is a iæenergl complairt of the dulness of trade, and nll are looking forward to a better mar- | ket for flsh, and better prices.It is ex- | pected that the seal fishery will be prosecut- ed as vigorously as vver this winter.| ONTARIO.Toronto, Dec.11.\u2014There has been a ! marked expansion of tradc in tbe past ten , days, due to the renewsd activity in the \"grain trade, and the increasing demand for {holiday lines.Country roads have been Kood, thore being good sleighing at many points, particularly in the northern counties.Grain of all kinds has been coming out freely, and deliveries promise to be large for the next month should the reads Keep good.The wholesale dry goods trade iis fairly active, notwithstanding that this fs a between seasons tire.Sorting orders are numerous, and holiday goods ore moving briskly.Groceries are active.The enquiry \u2018or general assortment of articles is good.Sugars have advanced 1-16c.Hides are firm and in good demand, particularly light hides.Wool is quiet, but firm, with stocks small.The produce markets show more activity than usual at this' adjusted before this.taken the initiative in the action we have urged upon others would have given ue a moral advantage which we have hitherto lacked.+ - i \u2018The.few thousand dollars which .pela! | gic sealing has brought into San Francisco and Port Townsend have.been dearly bought.Such a bill would have given us a great commercial advantage.The United Stetes has been the chief market for the dressed skins of the female fur scals.To close this market is to destroy the great incemtive to their destruction and the consequent destruction of the herd.The killing of the males on the land in a legitimate way tends to help the growth of the herd and the consequent increased production of kiHable males.In those facts lie the whole American case.The Canadian case lies in the admitted rule that free dom of the sea cam only be restricted by international agreement.The bill should be a good measure toward securing it.\u2019 ee RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE IN MISSOURI.St.Joseph, Mo., Dec.13.\u2014Religious circles in this city were stirred up yesterday by the public excommunication of Mrs.Charles Miller, formerly Miss Katherine Moriarity, her mother and all relatives and Catholics who participated in ber marriage ceremonies, and the reception which followed, because the young weman was married by a Protestant minister.The letter of excommunication from the Right Rev.Bishop Burke and addressed to the Rev.Father Newman, pastor of the Cathedral congregation, was read at all of the services in the Cathedral.CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS.WILL PROHIBIT SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACING IN CANADA.Ottawa, Dec, 13.\u2014Before the coming session the cabinet will consider a proposal to introduce an amendment to the Criminal Code prohibiting continuous bi- cyole racing as exemplified during the past week in New York.Several members of the cabinet have expressed themselves as opposed to a repetition of such scenes ir Canada.If an amendment is introduced it will take the shape of an enactment requiring that racing contests extending beyond one day be suspended for a specified number of hours each day.The measure will be introduced into the Serate by the Minister of Justice along with other amendments in contemplation, and will, it is safe to predict, meet with very slight opposition, if any.\u2014_ NOTES AND NOTICES.The arrival of 150 Knabe, Bell and Wil- liame pianos at 1824 Notre Dame street, | near McGill street, at Willis & Co.'s, means the largest and costliest holiday stock ever imported into Canada.New cases, designs, and scales; every improvement of value.Intending purchasers are invited to come before the Xmas rush |- begins and ensure better attention.To have ourselves TRIED TO BOARD A MOVING TRAIN St.Catharines, Ont., Dec.13.\u2014On Saturday night a man named George Wilkins, employed on the Cataract Power Canal, near this place, was trying to & moving train.mangling both feet in a horrible manner, rendering amputation necessary.__ ADVERTISEMENTS.FreefromColds Few Are So Fortunate as to Escape Taking Cold-The Best Protection \u2014 Mow to Break Up à Cold Promptiy.Few people pass through the winter months without & cold.Often without any Xnown rause there will be headache, sore throat, cough and \u2018symptoms of fever, and We realize we have \u2018taken cold.\u2019 The \u2018truth Is, the body is insufficiently nourished.Tha blood is impoverished.Hood's Sarsaparills ls.à protection against colds because it purifies and enriches the blood.It tones, lovigorates end fortifies the whole system, {enabling it to resist the effects of exposure to which a debilitated and run down eys- | tem quickly yields.To Break Up a Cold.There is nothing equal to a hot foot bath, hot drinks and a good dose of Hood's Pills -on retiring.In the morning the patient will be almost \u2018as good as new.\u2019 Hood\u2019s Sarsaparilla Is the best\u2014in fact the Ome True Blood Purifier.Sold by druggists.$1; six for $5.with Hood's Sarsaparilla.Hood's Pillszre the only pills to take .13 PeEseN ING, ELECTROTYFING AND STEREOTYPING Done promptly, and good work guaranteed.\u2018WITNESS\u2019 PRINTING HOUSE, Rooms and Board.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 When answering advertisements.Adver- tsers appreciate it.ROOM TO LET, AT 118 UNION AVENUE, after the first of the New Year, large, comfortable room on bath-room flat; snap } for man of quiet habits.13 ROOMS TO LET.129 METCALFE STREET \u2019 13 \u2018LARGE PARLOR BEDRCOM, with board, |.ban be had at Westmount, near M.A.A.A., grounds.Address No.4452, \u2018Witness\u2019 Of- ot fice.11 A WARM FRONT ROOM ON BATHROOM Rat, suitable for an elderly gentleman or Wo young men; also table boadd 7 ; nover street.11 \u2014 lfWO ROOMS, WITH OR WITHOUT Board, » Vega unt; situation central.Address ., 7, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.References required.u ROOMS TO LET, FURNISHED OR UNfurnished.Apply at 141 Alexander street.19 ROOMS\u2014LARGE FRONT ROOM on Bathroom fla, furnished or wnfurpished; tele- \u2018phone, \u2018Daisy\u2019 furnace.154 Mansfield st, corner Burnaide Place.: 30 GOOD BOARD AND WELL-FURNISHED warm rooms; all conveniences.58 Bernard street.10 LARGE, COMFORTABLE ROOM, SUITable for two gentlemen, with or without board; private family.54 Osborne street.WELL FURNISHED, LARGE, FRONT Bedroym, furnace and gas, suitable for one or two gentlemen.4 St.Louis square.10 LARGE, COMFORTABLE ROOM.42 ST.Famille street.10 NEWLY FURNISHED SINILE BEDROOM, warm house, heated with hot water ; Daisy furnace; board if desired.98 St.Famille street.10 VERY NICE, COMFORTABLE ROOM, for Married Couple or two Gentlemen; terms moderate.140 Berri street.10 TO LET, AN UNFURNISHED ROOM, 8 : per month.Apply 18 Kinkora ave.2 Lo Wantea.\u2014 Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Advertisers appraciate it.WANTED, A COPY OF THE GUIBORD Trial, paper cover, published by John Dougall & Son, in 1875.Address, or apply at the \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.10 WANTED, A COAL OIL TANK TO HOLD one barrel of ofl; must be in good order.Address OIL TANK, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.6 WANTED, TO PURCHASE, CAST-OFF \u2018Clothing, Furs, Carpets, Musical Instru- wents, Fire Arms, Bicycles.Good prices paid on account of having great demand.Address M.FRANK, 569 Craig street.18 To Let.= Always be sure to meation the \"Witness when answering advertisements.Adyer- tiser.apnreclate it.He caught his\u201d | fogt.and.slipped; félling.undér the cars, CASH TARIFF.Situations Vacant.Situations Wanted.Pupils Wanted.Rooms To Let.Articles Found.Secondhand Articles, Wanted or For Sale.NOTICE PARTICULARLY.a 20 Words FOR |; 10 Cents.Lee for each additional word.Six insertions for the price of four.25 Words FOR 25 Cents.1 cent for each ad- insertions for the price of four.25 Words for 50c.J tional word.Six \u2018pojdooos eq ITA sdueig oSujsog in consequence, much higher.No charge made in our books for any advertisement of less 8 than five lines space.Houses For Sale.Houses To Let.( Articles For Sale, Personals.The above rates are CASH with order.When not prepaid numerous entries have to be made, and the rate is, & RRR FAIRER RNR NNN Bargains.Situations Vacant.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements, Advertisers appreciate it.FOR SALE, A SPLENDID \u201cWILLIAMS\u201d Plano, in goed condition, only in use a short time, will be sold cheap to prompt buyer.Apply EMBLEM BROS.41 St.Francois Xavier street, Montreal.13 A BARGAIN IN PIANO; MUST BE SOLDA first-class American Square Piano, in prime condition, for sale on convenient terms.Can be seen at 716 St.Lawrence street.1 MAGIC LANTERN, ENGLISH MAKE, 2% inch compound cordenser; shows § ft.picture; number of fine photographic slides, $7.16 Torfance street.n TRIUMPH MEDICAL BATTERY, One Dollar.The Dollar Electric Motor.Just the thing for Christmas Presents, R.M.MI , Blmwood avenue, London, ont FOR SALE, FOX TERRIER PUPS, WELL.bred.Apply at 708 Dorchoster street.10 FOR SALE, FOR THE MILLION, KINDling,$2; Cut Maple, 32.50; Tamarao Blocks, $1.75; Mill Blocks, $1.60; cut any length; delivered anywhere in the city.J.C.MACDIARMID, Richmond square.Bell Telephone 8358.8 Personal.Always be sure to meution the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Aûver- tisers aporeciate it.PERBONAL\u2014BOSTON DENTAL PARLORS 1868 Notre Dame.Beautiful Sets of Teeth for Ten Dollars.Fit and quality guaranteed.Painless extracting a specialty.All charges moderate.18 Houses Wanted.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Adver- tsers appreciate it.WANTED, SMALL HOUSE TO RENT, OR Furnished Apartments, with English fam- ly, tor married couple, neighborhood De- lorimier Avenue.Address, with particulars, 46 Belmont park.13 \u2014 \u2014 Pupils Wanted.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate it.THOS.A.SIMPSON, Instructor of Violin, Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar; terms mod- erdte.2102 8t.Catherine street.Entertainments Given.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate it.R: McGLAUGHLIN, HUMNORIST AND ELOCUTIONIST, Open for Concert Engagements.For terms apply 196 BERRI STREET.Montreal.Always ba sure to mention the \u2018Witness when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate It.OFFICE BOY WANTED, APPLY TO MR HART, Notary, New York Lite Building 18 WRITERS WANTED TO DO COPYING AT home.LAW COLLEGE, Lima, O.13 WANTED, IMMEDIATELY, YOUNG GENeral Servant, three in family.Apply al 92 Fort street.13 WANTED, A COOK, at No.113 Unlvorsity street.11 WANTED, OFFICE BOY, WHO RESIDE} with his parents; who cen speak Frencl snd English.Apply in own handwriting, to H.K., \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.11 WANTED, GOOD, SOBER, Middie-agec person as housckeeper; email wages, bu |.& Bood_home de arty.\u2018Apply,No \u201c3 me, Mie , Park nue.CETTE TE TY sr a, 10 BOY WANTRD, 16 OR 17 YEARS OLD, t make himsélf gene: useful; one ac customed to d-ive a horse preferrsd.Ap ply at \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.9 WANTED, A CAPABLE GIRL FOR General house work; gnod wages to a reliable person.MRS.CHARLES BUGBEE, Hartford, Vt.Employment Wanted.\u2014 Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate it.WANTED, SEWING BY THE DAY, BY an experienced Dressmaker, cutting and fitting on the Magic Scale; terms moderate.Address 46 Emily street.13 WANTED, BY YOUNG GIRL 15, LIGHT place.Address ELIZABETH, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.13 WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE MIDDLE aged woman situation as good cook ; salary no object, but a comfortable home; good references.Address D.108, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.11 AS ENGINEER OR MACHINIST, Married man, aged 34 years; understands stcam fitting, shafting, electric lighting; good references.Address WORK, 20, \u2018Witness\u2019 fice.1 WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE Woman, work of any kind by the day; night years experience.Apply, 637% St.James ne WANTED, A PLACE AS NURSE; understand the cure of infants perfectly.Address 57 Arlington aveaue, Westmount.30 WANTED, TYPEWRITING BY AN EXperienced Lady Stenographer; prompt aud accurate service.Terms moderate.Address À.B., 2257 St, Catherine street.8 EMPLOYMENT WANTED BY RESPECTAble Young Woman, capable and willing; understands fur-sswing, shoe-cartooning, needlework, house wor Suited for any position of trust and care.Best references.Address, CAPABLE, 14, \"Witnegs\" ce.\u2014 Lost, Strayed and Found.Property.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate it.TO LET, FINE CORNER SHOP, NO.3716 Notre Dame street, St.Henri, with spuci- ous cellar, yard, shed and stable; dwell- {ng over shop with entrance on St.Phillip street, St.Henri.Apply to LOUIS DENEAU, 147 St.James St.or 23 Park Terrace, St.Henrl 2 STORAGE CHEAP\u2014COVBRED OR OPEN, in \u2018Clendipneng\u2019s\u2019 Buildings and yards on William street.Apply, 16 Inspector at.10 LET, CERTAIN PREMISES IN THY \u2018Witness\u2019 bullding, consisting of a Store on the street level, and two wall-ligh(ad, well-finished, heated flats, immediately above said Store.These premises would be very suitible for a wholesale estab- Mrhment requiring a shop or office on phe ground ficor, or would be let separately.Only first-class tenants neea apply.Full particulary or application to Mr.WAL- CB, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office., 17 FRE).R ALLEY.11685.James Street.REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD.MONEY LOANED, J.W.MOLSON & CO., Real Estate and Financial Agents, 101 ST.FRANCOIS XAVIER ST.Real Estate Bought and Sold.Valuations made.The Management of Properties and Trust Hstates undertaken.Rents Collected.Loans ncgotiated on First Mortgage on R.a: Estate, at lowest current rates, Always be sure to mention the \"Witness when answering advertisements.Advertisers appreciate it LOST, MONDAY AFTERNOON ON THE way from Prince Arthur via Mance, St.George and Craig streets, Plain Gold Ring with hole in top where setting bad fallen out.Reward on returning to G .PORTEOUS, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.LOST, ON THB 13th INST., ON BT.CATHerine street, between Phillips square and Mansfield street, a Black Bag with initials N.E., (empty).Please bring to 217 Milton street and receive reward.13 LOST, OR STRAYED, A LARGE SHORT Hair Mount St.Bernard Dog.Reward at JOS.LEVESQUE, 120 Bleury street.Any one found in possession of him after this notice will be prosecuted.13 LOST, HANDKERCHIEF\u2014WOULD THE persan who picked up tbe Brussels Lace Handkerchief at the Charity Ball on Thursday evening last please return it at 3 un once to 183 St.James street.> *% ASIA PRIS PROG t 4 ca = sac mtr 8 \u2018THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS The Boys\u2019 Page.The Parasol Ant.(Gerald Brenan, in Chicago \u2018Inter- Ocean.\u2019) The extraordinary ingenuity of differ ent species of ants has been the theme of many a naturalist\u2019s treatise and traveller\u2019s tale.But a recent enactment of the government of Trinidad brings to light phases of amt intelligence more remarkable perhaps then any yet published.Trinidad, it appears, is suffering from the pest of \u2018parasol ants,\u2019 and all and sundry are invited to submit plans for the extermination of these little creatures.In the course of a discussion, the results of recent investigations into the habits of the parssol ant were brought forth.It has long been the belief of naturalists that these ants cut the circular pieces out of Jeaves (which when carried away by them over their heads procured for them the name ° parasol\u2019) merely for eating purposes.That such is not the case has now been established.The bits of leaves are simply wanted as the soil upon which to cultivate a certain kind of fungus used by the ants for food, and the little agriculturists\u2014for such they are in the strictest semse of the word\u2014are as expert in the future of this fungus as 13 any market gardener of Paris in the growing of his beloved mushrooms.; The director of the public works in Trinidad, being asked for evidence on the aubject, submitted the following curious testimony: \u2014 \u201cThe bits of leaf bitten out by the para- gol ant are not eaten.On the contrary, they are carefully removed, and their surface used for fungusgrowing.I have watched the ants at work for hours at a time.\u2018Fach forager dropped his portion of leaf in the nest, and it was taken up by a small laborer and carried to a clear space to be cleaned.lt was then taken in hand by the larger workers, which, after licking it with their tongues, reduced it to a small ball of pulp.These balls were built on the edge of the already formed fungus bed, and slightly smoothed down.The new surface was then planted with scraps of fungus brought from other parts of the nest.Each piece was put in separately, the ants, like the true gardeners they are, kmowing exactly how far apart their plants must be.It sometimes looks as though the bits of fungus had been put in too scanty in places, yet in about forty hours (if the humidity is suitable), the surtace becomes covered with tiny m ms\u2014making au appearance as of some Hiiputian fall of smow This extraordinary account of the prowess of the parasol ant m mushroom culture (a pursuit the difficulties of which are well known) is not to be cavilled at, for it is embodied m the very latest \u2018blue book\u2019 issued by the Right Hon.Joseph Chamberlain, British Colonial Secretary.; | When it is remembered that most raisers of mushrooms fail becaise of the trouble they find in regu'aÿ.nz the temperature to suit their plants, and the proper handling of the spores.s woud appear that these small creatures are, in their way, as good agrioulturists as their human fellow-farmers.At any rate, the discoveries made in Trinidad ought !o procure for these ants a new name.\u2018Parasol ant\u2019 implies a selfish regard for personal comfort, which we now know is not at all the reason of the soraps of leaf s0 industtiously carried over the !it- tle toilers\u2019 heads.The Trinidad public works director suggests \u2018agriculturist\u2019 as a substitute.ee The Opinion of the Fire Irons.(Dora Read Goodale, in N.Y.\u2018Inde pendent.\u2019) As 1 was basking by the library fire a few days since, leaning back in an easy chair and closing my eyes, the Fire-irons, thinking 1 was asleep, became engaged in an animated discussion.\u2018Fender, indeed ! A pretty Fender you are ! * I heard one of the Andirons say, \u2018fætting the baby tumble into the fire rv \u2018She climbed over me!\u2019 protested the Fender, in an aggrieved tone of voice.\u2018She put her hands on my back and then turned a somersauit.If I had had legs, now, lke the firetongs yonder\u2019 \u2014 \u2018Qh, yes, if, snapped out the Firetongs spitefully; \u2018i you could be a Tongs for a while you'd know that legs are of very little use without arms\u2014not but what they\u2019re handy to have when people insult you.It wes the Bellows\u2019 place to give the alarm, or I'd like to ask what lungs and a mowth are for \u2018My place!\u2019 exclaimed the Bellows, in a wheezy tome, as if it had inhaled a great many ashes\u2014'my place ! when you know very well that I bave the asthma, and its almost more than my constitution will bear to start up that lazy fire for Mary Ann in the morning.And if a throat is all you want, isn\u2019t there tne Chimney with a great black gullet would take in ten of mine ?\u2019 The Chimney made no reply to this, but I thought a gentle sigh escaped it.\u201cThe truth is, ® was the Haasock\u2019s fault, the Andiron began again.If the baby hadn\u2019t climbed on the Hassock firet, she never could have played leapfrog with -the Fender.Do vou hear that, Hassock ?Prick up your ears 1 \u2018Ears,\u2019 muttered the Shovel, who had to wag those coftton-wool earw ! It takes an ear like the Bearskin Rugs to hear with.The Hassock there is always asleep, however.What would you have with a creature that\u2019s stuffed with sawdust ?\u2019 \u2018Horsehair, you mean, retorted the Haseock, apparently making an effort to rouse iteelf.\u2018I\u2019m a Marquette footrest, allow me to tell you; not one of vour vulgar crickets full of excelsior.I was very sorry about the baby, but really she\u2019s an extremely troublesome child; only yesterday she tweaked off one of my taseels.\u2019 \u2018My dear, remember that you and 1 are pieces of furniture,\u2019 said the Splint- wood Basket, in a silvery voice.\u2018Don\u2019t become heated, pray.Leave that to the Fire-irons.\u2019 \"Wall, it\u2019s certain she gave us all a dreadfui fright,\u2019 observed the Shovel, breaking an awkward pause\u2014the Shovel was the most polished among the Fire- irons.\u2018I almost lost my balance when she fell in.Really I wished the Bear had thought it worth while to growl a little.\u201d \u2018Nonsense ! he isn't a bear!\u2019 said the other Andiron, sulkily.\u2018He's nothing but so much skin and fur.He's a rug, 1 tell you, and no more alive than I am.\u2019 \u2018The Backlog made a mistake in flaring up so,\u201d remarked the Bearskin Rug, with a judicial air; \u2018the shock was enough to make any one lose his head.\u2019 \u2018I'm sure the Back-log behaved ad- mirabiy,\u201d exclaimed both the Andirons; \u2018so did the Fore-stick.If they had let Fire come this way now, out of curiosity, there\u2019s no knowing what might have happened.\u2019 \u201cOh, of course you two fellows support the Wood\u2014you always do,\u201d cried the Hearth-brush, pointedly; \u2018and the moment one says \u2018\u2018dum,\u201d the other says \u201c dee.\u201d , \u201cWe don\u2019t bristle up the way you do, anyhow,\u2019 chuckled the hither Andiron.\u201cYou know how the baby screamed,\u2019 observed the Holder, which had the îg- ure of a lambkin worked on its face; \u2018but I was surprised when Old Tar came crashing through the French window.\u2019 ¢ With his nose cut.\u2019 © And one of his forepaws bleeding.\u2019 \u2018And bowled.\u201d \u2018And made a dash for the fire.\u2019 \u2018And pulled her out with his teeth,\u2019 said the Shovel, the Poker, the Bellows, the Hearth-brush and the Tongs, all speaking together.\u2018I never did admire Old Tar.He has such brusque manners, remarked the était Purest and Best for Table and Datry No adulteration.Never cakes.Fender, in a complaining tone.\u2018What do you say, Hassock ?\u2019 \u2018I can\u2019t endure him,\u201d said the Hassock decidedly.\u2018The habit he has of chewing one\u2019s ears is enough to banish him from civilized sooty.\u2019 : \u2018And that lolling pink tongue of hie!\u2019 exclaimed the Bearskin Rug.The Bearskin Rug had teeth, but no tohgue.\u2018And his muddy coat so different from yours, added the Shovel, ingratiatingly.\u2018And after all it was very uncalled for to rush through the window,\u2019 \u201cdeclared the Splint Basket.\u2018Such things arc enough to rasp on the strongest nerves.| consider it a great evidence of ill-breed- ing.\u2019 \u2018He always had that officious way, \u2018Actually daring to singe his paws.\u2019 \u2018Such a piece of assurance!\u2019 \u2018And what is life without its proprieties ?* cried.the Fender, the Hassock and the two Andirons.\u2018After all, he saved the baby\u2019s life said the Holder, timudly.Just then there was a great hissing and spitting among the firebrands.I opened one eye, and the Fire-irons all became silent, for they perceived immediately that I was not asleep.> ADVERTISEMENTS.Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg.Your future wealth depends upon your present health.Take care of it in your own interest.ABBEY\u2019S EFFERVESCENT SALT is thes best known regulator of health, It's daily use will keep your spirits bright and your health good \u2014keep you in a money- se, making mood.All druggists sell this standard English preparation at 60 a large bottle; trial size, 25¢c.FREE! 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