The canadian gleaner, 13 juin 1907, jeudi 13 juin 1907

[" Ed - Ans Exnadian Glexuer Huntingdon, Que., June 13, 1907 NOTES OF THE WEEK A cousin of the Emperor of Japan, Prince Fushiml, returning home from a special mission to Europe, goes by way of the C.P.BR.and Vancouver.From his \u2019 Janding at Quebec he has been received with royal honors, every possible attention being paid to him.While in Europe he came to a better understanding with Russia, completed an alllance with France, and strengthened the bonds with England.The anxlety of the Great Powers for the friendship of Japan is striking proof of the change the late war has made in its standing.Japan les no longer & heathen power of secondary moment, but the conqueror of Russia.Reports from Tokio as to the anti-Ameri- can agitation continue disquict- ing.That a demand will be formulated, for presentation at Washington, that free admission be granted Japanese and that they be treated as whites, seems certain.The excuse that the federal authorities cannot override state rights will not be accepted by the Mikado.A speaker in the general Aas- sembly of the church, now in cession at Montreal, caused a sensation by declaring that grafting and not drunkenness was the national ein of Canada.This 1s comparing two evils that are not alike.Grafting has not a physical basis, drunkenness has.not be dealt with by the same For in- Presbyterian The one can- means as the other.stance, no license law could be made to apply to grafting, while sueh laws have a certain effect on the liquor-tralfic.Grafting, really means getting money by fllegitimate means.A man who abuses his position to accept a bribe for his vote, to sell an office, or award a contract, who pockets a commission on a sale or takes a shave off a payment to which he is not entitled is a grafter, and so ls the man who uses his office or his contract to extort money.That the evil is as wide-spread as the deeire to make money without working honestly for it is certain, but how it ls to be met otherwise than by laying greater stress on the ten commandments neither tha assembly nor any other re- Mglous body can suggest.Graft is a purely moral evil and its cure Is a higher tone Jf conscience.The steady decroase in value of the shares of the Soverc:gu pank showed\u2019 something was wrong, which was confirmed at the annual meeting, held in T5- ronto on Tuesday, when à atate- mont was presented that losses to tha extent of two million dol- jars had been sustained.This wipes out the reserve fund and outs the \u2018capital one-fourth.The Soversign Is one of the seversl new banks which have been incorporated by the Dominion pare llament and started not because there was need for them but be- oause their promoters had axes ® grind.The manager of We LS a .; | ae » - 8 ial = SR ns A ee \"Dep Que sions, and started eut te show the old banks how business should be done, opening branches right and left, advertising after the style of quack medicines, and sdopting the senseless quarterly interest, deceiving depositors they were getting a great deal when they were only receiving & few cents.The notes of the bank are perfectly good and depositors have no trouble, The only losers are those who held shares, which are greatly reduced in value.The butter and cheese market is in a most unsatisfactory condition.Instead of shipping butter to England by the thousand boxes, not a single trade order has been filled since navigation opened.Exporters say until the price goes down there will b2 no orders from across the water.That all the butter being made ls needzd to supply the local demand Js incredible, and there must be an increase of quantity in cold storage.With factories changing by the hundred from making butter to cheese, a large output must be the result.Shipments are nearly a third less than to this date last year, while prices here are too high for English quotations.There ie unsoundness in the trade either In Montreal or Liverpool.During the period when silver fell In price to a point that barely paid for mining it, even where loades were rich, and poor mines closed, companies reduced wages.This was resented by the miners, who demanded the same remuneration as when sliver was selling high.A strife ensued between the men and the companies, which, In Idaho especially, became extremely bitter.The miners banded themselves in unions and resorted to brute force to prevent any willing to accept the wages offered from entering the mines.The companies called upon the authorities to protect them In the control of their properties and to save whoever they hired from violence.As the miners were influential at elections, officlals were slow in doing their duty and outrages occurred worthy of savages, Matters went on from bad to worse until an especially atroclous deed happencd.The governor of the state had made himself active in prosecuting miners charged with killing nonunion men.One evening as the governor was returning home, on Ilfting the latch of his front gate, an explosion took place and he was blown Into shreds.A wire had been conmected with a stick of dynamite in such a way that when the latch was lifted a cap exploded the dynamite.This dreadful act set decent people wild, and the demand for just)ze was imperative.A miner, Harry Orchard, was arrested on suspicion, and finding proof gathering against him offered to turn state witness.His olfer was ace copted and he made a clean breast of all be knew.Tha rosuli was the arrost of the president secretary, and a prominent men: ber of the miners\u2019 union.Thore was an appeal to unionists everywhere for funds to defend these three, with the result of $100,C00 being raised.The trial began last month.After a great doal of legal femvimg, Ocehard was called as witness, His testimony \u201c« a S vas api Écegcuries.de) declared bo was à tooi in the hands of the leaders of the miners\u2019 unjos and did aay job of murder they asked him on paying him his price.Nou-union men had been killed in mines, supposedly from accidents.Orchard said he secretly laid the fuses that carried fire to where the giant powder was stored.He had tamper- od with holsting apparatus so that non-union men lost their lives, placed blocks oa rails to wreck trains on which they were going te work, used dynamite to blow up houses with their sleeping inmates, had dogged officers of the law until he got à chance to kill them.He told his tale of murder with the utmost Indifference, apparently callous to every feeling of humanity.In many of his crimes he had help, and the names of his assistants he gave.Thelr object was to terrify nonunion men out of the state and to bring the companies to thelr terms.For all he had done the union officers had paid him.His cross-examination brought out that his real name was Alfred Horsley, that he was born in Ontario where he had learned to be a cheesemaker.Having set [ire to a factory, his crime was discovered, when he fled to Idaho and became a miner.He made no effort to conceal his past, telling of personal deeds which anyone with a sense of decency would be ashamed to own.On -the points at issue, the crimes he had been bought by the union officers to commit, his evidence was not shaken, and while regarded with loathing it was felt his testimony as to facts was correct.The plea of the defence is, that Orchard was the creature of the companies, and per- \u2018petrated his outrages to prejudice the public against the union ! As the trial goes on it will be found out what was really the connection of the union with Orchard, Meanwhile the facts so tar brought out show the great danger to society in Its failure to protect workmen who do not see fit to join unions.Had the right of every man to sell his labor where and when he chooses been backed by law, the horrors of Idaho would not have been committed.Whether instigated by the Sinn Fein or some other secret so- clety, agrarian outrages have suddenly become common in the south and west of Ireland, Th y commonly take the form of breaking down the fences of graging farms and driving cattle away a dozen miles or more, The peasants are made to belleve that if they can make the grasing ol cattle Impossible, the land will be divided among them for cultl- vation.The revoit of the vine-growers in the south of France is à most singular one.They have combined in such \u2018numbers as to overawe large districts.Where the law has been onforged to pro- teot property, the soldiers have refused to obey orders, nu they sympathise with the movement, The government has boen slow in moving, but at last, realising the danger of the situation, has set about preventing the mle of wine innocent of the grape.Making wine by chemical provseses ls 50 easy, that no law can stop It entiroiy; kntwing that, the government te trylag to.induce vert them into grale-relsiag EEE ORMSTOWN Tho little 2-year old son of Geo.McBala bad a narrow escape Sunday.He was kicked in the face by a young oolt.It ls aup- posed the child, in trying to play with the colt, got too near, re- ocelving a nasty gash in the face, which required several stitches.Had the blow been on the head it might have proved (fatal.Dr Oliver dressed the wound, which is doing nicely.The Rev.A.C.Ascah, the incoming rector of .St.James church will be here for the services on Sunday.The usual preparations are b:- ing mada for the Farmers\u2019 pinle on July 1st, when an interesting program may be expected, cluding the efficient musical services of the Beaubarnois band, which has been Invited to play this year again.The gathering will be held in the same The congregation of town was honored with the presence of Rev.Prof.Forrest of Dal- housie college, Halifax, who officiated for Rev.G.Whillans, morning and evening on Sunday.His text at night was Quit ye like men, and he took the four qualift- cations indicative of manlncss held In the days of knighthood as being essential to true manliness, namely, piety, loyalty, courtesy and valor, The speaker enlarged on these points most eloquently and with intense earnestness and evidently made a deep impression on his Audience.day Rev.Mr MeAllister of Flats exchanged pulpits Rev.J.M.Kellock, and was lise tened to with great attention On the same The ball-playing season here was opaned by a game between married and single men, in which age and experience overcome the youth.But there was sport and plenty of it, and both sides play- expectations, Howick club looked well in thelr new costume.SE\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014CS Ste, MARTINE The cold temperature we are discouraging some farmers, who are selling cows at lithesomeness a low figure on account of pasture being so poor where cattle were put in too have to be fed in the stalls to keep up the milk, which is costly, when hay sells at $13 a ton and oats 55¢ per 40 pounds, Butter at 202, less 8c a pound for the making, only 17c a pound, Hay and grain dealers have had a busy time these few days loading hay and oats, Long files of wagons pass the village going to the station.A large quantity of hay is coming from the Ban river concession.EEF SR ee\u2014 VALLEYFIELD Ona of the best concerts given in Valleyfield - was that under the auspices of the trustces of the Gault institute on Friday evening by the Prince Albert Male Quartette of Montreal, ase slated \"by Miss Bertha Ferguson and Miss Audrey Simpson.concert was was varied with tottes, duets And trios, so that there wes no monotony about the program, The audience wae made up entirely of musiceloving people, who thoroughly appreciated tha excellent program.Their appreciation became enthusiastic in the second part, when Mr Duga sang \u201cThe Horn,\u201d by Hegler and encored.We hope the Prince Ale bert Male Quartette will make another visit in she mear future.~The povernment examinations leaves the farmer purely vocal, but the owners of viewers to com- | in the Gault institute take place this week, under the direction of Rev.John Scanlon, deputy esam- inor, with Mise Alice Clark as es- sistant.The Methodist community here was delighted to find that the Rev.John Scanlon had returned to Valleyfield for a second year.His influence here has been strong.There never was a greater feeling of harmony between the various denominations of Peotestants in Valleyfield than at the present time.There Is general regret feit at the departure of Mr L.J.Young from Valleyfield.Mr Young has been a citizen of Valleyfleld for 15 years, and le known and re- speted by the whole community.-Mre Young was presented by the Ladies\u2019 Ald society of the Presbyterian church, of which she has been for many years an active member, with a beautiful cut-glass berry dish.The Valleyfleld cricket club played its second home match here Saturday against Lachine, The home team went in first and were all out for 85 runs.The Lachine men then took the bat and ran up a scor2 of 78, thue winning easily.The Lachine men had an excellent team and their bowling was deadly.Acquaintances here of William Hastie, at one time a resident, after leaving Allan's Corners, were shocked to learn of the accident that befel his granddaughter Rita (daughter of Archibald) on Saturday.The parents live at St.Henri, near the G.T.track.A passing train struck her, and so injured her two händs that they had to be amputated.She is 11 years of age.Our lacrosse club played a league match with the West- mount on Saturday and lost, Westmount scoring 5 to their 1 pp HUNTINGDON COUNTY COUNCIL Met Wednesday; all present except Coun.Philps.A.Muir, senr.,, was appointed special superintendent on the petition of Michael Jolly and others, to amend the proces- verbal of W.Martin, regarding a watercourse in Ste.Barbe.Jus, Genier was ordered to be paid $25 for work done on the Lalonde discharge.The mayors of Hinchinbrook and Godmanchester were author ized to have the necessary repairs made on the Dewittville bridge, and the mayor of Elgin was authorized to have the necessary repairs made on the Morrison bridge, Rr SUNNY ALBERTA W.D.McCallum, who has removed to Calgary, as manager of the Sun Life, writes: Just a few lines regarding the crops around Calgary and the province of Alberta, | had a few days to spare before taking over Iny work in the office and I spent it driving around the country north south, east, and west, and I can assure you, although many of the farmers and ranchers suffered during the past winter, which by the way old settlers here say is the first bad winter in twenty years, yet the outlook for this year Is promising indeed, Crops are all looking splendidiy and the cattle already out on the ranges are ina superior condition to those yoy see in May in the barn Fargs of our good farmers around Huntingdon; those here having spent the winter outside and those of the east being housed, The horses on the panges Jonk fine; ta ges them you would jm- agine they had been groomed daily during the winter.Mr Kerr of the Calgary Milling Co, in formed me yesterday that there was RQ Copasion far wheat going up and flour getting dearer, as there was any quantity of wheat, uamarketed The pros.\\ x pt poots for à big wbeat=7ieid are] \u2018e .a great deal bottes than last Year, as many farmers have gives up reaching and are mow growing wheat, se that the increase in Alberta will be 50 per cent.greater than any year before.Calgary is à beautiful city.1 should imagine it has about 20 thousand population, ajtho people here say there are from 25 to 80 thousand.Every train from the east comes in loaded.The immigrants are around the city for a few days; then scatter, snd you do not know where they go.In driving round the country it seems pecullar to see farm houses from three to five miles apart.1 suppose through time it will be more thickly settled, but many farmers have a whole section of 640 acres, and of course this does not allow close settlement.The city has many wholesale houses, mills and elevators, and the business places are aimost on a par with the average store in Montreal.Prices are a little higher, which is to be expected.THE ROSS RIFLE DEAL Richmond Guardian: It has been shown that on the 27th wf March, 1902, the government made a contract with the Ross Rifle company to buy 12,000 rifles at $25 each, to be delivered before January 1at, 1904.The contractor was paid 75 per cent.of the price, as the work was supposed to proceed, \\ and receive that percentage on the whoie 12,000 by July, 1904.The first delivery of rifles was not made for more than a year after this last payment, or for two years and 5 months after the first payment, Yet the contract explicitly said that no payment should be made in advance except for rifles to be delivered within a year, But the most striking fact Is that 8000 of those rifles to be delivered before January, 1904, have not yet been recelved.The contractor was paid on July * 26th, 1904, nearly 3 years ago, $18,75 advance on each of these rifles, That amount was supposed to have been expended by him in labor and material, As the mark 1 rifle has been superseded by mark 2 and mark 8, with improvements, it may be that the order for these 3000 has been cancelled.If this is so, and the unfinished rifles are uselesa, the governm:nt has paid over $26,000 for nothing.If the partly finished rifles have been completed and delivered as mark 2 on the second contract of 20,000, the contractor has been twice paid the 73 per cent, advance on the second order, He has received 75 per cent.on the whole 13,000 of the first order, whereof cnly 9000 have been delivered, and he has also received $18.75 in advance on each of the 20,000 of the second order, whereof anly 17,000 have been dellvered, Full payment has been made for the 9000 in the first contract and 17,000 in the second contract, \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 CANADA Toronto News: Phe other day Mr.R, L.Borden, leader of the Conservative party, had a caucus at Montreal with representatives ef his party from the Quebec constjtuencjes, He is clearly anx- fous not to alienate his French- Canadian supporters.Quebec tor day, as it has been ever since Confederation, is the key of the political position.If Mr, Borden could fairly divide that province, the defeat of the Government would be assured.That, for the moment, in the chief object of the party, legitimate enough in its way, for after all, he is making no particular concession to French ce nor any special appeal to French-Canadian sentiment, Rut while 8ir Wiltred Laurier lives and lends the Lite eral party, the ancient Comserv- ative ascendency la Quotes Is wot likely to bo restoved, - - x Swe Loe.Ha Sani +, Sa SP Moatreal, June 4.\u2014Chief Mac- Caskill is at present investigating a series of mysterious robberies in Terrebonne county.The thieves are eovideatly men who théroughly understand their business and they are covering their tracks in a manner that jo junowe injJepuoa t s1saîPne cleverness and craftiness.A farmer named Wilson, living near St.Lin received a letter inviting him and his entire famt'y to pay a visit for a Saturday and Sunday to his brother, a few miles distant.On Saturday morning Wilson, his wife and four children, set out for his brother's house, and on thelr arrival were warmly received.\u201cChe hosts were, however somewhat upset when they learned that the visiting family had coms by invitation; no invitation had been sent.It was apparently by one of the young sons of the brother, and it read, \u201cfather wants you all to come over,\u201c etc.They laughed and thought that somc- body had put up a joke on them.So some one had, but not just what they bargained for.The visitors left for home Sunday night and reached there about ten.Then the truth came to them.They were the victims of clever thieves.There was not even a bedstead left in the house The big kitchen stove had been taken out but it was discarded at the garden gate.Where such a load of goods could ba taken to and hidden remains for the present a mystery.Another farmer named Laflamme, living in the same district, was written to and came to Montreal in connection with the sale of his property.He had been contemplating a sale for some time.How the thieves knew thls is among the mysteries, He came to the city and called upon the people who had apparently written the letter, but learned that he had been hoaxed.On his return he learned that two men had called a few hours after he left and told his wife that so sure was he that the sale was made that the two men would commence to remove the furniture, They carried away a load of the best things in the house and these things are still among the mise- ing.: * It 1s calculated that the Increased price of wheat will net the farmers of the west on the remnants of last ycar's crop, which they still have on hand, almost two million dollars.North Sydney, NS, June 9.\u2014 Crushed between Immense ice bergs the French fishing schooner Loraine, sank on the 26th of last month, about 80 miles off Low Point.So suddenly did the thing happen that the captain and crew of 18 men had a hard time to escape with their lives, and saved only the clothing they wore at the time when the ice smashed the vessel's timbers, causing the schocner to go tv the bottom, The men managed to secure their dorles, ang for nearly 8 hours rowed aimlessly around until picked up by the French fishing top-sail schooner Fauvette, Captain Lepage, about 12 miles off where she had gone down.The Grand Trunk Paciflc exe pects ta reach Saskatoon, which is considerably more than ball the distance from Winnipeg to Edmonton, by the fall, It is doubtful whether the dificult secs tion from Winnipeg east for a distance of 245 miles to the junction of Fort William branch will be completed.Present prospects therefore, are that the Grand Trunk Pacific will not reach either the great lakes on the east of Winnipeg or Edmonton on the west this year, altho work is now going ahead with much vigor.Montreal, June 11.-By the overwhelming majority of 187 to 11, the Prechyterian General Ae- sembly to-night declared Itself in favor of the proposed uuloa between Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches of Canads.Tht result was not arrived at without one of the most protracted and animated d:- bates that have taken place at a general assembly for many years, Congregations will now be asked to vote on the subject.Winnipeg, June 10.-Teaders will bo called for at once for a bridge which, when completed, will be the largest in the world.It will be bullt for the C.P.R.at Lethbridge, on the Crow's Nest line, and will b eone mile long and 800 feet high.Upwards of 5000 immigrants were landed in Quebec during last weak, all going as settlers to the Northwest.Worthington, Algoma, June 6.\u2014 While Donald McDonald and August Nits, land \u2018imspectorsfor the Turner Lumber Company, were carrying their camping outfit and canoe from a lumbar camp to a small lake about a mile from camp, they were attacked by a band of wolves.McDonald was travelling a few rods in advance of Nitz when the wolves attacked him.Nitz seeing the danger, dropped the canoe and made his way up a tree, but his partner was not so lucky, and had to face the pack with nothing but a small axe.0 With this he succeeded in killing one of the savage animals.Nitz then seeing McDonald's danger, endeavored to attract their attention by taking off his coat and waving it In the air.This brought \u2018the whole pack down to Nitz and gave McDonald a chance to make his way up a tree.Here they had to remain for several hours until the wolves gave up the watch.Then they crawled down and returned for their rifles and went in pursuit of the wolves.They succeeded in killing another wolf and returned to camp with two wolves pelts, themselves none the worse \u2018tejunooua snossSueb toy; 10F UNITED STATES Record: The Chasm house, located at Chateaugay Chasm, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night, June 5,at about 9 0° clock, The fire was discovered in a room of the second story and was burning so fiercely that all efforts to extinguish the flames proved unavailing.Mrs.Hill who was alone in the house, made an effort to remove the piaho from the building but was unable to do so, and she ran to the Chasm Power house for assistance, but by the time she returned the flames had gained such headway that it was only possible to remove a few of the effects on the lower floors.The structure being of wood the fire spread with great rapidity, and soon nothing remained of this well-known hose telry but a mass of smouldering ruine.The property was owned by the Chasm Power Company, and the hotel was occupied by .Mr and Mrs Pratt Hill, who took possession of the house some three or four years ago.Since that time many Improvements had been made, and the house refurnished throughout.During the summer months quite à prose perous business was carried on there, so that the Joss sustained by Mr.Hill will be largely lo excess of the insurance.The buildings and out bulldings ine cluding the barn, were insured for $1,500, but the barn was not burned, so that the ChasmPower Company will receive Insurance to the amount of $1,800.Mr.Hill had $400 insurance on his house hold effects.The Chasm House was erected in 1889 and Was « à large and commodious structure.Chicago, June &\u2014Twenty-nise knowh dead and forty persseq Le \u2014\u2014\u2014 7 A despatch has been received mt injured comstitute the list of cas ualties resulting from storms of wind and rain which swept over southern Illinois and Indiana and Central Kentucky last night and to-day.These fatal visitations , came in the shape of cloudbursts, high winds and electrical disturbances.Houses were swept away, bridges demolished and thousands of acres of growing crops destroyed.Governor Hughes, of the State of New York, has vetoed the bil} requiring all rallways over 150 miles in length to carry passengers for two cents a mile.He polnted out In his message that the legislature had not properly considered what it was doing when it adopted the measure, declaring \u201cit is of the greatest Im- * .portance that corporations should be permitted to operate under conditions which will give à fair return for service.\u201d Orchard, the wholesale murderer, declared his first step in crime was, while he ran a cheese factory, cheating the patrons in weighing their milk.Colorado Springs, Col, June 9\u2014 Frank Schreiber, of this place, is badly injured as a result of a fight with a mother eagle,whose young he stole from a nest on the side of a precipice 600 feet from the valley below.Schreiber discovered the nest in the North Cheyenne canon, 180 feet from the top of the precipice.He descended to the nest by means of a rope.When he selzed two of the young birds the mother swooped down on him and fought him with the skill her maternal instincts could inspire.Schreibar used a pistol with poor effect and goon the rope which held him was clawed until snapped and Schrei- ber rolled down the almost perpendicular cliff for a distance of 600 fe2t.That he was not killed was due to the fact that at intervals projecting ledges broke the forca of his fall.= MISCELLANEOUS Berlin, June 10.\u2014Most interesting facts regarding a strange Abyssinian Hebrew race are supplied me by Pastor Roden, the Spanish missionary,who has come to Berlin to revise.the existing Abyssinian version of the Bible on behalf of the British Foreign Bible society.Abyssinian Hebrews are the dark-skinned descendants of the original children of Israel, said Mr Roden, and are the most unique racial phenomenon that Africa presents.Altho colored, they possegs all the national characteristics, facial peculiarities, and economic tenden- \u201ccles, They are regarded contemptuously by the Abyssinians proper because they lack the Abyssinlan warlike qualities and are prone to follow exclusively trade pursuits, It is curlous, however, that altho adhering to the Jewish religion In every pare ticular, they have totally outgrown the Hebrew language.London, June 10,\u2014A little yellow dog took it into his head to show the way down the Strand and Fleet street for the King and Queen of Denmark, as they proceeded this afternoon from Buckingham Palace to the Guildhall, to lunch with the Lord Mayor.In middle of the road, ahead of the mounted police, gentlemen outriders, and the Life Guards, the \u201cdog sedately trotted along, unmoved by the cheers of the orowds on the sidewalks, apparently completely absorbed in the discharge of the important duty be had assumed.The sensation he caused quite overshadowed that aroused by the royal visi- tora from Denmark, Everybody - dhesred the dog and only a few cheered the royalties, whose movements he bad undertaken to supervise.4 din atten the governor, All Bey, is drein- ing the province and adopting the most atrocious means to secure the payment of taxes.He is forcibly demanding taxes that are 22 years in arrears.The people, who are already poverty- stricken and famished, are in a state of despair.London, June 6.\u2014The restless condition prevailing in parts of India gave unusual interest to a statement by John Morley, secretary of state for India, in introducing the Indian budget in the house of commons to-day.Mr Morley defended the sharp treatment he had extended to the Indian agitators and refused to offer an apology for it.He was confident that the bulk of the population in India were on Great Britain's side.He did not say they liked the dominant power, but that did not matter.They knew their interests were bound up in the law and order which the British maintained.It was a dream of some educated Indians that they would carry on the government of the country better than the British, but they could not work it for a week.\u201cBritish rule in India,\u201d he said, \u201cwill continue, ought to continue, and must continue,\u201d Rome, June 6,\u2014The Pope today received in private audience Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian premier, and L.P.Brodeur, the Canadian minister of marine and fisheries, and their families.The pontilf informed his visitors that he followed with interest the progress made by the Dominion.Premier Laurier later had two long interviews with the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Merry del Val.London, June 7.\u2014Sir Wilfrid Laurier, giving his impressons of his audience with the Pope to a newspaper correspondent, described it as the most interesting interview he had had for a long time, He found the Pontiff a real \u2018shepherd of his flock, having all the elements wherewith to wield a great spiritual influence thruout the world, even outside the Roman Catholic church.The late pontiff was a sovereign.Pope Pius is a father.He showed a thorough knowledge of the situation in Canada, and of questions of the moment, and remarked that it was a young country full of energy and resources, and destined to have a great future.Warsaw, June 10.\u20148ince Sun day, June 2, there has heen a ter» rible\u2019 outbreak at Lods, Russian Poland, of the reign of terror, which has already done so much damage to the cotton industry of that city.Prolonged strikes, lockouts, numerous terroristic murders and savage retaliation on the part of the Jocal Cossacks, have hrought ahou tsuch a state of affairs that the demoraliged workman commit murder on the slightest provocation.The local garrison is so enraged at the Incessant murder of sojdlers and officera that a general massacre may take place at almost any moment.As the Jews form more than 80 per cent, of the terror- istic societiea, they would be the chief sufferers by such an outbreak.London, June 7.\u2014Prime minister Campbell-Bannerman, in a speech at Plymouth to-day, admitted that the government was greatly disappointed at their faile ure tg pass the education and 1Flsh bills through the house of lords, saying: \u201cWe overestimated our powers.\u201d Dealing with the conflict with the house of -lords, the prime minister, who prefaced his remarks hy saying he spoke unger & deep sence of responsis bility, sald: The very existence of Liberalism as a~force in the state and as an instrameat of progress in times to come de- from the Armenians, stating that > el Ce a - { - ponds upon the outoume of the Le \u2019 - - Tu CU aad 2a tetes éliemm=nten struggle upon which we are sm- barked.If there is bs no place for self-respesting Liberalism In this country, isn\u2019t it better that we should go down in the assertion of our rights rather than in lingering on as a shadow of a government without authority of power.The lords have abused their powers within the constitution.In assigning them their proper place, as it is our purpose to do, we are defining the position of the lords\u2019 constitu tion.Remember we are forced to this struggle by circumstances, and the climax of a series of attacks upon the rights and liberties of ths house of commons.The time for compromising, temporizing and verbal expostulation has gone, we must give the lords to understand that while we are perfectly ready to legislate with due deliberation and give every weight to their representations, the British people must be masters of their own house, At a recent levee of King Edward there was a large contingent of oficers who served during the mutiny in India half a century ago, and whose exploits constitute the most eventful chapters of the great slege of Delhi and the defence and relief of Lucknow.Some 50 veteran officers, headed by Field Marshal Lord Roberts, were present, of whom about a dozen wore the coveted Victoria Cross.The 8.8.convention at Rome was addressed by a son of Garl- baldi and by a grand-daughter.The people of the village of Giar- dini, Sicily, attempted on Sunday to lynch an abbe because, in the course of a sermon he denounced Garibaldi as a spurjous hero.The abbe had to appeal to the protection of the carbineers to escape from the mob.The head of one of the heathen sects in India has fesued a circu- cular warning his followers to have nothing to do with the anti- British agitation going on.He tells them: \u201cNot only must you yourselves avold all political gatherings, but also your children, rememberlag the good deeds of the government.Be loyal and faithful, and value the peaceful government under which the tiger and the goat drink at the same spring.\u201d The yard of a house in Toronto was the scene of a remarkable occurrence.High up in an old apple tree there two robins had this spring made a home for themselves, and as a result of their union were engaged in t'e task of providing for and protecting two or three young birds.This fact had not gone unnoticed of \u2018an old cat of no particular ownership, which Infested the nelghborhood,and yesterday, taking advantage of a temporary absence of Father Robin ang his mate, she guletly made her way up the tree in which the birds and their family resided.No sooner had she got within almost reaching distance of the nest where the darlings lay, however, than the old birds hove into view, With loud calls of mingled alarm and anger, the birds immediately darted upon the feline marauder, With her claws holding fast to the tree trunk, Madam Cat could do fhothing to protect herself from the attacks of the birds, and when, a moment or so later, two other robina came upon the scene, andl Joining forces with the patent birds, she cried piaintively for help.Strange as it may seem, several sparrows also came to the robins' ald, and for a time the air was full of the rustling of quick wings and :the caîle of the angereq birds, m!ngle ed with piteous cat mews, Slowly and with difficulty the offending oat backed down the tree, and the birds, seeing their victory finally ceased their attacks upon .- Le + .\u201ctu \u201c ii = dd ; Madam Cat quickly made herself scarce, saddened and 80 doubt much wiser as a result of her experience.-Globe.\u201cHow the money of the Russian People is Squandered\u201d is the title of a pamphlet written by Prof.Oseroff of Moscow university, sald to bo the greatest financial authority in- the land.Its appearance is quite opportune, at a time when thousands thruout the land are starving to death.and the famine districts cannot be limfted or circumseribed because the imperial government is too poor to allow every starving man the modest sum of 8 cents a day, which is sald to be all that is required in Russia to keep soul and body together.The Us- surl and Manchurian branches of the Trans-Siberian rallway, says Prof.Ozeroff, cost five times the amount of money actually expended.Section contracts were given to certain influential persons who knew nothing about the work; these were sub-let three or four times, until the man who actually did the construction had only about one-third the money necessary.The same is true of all the rallroads constructed towards the Persian frontier, and even of the state raliroads within European Russia.On one voucher he found for the expendi ture of $2,500,000, the controller had written, \u201cI know nothing of what was done with this money.\" Investigations In other lines of public works reveal an existence of similar conditions.The professor in almost every instance makes his disclosures, with vouchers and other data, which carry conviction.Tourcoing, Frange, June 10.\u2014 The first organized attempt of the clergy to hold a street procession since they were debarred from so doing by the church and state separation law, took place here yesterday, and was prompt- Iy suppressed by the police.The priests of the church of St.Christopher, at the head of 3000 members of the congregation, with banners flying, formed up in the church, but the procession had hardly got out of the door when, after considerable scufling and the arrest of a number of the manifestants, the procession was dispersed by gendarmes Paris, June 10.\u2014The revolt of the vine-growing population in the south of France, which went into effect to-day, ls causing apprehension in government circles, By the terms of the resolutions, which half a million persons at Montpellier yesterday swore with uplifted hands to execute, the departmental, city and town and communal officials must resign to-day, and the inhabitants refuse ta pay taxes.until parliament affords relief, \u201cWhosoever sheddeth man\u2019s blood, by \u2018man shall his blood be shed,\u201d Th esacredness of human life is the keystone of all civilisation, There is a tendency to shrink from the infliction of capital punishment, In some countries it has been abolished, and France seems likely to be added to the number, The same people who sign petitions for the reprieve of a murderer are ready to shout for a war in which a hundred thousand lives may be sacrificed.The substitution of solitary imprisonment for life is taken ta bo a measure of mercy.It is more probably a measure of cruelty.No mental agony can be conceived greater than that of endiess confinement and solltudz, When à min has the mark of Cain upon him,lt ie begt for him, Qe weil an for society, that he should be put out of the Worid.\u2014 Goldwin Smith.The distillers of Peoria, Ill, have begun to use ates! casks for whiskey.The Innovation promises to revolutionise the J On vonching the Ground [ing taantry No > Ste.Martine and here is going sini RBUNTINGDON \u201cThe Annual County rr on \u2014At the recent exasiinations of drones Union will haid ai the federated board of universl-) HOWICK, on FRIDAY, June ties and colleges of the Anglican church, the Rev.C.E Jeakins was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Divinity.The examination was a severe one and it tells of Mr Jeakins\u2019 ability that he came second in order of merit.A degree thus won is an honor indeed.\u2014For several summers there was a drinking-fountain at the angle where Bouchette and Cha- teauguay streets join.The bulld- ing of the E.T.bank compelled its being taken away, and it was much missed, for it was a most convenient watering-place.The Ys have undertaken to replace it, not, of course, on the same spot, which is not possible, but near by.Estimates have been got, and it is found a presentable and durable fountain cannot be got for less than $200.This estimate has not dismayed the young ladies, who are bound to raise it.It horses and dogs had pockets, they would not need to beg, but a# the grateful animals cannot contribute, the Ys have to look to their owners and to those who, tho they have none, love animals, and have pity on the thirsty horse forced to work on hot days.Can they refuse the girls on being solicited?Will Evening mesting, which will be an open meeting, Will be held at 7.80, in the Nori.Georgetown Church.Mrs Rounds, of Clifton Springs, is expected to be present at all the meetings, and will give an address in the evening.Miss Locke, of St Lambert, a noted singer; Miss McCusker, of St.Louis, and the local clergy will help in the evening meeting.Collection at afternoon and evening meetings.Executive will meet at 9 a.m.|] The Food Sale in the annex of St.Andrews church will be held every Saturday from $8 to § P.M.Ladies of the congregation are Invited to contribute supplies, which may be left at Mrs Cameron's, or after two o° clock at the annex.Proceeds to go towards reduction of church debt.To be Sold by C.A.GAVIN, Auctioneer At the residence of Geo.Brooks Rockburn, on SATURDAY, June 15th, all the Household Furniture belonging to Mrs John Pettes, including an organ, sewing-machine also a cutter, buggy, &c.Six months' credit.To begin at one p.m.\u2019 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A CONCERT Under the auspices of the Orms- town Curlers, will be given by the Howick League, in MacDougall, Hall, Ormstown, FRIDAY Evening, June 21st.A splendid program has been prepared, including vocal solos, duets, sextettes, dialogues, monologues, trios, and choruses, which will conclude with the laughable Farce, In one act, entitled \u201cIci ou Parle Fran- cals.\u201d C.OF CHA! there not be such a response that Major Re us Rattan en Leslie Wright the fountain will be flowing be- Mt and Mre 8 ns.R.Roy, Miss Milne Aie dires lm ve Anne Marin maid of ali work.Mina M Motcaits Admission 25e; Children 13c, To commence at 8.15.Icecream and cake between acts yy fore the dog days?When a bright lassie aske for a contribution to the good work, don't refuse.And-the girls are going themselves to use their talents to LAWN SOCIAL help the fund.They are busy| The ladles of the Methodist Church, Huntingdon, will hold a Lawn Social at the Parsonage, on FRIDAY EVENING, June 21st.Tea will be served from 6 to 8 o'clock.Huntingdon Orchestra will furnish music during the evening.Admission 25c; children 15e.All are welcome.TT preparing for a patriotic concert on Dominion day, and, just think of it, our -big-hearted, broadminded Judge has promised to come and give the speech of the evening.\u2014The Quebec exams began yesterday.This year they have been arranged so as to give a rest to the scholars of two days, being divided between two weeks.Mr Johnson, & former teacher, who 1s here on a visit, ls deputy examiner.107 pupils are writing papers for Quebec.of whom 46 belong to the academy grades.\u2014On Sunday the time of the Methodist evening service was changed to 7.80.\u2014A hew time-table will come into force on the N.Y.C.on Sunday.A third dally train ie expected.\u2014The announcement that the Grand Trunk is going to run a Sunday train is not good news.The excus® is, that it is done to sult milk-shippers.Vatlleyfield knows the effect of Sunday trains in destroying the day of rest, and every village between PICNIC The LaGuerre congregation intend halding their annual pienic in Alexander Campbell's grove, near the LaGuerre factory, on WEDNESDAY, June 26th.Dinner served from 11 until 1.A good program is being prepared, and an enjoyable social time ls expected.Tickets 25c; children 15c.Come one, come all.7 Place wanted by a man who can do stable work and other light chores.Addresy GEORGE PIRRIE, Tullochgorum.BORN At Huntingdon, Juma 2, the wi e of Archd.P.White, of à son.MARRIED At the residence of the bride\u2019s brother, Mr Alex.W.Cameron, on the 12th of June, by the Rev.A.Rowat, Alex, W.Smalll, of Elgin, to Annie, eldest daughter of the late Daniel Cameron, of Beaver.At Antwerp, N.Y., on 20th May, by Rev.J.S.Wilds, Wallace Harvey of Antwerp, to Miss Effle Crites of Waddington.At the residence of the bride's father, Burnside Cottage, 8t.Louis de Gonzague, Que., June 5, by the Rev.8.F.McCusker, B.A., Bernard Crane, of Montreal, to Alma Jane, eldest daughter of Mr George Young.At the mañse, Dauphin, Man.by the Rev.B.H.Glimour, Minnie Graham, eldest daughter of Mr Samuel Graham, of the Gore, to to have a similar experience.The train is planned to suit excursionists, leaving the city ateight and getting back by nime in the evening.The Massena train after this week leaves Montreal at| walter Augustus Swift of 6.58, five minutes earlier.Dauphin, Man.ED \u2014There was a touch of frosi Tuesday morning, keeping up the record of our cold spring.Apparently a spell of warm weather has set in.\u2014Ît may interest readers who recall the Fenian raide, to learn that on Sunday there was a grent procession in New York, including nearly every Irish so- clety and a regiment of volua- teers, to Calvary cemetery, to decorate the graves of those who did not {all on the fields of battle along the frontier but who ran away fram them.They call the raiders \u201cveterans.\u201d At Chateaugay, N.Y., on June 4, Isaac M.Warren, aged 65 years.At Hinchinbrook, May 19, Elma Edith Johnston, daughter of the late James Johnston, in the 46th year of her age.At the home of her brother, Huntingdon, Que., on June 10th, Charlotte Erskine Sellar, widow of Sidney Smith, aged 75 years; a native of Edinburgh, Scotland.Suddenly, at Ormstown upper concession, on the 18th June, Thomas Beattie, aged 50 years At Duluth, Minn., on May.31st, of soariet fever, Muriel Evans, eldest daughter of Wm.J.Darby, aged 8 years and 10 days.At Huntingdon, on June 11th, Ann Sproull, wife of James Free- land, aged 68 years.Funeral today (Thursday) at the Methodist church, at £ o'dlock.\"At his late residenee, Maple wood, Lachine, on Tuesday, June 11th, James Powley Dawes, In his 64¢h year.Mr Brooks of Copenhagen, of Bright's disease, May 28th, at the home of his son-ia-law Brodie Malone wholesale butter dealers are paying £6c¢ per pound for a prime article of creamery in pound packages, ang 250 per Ib.for a choice tub butter.Retailers are selling the former at 27c per Gardiner, Dundee.At the residence of her brother, John Flynn, Boyd Gettiement, où June 11th, Bridget Myaa.- .; - & pound and the latter at about one-half cent per pound lods.\u2014 Palladiem.* 15e\u201d 1-7 Ti a gait The PARMERS BASKET PICNIC Will take place as wsual on Do- Greig's grove, near the saw mill Calrnslde.The members of Par- lament of the district, and other prominent men have been iavited The Beauharnois Brass Band will bo in attendance.Games and other amusements.Tea and sugar provided free.Notice will be given later of the speakers expected from a distance.Wm.GREIG, D.T.NESS, President 8ecy., The committee meets in Fertile Creek schoolhouse on Saturday evening, 22ud June, to complete arrang ments.182th JULY CELEBRATION, 1600-1907 The Western District L.O.L.of the county of Huntingdon, will celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, on the Fair grounds.The Orangemen of the County Lodge of Montreal will run a special train, leaving Montreal at 9 am, on the N.Y.C., and leaving Huntingdon on return at 9.80 p.m.There will be games and amusement for young and old, and speeches by local orators and prominent men of the order in Montreal.TENDERS Tenders will be received by the undersigned up to June 22nd, at 2 p.u., for the furnishing of the dinner on July 12th.Picnic to be held on the Fair ground.JAS.T.McCARTNEY, DM.7 Box 29, Huntingdon WANTED, a weekly report of Valleyfield news.Any capable {man or woman who will supply the same will find it worth their while, by addressing the Gleaner, Huntingdon.Will have a kiln of Lime ready for delivery on Saturday, on the old Pat Furey farm, New Erin.PETER ROBIDOUX MILLINERY Everything up-to-date in the Millinery line.Get the latest style, and the best goods, at the lowest price.Also, a complete line of the famous C.B.C.& PS.Corsets.Corset Waists for Misses and Children.79 M.McGINNIS st Montreal, June 10.\u2014At the East End market trade was easier and prices show a decline of 1-8 to 1-4c per Ib., as compared with those paid this day last week.The demand from local jobbers and butchers was much better than last Monday on account of the fact that they were pretty well cleaned out of supplies, and besides the weather was favorable for killing.On the whole, a fairly active trade was done, with sales of cholce beeves at 6 to 6.1-4c; good at 5.1-2 to 5.8-4a; fair at 5 to 5.1-4c, and lower grades at 8.1-2 to 4.1-2c per ib, The condition of the market for hogs was unchanged.Supplies were large, but in spite of this fact, and the easier tone of cable advices on Canadian bacon, prices for hogs were maintained as the demand from both local dealers and packers was good, consequently an active trade was done with sales of selected lots at $7.75 per 1001b., weighed off cars.Sheep sold at Sc per Ib; spring lambs at $4 to $6 each, and calves at $f to 98 each, as to size and quality.MONTREAL WHOLBSALE PRICES Flour \u2014 Choice Manitoba spring wheat patents $5.10@$5.20; Manitoba strong bakers\u2019, $4.50@$4.60 straight rollers, $4.10@$4.25; do in bags, $1.80@$2.00 Rolled Oats, $2.27 t0$2.28 ¥ bag Cornmeal, $1.45@$1.50 ¥bag Oats, 49@49%c ¥ 34 Db Bran ¥ ton, Manitoba in bags $21.00@900.00; Ontario in bags 921.00@$21.50 Hay, No 1, $16.00@$17.00; No 2 $15.00@$16.00; clover $13.006 $13.50% ton in carlote.Cheese, 11%@11%c Butter, 20%4@20%c Eggs, Nol, 17%@18c Abattoir dressed hogs are quoted at $10.15 t0$10.28 Montreal, Wednessglay ovening.\u2014 A weak feeling bas developed in the market for live hogs since Monday and prices have declined 25c to 40c per 100ibe., which is claimed to bo due to the cos- tinued liberal voppiles coming [forward .\u2018A minion Day, July 1st, tn Mr|T?{lan 54, at 117-100, | ' Dear 0 eue ia las Gleaner feoned on the orders for carding, spinning, weaving.Wool taken im exchange for yara, flannel, blankets tweeds, etc.Special attention is callad to the knitting yarns, which we are manufacturing this year.Kindly reserve your orders for our agent, who will call upon you in the near future Ready-to-Wear Special A LINE OF SEPARATE SKIRTS, worth $6, for $4.75.A LINE OF WHITE LAWN BLOUSES.Cheap at $1.LADIES\u2019 WHITE LINEN SKIRTHR only $38.50.LADIES BLACK SATIN UNDER- _ SKIRTS, $1.25 to $275.HANDSOME SILK MOREEN SKIRTS, in colors, at $4.95.LADIES' STYLISH WATERPROOF GARMENTS, at £4:50 and $6.LATEST STYLES.Thos.Baird & Son Co RECEIVED THIS WEEK 2 cars 2nd Clear Cedar Shingles 1 car (kiln dried) matched Spruce EXPECTED IN A FEW DAYS 1 car Matched Hemlock 1 car Eastern Townships Match« ed Bpruce.: 1 car 2x4 Scantling (sized 1 car of Plank Wm.J.WALSH Prince-st., Huntingdon.Te FARM FOR SALE The subscriber offers for sale his farm, being Lot No.15, in the 7th range of Hinchinbrook, com monly known as the old Peake homestead.The farm consists of one hundred and eight (108) acres; well-watered and within 8 acres of a church and dairy factory, also school .For further information apply to SIMEON PEAKE, 79 Herdman, Que.Registered AYRSHIRE BULLS FOR SALE\u2014Lesmahagow,28 280.2 years old; sire Isleigh Matchless, 18,724.Three Bulls one Fighting Mae, off Elm Bhade, 18,252.T.A.STEWART, Hemmingford, Que.LANGE AA HARE LSet TIME TABLE Leave Montreal at 6.55 am, arriving in Huntingdon at 9.10 am.Leave Montreal at 4.20, arrive ing In Huntingdon at 6.28 pm.Ç .Tickets to Boston, Worcester, Manchester, Holyoke, Hartford, Springfield, New York, California, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Ogden, Montana, and to all other points East or West, can be had at the cheapest rates, by applying to © ANDREW PHILPS, Ticket HUNTINGDON DAIRY BOARD June 7.\u2014There waé a large in crease in offerings, 961 boxes of cheeses and 872 of butter being boarded.The lower quotations did not suit factory-men , and Athelstan, Bayview, Dundee, and Walker's declined to sell.Butter \u2019 Gunn, Langlois & Co.\u2014Beaudin factories 200 boxes, Cloverdale 24, Brooklet 25, Kelso 83, Kea- sington 20, Riverbank 25\u2014ail at 20.1-2c.Willer & Riley\u2014Farmers\u2019 Friend No.1, 8 boxes at 20.1-2c.White Cheese Hodgeon\u2014Burnbrae 29, Clover.dale 80, Delmont 85, Herdman 88, Lake Shore 23, Powerscourt 85, all at 11.7-16c, Riverside 40, 8¢t Charles 21 at 11.1-2c.Willer & Riley\u2014Casaville 38, Fulford-strest 84, at 11.7-160; Farmers No.1 82, No.8 #8; Lity Vale 105, 8.H.21, Tate hurst 16, at 11.1-8c.Guna-\u2014-Farmers\u2019 Choice 48, flore No.8, 20; Lake-street 15, at 11.1-%c, Cheese Kilbala 75, Mountain View 85, at 11.7-16c.| Guan-Site.Barbe 56, Ut.Otane a me pee open gigi WRI geod "]