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'71.: The feeling of surprise coupled with anxiety with which the retaliatory message of Mdmt Cleveland was received throughout the Dominion a wards: 33"otthepresidentia1 programme. The messageis on all Sides regarded as a clever move on the part of Pre- sident Cleveland to outgeneral the Re- publican partyâ€"and “nothing more” The bitterness With which he is now being attacked by both the press and politicans of that party is the best proof of the correctness of this view ; and should success attend his policy at the elections to be held in November of this year, Mdent Cleveland will be idolized none the loss that that suc- cess should have been achieved at the sacrifice of consistency. Consistency is not prized as a jewel amongst Ameri- can politicians nor by the average American elector; and possibly we Canadians ourselves may ere this have discovered that party movements in on: own country have their origin largely from no loftier political code of ethics. Apart from the more serious complications to both countries which the action of President Cleveland may give rise to, it is rather amusing to note the lofty moralizing of a large portion of our own press upon the sad inconsistency of the “message” with the President’s former record and poâ€" sition. The political snmmersault at Washington has stirred 'up a. doleful hubbnb where many similar acrobatic feats have won on the eve of elections not censure to the performers but un- wavering support and applause. It is creditable to the average elector in Canada, however, that such perform- ances have not as a rule been rewarded with after success. The episode is but another proof that politically as other- wise it is well nigh impossible to see ourselves as others see us. The close commercial relations that have always as a. matter of necessity existed be- tween the United States and Canada. and Great Britain, and the bond of kinship, which is fortunately stronger than the noisy utterances of political manauverers would indicate, make the possibility of a war out of the ques tion. When the excitement of the prefidential election will have sub- sided, and the better sense of the American people will again have as- serted itself, we feel confident that the folly of the present movement will give place to a more reasonable and fairer treatment of their neighbors. The American mind, so keen for business and the main chance, will find little satisfaction in an attempt to injure Canada at great financial loss to them- selves. The blustering element will also have earned what it bankers after, a cheap reputation without any per- sonal risk whatever. The retaliation message, however, has already been productive of much good to our own people. It has taught us that in spite of our political squabbles, the loyalty of the two great political parties may be safely relied upon in the hour of danger. The truly patriotic attitude of the Toronto Globe at the present juncture, towardsl the politicians of the Laurier stamp, is the best possible guarantee that the people of Canada will remain true to themselves and to the Empire when occasion calls for it. The outspoken utterances of the leading British journals of all shades of opinion is an assurance that the advantage of British connection is still more than a name. But perhaps the most valuable lesson which the past few weeks has taught the people of Canada is the importance, no matter how friendly their relations with the outside world may be, of being placed in a position of thorough independence. The value of our great railway and canal systems, about the immense cost and the rapid construc-} tion of which there has been so much: discussion, cannot now be a matter of doubt. To learn to appreciate in a day, as it were, what has taken almost a quarter of a century, amidst the fiercest controversy and immense out- lay to complete, is a satisfaction to the peOple of Canada well worth the anxiety of the past few weeks. It cannot fail to be productive of a healthy national spirit,â€"the conviction forced upon us by the course of President Cleveland, that those who have controlled the destinies of the Dominion since Confederation have (the Watchman THURSDAY, SEPT. 6th, 1888. been, with all their failures and short- comings, guided by far-sighted states- mansblp and a. proper regard for the safety and dignity of their country. The Quebec Government have decided to establish a. permanent provincial police force, with headquarters at Montreal. The tropical fruit men of New Orleans have formed a combination, representing a. oom‘oined capital of $19, 000 000. is lying dangerously The Montreal term, which opened on Sat- urday is annnusuallyheavy one, there being no less than five murder cases to be tried. Mr. Courtney, Deputy Minister of Fi- nance. inst present in Toronto conferring withtheProvincialTreasuren-egardingthe amounts between the Federal and Pro- m Governments. ”I: is reported that. the King of Abyssinia has massed his troops on the Crem Table‘ Land. to resist a possible Italian invasion M. Vechnrd, a French Socialist leader, and five of his colleagues, have been arrest- ed at Amiens for inciting workmen to Mrs. Youmans, the temperance lecturer, Editorial Notes. ill in her home at A special meeting of the Toronto Trades ‘ and Labour Council was held Tuesday night to consider the advisibility of forming a. Cooperative Plumber 3 Association in view of the prolonged strike. Canon Benrard, who playeda. leading part in the Tom-uni frauds in Belgium, and who served four years in prison, has arrived in Montreal, and is seeking eccle- iastieel employment. Kingston was visited Friday morning by a very heavy eclectric storm. A good deal of damage was done to buildings in the city, but no lives were lost, though several persons were severely shocked. An attempt was made yesterday morning to rob the Carluke mail on its way to Hamilton. The old man who was driving with the mail was ordered to stop by a couple of footpaps, who fired at him; but he pluckily drove on. Mack Howes, well known in Manitoba. during the boom period, who was arrested 151%an and _ta.ken to Ingers'ol on a charge of obtaining money under false pre- tenses in connection with some land trans- accion, was honorably acquitted on Friday. United States Secretary Fairchild says there is a disposition to relax the vigorous measures agalnst Canadian poachers on seal fishing in Alaska. waters, because the English Government are now proposing legislation which will entirely stop depredations. As an immediate result of the break up of the cotton combine prices will be low- ered, as cutting will be the rule of the day; but it is undersuad that an attempt Will be made at 0n -- 1-; form another combine on a. difl'eren‘ 333.35, and some of the mill owners are 31' the opinion that this can be done in a. coax-‘12 of months. This is from the New York Herald: “This principal of sectionalism intensified is worthy of the gravest consideration by other than New England States. It may besaid that the fishery brawl is a. small matter;that it will blow over with the election, and that retaliation is not war Let us remember that the severest wars in history have arisen from small matters. The custody of the holy places led to the Crimean War;awordy quarrel at a Ger- man watering place between an irascible french Envoy and a high-tempered Em- peror cost France Alsace-Lorraine ; a con- test over a tax of only fifty thousand dol- lars to the English exchequer led to the War of Independence, and no process of historical analysis has ever been able to discover how minute were the causes of our Rebellion.‘ The St. Paul‘s Pioneer Press reviews the first year of high license in Minnesota and finds that the system has proved all its friends claimed for it. There are in the State only 1,297 saloons now, as against 5,806 when the law went into effect. A decrease in the consumption of liquor is shown in nearly every county. Low gro- geries have been closed up and the huainess is under better police supervision. Under the old system the average cost of a. license was about $300 and the total approximate incomejwas $850,000. Under high license the average cost of permission to sell is about 8600 and the approximate income is about $1,100,000. A hundryman Shoots Ills Wire, Killing llcr lnnlnnuy. WIXXIPEG, Sept. 4.â€"-At Brandon on Sat- urday a. laundryman, named Webb, shot his wife in the neck, killing her instantly. He had once before attempted to kill'her. She was the daughter of ‘wealthy people in Eng ,, L __ £.LL.“. 153:1: "zlnfiwfigéllxébfiiiféas Ker fathef's groom, with whom she ran away. Webb gave himself up to the police. The coroner’s Jury returned a. verdict of wilful murder. â€"-- - - ‘1 1 "LL-.. -3 A ur Rm?!) J-” um...“ .. .._â€"_V7 The 14-year-old daughter of A. W. Brain of Brandon has been missing since Friday, and it is feared she is drowned, as she was last seen near the rivet ban‘k. ‘ 7,,4_L-.l M630 Won uvon \ulv ..v .. ......._ Albert Hiller, a. printer, has been arrested near Carberry for indecent assault on May Fountain, said to have been an inmate of a. house of ill-fame in Winnipeg. He claims that it is a case of blackmail. Farmer Williams of Oak Lake has been arrested for stealing logs belonging to Mr. Christie at Brandon, while bein floated down the river. The logs were guild on his farm. Strangled Ills Baby sum. OLCOTI‘, N.Y., Sept. 4.â€"Sunda.y evening Howard Niles, an imbecile aged 7 years, son of a. farmer living two miles south of here, strangled his baby sister aged 13 months. The n. a 0. N. (1033 Boats to Go Into Winter Quarters on Sept. )5, Morning Sept. 3.â€"The Richelieu On.- tario Navigation Company have decided to withdraw their Upper Canada. boats for the season on Sept. 15, and send them into winter quarters at Sore]. This will be considerably earlier than at any period since the com- pany‘s formation. The reason for the pre- sent early withdrawal is simply dulness of 7,) _AA. -_) W..- “H, "mm" , . _ _ traffic, owing in part to continued we; mg unfavorable weather. While Wm. Senz, aged 19, was watering his horse in the river at Pointe-anx-Tremâ€" bles on Saturday. he drove into a deep part Iand in trying to save the animal his foot got entangled 3n the_reins and he was drowned. The bodies of two uni. nown men were also found In the river opposite the city to.- he Exhibition grounds were crowded this afternoon with spectators attending the Cifirmakers’ Uuionpicnic and gamesin honor of bor Day. To-night the city band gave a promenade concert, the grounds were illuminated and several workingmen deliver- ed addresses. vu- .u. The jury which was empanelled to try the murderer Kehoe to determine the question of his sanity returned a verdict this after- noon that he was sane. True bills were brought in by “the gulf. SHERBROOKE, Sept. 4.â€"The pre ‘ ’ examination in the case of Charles De Ben, the defaulting teller of the National Park Bank of New York, who got away with About $95,000 by a system of fraudulent operations, extending over the past ten ,W, ___-|.-_.1-â€". A“-.. ‘LA bid-“‘4.” v- _-“V, prisoner was reminded until'Fri'day'g jutâ€"y- ?higwaftarnoon "against’ Chm-158 F. Pitcher for bringing stolen money into Canada, A. H. Gaza. for murder and Alex. Shel-riff for forgery and embezzlement. Vrv.u-v.v..~, __,- _ V , years, was begun yzsterday. Kite:- the reading of some documentary evidence the 1 , .‘I -__L:‘ 13.4.1“: A Rich Silver lllne. OTTAWA, Sept. Lâ€"Mr. G. B. Pattee of this city is principal owner in a newly. discovered silver mine in Arizona. Territory. The ore, as taken from the mine, an: out st 8562 a ton, and it is reported to Ee one of the richest silver loda ever discovered in the territory. The Story of the Gyne'n Crew Denied. Sir. JOHN. N. 3., Sept. E.â€"Captain Tait, of the bark Gyfin, 15 in the city and denies en. tiroly the story of the members of the crew who were taken of! by ttge Persian Monarch. and re rted to the British Consul a: New York t \u the captain and first taste 1nd “- tempted to scuttle the ship. Hauling a Fire With Coal on. BwVILLE, Sept. 4.â€"A 10-year-old daughter of J amcs Patterson, carter, while lighting a fire with coal oil, was almost cre- mated alive. She was terribly burned about the arms and legs and her recovery ig chsrox, Sept. 4.â€"-A young woman most respectfably connected, forged a check for $30 on J. W. Frazer, tailor, and had it crashed in Donald Frazer’s bank. Friends baring come forward with the money, the matter was hushed up. ' ' ' doubtfuL Severe l-‘rosl In Wino-Ill. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.â€"Specia.ls from the cranberry district report that recent frost- have damaged cm in the dry and unimu proved marshes any 25 per cent. Buck- wheat _md corn also snfl'ered in some too- KEHOE FOUND TO BE SANE. MURDER AT BRANDON. Boodle: De Balm In Court. A Young Female Fol-gen A Deficiency of m- 70,000,000 to 9,001,300 Butchâ€"The finned Slates not In a rumn to Supply the Demand. Lowboy, A . 3l.â€"It now seems to be a fact that the o d world needs from 70,000,- 000 to 80,000,000 bushels of wheat more than the harvest of the year will produce. To put it in another way, the countries which always have to buy wheat must this your buy some 370,000,000 bushels, while the countries raising more than they consume will have about 295,000,000 bushels to sell. The annual international grain market, held in Vienna on Monday, gave estimates of the yield of the world, which varied only in a few particulars from those already given, the chief differences being in unimportant countries. On the other hand, the real state of the French harvest seems _much I've-Iv v- â€"v _--..-, worse than reported at Vienne, and the same is even more obviously true of Eng- land. Tuesde ’3 terrific storm of wind and, rain ended w atever chance remained of decent crops in Great Britain, and the Eng- lish must now import at least 170,000,000 bushels. France, which, next to the Unit- ed States, is the greatest wheat producer in the world, has one of the worst wheat crops ever reeped. A week ago it was estimated thst she would need to import 68,000,000 bushels. Now, since the fresh storm and the discovery by the threshings of the bad quality of the grain, the shorts 6 is put at 80,000,000 by the Mercuriale es Halles, end at 96,000,000 by Bollsck, Sarassin 8: Co. What makes the matter worse is that very little, if any, of this can. be made good by MANITOBA’S BIG CHANCE. THE OLD WORLD SHORT OF WHEAT THIS YEAR. Algiers, where the grasshop r has decim- ated the crop. Germany, taly and the Netherlands must buy more wheat than usual this year from the great exporting countries. The wheat market in En .and is still a curiously hial afi‘air, ependent upon all sorts 0 local conditions and influences. Liverpool generally follows New York and San Francisco, but London is more concern- edin the Baltic trade and not so easily moved by American quotations, and, like Leeds, Rochester and Newcastle-on-Iyne, thinks most of the local crops and demand. Hence prices for the past week have been much affected by the capricious weather, a bright day frightening buyers, 8. heavy rain stiffening sellers; but yesterday’s storm has so knocked out what remained of the Eng- lish crop that this can no longer be the case. Already we catch a glimpse of what the wheat shortage means by the discovery that bread has gone up a penny on a quartern loaf inmany parts of London since Mon- he northern workhouse authorities have their hands full with an army of Irish labor- ers who are accustomed to come to England for the harvest. This year they find no work for them to do, and the laborers have no means with which to get home. What adds to the sinister aspect of the outlook is the sad failure of the potato crop in many parts of England and all along the west coast of Ireland. This alone would have made a. hard winter here. Combined with dear bread it is a gloomy enough outlook. One of the first results of the shortage will be a. vigorous demand in France for a. re- mission of the import duty on wheat on the Bart of hi towns and a. strenuous resistance y the w eat-raising districts where the farmers see no reason why the tariti‘ should not enable them to profit by the distress of their brethren in the towns. In yesterday’s London market wheat ruled firm without much selling, but holders were asking an advance of 3 cents a bushel on white and 2 cents on red winter, which latter is said over here to be of an inferior quality. [Jule to Spare In the failed States. New YORK, Aug. 31.â€"-The Times says editorially: Judging from our special re- ports from the wheat producing states pub- lished this morning, the United States will not be in aposition to furnish very much of the 70,000,000 or 80,000,000 bushels of wheat which will he required to meet the deficienc caused by the poor crops in the old worl . The weather has been’ unfavor- able here as in Europe to large harvests of the principal food cereal, but so far as can be learned we shall have ample Wheat for home consumption, with possibly some, if not- a great deal, to spare, to supply a. por- tion of the demand across the ocean. If we 8311770? the demzind aéross the océzin; If we cannot feed the world it is Fleasant to know we can feed ourselves. 7 Port Hope's New Life. PORT HOPE, Sept. 3.â€"This town is taking on a. new life with unexpected advent of a manufactory. The negotntions for the starting of a binder twine factory that have been conducted by the town with Messrs. A. W. Morris Bros. of Montreal and the Massey Manufacturing Co. of Toronto, have resulted in the signing of an agreement with Morris Bros. They promise and have begun the erection of g. factory toemploy 100 handS, for which the town will grant them $10,000, payable in yearl instalment-s of $1,000, a free site, a. loan 0 $30,000 for six years at 6 per cent. interest and exemp- tion of taxes for ten years. The town is jubilant and expects a. boom. The binder twine factory will be in operations in three months. A $100 KISS, {Sm-mono, Sept. 3. â€"-â€"On Wednesday, Merrit Morey of Fullerton, was arraigned at the Police Court and fined $100 for making love to Minnie Gutchficld who is 14 years of e and resides with her parents in this city. orey walked home with the little girl from his place on the night of Aug. 4, and the girl’s evidence tells what happened. She said: “He came out and walked with me till we got to Mr. Moore’s place. He then took hold of my arm and kissed me, Mid he loved me and asked me if I would not be his girl. He persisted in going with ' ’ TI". _-- 1:" ”ML. .m“..-m- .mmmuude me. He fiade im ro er proposEls.” His Worship repriman ed orey severely and remarked that had he been a. younger man he would order the hsh to be applied. He then fined the accused $100, including costs. A belie-Io Situation. BLENHEIM, Sept. 3.â€"-Two married women of Blenheim one day recently drove to the Point in a. buggy to enjoy a. bath. Placing their wearing apparel in the vehicle, in Mother Eve’s first costume they breasted the waves of the Erie. Their splashing alarmed the horse which made 03 with their dry goods and like two mermaids they wait- ed for an hour with their heads only above water until a. passer by informed their hus- bands of their whereabouts. The heroines of this adventure move in the best society, QUEBEC, Sept. 2. â€" The diaap entrance from his post yesterday during nsiness hours of Andy, the receiving teller of the Banque Nationale, and the subsequent dis- covery that his cash was $12,000 short, have caused a. sensation in business, banking and society circles. He was an old employs and up to the time of his disaipenrance had the full confidence of all who new him. It is reported that a. collision between Utes and Plums occurred in the Paradox Valley in Colorado a. few day 3 ago and that gavel-31 on both sides were slain. The convention of the Public School In- spectors of Ontario was concluded in Tm ronto Thursday morning. It has been most hatinfnctory both to the Inspectors andâ€"to the Minister of Education, At a meeting of New York coal agents on Friday, it was agreed that an increase of from 25 to 50 cents per ton, according to the distance from the mining points, should go into force. The body of a. man was found on the rail- wsy tracky near Stirling, Ont. It IS believed to be that of the old man Gibson, who es- cap ed from the sheriff as Belleville station while en route for the Penitentiary. Con, the man charged with the murder of Joseph Pilon, the hotel keeper, at Cotoau Landing on the 14th inst, was committed 5t Montreal Friday to stand his trial before the Court of Queen’s Bench next month. The American Government will subsidize an American company to the extent of $50, - 000 for a year' a service in carrying mails between the States and New Sou‘th Wales, md the Oceanic Company will probably get the contract. While the Great Eastern was bein tow- ed from the Clyde to Liverpool on us- day evening, an enormous sea was encoun- tered, the hewaer perted and the immense vessel vanished in the darkness in the direc- tion of the open see. It is reported in Berlin official circles thst the result of the interview between Prince Bismarck and Signor Crispi will be to pre- vent Italy from:1 undertaking a; Abyssinian expedition an to restrain ignor Crisp i m tank's: irritatim Flues. . , Em: In nu Cash. WORLD’S WHEAT SUPPLY. BRADSTREET’S DOES NOT TAKE ALARM AT THE SITUATION. NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-â€"The movement of general merchandise and staple goods eon- tinues quite active for the season with less ronounced characteristics observable at 'ttsburg, Detroit, Cincinnati, Savannah, and New Orleans, at which points trade re- mains fairly active and there are favorable indications for the autumn. Eastern shoe- makers are receiving many duplicate orders and eastern wholesale houses generally re- port favorable advices from manufacturers and jobbers at the west. The late storm in Louisiana is found to have done less damage to the crops than an posed; but it and later stems cut into the entucky corn and to- bacco crops some. Oats at Iowa too have suffered from too much rain. There have been good rains throughout Texas, helping the crops and trade there greatly. California hops are quoted at 12§c and are very firm. The market for foreign and domestic hops has improved since the reported damage to the English crop and prices tend upward. There is a moderate improvement in mer- cantile collections at Detroit, St. Joseph, and a few other points. The stock market is advancing on the crop prospects, and there are expectations of a speculative revival in the autumn. Bonds are strong and investments in de- mands. Money at New York is in good supply, but rates are firmer. Call loansare quoted at 11; @ 2 per cent. Foreign ex- change is steady at last week’s advance on the scarcity of commercial bills; demand sterling, 487} @5188. .._ -r 4.-....â€" any.-.“ , “"x ,, The reported continuance of stormy weather in the United Kingdom and France, the heavy wheat deficiency reported by the Vienna Congress, and alleged damage to spring wheat in Dakota. and Minnesota by frost, together with advancingocean frei hts, have caused very variable prices. ash No. 2 red wheat last Friday closed at $1.02; delivered. It has since been $1.03}, but closed yesterday at $1 00}. Higher freights and scanty room checkcdthe export demand. Bradstreet’s finds at this time no good rea- son for an apparent deficiency in the world’s supply oi wheat of more than 26,000,000 bushels. Exports of wheat and flour this week, both coasts, ag regate 2,985,711 bushels against 2,336,620 ushels last week; July 1 to date, 19,427,019 bushels against 36,960,849 bushels exported in the like pe- riod last year. A! -. _n L“). .Avu m... -_.. The sii ht improvement in the iron trade, first fell m the west, has extended east, and there is now more ectiwfity a._11 over 151.” c_oun- try. The increase in the'volume of business has been slight, but it has encouraged mak- ers of both crude and finished iron to check the downward tendency. Old rails are wanted throughout the west and stocks are Light. An upwagd tende’g‘cy is the resglt. Eig'iron ore Barket at iClodveland is in bet- terfihqpe. __ . - .-,, ,11_ _-L:-.- .Anth‘racite coal is exceptionally active and many dealers find it difficult to keep space with orders. Prices are advanced to- day at all points from Boston to Chicago as previously announced. Wool has continued generally active, less so at Philadelphia than elsewhere, owing to higher prices and depleted stocks of better ualitiee, and prices have been sustained a l aiong the line. Some manu- facturers have been encouraged to stock up to some extent in anticipation of contracts. Considerable stocks are held at seaboards waitin an advance. The advices received by jobgers from all parts of the ceuntry are gratifying, anda large autumn trade ap- pears to be assured. Ginghams and tints areinvery good demand. \Voollenmanu actu- rers report increasing orders for goods and enough businessin sight to last for some weeks. Numerous woollen mills recently idle are starting up. n. u.‘ Speculative activity in coffee, with re- duced stocks and increased consumptive dc. mand, advanced prices during the week on the continent. Here the demand was less active and the trend of prices was down ward until Thursday, when there was an advance of 5: t9 3;}: on increased request. The eXpected sharp revival in the demand for refined sugars has come, absorbing sup- plies rapidlyâ€"well up to production in some instances. This has sent prices up fie here, and $0 at San Francisco. Raws have not been correspondingly affected. - Refin- ers have contented themselves with drawing freely on reserve stocks and buying sparing- ly in the open mar'l‘tet. “ ,, , 74Â¥1_ CHICAGO, Sept. 2.â€"The Farmers’ Review says: “It is now possible tonrrive at a airly definite conclusion regarding the yield of winter wheat and oats as shown by he spring returns which we have been eceiving from our cro correspondents during the past. two woe is. Our ro rta do not, however tell the whole story 0 the returns for in some localities, as parts of Dakota, Minnesota and Northern Iowa, but a fraction of the crop has been threshed. The reports received to date may, however, be taken as a. fair evidence of what will be found to be an average yield." ‘3ch n? “3.“. “w. Miner wheatâ€"Illinois A full summary of reports of threshing place the average yield at 15-: bushels per acre. The highest average yield is % bushels er acre. Wisconsin, 21 bushels per acre; ndiuna, 12 bushels per acre ; Ohio, 11% bushels per acre ; Missouri, 1515 ; Kentucky, 1343 ; To hon-0:110 To-dnyâ€"‘l'he Hudson Bay Schemeâ€"unturlo Farmers Delighted. WINNIPEG, Sept» 2.â€"â€"The Legislature prorogues to-morrow afternoon. A A dvcputation of Hudson Bay road pro- moters waited on the Government Saturday regarding the road but it is doubtful if a guarantee of more than $,500,000 will be passed. This will probably delay the scheme. The Ontario farmers are delighted with their visit, being everywhere received warmly, the leading citizens with brass bands turning out to meet them at nearly every station. Magnificent displays of the country’s products were shown for their benefit. ' There was another fall in the ther- mometer Friday night, but from all reports the dams. e done was light. Thee \ innipeg Colonization Committee ring a Errand display of Manitoba pro uc for the oronto Exhibition. WINVIPEG, Sept. 3. -â€"There is evidently trouble ahead ofp the railway deal, as the Manitoba. Central, which claims to have leased the Red River Valley road last year, intends suing the Government for non com- pliance with the agreement. Tho ' American tug Gladiator has been seized by the Canadian authorities at Algo- ma. Mills for towing a. raft of logs in Cans.- dian waters. Another Montreal Bulclde. MONTREAL, Sept. 3. â€"An Englishwoman named Fanny Prgston tooka large dose of catholic acid.y on Friday In ht wirgth suicidal intent and died in ten-lilo agony at tho hospital on Saturday.- The entries in the live stock classes for the Provincial Fair at Kingston have been so numerous that additional sheds will have to be erected. A large canning factory at Picton com- plains that a. duty of ten cents is charged upon peach baskets, the mine of which is about three cents. It is reported that Prince Bismarck is suffering from insomnia, produced by irrita- tion caused by the young Emperor’s course in acting contrary to his advice. Sir John Macdonald has consented to speak at the ConserVative picnic to be held at Beaver-ton next Thursday. Hon. Messrs. Foster and Tupper will also be present. Owing to the general dulness of traflic, the Richelieu 'Unta.rio Navigatfon Com puny have decided to withdraw theilf Upper Canada. boats for the season on Sept. 15. Senator Gray, of Delaware, is of opinion that both sides of the House will agree to give the President the extra powers he asks to: to enable him to carry out retaliation. Scott McVeigh, assistant bookkeeper in the Methqdisb Book Room, Toronto, has absconded; His peculations amount to over $5000, but partial restitution has been made. Yellow fever is increasing in virulence in Jacksonville, and everyone who ean is leav- ing the city. A ease of the fever is report.- egl in Philadelphia, and is causing great. Good Reason lot a Deficiency of lore Than 26.000.000 Bushels â€" Advancing (Deuceâ€"Suzu- Strong. Winter Whoa! I'Iold In the 1!. s. MANITOBA’S LEGISLATURE. Trouble Ahead. EDITOR BRADs'rREE'r's. 3l.-â€"The movpment THEIR AUDITOR BOUNCED. .>umeZ .5). F30 szk mmDijamJ <m0k_z<2,u1.r ‘l‘wo Mr: or The Oppouuon Support The Government and the Vote II 81 tel! â€"-l'r|lrle Province News. WINNIPEG, Sept. 3,â€"The uestion of dia- missing Provincial Auditor ursey occupied the time of the Legislature this morning, a. gatifion of his to be heard by counsel at the ofthe House receiving an adverse vote. The report of the Investigating Committee, which stated that the charges of unbusiness- like bookkeeping, the Auditor passing vouchers for his own salary illegally, etc., were _proven by the evidence, was pre- wuwu. Treasurer J ones moved the Auditor’s dis- missal, but Mr. Norquay contended that no man should be condemned without evidence being heard. Mr. Jones reviewed the evi- dence and urged that suflicient facts had been! elicited from the Auditor’s own vouchers to justify his dismissal. L LL - -‘Oun-A wacla WJuavu, an»: ‘4.- ......... The matter was not taken up at the after- noon session, which was devoted to matters of locgl imRQrtance. 1- '77-: 1... _:~k4 Auditor ’fimy‘m dismissed tonight after a prolonged debate by a. vote of 31 to 3, O’Malley and Wood supporting the Gov- No Prospect of Provincial Alaâ€"Conflict” Crop Reports. WINNIPEG, Sept. 3.â€"-The Red River Val- ley road was located in the city to-night, coming by the southern route. The station will probably be near Main-street, at its southern end. :- - 'l 7‘â€"LL:-‘n ‘ru- 501113115111 vuu. The Legislature will not do anything for the Hudson Bay road, and the scheme will doubtless be dropped loathe prefent. __.......a on. uvuvvurwu n... v-7rr-._ _V, A large number of Ontario farmers ar- rivedirom their western trip this morning. Reports respecting the crops are most con- flicting. but it is known that a. large area. of wheat has been saved. The full loss will not be known till the spring. A 7L..- ‘..A uvv vv “u v"... -.-. -__- __ Wheat 15 being delivercg at .Gretns and Brandon m ].u a qumtities. It 13 quoted at 80 to 85 cent! It Is Slum-nod that an Opportunity is Af- fordcd to Text the Feasibility of hu- perial Federation. LONDON, Sept. 4.â€" Owing chiefly to the dulness of the season here regarding politics, the fisheries question continues to occupy much of the attention of the English press. The chief topic of conversation today is the defiant tone of the article in The Standard, in which the United States is reminded that Canada has behind her English guns and lronclads, and recalls the Trent affair. While English feelin strongly favors the maintenance of Canadian rights, the tone and character of The Standard’s references are condemned in many quarters as quite without defence and an outrage on the good feeling which should prevail. The Daily News, it is thought goes too far in the oppo- site direction. apparently urging Canada tc yield everything. The Standard Denounced. LONDON, Sept. 3.â€"The St. James’ Gazette ridicules the idea of a war between Great Britain and the United States. It suggests that the rejection of the Fisheries Treaty has given England an opportunity to ascer- tain how far Imperial Federation can be made a serious reality, or whether it must remain entirely a sentimental wish. _, _ __ __ .. A. , u -_ "'11-. THE WAR IDEA RIDICULED THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE FISH- ERIES SITUATION. The Pall Mall Gazette denounces The Standard for its violent utterances on the fisheries question and charges that paper with outraging that good feeling wmch ought to exist between Great Britain and the United States. AI Alleged Cornupllonlst. WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.â€"In the Senate to- day Mr. Hoar (Rep., Mass.) sent to the clerk’s desk and had read a letter received by him from Charles Arpin of Quebec sug~ gesting that if certain hay claims held by Canadians against the Government of the United States were allowed and paid at this time the Republican party could be assured of support from Canada, the claimants being willing to make a good allowance. Mr, Hoar remarked that such letter-s, he had no doubt, were occasionally received by senators from men as ignorant as base, but the man who had written this letter had been a candidate for the Canadian Parliament and was a. man of considerable intelligence and address. It seemed, therefore, that the commiuiication should be put on the files of the Senate. 3;, When the claims it referred to were present- ed. they might be attended with the history Of‘ihis attempt- ht corruption. It was so oi'dered, aftgr a. remark by Mr. Riddleberger (Rep., Va..), alluding to the articles in the English npcrs as to Canada. having British ironclass behind herâ€"that “we have men behind our guns, but no slaves.” , The Palm Edward Tragedy. SABNIA, Sept. 4.â€"An inquest was held yesterday morning over the body of Wm. Bishop, who was killed on Saturday even- ing at Point Edward, and a. large amount of evidence taken. A post-mortem examina- tion was also made by Dr. Fraser, the cor- oner, but a. decision \"us not arrived at as to the cause of death, and the inquest was ad- journed till Friday. No arrests have yet been made. Advices from Sofia. state that all persons suspected of being spies have been arreste'a. English visitors who have seeX} Mr. Dil}on in prison at Dundalk say he 1:5 becommg weaker daily. A despatch from Lorenzo Marquise, Por- tuguese Africa. says the mutiny m the gar- rison has been quieted. China. refuses to ratify the American treaty restricting immigration. The Lanard River postofiice, Essex, which was closed 13.31: Jqu, is to be opened again. . Mrs. Youmans; tlie temperance lecturer, IS. lying dangerously ill in her home at Plcton. Edison’s phm-mgmph has been exhibited to the London, king, Press Club, and prov- ed a complete success. A High school has been established at Eganvillge, Renfrew. Coal advanced 25 cBnts in Montreal on Saturday. and is now $6.75 a. ton. Sir Wilford anl Lady Brett have left England for a. tour through the United Stagtcs and Canada. The United F'mLeu House of Pepreseqta~ tives Momhy Passed the Chin-.zsc bill With- out objection or division. Over one thousand children are reported to have (had from measles in Santmgo, Chili,in ‘hc last two months. This tropical fruit men of New Orleans have formed a combination representing a. combined capital of $19,000,000. A heavy rain, accompanied by a. gale, pre- vailed over England Aug. :28, and dxd great additional damage to the crops. Montreal has at leng'. h decided to take steps against the bucket. shops, and a. laid is expected to take p1 we at once, United Ireland, Mr. \Yilliam O’Brien’s paper, says Cleveland is uvenging Ireland’s Wrongs by his retaliation measure. AVtxiue bill has been returned against A. H. Gaza, who murdered Hotelkeeper Pilon at Coteau Landing a. few weeks ago. The colliers’ strike in Australia still con- tinues, and is seriously interfering with the movement of steamers in Melbourne. The Quebec Government have decided to establish a. permanent provincial police foam, withfieudquarters in Montreal. "fie iqdicatjous art; that lho debate on the Retaliait; _ bxll in the House of Represen- tatives v11 last for a. week or ten days. ' The orthodox Jews of Hamiltofi have purchased the; old Sn. James Episcopal church, and Will open it as a. synagogue. A dospatch from Sofia. says Prince Ferdi- mud m a recent interview declared that he woqld never leave Bulgaria. of his own ac- The English and Fronchv anibissadors have quq u collective demand upon the sultan tq sxgn the Suez Canal Convention. .It is reported that- another Nihilist plot heapeen dlscogergd in St. l’qtcrsbprg, and twelve men and three women have beEh 81“ THE HUDSON BAY SCHEME. THE NEWS OF THE WEEK. , the shortake is put at from 80,000,000 to 96,000,000. Very little, if any, of this Many Million Bushelsof Wheat Wanted to Feed Europe-Canada's OppofiwfltY- Nsw You, August 30.â€"The Term London special says: “It now seems to be a fact that the old world needs from 70,000,000 to 80,000,000 bushels of wheat more than the harvests of the year W111 produce. To at it in another way, the countries whic always have to buy wheat must this year buy some 37,000,000 bushels while the countries raising more than they consume will have about 295,000,000 to sell. England will have to import at least 170,000,000 bushels.. France, which, next to the United States, is the greatest wheat producer in the world, has one of the worst crops ever reaped. A week ago it was estimated that she would need to im- ‘ port 68,000,000 bushels. Now, since the last storm and the discovery by the first threshings of the bad quality of the grain can be made good by Algiers, where the grasshoppers have decimated the crops. Germany, Italy and the Netherlandsth buy more Wheat than usual this year .of the great exporting countries. The Unit- ed States and Canada can be counted on to supply about 103,000,000 bushels, Rus- sia 90,000,000, and India 35,000,000, but in these latter countries there is much more uncertainty than in the former. The northern workhouse authorities have their hands full with an army of Irish la- borers who are accustomed to come to England for the harvest. This year they find no work for them to do, and the la- borers have no means with which to get home. The potato crop in many parts of England and all along the west coast of Ireland is also a failure. THE CROPS IN THE STATES. The T imes says editorially: “Judging from our special reports from thenwheat producing states, published this morning, the United States will not be in a position to‘furnish very much of the 70,000,000 or 80,000,000 bushels of wheat which will be required to meet the deficiency caused by poor crops in the Old World. The weather has been unfavorable here, as in Europe to large harvests of the principal food ce- real, but so far as can be learned we shall have ample wheat for home consumption, with possibly some, if not a great deal. to spare to supply a portion of the demandi across the ocean. Indiana and Wisconsin ‘ appear to be the only states in which the 3 yield is above the average and can be con- sidered really a good one. In Ohio the crop is reported to be not over sixty per cent. of the average and of inferior quality. In Illinois the quality is not high, though the quantity harvested is satisfactory. and in Kansas the loss of fully one-third has been sustained by the negligence of the farmers in protecting what promised to be a fine wheat crop. With the sufferings ex- pected in England, and the rise in the price of bread already made there on ac- count of the failure of the wheat crop, and in anticipation of the certain scarcity of that cereal in the immediate future, the United States is to be congratulated upon the amount of wheat already harvested in this country. If we cannot feed the world it is pleasant to know that we can feed ourselves.” ‘\ Advices from Rome to the N. Y. Post, August 16, state that the reports received by the Minister of Agriculture indicate that this year’s wheat crop of Italy will amount to 106,000,000 bushels. against 120,000.000 bushels last year, and 24,000,- 000 bushels below the average of the past ten yeags. The Vienna Congress estimates that the exportable surplus of wheat of Austria- Hung gary this cereal year will be about 9, 200,000 bushels 800,000 under the aver- age surplus of the past ten years. The following letter, dated Winnipeg, August 25 was received from a. reliable authority by the secretary Toronto Board of Trade: “Notwithstanding all the frost reports present advices are that practically no damage has been done. and so far as I can see at present we will ship 17,000,000 bushels of wheat from Manitoba. and the N orth-VVest Territories, and if this weath- er holds for a. while longer you may look for at least 60 or 65 per cent. No. 1 hard. Of course a. few da ’3’ rain after grain is in stack may reduee t e quality. My belief is that our yield per acre will be heavier than last year, when it averaged for wheat 32.4.” North-Western Crop Reports. ST. PAUL, 'Minn., Aug. 31.â€"â€"The week- ly crop reports from the north were receiv- ed at, the Manitoba General Office yester- day. The reports show an average yield of aboue mghteeqbuehels of wheat to the v- “My“- v-3..e- acre in the central and northern portion of the State, and about fifteen bushels to the acre in Dakota and the extreme west. The harvesting and threshing are nearly completed throughout Minnesota, and progressing rapidly in Dakota. While the Wheat in the north-western locality has been somewhat daumged by frost, it is not nearly so bad as was at first reported, and owing to the fact that the farmers get about the same price this year for No 2 Northern as was received last year for No. 1 hard it is anticipated that they will be better ofl‘ this year than last. The most favourable reports come from points in Watertown, Aberdeen, and Ellendale branches. Sev- eral elevators along the line have commen- ced receiving new wheat. A Toronto grain merchant, who is travelling in the North-west, wired his firm yesterday from \Vinnipcg that the crops had been seriously damaged by frost This report had general circulation on the streets. The Empire thereupon wired one of the most reliable authorities in Winni- peg and received the following reply :m . Frost reports are very conflicting. The party you named passed through the worst districts. Consider his estimate extreme. Have seen perfect samples from different districts. T_hreshing alone will settle the questibn. Data. able. A gentleman and lady are now stop- ping at a Bar Harbour hotel who have had queer experience. They met on the Atlantic Ocean, he proposed in Sweden, was accepted in Russia, asked her father’s permission in England, the marriage settlements were drawn up in the United States, they were married in Algiers, and are now spending their 'hon eymoon in Bar Harbour. Matches are sometimes made in other places than To Clean Discoloured Marble Pound fine a quarter-pound of whiting and a small quantity of stone blue; disolve in water an ounce of soda mixed with quarter of a pound of soft soap; put it into an earthen pot and boil it fif- teen minutes over a slow fire, stirring carefully. When quite hot lay it with a brush upon the discoloured marble, let it remain half an hour; wash it OE: With warm water, flannel, and scrubbing brush wipe dryâ€"Philadelphia Ledger. the proverb says. The Old World’s consumption tunes GUARANTEED North-west Wheat, fo; figures not obtain- Ana'for Me last time uni invaded (By a consignment direct from t/ze old country. I Goods we will be aéle to get t/éz's (Be sure of getti7gg 1116 very latest Four in aana’ Tie, Fancy Flamzel Saz'rls, got up campers, Silk Handkereaz'efs, Braces, Silk, Alfie Sill: and Alpaca Paragon f7 ame Umbrellas (7’6. I n lzara’ and soft, (Black and colored dMackznaw and Hats, bong/z! late in flu: season at unusually low prices. SHIRTS and NIGHT ROBES made to Order. Agent for Swiss Steam Laundry, Toronto. Doheny Block, 3 doors east of the Daly House. Nobby Gents Furnishings, come and see us as we know we can suit you as far as prlces and good goods are concerned. This Department is booming under the management of our first-class Cutter, Mr. P. T. Bond. Large Stock of Material for Light Summer Coats on hand. MCCRIMMON BROS. 3, KING STREET EAST, TORONTO. OIL GLDTHS, WINDOW FURNISHINGS, We are Giving 3 3% Discount off Last Year's Prices. Having purchased at currency for sterling a Consignment o GARPETS, shipped to a firm which had failed, we will give our Lindsay friendsthe benefit of the purchase. \Vhen in the city cal] and see the value we can give in Carpets. Under New Management and with a very Extensive Assortment of Choice Goods, I am prepared to offer to my old friends customers and and all others who may favor me with their patronage, the best value to be obtained. TRUNKS, VALISES, GLADSTONES SATGHELS Ill GREAT VBRIETY, AND EXCELLENT QUALITY. Full Dress Shirts, Collars. Agent for To Our New Shop with A BRAND NEW STUGK Shoe Stare ORDERED CLOTHING. Next door to Hamilton’s Carnage Séow Rooms. Dry Goods or Clothing Subscribe for THE WATCHMAN. ONLY 50 Cents a Year. In China Mattings N 0 BMW V «21256 A 7zyw/wi’e. If 'you want a Bargain in THE PALACE 0mg flgélm black and colored Mackinaw and Mani]! in t/ze season at unutmally low frz'res. HATS- until tfie Fall goods arrive, we luwe leen ent of new and Flannel Skirts, got up especially for Vefs, Bram, Silk, A [paw and Union flame Umbrellas (‘57. ("fa WM. BEATTY 8: 800. L. MAGUIRE. Tkis 2': fix last [at of Summer is season, and my customers may rt ”oz/allies. '. J. GALLON. ’beleft 8'; A Vew