The daily witness, 27 décembre 1894, jeudi 27 décembre 1894

[" .AZainst Yo.r han ot thom nirse Ww distanc- o all v as I» 8} yar nd r.4 3: om le lili Ru .131+, oo mp cjuts ab.vor: athe-.7 LET e He ù ittee rded 7 gO wT ncy 0?preser\u201d probaki?nd tr?at the SS Last Edition.MONTREAL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894.Price ONE CENT.je y MD WIND.ol STREP RAILWAY SYSTEM DEMOR- \u2018 ALIZED AND TRAINS DELAYED.\u2014 ONE OF THE WORST STORMS ON RECORD\u2014 \u2014RAGED IN NEW ENGLAND STATES AND WAS FELT IN CHICAGO \u2014 UNEMPLOYED LABORERS JUBILANT AND CABMEN GRATIFIED.While yet the dust, lifted by the wind, made passionate eddies in the street.the snow fell, and the early riser in the fam- fly.this morning, peeping out timidly from behind the curtain, saw a world covered with white.The good, old fashioned winter, like a belated traveller, pufing stertorously to catch the departing train, had come at last.When the world was asleep the frost had painted the pane with weird, uncanny devices unknown to mundane art, while the snow and the wind had made pyramids against the fences and houses so perfect in base and apex that it might well have seemed as though one more flake would have spoiled a beauty and softness of outline defying mortal pencil.Straight lines and curves and ridges; ripples, with all the similitude of the wave as it rushes on the beach in wrinkled lines; fantastic forms, which it seemed a pity for the careless feet to destroy.It sifted in through the firmest door, delying wea- ther-strips; insinuated its way into the ear though the fur cap were never so closely pressed; edged itself in between the collar and the neck, dashed into the face of the pedestrian as he turned the corner, filled the air WITH FLUTTERING WINGS.The wind put a song into the telegraph poles, and as the people floundered and stumbled on tilair way to their work, melodic voices seemed to give them courage.And this, indeed, was needed, tor the sidewalks were like skating rinks, and where the covering of snow was thin, the falls were numerous.But the snow was expected; it was longed for; had it failed, there would have bean disappointment and loss, and so, though there were many sad blows to pride, the n\"tmost good humor prevailed in the sruggling crowds, which, at seven A Ie TT SERIE the deep snow.For the beautitu) came so suddenly, so quieily, and withal, so earnestly, that the Street Railway people were taken more or less unawares, and at the time when the cars were most ! reeded many of tham were stalled on the track umable to proceed.The electric snow-plough was out, indeed, but the alr was thick, and the wind furious, and as the event baffles the hope, so the Snow COYERED THE BWEPT TRACK before the plough returned.In six hours the snow was half a foot deep; all unsightly things were merciful- iv covered; the corner microbe was an- r:hilated.For this trads had waited; for this the poor man had longed.\u2018This {8 winter,\u2019 said the housewife, who would fain have cheated herself into a belief that a miracle was to happen, and that the hail stove nsed no more be, with! much temper, established in Canada.The wind soughed and shrieked; the white wings were driven before it; the light was vague and sad; the truculent sparrow confessed defcat; Snoozer, the newsboy, shivered in the blast.Out came the army of snow shovellers.\u2018Could I make a contract with you, ma'am for the winter?\u2019 \u2018How much?The housekeeper showed the tip of her nose between the door and the lintel.\u2018Well, say two dollars a month, ma\u2019am; SNOW Or no snow, you understand.I like to make the thing steady, you know.We may expect | | I i PLENTY OF SNOW NOW, ma'am, aud two dollars a month is dirt cheap.\u2019 \"The rose, as an organ of expression, !s considered to be rather immecbile.This is a mistake.The nose can express the whole gamut of mental emotion.The bhouselceper's nose said plainly\u2014\u2018I am, surprised.I am disgusted.\u201cVhat will: become of you if you go on imposing so on vour feliow creatures?\u2019 \"How much do you want fer cleaning | tae sidewalk and steps this morning?| snow shoveller surveys the fleld of op- | err'ions with a critical! eye.\u2018Fifty cents: \u201conid be dirt cheap on such a morning, | miam\u201d i TU> noztrii Jilates.That is immeasur- ; The docr is slammed.This | words, alle « szust, Is gqneer minus | the sides cl \u2018 gineer as in a garment of crystal.\u2018two, three, four hours late; utmost pres- \u201csure of steam; dark and desolate night, \u2018to beat jon a night to sooth, | shake their Leads.at the gamin, who out-shrieks the wind in his glee.Ever the snow depeens and ever the WIND SCOOPS OUT THE HOLLOWS.and makes the hills, and the streats are a landscape where the undulations mimic the dips and hills of the flowing fields.Always the snow sifts into the crevice, under the door, into the eye, down the back, banking itself against the home of the rich and the hovel of the poor, making a cave here, a hillock there, a sinister precipice yozcer.° Always the wind shrieke like the family ghost, which will not be exorcised by any incantation.There, at the corner of Dorchester street and Dominion square\u2014the breeziest place in the city on a sweltering summer day\u2014colder than charity when the winds are out, is a man with an overturned umbrella.He has struggled feebly to a lamp-post against which he leans for support, the wind tugging at kim, beating him, tearing his umbrella to tatters.A citizen, blinded with the snow, collides with the man with the umbrella.The latter turns upon him a look of rage.The city squares are two and three feet of snow.All the paths are obliterated.\u2018Yes, and just watch how the snow will obliterate all the tracks over which they put that old snow plough,\u2019 said the hack- man on Phillips square, with a candid relish for the difficulty of the street railway situation.\u2019 \u2018Now, that track was as bare as the palm of your hand an hour ago.Look at it now.Oh, indeed, you may turn round\u2019 (apostrophizing two cars opposite Morgan's, which were making desperate efforts to move forward), \u2018but you can\u2019t go; serves you right.Now, perhaps, decent men who pay taxes will have a chance.\u2019 It was Mr.Joseph, we believe, who said, when the electric cars were first mooted, that they never could cope with They have done pretty not- winter snow, well durinz the past two winters, withstandinz.\u2018But this is what you may call a corker,\u201d sald Mr.McDonnell, the superintendent.\u2018This is the WORST STORM ON RECORD.We are doing wkat we can.We have as for the outlying lines\u2014an expressive shrug left remote citizens to their fate.But the best that the street railway could do was very little.The snow and the wind joined forces, and defeated every mechanical device brought to bear against them.And it may be said at once, the \u2018service gave out early in the morning.\u2018Cars, indeed, Eu intervals, of half an hour and an hour, might be seen creeping along ut they became blocked together in twos, in threes, in half dozens.They were silent and motionless, and the motorman relaxed that tension which regards not the man at the corner obviously waving an umbrella in the sight of all men.Six wera standing together on Windsor street at eleven o'clock.The BLOCKADE ON BLEURY STREET lasted for over an hour.On St.Catherine street two cars were placed together and urged forward.But the snow was banked upon the rails, and the snow plough was not well over the place tili in a sort of elfish glee, the wind caught the snow in its viewless arms, and put it all back again from where it had been dis- lodg:d a moment before.And the shriek of the wind was mocking laugkter, and Mr.MeDonnell\u2019s eyes were so covered he could not see, and the street railway is a great corporation, but it was beaten to its knees by the greatest storm which bas been remembered for years.The trains of the Grand Trunk, as they come in late at the Bouaventure station, look ghostly, encrusted as they are with frozen snow, which glitters on the smoke stack, hangs in monstrous icicies from the engine, coats the en- One, with the wind shrieking in the face of tho enzineer, kKke a lcst spirit, forging aheaïi with all steam on; wind seeming the train beck, malignantly laughing the while at the plight of train and passercgers RUSHING THROUGH THE STORM ke remembered with a shudder.AN safe at last in the station yard; engineer surrounded by curi- | ous crowd; regarded with great respect\u2014 nay.Geemed a bit of a hero, as, in good he undoubtedly is.Yurd hands \u2018This is something The corver Litag 7 caset! ; ! Lo.Tae coruer bites like caustic.There Jixe a storm\u2019 * This is what you call bowie loan ; nvsvwhat i the winl and spow overwhelm the man.Canada.\u2019 \u2018Ray,\u2014on, I forgot\u2014IBill,\" this So the uatrolians there tie rtreet ga-|{s your frst winter.How do you like nin, shyerne, with bare hands, Fre ha! la.3hs at the mis\u2019ortune of bis feliow | The latter !'s not chastened by | rmertal.affliction.TUL TIALS TT 1 Af with ip ?raved body, forgets his misery, and! +aste.But, bless you, this is only a fore- Better tnan this before January is out.\u2019 C.P.R.all right\u2014tra\u2018as on time.\u2018No He glares a srerchlesg rage | storm in the North-West,' is the senten- RCE Tec en EU MAR tious explanation.\u2018Storm from the south.No snow in Winnipeg.\u2019 \u2018This is a good old Canadian storm.\u2019 \u201cThis is winter \u2018 This is a tartar.\u2019 Remark of the oldest inhabitant\u2014'Bad enough, but I think I have seen worse in, let me see \u2014\u2019 \u201cThat wind is travelling at the rate of FIFTY MILES AN HOUR,\u2019 remarked a citizen as he put up his hand in the attempt to sce four yzrds ahead of him.= As the day advanced the snowfall became heavier, the wind increased in velocity, the sidewalks were indis- inguishable from the street.Those who started out to enjoy the storm, confessed it was too much for them.The wind might have been a pugilist the way aimed at their eyes and ,nose; the way it sought out their breast, and smote | them there after first opening their coats to make the blow mortal.Even Sncozer, the newsbey, gove up trying to be merry, and, with a pitiful candor, confessed that he was miserable ard cold.The cabmen took shelter behind their cabs.The horses, when they dared do so, TURNED TAIL TO THE BLAST.The hack agents at the hotels forgot to importune tic guests.Two men passing along Craig street, saw this legend on a store dbor: \u2018Pure, ice cream.\u2019 One of them gave a groan.; \u2018You know,\u201d he said, faintly, to his companion, \u2018this is too much.\u2018Say\u2019 (opens ing the store door, and shouting in} \u2018would you make two fellow-bein happy by moving that ice cream sign of a day like this.\u2019 The young fellow! rushed off laughing.As the day wore on all hope of immediate betterment was abandoned, and these who were comfortably housed, kept to their soft chairs, while in the tenements, where \u2018looped and windowed wretchedness \u2019 dwells, the poor shivered | in the blast.But threugh it all the eye of the snow, shoveller was bright.He had longed\u2019 for this.The delay of this snow had cost himself and family something in the matter of comfort, in the matter of food.He is honest: a little exacting, perhaps, in the matter of charges when he finds the citizens at his mercy, but is this not the teaching of the National Policy ?Is tt not for fidelity to this principle that wa \u201cdeparted great ones ?Reports from New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, St.Paul, Pittsburg, Washington, Cincinnati and Chicago, state that the smowfall in these places has been very heavy.THE WELCOME SNGW.The storm has made many hearts glad in the city.Over three hundred men were put to work this morning, clearing the snow from the street car tracks.Scores of men were at the City Hall at an early hour this morning to get employment.They were sent to various parts of the city immediately.One little French-Canadian with a huge snow-shovel over his shoulder, on being told that he might start work, let a war-whoop and made a break for the door.A more sedate workman, on hearing the good news, said, \u2018Dat is good.My wife have good New Year now.\u201d Thus the storm, which no doubt, has caused some discontent, has made many rejoice.Memphis, Tenn., Dec.27.\u2014Three inches of snow fell here yesterday afternoon, the thermometer regzls'ering 29.The was general throughout the south.New York, Dec.26.\u2014At 9.30 the observer at Sandy Hook reported the wind blowing at the rate of fifty miles per hour.The storm has assumed the ferm of a blizzard and the snow is drifting badly.Cairo, Ills., Dec.27.\u2014The worst snow that has occurred in this section for years, raged here for more than twelve hours yesterday accompanied by a severe north-west gale.Oswego, N.Y., Dec.27.\u2014A ferocious blizzard from the north-east {s howl neg through the town at the rate of fifty-two miles an hour, The streets are fll'es with drifts, this morning, four feet high, where the dust was flying last night.Street cars are stalled and all morning storm trains are reported from two to four hours late.Fonday, N.Y., Dec.27.-\u2014More than a foot of snow fell last night in the Mohawk Valley and it is badly drifted.Central Hudson and West Shore trains zre from one to two hours late.It is still snowing hard.Auburn, N.Y., Dec.27.\u2014The snowstorm has now reached the proportions of a blizzard.A New York Central train is reported stalled between Syracuse and Auburn.Watertown, N.Y., Dec.27.\u2014The first heavy snowstorm of tha season Loran herz about ten o'clock last night, deveisp- ing into a blizzard ttis merning.The 1 straet two feet.No trains have arrived or departed from Watertown up to eleven a.m.New York, Dec.27.\u2014A fierce storm prevailed hcre last night.Up to midnight about six inches of snow fall.A heavy rain then set in, and this morning the streets were filled with slush.At eseven a.m., light rain was still falling.Baltimore, Dec.27.\u2014Snow, sleet and rain, alternately, throughcut the nicht, filled the streets with slush ard impeded traffic.Scranton, Pa., Dec.27.\u2014At seven o'clock last night a snow of blizzardic preportions began to rage and has done so continuously through Eastern Pennsylvania ever since.Only local passenger trains are running, through trains on the Delaware, Lackawan- na, Jersey Central railways being compvleta- ly tied-up by immense drifts which fill ike mountain cuts.There is an entire blockade oT every elsciric atreet car line and trafic is at a standstill on all the city thorough- fares.All the schercls are closed.nupils and teachers being unable to get to the buildings.St.Catharines, Ont., Dec.27.\u2014A terrible | STOW-S'orm, accompanied with a strong | north-east wind, set in hero about o'clock last night, and iz stili ragirz.The car service is demoralized and the trains on the Grand Trunk, Welland and Nlogara Central reilways find it very difi- cult to get through the great drifts on the tracks.The weather is very cold.I ten | | (Continued on sixth page.) \u2014\u2014p> HET WITH OPPOSITION.\u2018OVERCROWDING\u2019 CASES NOT FA- ~ VORED BY THE ALDERMEN.PMR.ST.GEORGE WILLING TO PRESS THEM BUT .DOES NOT LIK£ TO BUCK AGAINST À STONE WALL.Mr.St.George, city surveyor, was seen this morning about the action of the city in not pressing, in the Recorder\u2019s Court, the cases made by the officials against the Street Railway Company for over- crowdinz.\u201cWhy did you not press the actions, Mr.St.George?\u2018This is the reason.Fore of the actions I had taken on complaints of citizens; naturally I expected they would come forward and give evidence.They saw how things stood I decided not to go on with the cases.\u2019 \u2018Could you not have gone on with the cases made by the men you had employed for that purpose and who cculd have given the necessary evidence?\u2019 \u2018I did not go on with them because the aldermen nor anyone else, se2mad to want me to do so.I went to work and did what I thought was my duty in the matter only to meet with a tremendous amount of opposition.What is the use of bucking against a stone wall?\u2018Then, you do rot intend to go on with the actions?\u2019 \u2018No, I do not.that they really want me to carry out the by-law against overcrowding, let them tell me they want it put into force and I will see that it is.As things now are there is no use of my taking actions.\u2019 Thus the matter stands.Gig.Bo If the aldermen decide \u2014\u2014 lp \u2014\u2014 VICTORIA STREET IN DANGER.A LIQUOR LICENSE APFLIZD FOR.Victoria street is again threatened with a liquor license.This time the applicant is W.V.B.Hall.The premises are the same as those for which Charlebios made such a determined effort last year, but so signally failed.This year the story cireulated in order to secure signatures to the application, is that it is to be a first-class hotel.It is said that the applicant is backed by two or three influential men, among whom is an ex-alder- man, who expects to have the furnishing of liquors to the new hotel.Electors residing in the locality are urzed to withhold their signatures, and also not to make any promise to refuse to sign an opposition.The application will be strenucusly opposed, as the proprietors and residents are determined not to have the locality disgraced by an open bar, whether in a saloon or hotel.2 MATRIMONIAL.A very pleasant gathering took place on Saturday evening, Dec.22, at the residence of Mr.Hutt, \u20ac3 Workman street, the occasion being the marriage of Mr.Robert H.Lloyd, late of Herefordshire, England, and Miss Sadic Cherry, of Montreal.The ceremony was performed by the Rev.Mr.Sparling, of the West End Methodist Church.The presents, which were both numerous and very valuable, testify to the popularity of the young counle.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The Canadian Pacific Railway Literary and Scientific Institute will hold a concert in the hall of Taylor's Church to-morrow (Friday) night in aid of the poor and desti- average depth of the snow fall is about CE hie a we ce Ns .dark BOG Wha [I 1 it has been a sorry Christmas all over the : THE NEWFOUNDLAND CRISIS.NO IMPROVEMENT IN THE SITUATION\u2014A DARK OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.Halifax, N.S., Dec.27.\u2014From inferma- tion received from St.John\u2019s, Nad, it is learned that all business is at a standstill} there and the depression due to the ru- merous and serious bark failures still continues.The government hss no funds to relieve the thousands of unemployed, and | land.the dreadful calamity for the next two vears.Numerous schemes to solve the financial troubles are being brought forward, cae being a hill to guarantee the paper circulation of the Union Bank.There are only $300,600 in specie on the whole island, ard a system of barter or exchange is being opcrated.Firms are being closed up every day and the suffor- ing dne in the coming winter will be te- yond description.The dirceterz of the Commerelal Bank are much blamed, and tha citizens demand the indictment of the directors of both Commercial and Unicn Banks.The government has reitred to bring in a bill crdering the two Lanks to accept their own notes in paymeat by dektors.The cclony will not recover from ee.ALDERMAN AGAINST ALDERMAN.MR.PREFONTAINE, OF MONTREAL, SUES MR.CLUFF, OF OTTAWA.Ottawa, Dec.26\u2014Wher the question cf using rock or Bormuda asphalt was being discuss>d in the council, Ald.Cluff, referred to Ald.Prefoataine as having certain contracts in Montreal, and throw out sundry Insinuations which Alderman Pre- fontaine objects to.This morning Messrs.Belcourt & Richie, on behalf of Xr.I\u2019r- fontaine, issucd a writ against Ald.Cluf for $10,000 damages, charging the representative of the Central Ward with slander, and the writ wes served t>-day.\u2014 ce 00 THE PREMIER UNWELL.Ottawa, Dec.27.\u2014 Dr.Rogers saw Prime Minister Bowell, this morning, and enioined strict rest, and insisted that he should see nobody until his throat, which is irritated by talking, gets better.The physician does not know how impossible it is for a Prime Minister to avoid speaking to anyone, but the holidays are in Mr.Bowell's favor.To-day is his birthday, when he entered, on his | sevétity-bcécid Feat.It is his age which makes the cold and irritated throat require careful treatment.te \u2014 A HORSE BUYER'S LOSSES.FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS, THE GOVERNMENT TRAIN LEAVE OTTAWA ON TUESDAY EVENING.WILL MRS.BANYFORD INTERVIEWED AT NEW YORK, Ottawa, Dre.27.\u2014As soon as arrangements have been completed with the ral'- way llnez ever which the special groveorn- ment {rain is to be run bolween hee and HaliTax, a time table will be iscyed far the trip.It is expocted thet insterd of leaving Ottawa on Wednesday morning, the train will depart for Halifax on Tuesday nicht.Tte change has been dectded upon in view of the possibliity of delsy Lb7 snowstorms.The Ottawa Trades and Labor Council and the Ottawz Board of Trade have pass- cd resolutions at with the family of the late Tir John Thompson.cendalenca MES.York, San- wife of tha Canadian seralter, was SANFORD 5 sSTNALY.New Dec.27 \u2014Mrs.V7.E, fard, inierviewet at Quarantine this morning on the arrival ni :he steamer \u2018Majestic\u2019.She stated that Miss Yelena Thomrs-n, daughter nf the late Sir Joun Thrmapson, Premier of Crrada, was urder her care, had borne tle trip remarkably well.showing ceasiderahlie fortitide under her af- fiction.In speaking rf the sudden death of the late premier, Mrs.Sanford said:\u2014 Sir John died on Wednesda+.Dec.19, and as Miss Thompean was at th» tne in Paris with my husPani.Senator Sanford, Mer Majesty =ent for me and my daughters to eondele with us, to Windsor in We went Her Mairstv's nwn carriage and were received with the greatest consideration and kintness.We ware present when Ter Maiesty lad two wreaths of flowers on Sir John's bier.On Thursday morning th» hoy was hrought Thareiav to London and on Scnator Sanford afternoon end Miss Themnaon r- tarned from Paris.On Pr day rorning solemn requiem mass was said.and en Seturdar the Quern sent for M's Thamp.Dame and St.Peter streets.aro.K Ne v 3 Nor llega fry \u201chem 2 are goods | out.| for 1 at L kes, | St.sifts LL DO.© THB a ee or Ty a Ce RES Rs ON OUT TuvrspAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894, 2 THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.outre EE \u2014\u2014 es se nen mh re ww THE ANCIENT COLOY.(auses of the Newfoundland Bis- aster.FISHERMAN ONCE LITTLE MORE THAN A SERF.(To the Editor of the \u201cWitness.\u201d Sir \u2014Lately we have been hearing a great deal about the Newfoundland crisis, and more especially from so-called cor- regpondents in St.John's, representing themselves as being the people of Newfoundland and having the ideas of that colony.Anyone intimateiy acquainted with this colony would readily recognize these writers as belonging to the party in Newfoundland called the \u2018Tories\u2019, otherwise known there as the \u2018Starvation and Stagnation party.\u2019 The correspondent of tha \u2018Gazette\u2019 is Mr.Moses Harvey, and of the \u2018United Press\u2019 Mr.P.T, Mc- Grath, both of whom are bitter partisans of the Tory\u2019 or starvation party, the one ciosely related to a prominent Tory iner- chant, the other the youthiul editor of the extreme Tory paper, the \u2018Evening izerald.\u201d The Liberal party, led by Sir William Whiteway, the \u2018Grand uid Man\u2019 of Newfuundland, has been trying this past tea years to lift the ancient colony out of its old rut, and dy building a rallway LAroUgu the interior to tas west coast both open up the country and afford better means of travelling.In other words, civilize the country and connect both ends of the colony\u2014free both in winter us well as in summer.In the New York \u2018Post\u2019 letter republished in an evening journal, Mr.Mc- Grath says in regard to Newfoundland and her woes that \u2018The contract was given te ar enterprising Yankee who built a few miles, swindled the shareholders, fleeced the colony, and then decamped,\u2019 etc.Now, this is only in the Tory\u2019s imagination.What Is the fact?Sir William Whiteway and his Liberal party, in spite of tremendous opposition on the part of the merchants\u2019 party (ie, Tories), made a contract with an American company to build a railway across the country.This company started in good faith and built \u2018not a few miies of rail- vay, but the railway from St.John's to Harbor Grace about erghty-âve miles.During this time tha Tory merchants, with the same means as to-day, applied themselves to writing letters ail over the world defaming Newfcundland and its railway enterprise and so frightened the English public against it that the Xng- lish bondholders of the railway would not give a pound more\u2014and consequently the american syndicate was forced to suspend.During one month last summer this railway from St.John's to Harbor Grace, only eighty-five miles, carried over 14,000 passengers alone.The debt of Newfoundland, by official returns, up to the end of 1893, is $8,053,- 127.The Tory partisans are the only ones who are always crying out for this \u2018Crown colony\u2019 business, which is spurned with patriotic disgust by four-fifths of the Newfoundlanders of to-day.By \u2018Crown colony\u2019 these Tories mean, first, no schools.Second, no roads.Third, no railways.Fourth, emigration of all people from the colony who are not fishermen.Fifth, no agriculture.In fact, bring it to a fishing station, so that the fish merchants may make big fortunes and then retire to their native country on the \u2018Mersey\u2019 and the \u2018Clyde.\u2019 ut Newfoundlanders have more faith in their native island than this however much the \u2018alien\u2019 Tories may write to \u2018he contrary.Here we have a spectacle of a party caly a third of the House of Assembly holding government with the connivance of the governor (who should know better), who refused to call the House of Assembly although repeatedly requested by the majority to do so, and also proroguing the House several times so as to keep this Tory minority in power, thus tying the colony\u2019s hands, and allowing it to be unprepared to defend itself when the banks suspended.This is the most disgraceful exhibition of stupid tyranny of a governor backed up by the Colonial Office, London, in their ignorance of the true state of the colony, as ever witnessed in colonial history.This Tory minority usurping the government then give out to the world, by means of its friends, the agents of the press associations, that the Whiteway Liberal party bad not the confidence of the English public and if they (the Tories) resigned it would be a bad thing for the colony as the Liberals could never raise a loan.What nonsense! The Liberals wers only In power two daye when it was announced that the interest on the debt would be paid in London the same as usual.In the late advices there seems to be a great mixing up of the government, banks, commerce gud the people of New- foundiand.It must be remembered that the government is not bankrupt but the barks and the big commercial firms are, and that although the people may lose money they are not bankrupt either.From advices received from correct and reliable persons, things in Newfoundland are improving, and not, as the press cor.respoudents report, that everything is blacker.Yes! Things are very much blacker for the Tory commercial bank directors and their clique.Thanking you for space and hoping that that this letter will lead Canadian read- \u201crs to accept the reports wired here by the \u2018Gazette's\u2019 correspondent and Mr.\u201c\\\u201cGrath, with a grein of salt.YOUNG NEWFOUNDLAND.Dec.26, 1834, Sir,\u2014In your {issue of Dec.18, I was leased to read in your remarks on \u2018The Newfoundland Crisis\u2019 the following sen- truce, namely : \u2018At this distance, looks a3 if the Goodridge gov- \u201crnment was representative of the nerchants\u201d party in the island 4.202, and as if they had come to the affairs of the island.\u201d You are quite correct in your opinion.I lived in Newfoundland for several years, and know a great dzal of the manners and customs of the people in relation to the fisherman\u2019s work, mode of living, and his social and financial servitude to the merchant.Some years ago, as a general rule of an arbitrary character, the Newfoundland fisherman could pot vote at the elections for members of the House of Assembly otherwise than his supplying merchant would dictate to him.It was in reality a system of serfdom.The politics of the island were controlled by the Chamber of Commerce.I have often thought what a farce the governor's proclamation used to be at the elections, calling on \u2018the free and independent electors,\u2019 etc.Not one-tenth of the fishermen were, strictly speaking, free and independent electors.The merchant with his meal and molasses, reigned supreme.This power of the merchant over the fisherman, in a great measure, prevented Newfounland from entering into confederation with Canada in 1869.Two or three of the wealthy merchants so manipulated the elections, by coercion of voters, as to render the designs of those in favor of confederation abortive, and of no effect, as far as political support at the hustings was concerned.The fisherman of Newfoundland has, in the past, been the oppressed servant of the merchant.Ît was this degrading and unrighteous system that Sir William V.Whiteway, with patriotic and philanthropic principle, has been trying to break up and annihilate.For this laudable attempt to destroy social serfdom among the fishermen he has suffered persecution by is insidious and assidious foes.He is the fisherman's true friend; he is in very deed his advocate, defender and patron.He has been unjustly accused of bribery.Notwithstanding the Supreme Court of Newfoundiand has condemned him I have cause to believe he was unjustly accused and unfairly tried.His expenditure of money on the roads in Newfoundland was a needful and just one.In all of these personal, political and perfidious persecutions there were undercurrents of concealed political Jealousy and hatred because the good Sir William dared to oppose the merchant.and befriend and elevate to a proper social status the honest fisherman of Newfoundland.I am, as one who desires to see justice done to all parties, exceedingly glad that the current of affairs is now running as it should in Sir Wiliam\u2019s favor.He is worthy of all honor, and I feel assured he will be exonerated from all blame, and that he will receive the confidence of the electors of Newfoundland more than ever when the truth is known and some of the dark designs of his enemies are brought to light.I write this to vindicate injured innocence.and to do justice to one who deserves honor for his loyalty, patrictism and philanthropy.JOSEPH PASCOE.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 DOESN'T LIKE STRIKES.MR.HOLMES INTERVIEWED AT FALL RIVER.Fall River, Mass., Dec.26.\u2014In a conversation here this morning Mr.David Holmes, the, English lgbor leader, expressed much surprise that the Lancashire men employed in the mills had not long since devised a standard or universal list of prices to be paid for weaving various kinds of cloth.Such a list had been used in England for forty years.His conception of a trades union is an organized body with a very strong fund at its back.He considers strikes in the nature of wars that should not be engaged in, until an absolute refusal to talk over the matter in dispute is received.\u2018I regard it as a woeful thing to allow members of a union to leave their work when they have not funds to support them a great while,\u2019 he said.He thinks tle character of the popula- THE OTTAWA CARNIVAL.LORD ABERDEEN\u2019S PROPOSAL FOR A POST PONEMENT VOTED DOWN.Ottawa, Dec.26.\u2014At a largely attended meeting of the executive of the carnival a letter was read from Lord Aberdeen asking its postponement, owing to the death of Sir John Thompson.There were only two, General Herbert and Lieut.-Col.Anderson, of the Marine Department, who favored the postponement.A resolution was passed thanking His Excellency for the interest he had taken in the carnival.It was, however, decided to go on.The Governor-General\u2019s letter read as follows: Montreal, Dec.24.Dear Sir James Grant,\u2014I duly received your telegram mentioning the resplt of the public mesting held on the 20th with reference to the carnival and I have also to thank you for your letter of the 22nd.I understand, therefore, that it is definitely settled that the carnival is to take place.It appears to me, however, that it will be appropriate and more than appropriate that it should be held at a somewhat later date than that which was at first proposed.For such postponement there are two protmunent reasons.First, it would furnish a suitable token that, Ottawa, of all places in the world, is not wanting in a keen sense of the great loss which has-been sustained by the Dominion of Canada and the British Empire, Secondly, it would be an appropriate mark of consideration for the feelings of those\u2014 and their number is unquestionably not small\u2014who would have much preferred that the carnival should have been posiponed till another year.Some of these persons, however, have abstained from urging their views because they understood that such ncstponement would cause inconvenience in a business sense.I have only to add, therefore.that in the event of the carnival being deferred till some time in February, I shall be prepared to fill my original engagement to take some part in the proceedings.I remain sincerely yours, ABERDEEN.\u2014 SEPARATE SCHOOL NOMINATIONS.Hamilton, Dec.27.\u2014The nominations for separate school trustees took place at noon yesterday.All the retiring members were re-elected by acclamation.Toronto, Dec.27.\u2014The nominations for separate schools passed off very quietly yesterday at noon.The elections were unanimous.Ottawa, Dec.26.\u2014The nominations for separate school trustees for 1895 took place at noon to-day in the various wards.Things passed off quietly all round.Those nominated were: Victoria Ward, Messrs.E.Lavole and Wm.Biais; Dalhousie Ward, Mr.Bolleau, re-elected by acclamation; Wellington Ward, Mr.E, .T.Smith, re-clected by acclamation; Central Ward, Messrs.Alex.Duff and J.George Kilt; St.George's Ward, Mr.Geo.Seguin, Byward, Messrs.A.E.Prevost and Geo.Philbert; Ottawa Ward, Messrs.Emery Reraud and Louis Beaucage, and Messrs.Bolly and Joseph Patrie; Rideau Ward, Mr.H.F.Sims.ze LET JEWS BEWARE.FURIOUS FRENCH EDITORS THREATEN THEM.Paris, Dec.26.\u2014The declaration issued by the German embassy concerning the Dreyfus case, and the growing bitterness of the German press, have rendered OBITUARY.Toronto,Dec.26-The Rev.Father Rooney, vicar-general, died at midnight, as a result of blood-poisoning.His heart, which had troubled him for years, was also affected.He had been connected with St.Mary's Church, here, for twenty-five years, and was much respected by all denominations in the city.Last spring he was seized with a serious illness, and had not been doing any active work for a year.He was for a long time chairman of the Separate School Board, and took an active part in the educational system.New York, Dec.26.\u2014Mr.James Simpson, of the firm of Simpson, Crawford & Simpson, died at six o'clock this evening at his residence at West Seventy-third street.He had been ailing for some time.He was the senior member of the firm.On Saturday night last, when on his death bed, he gave to each of the employees who had been employed by the firm for ten years, the sum of $100, and those in its employ for fifteen years $200.It is said that in this way Mr.Simpson paid out at least $20,000.New York, Dec.27.\u2014Miguel Salgar, ex- consul-general of the United States of I Columbia, died suddenly here last night.ce FUNERAL OF COL.SKINNER.Hamilton, Ont., Dec.26.\u2014The remains of the late Lieut.-Col.Skinner.which were brought here from Woodstock, yesterday, were buried this afternoon in Hamilton cemetery.The funeral took place from the armory.and was attended by the members of the Thirteenth Battalion, the Veteran Association and a large number of friends of the deceased from the city and elsewhere.The coffin, covered by the Union Jack, was carried on a gun carriage drawn by six horses, the Thirteenth band playing a dirge, and a firing party of a hundred men from the regiment being present.The many floral tributes were beautiful in design.\u2014 ee INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.Calcutta, Dec.26.\u2014The Indian National Congress opened in Madras to-day.Mr.Alfred Webb, M.P.for West Waterford, was elected president.He compared the situation and destinies of India with thos.of Ireland.He commended the Indian government, but sharply criticised the country's extravagant military establishment as entirely beyond the limits of its wealth.-_\u2014\u2014 NOTES AND NOTICES.- A Good Inducement.\u2014P.E.Layton & Bro.aro giving a handsome stool cover and $5 worth of sheet music with every new piano purchased from their ware- reoms during this month; 2387 St.Catherine street, corner of Peel.N.B.\u2014Open evenings.\u2019 ADVERTISEMENTS.the Paris newspapers more intolerant than ever .in.thely denunciations.Today many journals have urged that the : degradation of Capt.Dreyfus should be: made a public ceremony.He should be stripped of his military honors, they say, on the Longchamps race course or the: Vincennes rifle range, where thousands could witness his disgrace, rather than in the privacy of the barracks.The revolutionary and anti-Semitic newspapers ; are @tarting a Jew-balting campaign, in: view of Dreyfus\u2019s Semitic origin.The | \u2018Libre Parole\u2019 predicts that the Jews, by presuming to consider themselves the | equals of Frenchmen and competing with, them, are preparing the most fearful disaster that ever marked the tragic history of the race.tion will be a great hindrance for many years to the growth of trades unionism among the textile workers of New Eng- | land.\u2018I understand,\u2019 he says, \u2018the chil-; dren are brought up to know the advantages of paying to their trades and supporting each other in times of dispute.\u2019 NR | CUSTOMS OFFICIAL SUSPENDED.| Boston, Dec.26.\u2014Inspector Wm.H.! Warren, of the Boston Custom House, was to-day suspended from duty by a.special order from Washington, pending an investigation of alleged misconduct on his part.while on government business in the British provinces.The seizure and search of the fishing schooner \u2018Albert George,\u201d on Oct.2 last, for alleged smuggling of merchandise, with which Inspector Warren had considerable to do, figured in the case.| + .possible loss from peculations by the con- \u2014\u2014 \u2014\u2014 DIPHTHERIA IN ASHTABULA.Pittsburg, Dec.26.\u2014 The Board of Health of Warren, Ohio, to-day notified Superintendent Charles Watts, of the Pennsylvania lines, not to unload any more passengers in Warren from Ashta- bula.An epidemic of diphtheria tha has been progressing for a fortnight i Ashtabula, shows no signs of improvement.eee IS IT CHAUNCEY DEPEW\u2019S JOKE 7?The passenger conductors on the New York Central Railway, and all its branches, were not forgotten when Christmas presents were -sent around this week.But what they got were envelopes containing a request that each would get five reputable citizens to go on their bonds, to secure the company in case of ductors.\u2014N.Y.\u2018World.\u2019 & CARD: » Having retired from the firm of Watson & Dickson, 1791 Notre Dame street, I have much pleasure in informing my friends and customers that I shall start business on my own account at 2174 St.Catherine street, (Art Gallery Building, opposite east corner of H.Morgan & Co.'s.) I have personally se- ected a choice lot of the Newest Designs in Silver- wale, Electro Plate, Art Metal W.' Doulton, Limoges, and Royal Dresden China, .terling Silver Jewellery and Novelties In Silver, Clocks, Table Cutlery, Bpoons and Forks, &c., ail of which will be open for inspection ir.a few days.JOHN WATSON, A ST.CATHERINE STREET, New Year's Gifts We have had an enormous trade thi Christmas and many lines are sold out, but we are just now replenishing our store with fresh goods from our warehouse and have still a great collection of TOYS and FANCY GOODS on hand suitable for young or old and would kindly ask you to pay our store a visit as you are sure to save money.Doll Carriages, 75c; Boys\u2019 Sleighs, 15c up; Workboxes.25e up; Drums, 15c up; Guns, bc up; Plush Boxes.50c to $3.00; China Cups.10c up; large Tin Toys, 25c; complete assortment of Tinware, Graniteware, Crockery, Glassware, Wire Goods, Woodenware.W.Semmelhaack 83 ST.LAWRENCE ST.27 separated.DRIVING GLOVES, Lined, Heavy All-wool, 90c per suit.is no value to equal it offered anywhere.body to see.Better lines $3.00 up to #6 are far superior to the ordinary clags of assortment and compare our prices at ste! both politically and commercially, :7 a determined attempt to maintain the old svatem of the colony whereby a sort nf trude argtocrszy was enabled to run JOHN ALLANSS, Blocks all Street Railway tracks, cars stop street, the complete belt line in his window js in good order.either, this is just the weather for our trade.warm, and Overshoes and Rubbers to keep your feet dry.READ ON, FEW PRICES.WARM WOOL GLOVES at 20c per pair.See the Heavy, Warm, ARCTIC MITT at 50c.Also, the OIL- TANNED SARANAC SHESPSKIN MITT, wool lined, at 50c fine Knitted Pure Wool with Satin finish, at $2.25 per suit, or two euits for .00 in all sizes.OVERCOATS AND ULSTERS FOR MEN, YOUTHS AND BOYS.We have sold a very Heavy Frieze Ulster, with deep Storm Collar, well made and trimmed, for the very low figures $4.50.This coat is a boon to the workingman.At the prices nobody need go about cold.We have better lines up to 812 each, made equal to custom trade, good goods, good trimmings, and first-class workmanship.Cut by our own cutter they a I v d running.Only car track clear t at 75c per pair.All-wool Scotch Knitted at $1.50 to $1.73 SNOWED UNDER! Heavy Snowstorm in Montreal.his morning was ALLAN\u2019S on Craig Snow and coid weather don\u2019t ston it, nor the business Now is the time to get clothing.Caps, Gloves and Underwear to keep you DRIVING MITTS at 25c, 85e and 50c.er pair, with thamb and forefingers LINED KID GLOVES at 75c per pair.COME AND SEE OLR FINE STOCK OF WARM WINTER UNDERWEAR.Special Pure, Heavy Ribbed, All-wool Underwear at $1.25 per suit.We helieye there per suit.And our leading line of very $4.25.This is a line we would like every- dy-mades, and in fact few could tell they were not an $18.00 Overcoat made 0 Pi parr k 564 PE ni EE A Fre to order.Boys\u2019 Suits and Overcoats at all prices, but the best goods are what we try to sell always.Come and see our 650 to 665 CRAIG STREET, MONTREAITL.À awe DN ADVERTISEMENTS.Colonial Blouse, Phillips Square.= NEW YEAR'S GIFTS AT LIBERAL DISCOUNTS.Toys! Toys! Toys! 25 PERCENT OFF ALL TOYS AND DOLLS.CHINA DEPARTMENT, ré TE FANCY GOODS! 20 PERCENT OFF FANCY GOODS.BLOTTERS, TOURIST CARDS, DESKS, DRESSING CASES, WORK BOXES, MINIC ROLLS, TOILEL SETS, GLOYE and HANDKERCHIEF SETS, MANICURE SETS, TRIPLICATE MI!RRORN, JEWEL BOXES, PHOTO ALBIMS, PHOTO SCREENS, PHOTO CASES, CLOCKS, CUFF and COLLAR SET3, OPERA GLASSES, GOLD PENS and PENCILS, INK\\TANDS, Also our Excellent Aes riment of PURSES, CARD CASES, COMBINATION CASES.FIVE PERCENT EXTRA FOR CASH.\u2014 Se = HENRY MORGAN & CO.MONTREAL.HOME THE PARADISE \u2018Of man on earth, is worthy of the best that man can procure.One of the necessary comforts is to furnish it with PFURNITURE that is in style, and display your taste, and give you good honest wear, and not cost you a fortune.Our stock will afford you ample choice, and our prices will be found specially low, consistent with quality.Renaud, King & Patterson, 652 CRAIC STREET.TERMS CASH.eme \u2018\u201c Books we know \u201cAre a substantial world both pure and good ; Round these with tendrilastrong as flesh and blood, Our pastime and our happiness will grow.\u201d \u2014Wordsworth Personal Talk Stanza, GREAT BARGAINS IN BOOKS AT BOTH OUR STORES For the remainder of this year.We are making special reductions.Now is a good time to make additions to your Library.Sublath-school Teachers will find a choice stock to select from, suitable as Gifts to their Scholars.Mr.DRYSDALE while thanking the Public for their liberal patronage during the past Twenty Years, has great pleasure in once more wishing them À JOYOUS XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.Nothing contributes so much to one\u2019s happiness as a taste for reading, especially the reading aloud at your own fireside of a good book, such as \u2018Beside the Bonnie Drier Bush,\u201d by Ian MacLaren, price £1.25 Andrew Carnegie says, ** Nothing written recently upon Scotland equals this gem in pathos.It is a masterpiece.\u201d Send for recent Catalogues and Suggestions as to What to Read.Our Two Stores will be OPEN EVERY NIGHT this week till TEN o'clock.We shall be pleased to meet the friends from Point St.Charles, Cote St.Antoine, Hoche- laga, Maisonneuve, Cote St.Louis and Suburban Districts.A DAINTY BOOKLET.RHYME AND ROUNDELAY, illustrated, \u201cedition de luxe,\u2019 price 15 cents.The \u201cHerald\u201d says :\u2014 These verses are true and earnest.\u201d The * True Witness\u201d says :\u2014 \u201cThe volume js tiny and elegant.\u201d From the \u2018 Metropolitan\u201d :\u2014' \u2018Dainty and attractive ; true poetic thought quaintly and delicately set forth.\u201d From the Sherbrooke \u2018\u2018Gazetie\u2019\u201d :\u2014*\u2018Charming little book.\u201d From the Montreal \u2018\u2018Gazette\u201d : \u2014Some clever dialect verse studies ; * * sentiment and reflection.W.DRYSDALE & CO, Publishers, Booksellers and Importers, 232 ST.JAMES ST.2365 ST.CATHERINE ST.RUSTESS CANDS axD FRE PROTECTION BY COMMERCIAL PRINTING OF ALL KINDS NEATLY DONE At the \u201cWITNESS\u201d OFFICE JOB DEPARTMENT, AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS, This Mode of Equipment means INCREASED FRecurity and DECREASED Insurance Premiums.Write to us for ESTIMATES for Factories nad Warehouse. Point St.Charles.x THURSDAY NIGHT, DEC.27th j A FIRST HALF .AMERICAN, F SECOND HALF .CANADIAN \u2018 ADMISSION - 25 CENTS.| STAR OF HOPE.! LIVELY GOSPEL MEETINGS.D CALVARY HALL, GUY STREET, fi {Above 8t.Antoine.) 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FRIDAY, Dec.28.At 8pm.Admission to non-subscribers, 25c: Gallery, 25c extra.A limited number of Reserved Beats in Galley, 50c extra.Tickets for sale at the Treasurers ORice, 128 St.James street, opposite Post Office, and at the Rink on Friday Evening.Members must show their Season Tickets to obtain admission.H, F.CHAFFEE, 8.JACKSON, Treasurer.Secretary, 27 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29.Val LES DORE EE EE M.A A A.RINK, M.A.A.A.GROUNDS, Cote St.Antoine.i THE RINK IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SEASON, Royal Scots Band WILL BE IN ATFENDANCE AT RINK ON SATURDAY, 29th INST.AND ALSO ON New Years Day.BADGES and BOXES may be had from the Freasurer at Office, 119 MANSFIELD STREET.T.Y.FOSTER, Hon.Secy.TO SUBSIDIZE BUTTER.JOIRT PETITION OF DAIRYMAN'S AND BUTTER ANI) CHEESE ASSOCIATION.= WE Kron ype The Dairyman\u2019s Association of the Province of Quebec, having asked the Montreal Butter and Cheese Association to assist in the presentation of a joint patitior to the Government for the grant of a bonus on butter made in the province of Quebec for export, the Butter and Cheese Association replied: \u2018While we have our doubts about the practical utility of granting a bonus, yet in view of the present condition of the butter market, and in view of the large outlays made by the government in Denmark ,Australia and New Zealand for the fostering of the manufacture of butter, we are willing to join the Dairymen's Association in their petition and to do what we can to help the scheme so as to make it work to the best possible advantage.mt I TR rs ar iden ent position of the butter trade is the 7e- The reply then suggests tha: the pres- sult of dairymen holding their butter in a speculative way, instead of selling it while fresh for the best price obtainable, and counsels the latter course of action.Many other suggesticns are made for the | improvement of the butter-making indus- | Thompson, eile adel DE a hd SUBSCRIPTION RATES, Dally Witness, £3.00, Weekly Witness, $1.00; with reductions to clubs; Northern Messenger, 30c ; 10 copies to one address, $2.25; 20, $4.40; $10.50 ; 100, £20.For Great Britain add $1.04 per annum for postage on Weekly Witness : 28e on Northern Messenger ; $3.60 on Daily Witness.The last edition of the DATLY WITNESS is delivered in the city every evening of publication at $4.00 per annum.eel ADVERTISING RATES.DAILY WITNESS.Five lines and upwards, 10c per line.Contract on favorable terms.WEEKLY WITNESS.With large type or cuts, 20c per line.One-third reduction if set in our usual small advertising \u201ctypes.Special contract rates.The Daily AVitness.THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894.Unnumbered petitions demanding the separation of the liquor from the grocery business have been presented to the legislature.The whole opinion of the people, excepting only that of the liquor trade, including not even all of the liquor grocers, is in favor of the legislation thus demanded.The answer of the legislature is said to be, \u2018We hope to do something before nex} session, but it is really absolutely impossible just now.\u201d While Mr.Taillon, the minister on whom it would devolve, has on his shoulders the management of two departments, one of them in a very assailable condition, joined to the anxieties of the premiership, this answer would appear to be a reasonable one.Had we not heard its like every year for twenty years we might accept it.As it is, we may say we have never the least faith in next session.On one thing we may congratulate ourselves, and that is that Mr.Taillon has promised legislation with regard to those gambling dens which the present law shelters under the name of clubs.If, as we may presume, Judge Dugas\u2019s judgment in the case of the so-called Excelsior Club is in accordance with the existing law, that case has brought out into the bright light of day defects which cry for immediate remedy.\u2014\u2014\u2014 The merchants\u2019 party of Newfoundland, who are largely responsible both for the commercial and political troubles under which that unhappy island is suffering, and who seem to control, or at least influence, the public correspondence, both cable and mail, from the colony, are very aunx- ious that the idea should prevail in Canada that the Newfoundlanders contemplate going back to the old colonial system of government, whereby the people of the island would have little or no say as to the management of their affairs, which would be under the control of a governor and of a council and executive nominated and appointed by the governor and sanctioned by the Imperial Government.There can be no doubt that under guch a system the merchants\u2019 party, composed of the former aristocracy of the colony, and who have resorted to legal but very inexpedient means of grasping and maintaining themselves in power against the will of the people, would once more rule by means of their influence over the governor and executive, Thus the old bad and ruinous store or credit system, by which the people have been kept in poverty and want, would be shored up and the development of the island delayed for a long period.Happily, however, the merchants\u2019 party, who are in favor of the old colonial system, do not, according to \u2018Young Newfoundlander\u2019s\u2019 letter, which appears in another column, number much more than a fifth of the whole population.The great ma- \u2018jority of the people will prefer union with Canada, not only as an escape from their present troubles but as a means of retaining self-government, of getting rid of the store system, with slavery, and of developing the natural resources of the island, and giving its people wider interests, greater prosperity and more stability both jisregard to commerce and politics.\u2014_\u2014 f= A FIT LEADER.Some of the Conservative organs of this province urge upon Mr.Bowell .the appointment of Sir Adclphe Caron | to the leadership of the government in the House of Commons.It has \u201cgenerally been taken for granted that: | Mr.Foster, who is perhaps the ablest | man in the Cabinet, and who has been | in the absence of Sir John would be handed the be blamed because they can see only The organs one side of many questions.| leader reins in the House.been in the Cabinet since 1880.pointment of a British Canadian might be inclined to vote for the party whose leader is Mr.Wilfred Laurier.Sir Adolphe Caron has, it appears to us, other claims also to the leadership.Not only.is he the survivor of the corruptionists in the Cabinet, having with more sail and less ballast weathered the gale in which Sir Hector Langevin went down, but he is an unrepentant cor- ruptionist who brazenly, in the presence of the colonial and imperial delegates to the Ottawa conference, declared that what he had done before he would do again.What he did bafore was to accept in bank bills in his own hand subscriptions of twenty-five thousand dollars from men who were interested in railway subsidies granted by the government of which he is a member, and to distribute it among the constituencies at election times.He declared that until the government had carried through a redistribution bill, in other words a gerrymander bill, this course was necessary to the success of the government candidates.Sir Richard Cartwright recently sald in a speech :\u2014 \u2019Tis the voice of the boodler I heard him maintain: \u2018T have boodled before, I will toodle again.\u2019 If the Conservatives are going to the country on the \u2018old policy\u2019 it would be wel! for them to have as their leader in the Hôuse of Commons Sir Adolphe Caron, who is avowedly devoted to this practice of the old policy.He will best stand up as its representative, as Mr.Bowell is said to best stand ad the representative of Canadian McKinleyism, that other feature of the National Policy.By all means have Sir Adolphe Caron as leader in the Commons ; we have not a bit of doubt that his appointment would strengthen the government among the boodling element in this province, though it must be confessed that he was not very successful in his district in the last general elections.There is some reason to believe that the boodling element in Canada is less important than it was.pe HIS POWERFUL WEAPON.Alderman Prefontaine, like Samson, has one weapon with which he can easily slay all opposition, whether at the City Hall or at Quebec, to any scheme of which he is the chosen engineer.He has only to say that the opposition comes from the \u2018rich west end residents,\u201d who hate to see the poor east end people get any improvements.His words practically mean : the English have the money, and we have the votes to take it from them ; nous avors l\u2019avantage, profitons en\u2019 With this ery Mr.Prefon- taine is leading the city on to ruin.English people make a great mistake, however, when they think their French fellow-citizens have no other wish but to rob and wrong them.When they go to Quebec, and after arguing for hours in the private bills committee against a mischievous course, see rural members who have epent the whole time in the smoking- room or elsewhere, come in and vote on its behalf, they are tempted to think so.When, after polling a committee with care and finding themselves with a probable majority, they see one member after another reversing his position at the instance, tc all appearance, of some of Canada\u2019s greatest lobbyists, who are ever in the background, they begin to say between their teeth that the only way to gecure any good in this country is \u2018to fight the devil with fire, and hire | men to use the kind of cajolery \u2018hat these men are imagined to use.This j | advice is partly right, but mostly | wrong.It is right to say that if the members at Quebec, or even in our ; own Council, are to be reached at all | they must be reasoned with by peo- | ple to whom they will listen.But i the advice is wrong, and perilously so, when it assumes that the only in- | fluences these men are open to are such as a good man would not use.It is wickedly and fatally wrong :when it propos2s to use these methods.Our French fellow-citizens cannot Need Canadians, who in case of the api | It and who appeal only to that which is good in them.A bad cause may gain by bad methods; a good cause never can.A party which consents to any iniquity to gain power Dbe- comes the slave of that iniquity all the greater if its reputation and its aims have been different.Blackmail can have no effect on a blackguard, with no reputation to lose, but it is powerful against one who has compromised a good reputation.So a party of good morals or a good government association would be utterly defiled by touching the pitch which! would hardly show on a natural Ethiopian.One who has made a special study of the French-Canadian people expresses ihe conviction that they are as a rule desirous to do what is right by everybody.and if they could only be reached by a clear understanding of the real right and wrong of any case they would largely be governed by the right.Must not the judgment of heaven fall on those who for the promotion of special interests, whether partisan, ecclesiastical or financial, sow mistrust between fellow countrymen ?Alderman Prefontaine is evidently intensely interested in increasing the city\u2019s borrowing and spending power, and so, in order to mislead those members who do not thoroughly understand why the amendment is so streruously opposed, he brings forward with parrot-like iteration this shameful race cry.It is hard to understand how anyone can systematically sow seeds which aim at breeding hatred and discord, for the sake of accomplishing any project.It is sincerely to be hoped that the French members of parliament will not let their good common sense he blunted by such appeals, and vote for a measure which will enable the City Council once more to borrow an immense sum of money and squander it on schemes which are chiefly in other interests than those of the public.COSTS OF WARRANTN.THE QUESTION DISCUSSED BY THE LEGISLATURE.HEATED DEBATE OVER MR.AUGE'S WORKVWAN'S LIEN BILL\u2014THE ST.ALBAN CATASTROPHE.Quebec, Dec.27.\u2014Notwithstanding the fear expressed that thers would be no quorura this week, there was a very good attendance of members present when the House opened yesterday afternoon.eral more scattering petitions for the separation of the liquor and grocery trades were presented from Sorel and Richmond and a report was brought in from the Private Bills Committee, asking that the delay for receiving reports on private bills, which expired yesterday, be extended to to-morrow to enable the committee to complete the considcration of the Montreal city, town of St.Henri, and other bills still before it.THE ST.ALBAN DISASTER.Sev- After some other routine, including the introduction of a bill by the Attorney- General to amend the law relating to fabriques, which, he explained, was for the purpose of enabling these bodies to defend themselves when impleaded, as it had sometimes occurred that oblections to their so doing had been raized by the parishioners, Mr.Tessier (Portneuf) asked and Mr.Taillon replied that it wes the government's intention to grant some assistance to the families of St.Alban, who suffered loss by the landslide and overflow of the river Ste.Anne in April, 1894; but that, as they had since teceived a number of similar claims from otber parishes, which had suffered loss from the same disaster, they thought it desirable before doing anything deflnite in the matter that the exact extent of the damage should be first ascertained.Mr.Tessier subsequently brought up the same question in the form of a motion for a return of all the correspondence exchanged between himself and the Premier reia- tive to the damage sustained by the sufferers at St.Alban and also of the reports nf the parish priest of St.Alban and of Mgr.Laflamme, ou the subject.At Mr.TaiMon's suggestion, the motion was amended so as to include the correspondence exchanged between Mr.Lawrence Stafford and the government, as well as between the municipalities concerned and the government.The Premier also explained that the Government had given $1,400 out of the colonizaticn moneys to- vrarde the reconstruction of the bridge.at Albans.They felt that their first duty as a government was to look after the public communications, leaving to local and individual initiative and to public charity the duty of relicving the immediate wan's of the sufferers.THE WARRANT QUESTION.Mr.Laliberte brought up the question of the mcney deposits exacted from com- £1 St.which advocate Sir Adolphe Caron\u2019s | we wonder if they look with distrust | appointment urge that he has the | on everything whatever that comes: strongest claims, that he is the senior , from a person who speaks English ?member of the Privy Council, and has : That is a feeling that is instilled into His | them with their mother\u2019s milk.appointment would, they say, be is necessary, therefore, to afford them popular in this provinez, and strength- | in all our dealings with them evidence en the government among the French- | that we are a people to be trusted, In reply to Mr.Lussier, who asked if.Mr.Mose Raymond (private sccretary to the Premier), whose name appeared in the public accounts as the reciplent of a saiary of 31,000 per annum, had cotained permission from the governmeni t> go and canvass at the Bonave\u2018ure election and whether his salary would be paiû him for the time he was absent.Mr.Taillon said that Mr.Raymend did not belong to the Civil Service and that he had obtained permission to go to Bonaventure.MR.AUGES LIEN BILL.On the motion to go into committee on Mr.McDonald's bill to repeal the law passed last session giving a lien or privilege for the payment of their wages to werkmen and for materals furnished to others on buildings erccted by such workmen or out of such materials, Mr.Auge asked for explanetions and Mr.Me.Donald stated that, as shown by the numerous petitions presented to the Hous» from influential sources \u2018n Montreal, the operation of this law had been d'zastrous to the building trade without benefiting the workingmen, and that it wes there- fsre desirable to repeal it.Ii took away the preferential privilege of the \u201c bailleur de fonds\u2019 and the consequence was that it had checked investmenta in buildinz.Mr.Martineau opposed the reneal of the law, which hc said bad not bezn yet given a fair trial.He denied that numerous petitions bad heen presented to +he House, asking for its repeal.If =o, \u2014 - \u2014\u2014 plainants secking the issue of warrants | he had not seen or heard cs ' from certain police courts by moving for | Nr.Stephens held that .a copy of all instructions given by the ; the law had niuestioe 4802 Attorney-Gereral's department.to the | trous to the Moira) he oe magistrates and police authorities or pointed OUT 2 Hipinter other officers of justice, to exact a fee or | Wiieh il had vorket injure.deposit of money from persons lodging The delate was cac, complaints before such magistrates or | Panne*va and Lussior ge officers in order to obtain the arrest or | Who \u201cteterilet 3he ea cn conviction of delinquents.plenitt pointmis car hye Attorney-General Casgrain explained Yté! hat douze Lan that for a long time past, so long that it an Co reiTe Derm had been found impossible to trace the acolo to buiblors, beginning, but certainly since 1872 or A the same Une he os 1873, it had bezn the practice to exact DOs 7n Tuvet the a deposit or sum of four dallars at the 170128 6! te lan Montreal police cour: as a guarantee that = Ue 50.complaints, whan made, were weil found- Mr Kennedy de ed and laid in vol faith.This deposit INtPTEST murtevir was returned if the accnsed party was Dut from aha La.convicted.As far aos was apparent the Most Comme tent so\u201d object was to prevent the laying of jibjuriously Ao frivolous and vexations complaints, merc- | Vas ho guano ly laid for vindictive purposes.Last \u2018advance mores ot summer, however, a Mrs.Smith objected | bwidings.ts paying thiz deposit and complained of + Mr.Hall ato ons it, when the attention of the govern- law ant upen \u20ac ment was called is the subject for the General Caserunn first time.Enquiries were at once mado Mr.Flynn, wc ae by bis department and ii as learnn] pussible fo Treo from the officers of tun court that the tevesis bo dapesit was exacted to var the stamps os enh ihe worminen the complaints avd other papers, and as ANT the bill Vas a guarantee of the good \u2018aith of the coum- \u2018A n-Ddment tn: plainants.When the jaw came in: Con.force changing the mode of paving Pigh , Mr.Sepagns su Constable Bissonnette.the question again dition or the Moro came up and instructions were then given ingdm ro eived tho to the nfficers of the court to continue to Moti.n of Mr.Bis exact the deposit, but only in certain bos-1 it anl also cases and where there was reason tu Proposing to all suspect bad faith, and in other cases Montreal cours \u20ac merely to require payment of the stamps I?the ja necessary on the proceedings, amounting Weis vat to $1.50.From this payment.however, hs oss there were 10 Le exemntions in all causes Pat ON 0° 510 where the offences charged were of su!- Grues.- ficient gravity to invoive five years\u2019 im- 7 Pres 16 prisonment, where women sel their hus- fr bands for neglocting ty provide fur them, har 1.and where the complains were laid tor vérar « .constables or by th> S-viet- far the Pro Towel go ' tection o!P Women and Ch'l'ren, and pla nis .; where the complainants swore that they bration oo i were tuo poor to pay.Ar the came time, Jilg> in the magistrate hal di | he shore, oir da à this morning, to render judgments, the penis.pransey, wo Taschereau, Saint WHERE IS FRANK [FRASER ?| isoun Pa .full bench bein resent, Chief Justice acns, OLOL.es.Irwin, ap neau, pum- i h CE Alencar READY FOR MAILING TO FRIENDS.] Sir Alexander Lacoste referred as fol- bray, Rodier, Ouimet, Bthier, Judah, THE ELEVATOR MAN OF THE STANDARD BUILD- | NUE PES Co \u2014_\u2014 RAILWAYS STOPPED! ows to the death of Sir John Thompson: Mount, Parent, and Burtsell.ING DISAPPEARED ON CHRISIMAS EVE.| noo wis) Conran GREETING \u2018It is our duty on this the first occasion \u2014\u2014\u2014 Frank Fraser.of 55 à oh PSY a N eg 0 END ONE AS CHRISTMAS v | _ ) ser, 55 Mayor sirest, who has Q Ÿ EX Fng SEND ONE AS À CHRISTHAS Oe oe OTe, the death of the gmi-| A CASE OF PERSONAL RESPONSI- run the vlevator In tie stibud badiim os Koos ; ; .: , .for over seven years, and who is known : Pas ad -\u2014_\u2014 | Business at a Standstill.our midst, and before his tomb is finally BILITY.be a reliable and steady en, Hus omy Ta tr wile phia PRICE, READY FOR ADDRESS, FIVE closed to express our deep regret for his The Court of Appeal rendered judg-| disappeared, and what has become of him, (Fei nai.CENTS loss and our profound sympathy for his ment, this morning.in the case of the or where he is, no one knows.He deft the : : Pox Fac.\u2019 worthy wife and family.If ever there Bank of Ottawa and Lomer.This was piandard building about six oclock ou Ca Ne \u2018 \u2014_ G.A.HOLLAND & SON was a well filled life it was that of Sir] an action taken by the bank on hills of of spirits re Da ing Ls pe In the Lust | John Thompson.ven before hs hd exchange, and for which Lomer claimed jferry Christmas, and evidentlv Ty hoy i, 2 CONTAINS SIXTEEN COLUMNS OF Equal to the emergency and are on attained a mature age, the people of his not to be personally responsible, on the! follow the advice of those who wished him | NEWS, LOCAL AND FOREIGN.hand with bie li province called him to the highest hon rs grounds that his firm's signature was tho same.When he reached his house at ; Te, 5 and with a big line of at their disposal.Being afterwards cali- given in their capacity as agents.The |» Mayor street, he took his tes, and then ed to the bench, the extent of his know- Superior Court maintained the action of oon ire to get herself ready oo as \u20ac PUN ledge and the wisdom of his judgment the bank, but that judgment was re- ; any alin to purchase CHFISUMAS © Gen Enctre 012 1- Us = FUNERAL OF SIR JOHN THOMPSON.MOCCASINS & SNOWSHOES.wers such during his three or four years versed by the Court of Review.In its ines, when le returned from rerformime 9 | Leitdo, Aun Arbors Nor Mo \u2014 ye term of office, that Sir John Macdonald turn, the Court of Appeal reversed the| who resides in Durocher street.he on | I Lo 47 2 HOW\u2019S THIS?called him to form part of his ministry decision of the Court of Review, and attended to some litde things about the , NN H.M.S.\u2018BLENHEIM\u2019 BRINGING HIS RE- and entrusted him with the imporiant confirmed the judgment of the Superior house, and told the children to hang up | WEAKER MAIN 7 7 ; 7 Court, holding that the initials affixed their stockings ready fer santa Claus.When | 4 Ne MAINS FOR BURIAL.portfolio of justice.There, in the course ji ! h ignature.were not sufficient to he went out, which was about half past |! 5 i £ fi i \u2018ars, h uired so much to the signa , e ; \u2014 Finest Grade oi five or six years, Le acquired so indi a special ov d re- seven, he said he would be bark by elght.| _.TT .indicate any special agency and T WH | WHEA ND On eyes Ladtes\u2019 M o Less influence that his future position as 1 L fr ersonal responsibility.JIS.Fraser accordingly prepared hersclt | SAT AND CORN FURTIH THE WORST DEFICIT CANADA HAS actes occasins, $1.00 Prime Minister was looked upon as a eve \u201csomer 1rom D p Ÿ- for shopping, and was ready by eight o'clock \u2014 EVER BEEN.10 percent foregone conclusions and his talents were ess \u2014but her husband did not keep his aproint- The Chicago grain mark N.Finest Grade so well appreciated by his sovereign that WN T oF 1 ment, and until now she has waited in clined to-day.« ; Lo \u2019 : Discount.h t t biter in \u2018he set THRO | 0 RT.vain for his coming.The poor woman is ed to-day.Opening sigh Boys Moccasins, 75¢ he was chosen to ac ae a ter ; ne se ; almost distracted, and cannot imagine what yesterday's closing Ît maintz 1 te tlement of a difficulty between two great | _ ; \u2014\u2014., has become of her husband.The gentle- vance until after moon wWlum © lex REV.DR.CHINIQUY TO MGR.FABRE.THE NEW CANADIAN CABINBT.\u2014 Other Contentz\u2014An American Trespasser\u2014 British Columbian Floods-\u2014-Tke War on Vice \u2014Tuberculosis in New York\u2014The Real Tich- borne Found\u2014\u201cDanesdury House\u2019\u2014Puss and the Scientists\u2014Literary Revisw\u2014Destruction of Prairie Chickens- Tha Blue Coach Rob- bery-Christmastide Story \u2014-Homestead Son\u2014 Way to be Hsppy\u2014A Paris House Dress-\u2014 The Trofession of Wife\u2014Three Pairs of Stockings\u2014Miils Meetings in Manchester\u2014 The Advent\u2014Christmas\u2014The New Govern- ment\u2014Unseated Legislators \u2014 Twin Evils\u2014 Temperance and Municipal Elections\u2014Truth About Clover\u2014Agricultsral, Questions ané Answers, Legal, Veterinary, etc.\u2014The Canadian Pacific Railway and Mr.Smith\u2014Que- bee Patrons\u2014PBEnglaal and Cholera\u2014Para- lyzed Police Foree\u2014Peace for China\u2014The Public Accounts \u2014 Gladstore on Armenian Atrocities \u2014 Boyd-Somerville Case \u2014 Liquor Trafic\u2014British Politics\u2014Robert L.Steven- son-Party Leaders, and other articles of in'erest.FOR SALE, SECOND-HAND EXPRESS Sleigh, good as new.Apply 2373 and 2375 St.Catherine street.27 WANTED.MAN TO CANVASS MONTREAL with full line of Mill and Engineer's Supplies.Liberal terms tn the right man.Address DOMINION MBTALLIC PACKING CO., Hamilton, Ont.27 INTBRESTING LIQUIDATION.The Court of Appeals rendered judg- mert, this morning, in the case of Lig- gett & Bamilton.This was a dispute in connection with the dissolution of the old dry goods firm of Messrs.Liggett & Hamilton.When the partnership was dissolved, Mr.Ligget took charge of the Hquidation proceedings, and when the time for a final settlement came he claim.eG a commission for his services in the matter and also $100 amount of fees paid by him to one of his arbiters.Mr.Ham- {ton would not agree to this and hence the present litigation.The Superior Court refused to admit Mr.Liggett's claim, and the Court of Appeal confirmed that judgment this morning on the ground that a partner cannot make any claim for Lis services In connection with the lfqui- dation of the business, which is supposed to be a continuation of the partnership.A claim might be made for expenses {n- c'arred, but not for services rendered.As regards the arbiter\u2019s fees, each partner was supposed to pay his own valuators.er INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.The many Masonic lodges of this city and vicinity were all busy this afternoon with the ceremony which attends their annual installation of officers.rer ST.HENRI COLLECTING TAXES.The municipal council of St.Henri has entered a number of actions for the coi- jection of taxes from residents of the 10 to 50 percent discount off all TOYS! \\ DOLLS! BLOCKS! 10 to 40 percent discount off all GAMES.A lot of DRESSING CASES 50 percent discount.FANS.33 1-8 percent Discount off all FANS.À great and last opportunity to buy Holiday presents at the old stand\u2014 prior to moving.G.A HOLLAND & SON.1758, 1760 Note Dame st.ST.LAMBERT HILL.THE QUESTION OF EXTENDING ST.LAWRENCE MAIN STREET TO THE RIVER BEFORE THE PRIVATE BILLS COMMITTEE.Quebec, Dec.27.\u2014 The Montreal bill was again taken up in Committee this morning, the attendance, notwithstanding the howling storm outside, being even larger than yesterday, including, among others, the Mother superior of the Sisters of the Congregation.Clause 24, relative to the widening of St.Lambert Hill, was taken up.On behalf of Mr.James Mec- Arthur, Mr.R.C.Smith was heard in support of the opening of St.Lavw- rence Main street to the river, as an improvement of general interest, the cost of which should be defrayed out of the general funds of the city, and the work proceeded with immediately.Ald.Prefontaine, who declared that he spoke for himself only.and not for the City Council, took similar ground, speaking at considerable length in support of the improvement as a public neceszity and an act of justice.Mr.Lamothe denied that this expropriation bad ever been demanded by the proprietors concerned.On the contrary it had been imposed upon them by the city in the general public interest yet it was sought to saddle them with balf the cost though they were far less interested ir the improvement than other sections which wanted an easier outlet to the river in that direction.He also contended that the cost of the improvement should be assessed upon the whole city.Mr.Parizeau said he had an amendment ta offer which he hoped would render this expenditure acceptable to all.He accordingly moved to the effect that a forty-foot tunnel should form part of the improvement, which would leave e street thirty feet wide over the hill.Ce PERSONAL.Mgr.Emard, Bishop of Valleyfield, re- iscality.' \u2018turned from Europe sn Monday last.REE Morr rac BS EY IN a pu pee cor pri nations, a mission which he fulfilled with the greatest credit.to himself and those whom he represented.To all those honors must be added the public respect and esteem which he secured as due to those who act honestly, conscientiously and through conviction.No wonder then that his tragical death should have cast a gloom over the whole land and even among the English nation at large, oceurring as it did at a moment when his sovereign was personally conferring new honors upon him.For those who bad occasion to krow ir John Thompson more intimatelv there is perhaps a still more characteristic and more notable feature of his life, his disinterestedness, which led him to keep post of duty where the good of his ccun- try required his presence, when fcrtune and riches would have smiled Upon him fn other spheres of life.It does not belong to this tribunal to look into his political career, bu: this we can say, while maintaining our neutrality, that he rendered most valuable services in the drafting of our laws and more especially as regards the Criminal Coda.For some years past, death seems to have chosen its victims in the highest ranks of society, and a large number of distinguished men have of late disappeared from our midst.Let us trust that Divine providence while in its wisdom taking away from us our noted men will fn its mercy replace them by citizens worthy to take their place.es A UNIQUE DINYER.\u2014 ARCHBISHOP FABRE CARVED AND LADY ABERDEEN WAS A 3 WAITRESS.BRIGHT SCENES IN THE NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON.There was a dinner this afternoon at which Archbishop Fabre carved turkey and Lady Aberdeen was a waitress.Needless to say, for charity's sake.As might be guessed, at the Notre Dame Hospital.The waitresses strove for the honor of securing the plates which His Lordship had filled, and, as they handed them to the patients, said \u2018Monsignor sends you this,\u2019 \u2018This is from the Archbishop\u2019s own hands.\u2019 Lady Aberdeen, clad in the uniform of the gentle Sisters, moved among the patients with a large plate of jellies and cakes.Benevolence shone on her beautiful face.This queenly lady is at home among all classes.With a compassionate smile she offered the dish to a sorrowful patient.His eyes seemed to say, \u2018Put it all right down here,\u2019 but he only took a small portion of jelly-cake.There were many well-known men present at the dinner.\u2018Barney\u2019 Tansey wore a small tablecloth, and disjointed a Aire o ERP onsets plump little goose THE BOYD-SOMERVILLE CASE DISMISSED.MAY COME UP AGAIN NEXT WEDNESDAY.Beauharnois, Que., Dec.27.\u2014Owing to the continued illness of Mr, Greenway, one of the jurymen, the Boyd-Somerville case was thrown out at eleven o'clock this morning.Regret was expressed on all sides, as the interest had reached such a point that considerable excitement was manifested in all sections of the country, and it was generally belisved that a verdict would have bcen come to by Saturday at the latest.The case will be reheard next Wednesday.The bank authorities intend to get a verdict one way or the other in the matter.-\u2014 MR.FLEMING VINDICATED.HIS ADMINISTRATION DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN FREE FROM EVEN THE FAINTEST TAINT OF BOODLING.Torcnto, Dec.27.\u2014The prosecuting counsel, Mr.Nesbitt, had the following to say respecting ex-Mayor Fleming at the boodle Investigation yesterday: \u201cI nave examined into Mr.Fleming's affairs \u2018as he placed them before me, and have checked the statement of his assets and Habilitles for the past four years and have traced their disposition, and the deposits made by him in cash and the present condïttfon of his finances, and I can find no trace of any matter which is not fully explained to my satisfaction, and after my examination I have stated to Mr.Fleming that I do not desire his presence on \u2018the stand as there was nothing in reference to which I would call upon him for any explanation.I mention his name bocause he was put upon the stand as a witness, and was left with the statement that I would look into his affairs and if I found anything which indicated any suggestion of wrong doing upon bis part that I would recall him, and it is only therefore proper and right that I should make the statement which I now make In reference to the matter.I am also quite satisfied that the judgment which was purchased agalnst him was intended to be used for the purpose of pressure but that the design was desisted from.I have also had Mr.Fleming's explanation upon the subject of his privatt interview -wita Coleman in July, 1893, and I find that the matters which Mr.Fleming states were discussed existed and were matters of an entirely personal character relating to pecuniary transactions with third parties whom Coleman represented and were bona fide in no way Telated to Mr.Fleming's public posi- ion and are not pertinent to this enquiry.The \u2018 Witness \u2019 correspondent learns that this vindication of Mr.Fleming is likely to have an important bearing on the result in the approaching civic election.\u2014_\u2014 HONORING THEIR PASTOR.The Roman Catholic population of the parish of St.Jean Baptiste will tender a banquet to their pastor the Rev.Abbe Auclair, this evening, on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination.They will also present him with an address and gifts consisting of altar vestments and a costly chalice.= EE ES man, at whose house in Durocher street, he ras last seen, states that Fraser was In excellent spirits when with him.and laughed and joked with the children of the house.He left to go home about eight o'clock.Enquiries have been mado all over the city and every likely and unlikely place has been searched, but no trace of the missing man.He is known to have had about sixty or seventy dollars In his pocket, forty dollars of which was a collection from the differen: offices in the Standard building, which had been given to him as a Christmas gift.Fraser was a member of the Salvation Army, and a man of good habits.He is about thirty years of age, and is the father of three young children.Any information concerning him will be gladly received by his wife at 25 Mayor street, or friends in the Standard building.yr THE \u2018CRECHE\u2019' AT NOTRE DAME.The new crib or \u2018creche\u2019 placed in the Church of Notre Dame.on the occasion of the Christmas festivities is attracting much attention.The circumstances attending the birth of Christ are portrayed in a vivid manner, ana great care and attention have been given to the costumes of the different personages.This remarkable \u2018 creche \u2019 is the work of Mr.R.Beullac, the well-known de- corater.Tie Poard of Trade subscripticns to the ,nt- Str John Thompson fund amounts to $4,609 to date.\u2014\u2014p> LONDON SUGAR MARKET.London, Dec.27.\u2014Sugar, centrifugal, 46 test, 118 3d; Muscovado, fair refining, &s 3d; beet, Dec.8s T16d; May, 95 14d.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 SHIPPING.Hong Kong, Dec.27.\u2014The Canadian Pacl- fic SS.Empress of Japan left here at noon yesterday for Yokohama.SLOW AND WEAKER.LITTLE DISPOSITION FOR BUSINESS ; PRICES DECLINE.\u2014 On the local stock exchange) this morning there was little Inclination to buy or sell, and the prices noted below are at a decline.The stormy day was more or less responsible for the bearish disposition of the market.The sales at the morning board were :\u2014 13 Street Railway at 166%, 25 at 165, new Street do., 50 at 16314, 50 at 163, 200 Gas at 193%, 50 at 1924, 50 at 193, 4 Merchants at 164, 3 at 164%, 1 Montreal at 21914, 10 Commerce at 13815, 15 at 139, 2 Peoples at 115, 24 at 114%, 25 at 114.The afternoon session of the local stock exchange was weak and sluggish like the mcrning.The sales at the afternoon board were: \u2014 175 new Street Railway at 163, 1 Telephone at 153, 10 Merchants at 1641.Reported by Messrs.Nichols & Marler.Between Banks.Counter.Buyers.Bellera New York Funds.1-18 dis.to 1-32 dis.LA prem.Sterling, 60 days.954 to 9 11-16 9% to 9% Sterling, demand.913-16 to 97% 1) to 104 _Bterling, cables.915-16 to 10 10% weaken and closed lower by about 4% cent on wheat and 4 of a cent on The unfavorable weather was a fa the bearish tone of the market.T:- - market was generally firin.CHICAGO MARKS.The following tablo shows :: rungs of prices in Chicago to-dzy, anu \"Le 1214 quotations as compared with thosy 7 «4 terday \u2014 Monday's T'o-day's viose.Upen.High.Low.: : Wheat\u2014 Dec.4 Tig 541, 5314 Mar Ds DSL4 INT 170% July DAT Sy 29 SEL Corn\u2014 Jan.4734 46 48 40 a May 4538 4858 4854 ERE Oats\u2014 Jan.29 Cee Ce.May 231% 32 32 ary Pork\u2014 Jan.11.27 11.35 11.35 11.2 May 11.67 11.72 11.72 1 Lard\u2014 Jan.6.62 6.67 8.67 f May ST 6.92 6.92 \u2018 Bhort Ribs\u2014 Jan.5.67 5.70 5.70 7, May 5.90 5.92 5.92 Lo Toledo.Dec.27.115 pm-< 54léc cash Dec ; D784c May.Duluth, Dee.27, 1.15 p.m.\u2014C 1 hard, 53%ec Dec.613i Mav.Milwaukee, Dec.27, 1.15 p.m.54!\\ec Dec., 38c May.New York, Dec.27, 2.20 p.m.\u2014C.Wheat, Dec.59% c.March 618%c, May - Cern, 51Sc Dec., tb2kkc May.NEW YORK CENTRAL EARNINGS, New York, Dec.27.\u2014The New York C tral directors have declared the reo quarterly dividend of 114 percent, pi Jan.15, for the quarter ended Dec.31 The surplus was $128,000, an incr $51,043, and for the six months, 8° + decrease of $212,014.CRIMES AND CRIMINAL: William Brcoks, accused of thr wife out of her home, $16 Little Cra:.- was remanded for trial next Friday An Irish frieze coat awalts an v- No.6 police station.TO BE TRIED BY JURY.In the Court of Special Sessions th: ing the following prisoners clectel tried by jury in the March term Queen's Bench:\u2014Donat Metivier a stealing in churches; John Tayl.:.of attempted burglary; Edward On : W.J.Stevenson, accused of s'ealing .the person.FALSE ALARM FIEND.Patrick O'Keefe, the youth whn is ~ pected of being the \u2018false alarm ti n° yesterday sent to fall for =\" hard labor on à charge of vagranev TEE MOCK MARRIAGR CASE.The enquete in the case of Alfre1 7 souin, accused of falsc pritens = MW ° cluded yesterday afternoon.ond 10 cused committed to the Court of Qu Bench for trial, This is thé cn of a alleged mock marriage in which the u is said to have played the clur#yman._ - _ A CORRECTION.It was inadvertently stated .n day's issue of the \u2018Witness.chat oo Cherry had been fined by th.BH 3 ; for refusing to cause a load où bas ©\" weighed.The name shoul.have Theophile Girard, of 17 Dufr «ne = PT Mr.John Cherry was the pius outed * Ve wt TurrsnAy, DEcemrrr 27, 1804, Te er RRs THE MONTREAL OS TR Er CR DAILY WITNESS.0 -\u2014 ee ESS RE \u2014 va.x REMOVED TO BROCKVILLE.NEW PROTECTION DODGE 9 Boys Toronto, Dec.D o-day a party of SOMETHING LIKE THE OLD LOBSTER CAN GROCERS DIRECTORY.\"[ARLIFE Employment Wanted.Situations Vacant.Do venty-two insane people will b \u2014 TE em the Mimico Asylum to the mow | DUTIES.GO TO TERENCE CARROLL, FOR ci & WANTED.A FIRST-CLASS SHIRT CUT- provincial asylum at Brockville.The ClPUcester.Mass, Dec.27.\u2014Collector For Best CREAMERY BUTTER, CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.erks, Travellers..present.The amount distributed by the out, and he was set free in a very few E.CUNNINGHAM each insertion.When found articles WANTED, BY A LISE Be ABLE A 0 GENERAL SERVANT WANTED: REFER- company was about $33,000.minutes.The bail was fixed at $3,000.e ) can be left at office as security for moan work of any nd by the day.Let ences required.®Æ Essex avenue.27 _\u2014\u2014\u2014 SOLD AT AUCTION.Paris, Dec.27.\u2014The real estate in this city belonging to Dr.Cornelius Herz, \u2014_\u2014 BOMB-THROWING IN ROME.Rome, Dec.27.\u2014A bomb was exploded near the official residence of the United Corner St.George and Lagauchetiere sts, The Pioneer Temperance Grocery.Butter and Teas a spceialty.F.AUBIN, ?St.Lawrence MarKet Place, charges, compensation will be looked for 0 person claiming property.BOARD AND ROOMS TO LET or WANTED 10 cents for 20 words; 3 insertions, 25c.HOUSES AND REAL BSTATE\u201420 cents for 20 words, 6 indertions, $1.SWAPS\u201410 cents for 20 words; 3 insertions, WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE WOman, work by the day of any kind.Apply at 150 St.Urbain street, 26 WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE WOMAN WANTED, A GOOD NURSE FOR YOUNG chiidren; references required.Apply 10 Mrs.MACMASTER, 795 Sherbrooke street, between 1 and 2 o'clock and between 5 and 7 o'clock.27 Agents Wanted.Boys.1734 Notre Dame s reet Finger Address EXHAUST, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.26 lea of à anama canal rotarety, was gold at States Ambassador, Mr.Wayne Mc- South side St.Lawrence Market, oor, 8.Domini ue 2 cents family washing at her home Clothes \u201c auction esterday.e property was \u2019el 8 st, near Montre ne OSD.also a de- .2 - , am 3 Aion Tote sixtoen lois.fourteon of cab, shortly after eleven o'clock last partent in contre of Bt.Lawrence Market.Cnoiosst FINANCIAL \u201425 cents for 25 words; 6 in-| called for and prompt delivery.Apply WANTED.A GOOD GENERAL SERVANT, - vide nto sixteen , en night.The explosion took place while Newiy o BUTTER a specialty.sertions, $1.35 1294 St.George street.2 5 Thistle Terrace, near Turkish Bath.¥ which realized an aggregate of 1,348,000 Mr.MoVeagh's reception was in pro- Ww WN BUSINESS CHANCES\u201425 cts.for 25 words; ns 120 francs.\u2019 gress, but caused little or no excitement .J.BROWN \u2019 6 ingertions, $1.25.\u2019 \u2018Ladies\u2019 Companions,\u201d Housekeepers, &¢.WANTED, AT 1i3 UNIVERSITY STREET, - - amongst the guests.No damage was 2696 ST.CATHERINE STREET.BUSINESS CARDS\u201425 cents for 25 words; SITUATION WANTED BY A WIDOW OF a House and Tablemaid.26 TO RESUME FULL TIME.done.poust received California Canned Fruit, Peaches, 6 insertions, $1.25.Methodist minister, as housekeeper or ma- co \u2014 Rockville.Conn.Dec.27 Belding \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 ears, Green Gages, Gooseberries and Cherries.MEDICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 60 cents for tron; good references.Address, Mrs.G.WANTED.A GOOD GENERAL SERVANT , , .\u2014_ words; 6 insertions, $3.50.D.A., Markdale, Ont.24 5 e Mai ouking:; refer- Bros.& Co.\u2019s silk mills, employing four CHINESE TROOPS REVOLT.BOOTH & BOOTH, ALL OTHER Insertions + ADVERTISE- must De bear pe ee au pm.hundred hands, will begin running on| London, Dec.27.\u2014The \u2018Globe,\u2019 prints 591 St.Urbain, cor.Cuthbert st., MENTS 25 cents for 25 words each in- Dressmakers, Milliners, «&c.at 2795 St.Catherine strevt.oy 4\u2018 full time next week.The mills bave|a despatch from Yokohama, to a news Dealers in Choice Groceries.Fresh-churned But NO sertion.ARTISTIC DRESSMAKING PARLORS, late - TT : ; been running on short time for nearly a agency in this city, which says that the \u2018er Fresh Cream and Milk delivered every morning.\u2018 oni me above rates (ore met cash with of Toronto.First-class work, perfect fit WANTED.A NURSE FOR YOUNG CHIL- p Mg year.Chinese forces have revolted in part.vit , - guaranteed.Price moderate.100 Bleury dren; must be well recommended, and of ! 4 1 .THOMSON & JOHNSTON, then ithout being prepaid Rumerous en street.30 some experience.Apply to MRS.HART, i ; A oo 2450 St.Catherine, cor.Drummond st, in consequence much higher.\u201c68 Sherbrooke street.23 5 i F5 EMENTS English-cured Hams and Bacon.See adv.another col NOTE.\u2014The first mentioned charge Is Gardeners, Farm Laborers, Laborers, PY pid + ADVERTIS y .A ROLLAN always the minimum, ever though the Coachmen, «Ac.Musicians, &c.! An 3 \u2014 AND, advertisement does not contain the nur WANTED, SITUATION AS COACHMAN ; | WANTED, ORGANIST FOR ST.GEORGE'S ; ca 53 463 St.Lawrence, above Sherbrooke st.r of words allowed.Additional words can milk, and give good city references.Church, Ottawa.A good opening for a [- { 1 JAMES M Al D TER arse por ions FANCY CREAMERY BUT- may be had pro rata.Apply R.G.10, \u2018Witmess® Office.97 capable man.Apply.stating salary.10 j - r poun: - > NAN - = oy Cg .t \u201crs .9 CHAS.H.BECKETT ; WANTED, BY A RESPECTABLE ENGLISH Ottawa 00 Kése ri SR : ° : \u2019 Miscellaneous.youth, aged 16 (Presbyterian), a situa- RW \u2026.1850 Notre Damo Street, |\" Caierincat, nose Delorimier are \u2014 on se Tadoor servant and lo go errands = N = in a gentleman\u2019s house.Address W.D.16, \\ A a 4694 St.Lawrence Street, FINE FRESH CISCO Herrings NEWSPAPER PROPRIETORS CAN HAVE \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.27 Wanted 3 Er 103 St.Urbain Street 88, a First-class Folding Machine that will .Ny ° JUST RECEIVED AT cut, paste and fold to a suitable size, for wANTED BY MARRIED MAN, RESPECT- \u2014 ak WM.SWIFT'S, 398 Mount Royal avenue.$100.Address or apply to J.BEATTY, able and sober.a few more furnaces t .Tr ; 5 *¢ Witness\u2019 Office.26 ) , es t0| WANTED TO FURCHASE i,ADIES AND la JOHN SULLIVAN attend For he ner; ged references.Gentlemen's Cast-off Clothing, Furs.Old sa, ; : : 7 .= PERSONA ?+ ! , ness ce.Silver and Gold; good yri-e< pald on ac- \u201c You will find at Our Stores everything in the CANDY Corner Milton and Durocher st., ERSONAL- BOSTON DENTAL PARLORS 25 count of having great cemand.Apply to .LY Choice Teas and Coffees a specialty.f T Doll .Fit d li - M.FRAN K, wud Craig ulreut, 26 ; and CAKE line.Tons of Candy and Cake.All made with R TURNER tee Painless extracting à apocialty.WANTED, BY MARRIED MAN.NY ee ee b .Office open evenings.26 kind of light employment, or night watch- WANTED, A PROPERTY OF §.000 OR a the Purest of Goods.Also Fancy Articles, Boxes, Cornu-| 601 Wellington.cor.Magdalen, Pt.St.Charles.man preferred | ho, education; honest, re- $10,000, situated Gwiween University and > .: Fresh Creamery Butter, Milk and Eggs, received daily.PUBLIC NOTICE.\u2014THE WOMEN AND \u2019 ; an- St.Lawrence streets.Apply LAVIGNE \u201c4 copias, &o.Not how Cheap but HOW GOOD.TAG \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Children\u2019s Protection Society is prepared guages.Address COOPER, 398 Plessis st.& RICHARDSON.Room 14, Imperial Bde, ; J.MANSFIELD, to investigate all cases of Cruelty to Wo- 20 107 St.James street.1 Les Grocer, 31D Latour st, Cor.Busby Jane.men and Children, and will take the proper + > y : EIG 23 All kinds of first class groceries in stock.jogel moans of having the offeniers pun- Beary and Cralg strvels, stubling for four © : and generally from 1 p.m.to 6 p.m.7 Lost, Strayed and Found horses, (vith a dwelling convenient to it.M.MARSHALL, Secretary and Agent or rurther particulars apply a ness\u2019 EMENT Office: 692 Dorchester street.26 Office.8 ADVERTIS S.- LCST, A CHILD'S CLOTH CAPE, ON ; : oC ECONOMY STABLE MANURE CAN BE HAD FREE Xmas eve, between Ontario street and WANTED TO PU RCHASE, LADIES AND .oe of charge near the corner of St.George Laval avenue, via St.Lawrence and Du- Gentlemen\u2019t Cast-off Clothing and Fuss, INE 1 YF One of GEO.BROWN & CO.\u2019S and Craig streets.For further particulars luth avenue.Reward at 319b Laval ave.Prices paid on account of having great Scotch Tweed fSutts at 816.00 apply at the \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.26 27 demand Apply Siia Craig street.M.i.LM A and $18.00, will serve well for GOLDSTEIN.- u:1704 QE a Father; and afterwards be _ ITI han Be 7 ls worth cutting down for the LT ara eer eyes on as hom St oD Arr EXHAUST FAN FOR 00 (4) Andrew\u2019s Church, up Beaver Hall Hill, avings, Pabes, anus De Hrst-cliss.5 FUIT DRPS, UF, Ÿ G AISNE, 0 Careets.Waists, etc.All corsets magne- LOST, IN THE VICINITY OF THE .0T- SH = | St.Catherine and Drummond.inti { ud I lease return to 243 Drummond sir: ad _ - aye ome _ WANTED, LADY AGENTS TO SOLICIT pese reward.: WANTED, A BABY CARRIAGE, MUST ?a WHAT IS orders for unparallelled American Health of newest style, and in periect condition.Address, BABY, \u2018Witness\u2019 Ofllce.Uy .\u2019 - eiga (Acidulated).: ( (Registered).DR.LAVIOLETTE S SYRUPOF TURPENTINE?Uzed, AA vend other.al Office, Undressed Kid Glove.Finder will = Th ; ZA TURPENTINE is a volatile essence| Bleury street, Montreal, Canada.22 lecelve reward by leaving same at 165 ese Well - Known ) N ; extracted from the health-giving pine ANTED, Men to Travel: positi ; ; - a : positio t; Goods for sale ae p Dou You Recognize tree.pts effects when used as a lotion Aou sala or commission ; fast.sellin Faperialties Rooms and Board.of { A I the bottle 2?or liniment are well known, but though ply ST LILI N, Nurserymen, 5 \u2014 sing everywhere.@ J long recognized as possessed of wonder- Montreal.J.W.BEALL, Mgr.Name Witness.Business Chances.FURNISHED ROOMS FOR GENTLEMEN, yess IN ful healing properties its too stimulating : heated by hot water; very comfor:tubie.9 action on the digestive organs and kid- F SE ter Manufaetery ef Men da 1 26 McGill Coliege avenue.wo neys has prevented it internal W \u2019 1038 5 remedy Flow to rear de rendent it Board and Rooms anted.jarge city business and outside trade.For FURNISHED ROOM TO LET.SUITAIILE 7 safo and easy to take as a medicine \u2014 terms, etc, apply to HENDERSON & for two young men.Apply at Nu.13 BE while still preserving its curative prin- AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN WANTS per- O'BRIEN, Room 421, Board of Trade.22 Plateau street.me J manent rooms where there are no.chil- he WHEN DOWN TOWN CALL FOR LUNCH Ooms been 8 puzzle to pete por dren or other lodgers.Address care of LARGE, DRIGHT ROOM, BEAUTIFULLY 5\" * 5 St.i WwW T hed; can used as sitting and bed- 4573 at last been solved by Dr.Laviolette #26 \u201c er\u201d Pupils anted.room: warm.and well lighied\u2014 with board.#5 + after numerous experiments and an ex- N FRENCH 840 Dorchester st.os i perience of 25 years as a practical chem- wANTED, IMMEDIATELY, ON ST.CATH- LEARN FRENCH WELL, 1F YOU LEARN ps Ladies are also ist.He has succeeded in compounding erine street \u201cWest, by a lady engaged dur- it at all.Who can better teach it than RCOM\u2014A COMFORTABLY FURNISHED At Address welcome a syrup whose active principle is turpen-| ing the day, a furnished bedroom.heated 8 teacher from France?MR.LOUIS MARS * room, with full or partial board, privaio Ji 2) \u2019 tine, with all its curative and health-| with hot water.Address A., \u2018Witness\u2019| |.sonable rates, teaching at pupil's hid family.16 Plateau sireet.oS 11 0) giving properties intact, but with its| Office.2 dences.Latin also taught with facility.TO RENT.LARGE HANDSOMELY _ .irritating effects neutralized and re- Write or apply 68 Breboeuf street.Trans- ROOM \u201con by 1 \u201c NI Jet Ja EL DS on Cut.Drop in for A moved WANTED, BY A GENTLEMAN DESIRING lations Cone on moderate terms.11 furnished room, suitable for ladles\u2019 ciub A) B th use of Dr.Laviolette\u2019s S comfort and quietness, a furnished room room or bedroom, in the School of Cooky the 0 \u2018 y e YTUP with or without breakfast and tea; local- ery, 2532 St.Catherine street.Zi cup o ff ; + P COlI\u20ac\u20ac.of Turpentine the cause of the malady is ity, West End.Address, with terms ; 5e) from the first attacked.No narcotics WILFRED, \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.an For Sale.ROOM\u2014FURNISHED ROOM.HOT WATER or poisons enter into its composition, it \u2014 heating, baths, gas, etc.close proximity z \u2014 is as safe for the youngest child as for WANTED, BY A YOUNG MAN, BOARD TG Ty» .to Bleury street.2072 St, Catherine st.\u2019 the robust and healthy man.It does in private family.State terms, which CE ROS PRIMELA SON 26 Na not drug the patient and trust to nature must be moderate.A.AM,, Witness\u2019 BAIN'S, 66 Beaver Hall Hill.28 ROOM, SINGLE FRONT ROOM.SECOND for a cure, bu e wonderful healing ca.floor, all modern conveniences; board, if zg.\u2014 balm of the turpentine is carried in the mye COLLIE PUPS FOR SALE, FIRST-CLASS desired.151, Richmond square.21 blood right to the sore spot which it pedigree.At 19 Roy lane, off St.James = - g\u2014 at once soothes and a permanent cure street.27 ROOM TO RENT, SUITABLE FOR STUDIO 1.»| is the result.Swaps.or music room, large, well lighted and pA eS yr, Tess of FOR SALE, GOOD UPRIGHT PIANO IX heated; use of plano.207s St.Catherine .\u2018 - perfect order; owner has requested P.E.street, 2 .A CUP OF TINE many unscrupulous persons offer for FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR A Good LAYTON & BRO.to sell this instrument ; .sa & or prepare a er Own use, a con-| Express Waggon, a Bay Horse, 16 hands:| at once; great bargain to an immediate ROOMS, FURNISHED, AUER LIGHT, HOT con coctlon of syrup and raw spirits of turpen- extra .driver.Address DRIVER, \u2018Witness\u2019 purchaser.2387 St.Catherine street,cor.water heating 3 Winning street, oft ulsr JouNsToNs tse.which dangerous imitation they palm Office.« 26 of Peel.N.B.\u2014OPEN EVENINGS.22 Plateau street, between St.Catherine and ab\u2019 Cl it a taken Just Eon tt Remem- Ontario street.10 4 vears of labor to discover the secret of wan.FOR SALE, BEING NO LONGER THE 5 one ot 1250 da Siponrer the mocret of ren Property Agent of dhe Now York Weber Pianos, we TWO NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS, TO * Fru system.He is the only person in y ° wish to get rid of our stock of these in- Let to gentlemen; hot water, heating, gus, sion of the great secret, therefore, avoid struments, and will refuse no reasonable etc.3 McGill College avenue.26 dangerous imitations.Get nothing but the FOR SALE, THAT VALUABLE PROPER.Offers from immediate cash or instalment genuine DR.LAVIOLETTE'S SYRUP OF | ty, consisting of store and dwelling, situ | 2202012 St.Catherine street.OPEN TO LET, NICELY FURNISHED PARLOR _ TURPENTINE.ated on Main street, in the village of BVENINGS.° 26 bedroom, suitable for married couple; also pis 232, 234 ST.PAUL STREET, MONTREAL Granby (Eastern Townships), on most Shalit single room, with or without board; table est, > © > reasonable terms.Apply to the proprie- board given.1726 Ontario street, corner tor, H.G.FROST, 92 University street, FOR SALE, LOF-BARED RA he of St.Urbain street.29 rat Montreal.20 per palr up; Ring Doves, Bantams, ap.; 26 McGill College avenue.22 TO LET, LARGE FRONT ROOM, WELL .= 1 .-0 AI FOR SALE, MILK, CREAM, SKIM MILK, furnished, to one or two gentlemen; fami- \u201crn- 0 | CA D B U R Y S JOR SALE.Buttermilk, delivered daily to all parts of ly private; no children.2 McGill College t the city.SMALL & CO., 347 St.Louis .2 1 ot 9 o ABSOLUTELY PURE, THEREFORE BEST 58 feet front by 120 feet deep to lane in Died NO CHEMICALS USED.rear.Area 6,960 feet, on north side of St.FOR SALE, COMPLETE RUBBER STAMP To Leta DON'T FORGET when Ordering Your NEW YEAR'S SUPPLIES Wholesale Agents for Canada\u2014 Catherine street, between Mountain and| outfit in good repair, 25 fonts of type, ro: Fe copper .279, - to ask your Grocer for Frank Magor & Co, 259, Commissioners Street, Crescent streets.bury, Ont.0 BUILDING TO LET, SUITABLE FOR i : JAS.M.MITCHELL, light manufacturing establishment or .- { GINGER ALE, ss ; ; FOR SALE\u2014BOOKS, GREAT REDUCTION warehouse.Apply at \u2018Witness\u2019 Office.3 Sus - ; t Francois Xavier street.during Christmas time on my whole stock LET\u2014FROM 1ST MAY NEXT, SHOPS was GINGER BEER, - of new and second-hand books, postage TO : LE : ntha R THE YOUNG | ; on the south side of St.Catherine street .stamps and coins, also rare Canadian , .LEMONADE {th 1 enturi west, bejween McGill College avenue and , books out ef the 18th and 19th centuries.Mansfeld street, havi ctively front- 9 \u2014_\u2014 2110 St.Catherine, near Bleury st.17 auatelé eon having Teape y oo SODA WATER, Money to Loan : ages on St.Catherine street of 46 and 21 Mar A {SPARKLING THE BEST AND CHEAPEST : FOR SALE\u2014FOR THE MILLION, KILN-|_fet.Apply at 118 Durocher street.24 io A APPLE NECTAR, SICTURE BOOK F , 2 dried Kindling Wood, 32; cut maple, $2.50; TO LET, 197 McCORD STREET, UPPER ac , Ce > OR CHILDREN' MONEY TO LBEND.\u2014$25,000 SEMI-PRI- tamarac blocks, $1.75; mill blocks.stove \u2018nt.four large in d en CHAMPAGNE \u2018KOLA, vate money to lend on West End first- lengths, $1.50 per load.J.C.MACDIAR-| Tenoment four args rooms.'n good or- ed \u2014 class property only; quick decision; low MID & CO., corner of St.James and Guy| der: 8reatly reduced rent to May.Apply use JELTZER, POTAS rates, R.H.GAIRDNER, 190 St.James streets.Tel.S110.29 at house, or 22 Park avenue.22 REPRINT sg : and VICHY WATER.ED STORIES.street.22 TO LET, CHEAP, TO DESIRABLE TEN- \\ LARGE PAGFS, PAPER FOR WRAPPING, BITHER THICK ants, light warerooms, with office on | or ein.can be mad gta very low price.ground floor, next door to \u2018Witness\u2019 Office; ster- All made from the purest ingredients and only filtered water used.PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, MONEY TO LEND : are, being put, la thorough repair.Apply ha , .ness ceo.fon A fine and choice assortment of Syrups also can be had on application._\u2014 At Low Rate of interest and on D*+Y KINDLING WOOD To LET TWO LARGE WARER Ty , i 100MS, o be ROBE T  ONLY SIXTY CENTS.favorable terms, on first-class LARGE LOADS 832.00 with a nice office on ground floor; or suite been : 9 20 (0) rc e S er S ° ropert 2.able for an insurance or other m tile reet.\u2014 P y HENDPERSON RROS.office.All wood-work, painting, ete, en- - __ 2 re ew.t.Peter street, ne MONTREAL.TOR SALE AT THE * whisss- ofr SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CQ.of Canada.Telephone &1 #44 William street Apply Bt Witness OMce.ar Craie.È RN \\ h 0 ee = ee mem VE TE Bh Sg A ir ROVE TEE AE NI en PARA A SA Re) oo | Hi sf ¢ Dia + i x gf gi BL ge Ea ; Ed ve we = me NVUROPE, EUROPE, EUROPE TICKETS BY ALL LINES.ALLAN, DOMINION, and BHAVER Lines via Montreal | NETHERLANDS, GUION, HAMBURG- 4 \u201cRI CAN, WHITE STAR, CUNARD, AMERICAN, NOTH-GERMAN LLOYD, GENKRAL TRANS- TLAN1 IC, STATE, ANCHOR, TRANSPORT and ED STAR Lines, via NEW YORK.Also to FLORIDA.WEST INDIES, &c.£5 Call or write for lowest quotations beforo look- elsewhere.Saloon rates, 840 upwards; steerage at lowest rates, Send for new pampblet of rates and sailings or il at new address, 185 St.James street, opposite Templo Buildi .My special winter rates, MONTREAL to LONDON and back ekly, via NEW YORK, 1st Saloom and rail.only 320.BATTERSRY.Agent.Office Telephone, No.1507.House Telephone, 3081.MERICAN LINE r NEW YORK TO SOUTHAMPTON From Pier 14, North River, New York, (Foot of Fulton Street.) Periin Greco seseerece neue Wed., Dec.%, 11.00 a.mew York.\u2026.\u2026.Wed., Jan.2.11.00 a.m.Fil.iin eee Wed., Jan.16, 11.00 a.m.L717.Wed., Jan.30, 11.00 a.m.IB.ieee Wed.Feb.6,11.00a.m.Shortest and most convenient route to London.No transfer by tender.No tidal delay.Close connection at Southampton for Havre and Paris by special fast twin-screw Channel steamers.Rates of passage, to Southampton, London or Havre, $60 and upward.Intermediate , 275 to 850.SPECIAL ROUND TRIP TICKETS AT REDUCED RATES.Steerage at Very Low Rates.For Freight or Passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO, No.6 Bowling Green, New York.W.H.HENRY, 143 St.James street.W.F.EGG.129 St.James st, Montreal.J.Y.GILMOUR & CO., 354 8t.Paul street.Montreal.19 OMINION LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS LIVERPOOL SERVICE.Via Londondetry.Sceamer From Portland.From Halifax.1pm 2 p.m.Oregon .vee Dec.27.Dec.20.Labrador.Jan.10, Jan.12.Vancouver - Jan.24 Jan.26.Oregon.Feb.7 Feb.9.Labrador .Feb.21.Feb.23.Vancouver .Mar.Mar.9.on.ree Mar.21 Mar.23.Portland and Halifax to Liverpool or Londonderry\u2014 First Cabin, $5).00 to $70.00: return, $100.00 vo $130 to steamer and berth.Second Cabin, to Liverpool, Londonderry, Belfast or (slasgow, $30.00: return.$55.00.tteerage to Liverpoo!, London, Lon- donderry, eenstown, Belfast or Glasgow, $15.00.OL TEI are FURNISHED steerage passengers LABRADOR and VANCOUVER do not carry cattle.The saloons are largo and airy, and amidships.Ladies\u2019 rooms and smoking rooms have been in the most convenient tions.Promenade decks are very spacious and every attention is paid to the comfort of passengers.0 passengers carried on Bristol steamers.For further information apply to any agent of the company, or to DAVID TOBRANCE & CO., General Agents, Montreal.17 St.Sacrament street, 3 Winter Cruise ORIENT, éerétée ° Madeira.The Mediterranean and the Orient, by magnificent twin-screw express steamers.From New York Jan.22 and 29, 1895, to Azores, Madeira, Gibralter, Algiers, Geroa, Villefranche (Nice), Malta, Alexandria (Cairo end Pyramids), Jaffa (Jerusalem), Smyrna, Constantinople, Athens, Messina, Palermo.Naples, Genoa, New York.Duration of round trip about ten weeks.For illustrated pamphlet ard further particulars annly to HAMBTRGE-AMERECAN LINE, 87 Broadway, New York.\u2018vB.CONNELLY, 14 Place d'Armes, Montreal.20 Paints, Oils, &ec.: R H.BARTHOLOMEW, PRACTICAL HOUSE PAINTER, FINE INTERIOR DECORATION, ED ae RÉ SE AE Émis \u201cmaire = a re te EVE Whe A EEE erm an mn pe an AL AA on es Arr A a es re re 3 Sollee me Ne RE (ea AT A PR Ea ek CN MEME eau SHORTEST, QUICKEST AND BEST LINE TO NEW YORK.AND ALL POINTS SOLTH AND EAST.Selected bY the Goverment ns the Montreal and New York Mail Line.Trains leave Grand Trunk Depot as follows: ARTISTIC SIGNS, ETC.20 HANOVER STREET, Telephone 3122.Montreal.\u2018 PLATE GLASS (BEVELLED,) TO ORDER.A.RAMSAY & SON.27 Housefurnishings, &c.ARPET LAYING, UPHOLSTERING, etc.\u2014Carpets Cut, Made and Laid, ; > ; Hifted and Beaten, Shades, Spring Rollers, etc, su plied and put up.Mattresses can be retwned same day.HEN RY HAMMOND, 222 and 224 St.Urbain | Furmi- | street.13 years with Thomas Mussen, Esq.ture repaired, Orders attended to personally.Telephone 1749.& J.M FARQUHAR.° 354 St.JAMES STREET.Just received a Consignment of VIENNA ART TABLE CLOTHS to be cleared at Manufacturers Prices.° CARPETS! CARPETS Fioor Oilcloths Floor Oilcloths.Window Curtains and Shades.Smyrna Rugs and Woel Mais.All prices as low as possible for Xmas trade.2) E.TOWNSHEND, oF.EST.24 YEARS.bo PLRE BEDDING PATENTED.Call or ring up 1905 and get prices for Remaking | Mattressos, illows, &c., before removing.Also every d | ; Binks, boas and Wom Mosiarod, Bedsteads, I LITTLE ST.ANTOINE STREET, Cor.St.James street, onl» x O BRANCH STORES.| | CPF, San rrp A Spa a ae 9.10 z.m.Day Express Daily, except Sunday, arriving in New York at 8.45 p.m., with through Wagner vestibuled buffet drawing-room car to New York.6.20 p.m.Night Express Daily arrivin in New York 6.45 am.WAGNER BUFFET VESTIBULE SLEEPER through to New York.Connections at Troy and Albany for East and We su For Tickets, Time Tables and all information apply to the Company's Office.143 St.James street.Montreal.TELEPHONE 1176.J.W, BURDICK, W.H.HENRY, Gen\u2019 Pass.Agent, Agent, Albany, N.Y.Montreal, FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIE JOHN THOMPSON At Halifax, N.S.For the above tickets will be sold Montreal to Halifax and return, S12.75.Tickets good going Dec.23, 29, 30, 31.and Jany.Ist, and valid for return leaving Halifax not later tha » Jan.5th, 1835.Proportionately low rates from all G.T.R.stations in Canada.ns HOLIDAY RATES-SINGLE FARE.Tickets good going December 24th and 25th; good to return leaving destination not later than December 25th, 1894; also on December 31st and January 1st, good to return leaving destination not later than January À 2nd, 1895.FARE AND ONE-THIRD Tickets good going December 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 1894, and Jan.1st, 1895, good to return leaving destination not later than January 3rd, 1895.Students and teachers will ba granted special terms.For Tickets and Pullman accommodation, and full information, apply at City Ticket uffice, 143 St.James street, or at Bonaventure Station.SIR JOHN THOMPSON'S FUAERAL, Return tickets will be issued Montreal to Halifax and return at rate of $1275, good going December 3&th to January Ist, and good to return leaving Halifax net later than -\u2018anuary 5th, 1895.NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.Round Trip Tickets will be Sold at SINGLE FIRST CLASS FARE, December 31st.1894, and January 1st, 1593, good to return until January 2nd, 1825.\u2014 ALSO AT \u2014 FIRST CLASS FARE AND ONE-THIRD December 25th, 29th, 30th, 31st, 1594, and on January 1st, 1893, good to return until January 3rd, 1895.TO PUPILS AND TEACHERS of Schools and Colleges special rates on surrender of school certificates.CITY TICKET and TELEGRAPH OI'FICE, 129 ST.JAMES ST.Next Post Office.2 3 A Pe A 'ENTRAL VERMONT R R.Trains leave Grand Trunk Station as follows FOR NEW YORK.9.60 am.Fast train,via Rutland, Troyand Al i Except Sunday ' bany, arriving New York ¥.43 p.m, 9.00 am | Express,via White RiverJc.& Spring Except Sunday tleld, arriving New York, 10 p.m.6.1 9 pm.; Fast Night train.via Troy & Albany, Daily.{ arriving New York, 4.45 am 5.253 pm.| Night Express, via Soringbeld & New Daily.| Haven, art.New York, 11.30 a.m FOR BOSTON.9.60 a.m Day Express, via Rutland and Fitch.Except Sunday | burg, arriving Boston, 7.20 p.m.9.00 am.| Fast train, via White River Junction Except Sunday & Lowell, arriv.Boston, 7.15 p.m.6.10 pm Night Express, via Bellows Falls and Daily.Fitchburg, arriving Boston 7 a.m.For Worcester and all New England ___| points via Winchendon.___ S23pm | Night Express, via Concord and | Daily.Nashua, arrives Worcester, 8.28 : A.1M., arrives Boston, 8.12 a.m.Wagner New Vestibule, Buffet, Palace, Drawing Room and Bleeping Cars on all through trains.For Tickets, Time Tables and other information apply to Company's OfBce, 136 St.James street.A.C.STONEGRAVE, Canadian Pass.Agent.8, W.CUMMINGS, F.W, BALDWIN, Gen\u201d.Pass.Agent, Gen\u2019L Supt, ST ALBANS, VT.Oct.8, 1894 Cement, Drain Pipes, &c.SCOTCH DRAIN PIPES, PORTLAND CEMENT, | IN STOCK AND TO ARRIVE, Ai Lewest Market Prices.W.& F.P.CERRIE & CO, 160 GREY NUN STREET.| J OSES PARKER, IRON FOUNBER, 19 te 29 Dalhousie street, MONTREAL.Estimates Furnished.Tolephonc No.J089.i 15 TLLEYS BRUSH WORKS HAVE TUSEFUL PRESENTS ; in Military Huir Brushes, Hair Brnshes and Combs, ; Bristle Cloth Brushes.Bounet and Velvet Whisks, { Fancy Handle Whisks, Ostrich Feather Dusters.To 16-15 VICTORIA SQUARE.Carnet Sweepers Repaire:l eiepbone 2740.REE is Ere ce 2s ar SSN Ibn Aco SE ao\u201d a as CSA EU THE MONTREAL DAILY WITNESS.Miscellaneous.I PAT Siva Ja A I J J IN Fp Business Cards.HODGSON, SUMNER & CO.ARE NOW SHOWING A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT Albums, Mirrors, Photo Frames, Inkstands, Dolls, Ten Sets, Tin Toys, Mechanical Toys, Magie Lanterns.CHINA GOODS.Caps and Saucers, Mugs, Sets Cup, Saucer and Plate, Porridge Sets, Candlesticks, Drawing Slates, Paint Boxes, Full Line of Cheap Toys.STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS, THE CELEBRATED CHURCH GATE HOSIERY.347 St.Paul st, WHOLESALE ONLY.ENRY R.GRAY, .PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, 122 -St.Lawrence \u2014 122.Our Stock of Fashionable Perfumery, Tollet Soaps and Powders, is precisely similar to that found in the largest pharmacies of London and New York, and is very complete.Try Gray's Saponaceous Dentrifice for tho Teeth, 25 cents.Try tray's White Rose Lanolin Cream for the Skin, 25 cents.21 HEARN & HARRISON, 1640-1642 NOTRE DAME ST, ()RDER YOUR SNOW SHOVELS \u2014 FROM \u2014 ALEX BREMNER, 50 Bleury Street, Montreal, EO.MAYBURY, 3 MASTER CARTER, 283 Commissioners street Bell Tel.337.Insurance.Royal Insurance Co.LARGEST FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD UNLIMITED LIABILITY, \u2019 ABSOLUTE SECURITY.Every description of property insured at moderate raf@®s of premium.HEAD OFFICE FOR CANADA, ROYAL INSURANCE BUILDING, Montreal.W.TATLEY, Manager.GEO.SIMPSON, Asst.Manager.E.HURTUBISE, } Special Agents Frenck ALFRED ST.CYR, Departments.3.BR.ROBERTSON & SONS, Special Agente JAMES ALLIN, Englis PERCY R.GAULT, Department.Machinery, &c.ANDREW YOUNG.ENGINES, BOILERS, And GENERAL MACHINERY, 11 and 13 Bushy Kane.2 ARLING BROTHERS RELIANCE WORKS, 112 QUEEN STREET, MONTRAEL.Manufacturers and Builders of Improved Safety.Hydraulic,Steam and Hand Elevators.Feed Water Heaters, Oil Extractors and Live Stcam Separators, etc., etc.Telephone 2114.| M ACHINERY FOR SALE, One 100 h.p.Lancashire Boiler.Two 50 h.p.Return Tube Boilers.One 40 h.p.Marine Tube Boller.One 40 h.p.Horizontal Steam Engine.One 20 h.p.Horizontal Steam Engine.Two Wells Water Hoisting Engines.One pair Heavy Worm Gears, 75 to 1.One Bolt and Nut Screwer.One Small Iron Lathe.All the above are second-hand.in perfect order, and will be sold cheap for cash or approved eredit.\u2014ALSO\u2014 One new 25 h.p.Steam Engine.One new 10 h.p.Steam Engine.Two new 3 h.p.Steam Boilers.One new 8 h.p.Steam Boiler.One 6 h.p.Steam Boiler.Several Crab Winches and Hand Holsts.AT THE EAGLE FOUNDRY, 81 King street, Montreal.20 Tailors, &oc.N.LEVEILLE, MYRCHANT TAILOE, Lately at L.C.DeTor.nancourt'3 for 18 yeara, 138} St.Lawrence street, I38:6.Always on hand a large assortment of First-class \u2014 THE GURNEY - MASSEY COMPANY, limited.385 and 387 St Paul street, MONTREAL, FOUNDERS AND WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Rows | WOT WATER HEATERS OXFORD, GURNEY.: 0 QUINTET AND BUNDY Capacity 2.000 to 20,000 ft.of 1 in.pipe.! OXFORD | HOT WATER HEATERS R ADI ATO R S Capacity, 500 to 12,000 ft.| DEFIANCE | HOT WATER HEATERS, We invite inspection of the above goods, comprising the largest and best variety made by any one Foundry in the world.'I'hese heaters are guaranteed quicker circulation and more economical than sny others made.No repairs necessary.Made any size to cover all requirements.; For Hot Water and Steam.John Bull Steel Cooking Ranges for hotels and private houses, Cast Iron * Ranges, Registers, Iron Pipe, Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings, Sinks, Plumbers\u2019 Supplies, Hot Air Furnaces for coal and wood, from 8.000 to 50,000 cubic feet capacity.Scales, every description from post-office to 100 ton track.We invite special attention to our LOCKS, KNOBS, etc., which are acknowledged to be the finest of this line ¢f goods manufactured in Canada.\u2014AGENTS FOR\u2014 ONTARIO LEAD AND BANR WIRE CO.Irou Wire, Fron and Brass Wood Screws, Steel Barb Fencing Wire and Staples, Machine Screws, Lead Pipe, Babbitt Metal, Carriage Rolts, Tire Bolts, Stove Bolts Steel Wire Nails, Drawn Traps, and Rods, Chilled Shot, Copper and Iron Rivets.| White Lead and Putty, -\u2014\u2014AGENTY FOR\u2014 ! THE CANADA SCREW CO.Goods delivered promptly from stock in Montreal.application.Price lists to the trade only.Description books on Ep Ep Rr EER ER ERE Le (RAND DISPLAY OF ARTICLES El =\u2014 FOR =\u2014\u2014 HOLIDAY PRESENTS.NF We bave no fcar to state that our assortment of Articles for Christmas, New Years and Wedding Gifts cannot be excelleu, as regards .Choice Novelties, Quality and Cheapness.NOWHERE ELSE CAN BE FOUND FINER | H) Silverware, Jewellery, Clocks and Fancy Articles, 7 Bd MARKED AT MORE (ONVENIENT PRICES.9 SPECIAL.GOOD NICKEL WATCHES, For Gentlemen, $1.25 and $2.00.LADIES Solid Silver Watches, $3.75 and $5.00.RELIABLE NICKEL ALARM CLOCKS, $1.CHILDREN'S SOLID GOLD RINGS, 90¢ and $1.00.FINE SILVER GOBLETS for Children, 75¢ to $2.00.Fine assortineat of FRUIT BASKETS, $8 to $5.50.&e., &c., &c., &c.[oe Tp Fr (re Te & A.MONGEAU, 42 St.Lawrence street.ERE ERE REE ER Er EE Cloths and Tweeds.\u2018 + Lg IE LAT went Sr A EAS vires = IP; LS > 4 KILN=ORIED - LINBLING WOOD - FOR THE MILLION SE A el PAUL LITHIA IY PTI TT LIA pres Pt = _ AE Kindling - = - = .Cut Maple - - .- Mill Blocks, Stove Length, 1.50.$2.00.2.50.Tamarac Blocks - - .DELIVERED.J.-C.MACDIARMID & CD, Cor.St.James and Guy street.TEL.8119.KINDERGARTEN { 75.AND SCHOOL [SELBY & Co, SUPPLIES.| > TORONTO.pa THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1804 CHILDREN'S CORY: + | POOR LITTLE vim LITTLE Poor little Today\" no + ere.They gave him u van +» A box of tools.with geo.And high-topped too i\" red.But what was that\u201d va: Wbken he wanted : \u2018ax Poor TOM He wanted a qié fr 1e = They were zoiræ +, \u2018em say; But pudding wih jte - O poor Jittle Ted His red lips grew 1, He didn't want that 1 nr Lee ! He wanted tn «rv ht One day after seh 1 But his mother store-\u2014 This peor 1it:Je SOTC.Oh, how he hated \u2026- : To help her.an: brother; Toy Cl Rich little Tommr' Only one present \u2018ar, A pair of mittens iis A flery scarlet.ar) Weren't thev 1.And hadn't he oo * Sometimez ta 155 - And vou na oh rou: : But he iin hoy\u2019 | Sometimes ri .; joy.* | And be lovet - - [He loved © i.« DS] + La , } In SUMMAT or wi or Ta - : He was just as bap In winter, \u2018tis true * s .But he slid down til.a When the snow was bu.\u2018al 1 ire, He could steer it mec?Jovetv Rich little Tommy and Teddy will both >.Will there He a difference hetwe.then?Ah, ves\u2019 there must he mv One will be happy and ue Look over these lines, ove : Line, And see which (ne s the frost Of hse tan TL The War.-