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1th pr thn lit lb uh A prominent citizen fears n period of political stagnation on account of ”strong opposition. According to his viens no great reforms need be looked for during the next four years. Since under large majorities we have seen no “great reforms” it will be no surprise to witness a con- linuance of the same kind of Govrn- ment. At all events the chances for transforuiingn “surplus of assets” into: huge provincial debt will be musiderobly lessened. Mr. Whit- ney’s party will at least 130 able tO‘ much more closely thomovements 91 the nepotism. . , A The Pclitical situation at present is unique in the Province of Ontario. Both sides claim the victory, but what the result will be is the ques- tion. One thing is certain that Mr. Hardy will not resign until he has to. and between now and the time the house meets every possible effort will be made by protests and in bye-eleco tions to Strengthen the party. View- ing the situation in the present stage the two psrties are about a tie, which, to say the least, is a broad hint from the electors for Mr. Hardy Co. to: step down and out. i In the Ontario Legislature there are 31 Farmers, 14 Lawvers. 6 Doc- tors. 7Jourualists, 7Lumbermen, 5 Merchants, 2 Manufacturers, 3 In- gurance Agents, 6 Millownere, 2 Con- tractor,s 1 Auctioneer, lUndertaker. 1 Surveyor. 1 Cattle Dealer, 1 Broker and l Steamboat Agent. In speaking of the political situa- tion to a. Mail and Empire Represent. utive. Mr. Tucker, the only Patron Candidate elected, thinks the result or the election should cause Mr. Hardy to at once resign. He also states that he will support Mr. Whitney. The Honorahlo Geo. “7. Ross doesn’t think the Educational System was much of an issue in tho last. Election mmnaign.’ “It is time for as change ” he thinks was the great- est force. The Glohe snva “ It was almost a moral victory.” It was a moral Victory according to the Conserva- tive Pros“, and within two or three of it. according to the Globe. It must soon be “ time for a change” in the curriculum for Pub- !ic schools. It’s more than a. month since the last. one was made. MR. 1. B. Lucas is said to be the woungest member in the Ontario Iaegislature. The Sun. Patron Organ, says;â€" “The elections have resulted in a moral defeat of the government.” ‘Ten newspaper men contested seats in the late election and seven were elected. Dr. Jamieson’s majority in Durham 63 the highest. ever given by the town. Mr. Lucas has only 1127 of 9. ma- jority. Mr I B Lucas, the new member L‘or Centre Grey is a young man 32 years of age. He was born in Lamb- 'von Co , received his education in London and Strathroy, graduated in Law in 1889 and has acquired a good practice in Markdale where he re- aides. 'There will be no recounts in Grey. DURHAM, March 10th, 1898. THE CHRONICLE. . l. B. LUCAS. Major‘ty for Total 2248 17 16 ww~§ J amieson. 81 55 54 No. Jamieson. Morgan. McNichol. l 192 73 18 A OO~I¢>OH>oMoH°z Jamieson. 46 71 86 47 61 68 56 Morgan. 53 1 9 35 78 100 48 26 M cNicbol 015309ng J amieson. 101 68 50 84 Morgan. McNichol. 32 l 7 26 32 50 19 51 6 51 10 No. J am ieson. Morgan. McNichoI. 1 38 20 2 2 63 15 3 3 93 29 2 Majority for J amieson 130 ‘_- vwâ€"wvâ€"onvul “II“ E. A. Calquhoun of Hamilton, Dr. Jamieson of South Grey, Mr. Powell of Ottawa, Mr White of Renfrew, Mr. Wardell of Wentwor9h and sev- eral others will be valuable additions to Whitney’s forces.” __r‘___ -u- voav JDBIUI'Uu‘U’ LU!” of‘bourse being especially true of the Conservatives. Mr. J. J. Foy of S. gorpntg, _Ml. H. Carsoallen and Mr. Again he says : “Both parties have added some good men to their fight- ing strength in the legislature, this Total majority for Mack in \“Saturday Night,” after reviEWing the claims made by both political parties, sums up the situa- tion as follows: Liberals 46, Con- servatives 44, three doubtful and Russell to come oi. Continuing he says: “\Vhat will Nippising, Messrs. Evanturel and Beatty do? They can give the Liberals a majority of five. or they can give the Censervatives a majority of one. If thev declare‘ themselves at once it is probable that Mr. Evanturel will side with Mr. Hardy and Mr. Beatty with Mr. Whitney, which means a Hardy ma- jorty of two, Nipissing will likely increase this to three. But even so. there is not a sufficient majority in sight.” * * * “Unless the Hardy Government can open the next ses- sion of the Legislature with a major» ity of seven or eight or ten, there may be occasion for another election, and the Conservative party having done so well in this one, will go into another a year hence with almost; a certainty of victory.” At the earnest request of many of his friends, Dr. Jamieson spent Wednesday last in Hanover, Friday in Owen S’d and Monday in Dun- dalk. Several loads accompanied him to Hanover. Rousing demon- strations were held at. every point. The band and about fifty Hanover- ians arrived in town at. about one o’clock on election night. The day following similar honors were paid the Dr. by the arrival of the Allan Park band. J amiesoxi. 7 7 149 48 57 OFFICIAL RETURNS u 102 64 Majority for Morgan Majority for Jamieson 114 > 26 23 Majority (or Jamieson 56 EGREMON . South Grey. . 10 Majority for Jamieson 143 NORMANBY. PROTON. rity for J amieson 532 Over McNichol 1456 GLENELG. BEN TICK. DURHAM. “0,55“. McNichol. 78 97- 31 Jamieson 1 792 D I'HE DURHAM CHRONICLE, March 10th, 1898. 10 10 16 COUNTY PROPERTY.-Messr8. Wat son. Sing, Andersun, McColeman, Mu Kinncu, Gordon; Brown and MCDOL ald (chainnan,) EDUCATIOXAL.â€"--M0ui'8. Tolton ROAD AND Balboaâ€"Messrs, Schenk McColeman, McKinnon, Brow”: Quance. Watson and Gordon (chair- .m-.. \ I The Council resumed business sharp at 10 o’clock w:th Warden Richard- son in the chair. After the minutes of last meeting had been read and confirmed Mr. Binnie presented the report of the Special committee ap- pointed to strike the standing com~ mitten, The report was adopled and the difierent committees retired and elected their conveuers. Theé following is the way in which the committees are constituted. I The Warden then took the oath of 'oflice. and called upon the Clerk to read the minutes of the last meeting. After appointing a committee con- aisting of Messrs. Binnie. Anderson Gordon, McDonald an d Allan to strike the standing; committee: for the current year the Council adjourn- ed until 10 o’clock Wednesday morn-l ing. he Messrs. Chas. Gordon. W. A. :rs. Bishop, Anderson, 'l‘olton, Binnie, :an McKinnon. Schenk, Allan, Richard- ve. son, Watson, Preston, McColeman, sa Sing and Brown, are run wannsn’s ADDRESS. fit Mr. Richardson, in an exceedingly I ‘ able inaugural address thanked the r. members of the Council for the honor which they had conferred upon him and the district which he represented . in electing him to preside over the [in deliberations of the highest municip- y al body of this large County of Grey. ’8' Of late years the township of which »r- he was a resident had not been the re recipient of this distinction, for the :1’ past thirty-five years only one of its t2 representatives had been elected to o occupy the Warden's chair, and in a its whole history it had only twice received the coveted honor. The action of the Council would, there- fore, not only be appreciated by him self, but also by his conStituency. . The Warden congratulated the mem- 1s . . . ie hers on .the improved conditions 3 under which they met. During the r. past year there had been a marked r. improvement in the manufacturing. 1i industrial and agricultural industries 1 of the county. A more hopeful feel- ‘ ing pervaded all classes of society. ‘ Not only had there been an improve- f ment in the crops but also a marked * advancement in the prices of produce, ‘ which had given ageneral impetus ] s c O )8.- aly 30. 78 t- 71 to trade. Mr. Richardson expressed the hope that this was but the turn- ing point into a new era of prOSperity and trusted that if the past years of 1 depression had not added to our wealth they had at least added to 9 our wisdom, so that the Council would administer the afiairs of the 6 county with prudence, forethought. t and frugality. The -Warden referred b ) to the question of erecting a House 6 of Refuge. Although it had been g stayed over from last year it was not E dead yet, and would not die so long n as the recommendations of each and every Grand Jury caused it to come afresh before the public attention. In this connection he referred to the overcrowded condition of the jailâ€" not with criminals happily, but with , paupere, who were confined there I‘ ’ for no crime, but on account of pov- , erty and disease found there their “1 onlyhome and refuge. A question I" which might be brought before the 0’ attention of the Council was the per- manency of the County Council ACt m as it now stands. He himself G. thought it had not as yet received a lo fair trial. and that any assertions in condemnation of it were premature. wj The Warden also directed the atten- tion of the Council to the encourage- m ing reports of the analysis of the en sugar beets, which had been so satis~ an factory as to warrant starting the we industry. He trusted that it would ”1, be established in the near future, 981 thereby giving a new source ofin- 4 come to the farmers, and adding to tio the wealth of the County and Pro- we vince. Mr. Richardson concluded car his remarks by adding that he trust- her ed that the Council would transact ran with care and despatch the business which would be brought before them, and by so doing benefit the country. I r1 I“ O. The following members were pres- ent. and answered the roll call :â€"-â€" On Tuesday evening, Jan. 25th, the Council met and elected Mr. M. Richardson, of Flesherton, as their Warden on the first ballot and we feel safe in saying that a better choice would be hard to make. Mr. Geo. Brown. of Meaford, and Schenk, of Norman' y. were also nominated. Owing to rush of work during the past few weeks we Were compelled to omit until the present the meet- ing of the County Council in January but trust our report now clipped, re- written and condensed from our ex- changes may be acceptable to our readers:-â€" WEDNESDAY MORNING. COUNTY COUNCIL. Toltou Complaints about faulty din tion of the County Council mi were disculsed and on motion 1' carried that. half of the whole but be sent to township clerk: remtindor to the councillorl. FRIDA Y. Mr Sing was elected Judicial And itor on the 3rd ballot. His oppon- ents being Binnie, Allan, McDonald and BishOp. Mr. John Chisholm LUNGS All] BROIOHIAL TUBES. ALLAYS INFLAIIA. Tlfll OF THE Printing Com. recomme ment ; o'l‘ucker Crosby $4. nded pay- 00;H..E QUIETS THE 0006". Report No. 1, Count) recommended pnyment of accounts. granted to Adam Cranston, ltvo'bet't Henry and D. Williamson also pay- ment on some small accounts and routine matters. SOUTHES THE THROAT. G. Binnie, chairman, recommended that one copy of the Municipal Act be prov‘ded for each member of coun- cil. That free pergilars’ license be ~-.‘--‘L‘j ‘ * l COMMUNICATIONS AND M amounts.â€" Messrs. BisliOp, McDonald. Brown, McColeman, Allan, Binnie, Anderson and Preston (chairman ( Conuumca'rloxs. The Warden then read a number of communications which were re- ferred to the proper committees for consideration Amongst these we notice one from the Manager of Mol- credit. Dundalk, Thornbury and Markdale School Boards asked for as- sistance in maintaining continuation classes. Several other communica- tions of a minor character were also laid before the Council. Brown, Preston, Binnie, Quanco, ‘ Watson, Allan and Bishop (chairman. I PRINTING. â€"Messrs. Tolton, Gordon , Watson. Quance, McKinnon, Schenk) and Sing (chairman) A ;.o"um“- MIN-o , County Prep. Com Council minutes of a'numbor Our Styles are the Newest A. 60800". UPPER TOWN. The Goods You \Vant! I ? We have just received a shipment of Sterling Bros. celebrated hand mad¢ Shoes for Men, Women. BO." Girls. Just the thing for Sprint; DON'T forget we sell "Salami" C95“ lon'Tee et 25, 30 and 40«:. Mb Black or mixed, in lead packets~ pox nde end helf pounds. Come end see what 9. lot of TIN- WARE we give for 81.00. A fresh shipment just. in. II“, oooooooooooooooooooooooooo ’ Butter ....................... ‘ Eggs per do: ................. Apples....porbag ...... ...... .Potatoos....per bag ........... .éFlour per cm ............... = Oatmeal per sack ............ : Chop per cwt ................. g Dyessed Hogs per cwt ......... ‘ Shmfiiéim .................. Turkeys per lb ................ Geese per lb .................. Ducks per mir ............... .C-yiqkens per pair ....... . ...... 3G in. Cashmere in Navy Blue and Black 1:30. a yard. 40 in. Black end Colored Wool Serge. 250. a yard. Fancy figured Luetres (a snap} 300. and 35c. ayard. Tart-en Ginzheme 70. a yard. Silverware, Watches, Clocks, Flatware and Jewelry \_ and belt on the market. You an ave money by buying 0‘” goods. It in more pleasinfl ‘0 viaic our ctoro and examine our Inge 3nd comp!ete stock of line and everv style, set with Diamonds. Pearls, Opals and other atone. according to de- Uisn. Ind will be found the Nattieat and Most' Suitable Good- on the Canadian Market. Market Report. Thain to vitit a millinel‘! oponing. UPPER TOWN. melegg'm “me. yet 0‘14 "9 S"! a nut firmly 93%;; of mentad re world make: the soviet y your hushnu Ind ImytlnL fly to prove. one who on; why. when be: 5e... i5 53; d Inll tin Mxti soon seeks! pamnns an all and «I and wimp Sim-ism“ ’ 0" cut it wry P“ in til? hill ‘MVB him HOW 'I“ THE