The daily witness, 8 mars 1899, mercredi 8 mars 1899

[" bi 8, ill TO \u201cménicipal debt to Mayor Prefontaine.His Lott | London, March 3B utc A Setspipe Submitted to ports > in util che Si im\u201d -\u2014 MR.HORNER EH ORIGINATOR\u2014 IT IS SIMILAR TO HIR TORONTO PROPOSAL.The Toronto papers are devoting considerable attention to a scheme submitted to the Mayor of Toronto for the con i redempti ity debt ; em \u2014 Ee ma Tih rs for CEE > .\u2019 intendent of the Civic Côdtägious.Dis-T mal effects.There were, however, \u201cI apopers.that.some little time ago â GENEROUS AND JUDICIOUS DIS- enses Hospital, before.the: a >-Chir- | Bie.BATTOW escapes owing to the dark.Horner sulge tted a similar proposi- |.4 POSE QF THE à rampe a a nr Tous of the morning and thety beh g ONO SE PUPA A Ime cussed isthe local Bescd.of [ahctly afte che âre started, coûté off Worship was at first favorably impressed with the ides, which was plausibly presented to him and very clearly worked out in all of its details.The project was very much on the lines of the big Paris (France) civic debt redemption plan.Mayor Prefontaine before committing himself at all in the matter consulted with Mr.Forget and other friends whom be regarded as authorities in financial matters, and on their advice he decided to leave the matter alone.Mr.Horner's plan, as unfolded before Mayor Prefontaine, was about as follows :\u2014 The city was to issue $35,000,000 of coupon bonds bearing interest at one and a half percent.Investors would not buy the bonds for the interest, but for the coupons.Drawings would be held annually, with big capital prizes, so that the bonds would practically be municipal lottery tickets, drawing one and a half percent interest, but Hable to draw a capi- 1a] prize of $60,000 and a long series of smaller prizes.: The $35,000,000 obtained by the sale of these coupon bonds would be used to redeem and wipe out the present debt in the following way : Twenty-seven million dollars would be expended at once in buying in for the city all of the present corporation honds.The remaining $8,000,000 would be invested in some, good, profitable \u2018security, and lars.Having had agreat deal of litigation with the United States postal\u2018 authorities and some of his clients, he came to Montres), and now carries on a business under the name of the Credit General du Canada at the corner of Bleury and Vitre street.} Mr.Horner a short time ago offered to the management of the Monument National a plan for the wiping out of their debt similar to the one offered to the Mayor for the redemption of the city debt.Co \u2019 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014ra\u2014 ST.ANN\u2019S MARKET.MARKET COMMITTEE APPARENTLY IN FAVOR OF ITS ABOLITION.From an incident which occurred at a meeting of the Market Committee this morning it would appear that a majority of the members favor the proposal made in the City Council by Ald.Sadler to abolish St.Ann's Market.The committee was discussing gas fixtures, when Ald.Gallery asked why St.Ann\u2019s Market had been left out of some of the calculations by the chairman, Ald.Jacques.The latter replied that he hoped that the market in question would: be abolished\u2018and demokiahed.\u2018The market was not oxly'useless but a disgrace to the city, .and if his vote was required to secure its abolition he would gladly give it.The committee acquiesced in the chairman\u2019s remarks.Reports were presented to show that satisfactory results had been obtained from tests of gas controllers in Bonse- cours and St.Lawrence markets.Savings in gas of thirty-seven and a half and twenty-six percent had been accomplished It was decided to ask the company for tenders for controllers for the city markets.The committee approved of the action of the chairman in ordering new scales for the St.James and St.Jean Baptiste rasrkets.The chairman reported that the delay in the abattoir matter was due to the delay in obtaining the reports of the health officials on the Point St.Charles proposal.\u201d \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.Yokohama, March 8.\u2014A severe earthquake shock was experienced here at ten o'clock this morning, the disturbance visiting the localities of the great shock of 1801, with some loss of life and pro- 94,500, value, £48,158; peas, cwt;, ! cheese, cwia., 10,001, value, £22,576; eggs (gweat hundreds) dom for February are as follows : \u2014Cat- tle, 1,802, value, £30,204; 40, valme, £674; wheat, ewta., wilee, £58,802; wheat, meal and flour, ewts., 18,380, value, £5,417 ; bacon, cwts., 20,983, value, £36,105; hams, cwis., 8,048, value £15, 048; butter, cwts., 1,512, value, £6,218; 888, £800.value, £1,363; horses, 34, value, MR, ROY'S WILL.The will of the late Mr.Adolphe Roy, in his lifetime merchant and financier of this city, has now become public by being deposited in the government offices.Iv, was passed before Mesers.Hetu & La- casse, notaries, just before Mr.Roy\u2019s le- parture for Europe, where he died a few weeks ago.There is but one bequest for benevolent purposes, but it is most generous and goes to help an important cause, that of popular public instruction.The will provides that half of the testator\u2019s estate will go either to the work being carried on by the St.Jean Baptiste Society in connection with the Monument National, ! in whole or in part, or to the founding of any public school, provided the object be popular education, the decision as to the application of the bequest being left entirely in the hands of the testamentary executors, who are appointed trustees for the disposal of such bequest.The testator\u2019s two sons get the usufruct oi | the other half of the estate, the owner- | should both of them die without issue, ; then that second half of the estate will.also be applied to the same work as the one above-mentioned.The testamentary executors are deceased's two sons, Messrs.Adolphe Victor Roy and Arthur Roy, and Mr.Toussaint Brosseau, advocate., FUTURE -CITIZENS.; - EEE Lo | SRE Although the season has not openeë for immigration, no week passes without.a considerable number of immigrants City Medical Health Officer PROPOSED GRATUITOUS DISFRI- | name, is no relation to the ho#pital pl ship thereof going to their children; but | \u20181 employ by preference the.\u201d \u2014_\u2014 = bo MONTREAL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1899.TO FIGHT DIPHTHERIA: | Studying Dr, J.E.Laberge's Suggestions.BUTION OF SERUM AMONG.THE POOR.i \u2014 The paper on the treatment of diplv theria by the use of anti-diphtheriti¢ wer- Edition - ofthe Ministers, that it had been ar Tanged that Mr.McShane should receive the appointment, which would be nade THE AMEER OF AFGHANISTAN.London, March 8\u2014The Calcutta correspondent of the \u2018Times\u2019 says: \u2018News has public next Saturday.BAD FIRE AT SOREL.Sorel, Que., March 8.\u2014The Brunswick just been received here from Cabul, under date of Feb.25, which says the Ameer of Afghanistan was then in excellent health and had just held a public Les, and Boivin's door and sash Iactory {were totally destroyed by fire at an Hotel, owned by Mr.James Morgan, and leased by Mr.Napoleon La Traverse, together with the wholesale shoe store æf Mr.A.Langlois in the same building, d a wooden building gouth of the \u2018Brunswick, occupiéd by W.Coté, plumb- durbar.early hour this morning.The guests lin the hotel and sofae of the hotel staff | were alseep.when the alarm was sounded y.Dr.Louis Liberie, the city med health \u201cofficer, who, though aë the sician, has requested his colleague to ff nish him with a copy of his pa order that he mdy study the suggesti made with a view of submittiagi sud as he approves to the coisidesation.the Board of Health.\u2019 _ A point which perticularly intent the medical health officer was the su gestion in Dr.Laberge\u2019s paper thet il; city of Montreal should establish æ dé pot for serum to be distributed.grat tw] tously to the poor upon a physicians] certificate.The medical health offices\u2019 considers the statistics es to the: Pemlt; of the treatment at the civic hospital du 4 q ; ob very satisfactory, particularly as cheaver-] -pinge on April 3, age private practitioner omy sends bh worst cases to the hospital.À - In his paper Dr.Laberge submitted\u2019 the rules which guide him in vhe adtriny] istration of the serum\u2019 treatment to the patients confided to his care.lie prepared .at the Pasteur Institue Paris, which bas given me the heet x sults.When 1 have before we a pai.! tient affected with diphtheria I injeet | immediately 20cc of serum.\u2018Twenty four hours after this first injection, if the temperature - has not en, and still more particularly if it hae risem, jd inject another dose of 16cc or - dee, cording te She case., \u2018 i tontFimdéeation.peraturé -after the firet injetté at trise dd remain\u201chigh,-or-æisé\"temath -sta- coming out by way of Halifax or Port- knd.These are handled by the C.P.R.of British Columbia is noticeably on the land for many years that British Columbia.was the province in the Dominion which realized most closely the English idea.The climate was British.The solidity which marked the public institutions was eminently British.The disposition to create the individual home, surrounded by a plot of ground, hedged in with natural growths, appealed io middle class people, whose chief \u2018ambition is to have a stake in the country of their birth or adoption.The fact that capital had been largely iuvested, and that an essentially British population had made a small copy on the Pacific coast of those institutions with which there had been constant familiarity, proved an irresistible attraction, and the local immigration authorities note with satisfac- found, when they arrive, to be booked through for British Columbia.Such pecple come in small groups\u2014in families of five or six, in parties of a dozen.They are well supplied with money; they evi- if not luxuries, and they are educated, refined people., With regard to general immigration, à good season is anticipated! Special efforts have been put forth by Lord Strath- cona in England to interest the agricul tural population in the Dominion.These have taken the form of public lectures; limelight views in the public schools and the dissemination throughout all parts of the country of satisfactory information as to the resources and possibilities of the country.The good work has been going on now for many years, but latterly it has taken a more intelligent and direct form; and it is expected that it will tell during the coming season, While what are called foreign nationalities are desired, and while seme have gone as far as to say that half a million China- men settled in our North-West would be a wise stroke of policy, the chief aim bas been to procure those who will be ready-made citizens of a country which, gtill their own\u2014the English, Irish and Scotch laboring classes.Foreign populations are, for some time at least, 80 many seperate colonies which have nothing in common with the genetal life of the people, and they require a generation at least to realize citizenship.The Do- micion is now thoroughly known in Fur- ope and large numbers, from central Europe particularly, are looking towards the perty.Dominion with hope.and Grand Trupk and torwarded to 24 hours, doses ither:d@ee* or 20cc, poirts in the North-West.The attraction | cording to the age of.the\" patient and increase.lt bas been understood in Eng- \u2018As to local treatment, it amounts td tion the character of the people who are | dently have been accustomed to comforts,\u2019 though.distant from the Motherland, is tionary instead of- inMinly within 24 ' hours, ld inject: every.32 hours.of every ne- the gravity of thé easesg-\"i - very little, abundant irrigation: with a \u2018 solution of boracic aeid every $we hours, This irrigation has a very uf effect.It has a marked antiphlogjstie action, which is, I consider, its priaciple advantage.After each irrigation the patient has a certain period of Fepose.\u201cThe peroxide of hydrogen which I used for a time did not give me #o inuch satisfaction.It irritates and; dries up the throat; and, besides, the apparatus used as atomizer is olten a cause of annoyance.When the false membrane extends to the nose I sometimes irrigate with small pressure, but if the irtiga- , tion should cause bleeding, I discontinue \u2018it, and replace it by a boracie acid and menthol ointment, which I apply to the nostrils every two hours.1 preseribe stimulants, citrate of irom, quinine and strychnine; milk diet; intestinal disin- | fection; rest in bed until the puler has become normal.This is the treatment followed fu the Civic Hoepital.If the patients were | recived into the hospital within 24 hours after the onset of the disease.1 ! have such confidence in serotherapy thet I believe I may say that almost ail the cas, pen \u201c L ; me re + étés Butertaiguient \u2019 cod MA LA.; du £he 14th.Bubject: :.\u201d « The Eoyalist Makers of Cv - \u2014 Canada.$-\" - -SIR MELBOURNE TAIT, Chief Justice, \u201cpreside and Introduca speaker.town \u20184: \u201cOne bundrel reserved \u2018seats at ide.Gen-.= erai admission, 25e, - Y.M.C.A, Hall.6 2.s+ FUTURE MEETINGS.si Im OOMING, .WINDSOR-HALL HEH GNTREAL FEILEARNONIC SOCIETY, : TYRODAY, March dist.con £ Sea En wiry SAMSON al wi \u20ac ' VEN Terms of subscription: .eo ,, - Three ts fer Five Dollars.= RA :S4x Beats fer Ten Dollars #56 4\" \u201cSingle seats Tyvo Dollars.: .Subscription list cléses on Saturday, March ELITE TTI Se IR , Te , A.M.\u201c nome, or Poo a ere, Cireul {lad On on .Ce ARD-W MATE, Secretary, $8 Bishop street, the General Public, Thurs.$1,50, $1.00.90c) at \u2018Star\u2019 Branch Office, St, Catherihe struet.3 FE MONTREAL SCHOOL OF ELOCUTION, *.Jp STEPHEN, Princi 4 328 BF.CATHERINE STRE! (near Btanteyl MAICA.\\ - : \u201cKingston, Jamaica, March 8.\u2014 The co United States gunboats ¢ Annapolis and -+# Vicksburg\u2019 have arrived here in advance of the other ships of the American {4 \u2018squadron apd preparations are being \u201cYade by the civic for highly entertaining: Admiral Sampson and Hin-officers during their visit to this 2 À srt.Public sympathy with the United ptes is \"evidenced by the general dis- C= i7- of Arperican flags throughout the +, .city and on the abipping in port.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PROHIBITED.Guthrie, Oklahoma, March 8~Bath \u201c1964 legislature have pa a Re Es me bein the exhibition of Chris tian Scientists in Oklahoma.The gov- 1, eFDor, it is sait, will sign the Lill.BOXING BILL VETOED.Helena, Mont.March 8.\u2014Governor Smith has vetoed the bill passed Ly the ate.egislature legalizing boxing con- Ei vente.oo and naval authorities Dolly Witness, $3.00; Witness, $1.00: ; 10 er : 5 a Re se: on Delly The last adition of the Day Wrrxess de.4 DAILY WITNESS.apd We per lise.Oontrack Col ib; oh hk - \u2014.à WEEKLY WITHESS, en yun lentes or sal hg og.gue types Special contract rates pret All business | + John Dougall & Son, * Witness\u2019 Ofics, Montreal,\u2019 and all letters wo the Editor should be addressed *Bditoe of the * Witoess,' Montreal\u2019 The Baily Witwrss, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.1800.In his bolt against the Salisbury Gov-\u2019 ernment Lord Claud John Hamilton affords a striking illustration of.a class of politicians, by no means rare in the United Kingdom, who regard their private interests and the British constitution se identical.To touch their pockets or threaten their sacrosanct dividénds is td destroy Church and State and.bring the whole British empire to ruin.The growth of the empire bas been achieved in the teeth of men who, generation after generation, have raised similar cries.Tax anybody, tax everybody, but leave us alone.This time the noble kick is.against the adoption of the automatie car-coupler, as in the days of Sir Robert | Peel, to.go back mo farther, it was against the repedi-of the corn laws.À the working people, \u2018as then \u2018the act to\u2019 repeal the corn.laws was to give them | cheaper bréad, and thus enable them to live.Sir Robert Peel was a Tory, but the Tories never forgave him for abolishing the corn laws.Lord Salisbury may 3 | take warning by his fate, should: he persist in legislating for the masses against | \u2018the interests of the classes.= \u2014\u2014\u2014 Expansion is a word .with a meaning other than what has Been given to it since the United States entered upon the policy of foreign conquest.An idea of the expansion of the trade of the republic may be gathered from the official.statement that since the beginning of the current fiscal year, July 1, 1808, the exports of United States manwfactures to foreign eountries amounted to an average value of nearly one million dollars per day.A nation doing a foreign trade in manufactures alone of such an enormous amount as this should surely not be afraid of its home market being captured by Canadians, or, for that matter, by anybody else.It -|is pleasing, however, to observe this expansion, because along with expansion of territory must come sooner or Tater expansion of ideas in accord with expand.od respomaibilities, and burst the swag dling clothes of restrictive tariffs.Pw pansion apd protection are incompatible and irreconcilable.Either the one will be strangled or the other exploded in the United States before long.To work them together in harmony is an impos- ability.pr ; The United States is a very big and an exceedingly rich nation, and ite public expenditures are on & commensurate scale.The appropriations of the Congress which has just expired amount to $1,506,800,016.Of this amount about 4800,000,000 is chargeable to the war with Spain.Had the Nicaraguan canal scheme, the ship subsidy project and the Hawaiian cable proposals been put through, as they probably would have been bad the ate session been a long iu- stead of a short.one, abeut $300,000,000 more would have been added to the total sum.\u2018 Yet the appropriations exceeded those of the last Congress by only $£0,000,- 000.The deficit dt the end of the present current fiscal year is estimated at.about $100,000,000, and in spite of the | be upwards of 100,000,000 By that time the monéy obtained by the sale of bands authorized five years ago, amounting during that period to.$20,000,000, will be gone, and there will have to be fresh taxation or new issues of bonds.Even the protectionist leaders hoped that the, war taxes would enable the United Stafes Government to escape from the necessity of incressing their high duties for the purpose of increasing the revenues.They even hoped that by the maintenance of the war taxes the reduction of the protection duties would in the near future be made possible.But there seems to be no such prospect at present.Some time in tbe first decade of the next century, perhaps, tariff reform will be taken up in earnest in the United States.In the meantime, with such expenditures and deficits staring them in the face, it | is not strange that protectionist Ameri can statesmen should not be eager to me- gotiate a reciprocity treaty which would have the effect of reducing the revenue from the tariff gven to a vary mmall dé?gree.= +; ar pau It is something new, but not at all surprising, that Americans brought inta- close touch with Canadians in a country where the interests of both are identical, as at Dyes and Skaguay, should prefer annexation to Canada to remaining merg outposte for the exploitation of their distant countrymen whose alleged patriots ism is rooted less in love of country than in a desire for personal profit.The strip of coast held by the United States is of but little practical value save as holding.the gateways, so to speak, between the.sea and the really valuable hinterland: which is within the boundaries of Canada.The merchants of Dyea andl Skaguay eee plainly that their interests are bound up with those of Canada;\"the, country behind them, without whose trade their occupation would be gone.It is easy, moreover, to perceive that should the dog-in-the-manger policy of the Seal | tle people prevail, Canada is bourid ta find à way into the hinterland over hes own territory, and thus divext its trade- from its natural outlets on the coast, sim ply by reason of the unnatural obstadés raised through a blind add selfish policy, In time, however, and should the pew.gold fields develop, as they probably wiihly American.Geography, commercial \u2018nec\u2019 essity and what our neighbors themselves; would call \u2018the eternal fitress of things,\u2019 sible.; \u2014 4 The closing of the Armenian -orphan-: ages supported by British and American by order of the Turkish Government, if\u2019 an act of heartless tyranny and of iniso, lence towards two great powers.I, adds one more proof of the incorrigibler character of the Turk, and the utter impossibility of getting him to understand\u2019 as the Sultan mever ventures to dé anything nowadays without the backing of some one of the powers, the question may be asked, which of them is behind him in this move.In reply it may # said that there is but one power \u2018which.bas any interest in the matter, and that] interest is less with regard to the Am menians than it is concerned in prevent\u2019 ing the growth and spread of British and.American influence in Asia Minor.The\u2019 sinister hand of Russia has been all too plainly visible throughout this whole un- bappy Armenian business.The Biitieh ambassador to.the Porte has protested,\u2019 \u2018but \u2018appañèntly without much: -avajl, against the closing of the orphahaker The orphanages are, however, for the most part American, The missions in Asia Minor are chiefly in the hands \u2018of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, almost all other missionary societies acknowledging this board\u2019s right of preémption to that field.It is therefore primarily the part of the United States to protest.If the Amer- jcan minister should act with our ambassador, the two powers should be strong enough, even in the face of the bear that looks like a man, to enforce respect for the rights of their missionaries.\u2014\u2014 THE PACIFIC CABLE, \u201c We cannot for the life of us understand why the Toronto \u2018Globe,\u2019 which has always been an advocate of economy in our pational expenditures, should be so very persistent in urging upon the Canadian Government an outlay of & couple of million dollars or thereabouts upon: the Pi: cific \u2018cable, which will be of little benefit | for long years to come at least to the maintenance of the war tax the deficit Canadian taxpayers, who will have: to will in a few years make the continuance: western ideas \u2018or Christian\u2019 inethods.\" But, |.jous that the Canadian taxpayers, whe are .mof directly interested in the project, should be saddled with the cost of it,» while it has not the least anxiety in thie world that the Canadian Pacific Telegraph Company and the Commercial and.other, Atlantic cable companies, which will benefit greatly by the laying of the cable, shall be asked to contribute a cent to's project which will give them a large share of the cable business between Great Britain and Australia ?Why should the Canadian taxpayers be called upon to contribute a couple of million doljars-to provide a great cable extension for the Canadian Pacific and Commercial and other cable companies, and the latter not be even asked to contribute a cent, simply to accept the benefits of the cable as à free gift?It is curious to notice how government organs, and even ministers of the Crown, are anxious to endow great business corporations out of the national freasury.The \u2018Globe\u2019 re- gabds the Pacific cable as an.Imperial \u2018prjeét, which \u2018will help to bid the em- pie together \"Bo does the \u201cWitness, | Whick has strongly advocated the undertaking upon that gronhd, but when we find that the organs of the government, which urge the national expenditure upon the cable, fo the cost of the taxpayers, ignore, or at least keep silence about, any contribution to the project on the part of the telegraph and cable companies which will gain business from it, we feel \u2018that the project is not ripe.The \u2018Globe\u2019 can see plaiñly enough that the \u201cEastern Extension Cable Companies; \u2018whose cables at present do the business between.Great Britain and Australia, have valuable interests which they seek to\u201d protect by offering to contribute a llaïge share of the cost of new.eables by way, of Africa, and it seems to blame the Imperial Government for not ignoring the interests of these cable companies, and proceeding to creste a rival cable route with public funds.But it cannot ap \u2018parently.see that if the interests of these eastern.companies in the Australian busi- \u2018ness are regarded by them as so valuable as to justify the expenditure by themselves of millions of dollars in [heir protection,\u2019 the inferests of \u2018tbe western.;cable and telegraph companies iin, the.Australian business -cre- ated by the laying of the Pacific cable ihto\u2019 populous, \u201cwealthy communities, the must be correspondingly \u201cvaluable, and Jy \u201cHoe of Heian ra ly skid Toe hg?Rite GE 15 Pacte cable hag Boon \u2018out mated, at, $7,585,000.Of this amount, rAustrafis and New Zealand offer to.con- \u2018fributé \u2014four-ninths, or $3,371,008, \u201cand Great Btitaiti and Canada are asked to of the present fenceline policy impot Tmake Wp\u2019 the remaining fiveninths, or | $4213.85.Canada, is expected ta, contribute half of this amount, or $2,106,842, It seems: to \u2018us that the Canadian 4algr graph \u2018apd tha Atlantic cable comfatties funds raised from private subscriptions|}5ñterested\" miglit \u2018very well be redpired.tô contribute\u2019 this latter.sum to the project, and leave about the same amount to be.met.by Great Britain and Canada between them, - \u2014\u2014 THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION.There have been persistent rumors that \u2018it is the intention of the federal government to take the ground that the number of votes cast for prohibition on the twenty-ninth of September was insufii- cient to constitute & mandate, and that it-vwill simply ignore the result of the ebiacite it ordained.At the opening of the session that gave us the Scott Act there appegred sn announcement in the, \u2018Globe\u2019 -that théte was going to be no temperance legislation that session.Some of the prohibitionists considered that as perienced.parliamentarian, on reading.\u2018the ammowncement, retired from adept: tawa.The deputation went, however, and \u2018 assémbled at the capital in great strength, and other expressions of the people\u2019s, mind no doubt reached the government.At all events, the government gave the deputation a favorable answer and we got the Scott Act.The question now simply is whether the people want the government to act or mot.If they do, they have the means of letting their members know where they stand, and what thé reckoning will be if it shall seem that, as Mr.Foster and other ene: mies of the government have insisted, and as certain friends of the government give out, that the plebiscite was only devised \"las w mieansof shelving the question.The government; cannot ignore that the opposition to prohibition is of a sectional chay- | acter, and that the recorded opposition has been more than doubled by fraud.It cannot deny that leaving the Province of Quebec out, 122 constituencies voted for\u201d \u201cprohibition against 26 that voted against it, and that the majorities, averaging over a_thousand, are very much \u2018greater than: those by which any govern- enth VE final.Sir Alexander Galt, a very ex- | th tation\u2019 which wes just starting for Ob that seven parts of the country out of eight want prohibition, and that jt takes very great daring to bold that one section is to dictate to all these.Jf they do not wish the Province of Quebec dictated to, neither do the others wish to be dictated to by it.Merely doing nothing is practically decreeing the latter result.There is always some way to solve every political problem, and we submit that the way to carry out a mandate which cost the country a quarter of a million of dollars and the people a great deal of time to register, is not simply to say that nothing will be done, If we are to learn anything, however, from past experience, we can assure the prohibitionists that nothing will be donc if they do nothing now.The matter now rests with them.They can give their members, now preparing for Ottawa, their mind on the subject.They can also hold meetings in every congregation and pass on resolutions to their members and memorials tq the gov- armment.They can make the temper \u2018ance vote a power or they can leave it where it seems to be considered now \u2018a negligible quantity.\u201d READING OF THE BIBLE.PRONOUNCEMENT OF AN OFFL * CIAL ROMAN CATHOLIC : ORGAN.4 mous _ \u2014 Referring to the reading of the bible, the \u201cSemaine Religieuse,\u201d which is published by priests of the archiepiscopal household, and voices the ideas and feelings of Mgr.Bruchesi, publishes the following article:\u2014\u2018There are, says Bacon, a small number of books which one must\u2019 read, and read over again, with the utmost application.The bible is one of them.Leaving aside «the worship which Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine, Saint Bonaventure, and so many other saints and doctors in all ages, had for it, let us quote the example of Bossuet, who read and re-read it continually, acknowledging that it was his passion, and that he could not live without it.When he had to go out, even for an hour or two, the bishop-of Meaux took the bible with him, as his best and dearest companion! The Holy .Church has always recommended.the reading thereof to her chil: dren, hecause it is most, profitable to siaposed wie i, ta LE - \u201cHey.pet al 3vrofé Pope Plug Ws exhort.the at te tead hol¥ poriplares they afe most fertile sources that should be opét to all Christians\u2019 \u2018Father Lacordaire, in one -oi his letters to a young man, said to him: \u201cRead attentively every day two chapters of the holy scriptures, one in the Old Testament, the other in the New.Go on your knees for a moment to prepare yourself for that reading, and kiss your bible lovingly when beginning and \u2018when finishing.You must come to this, that you will value every word in that book over and above everything, and value the books of men imasmuch only as they come near to that book.\u201d \u2018The holy scripture, adds the illustrious Dominican, elsewhere, \u2018is the mouth of God on the heart of humanity\u201d Teo XIII.said in his Encyclical of Nov.18, 1893: \u2018It is expedient that all should} understand\u2019 in what esteem they must hold the holy scriptures, with what zeal and religion they must come to them as to an arsenal\u2019 .Finally, His Holiness, in an audience to the cardinal prefect of the Congregation of Indulgence and of Rites, on Dec.13, 1898, grants all the faithful who shall have piously read the gospel for at least one quarter of an hour, an indulgence of three hundred days that can be gained once a day, provided the edition of the has been approved by the legitimate authority.; Moreover, the Sovereign Pontiff plenary indulgence once a all those wbn shall have gone \u2018grants a month.to rough such reading every day in the month.That indulgence can be gained on the day of the month when, after.having, goñe to confemion and having ived cominunion, those pérsons wil say the usual prayers to the intention of the Holy See.Those indulgences may be applied to the souls in purgatory.S\u2014\u2014p AFTERNOON ADDRESS OF THE REV.JOIN ROBERTSON, The operation of the Holy Spirit in respect to spiritval regeneration and the terrible case of those who, having once heard the word and fallen away from it, formed the subject of an address delivered yesterday afternoon by the Rev.John Robertson, at Emmanuel Church.Despite the severity of the spow-storm, which by the time appointed for the commencement-of the meeting had set in in full force, there was g very good attendance.- The Rev.E.M.Hill conducted: the opening exercises, which included the reading of a part of the third chapter of John.: Only a billionth part of the heat of the sun, said Mr.Robertson, reached the Wrowtspary, Marcu 8, 1899.SPIRITUAL REGENERATION.\u2019 |, It cannot deny great waste of heat.- In nature God was prodigal and He was likewise in grace.God moved as God with an infinity of resources, and in spiritual regeneraticn the Holy Spirit was the executive «! God, and was also prodigal in the extent of its operations.Bezaleel, the ron Uri, when filled with the spirit of (.became filled with the knowledge many things pertaining to the aii.sciences.But to fill with know.oo was not the most important work «the Holy Spirit\u2014it was regeneration and 1.aforesaid gifts the Holy Spirit drop; a on the way to regeneration.Mr.Ro ertson here referred to religious revis\u2026i- and the good they wrought, and the quici.- ening of the spirit that they caused, but at this, he said people should not stop, but should exercise the spirit of God that had been created in them, so that n might develop.For those who had known the way of righteousness and departed therefrom.as St.Peter had said, it was better that they had not known it at all.Not only the mental faculties, but the moral faculties must be regenerated as well, and self-righteousness that went no further than the quickening of a man\u2019s mental faculties was of no use.Spiritual regeneration was a blessing from Gediend he cared for those whom he thus saved, for as Jesus had said in John x, 28: \u2018And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.\u2018SATISFACTION.\u2019 The Only Way to Secure it, INTERESTING SERMON BY THE REV.JOHN ROBERTSON IN CALVARY CHURCH.wv The storm prevented many from reaching the meeting in Calvary Church, last night, but those who went were well repaid.The Rev.John Robertson\u201d sermon was throughout a strong shewing of the insufficiency of even the highest worldly success to satisfy the highest natures.He took for his text the story of Paul's address on Mars Hill, which resulted in pagite.Paul's visit to Athens, he said, was no mere happening, but a cleareguidance of the Holy Spirit, who forbade him preaching in Asia, and led him on and on, past Mysia to Troas, and then across the channel into Macedonia When they arrived there, the first place Paul found, to h: ras an open air meeti HR EN de Corinthisn Church, which was le to digest some of Paul's wonderful special letters.From this little gathering his way gradually led to Mars Hill, and there was effected the notable conversions.: * There was no non-success with God's messengers if they were faithful.When Paul began to speak in the market-place his hearers were full of skepticism and pride.He could have chopped the straws \u2018of Grecian logic with the best of them; but no, he stuck to his message, and so among those who clave to him was even Dionysius the Areopagitc.the clever, witty Greek lawyer; the type of the successful barrister, that cameo- faced, intellectual chief judge.Is that the man God is to save by \u2018the simple proclamation of the simple gospel?Ave, verily.He was clever and accomplished and successful, but under all its ermine, the strong heart was wi and unsatisfied.Eternity was in the strongest beart.The greatest, wisest heart was made for God and could not rest until it found him.The very success of the greatest worldling but prepared him more for God.The soul of \u2018man would outlive the sun and the stars.Take the most successful man, pot the failure or stranded\u2019 castaways, but the king among men, who has reached the highest plane of worldly success.His soul is born for immortality which only Christ can give.Without Christ his heart is miserable, starved, withered, and he knows it.Athens was convulsed with the news.What! had the judge stepped down from the supreme bench and gone away with Paul and Paul's Christ.Ayé, for, with all his success, his heart had cried with the earlier \u2018 ; will come out of the silence and t us!\u2019 And soon the keen debater, the subtle wit, became the hunted, persecuted reacher, and in the face of the howlin: Athenian.mob steadily echoed Paul's messagé.And did he regret it?\u2018Have you ever met a soul vet,\u2019 continued the preacher, \u2018who \u2018did vegret accepting Christ?Nay, to possess Christ is unsearchable riches, for\u2014\"Ye are Christ's, and Christ i= God\u2019s\u201d\u201d No matter what your worldly attainments your heart cries out for God, God, God, and you can only find him in his Son! - ; The Rev.Principal George presidc!, and conducted the opening exercises.frame THE SOMERVILLE LECTURE.The topic to be dealt with in the lecture -of to-morrow evening, \u2018The Canals of Canada,\u2019 is ome in which the commercial coi munity of Montreal is more interested than in almost any other in the whol: reaim of science, prosperity of the city depends much upon its shipping, and 'here must be canals to secure cheap transport from the interior of the continent.Fn- gineering skill has nlready accomplished a great deal in this direction, which Mr.Kerry, an expert of the saff of McGHT College, will describe, with the aid of the lantern.as well sa outline what remains earth and scientists had spoken of this  to be dene.the conversion of Dionysius, the Areo- + 7 {marks of bis two colleagues Mr.Rainville had said.In answer to the Hon.Mr.Stephens, he went on to show that though there were arrears each year, the city collected each year about the amount imposed in taxation, bepause they collected part of the arrears of former years, which made up for the amount of the year's taxes which was pot collected.It was impossible to collect all the water taxes, because many of the poor were given permits by the health officer to have water furnished to then: As to the trust funds, Ald.Beausoleil argued that so long as the city paid interest on these funds they had the right to use them.By a statement which he read to the committe he showed that the amount due on these trust funds was about $400,000, and not $800,000, as the Hon.Mr.Stéphens had said.Mr.Beausoleil went on to say that it the committee allowed the charter te pass the city of Montreal would be able to progress favorably and thus add to the prosperity of the province, for the prosperity of a large city like Montreal could not fail to help the province.Ald.Laporte fully concurred in the re- who had pre- ceCed him.The charter now before the ermmittee represented the work of the City Council for the last six months and though there might be some clauses to which be wassinclined personally to object, tbe ensemble of the bill met with the full approval of all.Some had abused the City Council here, but he could say that since he bad taken any interest in city affairs be had found the council anxious to do all possible for the city's welfare.Ald.Ames wished to put himself on record as to the importance of the passing of the present bill.He would not refer to past mistakes.They had all they could do to keep thipgs in proper order.During the last two sessions $1,300,080 had been authorized as temporary loans to be repaid before May 1, 1809.If this charter were not passed the people of Montreal would have io be taxed to pay this $1,300,000 before May 1 becuse the actual revenue was got sufficient.He asked the committee to pass this bil and not to pass any other bills, which might interfere with this one.THE MAYOR.Mayor Prefontaine said this charter represented the work of the best citizens of the city.It had been prepared by ex- pérts, the Hon, Mensrs, Atwater, -Ché- quet and Weir and David, with the.nid of the city attorneys.The municipal elec tions of Montreal were run on this question in 1898, and the people of Montreal had favored the proposal.He with #dme of his friends, had been severely attacked here, but the fact that.last year when: lé.= Wepnespay.Maren 8, 1899.- a8 \u2014 \u2014 \u2014 ve.x of THE CITY CHARTER.earning their living in Montreal and er.on ing no other taxes to the city.of _\u2014 Mr.Falconer spoke against the tax on mt Bill Again Before the Legisla.dividends, which, be claimed, was dis- of flors Yesterd criminatory.He did not think holders od.tive Councillors © ay.of stocks should be treated otherwise oi then the holders of bonds or mortgages .ç or the private investor.pd NEEDS OF THE CITY PRESENTED |.Mr.R.T.Heneker, ou behalf of the the BY HER ALDERMEN.C.P.R, submitted that the clause re he garding the regulation of speed of loco od _\u2014 motives and other clauses of like import ob- Quebec, March 8.\u2014When the Private] ee matters which belonged to the fed- \u2018als Bills Committee of the Legislative Coun- ê suthoritios to sells.\\RKET ck- cil met yesterday afternoon the Mont-| Dr.Brodeur, who owns part of the but real city bill was again taken into con- property which it had been proposed to op, sideration expropriate to enlarge Bonsecours mar- hat : ; ket, came before the committee with pe- it Mr.Eugene Lafontaine, attorney for |titions from the farmers of several coun- ; the Royal Electric Company, and some Lies around Montreal, Io answer, to the 0 ; ; _{Hon.J.C., he said he ha , as other companies, spoke against the taxa some from taxpayers in Montreal, too, hat tion of poles, wires, etc, as immovables.even from some who were not directly nly The city comptroller furnished some interested in the expropriation.He con- cul- figures, which showed that the arrears tended that the additional market re- and { fax anted to $632,000.A ¢ ceipts would make up for the additional hee o es amo ld grest expense.The city had given the Grand ntal many of these were proscribed, because Trunk property worth, son, 000 to 100,00 re- some of the claims dated from 1865.The x nothing, whereas this market were snd .arrears for, 1807, bawever, were only $67.ivi it would raise the valuation of : roperty in that neighborhood \u2018and ved; \u201cProperty was taxed at one percent, and the city would make up the difference.28: an additional quarter of one percent for He said the proprietors\u2019 demands were and schools.very modest, only 25 percent in addition any A desultory discussion of the tax on to the assessed value.Continuing, he said that the Chambre de Commerce, and property and banks followed between ping 5 0 .even the \u2018Witness\u2019 to which he had Mesers.Stephens, Gilman, De Bouchet, shown the plans of the expropriation pro- ville an orkill.Mr.Stephens cile* posed, had admitted that if a expropria- British customs in favor of taxing divi- |tions were made on the principle intro- dends.The Bank of England remits the duced in the new charter, the eity would it.dividends less the income tax.not now be so deeply in debt.The The Hon.Mr.Gilman remarked that {whole cost, including the indemnity to this was a national tax.tenants, would be at the most $447,000.The Hou.Mr.Stephens argued the |One point he wished to raise was that THE principle was the same.He complained some had said the city, by losing the N of the power of the city to apply the |taxes on these properties, would lose proceeds of forty-year Joans to such ob- |large sums, but they would lose only sects as buying coal and scavenging.He |about $8,500, By making these improve- said the corporation preferred borrowing ments the property would be assessed each- to collecting the taxes due.He referred higher, and the difference in tax will be last to the $69,000 of law claims against the about $4,500, but even that would\u2019 mot las city and the loan of $100,000 which the show the Teal result because the business I] re- legislature authorized a few years ago ax Ibo I Coron 1 a taxes in er to pay these claims.He read a list of ey rhood would make up t er- rmon floating deposits from the Abattoir Un- Mr Brosseau said the Attorn .; ; .ey-General f the jon, contractors and the General HosDl |knew wbat inconveniences would result ridly tal, and there were other sums, making from having a market alongside the ures.a grand total of deposits with the city of Court House.He thought they might >aul\u2019s £815,015.add a clause which had been put in by ed in The Hon.Mr.De Boucherville found the select committee of the Assembly, Areo- these statements extraordinary anti, which allowed the city to contract with ! though he did not doubt the hon.min- companies for a modern market like those was jsters word, he would like to hear the in Philadelphia and Washington.dance version of the civic representatives.Mayor Prefontaine said they had come him The Hon.Mr.Stephens said the state- down with the bill, and had no orders à and ment was issued by the city and if they to accept any such amendment.He LCTOSS bave not spent thése deposits they should thought the charter covered all cases.When not ask to borrow.The Attorney-General, the Hon.H.Ar- Paul MeCorkill thought that chambault, thought clause 38 went fat- oti The Hon.J.C.McCorkil} thought + L 1 that if the sums had really been spetit they thet than the pro Sane ; 9 gas RA give th sity\u2019 the foekns- to yeplacar: yuo Ron.L.P.Peliétiér Appédred on to .2.nl \u2026.Peligtier\u2019 a pecial The Hon.Mr.Stephens thought the Behalf of ar hw omnes at cdd be g Lis money would be forthcoming if it Were) increased to ten percent, which would , : give an additonal tax of $90,000, whic onver- CITY NEEDS MONEY.uld be more just to all and more pre- The Fon.Mr.MoOorkill asked whether Euh and more pro God's the money had been spent and whether| \"Ald.Rainville thought the city\u2019s When the city now wanted to borrow.to replace finances bad not been so badly.adminis- L-place it.tered as some pretended.The limit of n and Mayor Prefontaine answered affirma- |15 percent was not unreasonable for a d the tively.debt.The act fixing this limit gave est of The Hon.G.W.Stephens thought power to borrow a certain sum up to A, ve to clause 347 covered all needs and was in 000,000, and fixed the amount for certain pagite.favor of striking out clauses 344 and 345.expenditure.Another million had been e type He stated that, although $117,000 had |Porrowed for harbor improvemen te, Had cameo- been borrowed to repair the reservoir, the, city been left to Jett ¢ thelr own s that now it was leaking.He blamed the city PV ness the finances mig ve been in .oe ; ; better state, but the chapter of the simple for selling a portion of the reservoir walt.; .; , 5 A.; A statutes immediately following had im- ?Aye, He then referred to the bills for widen- , 0 ; ; ; posed the payment of expropriations to mplish- ing St.Antoine and Notre: Dame street | oo larger amounts by raising the its er- east, and said it was better to tax for amount to be paid by the city, causing 24 ead any such improvements than to borrow.them to pay $1,200,000.ieee Mayor Prefontaine denied the accuracy The Hon, Mr.De Boucherville wanted 1d not of the statements.He said there had to know where they got the money.been no loans for this object.Ald.Rainville said this amount had ry suc- , .it pre- The Hon.G.W.Stephens admitted been obtained before by a special loan soul of that part of the statemont was inaceur- which bas to be paid up by the proprie- 1d the ate, but said that $110,000 had been voted|tors, but the action of the legislature | man, this purpose some years ago and never |had imposed this additional burden of aways, spent.interest on the city.The city debt is ; reach- Mayor Prefontaine said they bad never now 327,000,000.SUCCESS.been authorized to borrow a cent for the! The Hon.Mr.Stephens said this was hich reservoir.too much and that they should come to a Mr.Hanson corrected the Hon, G.W.|the 15 percent limit.Mr.Stephens\u2019s thered, Stephens\u2019s statements regarding the Brit-| plan is to tax every ratepayer, but the ish tax on dividends.This tax was not|city does not approve of this and depends ee imposed on foreigners or on the people of on clause 344.If they kept on borrowing a oh the colonies.16 percent on the property, they would y with The Hon.Mr.Stephens said he had never get within their limits, but instead x out seen a friend's receipt, which corroborated of that they will borrow on the increase ly Go the.wtatements hé bad made, but MF.of assessed value 10 percent, so that 5 YO Hanson informed him that the gentle percent will be kept as & sinking fund sit us could have secured refund on ap- ; ; ; subtie plication a on 8p-| Ald.Rainville went on to quote figures ponte RST, ai.Stephene ill dosed 12 S27 Uh Te Mei C0 Pauls when Mr.Dunlop mentioned a case in th tion th would be with- which one of his clients had had the tax - \u20ac same propor ey the latest pel oo ou ever oT + ° = The Hon.Mr.Stephens thought bis e Hon.Mr.Chapais wan ° i acher, friend, Mr.Joseph, would feel bad be- whether the city intended to go on bor- riches, cause he had been paying for thirty years FOWINE from year to year.hrist is something which he was not obliged to Ald.Rainville said that the limit of worldly pay.$25,000,000 was fully spent and surp out for Ar.Hanson next addressed the com- by $2,000,000, and they must borrow for nly find mittee against the imposition of a spe- pel manent improvements, and if they bad cial tax on dividends.no power to borrow within a certain lim- resided, In answer to the Hon.John Sharples, it the improvement would be at a stand- rises.who asked him what alternative there still.The $27,000,000 had been used for was, in the present financial condition of specific purposes and other improvements \u201cRE the city, Mr.Hanson said there were nu- had to be made.CRE.| merous economies that could, and should, In answer to the Hon.Mr.Chapais, e lecture be effected, such as the costs of lawsuits pr.Rainville said the ordinary increases s of Can- On the other hand, the city could make of the revenue would be sufficient to cial com- all who paid no other taxes contribute à yneet the obligations imposed with the ated that small poll tax.new revenues authorized, He went on Ty de- Mr.Gustave Lamothe, Q.C., spoke on 44 point out that though the city asked od here behalf of the Real Estate Owners\u2019 Asso- | hese owers there was no to transport ciation, against increasing taxes on real or P reason nt.Fn- °.use them all at once, but they did not state and the payment of aldermen.If back ft.for Pr \u2018> .they intended to pay anything at all, want to come back year aller year CHIE Col- they should pay more than was pro additional powers.4 of the but the principle was a bad one.In answer to the Hon.Mr.Gilman, L remains Mr.Rainville said the city should have The president of the Dominion Commercial Travellers\u2019 Union, Mr.Max Murdoch, opposed the three percent tax on $100,000 more each year.ALDERMEN HEARD.the salaries of those doing business or 000 of special expenditure the Road Committee, of which he had been chairmen, appesred only for $1,800, which had bpen spent for necessary work.He had lai before the electors all the questions \u2018regarding the new charter, and it had been approved.He expressed surprise to see some people come here before the Leg: islative Council and make such strenuous \u2018opposition to certain clauses of the bill, when they did not profit by the many opportunities they had before the couneil of the city and before the sélect committee of the council.The objection-is that.they should not tax capital, becausé it might go from the city.They did not want to send capital out, but they wanted no more than many-cities in the United States and in Ontario.They could not tax real estate any more, for during the last few years, while the proportion of revenue from real estate has decreased considerably the amount invested in commercial enterprises has gone up over fifty percent.The increase to- ten percent of the business tax would be unfair to the smaller merchants.The Mayor went on to cite the figures of the taxes imposed in many cities of America.: The Hon.Mr.Gilman thought that if they wished to.tax dividends they should tax all incomes.Mayor Prefontaine said that all the cities in Ontario imposed this tax, there fore banks would not move to Ontario.The city did not want to impose any tax on personal property in Ontario.He pointed out that thetsx on capital was in the same nature as the tax on the butchers, who paid.the property tax, the business tax, just like the banks, and commercial corporstions paid, and besides had a special tax to pay.The Mayor went on to explain the payment of $225, 000, which the Hon.Mr.Stephens had tried to make out was a dishonest action.He said sidermen had examined \u2018thei claims and gone to the Bank of Montreal money necessary on the word of the Mayor and the treasurer.Another chapter that had occasioned this extraordinary expenditure was for the pumping of water into the reservoir.When the scavenging appropriations were exhausted he ¢id not want to authorize sny further expenditure so several important citizens, among other Mr.James Crsthern, presi- Hugh Graham, had given their personal guarantee for the money, which wes then advanced by the bank.SOME AMENDMENTS, The Hon.Mr.Atwater wanted to.know whether the representatives of the council would be allowed to speak on any clause as it came up for there were bly, and the city wanted the bill restored to ite original form as regarded some of Ald.Beausoleil approved of all that and passed \u2018the said debates officially; that a select and the bank had advanced the city the} dent of the Board of Trade, and Mr.| certain amendments made in the Assem- taxes THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.would be allowed to speak on each clause as they came up.Mr.L.J.Ethier had an amendment to clause 5, to arrange the boundaries so that the village of Delorimier would not be deprived of any of its territory.This was acepted by the committee.Clause 7\u2019 was also amended by making the boundary of the east ward, whose beundary is changed so that it will begin at the intersection of Craig and Lacroix streets, following Lacroix street to the river.The other wards are also changed to meet this change of boundary.St.Mary's east and west were changed in conformity with the changes made in the city boundary in the direction of Delori- mer.The Hon.Mr.Rolland proposed to give corporations the right to vote as at first provided in the charter.This was put ta the vote, and lost on a vote of tea 10 eight.* On motion of the Hon.Mr.Perodeau the hours in which bars must be closed on election day were fixed at the polling hours instead of sll day, as formerly.The committee adjourned at 1 o'clock this morning, Cl brler THE LEGISLATURE.which was In reply Yesterday Afternoon Spent Mostly in Supply, USUAL NON-CONFIDENCE MOTIONS PUT AND DEFEATED.\u2014\u2014 Quebec, March 8\u2014Althongh when it adjourned yesterday afternoon until 11 this morning, the Assembly had disposed of most of the remaining business before it, and the Supply bill is ready to be introduced at its next meeting, the prospects of prorogation to-day appear very slim, and the general impression is that it cannot: be.reached before to-morrow evening.The Legislative Council Private Bills Committee is still wrestling with the Montreal City bill, At.six o'clock last evening it.was still hearing the delegates and others on the contested clauses.Before going into committee yesterday afternoon, to continue on the Montreal bill, the Counpil sat for a short time the Verdun bill as amanded by the committee in.the morning.In the Assembly yesterday afternoon, the Hon.Chat Langelier presented the first report of the Select Committee on the publication of the debates of the House, recommending that it be con- pidered in the public interest té publish CG.Van Strathcona, renewal of $107,409.83.transferred the reserve steamer.at the end standing committee be appointed to supervise the work, which should be under tha proposed provincial Hansard wonld form a.volume anpually of 700 to 1,200 \u2018pages, and cost in found figures about $2,500 & Year.In moving the adoption of this re-|.port, the-Han.ing the sdjourpment of the debate which was agreëd \u2018to, said the government would Like #' little time to consider the matter befdrs committing itself definitely to the projest.The Premier then: gave the Opposition an opportunity to propose their remaining non-confidepce motions by moving the House inte\u2019 Bupply.Mr.Dufresne moxed in amendment that the House regretted to observe that the government, - notwithstanding the previous protests .of the Ministers and their political friends against certain taxes, still : peenisted in retaining and sanctioning thems and especially the taxes on pommercial corporations and wucceseions.and for the maintenance of asylume for the insane.\u2018After a very brief discussion, the House amendment to substitute the word \u2018may\u2019 for \u2018shall\u2019 in the first section, which was also defeated on division, and, failing in ail these, he moved the six months\u2019 hoist, 18 and the bill was then read the third time and passed.What amount of money has the Agricultural Society of the district of Three Rivers received from the Provincial Government since its foundation * the Hen.Mr.Dechene amount covering payments extending over a number of years, was $13,000.After some other unimportant business, the House adjourned until eleven a.m.to-day SESSIONAL NOTES.The report set afloat about the resignation of Mr.Champagne, M.P.P., is altogether false, and appears to have been started by some practical joker.The abattoir scheme is now conceded to he dead for this session.The Hon.further protection of bees was killed in the Legislative Council last evening.COMMERCIAL CABLE COMPANY.| New York, March 7\u2014The meeting of the commercial cable company was held here to-day, at wbich the following directors were reelected: \u2014 Messrs.John W.Mackay, Gardiner G.Howland, James Gordon Bennett, Col.\u2018Wm.Jay, George G.Ward, Sir William Horne, Edward C.Platt, Lord Skinner, Clarenee H.Mackay, Albert B.Chandler, apd Dumont Clarke.net earnings from cables and land lines during 1808, after deducting reserve for 024,500.95.After the payment of working expenses, dividends and interest on Bonds, and providing for depreciation of cable plant, ete, an amount of $404,462 was carried over.The report states that the revenue from the operations of the cable and land lines, after deducting all expenses, shows an increase over 1897 of now amounts to $3,037,103.43 One hundred thousand dollars has also been added to pany\u2019s stations, apparatus, and.repairing $200,000.The balance sheet shows that in cash $1,055,611.Interest on investments amounted to $78,774.05 for the year.COMMERCIAL CABLE DIVIDEND.New York, March 8.\u2014At a meeting of the board of directors of the Commercial Cable \u20acompany, held here yesterday the regular dividend of one and three-quar- \u2018ters percent was \u2018declared, payable on April 1.The transfer books will be clos- druggists refund the money if it fails to cure, .250.| ; ADVERTISEMENTS.Chas Langelier strongly ga \u2014 supported.it and Mr.Marchand, in mov REV DR.: CAD M AN .es JM .Is defeated by a vote of 25 to to Mr.Cardin, who asked : replied that the total G.W.Stephens\u2019s bill for the annual Charles R.Hosmer, Thomas The land lines, amounted to $2, An amount of $350,000 was to the reserve fund, which for the insurance of the com- This fund now amounts to of the year the company had came before the people of Lhe Ci A the direstion he of re ene ed.on March 2} and re-opened on April 3.1.wi ny jt i opposition on: \" per Lostae ud 3 ro 7 EE 9e a de FT 5 es + Agr ae Silt, -: ff quarters from which he s right] {nl Englieh stenog her, galy 4 culos.oF NOTES AND NOTICES.gxpect sympathy, he had been | dndpi-| queptions of public interest to be repor : .ously elected and his programme ap-Ted and then only in.the language de'iv-| To Cure a Cold in One Day.\u2014Take proved.He pointed out that ift the: #266,- ered: The committee estimated \u2018that Laxative Bramo Quinine Tablets.All COMING.WARNING! Any person found bottling fictitious or so-called .aledonia Waters} or retailers selling or having such in stock, will be vigorously prosecuted.divided on this amendment and negatived.it by a.vote of 42 to 16.The House then went into Supply and passed sofne of the remaining estimates.When it rose and reported, Mr.Marchand moved it again into Supply, and Mr.McDonald put a lengthy amendment \u2018before the House, setting forth that in times past Mr.Marchand and his friends had op various occasions placed themselves on record as advocates of the abolition of the Legislative Council end of erwpod'\u2018aë \u2018the bubernatorial residence, of a \u2018reduction of the number of Cabinet Ministers, of the suppression of all lapsed railway subsidies, etc, and No Cheap John «Service, Butia fuil laxuriens bath, worih what you pay fer it.« » .+ Turkish Bath, \u2018148 $7.MONIQUE SYRERY.regretting tbat, in spite of the opinions so solemnly expressed, nothing had been done by it to een their pledges in these particulars.; } The members were again called in, and this amendment was rejected by a vote of 41 to 16.The House then went into.Supply and passed the- remaining estimates, with a dew exceptions.Mr.Baurbonnais then moved the third reading of the St.Antoine street, Montreal, widening bill.\u2019 Mr.Bitkerdike moved in amendment to refer back the bill to committee to amend it as follows: 1.That the second line of paragraph (a) of section 1, the word, \u2018 may,\u2019 be substituted \u2018or the words, \u2018shall: be bound to! 2.That sub-section (c) of section 1, be replaced by the following : \u2018The cost of the above improvement shall be paid as follows: Onetliird by the proprietors expropriated, \u2018one-third by the Montreal Street Railway, and the remaining third by the eity of Montreal, and shall be eol- fected in the same manner as the gereral lows:\u2014 the clauses.He was informed that they Mr.Bickerdike then moved a srcond CHAPPED SOFT DELICATE SKIN LANDLINE & WITCH HAZEL CREAN.THE MEDICAL HALL, Colonial Houss, Goods $45/000,00 Linens, Napkins, A big lot of Tailors\u2019 Trimmings, SUK, HANDS prevented and cure For 9 Years Cured by CUTICURA In a Short Time After Five Dostors Falled.1 have suffered for nine years with sores ia my Dose.1 consulted with a Arst-clase doctor, and be told me it was fever sore that would soon pass away.I had four doctors treat me for nose trouble, without seeming to do any good.trouble was so bad my husband decided should goto N, Y.City sud get treated.\u2018best doctor in the city for nose, eye, snd told me 1 had oezema in the worst form, must stay and get treated thres times & 1 did pot seem to get any relief, so my husband sent for me to come home.While I was home X decided to try Curscum Raxcorss.I gob CuricumA Boar, CuricurA (ointment), snd OuricuzA RESOLYENT, and I was surprised to find It was bat à short fine rohen my note WKS ofl well, Mzs.0.8.VAN POSTRAND, April 95,1808, Point 0\u2019 Woods, Esy Shore, L.I.HEAD A SOLID SORE From » very shalt 31 Shed » out solid scab, Finally my father procured s.CUTICURA (ointment), s eaks of CUTICURA SOA, and a bottle of Curicuna Rasocvsnr.1 hous never bean troubled with the disease since.Begins with the Blood and Ends with The Skin and Scalp.That is to spi purifies the blood and cises- lating of Mumor GERrus, and thus remores the cause, while warm baths with CUTIOURS Bo rate or oi EEE sie cures { of emollien! the skin and Ps ; itching, burning, and heal.\"Thos are 6 ak cured the m and humiliating bomors of and blood, with loss of hair, when sicians and all other re fall.Ë ARRIAGE LICENSÉS.MONEY TO LENB.\u2014sr- LE.107 St.James bt.and 345.PrimceArchurel COOK\u2019S | \u2018BAKING PO Heh ona ar.Bepbad euvil, il wholesome Cook's jend does x to oto W L, Friend dos nok oor ne - tohesith =~ ov.oo TF de on every genie wala.MONEY TO LEND At Low' Eate of Interest and on faverable \u201cterms, on first-elass property.SUN LIFE ASSURANCE OD quads A[ARRIAGE: LICENSES 184UBD.310 SL.Jazhes sirocés - Wish to announ that they will = oa specialty this rug of the sale of hold parniture at ate \u2018resid and beg to solicit from who intsng éis- pose of their effects the favor mission to sonduet the sale.MR.E.O'BRIEN, Ww.personal attention ta these oth.them in s manbac thet wil hye the =o rave the sale with thei rE glad to have your name as.possible to secure a MERCHANDISE nf all kinds OUR AUCTION ROOMS are the most central and best lighted in the city.We havealso an Art Room, specially AA and Art Objects.GOOD DRY STORAGE for Furniture, Pe.= tures, Pianos, and : CHARGES MODERATE.RETURNS PROMPT.public patronage.Yours, rope = Ts\u2019 experie 1 Bn ui ahve his years\u2019 \u20ac ence in , ) sales, and r LISTS FOR ip booking are now -open, add we wd NDISE of Ke ved good ur rooms for sale w e advantage.and best resalts Splat od rt up for the Exhibition snd Sale of Pictures 11 kinds of Valusbles Hoping to be favored with a fair share of 5 E EDWARD ©'BRIEN CO.Auctioneers, No.221 St.James atrest.Mareotte Bros\" .200, SECOND $2C SA MCINTYRE & SONS\u2019 STOCK AT MONTREAL, The undersigned will sell by Public Auction, out Reserve, st 290 St, following, til] the whole is dispoe=a of, No.James street, MARCOTTE FREES, Auctions\u2019 about $290,000.00 Cashmer2s and Plaids, Towellings.000° LE BY AUCTION OF .© on worth lots te the positively COHADAY, io Eh, he Kid Gloves, Cambios, Peary Buttons.Yi.; ; ts, Vel Bradds, Bindings, Handkerclitels, $5,000.00 Perfumery, 225 unten waa promptly reject pt Som: NE ei ns 0 glesose scalp of crusts and scales, alk 24 Fis the best » oS SE ER Home AE © SAVE YOUR HAIR ™ em.srEa™® FRIEND CUMEING, DUNTON hab pre BE NOTARIES & COMMISSIONERS, \u2018 Le = vo.Quebéc, March 8.\u2014In the Private Bills Committee of the Legislative Council the consideration of the Montreal city bill was continued this afternoon.The objectionable words added in the Assembly to the clause relating to bawdy and dis orderly houses, natnely, \u2018or to take all the sanitary precautions necessary re- + specting such houses\u2019 was struck out \u201c.on motion of the Hon.Geo, Bryson, and \u201cthe clause, as passed, reads as follows : => *To suppress bawdy sad disorderly houses \u2026 amd houses\u2019: of ill-fpmeé and assignation - within thé limits of the' city.\u2019 @.Olhuse 92 was amended $0 give the city & recourse to procéed in warranty against « *- the party responsible .in commen law g: - for accidents occasioned by neglect of the obligation to keep the snow and ice on .the sidewalks and on the house-tops from «x sccumwdatipf in winter., 5 At the éuggestion of Mr.Levesque, of the Real Estate Owners\u2019 Association the word \u2018autommtic\u2019 was added in the case ~~ of the safety valves which the city is au- \u201c+ thorized to provide where necessary as connections on sewerage for the drainage \u2018of any immoveable property to be built * upon hereafter.After explanations by Mayor Prefon- taine and others a paragraph was added Y \"to section 335 to authorize the city to expend for the repair of McTavigh reser- \"voir and improvements in the water department a sum not to exceed a hundred thousand dollars\u2019 out\u2019 of the amount received in 1888 from the Montreal Water & Power Company.3: To clause 337, providing that\u201cno contract os agreement whatever to do work or supply materials shall be binding upon the city unless approved by the council, ted by Attor- t, but Aldermen tant particular, and to make people in Montreal dnderstand distinctly that noth- r-dane for or supplied to cor- aration officials, etc., would be paid for the.vity unless it was previously and séuthorized.The section passed Borrowed annually for necessivy pu \u2018works a sum of $30,000 a year\u2019 for three (1868, 1900 and 1801) to renew or ir wooden sidewalks.\u201c7.To section 348, relative to the borrowing power, the Hon.Mr.Gilman offered an amendment to provide that the majority (in value as well as in number) of ~~ the real estate owners shall vote on bylaws authorizing any loan.Ce his was strongly opopsed by Mayor Prefontaine, who said that the present system had worked well, and by the Hon, \u201cMr.Lanctot, who feared the possibility of necessary.improvements in the east end being voted down by proprietors in the west end.The Hon.Mr.MeCorkill strongly supported the amendment, which was also opposed by Attorney-General Archam- .bault.It was, however, lost by.a vote \"of ten to tem, the chairman, the Hon.ay > Mr.Larue, giving his casting vote against 1 = gE | # ih ~The clause relating to the Bonsecours \u201cmarket and to the expropriation of property in that neighborhood to build walls or shelters for market purposes, was denounced by Ald.Ames and Mr.Atwater as unasked for by the council, and as inserted into the bill in the other House through the influence of speculators, and the Hon.Mr.Gilman raised a question _ ef order in regard to it, which was over- ;, Fédèd by the chairman.Hon.Mr.lanctet warmly upheld section, and after: a long discussion n was cleared to allow the committee dellbente.he doors |.fon ins fn the other House had ~~ been adopted by the casting vote of the > \u2018- chairmau, the vote being ten to ten.An IR -adjournment then took place to four p.m.BOODLING AT QUEBEC.%: \u201cMR.BOUFFARD'S CHARGES WARMLY DISCUSSED.IN THE HOUSE.\u2014\u2014 1.Quebec, Mareh 8.\u2014When the Assembly met this morning, Mn Bickerdike, referring to \u2018the charge made the other \u201cday by Mr.Bouffard, relative to ihe al- :-_Yeged attempta by.certain promaters of \u2026 T\u2018private bills te bribe members, raised a #7 question bf privilege.He said that, if > there was any foundation for the charge, \"7 a proper enquiry should be held and the \u2018matter sifted to the bottom.Such , \u2018things should not be allowed' to remain \"°% Mr.LeBlane agreed with Mr.Bicker- .dike and also strongly advocated the necessity and propriety of an immediate Mr.Stephens thought such charges \"should not pass unchallenged, and tbat \u2018every member, who was not guilty of deing in: the connection, should | day to five years penal servitude.- DISORDERLY HOUSES.Impéitant Alteration in the Clause Respecting .Them in the City Bill.MR.BOUFFARD'S BRIBERY CHARGES CREATE A STORM IN THE HOUSE.° that such charges had been freely bandied about a great dead this session.He reproved the practice of members\u2019 law partners appearing ore the committees in the interest of bills.Mr.Langelier characterized it as absurd to debar lawyers from appearing before the committees because their partners were members.Just as well debar a son who was a lawyer from pleading before his father, who was a judge.The Hon.Mr.Pelletier took the same view with regard to lawyers before the committees.The Hon, Mr.Marchand said that he had every \u2018confidence .in the uprigktness.of members, hold the reputation of the House.He would look upon the matter in the light of a judge, and so would say nothing very strong upon the subject until something definite was proven.However, if anything was really brought to light he would insist upon the proper punishment of the offender.But as the matter now stood it was plainly Mr.Bouf- fard\u2019s duty to indicate the parties ac-, cused, when thé matter could be referred to the Comrnittee on Privileges and Elections for investigation.\u2019 Mr.Weir stated that he knew of two members who had told him that they had been offered money and that he did pot think that they were the only ones either.Mr.Watts thought that any honest member who was offered money for the purpose of unduly influencing his vote should immediately come before.the House and denounce the guilty parties.This ended the discussion on the incident, which then dropped.Mr.Bouf- fard was not present in the House when it came up.The other husiness of the sitting was unimportant.\u2014_\u2014 A DESPERATE POISONER.Paris, March 8\u2014Madame Charles Bian- chini, wife of the famous scenic artist of that name, whose trial on the charge of attempting to poison her -husband, began on Monday last, was sentenced to- As she was leaving the court room the pris- oïer made a futile attempt to commit suicide by stabbing herself with à hot pin- 4 2 TERT TEES BACK + NUMBER \"LAWYERS HOW LORD HERSCHELL RESENTED A SLIGHT TO THE PRESS.There is a little story about the late Lord Herschell which has a local bearing.As Vancouver people know, he made a trip across Canadæ before attending the opening meeting of the joint high com; Missions at Quebec.At Victoria he was banqueted by the Bar of the Province.To his surprise the lawyers were so far behind the times that they had not invited press representatives to be present.had prepared an\u2019 important speech for delivery, as this was his first public utterance in Canada.No hint of the contents of that speech ever got into the papers.\u2014 Vancouver \u2018News-Advertiser,\u201d March 2.\u2014_\u2014 GROWTH OF ROSSLAND.The C.P.R.is constantly in receipt of the most encouraging reports touching the growth and development of Rossland, now about six years old.The company is much (interested in this wonderful town, which has been the growth of a night, so to jgay, for not only has it a connection to the place, but the heads of administration were among the first to perceive that there was every probability of Rossland becoming one of the richest ruining centres in the world, and proved .| their faith by personal investment.From Sir William Van Horne down, the offi cials put money into mining enterprises from time to time, and from these profits have already been realized, while in one or two instances, the prospects are rich beyond ordinary experience, The town of Rossland is advancing by leaps and bounds.What is more particularly noticeable, is the expensive machinery which has been put into the mining properties during the last year.Upon this the expenditure has been very large, but it is confidently expected that in every instance in which the development has been accelerated by modern appliances, the result will justify investment.The activity of the mining camps has praved a wonderful attraction to population, and at this moment all fhe equip- ments of a modern town, all the neees- sary protection, all the refinements of education and assuhgements of religion.have been provided.The last forward step has been the organization of the tewn fire brigade upon a modern basis, with Chief Guthrie, of Montreal, at its head.While the place is only suitable for a certain limited class, it is recog: nized that with the permanency of the mining output, and the constant augmentation of the capital invested, it is poseible to witness, in a very few years 2 large and thriving city, with a popula- ; de anxiots.te: promptiy and smphatically = it.\u2018He waa not pemonally aware dey ick Coron ï \u201cdoing , but he knew tion of from twenty to thirty thousaud people.and was very amxious to up-{ Metapedia\u2019 - was - Lord Herschell afterwards said that he |' THE MONTREAL INCREASE THEIR SERVICE, THE ILL-LUCK OF THE \u2018GASPESIA\u2019 STIMULATES THE OWNERS.The Canadian Steamship Company's steamer \u2018Gaspesia\u2019 is still in the ice, at least as far as is known at the office in this city.À telegram was received there this morning from Etang du Nord, which stated that the \u2018Gaspesia\u2019 was not in sight.Mr.G.H.Pugh, freight manager of the line; said he thought the vessel had drifted around off the west coast of Newfoundland.The report that a whaling steamer had been sent to the assis- tence of the \u2018Gaspesia\u2019 has not been confirmed here and it is thought by Mr.J.Keating, assistant manager of the company, that Captain Yates must have ordered the whaler from Halifax.The company has decided to continue the service to Paspebiac, apd a new duled to sail\u2019 the last weel \u2018is Match.The forineriy the steamer.\u2018Halsburg,\u2019 of the North German Lloyd Line, and is a fine new vessel.After her, will sail the steamer \u2018Milford Haven,\u201d formerly the \u2018Werra,\u2019 on or about April 10.The company has purchased the steamer \u2018Hiawatha\u2019 to run from Gaspé to Pas- pebiae, a distance of about eighty miles.Mr.Keating stated this morning that: the contract had been signed to erect a mammoth grain elevator at Paspebiac with a capacity of a million bushels.The contract is given to a Michigan firm and a'tbough the elevator will not be ready ae anticipated, by June 15, work will be commenced in about a month.To-morrow three hundred passengers from the SS.\u2018Lake Ontario\u2019 will arrive in this city, travelling over the I.C.R.ard C.V.R.Mr.P.J.O'Rourke, travelling freight and passenger agent, is in charge of the party.MR.CUNNINGHAM\u2019S FRIENDS A number of friends of ex-Ald.Cunningham, who are \u2018anxious that he should present Himself for the mayoralty at the next elections, was.held last evening, and the question of making a preliminary canvass discussed.\u2019 \u2019 Old World.Ç .ANOTHER CLAIMANT.MR.JOHN LUCY, OF -OTTAWA, THINKS SOME OF THE MILLION MIGHT BE FOR HIM.Following the appearance of Mr.Timothy Lucy at the City Hall yesterday &s a claimant for the fortune of a million dollars left by the late John Lucy, of Cork, comes another claim.\u2019 The following letter has heen received at the City Hall, addressed to His Worship the Mayor: \u2014 oo ; Ottawa, March 7.180%, Sir \u2014In the Ottawa \u2018Citizen\u2019 of to.day 1 see a note that a Mr Robert: Gunn, ot London, England, has communieated with\u2019 made enquiries for his address.My name \u2018is John Lucy, and so was my- [ather\u2019s.: Can I have Mr.might be something in this for me I amd, yours, respectfully, JOHN LUCY.A stamped envelope was enclosed addressed \u2018John Lucy, stationer, Ottawa, Ont.\u2019 \u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 SPLENDID ICE ROADS.the public mind by the circulation of stories that the river ice roads were in a dangerous condition, Mr.Barlow, the assistant city surveyor, had the roads thoroughly inspected this morning.The inspectors reported that all of the river dition.A COSTLY FIRE.Boston, Mass., Mdrch 8.\u2014A large four and a half story stone building, occupied by about a dozen firms, and numbered practically destroyed by fire this fore- tyler THE \u2018 TORONTO\u2019 CAPTAINCY.their new steamer \u2018Toronto.\u2019 ficers are popular.v steamef named the \u2018Metapedia\u2019 is sche- Mr.Cunningham stated to-day that he you in regard to a Mr.John Lucy, and Gunn's address?There.In view of the uneasiness created inroads were in an absolutely perfect ccm- from 55 to 65 Charlestown street, was noon, causing a loss estimated at $75.000.There is strong rivalry amongst captains of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company for the mastership of \u201c The two men between whom the directors at their meeting this afternoon will: decide are, Captains Grange and Esford.Both of- DAILY WITNESS. FAMOUS FORGER DEAD, VICTIMIZED THE BANK OF WN.LAND TO THE EXTENT OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.Butte, Monf., March 8\u2014Austin Bid- well, one of the men who became famous through the Bank of England's forgeries, died here last night in his room in the Mantle Block.The cause of his death was given as grippe.He was fifty-two vears of age, and a native of Chicago, to which place his body will be taken for burial, ) The story of the Bidwells is pretty well known.By means of forged a:c1- nties in 1873 they got 85,000,000 I-om the Bank of England, after victimizing other hanks in Europe by means of forge \u2018et- ters of credit.Their idea wae to pet fiity millions and then compromise wiih the bank.In the big game they \u2018ailed and fled.George Bidwell was caught \u2018n France and Austin Bidwell in Cuba.They were tried and gisen life sentences, with their two eonfederates.After 20 Years they were released.\u2014\u2014_æ THE ANCIENT CAPITAL.Quebec, March 8\u2014At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the gas company a \u2018fairly prosperous year\u2019s business rad the payment of an eight \u2018percent \u201cvidend, with handsome additions to the outlay, contingent and proût and Juss accounts were reported.trine diesctors were re-elected.The Irish Protestant Benevolent So- Fl The ré-| BAD NEWS FROM CHINA.Vancouver, B.C., March 8.\u2014Mail ad- vices received here per R.M.S.\u2018 Empress of India,\u2019 from Tien Tsien, China, report that twe hundred persons fell through the ice where three rivers meet outside the western gate of \u2018the native city Over a hundred of the victims were drowned.The worst news possible comes from Central China regarding the rebellion.Rebels and murderers have their own way.The \u2018government troops flee before them.In a battle before Huÿäng two hun persons were killed.The { spreading from VET waren: loci \"Rbutiga\u201d wth fe Heian Fi Brow Tahoe Killed a.Roman \u2018Catholic priest whoee name conld not be ascertained.They mutilated the body, tore out the heart and other organs and ate them.In a riot near Nigpo, the property of the Pao Wo mine was wrecked.Mr.J.E.Rennison, foreign manager of the mine, narrowly escaped with his life.The temple was also destroyed.The British Consul, Mr.Playfair, has sent in a claim for damages.| QUNNYSIDE FARM, THE \u2018MONTREAL: DAILY WITNESS.OOMS WILL BE DEARFR.Chicago, March 8.\u2014Manufacturers of brooms and brokers and dealers of broom corn are holding a two-days\u2019 session at the Palmer House in this city to regulate the price of raw material as well as the finished brooms.A number of out of-town manufacturers, including Montreal and Toronto, are represented at the meeting.Broom corn, it is said, will be advanced $25 a ton while the price of broome will be advanced fifty cents more per dozen.NOTES AND NOTICES.Lady Halle to Willis & Co.\u2014Messrs.Willis & Co., 1824 Notre Dame.street, have received complimentary notice for their beautiful pianos from the distinguished artist who delighted Montreal last Monday evening at Windsor Hall.The Knabe piano was used of.course at the publie recital, while a Bell piano was chosen for Lady Halle\u2019s personal use.Such artists as Lady Halle and Sauer always choose the Knabe or Bell pianos when they come to America.Summer Resorts.PERU, N.Y.Delightfully located near Lake Ausable Chasm.Catholic Summer School: guod fishing and bunting.For particulars, write, F.DAVARN.\u2014 To Let.pr part TO LET, Centraily situated shop and yard of the Atlas Engraving and Printing Company, Nos.14 and 16 Little St.Antoine street, off St.James streei: upper portion fitted up as a dwelling; only $20 a month for the whole.Apply between 10 and 12 a.m, to JAMES B.CUSHING, 30 St.John street.TO LET.7 Mackay street, cut wmtone front, double\" extension, two stories, with cemented baseméut, teu rooms; bath and w.c., hot water heating; rent : Do faxes.32 and 34 Overdale avenue, two stories and basement, elght rooms, .rent.$18 per: month; no taxes 7 + + Bargains.To Let.Always be sure to mention the \u2018Witness\u2019 when answering advertisements, Advertisers appreciate $F ] FOR BALE, LAYTON BROS\u2019 New Ware- Tooms, 144 Peel street, will not be ready for occupation till Juno 1st; therefore, y are selling out their entirs stock of Planos and Organs at slaughter prices, Brand new pianos for $200.d hand pianos for $50.Siightly used .r.sans for $2.Don't mies thiz chance.148 Peel street, opposite Hamilton's.4 FOR SALE, A STEINWAY UPRIGHT Piano, slightly uscd, will be sold at a great bargain to an immediate purchaser, Owner leaving city for England.Address PIANO, 27, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.T FOR SALE, PRAIRIE STATE INCUBA- : tors and Brooders.Also Plans and Speui- fications for building Poultry Houres mada to a scale, from which any one handy with tools can build for themselves, Write for what you wart, enclosing stamp for reply.Look for further advertisement.Address, until May 1st, 1889, S.J.ANDRES, 133 St.Ann street, Quebec, agent for manufacturers.1 KINDLING\u2014FOR THE MILLION.Kinädling, $2; Cut Maple $2.50; Tamarac Blocks, 8 7 34:76 ; Mi} ks, $1.50 ; i : BE 1 ly SL à cut any length: \u2018Lost, Strayed and Found LOST, IRISH TERRIER, LONG HAIRED, no collar, on Saturday, 4th instant.Find: er will be Hberaliy rewarded upon return- 1n£ to 173 Mance street, 8 2 \u2014\u2014 Property.FOR SALE, ELEGANT BUILDING LOT ox\u2019 South Side Springfield avenue, West- ~meunt, 50° x 100°.Address W.R.CLEN.DINENG, 28 Mattoon street, Springfield, Maza, 3 FOR SALE, CHOICE SUBURBAN LOTS at half price to an immediate buyer, adjoining \u201cWestmount and near \u2018electric cars, Particulars at 2426 St Catherine \u2014 \"FOR SALE, A BEAUTIFUL Summer Residence in the Village of St.Andrews, Que., eight rooms and kitchen, hot air furnace, soft water ih: kitchen, two acres ground -@nd fruit trees, etc, cheap to a prompt :- BWrchaser.Apply to W.J.MORROW, acute, Que.4 TO LET, DESIRABLE HOUSE, 118 Matthew street, 9 rooms; rent, $30, no taxes.Apply 21 Chomedy street.Telephone.Main - 1263.8 HOUSE TO LET, IN FINE, OPEN LOCAtion at Upper Lachine, adjoining Summer.lea, house of 8 rooms, water supplied from Lachine waterworks.A.H.CHAMBERS, 132 St.James street.8 TO LET, COTTAGE 69 AYLMER STREET, 8 rooms,\"b.and w.c.; good order; rent $16 per month.Apply CHARLES T.BAS.TIAN, 457 St.Lawrence strest.8 TO LET, UPPER TENEMENT, 52 Prince Arthur street, 8 large rooms, b, and w.c.: order; rents, $15 per month.Apply CHARLES T.BASTIAN, 457 St, Lawrence street.8 TO LET, ON LAURIER AVENUE, formerly Greene avenue, one top and middle \u2018flat, five and six rooms, hot and cold water, w.c.Apply 82 Lauricr ave.6 TO LET, FACTORY, NO.143, 145 St.Mau- | rice street, 4 flats, 45 x \u20ac3; suitable for cigar factory.Apply W.H.EVANS, 1362 Notre Dame street, 22 TO LET, FURNISH3ID, NO.494 ELM avenue, Westmount, 8 rooms, with all modern improvements; beautitul location - at foot of mountain; rent low ta good tenant ; ist May to Ist October or longer.Apply on premises.22 TO LET, COMFORTABLE FURNISHED House, 23 Chomedy street, for 4 months from May 1st; gas stove ; no children.Apply 17 McGill College avenue, in morn.DEA.5 TO LET, SELF-CONTAINED HOUSE, 74 City Councillors street,in perfect cond! tion throughout, eight rooms, hot water furnace, bay windows, \u2018Also S9 Ayimer street, eight rooms, furnace and all modern conveniençes, and a new house on Seymour avenue.Apply to T.GILDAY, 209 St.James street.4 TO LET, AT \u2018WESTMOUNT, on St.Catherine stieet, corver of Victoria.Tenements, Nos.4821 and 4835.Flats, Nos.4831 and 4833, all nine rooms, w.c.and hot water furnace; fireet commanding locality.Ap- Ply B.TURENNE, Court House.4 TO LET, AT MOUNT ROYAL VALE, A brick house, stone foundation.nine rooms, cellar, garden, fruit trees, good water, stables, sheds, etc.J.WALKLEY, the Molsona Bank.3 LONGUEUIL, WEST END\u2014-TO RENT OR Sell on easy monthly payments, nice new \u2018Winter Cottages, on Gardoaville ave, Apply.to A, HARDIE, on the ground, or hox 45, Longueuil.3 12 Overdale avenue, lower rent $12; upper dwelling, eight reoms, rent fu h.w.Daisy furnaces; in first class order.2 Kinkora avenue, extension, seven rooms, | rent 15 and 18 Overdala avenue, three moles,\u2019 and basement, each 12 rcoms, .4n.good erder, h.w.furnaces, \u2018ent $22 and $80.226 Congregation street, Point St Charles, two story brick cottage, with extension, and den, nine rooms, rent 413 per.month, no taxes.: \u2019 Upper tenement, No.12 Little $t.\"Ant8ihe street, $4.00 a month.~ - x des Neiges, two dwellings, rents, 8 7 -.pet menth.1 410 between 10 and-13-x'm.-to~ ; ; SA vitres im.cvs, \"7 .80 St.John street., 1.4 ad Wied PPAR \"TO LET.No.81.85 and 80 FORT STHREET-Tot.tages with extension kitchens; § bedrodmis: | all modern conveniences.Rent, $300; no |! taxes., > VPPER TENEMENT, 3584 St.\u201cAütolne street: hot water, bath, etc.Rent, $15 per month, - Apply, 309 St.James street, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 -.LE Ly Wo Lo MALTBY: «+ 5 FOR BALE, AT BACK RIVER, COTTAGE with eight rooms, near Electric Car wait- in rom.M.BOUDREAU, 2724 8t.Cath.erise.- 0 POR SALE-1 AM NOW BUILDING AND 1mMavé for sale the following Houses: Two n Sherbrooke -street, Ohio .stone, plate lass, windows, conservatory .on second :! story front, Brst-class in every resject.\"Also, two two_story and two three-story \u2018eut some bouses, on Selkirk avenue, in i lr, f Sherbrooke street.Also, No.69 Geld street\u2014a fine location for pro- _man\u2014and two houses on us, Alto, 20,0 : land, ok.Up-4 per (C ave, o 17 cprner Qu\u201d auû Shethrane : FF cprper Guy and Sharbrooke ; \u201cReste ur purchasers.\u201d Apply to JAM: -MOUGLAN; office In rear of Sherbrooks : _Hireet houses, Selkirk avenue._ -.9 109 = ; DENCE.FOR SHE \u2014 Die of the choles\u201d esidence properties In ma or Western 2 of ti En = Ppèr : tne city, above Sherrbooke street, .medern resitence,beau- tifuHy.situated, with unexceptionable surroundings.Any one who can afford to pay about 325,000 for a restdence Hi find it to his adm to inquire:about this ope.J.CRADOCK SIMPSON & CO., 181 ST.JAMPS STREET.* Note the Brand and the Olive Branch\u2019 | Crow Overall.sWorkman, if so, ydu should WM.CURRIE WM.CURRIE, $66.50.STERRAGE.Outward, $39.58.Prepaid, 831.For sailings and all particulars to freight sage apply to any Agent of the Company, en orp» D.W.CANPBELL, General Mansz> Montreal.mit ci Mr ep 18 Hospital Street.FURNESS, WITHE & C0, LIMITEU, Agencies.MANCHESTER LINERS, The only dircet and regular steamship line between CANADA AND MANCHESTER, Jtis intended to despatch Joeman of thellne, on or about the undermentioned da From Bt.John, Bteamer.From Halifax Mch.11th, Mauchester City Fen: 13th FURNESS LINEr i suilings between BT.JOHN, N.B.; HALIF N.8,, and London, G.B.8S, 8t.John City and .Halifax City have cold storage fittings.- Next intended mailings: From St.John.Bteam From Halifax st.Sohn City Meh.9.CANADA & NEWFOUNDLAND LINEr Fortnight} between HALIFAX, N'ÉTEN JONNS.Nada aoû LIVERPOOL GB Calling at St.John's about ten after leaving Liyerpool end two duys after | Superior first-class passenger accommodation amidships.All steamers a\" lighted, and cerry For dates of mailing and rates of passage and froight, ly to SPY LURNESS, WITHY & CO., Lisilted.: 44 8t Fransols Xavier #5 Mourad DOMINION LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS.BOSTON SERVICE.From Liverp2oL Steamer.Fenm ru Thar., Mar.2.0ANADA Mar.15, Thur., Mar.33.NEW ENGLAND.LApL .ge Rates\u2014First Cabin $60 and upwards,single; $100 return.Second Cabin, #35 vingle: $66.50 return.Stoerage\u2014To.Liverpool Derry, London, Queenstown, Belfast and Glasgow, $22.50 to $26.50.Steerage outfits furnished fres.Midsliip saloons, ectectric light, spacious \u2018promenade decks, For further information apply to any agent of the company, or to DAVID TORRANCE & CO.33.94.Sacrament êt., General Agents, Wh entreat, EE JLLUSTRATIONS FOR BOOKS CATALOGUES, ETC.Supplied [rem drawings or | competent artists, etched on = \u2018moderate rates.hr JeHN DOUGALL & BOX, at \u2018Witoess' Ofice, Moatreal ' e > ad or answe turnir where A aimed reply.\u201c8h: \u201cSil see t The ing f scene lect his t then corrij thou Gu youn eobt- ir pi: ch 5 ch 1) sh 17 ch 24 ch 31 \"yas: don, on s 4.30.3H r p33 RS, ship 18, on Ialifax 13th ous, ss.tornze lalifax 1.9.i E.IFAX, +B.leaving | omid- | carry reight, 1 ntrasl IE ston.Wp.» 30 pin tngle; ingle; ndon, 50 to > acious ) any gents.OKS, Ag by ind st IN, ntreal WEDNESDAY, Maron 8, 1899, I \u2014 A BROKEN THREAD.{ R.Gallienne Robin, in \u20183.8.\u2018Times,\u2019 London.) |: was a Warm autumn day and Lon- a's sharp outlines were toned almost \u201c219 lines of beauty by the soft gr \u201cacc which hung over the mighty city-\u2014! ile the sun, far away, a glittering red ball, kept watch over palace and slum.Now, lads, in with you, only an hour \u201cOh ! .spare to-lay,\u2019 rang out the cheery : : nes of a manly voice.À shout from i» least hfty hoarse, shrill, boy voices| \u201cWill you have mine, dear ?I don\u2019t all such things aside.She is now in want it.I come here 80 often that I know school learning to read, and being taught all the pictures by heart,\u2019 said the nurse.about Jesus.She cooks for her husband arose in answer: * \u2019Ere\u2019s Mr, Carrill, hoo- jay for Mr.Carrill\"\u201d followed by a sta sad, but it is a lovely, womanly face.\u2019 \u2018What did you say, Guy ble\u201d ey was gazing dreamily at it.\u2018Now she\u2019s there, I'll go too.ered near.other picture, you know.m- j'le through a narrow doorway snd| \u2018Oh! thank you.Do you really ofte passage into a somewhat dark room in| come here * So do we, but we never he seems to love her very much.one of the back lapes of Bethnalgreen.gee you.\u2019 \u2018be room was furnished as a schoolroom, but ink splashes were more abund-| when I am off duty.You see, I am unt than anything else.\u2018Six o'clock! to work at once, and sil-| not go out when I like.\u2019 ence, boys!\u2019 The crimson suniight glinted through the dusty window, and crowned with glory the head of the young man as \u201cNor can I, because I go to school take me out sometimes in the evening.\u2019 he| \u2018Is that your brother ?\u201d \u201cYes ; do speak to him.staod facing the boys whose eyes were Oh, no! bent upon him.First duty was roll-call.\u2018Bob Jones\u2019 \u2018Where's Bob Jones?No answer, but much shuffling of feet and where's Bob?Crash! aimed for the master\u2019s head was the only reply.\u2018Shame! coward, that Bob.see to Bob.to you.Come here.the wind\u2014it was time to close.The master strode over the boys, forms \u2018Oh, you have not told us your mam in search of Boo, knowing full well Bob would not be upon the Guy and Ruth Carrill.\u201d scene.But he wanted one minute to col- \u2018And I am \u201cSister Dorothy,\u201d of the CHRIST.Ject himself; the stone came very near London Hospital.Good-bye.\u2019 his temple, it was a sudden blow\u2014and then what was to be done with this corrigible Bob?After five minutes\u201d thought he returned and lessons began.Guy Carrill, a tall, broad-shouldered voung doctor, was junior partmer in tle sister in rooms in Approach road, facing the Chest Hospital.The trees around the square were little Ruth\u2019s daily \u2018Oh, Guy, is she not sweet, lovely, darling ¥* \u201cYes, said Guy, lazily; his though were far away.in- light, she said the wind rustling the|be too particular.leaves reminded her of home and the sea.(To be Continued.) Three evenings a week Guy devoted his evening-school for slum-boys, and to all the time he could spare to visiting their CHILDREN'S CORNER.\u2014 homes and haunts.What was left was given to Ruth and her small allowance of THE COMING OF THE \u2018BO.pleasure in their town-life.She was at school all day, but it was lonely for a (\u2018Union Gospel News.) child of twelve, and she was all he bad.| A few weeks ago there was great ex-|28, Every child of God has it, whe- Lessons were soon over in the dark citement at our house.We are g b schoal-room, books put away; and every- family\u2014Mr.Lee, four girls and two YOl{ with Christ.Believe it, and you shall thing locked up.Guy heard the last| licking boys of our own, end myself, who have the assurance/of it.\u2018Goodnight, Mr.Carrillj.sir!\u2019 shouted live from afar as he turned his face towardb feren mizes wha liye downstairs.Victoria Park and home.He had promised to take Ruth to the Museum that j of as bright and nice as our American girls, evening to see her favorite picture John Kemble.She was ready waiting|and they have just as much curiosity when he returned, and they started once.\u2018Guy, what's the matter, your forehead about?The young Bo bas just come.known.The life of Jesus and the life is bruised.It's those boys again; I|\u2018Bo\u2019 is a Bengali word meaning little of His people is one.would not teach the horrid things!\u2019 \u2018Ruth, don\u2019t talk like that ; poor little chaps, they are not so bad.No, it was of our durwan, the man who watches the wy, or ; » that young rascal Bob, again ; but Ill What has angered the winds this year?.get him some day, there's good stuff him?\u2018Good stuff ! when he throws stones vou ?\u2018Yes, why not ?\u2018 That is part of the good stuff.\u2019 \u2018Well, I\u2014 Oh, look, there\u2019s that lovely nurse we saw at St.Augustine's Church, just going to the Museum.I am so glad.Do speak to her ; Im know her!\u201d at| our home children.What do you suppose the excitement wife.at erally.he had heard the Gospel, and was rea ing the Bible.ust tien, and be one of you, and would graceful figure with a very lingering look.Hindoo friends.\u2018What,\u2019 he said, \u2018are your favors to be| \u2018If I become a Christian, she will have| Then the winds came forth with an }¢he world of medicine.divided to-night between John Kemble to be like a widow.They will make and the pretty nurse ¥ \u2018You know why I like Kemble\u2019s pic- they are burning my body, and she will ture ; only because he reminds me of you, always have to suffer like a widow, S so vou need not laugh at me for a little girl, my dear ; no one can better than a brother\u201d \u201cNo one can be better than you, Guy.But Guy was not listening now ; be can't bear the thought.ADVERTISEMENTS.CURVES TO FI [RON-LIKE WEAR \"SH.& M.BIAS Bx 0 over\u2014the brush edge everlasting and indestruchiole.s#F S.H.& M.Is stamped on every var.© your dealer will not supply you, wo will.TORONTO, Ont UTWEARS all other bindings four times The & H.& M.Oo, 24 Front St.Wost, he \u20ac .: .: they did him a world of good.His Him.You be baptized, and we will ask peace again, .trou nstipati tteri God to give you your wife, and I believe Gently.and quietly dawn came in, rourte et constipation and fluttering | He will\u201d \u2018The storm seemed hushed for the day ° a own case the troubl o : ; ; ; uble was v Soon after he became baptized, and has| to begin, .similar, i.e., constipation, flutterin \u201cand been 1 I honest life, and we| Timidly sang the birds their songs, ar, 1.0, P! , g an thought great deal him \"He saved| And the joys of the morning came in palpitation of ihe bear, and pains in my g D v throngs: .logm; like rheumatism, when lay down : ¢ up his wages and one day I said to him, |T)utiea añd pleasures, love and \u2018gain; a Right.1 have only taken the pills à The coming.gene- her, and we will send your friend bring her.\u2019 1 will do what you say, answ minee, \u2018but if they have heard that her, rather than let her come.\u2019 rible sin to disobey him, so 1 must g ly And she came.So You should have seen her! Not thirteen .; dressy, so elegant, 30 soft, so rich, so hand.years of age, and had been married four some, and fits the rounded skirt as though a years.She came upstairs to see wae, AGONI ZING troubled with any form of Nervous part of it.poo ye Thon le int With her clothes drawn closely over her wear are bound with the binding that wears, | face.She did not speak, but \u201cpow down to me with her face to th flew THE KOOTS OF CANCER cannot be re- 1 lifted her up, and told her that she moved by dangerous operations, or hy agon- was watching the nurse.\u2018She looks very | that I wished her to be very bappy with _ \u2018Nothing, dear.Now come to Kem- |scen this dear girl.Her body was cover But somehow dark Kemble had Jost his She had a hole in her nose with a large attraction to-night, and Ruth could only ring in i i talk of the nurse and watch her.She T0810 it, and her ears loaded down with evidently was another admirer of Kem- ble, for she sat opposite his portrait and ve wives are.She had never heard Before Guy could turn, Ruth had seat- ple.Neither had she ever heard of Jesus.ed herself beside the nurse.Guy hov- Guy! I left my catalogue at er girls.She had taken off her Heathen home, and I want to find out about that -charms, and told\u2019me:that she had heard \u2018J generally come in the afternoon, |nor spoken above a whisper in my pre- nurse in the London Hospital, so I can- er-in-law.But she will soon forget that and Guy is a doctor, and he can only ; ; What could Guy do but approach, hat She scems very happy and we love lier turning of heads.\u2018Do you hear, boys, 1: hand ?The first look into each oth very much.Will you mot all pray that , er\u2019a eyes seemed satisfactory, for before rshe may soon find Jesus, and you also do A stone flung through the window and palf an hour had passed they were talk: all you can to help us find others who ing happily and merrily about all things wish to serve God and leave idolatry.under the sun or the roof of Bethnal Your friend.t green Museum.But happy half-hours ADA LEE, Calcutta, Ind- ; \u201cSilence boys! Stay where you are, J'Il are the shortest, and this one fled before and you do not even knows ours\u2014we are This was Ruth's introduction to many saved, Rom: x., 8.The resurrection happy meetings in the Museum, and life secures to us the power of that life; ; ; ; in anl!even in that very East-end resort, Vie- see Phil.iii, 16.In Eph.i., 19, we are eust-end practice, and lived with his lit-| {oria Park, But who shall say there to know the exceeding greatness of his are no pretty nooks and corners even Dower to usward\u2014such as He wrought there, mor enticing shrobberies around in Christ when He raised Him from the de-| the lakes?Fast-end people must not | dead.+ tairs, sud 116 Bengali girls of dit- 3.Appear \u2026 prith Him \u2014 This - is & These girls, although they have browû whole world.When Christ, who is our faces, and wear different clothes, are just life, shall be manifested, then shall we, 'II| doors and takes care of the house, cal! Rushing and rearing, restless.and.gud, in| \u2018eg letters buys stores, (rice and grain),| They bend the tree and they drive*the gues on errands, and helps in work gen cloud.\u201d Toe fo He came to us a high cast Hindoo, but ful wings, He ceme to me one day and said, \u2018Mem (lady) I would like to become a Chris happy to be baptized, but I have a little The day was at peace until eventide, ; Guy laughed, but his eyes followed the wife back in my village home, among our| Laughing and sparkling, the stars pibvebod who has nsed Laxa-Liver .| will only be allowed one meal a day, and i hed ] A very safe and proper hero-worship wil] be treated badly all her life, and 1} o the a words Barred from far and I said, \u2018Kaminee, if you love and believe in Him it is your duty to confess| But the morning brought us sweet \u201cNow we must try and get your wife.You write to her mother to send her pain.to you, that you now have work and need have become a Christian, they will kill because the young wife said, \u2018Yes, moth- pret er, my husband has sent for me and you ADVERTISEMENTS.have always told me that it was a ter- did not have to saiute me that way, that |çuMcient.Sord for particulars of our rem- we were Christians and only bowed down edy, which is making hundreds of per- to the true God.I also told her that pjaster.ji y | she had come to be like a daughter, and| W.M.STOTT & JURY, Bowmanville, Ont.sale at Ba prs pomee.in 101b, pack.169 PEEL STREET, Tooke\u2019s Building.\u201cTHE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.ADVERTISEMENTS.us.I wish our young people could have ed with Heathen charms and trinkets.heavy, though not expensive jewellery.She was also painted in the forehead as a Christian eohg, nor seen Christian peo- Next.morning was ithe Sabbath.She came out to.go to church with the .oth- it was wrong to worship idols, so had put n |g nicely, and is very dutiful to him, and She has never yet uncovered her face, 3 gence, as she looks upon me as her moth- .Hindoo custom too, and will soon do as i our other Christian girls do.The first time she went to chureh, when she saw the great number of men, and heard the singing, she was so afraid she clung for should hurt her.BIBLE TRIPLETS.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.RISEN, HID, APPEAR WITH \u20ac, 1.Risen with Christ \u2014Raised together a with Christ Col.iii., 1.We were raised with him through faith, Col.ii, 12.If ta | thou shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shall be 3.Here is the security .of the life, Your life is hid with Clirist.in God above the, réach of harm.Because Iilive, yey dear life to the girl mext to her, until 1} \u2018Guy, my pretty nurse wants to speak went to her erd told her that wething 2.Hid with Christ.\u2014Ye died, and your {.g life is hid with Christ in God, Col.iii, | EE Castoria is for Infants and Children.Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups.It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance.It is Pleasant.Its guarantee is thirty years\u2019 use by Millions of Mothers.Castoria destroys Worms and allays Feverishness.Castoria cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic.Castoria relieves: Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency.\u2018Castoria assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels of Infants and Children, giving healthy and natural sleep.Castoria is the Children\u2019s Panacea\u2014The Mother\u2019s Friend.Castoria.Castoria.« Castoria is an excellent medicine for « Castoria 1s so well adapted to children children.Mothers have repeatedly told me that I recommend it as superior to any pre- of its good effect upon their children.scription known to me.\u201d Dr.G.C.Osgoap, Lowell, Mass.H.A.ARCHER, M.D.Brooklyn, N.¥V THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF eo READABLE PARAGRAPHS.\\ CURRANTS.Mrs.Tweedies\u2014\u2018Got any dried currants?High school graduate-\u2018We have very small, sweet dried grapes, or raivins, from Corinth, Greece, formerly called Corinths, but since corrupted into currants.\u2019 Mrs.Twecdies\u2014(switching out and speak- {ag in a loud voicg)\u2014\u2018I don't Want Ro corrupted goods.\u2019 High school graduate loses hls job.\u2014Xox.bury \u2018Gazette.\u2019 EMBARRASSING FOR THE LECTURER.Civilized people when they listen to a lecture on some abstruse scientific subject applaud even if they do not understand.But there is evidently more frankness among savages, according to a story told Ly Capt.Guy Barraws.A white man one cvening tried to exjiain to some members of an African tribe, the Mobunghi, the wonders of the stcam-engine and steamship.He drew diagrams on the sand, and the audärnec !la- tened and looked with apparently inteueo interest.At last be asked his hearers whether they understood.\u2018Yes,\u2019 they replied, \u2018they thought they did.\u2019 \u2018There was a deep silence,\u201d Capt.Burrows gays, \u2018for some time, and then a voice in the centre of the crowd expressed the Unspoken sentiments of the whole assembiy in ons emphatic word, utter.cd in a tone of the deepest convictiod\u2014 \u201cLiar! ' Embarrassing for the lecturer!\u2014 Westminster \u2018Gazett».\u201d \u2014_\u2014 4 AN INVINCIBLE SHIELD AGAINST THE GRIPE.Have you gut the Grippe, or do you suffer from its unhappy results?Have you Lit now?Ju aay case, take ''Moein\u2019s \u2018Wine Creso-Phates.\u2019 It is an Invincible shield against which that terrible enémy, Grippe, breaks its ferce.Take It with confidence, ft will cure you when all other remedies fall.THB REASON.Some time ago while on a holiday cycling in Ireland, a friend beheld a curious spectacle.Upon turning a bend in the road he was surprised to see a collection of household furniture scattered in evory direction outside the door of a small cabin.In the APPEARS ON EVERY WRAPPER.THE DENTAUR COMPANY.77 MURMAY STARLET.NEW YORK CITY.midst of this ecene of disorder eat an old woman.THe whole scene led him to beileve that an eviction had taken place.Ile immediately dismounted, full of sympathy, and went to her side.Placing a few silver coins in her hand, he asked why she was evicted.\u2018Ah, ofr,\u2019 she exclaimed, after pocketing shall: live also, Jno.xiv.; 18, Wg some: times hear this life \u2018spoken of as oa Bt.tainment.It is the heritage.of.every believer in Jesus Christ.I give unto them (my sheep) eternal life, Jno.x., ig ther he knows it or not.Your life it hid frinfiifustation™ of \u201cthe\u201d Tife \u2018before\u2019 the also with him be manifested in- glory, ag| Col.iii, 4.Our life began at Christ's | tomb.It is the power in us now, at tbe same time it is hid above, and net till £.i8| Jesus comes will its glory bé \u201cfully § [CADBURY'S ve = - the y.\u2018It's no eviction at all; only my purast Pine 1uenssone sss | HOUSE NO CHEMICALS USED.ap masi ag 1 00at ||: DECORATION Prank Magor & Co.16 St, John Bt, Montreal: - .; rire pme nt re Those: whe intend t0)8a any- 4 ; = 24 H-tums te thisriize are mvited to &?examine the very choice and beautiful 1ins\u2019 of WALL PAPERS || offercd for sale by BETTER HE BEST HAIR 0 n RT RT RE a AT The new comer was the little girl wife A STORY NIGHT.nnnnne \u2014 JOHN MURPHY, MR.A, H.(RDE, | They swoop on the earth with power dr They have no pity on men or things, As if there were battle and slaughter near, Their shrieks in the night are weird to be hear.shone out, a angry shout, men of straw, and burn it, pretending] The black clouds gathered, in wrath lig of this opinion and this is how he expresses himself: Co \u2018 ar ,- he| And the stars hid away, as if afraid, to|So is it ever with us who dwell, Criss are stilled, and a thankful psalm While it seemed that the whole earth cf Laxa-Liver Pills, and after I had used theta with great satisfaction I sent \u2018to x Mr.Madill's drug store, in Peterboro, wide, and bought two bottles, one of which f gave to a frend of mine.He assured me And calm followed storm, as rest follows short time, but every ong of the\u2019 ün- pills did their work thoroughly, yet .\u201c so .Mid storm and tempest in depth of he was taking mediciné at all.I-am skin diseases, because ered Ka- Th night; lds to the \u2018heal highly Pleased with their.Toots, end - e rkness yields to the\u2019 ing recomm -Li ills to all wi : Hight, recommend Luza- Liver Pis to a who 50 many mothers are Rises to God in the hour of calm, all druggists or sent by mail.T.MiL- using PAINTER AND DECORATOR, Opposite Queen's Hall Dlock.ST.CATHERINE ST.* GREYSTOCK, ONT, TE Constipatic 1 and Allled Troubles.ills says they are the finest thing in Mr.R.H.Orde, of Greystock, Ont., * Some time ago I got 4 sample packet lessant sympfoms has\u2019 disappeared, ration will have fewer idly that a person would not think ice 25e.a bottle or 5 for $1.00, at So the letter was written and the .ste.friend sent.lt took a week to accomr And those wh oh felt how the storm- BURN & Co., Toronto, Ont.plish the journey, and there was more Can say, nor falter, \u2018All's well, all's UE B b 9 Own than one anxious heart awaiting the re- well) FREE { FREE { a y S ult.At first the mother did not wish |\u2014 Marianne Farningham, in \u201cChristian EX Bai to give her up, but the friend prevailed, World.\u201d .; 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Price, in wrappére for visit; Hive Coda. PR CIR PRG i, ios SEE PCE [i A Most Famous } WN all over this country of ours,\u2014 deservedly so, too.«p 2 Absolutely pure, delightful to the taste, and a great 4j No wonder aid to digestion.> ac cm vd 2 2 fs NS VEEEECECECEEEE = ir sndonderey is considered the greatest table water in the world.g Sold by all dealers in mineral waters, and in every hotel and club in America.PRASER, YIGER § 00.a ed.a a EE PR THE SCRIPTURE IN SCHOOLS \u2014 THE * MINERVE' ANSWERED.At the Firet French Methodist Church last Sunday evening, the Rev.1.Mas- picotte, in the course of a lecture on the reading of the Holy Scriptures, answered the \u2018 Minerve\u2019s\u2019 assertions that all the children in the Catholic schools have in their bands the Holy Scriptures, which they read and learn; that the Catechism is a summery of the Old and New?Testaments; and that the Sacred History, Mass Book and Prayer Book contain the whole of the New Testament.\u201d The speaker denied that the Catholic children had and studied the New Testament in the schools.The Word of God was not found within their precincts and ninety-five out of every hundred Roman Catholic homes do not pos sess the Scriptures and have never read its contents.The Catechism, far from being a synopsis of the New Testament, contradicts the teaching of the latter in almost.every one of its pages.This little.book js simply an exposition of the particular tenets of the Church of Rome.It has only one passage of the New Testament, namely, the Lord\u2019s prayer.Here are a few of its teachings :\u2014(Page 12), \u201cWhat made you a Christian ?It is baptism whith made me a Christian.What is the mark of a Christian ?The mark of a Christian is: the sign of the cross.What is baptism ?Baptism is a sacrament which washes away the original sin, makes us Christians and children of God and of the Church.Is ptism necessary to salvation ?Yes, aptism is absolutely necessary to salvation.(Page 34)\u2014What is the sacrament of penance ?The sacrament of penance is a sacrament which remits the sins committed after baptism.(Page 45)\u2014Can one be saved outside of the Church Catholic, Apostolic and Roman ?No; outside of the Church there is no ralva- tion.What must we think of all those sects which are separated from the Catholic Church ?We must look on all: sects separated from the Catholic Church as so many human institutions and false religions, which can only lead men astray, and which cannot lead them to God.\u2019 (Page 27.) Then follows a long chapter on the necessity of believing the\u2019 Church, a commentary on the Apostles\u2019 Creed, on the seven sacraments, and on the commandments.This book teaches auricular confession, purgatory, intercession of saints, the papacy, and \u2018infallibility of the Pope, the immaculate conception of Mary, the sacrifice of the mass, extreme unction, etc., ete.Salvation, according to it, is obtained through the means of the sacraments and the intermediary of the priest.Be sides the ten commandments as given in this book are a mutilation of the ten commandments found in Exodus xx.Here is the first, (page 7):\u2014 1.\u2014One.God only thou shalt worship, and love perfectly.H.\u2014Thori ahalt not swear in vain, by God, nor: of any other thing.IX \u2014Work of the flesh thou shalt not desire, but in marriage only.X:\u2014Others\u2019 property thou shalt not desire to have it nnjustly.But where is the second command- ment\u2014* Thou shalt not make nnto thyself any graven image,\u2019 etc.?Suppress ed; and for cause.In order to have ten the Church of Rome has divided the tenth in two, leaving thus two commandments against covetousness.The middle part of the tenth\u2014\u2018thou «halt not covet his wife\u2019\u2014has been struck out and the ninth' commandment made out of it.Is \u2018thig what the \u2018 Minerve\u2019 calls à eum- mary of God\u2019s Word ?On page 8 are found the seven commandments of the Church.Here is the first :\u2014\u2018 1: The holydays thou shalt sanctify\u2019; which are ,to thee a commandment\u2019 How does this agree with Fxo- dus xx., 9.\u2014Six days shalt thoy labor » Nevertheleas, the\u2019 Church o ome Seetion in this book that it is a mortal sin to work on a bolyday.One would look in vain in the whole of this Catechism for a word on Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ, or regemeration, holiness, the new birth, the assurance of salvation.The -ssme must be said of the.\u2018Sacred History,\u2019 spoken of by the \u2018Minerve\u2019 It is simply a brief, dry and superficial summary of the historical facts cf the Old and New Testaments, but nowhere are the Gospel truths or precepts presented.The \u2018Mass Book\u2019 is but a parody of the great drama of the crucifixion.The few passages of Scripture quoted are so \u2018surrounded with other material that their meaning cannot be seen.But does the prayer book contain the New Testament ?No; two-thirds of this book consist of prayers and litanies offered to the Virgin Mary the suints, the angels, etc.As an illustration of the teaching of this book, the spczker quoted the following passage, (page 280): \u2014\u2018 Holy mother of God, mother .of the Creator, mother of the Saviour, mother without corruption, mirror of justice, throne of wisdom, cause of our joy, mystical rose, tower of David, tower of ivory, golden house, ark of the covenant, door of heaven, morning star, healer of the sick; refuge of sinners, comforter of the afflicted, queen of the angels, etc., pray for us.\u2019 On page 423: \u2018I hail thee, espouse of God, the Holy Ghost.\u2019 Thus are the saints substituted for Jesus, the only Saviour.And the \u2018Minerve\u2019 calls this the Scriptures! Tt only gives another proof that it itself, with the great majority of the Roman Catholics, ignores the teaching of the Word of God.; M.Massicotte closed his discourse by urging his hearers to study the Word of God, \u2018which is a lamp unto our feet, and a light unto our path.\u2019 Miss R.Marin, the leader of the choir, sang with great effect a beautiful French hymn, and the benediction was pronounced.lf TEMPERANCE IN SCHOOLS.MRS.BLESSING-EYSTER TELLS HOW IT IS TAUGHT IN CALIFORNIA.Mrs.Blessing-Eyster, of San Francisco, has strong ideas as to the impurtance of scientific temperance instruction in public schools.Mrs.Eyster has been for years W.C.T.U.state superintendent of scientific temperance instruction in California.In this capacity she spent four or five years \u201cvisiting every school throughout the state and showing the just what effect alcohol has on the different organs of the body.\u2018I understand,\u2019 she said, \u2018from a talk I have had with some of your teochers, that you do not take thig matter up in your schools except in the higher grades, and only by way of asides in physiolugy and gymnastics.What a pity, oh, what a pity! It is the younger children frum ten or eleven to fourteen years old who need it most.And it is they whom it will most benefit, for they are at the most impregsionable period of their whole lives.\u2018We went into this very thoroughty in California,\u2019 she continued, \u2018and we found the gravest need of proper instruction, for ours is a wine-growing state, and the dangers to our children are peculiarly great.One difficulty I discovered in going among the schools, after we had secured a law making temperance training in our schools compulsory, was that so few.of our teachers knew how to teach it.They did not use wine themselves, and knew that it injured the body, but they did not know just what the injury was, or how it was done, and go could not clearly tell the children.It was with this in view that I prepared my lecture\u2014 I had only one, remember\u2014I gave it, il- lvstrated by mannikins that showed just how the heart and lungs and stomach of a man Jooked after he had used little alcohol or after he had used much.The children and teachers listened together, as many of them as the room would hold.Each child took notes and each passed an examination on the lecture afterwards and prizes were given for the\u2019 best answers.And after it was all over the teachers would thank me and say \u201cWe never understood it ourselves before, but now we do and we shall enjoy the teaching in the future.\u201d° Mrs.Eyster is also the editor of the \u201cPacific Ensign,\u2019 the state organ of California white-ribboners.She is now on her way to New York, where she hopes THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.\u2018to introduce into the schools there the\u2019 system of teaching which has been found so valuable in the schools of the Pacific slope.ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.MISSIONARY SERMONS BY THE | REV E.CRUMMY.The Mountain Street Methodist Church anniversary services were held last Sunday, when the Rev.Eber Crummy, B.A., returned missionary from Japan, preached eloquent and stirring sermons both morning and evening.He also addressed the Sunday-school in the afternoon.In the morning Mr.Crummy\u2019s text | was taken from Zec.iv., 6, \u2018Not by might ncr by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.\u201d He drew a picture of the return of the Jews to Palestine under the leadership of Zerubbabel, describing the captures and the difficulties which stood in the way of their returning to their own land.He used these as typical of the hindrances which obstructed missionary work, not only in Japan, but in other foreign countries.le cleverly described the Japanese, with their old customs and superstitions as well as their subserviency to political power in Japan, which made it a difficult matter for the foreign missionary to reach them.However, latterly there was some improvement in this respect.The late war had had much to do with sit, and now the great need was for more missionaries and more money.In the evening he took for his theme love, \u2018By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples.if ye have love one to another.\u201d This was also a most instrit- tive sermon, full of missionary fire and enthusiasm, and was much appreciated, as was the morning discourse, by a large congregation.The Rev.Eber Crummy is an able and scholarly man, and it is hoped he will soon have an opportunity of returning to Japan to engage in this work which lies so near his heart.o THE FILIPINOS.AMERICANS PREPARING TO WAGE VIGOROUS WARFARE AGAINST THEM.Washington, March 7.\u2014There is some reason to expect important news from tically completed his plans for a grand pected to deprive them of offensive power at least.\u2018 It is probable that he will form au large part of his forcé\"into cdk umns as soon as his reinforcements aif at hand and will push\u2019 this in paraiiel as the troops go forward.The American troops are getting restless and nervous under petty but annoying shooting of the Filipinos and are so anxious to puta stop to this that General (tis has yielded to their desire.Berlin, March 7-A high official of the Germany Navy Department has \u2018informed the correspondent here of the Associated Press that the appointment of Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the {| Emperor of Germany, to the command: of the East Asiatic squadron, had been con- , sidered\u201d for months past and was finally decided upon as being the most available, children in the simplest language possible the Emperor desiring to show the American people that he is thoroughly friendly to them, knowing that Prince Henry is popular in the United States.Whén the official referred to was asked whether the appoiutroent was equivalent to the disgrace of Admiral Von Diedrichs he said: \u2018Not exactly.If Admiral Von Diedrichs had shown more tact last summer before | Manilla it would undeniably have been productive of good: results all round, Our government, unfortunately, was advised too late of a number of occurrences before Manilla, none of which were really important, but they showed grave want of tact upon the part of Admiral Von Died- riche.The main trouble was that Admiral Von Diedrichs was insufficiently informed regarding international \u2018 naval usages in such a delicate situation.\u2018Consequently he continued naval movements, drill and searchlight practice as if elsewhere than a blockzded port, thus arousing distrust upon the part of the Americans.\u201d This is important as being the first admission that Germany was at fault in Manilla Bay.\u2014 TELEGRAPH TO DAWSON.The \u2018Patrie\u2019 announces that the government has decided to construct a telegraph line to unite the Yukon with Vancouver, and that a party of engineers will soon leave to commence work, It says: \u2018The government plan is to con- :struct immediately a line between Lake Bennett and Dawson City, and- at the same time a party will Jeave to examine the country to the west of Quesnel, which is the present terminus of the government telegraph system.When these cx- plorations are completed it will be the policy of the government to connect Quesnel with the line which will then be constructed between Lake Bennett and Dawson.The connecting point bas not yet been decided upon, but this will i be the work of the two surveying parties (after they come together.Manilla within the next fortnight.It bas developed that General Otis has präc-| onslaught on the ineurgents which in eX] lines straight through the jungles, cleat: | ing out the insurgents in every direction rt | J.-Otsen, Edward Marsheld; alis Mason, and | : RECOGNITION WANTED.DETECTIVES WOULD LIKE THE REAL NAMES OF SIX PRISONERS.The police authorities of Montreal are anxious to receive information as to the.antecedents of the men whose pictures It is not known what their proper names are, as several are given herewith.OLIVER J.OLSON, No.3361.of them have known aliases.the publication of these pictures.WILLIAM RICHARDSION, No.3360.It is with a hope of further identification that the detective department has requested The Efwin McCarthy as having been some time in this Institution.but arc doubtful as to their names at the ume, Policeman James THOMAS RYAN, Alias King, No.3357.J.Graham, of the Kingston city force,who was formerly a guard at this Jnstitution, recognized Charles Wagner as ex-convict Joseph Weir, and as havirg been in this city in company with an ex-convict named Joseph Fitzstephen last fail, about the time of the Windsor robberies, with a large amount of money in their possession.GEO.C.FOSTER, Warden.To Geo.A.Hughes, Esq., Supt.of Police, Montreal, Que.Office of A.F.Campeau, Chief Out.Police, Windsor, Ont., March 6th, 1895.Silas H.Carpenter, Esq, Chief of Detectives, Montreal, Que : Dear Sir\u2014The revolver taken from Powell\u2019s Bank on the night of the robbery can be positively identified by Mr.Powell, his son and the cashier, and we would request you to kindly express to us any revolvers that you may have found on the prisoners, which we will return to you immediately should they not be identified.We are going to Blenheim to show the photos to-day.Respectfully yours, CAMPEAU AND MAHONEY.\u2014\u2014\u2014 A SELF-CONFESSED MURDERER.Detroit, Mich.,, March 7.\u2014John Bell was \u2018sitting in the Recorder's Court, this afternoon, awaiting trial for the murder of James Goodwin, in Kent\u2019s barn, when he suddenly called Lieut.Myler over to his side.\u2018Say,\u2019 remarked Bell, nervously, \u2018I killed him all right, and want to plead guilty.\u201d The officer was thunderstruck, and the admission took the breath from Attorney Groesbeck, who represents Bell.In the examination in the lower court, Bell was held because it was thought that something might develop.There was very little direct evidence, nobody saw him commit the crime, and Bell\u2019s alibi was reported to be perfect.suspicion that the gang is a notorious The police despaired of convicting him, one would scem to be confirmed by the -accompanying letter from the Kingston \u2018authorities.EDWARD MANSFIELD, Alias Mason, No.3358.Their arrest was made on March 1, and their preliminary trial is fixed for today.The charge is suspicion of burglary.Communications have been exchanged EDWIN McCARTHY, _ No.3359.with the authoritics of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago and other Canadian and American cities.The folowing leters were received at police headquarters yesterday: Kingston Penitertiary, Warden's Office, March 6, 1899.Dear Sir,\u2014I beg to acknowledge the re- CHARLES WAGNER, No, 3362.\u2018ceipt of yours of March 3, with photos enclosed, and which I return herewith, officers recognize Charles Wagner, Our Oliver and in the prosecuting attorney\u2019s office it was thought that the trial would be brief and result in an acquittal.Attorney Groesbeck is placed in an unpleasant predicament by the man\u2019s statement, to Lieut.Myler, as he believed him innocent.However, Groesbeck says the confession is the strongest \u2018evidence that Bell, is.not sound mentally, and it is thought he will conduct\u2019 the defenée on that line.TRADE OPENINGS.Ottawa, March-7.\u2014The following trade enquiries are reported from the office of the Canadian High Commissioner in London, for the week ending Feb.25:- A Scotch firm of timber merchants desire to correspond with Canadian exporters of hardwood manufactures, mouldings in oak and pine, blind laths, picture backing, floorings in oak and white maple and furniture finished and unfinished.Two large firms of belting manufacturers require agents with o good connection in the machine line in the Dominion.A Liverpoo! firm of commission merchants in a geod position to buy cottons, waollens, linens and hardware, desire to get into communication with Canadian houses who wish for such representatives.A German firm engaged in the manufacture of a special kind of musical box and automaton, desire to be placed in cemmunication with Canadian firms inclined to do business with them, and also to have a suitable agent to represent them.\u2014__ , CAUGHT IN THE SHAFT.Acton, Ont, March 7.\u2014Robert Wilson, aged 18, son of James Wilson, foreman in W.H.Storey & Sons\u2019 tannery, winle adjusting a belt near a shaft, to-day, was caught in the shaft and so badly injured that, he died within an hour.Both legs and arms were broken and some of his ribs.Doctors were immediately sum- nicned, but could do nothing to save his life.He was conscious to the last and wished to die.He was so badly mangled that he could not be taken home and his peor mother, sisters and brothers were called to the heart-rending scene.NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS.Ottawa, March 7.\u2014The chemical compounds known as safety bate and tanning preserver, which are imported by tanners to be used exclusively in the tanning of leathers in their own tanneries, may hereafter be brought in free of duty, an order-in-council having been passed placing them on the free list.Cotton yarn, polished or glossed, when imported by manufacturers of shoe laces will be admitted free.THE LATE ARCHDEACON BRIG- STOCKE.St.John, N.B., March 7\u2014The remains of the late Archdeacon Brigstocke were interred yesterday with impressive ceremonies.All the Episcopal clergy of the citv and many clergy from other parts of the province took part.Services were conducted by Bishop Kingdon and Dean Partridge.An immense procession of citizens followed the remains to the grave at Fernhill.WEDNESDAY.MARCH 8, 1899, _ t GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY'S CONTRIBUTION WILL BE LARGE.Toronto, March 7.\u2014The clause in Mr.Iarcourt\u2019s new revenue bill, which levis a tax of $15 per mile upon all subsidire 1 lines of railway in the province, w.il cost the Grand Trunk Railway (on pany $18,000.That means that tie Grand Trunk has obtained coutrol of 1,200 miles of the subsidized railways of the province.There will be an objection to the res enue producing measure from the tele phone companies.The local manager of the Bell Company was at the Parliament Buildings to-day.The telephone com panies think they are taxed too much :n Mr.Harconrt\u2019s bill.They are to pay bi it one sixth of one percent, while bani are compelled to pay only one-tenth of one percent.The telephone companies think that they should not be require! to pay any more than the banks.The telegraph companies are also of the impression that they are taxed too high.\u201c À meeting of the license-holders is be ing held this morning at the offices.vf the association in connection with the increased license fees which the government of Ontario is about to impow They profess to be angry at the propose injustice.A committee was appointed at a preliminary meeting, yesterday a: ternoon, and a deputation to the gov ernment to ask for concessions has been appointed.An attempt will be made to secure longer hours for sale.CHURCH EXEMPTION Toronto, March 7, \u2014 The Rev.Dr Langtry, rector of St.Luke's Anglican Church, addressed a meeting of the General Ministerial Association, vester- day, on the bill at present before the Legislature, in regard to the abolition of the tax exemption.He argued the case very fully in favor of the exemptions which have existed, and declared that should taxes be declared on church property, Ontario would hold the unenv:- able position of being the only country which taxes its churches.After a full discussion it was decided to refer the matter to the denominational associations to be discussed.HEALTHY SIGN.VANKLEEK HILL PRESBYTERIANS MUST EXTEND THEIR CHURCH ACCOMMODATION.Lancaster, Ont., March 7.\u2014At a congregational meeting of the Presbyterians of Vankleek Hill, held yesterday, to take into consideration the question of church accommodation, \u2018whether they would repair the present building or erect a new its \u2018aspects, and the decision was finally reached that steps be taken at once to build a new church with a seating capacity of not less than 600.The congregation is numerically one of the strongest in the presbytery of Glengarry.Its large membership includes a dependent mission, known as the \u2018Ridge.\u2019 Financially they are among the strongest in the presbytery.Last year they contrib: uted over $1,500 to missions, and the schemes of the church, besides supporting their pastor and keeping everything in exemplary condition.This church enjoys the pastorate of the Rev.John McLeod, whose gifts and graces make him capable and popular, and much of the covetable success of the Presbyterians of Vankleek Hill may be attributed to the devotion and sagacity of their pastor.He is certainly one of the best known and most popular ministers in the presbytery.DE BEAUREPAIRE GIVEN ANOTHER SLAP.Paris, March 7.\u2014M.Quesnay de Beau- repaire\u2019s Panama canal book has fallen flat.In his book \u2018Panama and the Republic, the former judge of the Court of Cassation declares the new French President, as Minister of the Interior, concealed knowledge of the Panama plot to save the guilty deputies from prosecution.ADVERTISEMENTS.LIVER ILLS.DR.RADWAY & CO., NEW YORK: * Dear Sirs,\u2014] have been sick for nearly two years, and have been doctoring witn some of the most expert doctors of United States.1 have been bathing in and drinking hot water at thé Hot Springs, Ark.but it seemed everything failed to do me geod.After I saw your advertisement I thought I would try your pills, and have rearly used two boxes; been taking two at bedtime and one after breakfast, and they have done me more £ood than anything else I have used.My trouble has been with the liver.My skin and eyes were all yellow; T had sleepy.drowsy feelings; felt like © drunken man; pain right above the navel like as if it was bile ou top of the stomach.My bowels were very costive, My mouth and tongue sore moet of the time, Appetite fair, but would not digest, but settle heavy on my stomach, and rome few miouth- fuls of food come up again.1 could only cat light food that digests easily.Please send \u201cBook of Advice,\u201d Respectfully, BEN: ZAUGG, Hat Springs, Ark RADWAYS PILLS Price 252 a Box.Solid by Drugsiats or stréet, Montrea!, for Book of Advicé =n NEW ONTARIO TAXES, - church, the matter was viewed \u2018in all - Sept by Mail.«, au 20 Seld by DR RADWAY & CO, 7 St Helens iar GE: The a donia C gt the to bave gUTpass room Ww flowers an appr The Club oc chaîrs Scott 2 merrym were: Messr David ( [+ nn un he The of se ns at ii rv all ne 18 n- ns ke ch re- Hy au- len - Re- urt ch or, lot se- | CURLERS DINE.An Interesting Function Under the Auspices of the Caledon- ian Club at the Windsor Hotel Last Night.GENERAL SPORTING NEWX.Tae annual dinner of the Montreal Caije- joziz Curling Club was petd last evening gt the Windsor Hotel.The event sectred to bave taken an additional brilHancy, and surpassed those of past yoars.The dining- ctated (hat Mr.Harring\u2018on\u2019s application for membership was received over thres weeks ago.The Cercle Is to be congratulated on ihe acquisition of this rather strong player.They will be able to make things more in- tercsting than ever for the Montreal club's team in th» rext enzounter betwec\u201d thrse two, which it is understood is to come off 5000.HOCKEY.A DRAWN GAME.Halifax, N.8., Merch 7.\u2014The Montreal Shamrocks snd Halltax Crescerts played a fast game of hockey in the North End rink to-night, on ice which was damp when piay started, and was decidedly wet wken it cnded.The grme proved a tie, each side scoring two goals.The contest was exciting, but not as rough as some which lave taken vlace here.The Shemrotk forwards, Scan- Ian, Trihey and Farrell, were ell in superb shape, and perfcruted flue work.Hallfax played magnificently against the Canadian room was a scene of beauty, bunting and towers combining to lend attractiveness of aa appropriate mature to the place, The presideat of the Caledonia Curling | Scaclan Club occupted the chair, while the cbairs were ably filled by Messrs.Ww.P.scott end James Stevenson.merrymasors wbo surrcunded were: Messrs, J.H, Hutchison, J.L.Bittinger, David Guthrie, St.Lawrence C.C.; Geo.W.Cameron, Thistle; Ed.Eheppard, M.A.A.A.: J.W.Hugbes.Duncan McCormick, Gea.1.McKay, James Currie, T.Barbeau, T.Quirk, J.Leslle Tedford, J.R.Wikes, J Morrison, W.G.Slack, E4, T.Houghtop, John E.Fairchild, J.H.Robertson, Ww.H Murphy, George Wills, A.Cowen, Lean, James Simpson, George J.Sheppard, W.'T.McLaurin, Alex.Scott, Joh Wignton, T A.Mcrrison, Wm, Young, E.Ryder, Chas, Sheppard, Jes.Hasley, T.O, Lyall, {\\.K.Hutehizon, W.P, J.Hughes, JW.Wilson, McDuff Lamb, Robt.Pel, B.Ted- ford.Walter Livermore, J.B.Sparrow, C.Ww Prenhoime, Richard A.Walte, H.P.geott, P., Olmetead, Cincinnatt; Ww.E.Davie, Geo, W.Sadler, J.Tough, Wm.Lya'l, Thos, Forde, Robt.White, Fred.R.allev.R.Thomson, H.Andrew Thomeon, R.M.Shinpson, T R.Lanskail, 8, H.Cam- cron.David Robertson, John Robinson, A.A.Stevenson, Peter Lyall, Raymond Bin- more, Mcntreal Snowshoe Club: Arch.Me.Cormick, Ormstown, James Rodger, Heather ve.A F.Riddell, Montreal C.C : Geo WW.Weod, Branch.After loyally honoring the toast of \u2018The Queen,\u2019 Mr.McCormick was called upon and proposed ihe toast to the President of the United States.Mr.Bittinger, U.8, Consul, wm this city, then proposed the health of the president ef the Caledonia Curling Club, and he was cheered and cheered agali.In the course of his remarks be said that Añ- ericans congratulated themselves that the president of the greatest republic on earth stocd side by side with Her Gracions Ma.testy.the greatest Queen and Empress in the world.He also paid a peat tribute to the Scottish people.Mr, G.W.Sadler proposed tie toast to the Governor-Generals.He remarked in a neat speech that all the Canadian Governor.Genersls were born curlers.The secretary\u2019 Mr.George Sheppard, then read a list of regrets for not being able to be present: \u2014Mayor of Montreal, Mr.Alex.Murray.secretary of the Branch: T.Christie, Lachute; Mr.McLaren, Buckingham.A louching letter was read from the chap- jain of the club, the Rev.Canon Elegnd.The toast of the Branch was ably proposed by Mr, Peter Lyall, in the course ct which he referred to the recent international match for the Gordon medal.Mr.George Wood responded, and pointed out that, in his opinion, tte conditions of as! the hoar the jubilee tropby might bo changed to vantage,\u2019 ea inde rink satéhes\" to to \u2018ttve thé\u2019 céantry'êradé a *\u2018crance.Mr.W.P.Scott proposed the tcaët ot sister clubx and guests.Mr.A.J.Riddell responded on behalf of the Montreal Curilpg Club: Mr.George Cameron spoke for the Thistie Club: Mr.James Rodger on behalf of the Heather Club; Mr, Davil Gutarls for St.Lawrence and Dr.McCormick on be- Lalf of Crmstown.The M.A A.A.\u2018rophy was then held up to admiring eyes.and the toast of tha M.A.A.AÀ.was proposed by Mr.Ed.Sheppard.Mr.Raymond Binmore then spoke az Te.presentative of the Montreal Snowshoe Club.Mr.W.J.Hughes proposad the ladies\u2019 Lea!th and Mr.George Cameron responded, Music, vecal and instrumental, also recl- tations and sketches, aiddad pleasing varlety 10 the evening which merged away off into the sora\u2019 hours.The ccutributors comprised the orchestra under Mr.Sullivan, Messrs.J.R.Wilkes, Leslie Tedford, C.J.Sheppard.E.Langstaff, 11.Thompson, E.Varney and Bert Cnote.THE M.A.A.A, TROPIIY.The M.A A.A.trophy of 1896.which was not presented as a trophy to lhe Montreal Club.but as a cheque for forty doilars,has had of late much of the club\u2019a attenilon.The first match reduced the 53 cutrants 10 78: the second brought this Jswn to 14.These were reduced tg seven hy tbe third mateh, and the scven curlers finished the serira yesterday.It ie not often that any team skipped by Mr D.Willamson gets beaten, but this occurred yesterday when Mr, MeMurtry's team erded the final match with a majority of two shots.The gentlemen of Mr.MeMurty's team, mentionel below, are each the winner of a prize (medal, cr of other description), valued at one-fourth of the trophy's vaiue.scores were yesterda' \u201cef D, McGill \u2014\u2014 11.Camercn A, W.Shearwood F.N.Southam %.P.Walker s.A! MeMurtry, skip.Williamson, -skio, 11 9 MONTREAL LADIBS WON.Quebre, March 7.\u2014The Montreal Ladies Curling Club met their Quebec sisters at the Victoria Curling Club's rlgk this af- terroen and evening.A large number of spectators viewed both games.The Most.real ladies were accompanied by a large party, while all Quebec turned out to see the match.The fce was 1a gpod condition, and the laxies showed a skill in the handling of the broom that would bave done credit to the best man in any curling league.The for years\u2019 experienee of the ladies from the metropolitan city militated In their favor.for the fair sex of this city bave taken the game up only this year.and the visitors woa by 18 majority on the following scores: Montreal.Quebec.Miss Smith Miss L, Casault Miss Oswald Miss Scott Mrs.Whitehead Mrs.Browne Miss Brainerd, skip, Miss Brodte, skip, 17 6 After the first match tbe Montreal ladies were entertained to a lunch by the Quebec players, and the second game took plece with the following result: Montreal.Quebec.Mise Pangman Miss Pope Misg Johnson Misg Welch ies Syre Miss Casault iss Hutchins, skip, Miss Breakey.skip.14 1 7 The Montreal party entertained the Quebec players at dinner at the Chateau Frontenac after the match.CHESS.AN ACQUISITION.The question asked by several club mem- hers as to the length of Mr.J.Harrington's commistion with the Cercle 8t.Denis for whom he played in the league match wp Sat urday, is auswered dy Mr.CO.J.Dixon, secretary of the St, Denis Clud, who wishes it vice-! J 1 | champions, aml got the first goal in 20 | minutes after the game hegan, Crockett be- | see the lucky player.There was no mors scoring in the first half.but in the second and Trihey rrored \u2018or tLe Sham- i rocks, and Maher go! another game for the Though the Shamrocks could Bishop, the Crescent Heligonians.not increase their score Among the | gcal-keeper had numerous shots to stop.Creckett, one of the Halifax team, had his pince, dut it was and he continued shoulder knocked out of reset as he lay oa the Ice, at the game.ALMOST A WHITEWASH.Sherbrooke, March 7.\u2014The Mets, of Sherbrooke, met the Bishop's College team on | Baturday evening on the skating rick.The attendance was small, the play.on ar + J.Mo! | count of the pad ice, was glow.half time the game was 8 to 1 in favor of the Mets, and in the second half the latter scored »ix, and the game closed with 14tol in favor of the Mets.Tho teams weré:i\u2014 Mets\u2014Rocque, gosl; Davis, point; Spat- ford, cover point: Bowen, Wiggett, Moe, Sangster, forwards.; B.C\u2014Henry, goel: Thomson, point: Winter, cover poirt; R.C.Wurteie, Brown, Kichmond, A.Wurtele, forwards.Timekeepera\u2014Odell and Rankin.Umpires- Ward and C.A.Pope.Leferee\u2014J, C.Robins, jr.RAILWAY HOCKEY MATCH.The Auditor of Disbursamra\u2018s hockey team, champions of the Grand Trunk ail.way, met and defeated the Car Accountant\u2019s office to the tune of four goals to two.The above team is open to cha\"Jenges from any otber Grand Trunk team.Challenges should be sent to the secretary, H.Somers, Auditor of Disburgements Office, A CONTEMPLATED MATCHA Buffers vs.Duffers hockey match is contemplated the Arena for Saturday night next, the proceeds will be for charitable purposes.WINNIPEG PLEASED.The Winnipeg \u2018Telegram\u2019 says editorially: _The defeat of the Montreal Victorias by the Shamrocks, which practically deprives plonship, and the right to defend the Stanley cup, is.greeted with pleasure ln Winnipeg.Bellevers in the eternal fitness of things, cannot but regard it as à swift Te- tribution\u2019 by the offended deities upon the Montreal Victorias for thelr treatment of the Winnipeg Victorias in the recent Stanley cup contest, It is to be hoped that the coming Eastern champions will defend their title in a more honsrable and sportsmanlike manner than did those from whom they bave wreated the laurel.A LAUNDRY VICTORY.An enthusiastic match was playéd be- een the American Steam Laundry and the bles Mink en Motifley fight.whieh ré suited in a victory for the férmer by a score of three goals to ene, ! The teams were as follows: American Steam Laundry\u2014Kneen, goal: Bouchard, point: Gallagher, cover point : Nebbs, Flannaghan, Dansereauy and Murray, forwards.Black Diamond\u2014Rielly, goal; M.Vipond, point; B.Vipond, cover point; Leddy, Mc- Gregor, Finnie and Lancaster, forwards.INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY.New York, March 7 \u2014Representatives of the leading clubs of the Amateur Hockey League met yesterday morning at the St.Nicholas rink, Sixty-sixth street, near Col.for the All-American hockey team, which is to play hockey against the Vie- toria and Shamrock teams of Canada this month.George D.Phillips, of the St.Nicholas Skating Club ard New York A, C.was in the chair.Howard Draxeley, and Charles E.Keeler represented the Skating Club nf Brooklyn; E.C.Wallace, the New York A.C., and the captains of the Hockey Club of New York, Montclair A.C., and St.Nicholas Skating Club, thelr respective organizations.The followiug schedule wos mapped out: March 10, Skating Club of Brooklyn ve.Victorias, at St.Nicholas rink; 11, AU-Am- erica vs.Victoria, at St, Nicholas rink; 16, Shamrocks, of Montreal, vs.All-Amer- ica team, at Clermont avenue riuk; 17, the Skating Club of Brooklyn vs.Shamrock, at Clermont avenue rink; 18, All-America va.Skemrocks, at Clermont avenue rink.The following seven were chosen as the All-America team: E.O'Donnell, Hockey Club of New York, goal keeper: James A.Fenwick, New York A.C., point; james A.Drysdale.3kating Club of Brooklyn, cover point; William H, Dobby.Skating Club of Brooklyn; Robert H.Wall, Skating Club of Brooklyn: E.C.Waliace, New York A.C., and Benjamin Phillips, Hackey Club of New York, for- warde.\"he committee In charge of the visitors\u201d trip is ms follows: Latham A.Fish, Skating Club of Breoklyn; George D.PhiMips, St.Nicholas Skating Club, and John De- Courcey, Ireland.Brooklyn.The Skating Club of Brooklyn finished its schedule\u2019 in the Amateur Hockey League, tourney lest week, and captured the cham.plonship by winning all its games.The ord to date follows: To Team.Won, Lost.Play.Skating CI of Brooklyn .8 0 0 Hockey Club of New York .3 2 3 New York A C.8 3 1 St.Nicholas Skating Club .2 6 0 Montclair A.C.«oon 1 6 1 Tie games\u2014Hockey Club of New York, 1; New York A.C., 1.It will be interesting to notice: the composition of tbe All-America team.No wonder the Brooklyns won all their games, Wonder if Drysdale, or Dobby, or Wall, have been teaching the Brookiynites anything.They will torget they ever knew anything about hockey whez they run up against CEDARS WHITEWASHED.On Monday evening the Heather and Cedar hockey teams met on the Arena to play off their drawn game in tbe Metropolitan Lesgue.At the start of play the Heath.ers rushed matters so that after three min.ntes gt play Winn secured the puck and he gccred the first goal for the Heathers.After this the play became more even, and it wag not uri) within five minutes of half time that the Hoathers after a fine piece of ccmbinatlon play scored their second goal.In the second half the Cedars tried | hard to sccre, but the brilliant rushes of Maclidowie and Bain were of no avall, for the Heathers got in some More of their rushes and scored the third and fourth games, leaving the score four to nothing in favor of the Heathers.Green, in goal for the Cedars, played a wonderful game, and bad it not been for hie untiring efforts the score ht have been much larger; the two Bains also did the Montreal Victorias of the castern cham- ane umbus avenue, and completed arrangements good work for ths Cedars.For the Hea- thers, the defence played a fine game, and it was with difficulty that th C=dar forwards got past them, the Heather forwards played a good combination game, more et pecially Winn and Smith, The teams lined up as follows: Heathers\u2014Anglin, goal; McGinnis, point; R.Valance, cover point; Winn, A.Val- lance.G.Smith and W.Brown, forwards.C reen, goal; McGillls, point; and Hughes, cover point; G.Bain, J.Bain, Me- IMowie and Shaw, forwards.Referee Mr.Small.GYMNASTICS.A COMING COMPETITION.The M.A.A.A.gymnasium annual competition will taka piace on March 20, 23 and 25, at the club house, Mansfield street, for tae championship and other medals.On April 13, the yearly exhibition will take place.SKATING.There Is fairly good ice at the M.A.A.A.skating rink, and it will remain open as long as the weather will permit.A RECORD HIGH JUMP.New York, March 7\u2014Fred, Gerner, of Asbury Park, broke the record for high jumping on skates at the Clermont avenue rink in Brooklyn to-night.He cleated the bar ot four feet one-half inch after the third rial.THE ONTARIO RINK.A fancy dress carnival will © place in the Ontario rink, corner of Delorimier ave.to-night.A first class band will bé in attendance.WHEELING.THE M.B.C.The annual meeting of the Montreal Bicycle Club will take place to-morrow night at the gymnasium, Mansfield street, when the various reports will be recelved and officers elected for the ensuing year.THE RACING DIFFICULTY.Mr.A.G.Batchelder,- the chairman of the so-called Outlaw Association of Cyclists.has still bopes of a peaceful arrangement of the racing difficulty, In the meantime, he has, in the hope of solving it, sent the following letter to the secretary of the New York, Feb.28, 1899.Henry Sturney, Hon.Secretary and Treasurer International Cyclists\u2019 Association, Coventry, Eagland: Sir, \u2014Undoubtedly the cycle racing situation In Americas is being closely studied by yourself in view of the international complications that may result therefrom.While Ît la true that the I.C.A.should use the utmost diecretion in any posgible action Its members may feel called upon to take, the general good of the entire association would \u2018appear to be the point at issue.It would only be natural for the 1.C.A., if possible, to uphold in a country the racing organization possessing membership at the time any contention arore; but if it were apparent that this body bad released a firm grasp upon the sport to such an extent that large sactions of the country were lost to its jur- fsdiction, nearly all the prominent riders Mr.tracks and promoting clubs had \u2018become identified with one or more rival bodies, tben it would seem that the I.C.A.would be justified in cousidering the general good of all in prefersnce to rhe protestation of a member which, to a grest-extsut, had become discredited in ta own \u201ccountry.A plain statement free from bias, of the conditions now existing In the United States will make sppétont tha fact ee al: s Do * ghe.* «The - foraia Cyclin, sa be ; va been in, control on the Pacific slope for two years: the Western Cycling Association, with headquarters at Denver, Colorado, proceeds without interference in the middle west ; and the Southern Cyclists\u2019 Association, with its principal offices at N:w Orleays, Louisiana, looks after mmtters in several southern states, The N.C.A.will have 8 alliances with these three bodies withlii the next fortnight.Colleatively this preetical amalgamation of four associations, fur nishes mcre strength than the L.A.W.can bope to possess.The N.C.A.comprises al the tracks in the metropolitan district, and this means much.Possibly you can imagine what the tracks outside of London or Paris would do if the tracks and riders of those two cycling centres atrayed themselves, against tbe existing government.With the metropolitan tracks and others in Washington, Buffalo, St.Louls, Milwaukee, gpd other cities, the N.C.A.can supply more than enough racing to keep the riders busy the entire searon.\u2019 With one exception all of the profession- sls of note are identified with the Amerl- can Racing Cyclists\u2019 Union which is a part of the N.C.A., in that it is allowed a member on e%ch district board, and one member on the National Poard of Control.This entitles the Union to five votes in the gereral assembly, as the country is divided into five districts.Many of the most prominent race promot- Ing clubs in the eastern states are either members of the N.C.A., or in sympathy with ft.which guaranteee the bulk of the amateur contingent.As our amateur qua- Hâcations are built on somewhat different lires than those of the L.A.W., we find tbat these riders are more inclined to register with us.T can honestly express to you without any attempt at boasting the firm belief of the N.C.A.leaders, that we have not the elightest doubt of our ability to win in any contention which the League nay ses fit to wage.We are simply following out fhe lines lald down, paying jittle attention to the League, and we intend to continue this course unless we are forced into a bitter contention.While it may be true that the LC.A.constitution forbids the recognition of only one governing body in a country, it might be that the unusual conditions now existing in the United Stotes might call for upusu- a] action.perhaps to the extent of modify- Ing tbe I.C.A.constitution.Without.the N.C.A.riders at Montreal, the championships of the I.C.A.wil suffer to a very appreciable extent, if not vitally.Your letter of some time since to President E.referred to me, and this answer is a joint one by both the N.C.A.and the A.R.C.U.The N.C.A.would Hke to arrange, it Ît can be done, for the presence of ita riders at Montreal.If no solution of the dificuity can be arrived at, thea the Grand Circuit of the N.C.A.will be arranged without reference to the Montreal races.This letter is more in the llne of a personal communication than an official one, and thy dea is to see if we cannot coD- trive to find a way out of the muddle that wil result in a satisfactory settlemeat of the complications, If in your judgment you consider that the I.C.A.might discuss the advisability of temporarily admitting the existence in the United States of bodies other than the L.A.W., then the N.C.A., 8.C.A., W.C.A.and C.A.C.might apply for membership at the meeting to be held in Paris in May.Posaibly the C.W.A.might \u2018see fit tn zd- vise these applications and their acceptance.Were such a plan of procedure followed, is it your idea that there micht Le 8 success?To be candid, just at present the N.C.A.will be less embarrassed by the refusa] of International recognition than will the C.W.A.one of your members, which now finds a white clephant on its hands in the poescseion of the world\u2019s championships.0\" While in England, over a year ego, I called at the office in Coventry, but unfor- had dlecontinued their allegiance, and many C.Bald, of the Racing Cyclists\u2019 Union, was tunately you were away.If not too much trouble could I bother you for a copy of the N.C.U.constitution and by-laws, and also racing rules, and further still a copy of the I.C.A.constitution and by-lawe, I realize that I am presuming upon your indulgence, but 1 will thaak you for an carly reply to this commuaication.Believe me to be, very truly yours .G.BATCHELDER.Chairman N.C.A.of Control.Ms.150 Nasean street, w York city.THE DONINION MEET, Simcoe, Ont., March 7.\u2014This morning H.B.Donly, secretary of the C.W.A., recelv- ed from J.B.Walker, chairman of the Brantford meet committee, that city's formal application for the Dominion championship meet, to be \u2018held- next September.The only other icants for the meet are the associated clubs of Montreal, Who ask that it be brought off: in connection with the world's meet.To accept the Montreal invitation, however, would\u2019 necessitate 3 change in the bylaw of the C.W.A., as the date of the worid\u2019's meet has been fixed for the second week in August.FOOTBALL.A POINT AFFAIR.On, Friday, March 17, the Poist St.Charles A.A.A.Football Club will hold an \u2018at home\u2019 in O'Brien Hall, wheü 178 boped there will ;bo à gool httendance.RUGBY FOOTBALL THE MONTREAL CLUB, On Good Friday thé annuil meeting of the Montreal Football Club will be held.efi HOUSE OF REFUGE CONCERT.The St.Gabriel Christian Endeavor Society gave thelr closing concert for this seaspn at the Protestant House of Refuge, Dorchester street, last Friday night, when many friends sssisted.Miss Atkinson's plans selo and her selections {rom the gra- maphone, as well as ber sallors\u2019 hornpipe, were.much admired, whilst Mim Campbell's rich contralto voice -contrfbated much to the evening's pleasure.The soprago songs reridered by Mise Kenmure were much appreciated.\u2018The humorous part of the programme was very well upheid by Mr.C.Hodge and Mr.B.Vernot, by their songs and speeches; no less enjoyable were the songs given by Mr.J.H.Cleltand, tenor, and.Mr, Dansereau, whose fine baritone voice sé much, to, make the eveniug a success.The clever manuer in which Master DeGruchy handled the bones was also a pleasant feature, bat, perhaps, the greatest surprise of all was when to the sound of the bagpipes, Mise Isabel Forbes marched on to the platform, and to the delight of those present, danced the Highland fine, end other Scotch: dances.Her dancing re flected great credit on her teacher, Mr.A.Fraser, who also gave some selections on the bagpipes, The.pianist, Mr.Jerome, did more than bis share in helping on the good The singing of the National An- to a close.work, them brought the concert = mel COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCIT.When the Court of Queen's Bench was opened yesterday, at ten o'clock, the name of Patrick Lavery, charged with receiving stolen goods in connection with the recent wholesale burglaries, was called;but the, accused did not appear.A delgy wes arranged until eleven o'clock, but at that hour He was not on \u2018hand, and as no other ca were ready.the Court adjourned um- «iF \"this morning.\u2018Op.Monday afternoon the Court did not sit because there Was no case ready.i .who was missing when his name ag called à few days ago, bas not yet wi \u2018An: an appearäncé, SVE + vo > Mi: A WIDOW'S CLAIM.vers, Paguetie hes entered an action, coins five thousand dollars damages, TP.\u201cWouPhfer & Son, contractors, oO accdunt.of the sieath of her husband, Ww was, killed while working fin their service.Deceased Was employéd at a derrick used fob the constriction ¢f a ouse at the cor- nersof Prince -Arthur.and Durocher atrests in October last, when he chaïn of the achine, having \u2018become connected ht the top with-a live wire, \u201che received a fatal shock.2 200 STRUCK À WOMAN.uste Labelle struck a woman named ARE \u2018Mary Bell on the eyebrow, cutting it severely, - broke = tooth and otherwise beat bér upon the body.In the Police Court yesterday.he would glve no good reason for his conduct, and admtited it was dope without provocation.He.was fined twenty dollars or.one month in jail.re ANOTHER BOY ARRESTED.Michael O'Brien, .Jisged to be a member of the sang of boys, five of whom were captured on Saturday, accused of being implicated In a large number of petty theft, - W rrested.y wy, He wes remanded for trial with the others.] J VERDUN HOSPITAL.The report.of the medical superintendent, of the Protestant Hospital for the Ineane for the fortnight ending March 8, 1890, shows :\u2014Admissioné, 6 ; discharged cured, 1; discharged improvad, 1; discharged on trial, 3; deaths 2.The visiting governors for the week commencing March\u2019 13, are Mesars.James Currie, Wm.Curri¢, Wm, Drysdale snd H.Gatehouse , a MR, TARTE PURCHASES A HOUSE.The \u201cMinerve\u2019 announces that the Hon.Mr, Tarte has purchased one of the finest residences in St.Louis square, at a cost it is said, of ten thousand dollars.4 rl THE CITY FURNISHES SECURITY.Seeurity was furnished by the city yesterday in the appeal taken fram the judgment rendered against it in the case of Cadieux vs.the City.rer PERSONAL.Mrs.J.P.Hunter, of Cleveland, has arrivéd-in town and during her visit she will be: the guest of her parents, Mr.and Mrs.J.W.Hopkins, 500 St.Urbain street.: Mr.J.Hamilton Ferns, who was taken ill some time ago at the comcert of the Trish Protestant Benevolent Society, has sufficiently recovered to resume his duties at the City Hal.: Mr.Beckles Wilson, the well known correspondent of the London \u2018 Daily Mail,\u2019 is at present in the city, in connection with his forthcoming book u.0n the history and operations of the Hudson's Bay Company.This work promises to be of considerakle inter:st, sce- ing that the plainest narration of the power, prestige and adventures associated with this organization for over,a century, must necessarily have all the elements of romance.| an \u2018open door, | the adqutéition bo China; A.0.U.W.GRAND LODGE.Syracuse, N.Y., March 7.\u2014The twenty fifth annual Grand Lodge session of the Ancient Order of United Workmen opened in Empire Hall in this city this morning.All of the grand officers are present, except Grand Medical Examiner Briggs of Buffalo.This morning the reports of the credential committee showed 410 delegates present from all parts of the state.Today will be given up to the conferring of the Grand Lodge degree and the reports of officers.\u2014\u2014etl GRIPPE IN MEXICO.Tuscon, Ariz., March 7.\u2014Lautero Roca, who for the past year has been official translator at the American embassy 1D the city of Mexico, has returned to this city.He reports an alarming death rate in the city of Mexico, owing to an epidemic of grippe.There were 720 deaths in forty-eight hours and as many as 400 deaths occur each day, he said.It is estimated that 20,000 people are sick, most of them being among the poorer classes.There is also much smallpox there.tp ITALY 1S ANGRY.BALM NECESSARY FOR IIER IX- JURED FEELINGS.Rome, March 7.\u2014The Italian Government is fully determined to obtain an apology from China for the Tsung-li- Yamen's refusal of the demand of Signor Martino, Italian Minister at Pekin, of a concession at San-Moon Bay, province of Che-Kiang, to be used as a naval base and coaling station, A squadron of five cruisers, with 100 guns and 1,500 men, will soon be at San-Moon Bay.Washington, D.C., March 7.\u2014The Cli- nese Minister, Mr.Wu Ting Fang, expresses himself as highly gratified at the definite determination of the United States to keep her hands off China and to resist intimations of other powers that the time is ripe for this country to take for itself a port of the coast line of China, as made known by an author: ized statement given out yesterday.The Minister had a long conference yesterday with Secretary Hay, as to the situation in China.While he will not discuss the conference, he undoubtedly learned in an official way what was made known to the public later in the day and communicated the information to Pekin.It is expected the position of the United States, in refusing to seize \u2018any territory will have an important ef- feet ox affairs in China, strengthening the hands of those in authority.; Speaking of Italy's action in seeking on the Chinese coast, by of SunModn Bay, Mr.\u2018Wu says he was much surprised at this move, as Italy has practically no trade with China, He said that he never has geen more than two or three Italians in there are no Italian commercial houses that he recalls, and no Italian colonies.Under such circumstances the Minister is inclined to believe Italy wouid not have acted until some of the other powers had been sounded.What China will do as to accepting or rejecting the Italian claims, Mr.Wu, has not been advised officially.He says, however, that the reports that the Tsung-Fi- Yamen has returned the Italian request should not be construed to mean that any summary course hes been adopted.All his information indicates that the return of the request was in no offensive spirit, but was merely to explain the difficulties of complying with such a re quest.Mr.Wu pointed out that China continues to have a great stretch of coast with a number of large ports, including Canton and some twenty-five treaty ports, through which the commerce of the world can flow uninterruptedly.The Russian port of Port Arthur, and that of the British Wei-Hai-Wei, are more particularly naval and military ~ports.Kiao-Chau, the German port, is better adapted for commerce as well as naval uses, although Mr.Wu says his understanding is that the \u2018open door,\u201d policy is to be maintained by the Germans at Kiao-Chau, so that all countries would share alike in its advantages.In any event, he says, the free entry of goods would relate only to Kiao-Chau and its hinterland, apd that when these goods passed into China, the Chinese customs would be levied.The recent visit of Admiral Lord Charles.Beresford.afforded an opportunity for exchange of viewd between him and Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, and Mr.Wu, all of whom are intimately familiar with the large question engrossing China.Lord Charles had conferréd with officials of the Tsung- Li-Yamen, and with the viceroy and the leaders.The result of all his study of the Chinese question was summed up in the belief, openly announced, that Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, and Japan, having the bulk of commerce and interest in China, should unite to protect these interests by as suring to China a stable government, free from the constant harassment of movements from without for territorial acquisition.Mr.Wu does not commit himself on the wisdom of Lord Charles Beresford\u2019s plan of solving the Chinese problem, but he is inclined to believe that His Lordship's mission, which, thus far, is unofficial and in behalf of the Chambers of Commerce of England, qn his return to England will have official results.A SYNAGOGUE SOLD.Halifax, NS, March 7\u2014The Jewish synagogue was sold here to-day by the sheriff.at the instance of the Baptist Conference, which put a foreclosure upon the property.Mr.Abraham Michacls purchased the edifice.WOMEN FOR NOTE OF WARNING FROM THE WOMAN'S FEDERATION OF CLUBS.WOMEN.Atlanta, Ga, March 7.\u2014Mrs.Rebecca D.Lowe, president of the Woman's Federation of Clubs, has issued a circular letter to the president of the 527 clubs in the federation, in which she says: \u2018The Federation has become a vital part of the great historical movement of this century and the work it has accomplished for the cause of education has made a permanent impression, which will gather force as it continues.\u2018In the light of recent events, noticeably the discharge of all women empioyees in the service of a great railway system in the west and the attitude of labor unions toward wage-earning women, we must plainly see that the time has come ! for united action among women for wo men, \u2018A great struggle is going on in the labor world and the working woman must play her part in all its phases and bear the burden of the result equally with the man.; \u2018As an organization the Federation is a powerful weapon to be wielded in behalf of this helpless and dependent class, but in order to work effectively we must study conditions, seek to know what is needed and then strive to become helpful in discovering and apply the remedy for the wrong.\u2019 eet TWO THOUSAND VOLTS.TERRIBLE CHARGE OF ELECTRICL- TY RECEIVED BY A NEW YORK MAN, WHO SURVIVED.New York, March 7.\u2014Joseph Hampel, an employee of the Lexington avenue cable power house, while working at his switchboard to-day, received and survived an electric shock of about two thousand volts.The man\u2019s body was burned black from head to foot, every stitch of clothing was torn from.him and he fell senseless through a hole instantaneously burned in the floor by the terrific\u2019 electrical power.Hampel is expected to live.The doctors who attended him say there is no case on record of a man withstanding a similar shock.The accident was caused through Hampel trying to tighten a loose screw on the switchboard, and in some way creating a cireuit.The enormous power of the shock may be judged from.the fact that until the circuits were readjusted all the cars of the road were brought to a standstill, lm FINE BLOCK FOR TORONTO.Toronto, March 7.\u2014Another important office building for Toronto is being planned by a syndicate which proposes to build a modern six-story edifice on Terau- lay street, directly opposite the western entrance to the new City Hall.The ground has already been purchased and the plans for the new structure are in the hands of Mr.Sanford ¥.Smith, the architect.The building will te construct almost entirely of irom and prres- ed brick, and the estimated cost will be £150,000.ADVERTISEMENTS.\u201c Durability is Better Than Show.\u2019\u2019 The wéalth of the multimillionaires is not equal to good health.Riches without health are a curse, and yet the rich, the middle classes \u2018and the poor alike have, in Hood's Sarsaparilla, a valuable assistant in getting and maintaining perfect health.It never disappoints.8crofula\u2014\" Three years ago our son, now eleven, had a serious case of scrofals and erysipelas witb dreadful sores, discharg- tng and liching copstantly.He could not walk.Several physicians did not beip for sixteen months.Three months\u2019 treatment with Hood's Sarsaparilla made him perfectly well.We are giad to tell others of it.\u201d Mrs.DavID LAtrp, Ottawa, Kansas.+ Nausea \u2014 * Vomiting spells, dizziness and prostration troubled me for years.Had neuralgia, grew weak and could not sieep.My age was against me, but Hood\u2019s Sarsaparilia cured me thoroughly.My: weight increased from 125 to 143 pounds.am the mother of nine children, Never felt so well and strong since I was married as 1 do now.\u201d Mas.M.A.WaTzes, 1529 334 St.Washington, D.C.Eczema- We bad to tie the hands of our'two year old son oh account eczéma on face and limbs.No medicine even helped until we used Hoods Sarsaparilia, which soon cured.\u201d Mgrs, A.Van Wyex, 123 Montgomery Street.Paterson.N.J.\u201d Hood's Pilla cure liver sila; non-rritating snd vuly cathartic to take with Hood's Barsaparitis.ery PVO SR RER ean a t Sr Baly\u201d Toad ta more verisus consèquen ; 8 - the.LE allowed to ply their.trade upon the THE MONTREAL D DAILY WITNESS.WepNEsDAY, Maron 8, 1899.EE : THE WATCH FAKIRS.THE RAILWAY OFFICIALS ON THE WATCH FOR THEM.Some time ago certain local confidence men were, after a long career of swindling, brought to justice, mainly through the efforts of the \u2018Witness,\u2019 and latterly countrymen coming to the city have been free from the operations of those who trade upon simplicity.The case mentioned the other day in this paper would indicate that the lesson taught has not been sufficiently severe, and that it may be necessary to make fresh examples.The officials of the Grand Trunk and the C.P.R.stations have always been on the lookout for the \u2018gold\u2019 watch fakirs.The latter have never been permitted to enter the prem- îses of either railway.It may be said that the utmost protection is afforded the passengers while the latter are upon railway premises.All suspicions charac- & luded from the sta- companies\u2019 property.The railway policemen are constantly on the lookost in the interests of the travelling public, and it not infrequently happens (though these are instances of a paternalism which is not provided for by the regulations) that sim- ple-looking strangers, being seen by the policemen or other officials to be possessed of a considerable amount of money, when about to leave the mtation, have been advised (where return was necessary to catch a train), to leave their purse in charge of a responsible official, rather than have such mm the chance of loss while wandering about the streets.However, once the passengers get beyond the station precincts they.cannot be longer safeguarded, and in the case of simple country folk it not infrequently happens that losses are met with.These occur in a variety of ways.The countryman With a fat wallet is usually easily led.The suggestion of a drink is seldom rejected.He is taken to a low restaurant, down town\u2014probably on Commis sioners street.It is not necessary to drug the victim.A few drinks, to one who has led a simple, abstemious life, ars sufficient.In a state of torpor or daze the companions who hung to him like barngcles from the moment he left the Grand Trunk or C.P.R.station find it a simple matter to rob him of his money and leave him lying drunk in the saloon.There is generally complicity on the part of the proprietor of the place to which the countryman has been inveigled.It has been mentioned how immigrants and others are enticed to go with strangers who, in the kindest manner, offer to direct them to the stores where they.can buy cheaply the afticles they yeqhire, or to accompany them to the-fuohey exchange, where they ¢an have their foreign money transmuted into Canadian currency.The watch fakirs, notwithstanding frequent.exposures, have still an easy time of it with the credulous \u2018countryman, who joins to simplicity a taint of that cupidity which is in no respect different from the feeling which animates the bargain bunters in the dry goods stores.The offer of a forty-dollar watch for a ten-doilar bill has an irresistible appeal, for even Arcadian simplicity confesses the desire to obtain something for nothing.The fakirs, of course, must make a careful study of each possible victim.The general aspect offers broad marks to indicate and illustrate status and degree of intellectual alertness, but the eountenance must be carefully regarded.In nine cases out of ten the fakirs will be accurate in their analysis.A snag is met with once in a while, which compels a revision of the rules, but the shock is painful, as evidencing the fact that no system, however elaborated, will meet every case\u2014nature desiring now and then to express an originality which will disconcert the most careful interpreter of certain broad recurring features of physiognomy and character.Not mere- Jv do the fakirs experience a mental shock, but where there \u2018is promptitude and natural robustness, a black eve, while poetic justice appears (but this too rarely, it must be confessed) in the form of a policeman.However, the recent case mentioned in the \u2018Witness\u2019 has put the station officials on their guard, and a repetition ze proximity to the property of either the Trunk.or.the C.P.R.will pro- « ax ; ; ces than the threat of a black eye on the part of the victim.DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.BILL TO LEGALIZE MARRIAGE DEFEATED IN THE ISLE OF MAN.London, March 7.\u2014The hill introduced in the Manx Legislature for legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister received a check at its second reading.Deemster Gell moved an amendment : That it is not advisable that the legislature of this isle should proceed with any measure for the legalization of marriage between a widower and the sister of his deceased wife before there has been legislation by the Imperial Pazlia- ment.\u2019 The amendment was second:d by Archdeacon Gill.The Attorney-General dissented.If the bill were restricted to domiciled residents, he said he could not see that it would cause difficulties with England, and it had been found to work extremely well in Jersey.Only the Attorney- General voted against the amendment, which was carried.ul orl ama lÉrontreal on Monday by Messrs.\u2018sued last eveming.NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.Ottawa, March 8\u2014An important change in the classification of mail matter will go into effect in about ten days.The present \u2018fourth class,\u2019 which fixes rate on closed parcels up to five pounds in weight at six cents for four ounces, 1s abolished, and the present fifth class will become the fourth.This decision bas been reached in order to avoid confusion, and to bring the Canadian mail classifications into uniformity with other countries\u2019 postal union.The Rev.W.T.Herridge was on Monday night given an increase of $1,000 a year as pastor of St.Andrew\u2019s Church.His salary is now $4,500 a year, with free manse.The increase was recommended by the temporal committee at last might\u2019s annual meeting, and agreed to by the members of the church who were present.In the Rockliffe range expropriation case in the Exchequer Court yesterday evidence was given on behalf of the Queen by Messrs, C.B.Taggart, real estate agent ; James Henderson, of Gloucester, farmer, and \u2018real estate dealer, and Mr.J.Snow.Their valuations of the land varied from $75 to $90 an acre.; HE 7-canéat d t from ourque and Poulin, the main drain contractors, was yesterday refused by Mr.Kerr, drainage engineer.Mr.Kerr said the material was not up to the quality required by the specifications.Mr.Frank Goldthrite, of the Department of Public Printing and Sationery, has been promoted to the position of superintendent of stationery, made vacant by the death of the late Thomas Rox- borough.THE MUSCAT DISPUTE.FRENCH VERSION OF THE INCIDENT SEVERELY CRITICISED.London, March 7.\u2014The Parliamentary Secretary of the Foreign Office, Mr.William St.John Broderick, answering a question in the House of Commons today, gave a different complexion of the Muscat incident to the version of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs.Mr.Broderick said that by the original concession secretly obtained in March, 1898, France secured land upon which she would have been at libeity to hoist her flag and build fortifications.Immediately after the proceedings became known Great Britain declared them to be contrary to the treaty of 1862, and the Sultan was required to cancel thc lease, which was annulled.The Under-Secre- tary added : \u201cWe have not expressed disapproval of\u2019 the action of the British agent, who acted undef instructions, and Lord Balisbyry informed the Frefith ambassador on several occasions that he considered the British contention absolutely right, and that it was impossible to recede therefrom.M.Delcassé\u2019s statement omitted to mention that he stated to the British ambassador a few days ago that he had heard nothing whatever of any French acquisitions of land on the littoral of Muscat ; therefore.the French agent must have exceeded his instructions.\u201cWe hold\u2019 that the action of the British agent in threatening a bombardment of Muscat was absolutely right.By the convention of 1862 there is nothing to prohibit France from having a coal store at Muscat, provided there is no concern of territory, and i is understood that France will avail herself of this power subject to those limitations.\u2019 Paris, March 8.\u2014A semi-official statement regarding the Muscat affair was is- It says :\u2014 Contrary to what was stated yesterday in the British House of Commons the Sultan's act conceding to France a coal devot did not carry the right to hoist the French flag or liberty to erect fortifications.In declaring that the British Government had nct expressed disapproval of its agent's action the Under-Secretary for the Foreign Office did not deny that it had admited the incorrectness cf the proceedings and that it had expressed profound regret therefor.\u2019 London, March 7.\u2014The discrepancy between the versions of the Muscat incident given by M.Delcassé, the French Foreign Minister, and Mr.William St.John Broderick, parliamentary secrctary of the British Foreign Office, ham started: a lively press discussion on both sides of the Channel.Mr.Broderick read his statement in the House of Commons yesterday from manuscript, which, it is understood, was dictated by Lord Salisbury.The \u2018 Times,\u201d discussing the matter editorially, refers to the story of M.Del- cassé as \u2018transparently misleading,\u2019 and in common with other papers, invites the government to publish the official documents bearing on the case so as to set the question at rest.EE DAN GODFREY\u2019S BAND.Washington, D.C., March 7.\u2014Lieuten- ant Dan Godfrey and his British Guards band, which arrived in New Yori on the \u2018Lucania\u2019 last Saturday,gave a concert this afternoon in the east room «f the White House, in the presence of the President and Mrs.McKinley, and ladies of the Cabinet.That the distingu shed cofapany fully appreciated the music «f this famous organization was demonstrated by the enthusiastic #«pplause which followed each number rendered.\u2014_\u2014 GERMAN NAVAL COMMANDER RESIGNS.Berlin, March 7.\u2014Admiral Von Knoor, commander-in-chief of the navy, has resigned, His intention to take this step was announced last autumn.LA ANNEXATION.Canadians do not Think of Such a Course.CANNOT BE COERCED INTO IT, AS AMERICANS THINK.Washington, D.C., March 8.\u2014While the Hon.John Charlton, M.P., member of the joint high commission, was in this city he delivered a private lecture om Canada and her relations to the United States.Mr.Chariton began by giving a general routine of physical, social and governmental conditions existing in his country, interlarding his remarks from time to time with sparkling wit and brilliant anecdote.\u2019 commission temporarily suspended, he said: \u2018We hope to retain, in the future, as in the past, only the most friendly and amicable relations with the United States.To this end \u2018we shall accord to your country every prerogative and priv- lege that is rightfully hers, and we expect in turn to ask for no more than Can- we feel should be accorded us.We regret that it has been found necessary to break off negotiations for the time being, but when they are resumed we are confident of making a satisfactory adjudi- calion.of pending claims.\u2019 Turning to the fiscal condition of Canada, Mr.Charlton continued: \u2018My country has for many years maintained a comparatively low protective tariff, which has militated against the progress of her people and their industries, because of the fact that the United States has persistently adhered to a high protective tariff, \u2018Canada buys annually in the markets of the United States nearly $40,000,000 worth of manufactured goods, principally in the form of farming machinery, which is very largely in excess of the amount bcught from England.In turn the gloomy bars us from selling in your markets the products of our farms, and consequently the balance of trade is strongly against us year after year.2° Physically, the two countries are ong, and it is just as natural for the people of our southern provirices tq trade with those jin your northern states as if is for the various members of your Union to trade \u2018among themselves.The same fréedom | from tariff restriction that exists between your states should Ye extended to ug jn order that friendship and .commercial Ar terests be promioted.7 \u2018The question is drequently asked \u201c Dg your people favor annexation to the Ry me tation, \u201cThey give the matter po tell you that your country has never given them a single inducement nor ân opportunity to think gn the subject, Rest assured that Canada will never be coérc- ed into such a step by assurances of gébd will and flattering newspaper editoriale, but she will have to be won by years\u2019 of sweet commercial wooing.To this end, if you want her to become a part of your own vast domain, you must melt the glacier of tariff restriction and give the two peoples opportunity to fraternize and to learn of each other.' \u2018Though the day is yet far in the misty future, I look for a coalition of these two great English-speaking nations.I am not overly sanguine, but the day is gure to come.Then, when dark prejudices and jealousies and bickerings have all faded into remembrance, when the sunshine of resplendent enlightenment shall have laved the bosoms of the two nations under one glorious-banner, we shall march forward to splendid destiny a united people with common interests and purposes.\u2019 DEADMAN\u2019S ISLAND, FORMAL PROTEST AGAINST ITS LEASE TO AN AMERICAN SYNDICATE.Ottawa, March 7.-\u2014The Vancouver delegates who arrived in Ottawa last evening for the purpose of protesting against the sanctioning of a lease of Deadman\u2019s Island for the ercction of a saw mill, were heard this forenoon in the Premier\u2019s office.There were present Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Richard Cartwright, the Hon.Clifford Sifton, the Hon.J.1.Tarte, and the Hon.Dr.Borden.* Each of the five delegates, Messrs.Senkler, McQueen, McLagan, Buscomb and Cow- an in turn addressed the ministers, pointing out that the lease would :uean the destruction of property for park purposes and the injury of Stanley Park, adjoining.It was further claimed that the island had been handed over to the city in 1887 by the government, unless needed for military purpoees.In the course of discussion it was brought out that the City of Vancouver voted a bonus of $100,000 in 1890 to a concern which proposed erecting a marine railway thereon.Another point to which attention was drawn was that the island had been used at one time as the site of the isolation hospital and cemetery for smallpox victims.This was taken as evidence that the sanctity of the property for park purposes was not at that time recognized by the city.Thy Adverting to the proceedings of the adp is justly entitled to, but this much\u2019 tariff barrier which you have erected de-| \u201cThere is manifest injustice in this.vs.United States?\u201d and I reply without hési-.thought.\u201d You are surprised, but let me: \u2018have gone on strike.Minister of Militia, from whom the lease was recently obtained by Mr.Fudgate on the recommendation of the local r2cm- ber, the Rev.Mr.Maxwell, stated thas! he had taken all dve measures to satisfy himself that the island was not needed for military purposes, having hecn so informed by the admiral on that station.It was represented to him that $250,000 wag to be expended in improvements, a t] nd men employed, and that the sawmill enterprise would be of direct advantage to the city.Tt was on these grounds that the leese had been granted, the rental being fixed at a reasonable sum.The Premier desired the delegation to embody its views in a memorial which would receive due attention.MANITOBA SETTLERS, LARGE NUMBER CARRIED WEST OVER THE CANADIAN PACIFIC.Toronto, March 7\u2014The Canadian Pacific Railway settlers\u2019 excursion to the west this afternoon took about five hun- dréd settlers from wésteth Ontario.\u201d The Grand Trunk train to North Bay will be divided into two sections.THE SUPREME COURT.TWO QUEBEC CASES HEARD YESTERDAY.Ottawa, March 7.\u2014In the Supreme Ceurt to-day, the arguments in the Queen vs.Montminy, were concluded, und judgment was reserved.The At- torney-General for Quebec proceeded by scire facias to have letters patent for a farm: lot in the Township of Forsythe, Beauce county, on the ground that the grant had been obtained through false representations, and was issued by inadvertence, and in ignorance of important essential facts.The Superior Court at Quebec maintained the writ, and annulled the letters patent, but this judgment was reversed on appeal by the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench.The Attorney- General appeals, asking the restoration of the Superior Court judgment.Messrs.Fitzpatrick,Q.C., and Lane, for appellant; Messrs.T.Chase Casgrain, Q.C., and Taschereau, Q.C., for respondents.On the case of the Bank of Montreal Demers being called, Mr.Belleau, Q.C., moved.te quash the appeal on the ground that it had been taken too \u2018late as an appeal of right, and that the judge\u2019s order, which permitted the appeal after the expiration of the time fixed by statute did not show that it was based upon special reasons by which it might be justified.The Hon.Splici- - M be 3208 SE.: \" the motion, contending that neither: the petition nor the order required to.allege the\u201csapecial circumstances, which sufficiently appeared by the record then before the judge, who made the order.The motion was refused with costs.Mr.Bel- leau then moved to stay proceedings on the appeal pending the result of a cross- appeal by Demers to the Privy Council, After hearing Mr.Fitzpatrick in opposition to the motion an order was made granting the application to stay proceedings with costs.The hearing was then proceeded with in the case of Price vs, Roy.This appeal is from the judgment of the Court of Queen\u2019s Bench at Quebec, affirming a judgment of the Superior Court at Three Rivers, awarding $1,800 damages to the plaintiff, as damages for the death of her husband, who was in the employ of Price, and was killed whilst engaged in an attempt to save a bridge near Price\u2019s Mills on the Batiscan River from being carried away during spring floods in 1897.The bridge suddenly broke up whilst the men were at work upon it, throwing them into the river, the deceased was drowned, and his body has never been recovered.The appellant denies any responsibility for the accident or any fault from which it might have re sulted, and claims that the deceased volunteered to do the dangerous work, and took the risk by which he lost his life.Messrs.Stuart, Q.C., and Olivier, for appellants.Mr.R.8.Cooke, for respondent.Judgment reserved.\u2014\u2014\u2014 a RAILWAY LABORERS ON STRIKE.Victoria, B:C., March 8\u2014The Jaborers.on the White Pass and Yukon Railway Of the fourteen hundred employed a thousand men have gone out.The cause of the strike is due to a reduction in wages recently made by the railway from 35 to 30 cents per hour.After the strike all the workmen who had not joined in it were laid off, the company deciding to suspend grading operations until more favorable weather, OTTAWA SUNDAY CARS FIGHT.Toronto, March 7.\u2014The advance guard of the Ottawa deputation to oppose the running of street cars in Ottawa on Sunday arrived in the city last night.This morning the Rev.J.A.MacFarlane, president of the Ottawa Lord's Day Alliance, and the Rev.J.Scanlan were up at the Parliament Buildings interviewing the members with a view to securing their support when the question comes up before the Private Bills Committee.GRAND TRUNK WON.Buffalo, N.Y., March 7.\u2014Eliza Jack lost her suit against the Grand Trunk Railway Company to recover $10,000 damages for the death of her husband.A jury reported a verdict of no cause of action in the Supreme Court today.Jack was an Erie engineer and was killed in the Grand Trunk yards in Canada.FRANCE, RUSSIA AND GERMANY.Paris, March 7.\u2014The \u2018 Journal,\u2019 in an article dealing with the question of common action on the part of France, Rus.gia and Germany, declares that it has no wish to exaggerate the importance of such action, but confines itself \u2018o pointing out, first, that by the Anglo-German treaty, the terms of which are still secret, Germany remains unpledged to any course regarding Egypt, and, second, that deepite the differences between France and Germany, both can unite in common action for the defence of their joint interests in Africa and Asia.\u2018It was Prince Bismarck's nrovoca- tion,\u201d the \u2018Journal\u2019 says, \u2018 that led to the Franco-Russian alliance procesdings, and the insatiable rapacity of Great Britain to-day will produce temporary nder- standings which a few years ago would have been deemed impossible.BANKERS INDICTED.New York, March 7.\u2014The federal grand jury for the February term to-day handed in an indictment against James Mac- Naughton, formerly president of the Tradesman\u2019s National Bank, for violating the banking laws in fraudulently ordering the certification of a cheque for $510,- 600, and also an indictment against James and Allen MacNaughton conjointly for conspiracy in procuring the alleged fraudulent certification of a cheque for $510,- 000 in favor of Allen MacNaughton, when he had not funds to that amount to his credit.7 \u2014e TORONTO BRICKLAYERS.Toronto, March 7.\u2014 A demand has been made by the Bricklayers\u2019 Union for an advance of wages from thirty-two cents to forty cents an hour.What the outcome of this demand will be it is impossible at present to foresee.The prospects are bright for great activity in building operations this spring, but although architects have quantities of plans on hand, contractors are holding back until a definite understanding has been arrived at with regard to the rate of wages and few permits for buildings have been issued as compyged with the many works in contemplation.REFORM OF THE SENATE, SIR WILFRID LAURIER'S SCHEME ENDORSED BY THE NOVA SCOTIA LEGISLATURE.Halifax, March 7\u2014Attorney-General Longley\u2019s resolution calling for Senate reform on the lines laid down by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, was debated in the House of Assembly to-day and adopted, 30 to 2.The most notable feature of the debate was a statement by Mr, Wilcox, the Opposition Jeader, that 1he Lib- in Nova Scotia and that the Laurier Government \u2018was reasonably sure of a further ten years\u2019 lease of power at Ottawa.By that time, he said, there would be a Liberal majority in the Senate, and, therefore, the proposed reform was unnecessary.\u2014_æ FASHODA INCIDENT.PEACEABLE SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFICULTY.Paris, March 7.\u2014The following semiofficial note was issued this evening :\u2014 \u2018A satisfactory settlement between France and Great Britain of the questions arising out of the Fashoda incident may be expected within a fortnight.The delimitation of the respective territories has so far advanced that the starting points and general direction of the frontier have already been arranged and Great Britain has admitted that France is entitled to a commercial outlet on the Nile.\u2019 London, March 7.\u2014M.Paul Cambon, French ambassador to Great Britain, was the principal guest this evening at the banquet of the London Chamber of Commerce.In reply to a toast the French ambassador said that peace and war no longer rested with governments, but with the peoples.He noted with great pleasure the determination of the promoters of commerce in Great Britain and France to augment the cordiality of the relations between the two nations and to foster \u201cthat spirit of conciliation \u2018by which all differences can be readily settled.\u2019 These utterances of M.Cambon are particularly notable as reflecting the improvement in the relations between London and Paris.\u2014.fa KNIT GOODS COMBINE.Utica, N.Y., March 7\u2014Knit goods manufacturers here and in the Mohawk Valley bave received invitations to a meeting to be held at the Waldorf-As- toria in New York, on March 15, for the purpose of forming a knit goods trust.Fifty-eight concerns are said to have signified their intention of sending representatives to the meeting, One of the largest manufacturers of knit goods in this section says that he is very sorry to see this movement as the trade is in excellent condition and prices are good.He does not believe that combination will be as well for the manufacturers or the public.The proposed trust will be capitalized at fifty million dollars if it is organized, \u2014_e SUGAR DUTY IN INDIA.Calcutta, March 7.\u2014The government has decided to introduce in the Iegisla- tive Council, on Friday, a bill modell:d on the United States act of July, 1807, giving the government power to impose a countervailing duty on bounty-fed sugar imported into India.CANADIAN HEROES.Faced Almost Certain Death in an Attempt to Rescue Their Comrades.Sarnia, Ont, Mareh 7 \u2014Shortiv after 7 an, Archie Galloway, foreman over a gang of men at the Imperial (hi, pany's works here, ordered some : +.men to clean out one of the oil tain.- the company\u2019s yards.James Moo proceeded down into the buge 1, When le reached the bottom be seen by his fellow employees tr down.Another workman named |.Carter went down to rescue McCue, | a no sooner reached the bottom «! tank than he too was overcome by :.fumes of the gas.The foreman, (.way, was the next to attempt the :\u2026 cue of the men, and he shared the sa: - fate as the preceding two men.Henn Willis then came to the unfortunate men\u2019s rescue, but he, too, was overcome, as was also another employee, nimed William Brimbs.By this time the alarm had been given that some men were be ng smothered in a still, and a gang men from the boiler-shops were souvn on the scene and proceeded to tear the covering from the mammoth still to à low the gas to escape, and thereby ai it safe for men to descend into the wt: Before this work was completed W liam McCue attempted to go down tte ladder, but when half-way down le 1 being almost overcome, but managed :, climb part way up again, and was pui ed out of the still just in the nick + tinie, and went into a swoon as soon .he reached the ground.After the vn ering had been torn away, and the g « allowed to escupe, other employees de scended into the still, and the five men who were lying in a heap at the hotton of the still, were hoisted to the top with ropes, and were taken to the wax de partment of the company's works, where all that was possible was done for the unfortunate men.Doctors.wi.were hastily summoned, worked over the poor fellows from that time until la this afternoon, when their efforts were finally successful in the cases of three of the men, Galloway, Willis, and Mc ue, who had sufficiently recovered to be alle to return to their homes.The other two men were still unconscious at the last report.\u2014_\u2014 A MURDEROUS YOUNG MAN.ATTEMPTED TO TAKE AN OLD MAN'S LIFE.> Winnipeg, Man, March 7.\u2014A most life occurred hear the city labt me.Richard Bolton, aged 70, had a dis agreement with Albert Price, a young married man of about twenty-five, over a calf-skin.It resulted in an informa: tion being laid at the police station against Price.Yesterday Bolton left home to come to Winnipeg to attend the trial.After walking about six miles he was overtaken by Price, who irsisted on Bolton riding towards the vity with him.After a short while, however, instead of continuing towards Winnipeg, Price started off across country in the direction of the Seine river, which is surrounded with bush.Seeing this, Bol: ton attempted to get out of the sleigh, but Price cought hold of and en: deavored to hold him in.The old man made a second attempt, when the horse became restive and Price covered him with a revolver, saying he would show him what he wes going to do when they got to the bush.On the road they approarhed two sleighs loaded with hay and as they passed Bolton iumped out and ran for the sleighs, calling on their driver to save him.Price followed and ordered the driver to throw Bolton off the load or he would shoot.Bolton secured a hay fork and threatened to kill the man if he attempted to do so.Price then fired several shots at Bolton.one of which took effect, shattering Bol ton\u2019s chin.Price then drove home, and Bolton came on to the city, where he lodged an information.Price was ar rested at his home to-day and brought into the city.Bolton is doing as well as can be expécted, several pieces of the bone having to be removed._\u2014__ SPANISH POLITICS.Madrid, March 7\u2014The Republican deputies, at a meeting just held, have decided upon a vigorous Republican propaganda.The \u2018Pais,\u2019 a Republican newspaper, has been seized.AGONCILLO IN LONDON.London, March 7.\u2014Agoncillo arrived in London from Oban to-day.He was exhausted from his travels, and remain: ed in bed all day.Agoncillo visited the London Filipinos agent to-day, but keeps his place of residence secret.\u2014\u2014 FIGHTING IN MACEDONIA.Vienna, March 7.\u2014Constantinople ad- vices say that Alman Mussulmans and Turkish troops engaged in a fierce bat: tle in northern Macedonia recently, Several hundred are reported to have been killed on each side.\u2014 PHE DAILY WITNESS Is printed sod published at the ' Witness\u2019 Building, st the corner of Craig John Redpath Dougall, of Montreal AR business communications should be addressed John Dougall & Son,\u2019 \u2018 Witness\u2019 Offies, Montresi, and all letters to the Editor should be Bidyesed * Editor of the \u2018 Witaca,\u2019 Montreal and St.Peter otroets, In the city of Montreal bi 5 LA t a BB AA WW wv gy "]