The canadian gleaner, 16 juin 1898, jeudi 16 juin 1898

[" THE CANADIAN GLEANER is printed every Thursday as noon, by Robert Sellar, at his office on Chateau- fer stroet, Huntingdon, Q.Subscri lon one dollar per year strictly In advance.All papers discontinued when the time for which they have been pald expires.No exceptions are made to this rule, so that subscribers who desire to continue receiving the aper, should renew before their time 8 up; otherwise the paper will be stopped.The daw to which every subscription is paid is denoted on the address label.e rates for transient advertisements are 50 cents per inch first insertion, and 25 cents per inch for each subsequent insertion.An inch takes in words, Legal and parllamentary notices 7 cents a line or the first and 3 cents for each subsequent insertion.No notice taken of Card of Thanks and other short advertisements unless accompanied by price, which may be remitted in postage stamps.bituary and similar resolutions, reports of marriage anniversaries, and the like, 5 cents a line, No advertisement inserted as reading- matter.Single copies of Gleaner 4 cts.Address letters to THE GLEANER, Huntingdon,Q.Canadian Gleaner HUNTINGDON, Q., JUNE 16, 1898 Notes on the News of the Week.The week has been one of deferred hope with our neighbors.The expectation that Santiago would be captured has not been realized, owing to the non-arrival of the army.The two score of vessels bearing the army that was to co-opergte with the fleet in compelling the surrender of Santiago did not sail on the 8th as reported.Some Beare got up, that there were Spanish cruisers waiting for it, caused its detention until a stronger convoy could be obtained, aud so day after day slipped by, the troops stewing in overcrowded ships at Key West and Admiral Sampson fuming over their not coming.It is believed the fleet of transports is now on its way, and that Santiago will be reached today or tomorrow.To land so large an army will take time, and it is questionable if any movement on a large scale will be attempted before next week.It is now known beyond question that Admiral Cervera with his squadron is cooped up in Santiago harbor and that there are at least 20,000 -Spanish regulars encamped around the city.À decisive victory ought to end the war, for after the capture of Cervera\u2019s fleet Spain cannot send another, and without support from the mother country Cuba must yleld.About 30 miles east of Santiago the harbor of Guantanamo was seized on Friday by the the U.S.fleet, whether because it is a telegraph station or as a base for landing troops does not appear.There has been incessant skirmishing going on since the Americans landed, with some loss of life.For the first time, the Cuban insurgents have been helping.The reports about the Cadiz fleet having sailed turned out to be false.Admiral Camara is still in port and likely to remain there, for he has missed his opportunity of uniting with Cervera.From Manila there is no reliable tidings.The last accounts showed the insurgents to be closely surrounding the city, and private despatches to Madrid speak of the probability of their early success.The experience of the past seven weeks has thoroughly exploded the idea that prevailed among our neighbors that in their volunteer militia they had an army.Companies and regiments which showed well on the street parades, and the majority of the members of which had picniced in the state camps, have been found unfit for active service against disciplined troops.The delay, which has cost so much, in sending an army to Cuba was due to the conviction of the commanding officers that it was useless to send forward the men gathered at Chica- maugs and Tampa, while Gen.Merritt refused to go to Manila unless the bulk of his troops were regulars.Soldiering is & trade and to learn it an apprenticeship has to be served.To pick up men on an emergency, put uniforms on them and clap rifles in their hands, does not make an army effective against trained troops.The trouble does not end with the rank and file.Capable critics declare the officers to be utterly incompetent either to drill or lead their men, while the commissariat department is a failure.Of course, time will transform thegreat assemblages now in camp in Georgia and Florida into fairly organized armies, but before that point is reach- od the war will be ended through the efforts of the navy.The lesson that money spent on volunteer militia is thrown away ought not to be lost on Canada.Since Confederation we have been spending over a million dollars & year to the profit of a select body of salaried officers but without benefit to the country.The idea has been so persistently trumpeted, that red coats, guns, and powder are the symbols of patriotism, that public men shrink from run- niag counter to it, and submit to what they privately recognize to be & waste of public money.The war tax bill was signed by the president on Tuesday and is now in forco.It levies increased duties on best and tobacco.Tea, which was free, hereaftor pays 10 cents & pound.A stamp duty is imposed on bank cheques, Insurance policies, mortgages, leases, and telephone and telegraph messages.grees has not yet concurred provide for issuing 200 million dollars in bonds at 3 per cent.and the coinage of the silver In the treasury vaults, with a tax on banks.The session ended on Monday.It looked for a while as if it might last another week, but the deadlock between the commons and the senate over the franchise bill was ended by the latter withdrawing their more objectionable amendments and consenting to pass the plebiscite bill as it stood.The conduct of the senate in the matter way weak.If the amendments they had prepared were right they ought to have insisted on them.If they were not right, they should not have proposed them.Among the last acts of the senate was to refuse concurrence to an act authorizing the Dominion government to pay out of the school monies it holds in trust for the Northwest, $300,000 to Manitoba.The contention of the senate was, that the object in setting aside so much land for school purposes was to ensure free education, and that to begin to touch the principal of the money now on hand received from the sale of these lands was to establish a precedent that might defeat the purpose for which the fund was created.The answer to this was, that while Manitoba was in the pioneer stage, with few settlers and these widely scattered, outside help was needed to build schools.The vote of the senate was decisive in preserving the capital of the fund.The session was one of the longest on record, due to the time taken up at the beginning by the consideration of the government\u2019s wild-cat Yukon railway.Whatever may be thought of the senate or of the motives of those of its members who voted to kill that project, it must be admitted substantial service was rendered the country in rejecting it.With the fuller knowledge since obtained of the Yukon country, it is doubtful if the ministers themselves would again submit a like measure.The session was prolific in passing private bills, many of them of the dubious character of charters obtained for speculative purposes.Among these we fear is the charter giving a Montreal company the exclusive right of building electric railways in this district.Charters obtained to obstruct legitimate enterprises and charters obtained in the hope of selling them, have wrought so much ill to the Dominion that it is a pity parliament does not set its face against them.The distinguishing feature of the session has been its excessive money grants, In a closing speech Mr Foster went over the different items, and showed the expenditure proposed for the twelvemonths that begin on the 1st July is thelargest since Confederation, and went on to contrast the promises of Laurier and Cartwright at the great Ottawa convention with their acts\u2014a comparison most provoking to every sincere Liberal.At last election an economical government was promised the people, and they have got one which has nade matters worse.After the business of the session was finished on Monday, the speaker of the commons stood up and read an address of regret at Lord Aberdeen\u2019s departure, and when he had done, representatives of both houses presented Lady Aberdeen with an address, accompanied by a costly dinner set, adorned with hand-painted Canadian scenes.The collapse in wheat is complete, and from selling lar above its value it has now gone below it.For what 81.85 a bushel was asked three weeks ago, 88 cents is now accepted.The leader in the speculative movement that sent wheat so absurdly high is now reported to have been badly hit.It eeems Leiter did not sell while prices were high and the collapse found him with a great quantity of wheat on hand.Reports say he is ruined.Were justice done him he would end his days in the penitentiary.From a wicked desire to become rich at the expense of his fellows, he engineered a plot to send wheat booming, with the the result that the price of bread was needlessly increased all over the world, to the great distress of the poor in Europe.It is alleged farmers who had wheat to sell benefited by the bold exploits of Leiter, That is questionable, for the reaction is going to send the prices of farm produce so unduly low that what was made during the boom will be swept away.It indicates a combine among the big millers that though wheat has tumbled, the prices of flour show only a slight decline, This will remedy iteell, for when people know wheat is 81 they are not going to lay in stucks of flour ai $2.50 the hundred weight.Coarse grains have fallen with wheat and the market is extremely dull.Cheese and butter are, if anything, a shade better, and there is an active movement in both.For those who remember the circumstances attending the building of the Grand Trunk branches in this district, the evidence of Mr Wainwright, published in another column, will be interesting reading.The estimate of the two other companies thas stood ready to give the district à road was $12,000 a mile, including bridges.The en- Other bills on which con- \"and no excavation worth speaking ol.gineers of the Canada Atlantic said it could be done for 810,000.The route from Dundee Lines to Brosseaus Is flat as à prairie, with no rock cutting That the road was charged to the shareholders of the company in England at $18,933 a mile indicates a small ring who made fortunes out of it.nage THE vote of the electors of the Dominion will be taken this fall on the question whether or not they want the government to stop the manufacture and importationof intoxicating liquor.Such a reference to the electors is a novelty in our legislation, and justi- fled alone by the peculiar circumstances of the case.The proposed law econ- cerns the personal liberty of the subject and it is only fair the question should be put, Are you willing, for the good of others, and your own good, that your privileges in regard to intoxicating liquor be taken away?Should a majority answer they are willing, the government will submit a prohibitory law.It is easy to find fault with such a direct reference to the people and to point out how it conflicts with our system of responsible government, but the reply is at hand, that the case is exceptional and needs exceptional procedure, Never before has a British legislature contemplated enacting a law prohibiting certain kinds of beverage, and therefore the people who are directly concerned are consulted.The drawback in such a measure not proceeding from the ministers themselves, forming part of their policy, and making its defeat a matter of want of confidence in them, is compensated by securing to it a non-political character.If the people vote yea, the prohibitory act that will become law will be neither a Conservative nor a Liberal measure but emanate from the electors without regard to party.It is impossible to see how, without a plebiscite, a prohibitory act could be passed without having a party complexion, which would be fatal to its usefulness.A law passed by Liberals would receive scant respect from Conservatives, and vice versa, but a prohibitory law originating with the electors as a whole and carried through parliament by the votes of both Conservatives and Liberals is lifted out of the arena of party and will command support on its own merits.The passing of the bill authorizing the taking of the plebiscite throws a heavy responsibility on all who believe in prohibition.Such an opportunity of carrying into effect their principles has never been before presented and, should the vote fail, may never be again.Are they going to seize the opportunity and win a victory for their cause, or are they going to stand carelessly by and let it suffer defeat through neglect?It should be understood that a majority of votes at the poll will not do\u2014there must be a majority of the available electors.If, on polling day, only a small vote is cast, even if the majority be on the side ol prohibition, it would not avail, for the government would say and say with justice, More electors stayed at home than voted, which indicates indifference if not actual hostility to prohibition.The mandate to Laurier to submit a prohibitory law must be imperative, and to be imperative there must be as many votes polled as at a general election, and a majority of these must be recorded for prohibition.This necessity for a full vote cannot be too strongly urged and to obtain a full vote hard work is necessary.Who is to do that work?At ordinary elections there are the candidates and there are their friends, who have a strong personal interest in getting every vote out and who use every means to that end.Then, there is also party feeling.The followers of the two political parties take a hand in the fight because they want their side to win.In this plebiscite campaign there will be neither party spirit to spur to exertion nor the self-interest of candidates and their friends.All the ordinary means by which a full turn-out at the polls is secured will be absent.Who 14 to supply thelr place?Every man and woman who is convinced in their heart that prohibition is true and needed.Conscience calls to them to come forward and support their cause.If they respond, we shall have such a vote as the Dominion has never seen\u2014the free expression of a united people in favor of the enacting of a righteous law.And these men and women must enter on the contest not as if they were assuming a distasteful burden or performing an unwelcome task, but come forward glad they have the opportunity of helping to enact a law which will give the slaves of drink a better chance of reforming than they have at present, which will give food and clothing to families now destitute, and bring joy and happiness to homes now shrouded in the gloom caused by intemperance.Incentives to action lie around all of ue, and the elector who will not heed them has not the heart of the man who loves his neighbor.See to it that the meetings called to organize are well attended, and that all who are persuaded prohibition is right enter upon the campaign with a determination that they will do all that is in their power to have it end in a glorious and decisive victory, HOWICK The investigation, befure witnesses, on the case of the man who stole Mr Gruer\u2019s team resulted in a true bill against him, aod he will stand: his trial in the fall.In the meantime he is confined in jail A meeting was held here on Monday evening, presided over by Itev.G.Whillans, at which committees for the several school districts were appointed to carry on the plebiscite campaign.Delegates will be appointed by these committees to convene at Howick, and formulate plans for working in harmony with the surrounding parishes in the county of Chateauguay.It is anticipated that the cure of the parish will assist the cause, as he frequently addresses his congregations on the evils of drinking.Through his influence, the taverns in this place were closed on Ascension day.Over 30 names have been added to the subscribers to the vigilance association and pald the fee of one dollar since the last meeting.The payment of this small sum secures membership, and the guarantee of a fund of at least twenty dollars to be placed at the disposal of any member losing an animal by robbery.CHATEAUGUAY There has been an abundance of rain since my last notes were written; plenty until after haying.In some places clover is down very much, and it is very doubtful if it will rise again.ln some sections, though not in this immediate vicinity, caterpillars ave eating the foliage off the trees, especially the fruit trees.There is an appearance of an abundance of fruit, with more plums than for some years.The apple trees are loaded to such an extent that nature is asserting herself, and thousands are falling, as the trees would be unable to bear the load.1 almost think it would pay to gothrough the trees and take say half of the newly formed apples off, for then the other half would grow to perfection.The delegates from this scetion to the W.C.T.U.at Ormstown returned salely.High water is still the order of the day.The council has some talk of buying a road machine, but it takes time for such things to materialize.Here the ronds are made by each party fronting on the same, not by statute labor as in Huntingdon.Some say, *'1 have got a good road, why should I pay for a road machine to help my lazy ncigh- bot who never has a decent road, \"and 80 it goes.VALLEYFIELD The members of the Frontier Teachers\u2019 association formally took possession of Valleyfield Friday evening.The greater number of those who attended the semi-annual conven: tion arrived by the evening train.Principal Messenger and his staff of teachers had organized à public entertainment in honor of the visitors, and at 8 o'clock the beautiful and spacious hall of the Gault institute was filled to its utmost seating capacity.The program was opened by an exhibition of physical drill by the primary class, who distinguished themselves, and reflected much credit upon their teacher, Mr Morgan.Miss Shannon having played an overture of Scottish airs, the Kindergarten class, under direction of their teacher, Miss Me- Gill, gave a motion song, \u2018Mrs Pussy\u2019s Dinuer.\u2019\u2019 Percy Holloway, a youth of six summers, then gave a recitation, full of advice to croakers and fault - finders.Miss Warren's pupils followed in song, telling the audience that \u2018\u2018Some folks grumble.\u2019 Mr Wm.Evans of McGill college followed by reading Dr Drummond's \u2018\u2019bon vieux temps,\u201d And was succeeded by Madame Demers, the Misses Beique an@Miss Aggie st Louis, who always win the plaudits of their audience.Mrs Simpson having favored the audience with a song, there was a short intermission which gave an opportunity for hand - shaking.The second part of the program opened with a song from Miss McGill's kindergarten class, and when they sat down, Inspector McGregor read a carefully prepared paper, noting \u2018Signs of Progress.\u2019\u201d\u2019 Time has dealt gently with Inspector McGregor.Many moons have come and gone since the writer passed under the weight of his birch rod, and yet he shows but little evidence of the extra score of years he is carrying.Mr Evans of McGill next sang \u2018\u2018I cannot sing the new songs,\u2018 with fine effect, winning an encore, after which Mr Emerson Loy told in his own inimitable style, how Jones put up the stove.This called out such repeated applause that another recitation from the same gentleman was forthcoming.Then followed one of the best numbers, a song, \u2018\u2018The promise of life,\u2019 from Mre Simpson; Madame Demers and the Misses Beique again delighted the audience with thelr musical selections and kindly responded to repeated encores.Rev Mr Duclos followed in a short address, congratulating Mr Messenger upon the beauty of the decorations about the hall and platform; he was glad to welcome the teachers to Valleyfeld and hoped their meeting would be both pleasant and profitable.He reviewed at some length the relation of the teacher to the pupil and the pupil to the teacher.Parents sometimes complained of the curriculum provided for our schools, saying that children were given much to learn that was of little practical value in every day life.Personally he was inclined to agree with this view, and thought both geography and grammar could be taught in a simpler and more practical method than that generally used.He impressed upon teachers the value of requiring politeness from thelr pupils.No man nor woman ever lost anything by being polite.Miss Warven's pupils closed a most enjoyable entertainment by singing South Carolina, alter whith the audience rose to God Save the Queen.Captain Robinault\u2019's new steamer Roblnault arrived from Kingston last week, and commenced her regular trips to Montreal Monday.She is a spacious craft, with considerable freight and passenger space.It fa intended to make semi-weekly trips between Valleyfield and Montreal, calling at intermediate ports.The society for the Prevention of cruelty to animals had representatives in Valleyfleld last week, who paid special attention to the horses used along the tow-path.A few fines were inflicted und a promise exacted that in future the horses would be better cared for.Owing to the inclement weather there was no fete Dieu procession in Valley- field.Friday the mud sills at the sixth lock on the Beauharnois canal were washed out.This stopped navigation, as the water had to be let out to repair the break.It is expected the canal will be ready to-morrow (Wednesday).Superintendent Beique has a large staff at work day and night.Boat owners have complained for some time of petty thieving from their boat houses along the bay.Last week Mr John Lowe, senr., learned that his boat house had been broken open and his boat taken.He at once notified the police, who ran the culprits down, and were brought on Thursday before the recorder.They pleaded guilty and were awarded $20 and costs or two months in jail, William McDonald, while adjusting a heavy belt in the flour mill Monday morning, had his thumb so severely crushed that it is feared amputation may be necessary.Under Dr Sutherland's care he is progressing favor ably.An interesting lacrosse mateh took place on the Queen's park grounds Saturday between the Westimounts and Valleyfields.The home team won by three goals to two.The play was evenly divided, aud only the weakness of the visitors\u2019 home prevented them from changing the score.The Valley- field team this year are playing a clean, swift game, and if the present combination work together throughout the season they will show a good record.ST STANISLAS The crops here are looking remarkably well.Hay, altho\u2019 late in starting, never looked better at this time of year, especially clover bay.Pas tures are good and the factories are getting more than the usual quantity of milk.The factory here is still making butter.An unusual amount of fudder corn has been sown and plows are at work on almost every farm preparing the land for buck wheat, which is one of the most profitable crops on à farm, and for which there is a good demand.No less than 2800 busliels were shipped from heve during the past eight months.FRANKLIN CENTRE The Rev.E.Thomas closes his pastorate here on Sunday.He goes to Maitland, Ont.His successor is the Rev.Wm.Wells of the same place,so the Franklin circuit exchanges ministers with the Maitland circuit, ROCKBURN Rev.J.H.Beatt being in attendance at the general assembly, held in Montreal, his pulpit here was ably filled on Sabbath by Mr loss in the morning and Mr Woodley in the evening, both students of the Congregational college, Montreal.The largest supply of milk is being taken in at the creamery here ever before delivered in one season.The proprietors are sclling their make of butter every week at good prices considering the low markets.The base-ball season opened here on Saturday last with a friendly game by the Huntingdon academy and Rock- burn basc-ball teams.A pleasing feature of the game was the absence of all wrangling and profane language, which speaks well for the base-ball players of Huntingdon and Rockburn, At the examinations of the conservatory of music, Montreal, Miss Muriel, daughter of Dr.Monk of this place, took her diploma in piano-playing in the 2nd grade, in violin playing in the first grade, and 1st in theory of music.Miss Monk's ability as a musician is thus certified by the highest authority in Canada, after an exhaustive exatn- ination, PORT LEWIS Messrs G.DeSerre, N.Laurencelle, and Dr.Bourdon of Montreal, caught on Saturday 36 dore, the best catch of the season.ELGIN COUNCIL MET on the 3rd inst; all the members present except Coun Donnelly.The proces verbal of Parlan Macfarlane, special superintendent appointed to report on the petition of Peter Elder and others, regulating a certain watercourse to be hereafter known as the spring creek and tributaries thereof, draining lands in the 1st, 2ud, and 3rd ranges, was homolo- gated with slight amendments.On motion Parlan Macfarlane was reappointed special superintendent to have the work done on said water course and tributaries, according to the said proces verbal.The bill of costs was adopted, and ordered to be collected from the interested parties.It was moved by Coun Seely, seconded by Coun Cooper, that the secretary's bill of 813.20 for serving special notices on the municipal officers be paid.Mrs Sav again applied for aid, and stated that she was unable to earn her own living.She was voted 50c r week, 80 fong as the council deem necessary.FRONTIER TEACHEIs* Ass0- CIATION.THE able, energetie efforts ol Pria- cipal Messenger, B.A., vo kindly vec- onded by.the generous hospitality of the citizens of Valleyfield, made the convention of last week one of the most enjoyable yet held by the Frontier association.Nothing that interested forethought, and courteous attention could add tu the comfort and convenience of the 55 visiting teachers was omitted.On Friday evening the finely equipped hall in Gault Institute, rendered still more attractive by the addition of many beautiful flowers,wasfilledtoover flowing with an audience who evidently enjoyed the varied and well rendered program, and for a report of which reference may be made to the Valley- field correspondence, Saturday morning the presence of Mr L.Simpson, who snatched a few moments from his pressing duties to deliver an address of welcome, and extend an invitation to visit the factory, was very gratifying to the association.In the course of his remarks he advocated greater attention to subjects which fitted for the avocation in view.An interesting paper on Kindergarten work by Miss McGill, was followed by some practical hints on Arithmetic, from Inspector McGregor, and Mr Holiday, completed the exercises of the morning session as, much to the annoyance of the executive, an apology was the only substitute for the paper on psychological training.Hints on military drill by Mr Morgan, was succeeded by a thoughtful paper on seven prineiples\u2014variety, adaptation, &c.,\u2014by Miss Sever, Miss Nolan's plea for an education broader than the three R's; some prettily expressed word-pictures of gems in art and character, resulting from the commonplace drudgery in studio or school room, by Miss Warren: an address by Mr Houston of Gage's publishing company, filled the afternoon bill of pedagogue fare.The list of prize-winners in school exhibits was then read Ly Mr Evans.To that gentleman, whose many sided genius enables him to pose equally well as comie singer, clocutionist, and judge, we are indebted for that variety which added spice to the day's pru- ceedings.The instructive half - hour's run through the mill, under the leadership of Mr Simpson, was not without its comic side.Fancy the active manager, with great beads of perspiration on his intellectual face, rushing between rows of machinery, up broad stairs and down narrow ones, locking and unlocking refractory doors, all the while closely followed by fifty or sixty ladies in a procession, whose order, regulated by space, presented all the variations from \u2018single file\u201d to the irregular \u201cBritish square,\u201d while among the few gentlemen who brought up the rear might be noticed the unobtrusive principal of Huntingdon academy, walking demurely beside the majestic figure of Valleyfield's Longfellow.At special points of interest, clear, incisive explanations were given to those fortunate enough to get \u2018\u2018in at the death,\u201d a privilege which most enjoyed at one or other part of the chase, as the guide's right-about-face movement down some unobstructed passage, adroitly reversed the position of rear and vanguard.From apartments, with raw \u2018Cotton on left of them, Cotton on right of them, Filling with wonder,\" On went the forced march through spinning, weaving, and pressing rooms to the sample department, with its great variety of beautiful linings, not yet well enough known to be \u2018'all the rage.\u2019 À black one, rivalling rich silk in lustre and design, attracted particular attention.With time barely sufficient to reach the station, the delegates departed, loud in their praises of the courteous kindness of the manager of the most progressive cotton mill on the continent.At the instance of Principal Messenger, B.A., Mrs Simpson, Mrs (Dr) Sutherland, and Me N.N.Evans, M.A Sc., kindly consented to judge the specimens of school-work exhibited at the convention.The prizes were awarded as follows: SPECIAL FREEHAND DRAWING, Charlie Crutchfield, Hinchinbrook,No 1 ORDINARY FREEHAND DRA WING, 1 M.J.Davidson,Godmanchester.Nol 2 Lizzie MeArthur, i\u201c \u201c1 3 Ida Holiday, 6 \u201c1 MAPS\u2014 DRA WING.1 Jennie Booth, Godmanchester, No 6 2 Maggie Sutherland, ** 11 + Maggie Davidson, © «0 4 Frs.A.Guodfellow, * \u201c4 BOOK-KEEPING, 1 Jennie M.Booth,Godmanchester, Not 2 Maggie Sutherland, ** 11 4 Fre, A.Goodfellow, \u2018 og 4 Lilian Paul, Blgin.+ 4 WRITING, 1 Amelia McNaughton, Hinchinb.Nol 2 Maggie Sutherland, Godmanch.* 11] 3 Jennie Fleming, Hinchinbrook, ** 1 4 Flora Seaward, Eigin.1 ARITHMETIC.1 Amelia McNaughton, Hinchinb.No | 2 Jennie Fleming, 1 3 Grizella Suellie, Godmanches.** 7 4 Lillie Paul, Elgin.* 4 COMPOSITION.| Maggie Sutherland,Godmanch.No H 2 Mabel Booth, o 6 3 Jennie M.Booth, to \u201c6 4 Maggie Davidson, Rl I KINDERGARTEN.1 Ada Sharp, Valleyfield Gault Inst.1 Lillie Chadwick * 3 1 Aleta Sterling =\u2018 $ : 1 Rosa Philbin |\u201c \u201c \u201c 1 Sara McMeekin \u2018\u2018 6 Montreal, June 13.\u2014Sir Adolphe Chapleau, ex-lieutenant-governor of Quebec, died at the Windsor hotel in this city a few minutes before one o'clock to-day in the 58th year of his age.TRES St SACREMENT COUNCIL An adjourned session was held on Monday: Mayor James Bryson presiding.Moved by Coun Campbell, seconded by Coun Peddie, that rural inspectors James Cowan jr., and David len continue to execute the necessary repaire on the line fenve between lots 430 & 431 of the 1st IR.8.Geo., according to the articles 425 & 4254 of the M.©.Moved by Coun Peddie, seconded by Coun Campbell, that James Ogilvie be granted permission to put a cattle pass in his front road, and to fill up the sides of the sane wo the satisfaction of road inspector.Moved by Coun Morison, seconded by Coun Guerin, that road inspector James Baxter call out the ratepayers in his division on the 20th and 21ut June inst, to do juint labor in the Greig hollow, Moved by Coun (\"ampbell, seconded by Coun Hebert, that the secretary give public notice to the interested parties mentioned in a proces verbal and act of apportionment, made by Mr R.Anderson, relating to certain culverts and a tunnel in the village of Howick, to appear at next general session on afternoon of Monday, 4th July, to take into consideration the petition of J.G, Wilson and others.Moved by Coun Guerin, seconded by Coun Peddie, that the aecre- tary notify the municipal corporation of the parish of St Etienne that they will be held responsible fur any and all damage or accidents that may arise from their neglect in leaving open that part of the by-road leading from the front road of the North Georgetown range to the Chateauguay river, being the continuation of the rang de dix by-road.Moved by Coun Peddie, seconded by Coun Movison, that all the road inspectors be notified to put all roads and ditches in their respective divisions in good order immediately, and report at the next general session.ORMSTOWN VILLAGE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS MET on Monday evening: commissioners all present, Mr Simpson in the chair, It was decided that the teacher's salary for the primary department should nut exceed 8200 per annum,and the secretary was instructed to notify the teacher of the primary department, On taxes unpaid on the 27th inst, legal proceedings are to be taken for their recovery.J.W.Alexander, principal of the academy, was appointed auditor of the secretary\u2019s books for the current year.It was agreed that the board visit the academy on the afternoon of the 27th, Retiring commissionera are John Baird And James Simpson.The election was fixed for the 4th July: J.MR.Elliot to preside.The following accounts were ordered to be paid: Bulletin, .$ T0 John Maw .3.50 Matthew Kee, .27.88 J.B.Walsh, ., 44.80 The board adjourned to the 23th inst., at Span.ST MALACHIE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.MeT Monday afternoon: commissioners all present, Mr McCormick in the chair.The following accounts were ordered to be paid: Bulletin advertising teachers wanted.$ 275 M.Kee's account for Test paper, &¢.o.oo 11.22 The school commissioners purpose visiting the several schools as follows: Nol, by tieo.Kilgour, 28th June at @ an.Nos, do 2th June at 2 p.m, No 5.by Arch'd McCormick, 28th June at 9a.No 13, do 28th June, at 2 p.m No 4, by James Danaldson, 29th June, at 2p.m Noll.do 20th June, at Da.m No 3, by Geo Kilgour, Z0th June, at 9a.m No 9, hy Alex Younic.20th Junc, at 9a.m Nolo, do 20th June, at 2p.m No 7, by David Ovans, 20th June, at 2p.m Nolz, do 20th June at 9am Wm.McGerrigle, merchant, was appointed to audit the secretary's books for the current year.The retiring commissioners are Jas.Donaldson and Alex.Younie.Election was fixed for the 11th July.It was ordered that the secretary send special notices to all parties who have not paid their taxes.It was moved and seconded that the schools be closed on the 30th day of June and opened on the 15th day of August.Adjourned to meet on Thursday, the 30th at 7 p.m.THE U.S.LANDING IN CUBA.THE 800 marines landed on Friday at Guantanamo to guard the telegraph station, were not long left in peace.Encamped on a hill alongside the harbor, it was thought the guns of the warships would prevent Spanish attacks, but on Saturday afternoon the Spanish appeared in force, and surprising the outer guard drove it in, with a loss of two men.To recover their bodies a strong party was sent out, and succeeded.The bodies were stripped of shoes, hats and cartridge belts and horribly mutilated with machettes, The sky was blanketed with clouds and when the sun set a gale was blowing.The Spanish squads concealed in the woods had the advantage, the Americans on the ridge furnishing fine targets against the sky and the white tents.The Spaniards fought from cover till midnight, discoverable only by flashes at which the marines fired volleys.The Marblehead launch pushed up bay, enfilading the Spaniards, and it is thought that some were killed.The ships threw their search lights ashore, the powerful electric eyes sweeping the deep tropic foliage and exposing occasionally skulking parties of Spaniards.Each discovery of the enemy was greeted by the crackle of carblue fre along the edge of the camp ridge or by the long roll of the launch machine gun, searching the thickets with a leaden stream.Shortly after midnight came the main attack.The Spaniards wade a gallant charge up the southwest slope, but were met by repeated volleys from the main body and broke before they were a third of the way up the hill, but they came so close that as poiots there was almost a hand lu hand struggle.Et was during this assault that Assistant Gibbe was killed.He was shot in the Lead in front of his own tent, the [arthest point vf attack.The attacks were continued at iotervals throughout the night with firing from small squads in various directions.Towards morning the fire slackened.Dawn is the favorite time for attack, and ae the cast paled the marines lying on their guns were aroused.Some were actually asleep as they had had no rest for 48 hours, and tired nature could no longer stand the strain.But no attack came.After the attack on Saturday night, Colonel Huntingdon decided that another attewpt would be made on Sunday night and he caused entrenchments ty be thrown up on all sides of the camp, and in the trenches the main part ol the battalion Sunday night waited for the attack that the Celonel was certain would come.It arrived within a short time after dark and from that time until duybreak the firing was incessant and at times very heavy.On the American side two mon were killed and four injured.The first attack of the Spaniards was made at 8 o'clock and the last shot fired by them was at 5 o'clock in the morning.Thus far the marines have had the best of the fighting, but the situation is grave and they are exhausted with repelling almost incessant attacks.They have little chance to rest or sluep, and the time of the arrival of the relieving troops is uncertain, Were it not for the protecting guns of the fleet, the little band would be auni- hilated by the Spanish troops, in over- whe liming numbers, from Santiago.THE STICKEEN RIVER.Faith Fenton, who is accompanying the Victoria nurses to Dawson, in a letter to the Globe, dated Glenora June 1, tells of the voyage from Wran- gel to that point, which took four days in a well-appointed steamer: The Stickeen river is the most shallow, snaggy and uncertain body of water in our somewhat extensive ac- quaintanee with Canadian rivers.It curves and doubles; it is full of sandbars: it has a tremendous current, and is the muddiest river in the country.Like most mountain rivers, it varies continually in depth, according to the season of the year and weather.If the latter be warm, the melting snow on these splendid mountain helghts pours down in cascades and fissure rivulets \u2014 pretty water-babies that gleam in the sunlight and play and leap down the grim boulders.If the weather be cool the river falls rapidly.dropping sometimes as much as 6 feet in a night.A boat that ties up to the bank for the night occasionally finds itself stranded in the morning.At Wrangel we are told that the trip up the river to (ilenora\u2014a distance of 150 miles- takes any time between one and a half and eight days.When we make the journey and find ourselves grounded every few hours, tied up at night, lined up by strong ropes at critical points, and occasionally speeding backward with the current, we understand the margin allowed.The boilers of river boats have to be very strong to stand the pressure needed to fight against the awift current upward, while the descent is much more perilous, because of the danger of losing control of the vessel and having it tossed helplessly about in the narrow, rocky canyons, or striking a snag and going to pleces.As we creep along\u2014at a rate from 6 miles an hour to no miles plus a pride that we have not retrograded\u2014we sec Klondikers with their tow lines and crude, newly-built boats, wading up the shallow, rushing water, two men lining, two men rowing, or struggling over rocky banks, with many a stumble, with hands and faces briar-torn, with clothing soaked and in tatters.One such à party we passed\u2014three men with a 17-foot boat, in which a horse was standing, his 4 feet planted out firmly.He never moved; had he done so in this sweeping, rock-walled canyonthrough which we were passing, the entire party would have been drowned.It is nothing unusual for such a party to reach Glenora with one or more men missing on the way.In winter it is worse, for a strong local wind, blowing 0 miles per hour, sweeps down the river, making it a terrible, if not an impossible, thing for men or dogs to make headway up the ice against it.Men who beard of that fabled \u2018wagon road\u2019 over the trail started up the river in February, a long-continued procession over the ice, and suffered things in cold, storm and hardship that make the heart ache to hear.In view of all this the emphatically expressed opinion of all Canadian travellers on this route is that the British Columbia government have done the best possible thing in contracting for an early continuation of the proposed Teslin lake railway from Telegraph creek down to Port Simpson.This will bring the Yukon district within the safest, steadiest and least expensive connection with the outside world.The Stickeen river routeto the gold fields is only a makeshift, and ite time of service should be brief.There are too many difficulties on this river at all seasons of the year.The passage through alien territory and the manipulations of customs at Wrangel are something to wonder at if they were not so utterly corrupt and outrageous.Then the river ltesif, bby PAC \u2014 a a \u2014\u2014 \u2014 \u2014\u2014 \u2014 Te OPP SP Wh LON - eS = reason of [ts tremendous current, af- ! fords slow, expensive and dangerous navigation, while the constantly shifting sandbare prevent any defiuite channel route being marked.WHAT Mr WAINWRIGHT SWORE TOWN.WAINWRIGHT, assistant manager of the Grand Trunk, when before the Drummond county railway inquiry committee, testified as follows: Q.What would you say the Drum- mond county railway was worth per mile, as it stands today?A.Well, ! can answer that question with regard to the construction of roads in the province of Quebec best by giving you the figures of what we have expended on the construction of lines.To give an opinion on the Drummond county rallway, 1 should require to make some examination of it and know something about the details.I might say to you that there are three railways in Quebec constructed under my own supervision, namely, the Beau- harnois Junction railway, which was built In accordance with a subsidy contract, with a light rail of 56h, running from the county of Beaubar- nois, cost the Grand Trunk railway company about $17,000 a mile; the Champlain Junction railway, with a 65th rail, and built in the same manner, cost the company between $18,000 and $19,000 per mile.Q.When was the $17,000 per mile paid for the Beaubarnois railway?A.lt was paid as the work was done.Q.When was the road constructed?A.I could not tell you the year; about 10 years ago, I suppose.Q.Who built the line?The Grand Trunk under the charter of the Beau- harnois Junction railway company.Q.That was built about 10 years ago?A.About 10 years ago.Q.Was it built by contract?A.Yes.Q.When you say $17,000 a mile are ou giving us the exact figures?A.ell, no; but perhaps within 8100 or $200.It is a little over $17,000 a mile.Q.How long was it?A.Nineteen and a hall miles, Q.In what kind of country?A.Very nice country.Q.Any bridges?A.Only one important bridge.Q.What was the cost of that?A.0,000.@Q.The rail was 56th?A.Yes.(J.Does that $17,000 include anything such as rolling stock?A.No, sir, it is road.Q.Was that Beauharnois Junction railway built by the Grand Trunk?A.Yes: I had the construction of it in my own hands.Q.You say it cost 817,000 à mile?À.#17,000 a mile is given to me by the general auditor from his books.Q.The statement here as returned is that the total capital subscribed is $241,473 and that the road was afterwards amalgamated with the Grand Trunk?A.Yes, because it was a separate concern called the Beauhar- nois Junction railway company, got up under a separate charter and was subsidised by the Dominion government and the Quebec government, but it was built really by the Grand Trunk.Q.From the report here the total capital subscribed on these 19} miles is 8241,473 and afterwards the road was amalgamated with the Grand Trunk railway.Does the capital indicate the cost of the road at all?A.No, it does not.It was an inside company and the Grand Trunk financed it and built it.Q.Ts that the actual amount expended on construction or the amount for which the road was taken over by the Grand Trunk?A.No that was the amount given me as the cost of construction.Q.Part of that might be paid as a bonus on the purchase of the franchise from the old company?A.No, there was no old company to purchase, The charter was obtained by the Grand Trunk in the name of the Beauharnois Junction railway.Q.Did you have the right of way granted by the county or did you pay for it?A.We paid for it.Q.Do you know how much?A.1 could not give the figures.Q.How wide was the right of way?A.1 think it was 66 feet.Q.With regard to the Champlain Junction railway, what is the length of that?A.Sixty-two miles.Q.When was it buil?A.Well, that was built some time before, but 1 cannot give you the year.Q.Well, approximately?A.It was à grent many years Ago.Has the cost of railway construe- tion varied at all since that road was built?A.Not to any extent, but rails are somewhat cheaper than in those days.à This road is in Canada?A.Yes, it runs to Massena Springs in the state of New York, but am speaking of the line through Canada as far as Fort Covington.Q.Was it built before Confederation?A.It was started, I believe.It was built and laid from time to time before the road was built through.Charters were applied for by other companies and we were compelled to make some show of building.Q.Practically the Canadian portion was built before Confederation?A.Not all built.Q.Then partly?A.A little of it.Q.When was it completed?A.I cannot tell you immediately.Q.And \u2018railway construction has since fallen off in cost about 50 per cent?A.That is & long time ago.Q.That it would be though?A.It has cheapened, but I could not tell ou the percentage.It has cheapened in the price of rails.Q And A.Yes.; Q.But land damages have gone up?A.Yes, in some cases.Q.Does this 817,000 or $18,000 include the cost of land?A.Yes, it includes everything, building and land damages and all.Were you connected with the Grand Trunk when the Champlain Junction railway was built?A.Yes.Q.Were you in this country then?A.I have been in this country for 36 years.Q.Have you the same knowledge of this road as of the Beauharnois Junction railway?A.The same, I simply obtained the information from our books through the auditor.I have a letter from Wim but it does not include the Beauharnois Junction figures\u2014I had that information before myself.Mr Walker says: \u2018Montreal and Champlain Junction railway, 62 miles, cost 81,173,002.20, equal to $18,833 per mile Of course I give you the round figures.\u2019 % What is the date?A.March 17.He continues \u2018\u2018the Jacques Cartier Junction ratlway 64 miles, cost ua, 806.48, equal to 919,080 per mile.Bot the above are exclusive of rolling \u201d tock.Q.And this includes the cost of right of way?A.Yes., Nox dons know je any case the to tof w .No.ee Were chere any bridges on_the Cham al Junction railway?A.Yes, ve How many?A.Several.Not methods of construction?perba very large, but several.Q.Do you koow their total cost?u.NOW FOR THE FIGHT.A meeting of the Executive of the Dominion Alliance was held in Toronto on Saturday afternoon.The committee had before then à copy of the pleblscite bill as Anally passed on Friday night, and realizing that nothing now remained but to work, the following appeal was drafted: To all friends of temperance in Canada: The plebiscite bill has been passed by parliament.The money for the expense of the voting has been appropriated.It is now certain that early in the coming fall the electors of Canada will be asked to vote \u2018\u2018yes\u2019\u2019 or \u2018no\u2019* on the question of the total prohibition of the liquor traffic.This contest will be one of terrible intensity.Nothing like it has ever before taken place in the history of our cause.The liquor traffic realizes the situation and will fight as it never fought before.The very life of this very wealthy, grasping and powerful evil is at stake.To meet it we must be earnest, united and organized, We cannot do without personal sacrifice.We must beready to givemoney, time and energy to the light.Organization must be perfected.Literature oust be circulated.Meetings must be held.Every voter must be personally canvassed.Men and women of Canada, we appeal to you to help in this hour of need.Do it for the sake of the homes that will be desolated, and the innocence and weakness that are doomed to ruin and shame if this traffic goes on.Lose no opportunity for work.Every available assistance will be needed.Wisely seek to promote our cause in your home, your church, your Sunday school, your young people\u2019s organization, your temperance society, your business, your social life.Enlist every one of these influences in support of this great reform.Every one of them is a force that may be utilized.Make special efforts to secure the aid of the press In your locality.Ib it you will often find a warm and potent friend.Help it with facts, arguments, information that will nearly always be welcomed, appreciated and used.If there is a plebiscite organization in your locality, unite yourself with it.1{ there is none, take steps at once to have work begun.A great vespon- sibility is upon us.Do your utmost for God and home and Canada.By order of the Dominion Alliance Executive.I'.S.SPENCE, Secretary.J.J.MACLAREN, President.REPORTED GOLD FIND.The people of the Yukon valley have again been thrown into excitement reaching a fever heat, and a mad rush to the long known but little prospected Stewart river is now inevitable.Many of those who started last fall on a prospecting trip for the interior chose that river and its tributaries for their destination.It was then predicted that a new strike would take place before 12 months rolled around and the predictions were indeed correct.Stewart river empties into the Yukon about 75 miles above the Klondike, and for about a 100 miles distance from its mouth it flows nearly parallel with the latter river.The new strike was made 75 miles from its confluence with the Yukon on what is known by all old-time Yukoners as McQuestion creek, taking its name from the old- time post trader \u2018Jack\u2019 McQuestion.McQuestion creek is about 65 miles long and receives its source from the same mountain ranges which feed the yellow metal into the rich tributaries of the Klondike.It rises a little north of east of Too-Much-Gold creek, or_nearly due east of Dawson, and flows a little west of south, where it mingles with the Stewart river waters.Certainly no experienced miner could, after having knowledge of the gold belt and districts of the Yukon, question the favorable location which the stream has.The creek was discover ed and named soon after the discovery of gold on Forty Mile, at which time several claims were staked out, but subsequently abandoned before any any thorough prospecting had been done.At that time it was pronounced the banner creek of Stewart river, but owing to its remoteness from supplies and the fact that it is distinctly winter diggings about which little, if any, was known, it was listed with the \u2018no pay dirt\u2019 streams, though not uatil several specimen nuggets were taken out which established the existence of coarse gold.ment to restore the tariff in foree pra.vious to last session.On the present duty they claim that the United States makers can undersell the Canadian makers, and unless they cut down expenses they will be run out of the market.\u2018This association is strong sil over Canada, and so the cut will be a universalone throughout the Dominion The Sentinel: Despite the prophecies of evil by some of the daily newspapers and others who ought to have known better, the annual session, just held at Ottawa, of the M.W.Grand Orange lodge of British America passed off successfully and harmoniously.The discussions on some of the sub- jecte before the meeting were at times spirited, but from first to last the gathering was an unqualified success.More than 250 delegates were present, representing ail parts of the Dominion, and when it is borne in mind that some of those delegates had more than twelve hundred miles to travel, and that many of them had to leave their farms and business at a time when it is a serious loss and inconvenience to do so, it will be obvious that those who attended were the trusted representatives of the members\u2014the earnest, active workers of the order, and the men who in all parts of this Dominion are performing faithfully and loyally the full duties of citizens.Many important subjects were discussed and dealt with, but there were no burning questions before the delegates on which serious divisions could arise.The election of officers was quiet and practically unanimous, there being no contests except for two minor offices.Young Phillips, who was one of the expedition of eight who took the Merri- mac into the channel of Santiago harbor, is a Canadian, son of an Inter- colonial railway official at St John, N.B.The Presbyterian general assembly now in session in Montreal adopted this resolution, That our people are hereby earnestly exhorted to use their utmost endeavors in every lawful way to carry the plebiscite in favor of prohibition, by an overwhelming majority, and thus free the church from one of its deadliest foes, our land from untold misery and crime, and our modern civilization from its direst reproach and shame.Winnipeg, Man., June 12.\u2014The June crop bulletin of the Manitoba government shows an Increased wheat average of 200,000 acres under crop over last year.The total area of all crops under cultivation is estimated to be nearly a quarter million acres greater than in 1897.Even Sir Richard Cartwright is ve- sorting to the condemned policy of awarding contracts without tender.He has given a Manchester steamship company $38,833 for a winter service between Halifax and Manchester without the formality of calling for tenders.UNITED STATES Ogdensburg, N.Y., June 12.\u2014A violent tornado, accompanied by rain, struck this city at 7 o'clock this evening and did immense damage along the docks and the railroad yards.The storm struck the lower part of the city with tremendous force.Its path lay through the Central Vermont yards and docks and the Ogdensburg Transit company docks.The Ogdensburg Transit company\u2019s elevator was un- roofed and the contents, 820,000 bushels of cornu and oats, almost ruined by the heavy rain and the water which escaped from the broken fire mains in the building.The roof was carried some distance by the gale and in falling badly damaged the mill of Whitney & Barnes Lumber company.The freight cars and tracks of the Ogdens- burg & Lake Champlain railway were badly damaged.Congressman Cannon, chairman of the house committee on appropriations, etated in debate last week that he estimated that the war will cost over $600,000,000 if it continues for one year, and Senator Hale, chairman of the similar committee in the senate, put the prediction on record that the cost will be between $700,000,000 and $800,000,000 if hostilities continue for a year.Randall Hart, who .brought an action for divorce against his wife some time ago, and who failed to pay the costs of the suit when it was thrown out of court, was recently arrested on a body execution and is now in jail.He has lately been in the saloon business in Trout River Lines.\u2014Palladium.Washington, June 15.\u2014Iu the Senate on Tuesday afternoon a house joint resolution appropriating $471,151 to pay the Behring Sea award was adopted.CANADA Elzear Morin on Saturday night went home to his house in east end of Montreal, excited by liquor.Entering he found his wife and her mother.Pulling out a Aask of whisky he asked them to drink.The mother-in-law tasted but the wife refused.Getting into an altercation with his wife he drew a revolver.As he fired the mother-in-law rushed between and got the bullet, falling dead.Following his wile, who had fled, he fired again and wounded her.He then gave himself up to the police.Mrs Morin said that her husband fired at her because she refused to drink with him.Montreal, June 10.\u2014There was a feeling of deep sorrow in the Presbyterian general assembly to-night when it was announced that Rev Robert J.Grant, of River John, Pictou county, Nova Scotia, a member ol the assembly, had been killed by a street car accident.He was 29 years of age and unmarried.The shirt makers of Canada have decided to cut the wages of their employees 10 per cent., beginning on July Jet.This action has boen brought out on the refusal of the Dominion govern- \\ The commencement exercises of the Albany Law School were held a week ago, the graduating class consists of 42 young men and one young lady.Among the graduates were Charles A.Deneen of Fort Covington, and John W.Barrett of Huntingdon, Que.The latter was formerly a student in the office of G.H.Main at Malone.He earned and was awarded a prize on the first essay on \u2018\u2018Partnerships.\u2019\u2019\u2014 Palladium.An American who has made a study of army organization in every part of the world, Poultney Bigelow, after a month\u2019s observance of the army camps at Chickamauga and Tampa, says that the army is in a \u2018\u2018terrible condition from lack of organization.\u201d Out of the whole army of 140,000 men, he \u2018\u2018doubts whether 10,000 United States troops could be sent to Cuba in proper condition\u2019\u2019 as to clothes, arms and discipline.He asserts that *\u2018a0 machinery exists whereby such an army could operate as a single command.\u201d \u2018\u2018Many of the regiments are commanded by amateur officers with ornamental stafls.Officers who left the army years ago as lieutenants now re-enter the army as colonels or brigadier] [enerals, having been jumped over the ads of hundreds of more competent men who have remained constantly in the service,\u201d HUNTINGDON \u2014 While George Biggar, on Friday morning, wus leading a young cow along the road in front ef William Goodfellow's it took fright at the noise of the hammering of stones by men who are repairing the road, and tried to bolt.In holding the beast in, she kicked him, breaking his right leg between the knee and ankle.Drs.Marshall and Walker were soon in attendance and found that both bones were broken, and, to make matters worse, were brokeu obliquely, making the setting of them difficult.For a farmer to be laid aside at this season with a broken leg is no ordinary misfortune.\u2014The call to those favorable to the plebiscite on prohibition was fairly well responded to, the western end of the county being respectably represented at the meeting Friday afternoon.W.8S.Maclaren was called to the chair and Ed.C.McCoy appointed secretary.Some discussion took place as to whether, in view of the senate\u2019s action on the franchise bill, it was not premature to organize.It was unanimously decided to go on, for, supposing there should be delay, the organization would stand good for next year.The chairman favored organizing on the same lines as those on which political elections were carried on\u2014the appointment of committees for each polling sub-division to canvas the electors and get the vote out on polling-day.After a good deal of conversational debate this was resolved on and the following conveners of meetings of electors were named for each polling sub-division: Dundee\u2014Alex.Vass.Godmanchester\u2014No 1Jas.Freeland 2 W.F.Stephen 3 Jno.Tannahill Elgin\u2014No 1 W.C.Gillies 2 Walter Brown Hinchinbrook\u2014No 1 Arch\u2019d Maclaren 2 Saml Crutchfield 3 Matthew Wallace 4 James Cameron Central committee\u2014All the clergymen of Huntingdon village; W.8.Maclaren, chairman; Ed.MeCoy, secretary; Robert Gardner, W.A.Hunter,Angus McNaughton, R.Sellac, Mrs W.A.Dunsmore, and Miss McLean, with power to add to their number.It was agreed that, as soon as the plebiscite bill became law, the conveners should call meetings in their respective divisions of all in favor of prohibition, when committees would be appointed to begin the canvas.The best means of raising of funds to carry on the work was discussed at some length, ending in a subscription list being opened: those present subscribed as noted below.Before breaking up the Rev.Messrs Hutchinson and Pearson spoke some words of encouragement.The meeting, though small, was hearty and unanimous and gave indication of a determination to leave no stone unturned to pile up a large majority for prohibition: Henry Seely.sl W.C.Gillies.1 \u2018Wm.Coulter .1 Charles Brown .H David H.Brown.Charles Dewick.Rev.Wm.Pearson.Samuel Crutchfield Robert Gardner J.W,Elder.1 Rev.P.H.Hutchinson.5 Robert Sellar.1 R.C.Elder .ol Alex.Farquhar.1 Mathew Wallace.1 Rev.Samuel Quinn.1 George Elder .1 R.S.Pringle.1 W.A.Dunsmore .1 Frank McVey.1 James McCracken .1 H.8, Tannahill .1 James Arthur .1 W.J.Stephen.2 .B, Rennje .1 Brodie Gordon .1 Alex.Vass .1 James Colquhoun .1 D.A.McFarlane.1 E.C.McCoy.2 W.8.Maclaren.5 \u2014Sunday was children\u2019s day at St John\u2019s church, and there was a goodly assemblage of the little ones at the afternoon service.The exercises in which the children took part were pleasing.Owing to the Oddlellows\u2019 ceremony, the congregation was not large.\u2014Excelsior lodge, 1.0.0.F., set apart Sunday afternoon for decorating the graves of members.Despite the lowering sky, about a score of members went in procession to the cemetery, where a considerable crowd had gathered.After going through the ritual set apart for such an occasion, the graves of the following were marked with bouquets of flowers: Thomas W.Kelly, George Kelly, George Rea, Dr.Fortune, John Black, Hugh Me- Adam, and Thomas Gamble.The Rebekahs strewed the grave of Mrs C.S.Burrowes.\u2014Two neighbors near Cazaville, Noel Chalifoux and Oliver Quenneville, had a dispute about a line-fence, when the latter threatened to strike his neighbor with the axe he held in his hands, following him up, and declaring if the axe would not settle him he would get a gun.Chalifoux got out two warrants, one for assault the other for threatening to do bodily harm, and Justice Shanks heard the evidence yesterday.His decision was à fine of $1 and costs on the charge of assault and binding Quenneville over to keep the peace for one year on giving bail for 8200, which he did.\u2014A small boy broke 28 panes of glass in Moir hall the other day, and last week another struck a pane in a window of the grist mill against which corn was stored, allowiog 14 bushels to run into the river before the injury was discovered.The corn was recovered next day in a damaged condition.\u2014On Tuesday evening Chateauguay lodge F.& A.M, was visited by deputy district master Patterson and à number of brethren from city aod local lodges.ARer the lodge was closed, an adjournment was made to Moir's hotel, where a supper was served in honor of the visitors, and a pleasant time was spent.\u2014Mr Shaoks, J.P., held court on Friday on a charge preferred by Oliver Monique against Isidore Cartie for assault.Monique had leased a farm to Cartie and on inisunderstandings arising between them as to the terms Cartie offered to leave on being paid $50.Before the money was handed over, Monique attempted to take possession, when Cartie threatened to assault him if he did so, but did not strike him.After a full hearing of the evidence and addresses from Mr Mitchell and Mr Elliot, the magistrate dismissed the case, with costs against Monique, who is to renew his complaint before the court of Queen*s bench.\u2014In the recent McGill medical exams.the following students from this section passed: J.W.Blackett, B.A., of Ormstown, receives his degree of M.D.,C.M., with honors in general pathology.srd Year: Francis McNaughton, B.A.of Hinch- inbrook, with 1st class honors in aggregate of all subjects; also honors in medicine, surgery, and bacteriology and hygiene.A.A.Cunningham, of Godmanches- ter, with honors in medicine, Ist Year: A.L.Shearer, of Elgin, passed in anatomy, histology, physiology, and practical chemistry.\u2014The Academy base-ballteam played a match with the Rockburn coutingent on the grounds of the latter on Saturday afternoon.The players speak very highly of the manner in which they were entertained by their Rock- burn friends.The game was as fol- lows: ROCKBURN.J.Sloan, po.0 J.Oliver, 18st b.0 E.Farquhar, 8.8.Cerne 0 E.Erskine, L f.3 H.Oliver, 2nd b.1 H.McMillan, ce.f.2 A.Anderson, r.[.4 J.Mowatt, ¢.c0u0en 3 J.Patterson, ded b.2 Total.15 HUNTINGDON ACADEMY.R.MeCracken, r.f.\u2026.- 1 H.Pearson, c.f.0 H.Maclaren, Ist b,.0 W.Philps, Lf.0 R.Dalgliesh, 3rd b.À .- H.Bourassa, 8.8.0 E.Mowatt, e.1 J.Marshall, 2nd b.3 B.McGerrigle, p.2 Total.8 Score by innings\u2014 123 56 7189 Rockburn.0 3 0 5 0 3 3 1 x-15 Academy.1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1-8 A new scholastic municipality has been formed in St Anicet, by detaching district No 14 from No 1 muniel- pality, to be known by the name of the school municipality of Cazaville.THE SINEWS OF WAR.To the Editor of the Canadian Gleaner Sin,\u2014At the meeting on Friday an excellent beginning was made in forming a fund towards meeting the expenses of the plebiscite campaign.As the vote is to be taken in the same way as at an ordinary parliamentary election, it is obvious money will be needed to meet the unavoidable expenditure.For that money we have to rely on the voluntary liberality of temperance friends, and a hearty and immediate response from them fs called for.Subscriptions may be left at Mr Dalgliesh\u2019s store or forwarded by mail to the address of E.C.McCoy, Hun- tingdon, who is treasurer.W.S.MACLAREN, Chairman.LATEST.June 15.\u2014In a bold dash against the Spanish guerillas and regulars, who have harrassed them since last Friday the American marines, encamped on crest of heights, gained a notable victory this morning, having a band of Cubans as allies.They drove the Spania¥ds from their position 4 miles from Camp McCalla, killed nearly half a hundred of the enemy and took 18 prisoners.On our side the only losses were two Cubans killed.Four other insurgents were wounded, as were two of the Americans.Twenty-three marines were overcome by the heat during the engagement.Spanish advantages have been gained by the American forces in Cuba during the last 12hours.For the first time since they landed they were free from attack last night.This gave them a welcome opportunity to rest after the almost continuous fighting for 3 days and nights.It also put the men in good condition for a movement against the city.Santiago,June 14.\u2014Before 12 o'clock last night under orders from Admiral Sampson, the Vesuvius let fly three dynamite shells at a fort standing on a headland on the western side of the entrance to Santiago harbor, and each of the projectiles did frightful execution.This was the first test of a dyoa- mite cruiser in actual warfare, and naval officers are highly gratified with the results.When dawn came the New Orleans took a position within three- quarters of a mile of the fortifications, and gave the Spaniards the hottest 10 minutes they have experienced since the war began, destroying new batteries they were erecting.Washington, June 15.\u2014The Navy department today posted the following bulletin: \u2018\u2018Admiral Sampson reports that he has been reinforced by several hundred Cubans and that his forces at Guantaoamo are in a very satisfactory condition.The town of Acerraderos has been vecupled by the troops under General Rabi.The men under Gen, Garcia, are co-operating with the American forces.\u201d Madrid, June 15.\u2014The Spanish Foreign Miuister has ordered Lieutenant Carranza and Senor Du Bosc to leave Canada.San Francisco, Cal, June 15.\u2014An- chor was weighed by the second Phili pine expedition at one o'clock this afternoon.As the sun was setting the last transport passed out of the Golden Gate and led by the flagship China the fect stood away towards Honolulu, At that port the vessels will recoal.Today's expedition carried 3300 men.BORN At Herdman, on 5th June, the wile of W.H.Herdman, of à son.At the Methodist parsonage, Orms- town, on June 14th, the wife of the Rev J.H.McConnell, B.D., of a son.MARRIED At Oakdale, Ormitown, the residence of the bride's mother, on June 8th, by the Rev D.W.Morison, B.A., assisted by the Rev J.H.McConnell, B.A., John Wesley Goodfellow, Huntingdon, to Elizabeth Helena, eldest daughter of the late George McClenaghan.On the 9th July, by the Rev W.H.Emsley, assisted by the Rev William Halpenny, at the residence of Mr Wm.Smyth, uncle of the bride, Montreal, Rev Walter S.Lennon, B.A.,B.D., to Hella Jane, daughter of Mr George Dixon, of Huntingdon, late of Montreal.At St Stanislas, on the 14th July, by the Rev Joseph Desrosier, Xavier Aubin to Miss Ollivine Collette.At the Bishop's Palace, Valleyfield, on the 15th June, by the Rev Father Nepveu, P.P., of St Joseph's church, Huntingdon, Miss Mary Johnson, daughter of the late Mr Thomas Johnson, of Calumet, Que., to Mr John Dinneen, U.S.¢onsul, of Huntingdon, Que.At the residence of the bride's father, Boyd Settlement, on June 15th, by the Rev W.Pearson, Hugh Cameron Blachford to Mary S.L., daughter of William Coulter.At St Johusbury, Vt., June 7, by Rev.Dr.Edward T.Fairbanks, Jonas H.Brooks to Maude E.McLeod.The father of the bride, A.H.McLeod, isa Huntingdon boy who has made his mark in the world.Writing of the wedding The Caledon.ian says: A ver pretty wedding occurred last evening when Jonas H.Brooks was married to Miss Maude E.Mcleod, the ceremony taking lace at the bride's home on Railroad street be- ore about 5 friends and relatives.The house was beautifully decorated.The hall stairway was covered with the delicate pink mountain hawthorne from Massachusetts, the doors were hung with asparagus fern and blossoms of the bridal wreath, one mantel piece was covered with lilacs and maiden hair fern and the other was decorated with pinks and maiden hair, The bay window, where the bridal party sf , was filled with palms, ferns and Foner, Promptly at 8 o'clock the bridal rty descend- od the stairs to the strains of 3 endelssohn\u2019s wedding march, played by Alfred H.Brooks of Nashua, N.H., a brother of the groom.Mise Grace A.McLeod.youngest sister of the bride, was the bridesmaid, and Lyman H.Brock of Whitefield, N, H., was best man.The bride looked charming in a dress of ivory white satin, She wore a veil and carried a large bunch of pink mermet roses, Miss Grace McLeod wore # white muslin trimmed with lace, over a pink silk, The ceremony was performed in the bay window by the bride's pastor, Itev.D.T.Fairbanks.After the ceremony hearty congratulations were extended and a collation was served on the broad piazza, which was brilliant} lighted with lanterns.The bride was the rech plent of many choice presents, including generous checks, choice silver and many beautiful gift, Her Sunday school class sent a silver read tray, a club to which Mr Brooks belongs contributed à cut-glaes dish and the clerks at the dry goods store sent a banquet lamp on an onyx pedestal.The bride is the eldest daughter of A.H.McLeod, who is at the head of the A.MH.McLeod Milling Co.and president of the Firat Nationa) Bank, The m is one of the partnors in the Brooks-Tyler Dry Gooda cou- pany.Both have a host of friends here and elsewhere who will wish them a long and happy married life, DIED At Huntingdon, on the 8th June, Charles Sherman, only son ol Wylder Murphy, aged 6 months and 4 days.At Summerstown, Glengarry-co., Ont., on the 11th June inst., William Holdsworth, aged about 62 years; formerly a resident in Dundee, and brother of Joseph Holdsworth, Hunt- ingdon.Ou the 12th June, at Beauharnois, Moise Branchaud, Fsq., Q.C., pro- thonotary of the district of Beauhar- nois, at the age of 71 years and 3 months.At Kingston, Ont., on 12th June, Rev John Holmes, aged 62 years; at one time minister on the Ormstown circuit.WANTED, a girl as general servant.Good home.No washing.Apply to MRS DUNSMORE, Beaubarnois.STRAYED from the premises of the undersigned, one yearling and four 2-year old Heifers\u2014one black and the others red and white.Anyone giving information leading to the recovery of the same will be rewarded.FRANK ROBIDOUX, 10 Cazaville.Province of Quebec ) School Municipality of - HOWICK.$ TENDERS WANTED Will be received up to ?of the clock on Tuesday, the 28th June inst., for the work to be done in repairing the Fertile Creek School.Specifications can be seen at the office of the secretary treasurer, or at the residence of the undersigned.THOMAS HAMILTON, School Manager, Fertile Creek.Howick 15th June, 1898.11 Shingles, Clapboards, &c., Always in stock at the HUNTINGDON MILLS.X Cedar Shingles XX Cedar Shingles XXX Cedar Shingles No 1 and 2 Spruce Clapboards Pine Laths and Hemlock Lumber Will be Seld Cheap fer Cash.F.H.HENDERSON, - Manager.Montreal, June 15.\u2014Manitoba Strong Bakers\u2019 Flour, best $5.90 (@98.20; Straight Roller in bags 82.35 @92.45 Rolled Oats $4.20290.00P bb]; 82.05 (@%0.00 ¥ bag.Oats, No2, ¥ 340, 33@33%c Peas, ¥ 661b, 60(a604c Bran, ¥ ton, Ontario 912.50 (à 13.00; Manitoba $13(@$13.50 Shorts, $13.00(@$15.50 Moullie, 817.00(2800.00 Hay, No 1 89.00(à810.00P®ton; No 2 97.00@87.50; shipping hay $5.50(@06.50 Cheese \u20146M@Tc Butter, Creamery, 16(d@16ic.Eggs\u201410@10}c Potatoes, 00(@70c ¥ bag Oats on the street markets sold at 70@75cP bag of 801, and Buckwheat at 83(@90c; Peas 3c P bushel.LAWN SOCIAL The Trout River Debating Club will | hold a Lawn Social at the residence | of Mr RoskrT Fipex, on FRIDAY evening, June 17th.Sirawherrics and cream served during the evening.Admission 15 cents.| A PUBLIC MEETING of the electors of sub-division No 2, Godman- chester, favorable to prohibition, will be held in Clyde's Corners schoolhouse, on MONDAY EVENING, 3h inst., at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of organizing.W.F.STEPHEN, __ Convener.LAWN SOCIAL.A Lawn Social will be given by the Ladies of the Methodist Church, Hunt- ingdon, at the residence of Mr JOHN SEELY, on THURSDAY, June 23rd.Tea served from 6 to 8 o'clock.Admission 20 cents.All are cordially invited.A MEETING of the Electors of Polling Sub-division No 2, Hinchin- brook, will be held in the Stone Schoolhouse, Boyd Settlement, on FRIDAY EVENING, 24th June, at 7.30 o'clock, to take steps to promote ! the Plebiscite on Prohibition.SAMUEL CRUTCHFIELD, Convener.| TT \u2014 -\u2014 Grand Farmers\u2019 Basket Picnic Will take place DOMINION DAY, on the Blueberry Rock.Speeches, games, and other amusements will be the attractions } of the day.: Tea furnished free.&F Committees of management to! meet Saturday, 18th, at 7 p.m., at the! Fertile Creek schoolhouse.! ROBERT ANDERSON, WAM.GREIQ, ! 11 President.Secretary.| Clan Maclennan, No 46 | ORDER OF SCOTTISH CLANS Annual Excursion and Games Will be held at the Grove, i ORMSTOWN, DOMINION DAY | Bagpipe Competition.| | Games commence at 12.30, Admission to grounds 25¢; children 15¢ i i ANDREW MORRISON, JRt., 11 Secretary.} To be Sold by Andw.Philips, Auctioneer | On WEDNESDAY, June 20th, at resi- | dence of PETER I.RITCHIE, Orms- town concession: Horses, 8 milch cows, young cattle, pigs, sheep, vehicles, implements, building timber, lumber, and all the standing crops of hay and grain.11 months\u2019 | credit.Sale at 12 noon.i TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION ON i THURSDAY, 30th June, 30 acres of good heavy Timothy Hay on the\u2019 farm of the undersigned.Will be sold in lots to suit purchasers.Sale at 2 o'clock p.m.months\u2019 credit.D.C, McDONALD, Tullochgorum.At the residence of JAS.D.STEWART, English River, 2¢ miles east of Howick, on THURSDAY, June 23rd: 28 well- bred Ayrshire milch cows, 6 yearling heifers and 8 spring calves, Ayrshire; and the following pedigreed Ayrshires: 1 3-year old bull, 1 6-months bull, 1 2.ponths bull, 1 J-year old cow, 1 {4-year old cow, 1 yearling heiler, 1 6- months calf, and 1 2-months call; also the dairy utensils, 14 pigs, threshing mill, mower, fannera, &c.14 months credit.Sale at 11 o'clock.FRANCIS DELISLE, Auctioneer.NOTICE B.F.PAINE, who ia building a studio in Champlain, N.Y., has it nearly finished.Before moving he has decided to open his gallery in Burke from June 24th to July 10th, for the accommodation of his customers.| ! Montreal, June 15.\u2014The receipts of live stock at the East End abattoir market this morning were 400 cattle, ' 10 sheep, 50 lambs, and 20 calves.| The supply of cattle rhowed no increase over that of last Thursday, but there was not the same snap to the trade, which was due principally to the exceedingly warm weather that: prevailed.The undertone to the market, however, for good to choice stock was firm, but lower grades were inclined to be easier, as the demand for i such from butchers was somewhat | limited and a few were left over unsold at the close of the market.Choice beeves brought 44c to dc; good, 4c to 4te; fair, 3tc to 3tc; common, 24c to 3e per fb., live weight.The receipts of sheep were small and in consequence | little was done on export account,only a few head being picked up at 3tc to 3c.Lambs were scarce and dearer.| Good to choice sold at $3.25 to M4, and | others at $2.50 to #3 each.The supply of calves was also smaller than : usual and prices ruled higher at from | $2.50 to 96 each, as to size and quality.| At Point St Charles stock yards the | receipts of cattle were 20 head.There was a good demand from shippers for suitable stock and a number of sales were made at prices ranging from 4c | to de P M.There were no hogs on | the market for sale and prices were quoted unchanged at $5 to $5.10 ¥ 100 fb., live weight.Montreal, June 11.\u2014There were 61 cows offered for sale on the St Gabriel : cow market yésterday and all of them found purchasers, excepting four.| Prices ranged from $22 to $4 each.| There has been an active demand for ! good milch cows lately as the milkmen have been selling their strippers at good prices, Quite a number of good cows were sold to milkmen lately without having been brought to this market.Among these was a lot of nine superior cows sold by Robert Mcln- tosh to W.H.Trenbolm, of Longue Point, at a little less than $40 each.Now that the milkmen are about supplied and many of their customers sre leaving the city for their summer holidays, there will not be much demand for cows for some time to come.Je fine [890 STYLISH BLOUSES We offor the latest styles in Shirt Waiste-\u2014yuke back and full fronte -\u2014with detachable coliar and cuffs.Fine Lawn Shirt Walsts, in white, pink and blue.Dainty Muslin Blouses.Print Blouses in fancy colors.Mualins Fancy Dress Musling, all choles colurs and designs White Dotted Muslin Striped and Checked Musline.Gloves Kid Gloves in new shades of green Kid Gloves in tans, ., and blacks.rey &F Remember, we give cash customers tickets to the value of 10 per oent.on every purchase of dry goods.These tickets payable in silverware, THOS.BAIRD ORMSTOWN, QUE Lrretssss In LADIES\u2019 WEAR GENTS' WEAR MISSES' WEAR BOYS' WEAR Also, in CHILDREN'S WEAR ' NOW TO HAND = Ta ot TE EE = TE SRS OY FOP RS PRP HRS PR In Readymades and in materials Ve UP FP FOE FS SR TR FRE SES ENS ME SEE At the Dry Geods and Clothing House of McNAUGHTON BROS.June 16th, 1808, FRESH GROCERIES.Canned Apples, Peaches, Pears, Peas, Corn, Tomatoes, Pumpkins, Baked Beans, Pickles, Salmon, Kippered Herrings, Canned Tongue, Chipped Beef, Corned Beef, Pur Lard, Dried Apricots, Peaches and Prunes; Rolled Wheat, Germ Meal, Buckwheat Flour, Graham Flour, Cornmeal, Oatmeal; (locos, Chooo- Inte, Cocoanut, lice, Sago and Tapioca: Powdered Sugar, Currants and Raisins: Barley, Split Peas; also, Extracts and Spices, Soaps, Sapolio, ete, Choice TEAS and COFFEES Fresh BISCUITS of all kinds KODA BISCUITS and Royal Yeast received every week, All kinds of FRUIT in season.FLOUR always on hand.Highest price paid for Egge.A.CHALMERS 7 RAILWAY EL DRG era TIME TABLE.A.M.P.M.Leave Fort Covington.5.50 .1.43 + Ht Agnes.0.0.1.68 \u201c Whites.6.10 .210 Carre.614 ., , 2.18 \u2018\u201c Huntingdon .6.23 .2.30 ** Ormstown .6.41 .2.52 Arviving in Montreal at 8, .4.40 Leave Montreal at 7 a.m., arriving in Huntingdon at 9.10 a.m.Leave Montreal at 4.30 p.m., arriving in Huntingdon at 6.33 p.m.Tickets to Boston, Worcester, Manchester, Holyoke, Hartford, Springfield, New York, California, Seattle, Portland, Chicago.Oyden, Montana, and to ail points East or West, can be liad at the cheapest rates by applying To ANDREW PHILPS, Grand Trunk Ticket Agent, Huntingdon.CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY BEST ROUTE TO THE KI.ONDIKH! The steamship Athenian ealls from Vancouver on the 19th May, on arrival of the gold train, for Fort Wrangel and Skagway; the Tartar sails on the 26th, and the Athenian on the 20d June.Train leaves Montreal, Windsor 5¢.at 8 p.m.week days.eue roi jar over dar, mot Ba Frequent Sailings from Vancouver and Vie- toria.Particulars on application.Axk for © of our Gold Folder containing most recent information as to routes, rates, etc.st.Paul Minneapolis, Daluth, $135.Ask your nearest C.P.R.agent.or write a of the \u201crettiers Index.\u201d containing full information an to Freight and Pamenger rates, time tables, and regulations and how to procure a FREE FARM, Tickets and all information from any agent of the company.T.8.PRINGLE, Ageat, Huntingdon, or Wa.Bryson, Ormstown.EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK Dividend Me 77 Notice is hereby given that a Dividend of Three and One-half per cent.and 8 Bonus of One-half of One per cent, upon the paid-up Capital Stock of this Bank has been declared for the current half year, and that the same will be payable at the head office and branches on and after SATURDAY, 20d July next.The Transfer Books will be closed from the th to 30th Juve, both days inclusive.By order of the Board.Sherbrooke, 1st June, 1808."]