The daily witness, 29 décembre 1903, mardi 29 décembre 1903

[" ny > $d == T& ve THE MON.A; OG.BLAIR Former Mialster of Railways Terns Hie \u2018Betk qu Politics HE IS TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE RAILWAY COMMISSION.Ottawa, Dec.20.\u20141It is now definitely known that the Hon.Andrew G.Blair Las turned his back on politics, and is 10 become chairman of the Railway Commission, whose organization was sanctioned by parliament last session.hat body will take over the functions of the Railway Committee of the Privy Council, and regulate the tolls upon and the operation of railway lines throughout Canada.The ex-minister is already engaged in & preliminary study of the organization and practical working o railway commissions in the United States, so that our tribunal may profit by the experience of those which have been in existence for years across the border.He has already made himself familisr with the Maseachusetts commis sion, and left this morning to follow this an mination of the methods flowed in.New York State, From there he will go on to Washington te learn what.he can at first hand about the organization of and the course pursued by the Interstate Commerce Commission, - = - ; The appointment to the Railway Commission is for ten years.So wide are the powers vested in that tribunal under the new Railway Act that Mr.Blair in his new capacity will exercise most of the functions which belonged to him as Minister of Railways.MR.BLAIR IS IN TOWN.The Hon.A.G.Blair, former Minister of Railways and Canals, arrived in Montreal in his private car \u2018Muskoka\u2019 via the Cenada Atlantic Railway shortly hefore noon to-day.He was seen at the Windsor Hotel in company with Sir Louis H.Davies, and stated that he would be leaving for New York this evening.* - 20 CONVICTED OF VAGRANCY.Mr.- Recorder.Poirier this morning expressed his loathing for a certain class of young men.Armand Carpentier, a young man of apparentl twenty-five years of age, faultlessly dressed, was up charged with vagrancy.The action was t under section 207 of the Criminal e.The complainant was Detective Guerin, of Mr.nter\u2019s staff.A number of witnesses said that Carpentier did not have to work.Evidence for the secution showed that he worked, it appeRts; for.Poirier\u201d fnéd him e'miokths in.jail.e ; oF Citpentler pard the AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.At 3.15 o'clock this merning the eastern divikion of the fire brigade was called to 656 Berri street, occupied by F.D.Robert as a grocery store, where a slight fire originated from an unknown cause.Ten minutes\u2019 work sufficed to extinguish the flames.LIQUOR AND HOLIDAYS.The \u201cPatrie\u2019 deplores the fact that the most solemn holidays seem to be made the occasion of great drunken debauchery, and jt says: \u2018On Saturdey\u2014the day sfter Christmas\u2014over thirty poor miserable creatures appeared before Mr.Recorder Weir charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.Is this not most afflicting?MR.TARTE ON MR.ROSS.Referring to the Liberal defeat in North Renfrew, the \u2018Patrie,\u201d Mr.Tarte\u2019s organ, after stating that it considers Mr.an honest man, expresses regret that he shauld be in tbe whirlpool where | the ship of which he is te pilot is strug Ging jn efity that in, no wa ny hos de gov ls the leg «js dec Its days are\u2019 pment\u201d of which he Aecmed to seon \u2018 MR: MOTT'S TRIP; \u201cR.\u2018Mott, \u2018the secrets, dr Mr.Joby lo \u2018 the Word\u2018s Student\u2019 Christian era- tion, will travel for some time in Europe in tHe interests of that organization.Mr.Mott left New Yark on Dec: %, and Alf arrivé in hon Jas, - where he will address meetings at thé - 1 Volunteer Convention of Europe, which | is to be held in that city from Jan.2 to 8.He will be occupied in vieiting the different British universities until Jan.11, when he will leave for the continent to make a tour of the French and Italian universities.From Jan.22 to 24 he will attend the first Students\u2019 Conference of Italy to be held at Rome.e will ail for New Yagk on Jan.27.APPLY FOR LIQUOR LICENSHS.The following have made application for hotel and restaurant licenses, or re\u2019 newals thereof, to Mr.A.B.Archam- bault, secretary of the License Commis loners : \u2014 Andrew H.Hawthorne, restaurant, 118 St.Francois Xavier street.Thomas J.Lafontaine, restaurant, 169 Ropery.Ernest Lacasse, restaurant, 231 Seigneurs.John Mulcahy, restaurant, 24 Jardins.leina Vincelette, restaurant, 1786 Notre Dame.Thomas H.Vanneton, restaurant.199 Ontario.Narcisse Trudeau, fintel, 260 Notre Dame.Malvina Trou- juette, restaurant, 70 Bleury.Alphonse À.Lapointe, hotel, 391 St.Catherine.SIR R.BULLER.> r Redvers Buller, V.C., one of the rs: popular soldiers wearing His Majesty'< uniform, was sixty-four on Dec.!.His record has includad in all eleven ard-fought campaigns.General Buller A generally regarded as a brusque, harsh, \u2018sciturm man, though (remarks the \u2018West- AN ; \u2026 Gasette) it ould Bot do to - = at n Si Medvers a adored by ons ll, and wheye they will you that the country pot a more iy manor a better landlord.is not only a man of war, but has strong literary leanings also.In miniature edi tions two English classics dlways accompany him.e never starts on a campaign without, Bacon's \u2018Essays,\u2019 and the \u2018Essays of Elia.\u201d Among more modern authors, Ruskin, Matthew, Arnold, and Meredith are his three prime favorites, and of the first-named he has a splendid collection of early editions.six MONTHS IN JAIL.Charles Leblanc, alias Charles Prud- homme, convicted of having stolen tools from Aristide Laberge, a stone cutber, | was to-day sentenced to six months in jail by Mr.Lafontaine.His Honor ex- his utter contempt for any one who would take away a poor man\u2019s means of making a living.x \u2014\u2014_ LOCOMOTIVE EXPLODED.Port Jervis, N.Y., Dec.29.\u2014Frank Loven, a fireman, was killed Ira Wallace, engineer, probably fatally injured, and three other reilwey men Dadly hurt \u2019 explosion\u2019 of a locomotive on a veau Erie train pear Hankins to .SITUATION AT KISHINEFF STORY OF FRESH ANTISEMITIC OUTBREAK DENIED.\u2018Washington, Dec.20.\u2014At the instance of President Roosevelt, who has interested himself in the reports of massacres and contemplated massacres of Jews in Kishineff, the State Department is mak- ng active enquiry through its diplomatic and consular officers with the view to ascertaining the exact situation as affecting these people.The United States consular agent at Odessa cabled the United States State Department today that there has been no fresh outbreaks at Kishineff as reported.3b are in, no chiy- coliclades \u201cas follows: \u2014 disappear.|.of | Simon Wolf, representing the Nai B\u2019 Rith, and Adolphus 8.olomons, of New York, one of the trustees of the Baron de Hirsch fund, held a conference with the acting Unitad States Secretary of State, Mr.Loomis, to-day in which the situation was discussed.Mr.Loo- mis showed them the Odessa despatch.They did not present a petition and will rot de so unless later information proves the situation to be as serious as reported.MURDERED MISSIONARIES DETAILS OF THE PARTY IN AN AFRICAN FOREST, \u2018Washington, Dec 20\u2014Mr Lyon, United States Minister, has reported to the State Department from 'Monrovia, Liberia, the details of the massacre in an African forest of a white\u2018 missionary named John G.Tate, with all of his following, eighteen in number The massacre took place on March 15, 1901 The tirst detailed account has just come to hand in an affidavit by Mrs Mary L.Allen, a white missionary in Liberia.She had tue story from some of the native Doo tribesmen Tate had @ large mission and farm and maintained a school, and altogether nineteen people were in the mission when it was surrounded in the night.1] were murdered and ther heads taken as trophies.Mr, Lyon has communicated with the Liberian Secretary of State with a view to securing fuller information and perbaps the punishment of the Doos.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS.Toronto, Dec.20.\u2014Following is an additional list of town nominations for yor:\u2014 Stayner\u2014J.W.Bethune, re-elected by acelamation.Osirawa\u2014F.L.Fowke, W.F.Cowan, J.¥.Grierson, Edmonsorf .\u2014 - .; , Tilsonburg\u2014Wm.Vivian .and C.I.Penton.- Parkhill-Wm.Boyce.and À.W.Alphonse Hinde, E.&: | Humphries, .\u2018Deseronto\u2014Jobn Dalton, A.8.Val \u2018feau,.Jahn Newton, M.D.; Joseph Staunton, James Dryden.: Hespeler\u2014Geo.D.Forbes, acclamation.- : Penetanguishene \u2014 George E.Copeland, Chas.E.Wright, John J.Drum- mond, Alphonse Tessier.Gravenhurst\u2014J.A.C.Grant and Wm.M.Moody.Cardinal\u2014Reeve, Hugh McArthur, by acclamation.Councillors, W.Esmond, W.Dillon, A.Vancamp, G.Robinson, Jas.Thomson, J.Kavanagh, P.J.Brindle.Iroquois\u2014Adam Harkness, Reeve, by acclamation.Water and Light Commissioners, C.E.Cameron, W.A.Coulter, by acclamation.Councillors, E.M.Dakin, Jas.Tindale, T.W.Hare, W.J.Marsh, A.T.Sherman.A FATAL REAREND COLLISION.Fort Wayne, Ind Dec.29.\u2014Limited train No.5, westbound on the Pennsylvania Railway, was wrecked about aix o'clock this morning, in a rear-end aol lision with a freight train mear Lar- will, west of here.No passengers were injured.The barber was the only one hurt, and bis injuries were not serious.Raif Snyder, baggageman, was killed, and the fireman, Stcferd, and the engineer, Herbert, were badly injured.THE CURSE OF THE AGE.New York, Dec.20.\u2014In an address before the Church Club of the diocese of Long Island.Prof.G.T.Ladd, of Yale, has declared that \u2018the greatest curse of this country is the terrible greed for gold: The trade classes, be declared, are so tightly drawn at the present time on o Tare AND MIT Ve that a break is bound to come soon, \u2018The - troubles in the Énited worst existi Fagiand \u2019 asserted the pro- States and fessor, \u2018are self-indulgence and ng, which will eventually bring ruin to any powerful nation.- SOCIAL AND PERSONAL \u2014 Dr.L.J.Lemieux hss returned from Paris, Mr.and Mrs.C.W.Spencer and fam ily spent Christmas with friends in Ot~ tawa.Mr.and Mrs.Alex.Robertson are Pending a couple of weeks in London, arr and Mrs.Baumgarten and family Ste.Agathe.The dance of the 65th Regiment takes: Place {his evening at the armory in the .T.Berthiaume and the Mi Mr.L.Silver, B.Sc, science\u2019 teac of the High School, Quebec, is spending\u2019 the Christmas holidays at Montreal.Mr.Conway Cartwright has arrive in Canada from Indie, and is visiting his parents, Sir Richard and Lady Cart?wright.Mrs.James Ross is giving the childre % of the Protestant Orphans\u2019 Asylum, Christmas treat this afternoon, at\u2019 home, Peel street.na 5 Mr.H.T.Machin, assistant provinetat are (he! treasurer, and Mrs.Machin, guests of the Misses Fale, at \u201cThe Cottage,\u201d Melvourue street, Sherbrooke.4 Mrs.Roderick Mackenzie, Kingston, has sent out invitations for a young people\u2019s dance at the Bank of Montreal, on Wednesday evening, Dec.30.The Rev.RJ.Bidwell, M.A, head master of Bishop's College School, Len- noxville, and Mrs.Bidwell, are guests at the residence of the Very Rev.Dean and Mrs.Williams, Quebec.û Mr.Stuart H.Dunn, Miss Dunn and Miss Macfarlane left this morming b: C.P.R.for New York, where they will take passage by the SS.\u2018Cedric\u2019 for England and the Continent.- The friends of Mr.Shuldham H.Hill who has been a patient at the Royal Victoria Hospital for some time, will be pleased to learn that he will be able to return to Quebec in a few days.Mr.Arthur Kittson has been transfer red from the Bank of Commerce, Mont MONTREAL, TUESDA high\" Jiv- spending the Christmas season aËj tal her Y, DECEMBER 29, 1903.1 LORD!S DAY ALLIANCE 1 WANTS DOMINION LEGISLATION FOR SABBATH OBSERVANCE.Ottawa, Dec.20.\u2014The Lord\u2019s Day Al- lance of Canada, through its president, the Rev.J.G.Shearer, is asking the Dominion Government to enact legislation for Sabbath observance as a day of rest all over the Dominion.They had conferences to-day with the Min- | isters of Justice and Customs, and Potts made the following statement to the \u2018Witness\u2019 correspondent, of the mission which brought him to the capi- \u2018A decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council this year was to the effect that the Provincial : en 5 Éegisletures have no authority to legis- i late for Babbath obaervance where any i \u2018of \u2018a eriminal nature is involved.This funetion belongs to the Central | Parliament &t Ottawa; and Mr.Shear 3 fer and myself are here to ask for the enactment of a statute that will cover ji Canada from ocean to ocean.Our chief \u2018desire .is.to secure the recognition of \\inday as a day of rest, and in this | gbject we have with us all the Protes- Y tent cburches, together with the sym- thy of the Roman Catholie Church And thé labor bodies.We had a splen- id reception at.the handsof Sir Wil- id Laurier last yepr; and I feel sure {fom the conversations we have had day that the government is with us in the desire for Sabbath observance.BENNINGTON MURDERESS MRS.ROGERS SENTENCED TO BR HANGÉD\u2014LEON PERHAM SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.Bennington, Vt., Dec.290.\u2014Mrs.Mary .Rogers, convicted of the murder of her husband, Marcus H.Rogers, was sentenced to-day to be hanged on the first Friday in February, 1905.Leon Perham, the self-confessed accomplice of Mrs.Rogers, was sentenced to fe imprisonment.The sentence passed upon Mrs.Rogers provides that- for-three months preced- g thé date set for the execution she shai be held.in.solitary confinement.he woman heard the sentence with me emotion, tut bad practically recov- real, to Toronto, and has left for that r usual indifferent .manner be- city, after g ending Christmas with his fbre she was taken back to her cell.Mrs.father, the .Canan- Kittson, Ottawa, gers.has told the.jail.officers -since The members of the; Executive Com- , mittee.the Ladies\u201d Grand Ligne \u2018after \u2018transacting the business ent ed at a : teu given.by\u2019 the frefleurer, Miss Cramp, at her bone 62 McTavish street.The marriage of Miss Laura Pellets of Quebec, to Dr.Guay Le bouhiiter of Manitoba, was solemmized yesterday morning at the St.Louis Chapel of the Basilica, the Rev.Curé Faguy officiating.The bride, who was given away by Dr.A.Potvin, of Quebec, wore a navy blue travelling suit, with aable furs.The groom was accompanied Lv his stepfather, Mr.A.T.Trudel, of the Public Works Department.After spending some time in Montreal and Ottawa, Dr.and Mrs.Le Bouthillier will proceed to their home in Starbuck, Man.A pretty wedding took place on Thurs- ay evening, Dec.24, at 5 p.m., at the , home of Mr.and Mrs, Charles Bontelle, : Danville, Que,, when their «nly daughter Miss Mary Winnifred Poutelle, was married to the Rev.Andrew Dunn Reid.The Rev.W.D.Reid, of Taylor Presbyterian Church, Montreal, brother of the groom, was the officiating clergyman.The bride was attended:by her cousin, Miss Boutelle, of Hartford, Connecticut, and the groomsmin was another brother, Mr.Allan Stewart Reid, of the Presbyterian College, Montreal.\u201d The home of Mr.and Mrs.Boutelle.was tastefully de corated with ev ns, .the wedding party standing under: beautiful bridal arch, while the ceremony was being performed.Mr.Reid is the-second son of the late Mr.Joseph Reid, of Leeds, Me- gantic, and is settled in the Presbyterian Church of Katonah, New York.The wedding \u2018presents were.numerous and costly.Shortly after the ceremony, Mr.and Mrs.Reid left on their wedding trip.Mrs.H.Fortier, 571 Sherbrooke street gave a largely-attended and successfu tea yesterday afternoon, at which she was assisted in receiving by her daughters, Miss Fortier and Miss Kathleen Fortier.were very attractive.The tea-room was arranged with holly.tied with bows of red ribbon, and vases of red carnations, and candles shaded in red threw a warm light over all.Mrs.Bannell Fawyer.Mrs.T.A.Emmans, Mrs.Granger and Miss Curran presided at the table, and they were assisted by Miss Ouimet, Miss Donnelly, Miss Mabel Sawyer, Miss Katie Doyle, Miss Emmans and Miss Florence Fortier.The green and red decorations harmonized effeciively with the colors of the drawing-room, where the hostess received, wearing a gown of mauve crepe de Chine.Miss Fortier was dressed in white crepe de Chine embroidered in black dots, and Miss Kathleen Fortier was in white organdie.An orchestra furnished music during the tea hour.THE CHARITY BALL.New Year's eve is the date of the Charity Ball this year, which will be held in Windsor Hall.This ball is not alone a social event.which is always looked forward to with pleasant anticipation.The funds derived from this entertainment will be devoted to the new Maternity Hospital, a well-known and most deserving charity.The committee are working hard, and deserve every encouragement from charitably disposed citizens, The decoratipns of the rooms has, conviction éath pe bi fe A ery + pity \u2018beg: gurried, out, as | jation met yesterday and, Sere To coon \u2018in Vertuni osed \u2018to capital pére riy, in the case of women, a \u2018expects, the next legislature to commude sentence.epee SIR RICHARD CARTWRIGHT WILL NOT SEEK RE-ELECTION IN SOUTH OXFORD.Ottawa, Dec.20.\u2014Sir Richard.Cart.\u2018wright has \u2018intimated to the Liberals of South Oxford that he will not seek reelection in that district.It is\u2019 too far from Ottawa for him ®o devote the attention he would like to its local interests, The Minister of Trade and Commerce, however, has not the remotest idea of dropping out of politics, but in the next parliament will probably be found sitting for an eastern comstitu- ency.His § ome is in Kingston.A PRISONER'S ESCAPE.Norwich, Conn., Dec.20.\u2014Abbot L.Stoddard, of Providence, R.I., who was held in the.police station to await a \u2018pearing to-day on the charge of stealing promissory notes and-other valuable papers to a face value of about $40,000, escaped last might, and the police\u2019 have \"been unablé to trace him.Stoddard was of good appeatance, \u2018and\u2019 the police a lowed hii to becupy the women's room.He forced a window ebme time in the \u2018night \u2018and got atwhy.His absence was not \u2018discovered until to-day.PAID THE PENALTY OF HIS CRIME.Avburn, N.Y., Dec.20.\u2014Frank White, colored, who killed his employer, George Clare, an Oswego county farmer, in a corn field on Sept.15, 1901, met death today in the electric chair.White enticed Clare ito the corn field upon the pretext that the cows were in the corn, and while his back was turned he deliberately fired several bullets into his body until he fell to the ground dead.Stealing his wallet, White transferred the contents to his own pockets, and then, together with his revolver, hid the wallet under a stump.White fled to Oswego, but some fascination drew him back to the scene of the murder, where he was arrested.Soon afterward he confessed, and guided the sheriff to the place where he had hidden the wallet and revolver.He kept his watchers in great suspense during his last days in the corridor for the condemned, by his violent attempts to sham insanity.He ran amuck in the narrow confines of his cell on the day before Christmas, smashing everything breakable, and was only subdued after the prison hose had been turned on him for a quarter of an hour.He was afterwards kept in irons and his watch redoubled.pins SANTO DOMINGO REVOLUTIONISTS.Washington, Dec.29.\u2014With three revolutions raging on the island the forces of Jiminez, within four hours of San ; Domingo City, and cxcitement prevail- \u2018ing.Mr.Powell, United States minister, | thinks the situation demands the presence ofp an additional warship, and in a blegram, dated yesterday, appeals to 1 { cal J the merican State Department for aid.! 1 the Rev: Dr.Potts, and its secretary, | TINESS In anticipation of the crisis which appears to Rave arrived, the State Department has already taken ateps to send un- other warship to San Domingo and at its request, Mr.Moody, Secretary of the United States Navy, yesterday cabled Rear-Admiral Lamberien, commanding the South Atlantic squadron, now at Trinidad, to dispatch one of his vessels to San Domingo, at full speed to assist the gunboat \u2018Newport\u2019 in protecting American and others interests.THE CHAMBERLAIN POLICY BANKERS STRONGLY OPPOSE IT MR.HERBERT GLADSTONE SAYS.(Canadian Associated Press.) London, Dec.29.\u2014Mr.Herbert Gladstone, speaking ar Chester, declared that he did not know a single banker of any eminence who had given any adhesion to Mr.Chamberlain\u2019s policy, and there was no other class who knew more about foreign and colonial trade.Mr.Chamberlain might find in the long run that the bankers were too strong for m, London, Dec.28.\u2014The \u2018Broad Arrow\u2019 says the greatest steps to Imperial unity\u2019 during the last few years have been the fiscal policy and the presence of Sir Fred: erick Borden on tbe defence committee.Canada realizes her Imperial obligation.The step is full of magnificent Imperial promise.Col.Denison\u2019s remarks regarding the honesty of Mr.Chamberlain's opponents aroused the anger of the Glasgow \u2018 Herald,\u201d which says no man &houts the Empire louder.He is, it says, not a representative Canadian, but a home-grown jingo.Many Britons resent his impertinence.The \u2018Herald\u2019 gives reasons for doubting Canadian approval of Mr.Chamberlain.Further reduction of the Canadian tariff is a possibility.Canadian bounty-fed iron should be penalized like Germany\u2019s.The \u2018Herald\u2019 suggests an economic commission to perambulate Canada, exhibiting the hypothetical preference and take notes pro and con.London, Dec.20.\u2014The \u2018Westminster Gazette\u2019 says Mr.Chamberlain insists that the colonies did not ask us to make any sacrifice; that being so we are entitled to ask for evidence of any colonial offer which shall give us equal measure in return for that to which Mr.Chamberlain inferentially admits we are entitled.: THE MOSELEY COMMISSION PRINCIPAL aus IMPRES- - SIONS OF HAT HE SAW IN \"CANADA.(Canadian Associated Press.) - London, Dec.20.\u2014Principal Reichel, of University College, North Wales, who went with the Moselew Commission to Canada, expresses himself immensely impressed with what he saw of Canada, especially the Agricultural College at Guelph, which, he says, is generally admitted to be the highest and most successful institution of its kind on the American continent.The greatest question that interested Principal Reichel, and a question fraught with the greatest consequence to the British empire, was the settlement of the North-West Territories.He said the question was whether this province shall become American or remain British.: A LONG VOYAGE.(Canadian Associated Press.) London, Dec.20.\u2014The Alaskan war canoe, manned by two Canadians, which left Vancouver in May, 1901, has arrived at Durban, South Africa, after four months\u2019 sail from Auckland.\u2014\u2014\u2014 THE NEW WESTMINSTER CATHE- London, Dec.29.\u2014The Most Rev.Fram cis Borne, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, wäs enthroned in the pew cathedral of Westminster this morning with impressive ceremony.y.Cit thedral is the first Roman Catholic -ca- thedräl that has stood in the metropolitan See of England since the Reformation.It is situated half a mile west of \u2018Westminster Abbey, and is a magnificent structure of the Byzantine style, with a great campanile \u2018of red brick, banded with Portland stone, three hundred feet high, and crowned with a metal-covered dome surmounted by a double cross of bronze.The expenditure on the entire edifice up to the end of October was over a million dollars.PRESIDENT OF THE CLOVER LEAF ROAD.Chicago, Dec.20.\u2014T.P.Shonts, president of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railway prior to its absorption by the Lake Shore, has been elected president and general \u2018manager of the Clover Leaf road (Toledo, St.Louis and Western), in place of Benjamin Norton, resigned.STRUCK BY A TRAIN.Iroquois, Ont, Dec.29 \u2014Early this morning a teamster named Thomas Morin, who lives near the Grand Trunk station, was found in an exhausted condition and with a leg broken and otherwise injured.He had been struck by a passing train and thrown into the ditch.He was taken to the hospital at Cornwall on the Moccasin.\u2014____ KILLED BY A FOOTPAD.New York, Dec.29 \u2014Dr.J.M.Otto was found unconscious early to-day on the sidewalk at Fifth avenue and Thirty- sixth street.The back of his skull had been crushed and he died soon afterward.To all appearances, the doctor was the victim of a highwayman, who had been frightened off before he had time to gearch the dying man\u2019s pockets.Colder To-morrow, Prick ONE CENT.IN THE FAR EAST.Japanese now Prepared to Check any Advance by Russia MINISTERS HOLD PROLONGED SITTING.Tokio, Dec.29.\u2014An extraordinary meeting of the Privy Council yesterday approved the issue by the Cabinel of an emergency ordinance authorizing the guarantee of the principal and interest of an issue of 10,000,000 yen debenturzs tor the purpose ot expediting the Work on the Seoul-Fusan Railway.which 15 expected to be finished by the end of next year.The ordinance also provides for all possible military expenses for the protection of the railway and other 1n- terests.- ; 1t is believed that unless Russia modi fies lier reply Japan will immediately safeguard Corea, tough such a step wid not necessarily mean war with Russia.An emergency ordinance, promulgated last night, invests the government with practically unlimited credit for the purpose of military defence.Three other ordinances were issuad, relating, first to the Seoul-Fusan Railway, which 1 brought closer under official control; sec ond to the revision of the organimtion of the Imperial military headquarters in war time; third, to .the creation \u2018of a war council in war time.These ordinances, it is considered, completely provide for all emergencies.RUSSIANS ACTIVE.Moscow, Dec.20.\u2014Twelve batteries of the four Grenadier brigades of field artillery stationed in and around Moscow have been selected for service in the Far East.Their early departure is expected, which will place 108 field guns at the disposal of Viceroy Alexeieff.It is said here that all the volunteers living at their homes, who as graduates of high schools are privileged to serve only a year with the colors, have been ordered Into barracks.IExtensive movements of troops eastward have heen reported.BENNETT BURLEIGH ALARMED.Néw York, Dec.29.~A special cable from London to the New York \u2018Herald\u2019 to-day says: Mr.Bennett Burleigh, in a cable inessage to the \u2018Daily Telegraph\u2019 from Tokio, says: \u2018War trembles in the balance, if it has not already tilted the scale, for report affirms that Russia om Saturday answered, declining Japan's re- | quest.Diplomacy is teprified as to whet will happen in China if there is war between Russia and Japan.It is agreed, and Pekin despatches show, that the Imperial authorities are on the alert, and .will attack Bussis.Their best gen le are qager tp enpge t \u20ac \u2018encuiy Ju Mua.hie at the.FE CE ae ness of the situation is ithe question, will thefe be farther teryible, againit Jorpigners in ht 7, equally dangerous prableth,\u201d wha will ny and France take if dis turbances break out?Great Britain and the United States should be prepared also te see that if Japan wages a succers- ful war she is not\u2019 prevented from reaping the fruits of victory.\u2019 HEARD IN LONDON.London, Dec.29.\u2014According to tie \u2018Daily Chronicle,\u2019 the Japanese Government outbid the Russian Government and actually puschased the warships \u2018Morgno\u2019 and \u2018Rivadavia.\u2019 boih \u2018of which now nearing completion, at Genoa.\u2018 Other papers print a report that the Japanese Ministerial Council bas decided to transfer $25,000,000 from the » educational fund for emergency purposes.The \u2018Daily Telegraph's\u2019 Tokio corres- popdont ski that after the meeting the inisterial Council of the Emperor entertained the councillors at luncheon.The Cabinet then held a sitting, which was prolonged until late at night.The correspondent says that the Finance Minister on Sunday entertained the leading bankers at dinner, for the purpose of discussing with them the best means of meefing the emergency.Continuing, the\u2019 correspondent says :\u2014\u2018 The, Japanese jof- ficials have already taken over .contéoF of the Seoul-Fusan Railway.The pref: dent of the railway has heer dismissed.land been replaced' by.Mir.Parho* of the Japanese The Japanese fleet has been organized, and been disposed of in divisions an squadrons, prepared to chegk any Russian.thur.The \u2018Daily Mail's\u2019 Pekin correspondent sends an unconfirmed repoit that in the event of war China will join forces with Japn, and that Japan will send _ af army corps to Pekin.aa, DIED IN THE HOSPITAL.The death occurred yesterday at Notre.Dame Hospital of Jeanne Clet, a middle- aged woman, who was seized with ag apoplectic fit at the corner of Richmond street and the G.T.R.track.An inquest will not be necessary.COLDER TO-MORROW Toronto, Dec.29, 11 a.m.\u2014Victoria, 44, 42; Kamloops, 34, 32; Calgary, 44, 20: Qu'Appelle, 24, 10 below; Winnipeg, 16, 12 below: Port Arthur, 8, 4 below; Parry Sound, 12, 0; Toronto, 20, 8; Ottawa, 6 below, 18 below; Montreal, 6 below, 14 below; Quebec, 4 below, 20 below; Halifax, 28, 4.Strong easterly winds, light snow, and a dittle higher temperature.Wednesday,stroug uvorth-westerly winds, clearing and very cold.\u2018The weather.continues unseasonably mild in the North-West Territories,and extremely cold from Eastern Ontario to the Maritime Provinces.A disturbance now cress- ing the Great Lakes is likèly to give a fatr- ly general snow fail.1628 Notre Dame street, Montreal, Dec.28, 1903.\u2014Readings by the Optical & Efi¥ineers\u2019 Supply Compapy's Standard Barometer at noon: Yesterday, 30.16; to-day, 30.28.Temperature.Max.Min.To-day .\u2026 .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u20145 -\u201416 Yosterday .gum: wil -u -\u2014Below zere, 2 Shidr :: Railway Board.\u2019 Oaller\u2014\u2018But this is for a jury at the poodle show.\u2019 Mr.Stonefront\u2014\u2018Oh, ah! Of course.That's another matter! I'll serve with pleasure.Chicago \u2018Dally News.\" CABTORTIA.Bears the The Kind You Ham Always Bought ei tLe of A CASTOII.A.Bears the The Kind You Haw Aways Beal of FIN Z CABTORTIA.Bears the ., Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of ; Litene \u2014 \u2018Did little Jim enjoy the children\u2019s roe ofl rod.- \u2014 ace party?LL \u2018I think \u2018so.He wasn\u2019t hungty.anti niet aAdridon td four o'clock.\u2019 For ts and Children: The Kind You Have Always Bengt add A705 Advertisements.Have You a Cold?try à box of Then HARTE\u2019S GRIPPE WAFERS, A Sure Cure, Have You a Cough?\u2014Thes use\u2014 HARTE\u2019'S COUGH MIXTURE \u2018The Best Thing Out, oe PTIO0 DES, J.A.HARTE'S, 1778 Notre Dame NOTICE, Ihave opened s Wholesnle Officeat 1887a NOTRE DAMEST.For the sale of my cures for Kid T Rheumatism ney Trouble, Quiney, Ditherie; Neuraixia, All orders will recule ; attention.Druggls also su Agents wan the city.ï Head Supply Office - Tuck's Block, Smith's Fall, Opt.Branch Office\u20144l Simooo st.Toronto, 8.R.Baker, Mgr.Write for Testimoninls.JONN TUOK, Sole Prepristor @ #2 > + La h , THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.a te Etre ecran arte LE rt tr oll Se ATT FL + *ef7 Ty Euknsd = entities \u2014 | |\" A [1904 THE SEASON'S GREETINGS CHAS.DESJARDINS & CO.WISH THEIR PATRONS PROSPEROUS In BARRY RHE WE Ta the declining days of à year that has been full of blessings for many of us, we cannot do better \u2014 than express our heartfelt wishes that the year about te dawn may be richer and happier for all ong patrons than the one just closing.Christmas is a great season for gift-buying, but many of our friends A \u2014 particularly those of Scottish and French origin\u2014reserve their gifts for New Year's Day.To such we extend a cordial invitation to visit our show-rooms.CHAS.DESJARDINS & CO.| = .THE LARGEST RET FUR HOUSE Ces a ONE ÉCONTINENE TLL fi ot wv pe [NN TEST \u2018OF STRENGTH GIVES THE PREMIER A MAJORITY OF ONE HUNDRED.\u2014\u2014 Paris, Dec.20.\u2014In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, during the debate on the amendments to the budget proposals premier, raised the question of confidence in the government, and obtained a majority of ome hundred.An appropriation for magistrates was Questioned.e\u2019 premier said that the appropriation was.essential, that if it were not voted he would tender his resignation.- The Chamber then restored several of the appropriations suppressed by the Senate, and consequently the budget will go to the Senate again.renee B, AND O.ACCIDENT SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS THE RESULT OF HIS INVESTIGATION.Pittsburg, Pa., Dec.20.\u2014B.W.Duer, superintendent of the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore & Ohio Railway, has made a complete investigation of the -cause of the wreck of the Duquesne Limited last Wednesday night, near Dawson, Pa., and has found that no employee or the Baltimore & Ohio Railway was responsible for the accident, which -is.declared to have been unavoidable, A few nellaville.OBITUARY \u2014 London, Dec.28.\u2014Sir Wm.Allan, the well known marine engineer, ship owner, and member of parliament for Gateshead since 1893, is dead.He was born Nov.29, 1837.Hartford, Conn., Dec.28\u2014Guerdon.Trumbull, aged 62, an artist of distinction, died at his home in this city to-day.It was io studies -of fish that Mr.Trumbull achieved dis reputation.Mr.Trumbulls noted works were \u2018Over the Fall,\u201d \u2018A Plunge for Life,\u201d and @A Critical Moment.\u2019 7 Chicago, Dec.28.\u2014Mrs.Alexander Sulll- van, author and editorial writer, lately of the Chicago \u2018Chronicle,\u2019 died to-day, aftét & stroke of paralysis.During Charles AJ :ana\u2019e lifetime she was a frequent comtri- butor to the New.York \u2018Sun,\u2019 orce an editorial.writer on the Chicage| \u2018Times.\u2019 - - .London, Dec.28.\u2014George Glsaing, te novellst, died ol conspmption to-day st St.Jean de Luz, in thé Pyrenees.He was 4 born af -Wikefield, England, in 1857.\u2019 ' \"MR.ALPHONSE PANE.The death is announced of Mr.J.Al Th \\ Our large assortment of Books, Fine / Stationery, Cards, i and Calendars - - .may be had at \u2018greatly reduced prices to close the year.| Wehstor's Collegiate Dictionary $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00.Just the thing for a New Year\u2019s Present.: Booksellers .; W.DRYSDALE & 00., Stationers .DRYSDALE POST OFFICE.- $.(Opposite Ogilvy\"s-) 2478 ST.CATHERINE ST./ BUSINESS MEN, _Get your invoices printed at the \u2018Witness\u2019 Printing House.5330 1H ST.CATRAIE STREET, TRE Paré, one of the leading citizens of the town of Lachine, where he occupied a prominent position #5 a general merchants.Mr, Paré occupied a reat in the town coun-| cil for several terms, and was also audl- tor of the cerporation for many years.Me had been church wapdem,and when a young man went to Rome as a member of thé corps of Papal Zouaves.Mr.Paré was only 53 years old.MR.JOHN STONEHOUSE.(From a Correspondent.) The Township of Reach, in the County of Ontario, has lost by death another of the old pioneers in the person of Mr.John Stonehouse, who died on Dec.14 at the age of 86 years.Deceased was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1317, and emigrated to Canada In 1842.Two years later he married his surviving partner, and together they settled upon & bush lot in the Township of Reach, out of which they hewed # comfortable home, and reared a family of nine children, eight of whom survive their father.Mr.Stonehouse was a man of desp religious convictions, and exerted a healthy moral influence in the community in which he resided, and was slways a liberal supporter of the various schemes of the Methodist Church, of which he was ab honored member.He was a staunch Liberal, but never took an active part in politics.Ten years ago Mr.and Mrs.Stonehouse Teft the old homestead, and removed to Port Perry to spend their closing days in quiet retirement, and on Saturday, Dec.12, they passed the fifty-ninth anniversary of their married lifg, On thte evening ofthat day ,however Mr.Stonehouse was seized with an jllness which terminated fatally.Deceased had been d constant subscriber and reader of the \u2018Witness\u2019 for over fifty years, and | be always highly esteemed it for its moral\u2019 courage and frankness .in dealing wita questions affecting the home and the pub- adopted in the Senate, M.Combes, the | unidentified dead still remain at Con- |Læ and was) M A WARNING TO GIRLS YOUNG WOMAN.FROM MONTREAL FRIENDLESS IN DULUTH.\u2014 A Duluth newapaper publishes à story about two gi nineteen and twen- ty-one years, respectively, one of whom was from Montreal, and whose experience may.well be a warning to others who are sometimes dissatisfied with the restraint of home life.An extract from the story gives the following facte: \u2018Chief Troyer detailed a .detective this afternoon to investigate a case where two young Canadian girls, \"who came to Duluth to find employment séveral days ago, are said to be inmates of a house of ill-repute on St.Croix avenue.lt was reported that they had very little money when they arrived in Duluth and sought lodging on the Bowery, the reputgtion of the district being unknown to them.A young man on \u2018the Bowery was said to have become acquainted with them, and told them he could get work for them in a restaurant on Lake avenue, und lured them to the { house on St.Croix avenue.-.Upon investigation it was found that one of the girls was from Montreal and the other ifom Fort William.Their names were obtained and wa little cof their history was learned.A \u2018Witness\u2019 reporter called on the another of the Montreal girl and learned {that ehe had heard from her/daughter Tecently and wap greatly distressed about pher.\u2018Since the girl left home two of Jer sisters have died.Her father is also She was à respéctable \u2018girl.but got « \u2018She a re le \u201cgirl, bu \u2018Im With bad companions, wha thdused her to-leave\" home\u201d said mother.\u201d \u201cI often fold Hier \u2018to be\u2019 careful of the company she kept\u2019 and warned hier - of \u2018fase friends, but she would.always say, \u201cMother, you are always against me enjoying life and thipk I cannot take care of myself.\u201d She was good- \u2018natured, sociable and took everybody to be a friend.She was too unsuspecting and confiding, and I fear is now suffering \u2018the penalty,\u201d and tears filled the sorrowing mother\u2019s eyes.A lady writing to the \u2018Witness\u2019 from \u2018Duluth advises Canadian girls going there to apply fo the Y.W.C.A.or the Bethels, when they will be given addresses of respectable boarding-houses and helped in every way possible, CHINESE FESTIVITIES NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN IN STANLEY STREET CHURCH LAST NIGHT.\u201cThe annual gathering of the Chinese Sunday-schools of the city was held last evening in Stanley Street Church, the Rev.F.M.Dewey presiding.The lecture hall was filed with Chinese scholars, teachers and friends, notwithstanding the severe cold weather.After a (Gospel song, prayer was offered by the Rev.F.A.Steven.Then followed readings, l'agcitations and songs by Chu Kee, Lim \u2018ook, Hum Mey, Ling You, Wong Ying, Hoo Kim, Chu Pituk, Lu Wah, and Joe Lun.Special interest attached to a réading, \u2018ls it nothing to you, O ye Christians # by Hum Kwong, and to a very well rendered and excellent, recitation Spon the \u2018Books of the Bible\u2019 by ey.A novel pleasure was also afforded by Chinese children and Mrs.Chin Sexy s contributions.to the programme, 1 Iktter sang very sweetly a Chinese Christ- | mas song, while of the former Georgie Kee and Frankie Chin, aged eight and six years respectively, recited very successfully a lengthy Bible exercise, concluding with a song of praise to God the Giver.Tiny Miss Kee, aged six, sang \u2018When He Cometh,\u201d very pleasingly.The meaning of Christmas was earnestly explained in Chinese by Mr.Chin Seng, the Chinese native preacher, and a Chinese prayer by Jo Ho concluded the Chinese exercises.Others taking part in the programme were the Rey.F.A.Steven, returned missionary of the China Inland Mission; the Rév.Colin Duguid, Dr.Thomson, Mr.Douglas Mitchell, and Mr.Shoesmith, who reinforced the musical features with the cornet and effectively rendered a solo accompanied by Mr.Riltman.oo The lepgth of the programme precluding greetings from.the superintendents present.At the conclusion, Mr, Ardley and his teachers dispensed ample refresh- \u2018ments to all.The scholars all received |& Christmas message on retiring.\u2014\u2014\u2014far-\u2014etrt POLITICAL NOTES\u201d CONSERVATIVE LEADERS WILL ADDRESS A BIG GATHERING AT SHERBROOKE IN JANUARY.On Jan.13 and 14 there will be a big Conservative demoustration in the Clement Theatre, Sherbrooke.The principal speakers will Messrs.rden, Monk, Tarte and Foster.The annual meeting of the Eastern Townships Liberal Conservative Association will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan.14, also in the Opera House, and in the evening the banquet to Mr.R.H.Pope, M.P,, will be held in the Art Hall.A MIXED MEETING.At a meeting of Liberals and Conser- \u2018vatives at Marieville, Que.yesterday, the Hon.J.I.Tarte was the principal speaker.The gathering was presided over by Mr.Gillett, a Liberal, and Mayor Costigny, of Marieville.Mr.Tarte\u2019s speech was of a strong protectionist nature.__\u2026 DORCHESTER COUNTY.At a Conservative convention held vesterday at Sherbrooke, Mr.J.B.\u2018forin, M.P., wae nominated to represent the party for Dorchester County in the coming fighter ONTARIO POLITICS TBE HON.E.J.DAVIS, OF NORTH YORK, MUST ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS.At Osgoode Hall, Toronto, yesterday, Judge Osler gave judgment on the motion by.the petitioner in the North York lic welfars.CE fm Crp Soper ATE election protest proceedings to compel the \u2018widowed | which was of a height and strength to the Hon.E.J.Davis to attend and submit to further examination as to evidence before the general election of May, 1902, and to answer a certain specified ques tion.The protest is against his return in the by-election of January, 1903.The judge decides \u2018that the protest regarding the general election was disposed of, an that election held valid; therefore vis is not bound to answer questions regarding it except the particular one specified as follows: A question (No.179) was asked of the respondent: \u2018Now, do you still refuse to say whether there was any discussion between you and Absalom Wilson with reference to his appointment to a public position prior to tbe general election?The respondent, on the advice of counsel, refused to answer, and he was then asked: \u2018And this refusal is with the knowledge that the question is asked on the ground that we assert the matter was again dismissed and renewed prior to the by-election?Countel for the respondent, \u2018Quite so.\u201d The question was not answered.Held that it should have been.Order made directing that the respondent shall re- attend before the examiners.No order as to costs.The'opinion expressed as to the principal question argued, does not affect the.\u2018right of the petitioner if so advised, to raise the same question be- .fare the trial judge and to frame his pat- ticulars accordingly.eee A ZION FOR CANADA SAID THAT DR.DOWIE WILL ES TABIZSH HEADQUARTERS AT WINDSOR.Windsor, Ont., Dec.\u201c 20\u2014Dr, John Alexander Dowie, \u2018Elijah, the Hestoter, is'ooming to Detroit and Windsor next week, according to information received from official sources by members of the Flying Roll colony here.The purpose of \u2018Klijah\u2019 in coming to Windsor is\" no less than to make this city the Canadian capital and headquarters, \u2018the Zion of the Dominion,\u201d according to the report.The purpose of Dowie to leave for Australia is not affected by this trip to Windsor, for the members of the Flying Roll colony believe it is his intention first to make a short evangelical tour of Canada, accompanied by his \u2018host\u2019 and heavemy choir.\u201cWe have no doubt whatever of the reliability of our information, said David Livingstone McKay, the \u2018little David\u2019 of the New Eve house here.New York, Dec.29.\u2014A special from Chicago to the New York \u2018World\u2019 to-day says: \u2018The Rev.Stephen Merritt, one of the trustees of the John Street Methodist Church, in New York, has been excommunicated by John Alexander Dowie because of an attack on Dowie in the New York \u2018Christian Advocate.\u201d Dr.James M.Buckley, editor of that journal, sought to disprove the claims which Dowie made to conversions in New York, and quotéd a letter from Mr.Merritt, in which the latter disavowed allegiance to the restorer\u2019 en Dowie saw the article he called his cabinet to a council in Zion City, and then it was that Mr.Merritt was formally excommunicated.The edict as officially published is in part as follows: \u2018In the name of the Most High God, I deliver James M.Buckley and Stephen Merritt unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that their spirits may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.\u2018May it be that ere their bodies perish they shall truly repent and be saved.\u2018If they will not repent all men and angels will say their damnation is just.\u2019 rarer GATE TO ROAM AT WILL DR.WEBB WILL HAVE THE FENCE AROUND HIS PRESERVE REMOVED.Utica, N.Y., Dec.20.\u2014Dr.W.Seward Webb, who owns an extensive park at Nehasane, in the Adirondacks, has decided to take down the famous wire fence which surrounds eight thousand acres of bis forest, and confines hundreds of head of the choicest game animals.The decision.was in no wise influenced by the opposition to extensive estates and parks inf nortfiern New York and the Adirondack Mountains.The great fence, reptrain moose, elk, deer and wild boars, was a difficult thing \u201cto maintain, and game wardens were compelled to patrol it throughout the day.From time to time moose have escaped, and in the last few months much of the fence was destroyed by.falling trees, which had been ruined in the forest fires.The vegetation in a very considerable portion of the enclosure was ruined by the flames, and game found it difficult to get enough to eat.Extensive lumbering operations are also carried on in the park at thisstime, and all trees touched by the flames will be marketed.Under the circumstances Dr.Webb concluded to release the herds of elk, moose, deer, etc, in the collection of which he has expended a fortune.Several] families of beaver will now be free to roam the wilds.Many miles of water routes will be opened through the destruction of the wire ence.tt srl ABEEL IN THE TOILS.Welland, Ont., Dec.20.\u2014J.N.Abeel, of New York, who was arrested at Niagara Kalls on suspicion of being the person\u2019 who represented himself as J.Ogden Goelet, jr., and entered.upon an engagement with Miss Grace Anderson, was bronght here yesterday afternoon, in charge of detectives.It was thought he would receive a hearing, but as Judge Wells was out of town, the hearing will probably take place to-morrow, The case is causing considerable interest, a number of detectives being here.The prisoner, who intends fighting extradition, has engaged W.M, German, M.P., K.C, to defend him.He is at the Dexfer House, in charge of the Chief of Police.ST.BRIDGET'S REFUGE.The census of St.Bridget's Night Refuge for the week ending Dec.27 is as follows: Irish, 169; French, 122; English, 19; Scotch Advertisements.Dr.Shoop\u2019s Rheumatic Cure Costs Nothing if it Fails Any honest person who suffers wih Rheumatism is welcome to thls offer.For years I searched everywhere to find a spe.cifi¢ for Rbeumatism.For nearly 20 years I worked to this end.At last, in Germany my search was rewarded.I found a vo.chemical that did not disappoint me ax er Rheumatic prescriptions had disapp ed physicians everywhere.I do not mean that Dr.Shoop's Rheur:.tic Cure can turn bony joints into csp again.That is impossible.But it will d-.-e from the blood the poison that causes ja.and swelling, and then that is the end Rheumatism.1 know this so well that : will furnish for a full month my Rbeuw: - Cure on trial.I cannot cure all cases wis.in a month.It would be unreasonab.1.expect that.But most cases will yed within 30 days.This trial treatment w.] convince you that Dr.Shoop's Rheuma:.Cure is a power against Rheumatism\u2014a potent force against disease that is vistible.My offer is made to convince you of ny faitb.My faith is but the outcome of ex- perience\u2014of actual knowledge.1 know what it can do.And I know this so well that | will furnish my remedy on trial.Simply write me a postal for my book on Rbeuma- tism.I will then arrange with a druge =: in your vieinity so tbat vou can secure sir \u2018bottles of Dr.Shoop's Rheumatic Cure to rake the test.You may take it a ful month on trial.If it succeeds the cost tn you is $5.50.If it fails the loss is mine «nd mine alone, It will be left entirely to you I mean that exactly.If you say the trial :« not gatisfactory, I don\u2019t expect a perny trom .you.| Write me and I will señd you the book Try my remedy for a month.If it fails the loss is mine.Address Dr.Shoop, Box 639 Racine, Wiz : Mid cases not chronic are often cured by one or two bottles.At all druggists.irre- COLONIZATION SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTER DAY.The Colonization Repatriation Socisty held its annual meeting yesterday, the president, the Hon.J.D.Rolland, .a the chair.The report of Dr.T.A.Brisson, general agent, showed that the Ottawa government had allowed the society a grant of $6,000, of which amount $2.00 is to be expended for the comstruction of wharves on Lake Nominingue.The announcement was made thst.owing to the ineffectualness of -.- present system of inspection.all agente in the different districts will be obliged to make monthly reports on the number of settlers who establish themselves.This practice will come into force with the beginning of next year.It was resolved that a general meet ing of the society should be held every three months instead of only once a year, and that the board of directors should meet every month.The followfng were elected directors: The Hon.J.D.Rolland.A.Racine, O.Faucher, J.M.A.Demault, the Hon.L.O.David, A.Chauvin, A.P.Simard, the Rev.J.A.Grenier, and Damase Parizeau.At a subsequent meeting of the Board.the following officers were elected:\u2014The Hon.J.D.Rolland, pres- dent; Mr.A.Racine and Mr.O.Fan- cher, vicé-presidents; Dr.T.A.Briz- son, general agent, and Mr.L.E.Caru- fel.secretary-treasurer.The lot of land drawn for annually by the members was won by Mr.J.Lapointe, of St.Jovite.ret BOON FOR THE CITY EMPOWERED TO COLLECT AN AS SESSMENT ROLL OF $45,000.The judgment of the Court of Review in the case of Benoit va.Ste.Marie, and the City oi Montreal opposant, reported in yesterday's \u2018Witness, has more importance than would appear at first sight.The amount involved in the present action was comparatively small, but the claim of the city brought on the question of the right to collect the assessment roll as prepared for the -St.Catherine street er- propriations, from Harbor street to the eastern -hmats.For: the issues raised, that roll was contes bat.the Super: ior Conrt.maintained : its validity, and that holding was confirmed by the Court ofi Review yesterday.The effect of this decimon is.to enable the city to collect the le of the assessment which re presents, some $45,000._ Another Ttion of the me, judge ment, which recognizes the city\u2019s right to the proceeds-of the sale of a propertr a d as security in exchange for a cash.deposit; in connection with a mn tract given to the Firmite Paving (0.will again add some $5,000 to the civic treasury.Sef CANADIAN RECORDS BROKEN.The Winnipeg \u2018Tribune\u2019 published op Saturday, Dec.19, a Christmas number which for size and quantity of adver tising outrivalled all Canadian competitors.This big issue contained sixty re gular wize pages of news, special Christ mas matter and holiday features, and had a bandsome lithograph frontispiece.The advertising pages contained 282 columns of advertisements, which is the largest amount of.advertising ever carried in a single issue of any Canadian newspaper.The paper was got out by the regular staff and printed on the \u2018 Tribune's\u2019 big Hoe press.FENIAN RAID VETERAN DEAD.Winnipeg, Dec.29.\u2014Captain Joseph nedy, a veteran of the Fenian Raid and the Riel Rebellion, died yesterday morning at his residence, aged 57 years.He has resided in Winnipeg for twenti- five\u2019 years and was formerly of Peter borouzh.re KING CHRISTIAN\u2019S HEALTH.@mundan, Austria, Dec.28.\u2014The co\u201d dition of King Christian, of Denmark officially said to give no cause for an ety.e has postponed his departus for home in consequence of a chi and other \u2018nétionalities, 4.Total, 314.Iie hu = \u20ac § x ile = heii ele 3 \u201c of K it vf Hutéséf EF LE 204 mes» © Eig FE EC 8 a pe réf EE i ki VEE E 955 ES @ i | J 4d\" \u20ac 2 É ] wT.J hs bis 7 0 4 + fF er@ cre Oy V0 worm Ay ea oh OGILVIE BROS.sanitary and Heating Engineers 240 BLEURY STREXT, TELEPHONES Up 3401.Nast 181.MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S NOMI~ NATIONS IN ONTARIO.Toronto, Pec.29.\u2014Nominations for the municipal offices fhroughout the Pro- race of Ontario took place yesterday.followipg results are announçed in don to those announced yesterday: |Sulman, Ald.Sinelair, Messrs.Panter, ter, of 805 street.He i dette war Following are the aidermanie Flin, Marshal, Green, Cooper fone: member of the Mduntain Street Meglio candidates : ee .Burrows, W.H.Gordon, FT.Mäniy, |dist Church, and he testified to having ictaria Ward:-Sem.Rosentha]; W.T.Thompson, a.Ne tosh, W.Mac- repeatedly seem men entering and lesy- 2.Brows, Neves\u2019 F.Feming, Donald.Sraih, J Marshal, We a, AV, 106 Donahue\u2019 ghsee on Sundays.1h] 3 A AR.RC Smith = , F.son, J.\" , YW.also received information from dif- Masson, Ç DIE a Sit soras | Bleeker, 8 H.Hunt, J.H- ferent people to that effect.He.could R Ross, William Hill, Thomas E.Rac Joseph Foster, G: W.Shouldisæ :1: 5° Weikngtoh \u201cWard 5.-Cariphell, : a Kidd, A.E.Sanderson, Jssiés Das Cenfrph Wid Septie] T, Davis, Fred, (Co apd fagad To Shey \u20ac .8.gs Ward\u2014dJ.G.Kilt, Robert Hastey, \u201d .Walter Cunningham, D.I.Brown, T.P.Marphy.a; By Ward\u2014Alfred Desjardins, Thomas Payment, Bernard Slattery, John Ter- rapce, Gilbert Julien, John Davis.Rideau Ward\u2014J.C.Roger, J.E.Ask- with, J.C.Grant, O.E.Culbert, Frank Proctor, B.Slinn.Ottawa\u2014J.M.Lavoie, N.Champagne, C.8.O.Boudreault, E.D.Gauthier, Charles Massé.Bamilton\u2014Mayor W.J.Morden was re-elected mayor by acclamation.For aldermen from the city st large: H.B.Wallace, H.G.Wright, James Phelan, C.K.mville, W.M.Main, KR.L.Craig, E.A.Fearnside, William Nicholson, Thomas Allan, I.J.Stewart, William Birrell, Sweeney, omas Church, J.P.MacLeod, C.H.Taylor $.G.Biggar, William McGill, Daniel Sullivan, Samuel Heward, George Clap- han, James Matthews, Hugh Robinson, William Finlay, P.C.Mebride, Edwin Skedden, C.1.Grantham, C.8.Kerr, C.Duin, W.T.Tar, M.J.O'Reilly, C.C.Baird, H.B.Kingdon, J.M.Eastwood.oo PTS 7 Twenty-one of these are to be-el several of \u201cthose nominated will drop out.x Kingston\u2014The mayoralty candidates were nominated at the City Hall.They are: William G.Craig, Mayor Bell and Christopher J.Grabam.There were pumerous speeches in connection with the event.lt was shown that the deficit in°the year's work was $3,300.The present debit of the city is $958,878, a re duction of $23,868 for the year.The debit includes $251,000 of waterworks debentures.The aldermanic mominatione occurred at noon.The aldermanic candidates are: St.Lawrence Ward\u2014S.H.MeCam- mon, John Carson, J.M.Mowat (acclamation).Cetaraqui Ward\u2014J.Gaskin, J.Mal- lea, John Hunter, W.Strange, J.Me- Leod, M.Sullivan, D.Reeves, N.C.Pol- son.Rideau Ward\u2014Ald.Meek, Kampp, Hoag (acclamation).Sydenham Ward\u2014J.S.R.McCan, J.M.Shaw, R: H.Abbott, M.D., R.H.- Toge, G.Sears.Ontario Ward\u2014W.B.Dalton, R.E.Kent, A.W.Richardson, J.J.Behan, J.H.Bell, S.Harkness, tT.J.Rigney.Frontenac Ward\u2014Joseph Tait; -R.N.F.McFarlane, J.8.R.\u2018McCann, Dr.Sands, IX Cauper, E.B.Thomprén.Victoria VWard-\u2014#F.Ki Joba McKelvey.= : is St.Thomas- Ladies Golf Ness, in White and \u201cCardinal, with fancy stripe, all new iN \u2018goods.Our Regular Price was $2.75.Now Special, $1.50.Christmas Cards and Calendars.For the last two days of the year, we will clear the balance of our New Year's Cards and Calendars At Half Price._ Tae Ces a 0e Lam 4 Labbe hee ob 2 +3 er WE OF He - MONTREAL AGENTS FOR SCHONHERR ORIGINAL PURE LINEN MESH UNDERWEAR AND PIM DROS\u2019, DUBLIN, CELEBRATED DRESS POPLINS.FE TF AS, ¥ \u201cCarpet, Phone Uptéwn 1901.| ose, Bytes Pa pe wy riers er IVI, et EE We mete Wg RMT a a EE S a A.OGILVY &æ= St.Gathering eal Mountain \u2018Streets.SONS, P.O.BO