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M‘Keamm’sg FRANCIS ST. was-r, . FENELON FALLS.- W. WWW?“ "'MWW'E =,T=»'iv'.5TrJ.¢â€"1-â€"~â€"â€"- »- r - uâ€" .__....._.,_.. "N, __ , p 3-21.... . x. i . . ,.or,.,,,.,m.fi_,wm,m,._,“m,, , ,_ can Offered in the Count-FY than I‘he which has materialized. has becliitlie Can undersell any other maker, haying charge made by Mr. Monk of Jacques paid for old iron, cop- per, brass etc”. ' Dealer in ‘ leeeand eon, IRON PIPE, and PIPE FITTINGS. The. Robson, Fcnelon Falls. ,.-_.. râ€"___.___ ___-.... 'l‘hc Fenclon Falls Gazette. Friday, on... 22nd, 1900. The Transvaal War. There is no news of importance from the seat of war this week. Lengthening The Session. Somewhat. better progress was made last. week with the serious business of the scssion,but if, on the one hand, thclcgislution on the order paper has been put forward a few stages, other matters have developed which give every indication of lengthening out con- siderablya session which has already fully run the average length. The principal item under this latter head Cartier against the Militia Department of purchasing worthless emergency ra~ tions for the South-African contingents, 'to which reference was made last week. When the worthy member first luunch-’ ed his tirade against the Minister of Militia, he was evidently not prepared for the very prompt manner in which he was taken up by the Government, and promised his committee of inquiry if only he would lay before the House som' thing definite to inquire into. So specific was the challenge that Mr. Monk had no alternative but to accept it, and in due course his indictment was presented. It was at once “seen that the hon. member had most matc- riallv modified his accusations, for in-. stead of fraud. malfeasance of office. and sundry 'other high crimes and misdemeanors, which were either def- initcly charged or broadly insinuctcd in his first lmrnngue to the House, the most serious accusation that he dared definitely make against the Minister. was one of “ gross and culpable negli- gence." But this is serious enough, of course, and the Government promptly implemented their promise of a com- mittee of investigation. The Opposi tion now has one more chance to squan- der public time and money in a wild goose chase after an election cry. Their success at this sport has not been strik- ingly manifesth in the past; it remains to'be seen what luck awaits them this time. ' Signs of Disintegration. (?) The ingenuity of Oppositionists is being severely taxed these days I to dis- covcrlhnsc signs of disintegration in the ranks of the, Liberal party which are being so earnestly hoped for but which so obstinately refuse to manifest themselves.‘ Because half a dozen or so supporters of'thc Gowrriment in the present House of Commons have in- timated their intention of retiring when their present term.expir--s, we hear the old fumiliurory that, “The Grits are on the run." A typical sample of this is the case of Mr. Speaker Baiu, who has. it is Well known. been anxious to retire from public life for some years past, and who is now unhappin com- polled by failing health to carry that desire into slicer; but even his twenty- eight years of faithful service, during which his political conduct has never once been cnlled in question even by his most bitter opponents, does not protect him from the miserable insinuations of small politicians. So, too, the in- timation that the Minister of Customs may not olfcr himself for re-clection in .North Grey, is taken as an indication there ; where, as is perfectly well known by every man who makes any pretence of beingiuformed of the facts. that Mr. Paterson only sought the suf- frage of the electors of North Grey be- cause the constituency happened to fall vacant, by the death of the sitting member, at the time of his entering the Government, and he Was then elected by a majority twice as large as the biggest majority ever obtained by a Tory in that riding. and thirteen times greater than that secured by his predecessor over me some opponent two months be- fore. These are a couple of samples of the nonsense which is being talked about Government disintegration. It is to be feared that that the Tories them- selves are not getting much comfort out of signs no more convincing than these. Another writer,â€"â€"-a fairly representative sample of his tribe,â€"â€"incautiously re- marked before the election last week in British Columbia that, “Joe Martin declares he will have no Lsurier in his.” In view of the fact that Premier Martin has been-:80 emphatically repudiated by the electors of British Columbia, and that Mr. W. W. B. McInnes found it necessary to Very emphatically assure the electors that he was not a Martinite to secure his election, it may not be unreasonable to ask for a clearer ex- local election is a condemnation of‘ the lnuricr Administration ? David Varcoe Foundeâ€"lcoroner‘siin- quest. The body of David Vurcoc, who dis- appeared so mysteriously on the night of December 61h, was. found last Sun- day afternoon floating in the Echelon river about a mile below the falls, nearly- oppositc whore Green & Ellie’s shingle .mill stood: until. it was destroyed by fire. The bodyâ€"which presented a terrible appearance, nothing of the hood remaining but the bare skullâ€"was towed ashore as soon as possible and conveyed to tho- fine-hall;.. and Mr. John P'ulcy, a- brother-in-l'aw of the deceased, having made oath that he had reason to suspect that there had been -foul play,_an inquest was held in the council chamber on. Monday afternoon before Dr. Wilson, coroner, and the following jury 2-â€" I Edward Fitzgerald, foreman, Joseph McFarland, Findlay McDougall, Hurry Robson, Henry Pear-cc, Thos. Roberts, James Knox, M. W. Brandon, Jos. J. l’ower, James. Chambers, Hugh Mc~ Dougall, Martin Kelly, \Vushington Northey and Joseph Heard. After the jurymcn had bccn,sworn in, they went to the fire-hall and examined tthe body, and upon their return the following wit- nessess were. overused gsvchthcicpvig deuce, which wehavs condensed as much as possible. Constable Nevison :_â€"-On Sunday aft- ernoon, June lErh, Ii‘was informed that a man’s body was in the the watpr.,bc- low the village. I; got help, had ethc body. drawueaslzcnc and conveyed to the fire hulk It was. the some body that the jury exauiincduud I;bclicvc~it to..be tlzo..body of. David Varcoe. I had the clothing searchcdheud a knife, $1 20 in silver, :1 piece of.» tobacco. and a coupon from“ Burgoyne’s store were found in one of the pants’ pockets. The opposite pocket, which appeared to .be very-.much worn at, the bottom, was turned out and empty. John Foley :,â€"_--1 made. tho.,.aflidavit that-.Ieddoothe inquest. on account of. what people said. so much was said about Varcoe having had a considerable sum of money in ,his possession. the nightche disappeared that I had a sus- picion of foul play, and thought an in- quest ought to be be held, but had no suspiciouofany particular person. I believe the body to be that. of David Varcoc. Mrs. Daviduivharcoe zâ€"I‘have viewed the body and am prepared to swear that it is the body of my husband, David Vnrcoe, The,,last.timc I saw him alive was about halfpnst l o’clock-on Decem- ber 6th. He took his dinner and be- fore leaving govc me thirty cents, which he took out of= a leather pocket-book,z in which he had quite a. lot. of hillq, but. Ido not. know how many or of what value. He was in his usual health, was nol,iu bod humor. and made no threats, and 'I‘ncvcr hoardihim tclk.of commit- ting suicide. He kept. his pocket-book in the lelt hand pocket of, his pants, in which there was no .hip pocket. For three or. four months he came home oc- casionally a._liLtlc the worse for liquor, but I. never saw him too drunk to take care of, himself. Andrew Torrancezâ€"I om night watchman in Mr. Suudford's mill. About 7.30 on the evening on which David Varcce disappeared he came into the mill so much under the influence ol liquor that he fell head foremost into a hoppervover which he stooped, appar- ently with the intention. of taking a little of the grain it contained. I pulled him out, and he went into the other rqompf thqmillnnd sat-down upon the that he fears the result of a. contest edge of another liop‘pur,liito which he planation of how the British Columbia .p fell backwards. After I had pulled him out of that, he seated himself upon 'a small l'o'w bench, but slid off, and, echo seemed to be Settling down to sleep, I told him thathe must go away or I, WOuld have to send for the constable. He left the mill, and, after I had fastened the doors. I looked through a window and saw him talking to a man on the sidewalk. Shortly afterwards, when I was upstairs, I heard somebody trying the doors, and. looking through a window 1 saw that it was Varcoe. Not being able to get. in, he turned to go away, and fell off the platform in front. oi the mill. Rising, he went to the sicholk, and walked as steadily as it quite sober until he passed the corner of Sandford‘s ofiice, which hid him from my view, and that was the last 1 saw ofhim. David McKillcn :--I saw David Vor- coe that night on the sidewalk opposite- Sandlords’ mill. He had liquor in him and was “jolly,” but was not very bad- He wanted me to go into the mill with- him, but. I was in a hurry and told him so, and left. him standing where I had met him. ' F. H. Magoo râ€"David‘ Vurcoc was in my shop about 3 p. m. and by his talk and breath I could tell that he had been drinking. He left in about hall" an hour and returned at 6': o’clock, retty drunk. When the whistle blew he left, and staggered against a roll 0%.. leather in going out. Charles Wisc_:â€"At the request of constable Nevison, I helped to take the body out of the wot-er, and searched. such of the pockets as were in view. hm- ‘one of them, I am not sure which, 1’ found four 25-ccnt pieces, two lO-ccut pieces, a juck~knifc, part of a- plug of:- tnhacco and a store coupon, all of which. l3 put into my ocket,._ except the coua. pun, which was left. upon the ground. I' put the body into the casket and; tOnk it to the fireâ€"hull. No thorough... search of the clothiug‘ was made at that. time. Robert J. Howard :â€"Ahout noon on . r Sunday I was coming up the river in a, boat. and saw an object. flvmting in the . water near 'l‘orruncc's landing, but did: not stop to examine it. After I had been home and had dinner, I went, down..thc river again, accompanied by, three boys. Willie Barkley, Lcwisg-Tcu. ronzo and Willie Crossgrey. A good way below where Iahad first seen the object Itsaw it again,.and would have again,. passed withoutexumiuing it; but somc~ _ thing was said about it looking like a. bundle of clothes and Willie Barkley asked me,to gonnd see whatit was. I ~ consented to do so, andfiwhen we go is, nearer, Barkley said “ It’s Davey Var- coc,” as. it proved to be. I immediately towed back to 'l‘orrunce’s landing, when 'I put two of .the boys .ashoro with in-. structions to .go and notify constable-r. Nevison, and-then returned to where ' we had found the body. Constable chvisonrâ€"rocnllcd :fSincc the inquest commenced 'Bobcrt Wal- . laceandT have made a thorough ex» amiualion of the body and clothing, aili of which, wastaken olf.‘ We; found. no- thing whatever, noither money, pocket- bookinor papers, on or about him, and I 3 am satisfied that (the articles found yesterday. were all he had on him ,when . taken. out of the .watcr.. There was a ., place for an inside pocket in his coat, butnota pocket. Thomas Austin :-â€"About. ten' min- _ utcs past 6 o'clock that evening David ‘ Vorcoc came into my shop, against the counter and commenced to tulk'abont the Transvaal war, General“ Hutton and Sam Hughes. A few min- . utes later. James Stevens came in. and .: Va‘rcoe and -I 'left the shop, toecthcr. 7 thu about oppositc'Joseph Mann .. land’s Va‘rcoe said, “ You and me. will -‘ have a glass together.” We went. into, ,_ 'l‘womey’s hotel and he. called. for the . liquor and paid for it, but only drank; about-two-thirds ofthe contents of his I. own class. We went out in about five . minutes on to Francis street, and, as ho seemed to hesitate, I said “ Come on : _. ain‘t. youhgoiug home ? " to which he . replied,“ No! not by a d .n sight." He then left me and wentdown street, and that was the last I saw of him. I - saw him lay a coin upon the bar of the . hotel,but,did not noticewhcre he took ; it, from or whatmoncy he had.‘_ The coroner then rec-ipitulnted the evidence, and the jury, after . consulting .. together for about one minute. returned ' the following verdict: . “ We ii )_d that... David Varcoc came to his denth'on the . 6th of December, 1899, by drowning in the Fcnelon river, and, from the .ev-i-: deuce. adduced, we do not,considcr any blame attachable to any person what» .. ever.” - We do not agree with the last part of the. verdict, as a .good deal of .' blame is attachable to the person or .. persons who guys or sold him liquor . (as somebody ,must have done) after he began to show-signs of beingintoxicnted. Gusnon or-Dsrsâ€"After July lst Messrs. McLaughlin 8; McDiarmid will keep their- office in Fenelon h‘ulls open on Wednesday afternoons instead of on Monday after- _ noons, as at present.â€"20 t. f.. 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