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In case of errors or omissions in legal or any other advertisements, the pub- iisher does not hold himseli liable for damage further than the amount re- ceived by him for such advertisement. THE WEEKLY BRITISH WHcG. 12 "ages, 84 polumns, is published ever Thursday morning at $1 a vear, if paid in advance; otherwise $1.50 per year. Attached to the paper is one of the rest Job Offices in Canada: rapid. sty- lish and cheap work; nine improved nrinting presses en DW. J. 1. PENSE JOHN OFFORD, Proprietor. Assistant Business Manager I'HE DAILY WHIG. ter per Ortem Dicor.' 1 ESSON OF THE ELECTIONS. The federal government was suppos- ed to be in a helpless way. It was un- derstood to be racked with dissensions and on the verge of dissolution. The Mail, some time ago, felt wareanted in announcing that the ministry had touched a critical stagp. "The limit of supply for effective cabinet material has been reached," said our contem- porary, "and there is a widespread feeling that the crest of the wave has beer. passed and the descent into the hollow has begun." This was figurative language, and meant to be accepted for what it was worth. How much that was has been demonstrated -by passing events. Since the oracle has spoken elections tenil, Maisonneuve, and the Yukon. Re ference has already been made to the first two named. Yarmouth elected the liberal by an increased majority. Argenteuil did nearly as well by the son of the late member as it did for the man who represented it so long and so favourably... Hon. Mr. Prefontaine is the choice of Maisonneuve by a majority of 1,918 votes. He had 1.771 in the general elections. Hon. Mr Ross, ex-governor, has been elected in the Yukon by about 600 majority. So 'that the country has not tired of the liberal government and is not prepared. for the change which "the Mail lately declared to he inevitable. Nay, more, the people do pot desire the public ofices to be transferred to the men now in opposition and for whom the Mail syvmpathised as it spoke of "the serious and heavy task that will devolve mpon the ministry that is yet to be." The electors have not forgotten the mismanagement of the last tory government, its wretched dals, and. they avesnot at all anxious for" the revival of its mis-rule. That is the lesson of recent elections. REFERENDUM COMMENDED. The Chiago Inter-Ocean arproves of the manner in which the people of vs our contemporary, "which might well be imitated by the advo- 'Piione 125 a from a legislature are reckoned as 6 0000000CROOOOIOOPOOIIS HARD COAL. The Old Re'iable SCRANTON, Ua equalled for Heating and Cooking. S. ANGLIN & CO Foot of Wellington St. 00009 COOONOSRBIETIROG | measure, which mav be voted upon, so | history liguor act may be.counted as lion so strong that it cannot be chal lenged or discounted. Lene of its own upon this question, Tndorsed by Mamibey 8 M te Christian Tem perince Ur n i refers in the following paragraphs : WHO IS YOUR AUCTIONEER W. MURRAY, Jr., 1 nearly every bodv now has a reputation for returns and satisfactory be moucy in pocket bv MURRAY, Jr. 3a are delighted to fin 4 economical treatment to aid us in our temper | of an aflirmative maiority was is ~ drucgitts everywhere and by mail. ~ rial package free by writing or calling Cowan (for years mamt Woman's Chnse. ~ Temperance Usion), 2204 St recently attempted to 1 uv Kingetom by J. B. Mcleod, Prin GUR SMALL HAND COLORED Beto ready for the WEATHER STRIPS FOR WINDOWS AND DOOR:=. not only Keen out Jack will help you reduce protect vou from drafts bv save manv bad colds Easily wear well. and the cost STRACHAN'S vou think of getung * PICTURES CUR OWN COLORING: ng and birihday gifts. WARD MARE DOY'T WAIT Till WINTER fall ny "Pe Us , W A. FeOST, Carrlage Painter, 402 Kiang Street East. . i cates of the referendum and initiative It points out that as the absentees opposed to the passage of a pending the people who do not vote for a pro against it. Hence the necessity of hav ing an aflicmative expression of opin It seems that "1inois had an exper- and to this experience the Inter-Ocean he Ontario referendum was in fact perfectly fair, aml by its requirement marked contrast to the referendum proposals whith a croup of theorists ce upon -the { these proro peaple of Hhnaisz, F s, fortunately « Y, had bee adopted, it would e been in the power of five or eight per cont of the people in anv commumity to compel five or ninety-two ver cent to the polis and condémn anv pr enthusiasts or ia few wight choose tos demand a mm in Ontario conten; submission of a question roved or repcted by a ma 0 of the voters, 'The referendum plans lately prorosed for THinei vould immr ne it +} y " V would <amrly mnt it in th: power \ i 1 os v i pl ti i } I'h n fintarg } fallen fa ; : hich th 1 bu Was < and lesislation in accordance concerned, and EK THE WHIG -- 69H YEAR | TROUBLE I¥ THE SOUTH. Some people wonder what the quar- rel in South America is all about, and why Britain and Germany have served ultimatums upon Venezuela. There is no explanation in the current news, because it is supposed that the reader of the public press will be familiar with its proceedings heretofore. Venezuela has been simply imperti- nent or oppressive to its creditors. The republic owes several European powers large sums on claims which cannot be denied, but have been per- sistently ignored.. The attempts to collect the money have not been suc- cessful. The republic has been involved in little wars with its neighbors, and has come out of one only to find itseli involved in another. At this time Colombia is distressing it beeause pro- tection was offered by Venezuela to Colombian insurgents. It may: be that these local wars are consuming all the revenues of the state, and that Venezuela cannot pay its debts for the present. But it ought to make some effort to conciliate the creditors. Instead of that the Castro government has declined to answer the demands of Great Britain and Ger many. It was not only disrespectful in this way, but it appealed to the Un- ited States. in the hope that Mr. Roosevelt would repeat Mr. Cleve- land's mad act in giving the Monroe doctrine .a new application and a new strain. Mr. Roosevelt did not sce any impropriety in the persistence of the European powers to collect their claims, and he told President Castro that. The British and German embassies have withdrawn, and British and Ger- man forces from the warships will take pessession of the country for the purpose of collecting its revenues and | applying them in the debts of Vene- zuela. It is a ease of swrender. The republic cannot fight the European ny tions, and must accept the terms which they dictate. GREAT WORK IN EGYPT. It has taken many years to con- struct the great Assouan dam across the Nile, and no one, unless he has seen the work, or contemplated it in the pictorial representations of our magazines, can fully understand its impor tance. It was suggested by wise men. They realized that there was a way of saving to the Eeon- tians the water which went to waste in the spring of each wear, because without control or regulation. The Bffiish people became interest- ed in the matter during their period of cecupation of the country, follow- ing the construction of the Suez canal, Sir Benjamin Baker, a distin- guished engineer, designed the dam the &luices, the canal for irrigation purposes, and all the machinery for the successful operation of them. Lord Cromer financed * the enterprise, and established the confidence which preceded the investment of about British capital. The work of con- struction wes directed by: an eminent wontractor, Sir John Aird. It is not yet complete, but it is so far finished been closed, and the water is now accumulating on the level above the dam. 'the quantity held bask by a structure that is among the finest in the world, "and equal to." anything that has been preserved in ancient monuments, will, it is said, "be suffi- cient to water a territory as large.as that ofthe United Kingdom. The masonry ix stupendous in its trend and massiveness. The great wall is an hundred feet thick at the bottom. and composed of huge hlocks of store, the placenent of which in po sition called for immense power and ingenuity and <kill. Egypt before the dam was built had some © very sad experiences. Fam ines frequently: occurred. The Nile did not always overflow its banks and carry the moisture and silt. acréss the country which were necessary for agri culture. There were times when the inundation was very light and suffer ing and poverty folowed. The rains and thé floods were nat always the same. There was alwavs a flow of wa ter, however, and this flows hereafter, thanks to the genius of the British people, their funds and their enter- prise, will he carefully husBanded and diverted according to the needs of the country. There will be ro more fam es: so far as the waste of water is ayvpt, along the Nile, will "become a land of peace and plenty. The reference to the dam. at this time, becomes pertinent, because the Duke of Connaught, on his way to the Great Durbar in India, in con 8 nection with the kine's coronation, was invited ta declare the work for mally opered, and this he did wo fitting and memorable coremony Dr. Lorenz wll leave America fon bis home in Vienna about Christmas By that time he will have: completed hon } id op i anl nthe 1 } i Poe nt t 2 } nd mu hors, IF ! hi i other din 1a ' " b ren, and no en: doubts it. No man hast lune so much for them gratituously. EDITORIAL VIEWS. Mr. Buchanan, of the prohibition party, has no use for the press gen- erally. And it' may be remarked, with equal candour, that the press has no use for Nr. Buchanan generally. -- to the student who is struggling for his degree. ------ 4 Ottawa has recommended the ap- pointment of a plumbing inspector. The need of some one to correct the sanitary defects of the (ity is very apparent. The medical health officer cannot do it. The Spectator cannot understand why Queen's College could not find a successor to the late Dr. Grant {in On tario." Tt is Tot very anxious to un- 'derstand. Just now it represents a very obstinate mind. Mr. Seath, high school inspector, has been investigating the school ques- tion in Toronto and has come to the con Insinn that there are too many managers of 'public, secondary, art and technical schools, and that a concentration of the working force will be very much to the good of all the interests involved. He is right. the old house meets and votes away the' public funds with a facility that is surprising. A pension bill of one hun- dred and forty millions of dollars exactly eleven minutes. Precious few realized what it meant. But it is as good as could he expected for a dis- placed house. . PRESS POINTS. What's In A Name ? Montreal lierald. It begins to look as if "Reichstag™ was German for "rough house." Right You Are. Toronto News. The man who makes jests about t'e price of coal just now ought to Le kept nie and warm in jail. RoHeWhRE Mixed. Toronto, Star. An bkeaniille sportsman has shot a deer which it is stated had "only one button." That deer was a marricd man. Content With Maude. xchange. So Lord Milner is to le Lord Min- to's successor. So long es Major Maude is feft with her, this great country will go on. - A Grim Revenge. Chicago Record. 'The Britons whipped the Poers, Lut the latter are getting go terrible re venge. They're all writing books and selling them to the English. GOVERNMENT DEFEATED. twenty-five million of pounds of | that the preat gates and sluices have | | But it Will Not Affect Its Sta- bility. London, Dec. 11.----The government was defeated in the House of Lords, last evening, on an amendment to the education bill, owing to the hostility of the bishops regarding the point dis cussed, The vote was 114 against the amendment and eignty-eight for it. 1 he defeat does not aliect tiie stability of | government. The amendment sought to modiiy a provis ion rec uiring managers of vol untary un he to be Tesponsible for all the repairs. The lords uniguestion tably infringed upon the privilege of the lower house for the Bishop of Manchester's amendment, which was carried by 111 votes to SX, in effect, throws gn increased burden on the rates. It is certain that the question of privilege wi'l be raised by the com- mons and the result will, in all pro hability, be that the lower house will on motion of the government, strike out the amendment. The lords will, no y oubt, then let the matter drop. New Long Distance Telephones. London,, Dee. 11.-"The German post office In co-operation with Siemens and Halke; well known electrical en gineers, has concluded a series of ex periments with the ingenious inven tion made by I'rof. Pupin, of Colum bia University, for enabling telephon messages to be heard at enormous distances. The. procedure is inexpen sive and the trials proved so satisfac tory that, Siemens and Halke uae aquired the European rights of the invention. Have Made The Deposit. Toronto, Dee. 11.--The hberals of South Oxford, yesterday, deposited in de Hall, S100, the necessary de posit' of rehearing before the full court of appeal of the two charges in the South Oxford election petition on which. Justices Street and Britton fail ed to agree. ' Money For Bishops. Pari, Dec. 11" hirty thousand foancs have been rai-ed in the diocese of Autun to make up for the bishop's sticend, suspended by the government The oiganivrs of the movement an nounce that if ne e.<g they will <h ap eal eve three yea Fire i Royal Palace. Perhin, Dee. H.-A fire broke out yesterday, afternoon, in the second storey of the Roval Palace. One win make wax oon burning. The © orfigated thronsh the upsetting of 2» Lhe burning: coal set fire t fing } ' t wi extingu f tes Bibby ' Bibby's thir p ta the best ically li i , for nigh ust, at Preck & Halliday' The qualification for students in me- dicine in 1804 wi'l be Senior Matricul- | ation in Arts as provided by Regula- tion 2, Section Il. It will mean much { "From ANCIEXT INDIA and SWEET CEYLON." s out the worries does our 6oc. Tea, and all the rest will do so too. All prices at your grocers. 8% TEAS The people of the United States | have chosen a new congress, and yet | went through the necessary routine in | If You Have $12.50 in Your Pocket When this adv't strikes your eye you can put it to no better use than to buy one of our $12.50 Overcoats Our Overcoats at this price are certainly one of the best, if not the very best bargains it has ever been our privilege to offer. Every Overcoat is new: and made for this season's trade. How we hap- pened to have these Overcoats and how we are able to offer them to you at this price is a long story--too long for now, but come in and let the Overcoats speak for. themselves. = Overcoats, $7.30, $8, $10, $12, $12.50, $13.50, $14, $15. THE H. D. BIBBY CO. rr Price Clothing House, Oak Hall. ceee® eee «0000008 e 7 & o® The Opening %; Skating Season Brings to mind SKATING BOOTS and ® Skating Boots bring to mind the 'fact that the best at fowest prices can be had at ®) SUTHERLAND'S SHOE ce. 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