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-v`. We are putting a. full set of machinery do any kind of repairs on short notice. We Remember the place. opposite Barrie H BABY cnnnuess _ From $7 .50 to $25 00, beautifully nished in Plush, etc. Aiulliline of Express Waggens, Carts, Bicycles, Hammocks, at prices-to suit you at i |Mann s Bookstore. WALL `The Barrie | liquor %$!9r9:` All kinds of Foreign and_Domest.ic . . . . A of the best qtuility. ' Fermented and Sacramental Wines, Champagne, Bass Ale, Porter and ' Guineas Stout, and the best Canadian Ales in cask and ease.-` L__!'I.I LIQUQRS QIOB lu vunu wuu v....-. . " Quality is what we expet to build up a.` reputation on. Call and 396 what we have. 5 " Telephonq No. '7 4,` . -nu usury`: . , I `ll Uyllllg ' I have had Rheumatism for some 1 A.4I.l..au Quint mndicine I vfv mu: VV $0 I-lliihniy c-rw-. _ years and after taking younn . _ ` tcan mcommc_ad_xt tovanyone whosuffers from Rheu- matitot Santa. . Mus. G. Anxsnv. . ` . = L -V. . v4.BellovievIAvanne. odicine I felt very much beneted. I _ uszns "l'EI`.L rrs WORTH. - - WI: DON'T us:-:0 GIo.T Mo . ' .4;-11`. Elegant stock of New Lace Curtains and :Curtain. Materials bought from the makers in England . No needsto -pay high prices for Our- tains-.--We' showoai beautiful collection at 7 .50., $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and $2 00, or about one-half what similar goods sold for a few years ago. A big stock toselect from. ` lace%l`.urtains wmnbw auuns Bra ntford GEO.REEDY at-If . HUGHES & BRO., T0 COMMAND] BRIGHT, NEVl~ AND CHEAP. No. I Elizabeth-st..'! Five Poims_ I Mrs.Ross Block Prenarefof Housecleaning. BARRIE, `ONT_ '_l`oAro/nt'i.v July 4111- I304 J. -n_uoo:v;_. In great variety, at Lowest Prices. Th; Canadian T6am._al; BI sfey': This Year. -' ' you ...|. 3 I9 MA}tAo|n_x. d Uchana Hall Lery in our own shop whereby we can repair any make of wheel. ie Hotel. iwim Genuine low Prices , --9 For first-Class Goods. ALWAYS AHEAII Elizabeth Street Church Entertainment. -~A*A5--------L --nn 4-:nnwu II` `HA ninzauetn Dusuuu Uuusuu aauvva v.- v- A unique entertainment was given in the. Music Hall on Good Friday evening by the: ladies of Elizabeth street Methodist church. The main feature ol the program was a series of tableaux illustrative . of early Biblical scenes The costumes `were besutb ml and as nearly as possible like those of the olden times. The teblesu illustrating the visit of the Queen of Sheba to Solomon, ' and thet of the ten virgins "were probably , thsebest. Collier street Methodist chjurch ' cl_ioix'_ added considsrgblv "-to . .1.'*'|i8- 0 Q 97 Piece Dinner Sets, Game Sets. China Tea. Sets and Toi- let Sets, `and a very ne stock of all kinds 1 f China. and Glassware at the lowest prices -at the-- Wu Apolllld `Over 31050!` 00319! 0111!-OI the Ground or sonlorltr-'l`I|`o I:omlnlIf- - - lilln.-gl-mg-p -ggnnb 51: `Kg Bicycles. i. W. DAVIS, 24 DUNLOPTST. PROP. 0 tawa., April 7.--(Specia.l)--It is praoa " tio ly settled that Lieut.-Col. Staifke of the Victoria R! s will be command-~ ant of this year's Bisley teamy The only other officer mentioned in connec- tion with the post is Major Cosby of me 48th Highlanders, Toronto, who is considered as eminently qualied for the position. Col. Starke, however, `is much the senior oicer and gets the -.mnan+ment over Major Cosby only cn much [119 5611101` Uluuvl. uruu ass yoov appointment; over Major Cosby chat` gnnund. The turn of the gallant appointment. over Mu.-Iur boa`!-J) Wu: Hf that gvound. Major will come in a. year or two.. For adjutant of the team the chances sm,ng1y point to the selection of Major Bruce of th Royal Grenadlers, who is a tried sho and a splendid coach. in 't' to being a. first-class oicer. adn(uixIml0I3-nnnrf M the Federal School addition to Delng a. u1`sL-Lamas Ulllvcbg The report of the Federal Commissioners was presented to Par- Iiament to-night. The three gentlemen state that at several meetings which took place with Messrs. Cameron and Sifton the proceedings took thezform of an informal and con dential con- versation of a most fran and friend- ly character." The appendices to the report consist of documents which were telegraphed from Winnipeg and which are known to the public. Two days after the delegates arrived in- Winnipeg an order in council was passed amend- ing the order appointing them oom- missioners and providing that the delegates are hereby given full powers to effect an arrangement with the Government of Manitoba on such terms as shall be satisfactory to the minor- ity. This was evidently an omission from the original order. . GENERA L OTTA WA MA TTER5. u-c-wj Engineer Reefer Stunt? Up In Defenco of the (big-uecto Marine llallway. Ottawa, $pri1 7.--(Specia1)- 1`. C. Kecfer, the e1l-known Canadian en- gineer, has _a letter in to-nig'ht s pa- ger: :;fee1n:i;:e a1 W . 8 ' , 8 5 success of the railway is vouched for by Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker, two of the foremost engineers of the world, and, unless there is en- g(i1neler1'1{ng suczess, no lsilibsidy is {Earn- e . now 0 no prom nent eng nee!` on either side of the Atlantic who doubts the practicability of the safety -c .....m.rm~.-ma chine (incln-ding` gun doubts the pracucauuuy u; u.-.- awn`-vva of transferring ships (including gun boats and torpedo boa-ts) across this isthmus. The safety of vessels ts vouched for among others by Sir E. J. Reid, late chief naval constructor for the British Admiralty. There is no novelty in the matter, except that or putting a ship into a different water from that ou-t of which she was taken. Before the lift-docks were inventedi ships were hauled out o arlne rail- ways. Now they arelifte on ntoom: (with their keels several fee above the water level), where the paint dries in half the time it would in a. graving d0Ck; where, also, they must be able to remain without water support. As ah.-. 'DnHnn (`nnrf fhg ynnrnjng }III] ::`.: ..:;:'.';' .:..%.'.;.`.;.i.L.'{'..;....T .. ;.;. _.__....-..o 'I`InA lllll tn DI-Algal Ilull II0llUl'u y`, H ___ --r` " 'i- Government 11.. gal ~ --.- P way EmployaI-A 'l`OrQ|.'.`e.` teuced. M `Mr [O X`Hla.1n Wltuuul. Vvuucx nuyyvnu At the Police Court this morning John Matthews of Toronto was given the full term of three years in the peni- tentiary for stabbing Mr. C. D. Gra- -ham last night. Prisoner pleaded t-ham he was drunk. Police Magistrate O Gara sa.-in he could see nothing in the circumstances which would induce him to lessen the punishment provided by statute, for the`pr1soner s conduct before and aft!` the offence could not be urged in extenuation. The prisoner was acting indecently on a, leading street last night and on Mr. Graham remonstrating with him, Matthew: stabbed him with a. pocket knife. RV v-nocpnn nf flan Hanan hcdncr In un_ DLCDUUCLJ 111111 VVILLI IJUUJLCL LllL\?v By reason of the House being in ses- sion all day, the Railway Committee did not meet this morning. The first and special order on the paper was the consideration of the bills of Mr. Casey, Mr. Maclean and Mr. Ingram. for promoting the safety of railway employes. The leading officials of the two big roads were on hand to watch the pnoposals. Mr. Tait of the C.P.R. says that the company are arranging for air-braking' all their cars as fast as they can ; also for putting 1'11 EH50 * matic couplers, the two main PI'0ViS- ions in Mr. Ma-clea.n s `bill. The CaP-R- voted $300,000 as a preliminary amount to this end at the annual meet1ng'the nk.-\.. Anc- LU LHID Cllu, ad, bloc uvonnauun ---v._...`, .V., other day. ' B. F. Holterrnan of 0'Brantford. se- cretary of the Ontario Beekeepers A5` \ sociation, arrived "in town to discussi bee culture with the Agriculture Com- mitee, but owing to the House being in session the committee could not meet. Mr. Holterman will remain in town for a few days. W. Hamilton Merritt of Toronto is in Man nu" AFRIS` Manitoba mu n:-;o3a'|ng to End the il school Grievances. ' Winnipeg, April 7-(Special.-)--In View 64 or the offer made by the Manitoba Government at the recent cnference l `here to secularige the schools. or change the present regulations r8`1|1`d- ` ing religious exercises. 8-Dd. instead , thereof, provide for.re'ligious i strut-. tion for half an -hour at the Se 01! th-: schools, there has been some ~ Speculation as to whether the Govern-' ' ment wouid ask the 11881818-t`-"'9 ti make these changes when it reassem- . bles on April 16. ' . , Any hopes entertained that this will be done were dispelled 1 -0'59-Y. when one of the Ministers announced that nothing would be done in this directiog =4 at pmsent. He pointed out that M. toba's offer or concesbions mentioned was contingent" upon its acoeptnce by ' the Roman Cathoticsasv a. redress of . their grievances. As the or!er_.W'-5.*``.` accepted, there is no n80e,55" 5" `t My immediate action, as the m..em'5e5~~` the Legislature ca. 01'. afford the thug . at this season of th Y9 `:0 3'`.n.d.m f Ligislature. There `Is litee 'db-.t' I however, that when `the 'I4A93.1t";'-`.5. meets for the next `re:_u1'a1";893"-7 amendment will be -made ~in7,.thej law in the matter 'b 'Pe`1..11`%5 t'?A 3,E. tion. and in other reapects.tt0.!!19:9t~.ga the re onable `objections - now T!-K5 - u 4.1.- -_--_. r0_|...Ilu-nu On I'hA,I\l'QVIWBt"V VV , 11.6.] the city. _ . 1.10 W` . - e ._......a new """rl'l:'7.69c f' " - . . nowever, when r tesgsion 9' $63G 3110.") ?.?l1 1 `my 1193` ?'`e 1n the 5011001 W A V be, Ifgenglous gngtrub 5" 0 . . meet 941 L"? .. _. .. - orn. !|9' '_`' 3'` and other t:' rtsw raised -tn c the re obj ms to tne.p.res,ent.% 1 on. :1 - . - , M ,4 .. 'by the oman Cath V . ~. . ~ V the time law. . 5 boundt; 3:? 1}v31`-Egan buox-JV` Friesland tram Q A/.`~'.. Just leaving Ql|Ivl':nm The Bell Aifdtenh , and the p o . Island shore ..I-lid '0! 'PE*l110\15 15`.`. - other respects. 130 m.VtT: L'0b1?-135 3" '3' Catholics tq hve-D3`3fA`T ~.` Inn: 4, _ 5 NO AiCTION THIS SESSION. t _aI__vo,lI:noic'.t_Ial i."'4' ` `L " 4 39W .'Y0ll-'13.` AI>.!`i1 L7;-`-A _spe'cial ` -um; ..;i..`.;.e. to The :_Worid from Madrid s'ays:\Ad1_nira.l E Sanchez .0can`a, commanding the Great" ,Navy Yard at Ferrol, an` the extreme `northwest coast. reports that he has completed preparations for sending to sea a. Spanish squadron composed of .the following vessels: The ironclad ' P;:'1ayo.the first-class belted cruisers In- nf. M9T* 'l`I'|Awcus.a (`- A I...-I-.. He.` ah -aw; u,I.uc ul. GINO!!!-HE Deiteu cruisers Ln` tanta, Maria Theresa, Almirante. . 0q- uendo and Vizcaya: the second`-class Alfonso XIII., `one torpedo destroyer. eels carry in their ore ne rly 6000 linen. This eet will 1 `e- errol on .armored cruisers Reina, Mercedes and-' Seven fastvtorpedor boats. These 14 ves-' Tuesday -for gun practice in Arosa. bay land will cruise along the` northwest 1 ` coast of Spain ready to start for Hav.- \ ana just as: soon as the Cabinet con- : elders that circumstances require its l presence in the West Indies. The Mad- . rid press plainly says the movement or g the eet will depend upon the course or `President Cleveland after the vote of lcongress on the belliger ncy resolu- tions. Six trans`-Atlantic s earners have been turned into 20-gun fast "cruisers. `They will be ready for service by the ' end 01! April. . _ low the cruel Spaniards than-o Ironing . Their Prisoners, In Cuba. ` Havana. April 7.- .l`wo hundred and twelve men are conned in two cells 01 M_orro Castle.` They are politlcal -pr'ls- Oners. or ".` suspects," a.wa.1tlng trial. Some have been there a. week, some a. month. some a. year. Two are Amer- ican citizens and one is a. British sub- ject-. In the Cabanas` ortress, close- by, and in other `prlons all over the island, are other untortunates. `The san1ta.t'y a.rra.ngements of,..Morro Castle are vile, and the prisoners suffer taer-g rible prlvations. Laid`; f--Ann I-hnnn no-v-and Gina vusnnn I ll-VIC 1-15 I V CAJUIIBI Aside from those named, the prison- V era are Cubans almost without excepr tion. They are not in any sense pris. oners-or war. They are peaceable citi-V zens, dragged out of their homes, away from tamilies dependent -upon them for sifpport. and sent to Morro. If there is any real evidence against them, -they 1 are deported to the Spanish penal col- On) at Ceuta, Africa. Those remain- ' ing at Morro are men who halvenot rebelled against Spain.but whom Spain suspects of disloyalty. Prisoners of `war `in Cuba are given drum-head court martial and promptly shot.'dlPo- litical suspect rot in the jails. - DIDN 1' WANT gar; 1'0 REMABRY All Does Not Seem to be Lovely Within; the llau-hon Household. ' In&'1a.napo11s, Apru 7.-Mrs. Robert McKee, daughter or ex-President Ha:-' ri-son, will leave here tc..da.y got the East, and will not e present to re- cglv-e her father an his bride whzn 4.1---. cannon `In Wanna A vnnnat C we ner Iatner an-u ms unuc vv.u-u. they reach here. Among the tlxigs she will take with her are se ral pieces of furniture and brie-a-brac,part n ; of_ the latter being vases and china \ painted by her mother. _The fact that neither she nor Russell Harrison at- tended the marriage is regarded as conclusive evidence or their disapprov- al of the_m_a1-riage, and their friends no longer make concealment of the fact that they are very, much dlsap` pointed. Intimate friends assert that ` `the objection is not against Mrs. Dim- mick personally, but against Genera! Harrison's marrying at all. who Owned 'l`I|ln Baby ? Brockville, April 7.--Yesterday when Samuel Seaman of Rockport went to the bush to chop he noticed a parcel done up in coarse brown paper. On opening it he was horried to nd the body at a full- grown infant, that had evldehtl been there for two or three -months. ` `roner Lane was notied and empaneied a Jury. who examined the body and then adjourned tiil Fridaly at 1 o'clock. Tracks leadin from the r ver to the spot where the ho y was found are quite visible, and it is thought the guilty parties belong to the other side n0 1' n. Luunu. (Inc 3-. ullty pa or t e line. when I: Ilamptou ? Vancouver. April 7.-(Spec1a1.)-J. Hamp- ton, mall clerk. who came here a few months ago from London, Ontario, has mysteriously disappeared: Th last seen of him was thre days ago a-t orth Bend. ....n an got at : the car there. Qlrnnvw-v ..-_... led Ouere Ill. IUU Ann. 3' _ Barley-'1`he market is dull and prices I steady. No. 1 quoted outside at'40c, No. : *2 at 33c. and No. 3 extra at 31c. Fe,-ea , barley otrers at 29c outside. I 0ats-'1`rade q`1rietranu_prlc_es unchanged. . White sol at. 229 outside, and mixed at ` `me to 2'1 outside. I:-'as-'1`he market is very dull; `wig; of. fer gsgoutside at 49c. ` ckwheat- 1-`his market is steady, with sales on Mid-land at 31%c. _ i I 0at_meal-Buslnes3 quiet. with prices .nomlnal a-t $2.80 to 62.85 on-track. I Corn-'1`he market is steady, with mixed quoted at 31c to 81%c outsidepand yellow . `fat 31:,4.c to 32c. iet is dull and quotations 1' Rye--The nominal at 3: 0, 44 outside. TORONTO mvn swoon MARKETS. ~*` l ! I E The receipts--at Western yards `were Imaller -than usual to-day, there being on`: , '17 `car loads. including 100 head of sheep , `and lambs. mo hocs'an'd 100 calves. Oat- : |tle were rmer. owing to light supply `and the best on the market. sold at 3%: ' Ito 4c per lb. for picked lots.` A load or. two cars o_ `choice butchers sold at 31,59 Good to choice bulls gogp catgleyc :3 0 S0 `Ber lb. M` mm but _ _ - 4... gun. a d interior at_c_ to_gac_p_er (unj- F'iour-'1`he market is quiet and feature- -less. Straight rollers are quoted at $3.50 Toronto freights. l 3ran--T.here is little doing, with cars -qu ted at $10.75 to $11 west. heat-'1`his market is dull, with the tone rmer owing. to the strength of out- side markets. -White is quoted at 75c to 760 and red at 75c on Northern. No. 1 Manitoba hard offered at 82c N.B., with 790 bid, and at 81c grinding in transit Sar- nia, with 80c.bid. No. 2 hard 75c bid North Bay and We bid grinding in transit with sellers at 80c. No. 1 Northern offered at 78c N.B., with 75%c bvu and No. 1 frost- ,ed otrered at 70c N.B. , thou: bids. priceol 33c.` _No. _extra nn_ - .L:u`A`l\ Of him` W-88 U.l1'e uuyl }when he got off the SI/:SPEC'i1`?.R:01' IN THE JAIL8. . an iv A ` 71' as = 1.L'm1:n.~ \l VIII: iggr lb.`-7 '1]? butchenr came sum .1. . to 3%c. I d at age to e per n lb. Milch cows sold at to each. Calves ere easy. with so es at to $6` per head. the latter for choice. Sheep and lambs easier, the demand be- 1 in; limited. Sheep sold at 2%c to 3c per * lb. Lambs sold at 3%c to lie per 1b.. the .l`I%r for choice grain fed. Spring isxnbl to $6 each. V are `Ac rmer witth receipts of 500 ._ Hogs head. The best `a $3.86 to $3.90 vei had 0! cars. -Thick rate are quote .56 to $3.62 per cwt.; stores at $3.50 56 per cwt.; sows at $3 to $3.25. and ; a 8 } :11. county In 1-kets~ quiet. ans 1 V9 , ' -- 1?o`>el-Sp`mm:t Rviiaf 1il hr` ' ftres . _ null cm .A`nrl . 53. 71,411 _f-,1. Lt: ham: I .....,_ 533 31:'1*?x`;91'3-ro&'.' '"` ." A-v-~ 1 Paris-Wheat 13: 40c tor May; our, 4o`: aIc;!tg::[o.1`!-`Close-,Wh6dt n` 1 - v rm ' D 53 and 61" "mm 1. 65 { ~ . ;:,1_ =5, :1 Jul . nu. ..;_n?`... tug. -.n:!:o?`nm' aI':,`fy8sV! 5'f_ 7%d for , '.'1'o1w1v1-o zu.uum1'.s. _.:- Four no:-`iron or also sun of. Ilia I91`- ; eIuum' Bank out Then: run sIisel-'- " b `tho Gus '-lt4lnt_hp.VnI||l. gtuulllo . A ` Gait. V _Apru 7.-About half. past. 9 o'clock. this morning an exD105i_n -` curred in the Merchants Ba_.nk.- Which resulted in four members ot the ban?` staff sustaining painful though 110* 3` cessariiy serious injuries. M31138 Jarvis was in the bank -yesterday and noticed a smell of gas and remarkea to the janitor, `who satld that it was nnnnina -Fnnrn 1-I-In rnbtpr n it a.lWa}'!B' to tne;Jan-uor, who sand that u. vrufv _ coming .trom:the meter, as it` BJWZ9-5'-3 ' did that when closed of: for a few, days. On entering this morning the smell wasstronger even than Yes?-91" "day and the windows were at 0n raised to allow it to escape. It W suspected that the gas was escaping ; from the jet in the vau1t,-which Was. ` opened. _ Some time` after this had been done, it-he janitor, Mr. Nesbitt, struck .a match and stepped inside the vault . with the intention, of igniting the 858- No sooner. however`, had lg done 80 than a sheet of ame rushed through the opening into the faces of Mr. Hy.de, the teller; Mr. Cmokail, 1edgr- keeper, he were standing imme- diately in front of the vault, and Man-. ager Jarvis who was just Dassins from his rivate oflice at the time- Simul-taneeusly a. loud report was. -heard, followed by a shock. which threw them all to the oor. When the smoke had cleared away and the suf- ferers` had somewhat recovered, phy- sicians examined their. injuries. Mesms. Nesbitt andcrookal-1 were, it ' anything. the most unfortunat `their faces being badly burn-ed an '-therr hair an eyebrows scorched. Manage!` Jarvis also painfulw injured, sus- tainin pretty severe burns on the 309- I`- Hyde escaped with a slight- : iy burned face, singed hair and a bruised writ. After recovering from -the s ock. Manager Jarvis noticed that the in erior of the vault was all ablaze, `and `with great presence or mind. seized an old coat and subdued the ames. No material damage was done. The presence of g s in. the vault is accounted for fro the fact that a gas Jet burns constantly in the vault and it is supposed that the cros- ghgt Of the door Saturday put `the light llltlo lather Cleveland Dorm With `lion * . -A Cabinet lleetlnz rostptme. ~ Washington.Apri1 $.-President Cleve- bland and Private Secretary Thurber are quarantined at the White House, Mrs. Cleveland and her children are quarantined at Woodley and Mrs. Thurber and her little ones are quaran- tined at their home on I-street. All this and a postponement of a Cabinet meeting in addition is'the,,result or a discovery in the White House nurserj between 10 and 11 o'clock this morm` 1113'. Little Esther Cleveland. the ' President's second daughter, who is two and a half years old, developed symptoms of measles about that hour. Immediately there was at excite- ment throughout the mansion. The President was informed and he sent telegrams to all the Cabinet ofcers in town that there would no Cabinet meegmg t:_..davy_ Miss Bathmaun, the teacher of theWhite House kinder- gartemwassent post haste to Woodlei. the President s country place, and hur- ried preparations were made for tak- ing Esther and her sisters there. Shortly afterward the sick child '38 sent to Woodley in a, closed carriage accompanied by her mother, nurses and sisters. 11._:--..L.. Qua-mafo-u "l`hnn-hnr HA1 been and ststens. Private Secretary Thurber has been young Tom Thurber and the cook at the Thurber house wer taken with the disease. Esther Cfeveland and the Thurber children are doing well. Es_ther s is said to be a mild case. It is likely that on her recovery the `fam- ily will be joined at Woodley by the President and will remain there until they leave for Gray Gables `at the be- ginning of thee summer. The um International christian En- dem-'or ctonventlma at Wnwlnilmlon. Washington, April 7.--'1he general -outline of. the program of the 15th in- ternational Christian Endeavor Con- ventlon, which will -be held in this city in -July, has been made pubhc. It is expec ed that fully 60,000 people will 1 atten the convention. 7IIa`.-. Jnrrnn` r\I'\t.a`l'Ii1'IO' (`If attend the OOIIVGIIUOII. The formal opening of the convention` will occur on "` ursday morning, July 9, in three gr t tents, which will no pitched upon the White Lot, just south of the Treasury Department Execu- tive Mansion and State War and Navy building. - n Gal-um-Inn I-Is... 'li`.v-nnnxrnroru mi WILL Duuumg. On Saturday the Endoavorens yin march to the Capitol, where, it is hop- ed, permission. may be obtained for 8. brie address to be delivered from the step of the Capitol. The local `commit- tees are preparing for entertaining #99 hosts `of. visitors` and choirs, aggre- gating 4000`voices, are rehearsing the oonveytion music. . . ll llnployg-I of Electric lwnyl Join Ilandl wm lniplovu of steam Ronda. 'Philadelphia'., April 7.-Wlthln the last few days there have been impor. tant developments concerning the sit- uation of the street railway employee of this city, o have lately manifest- ed renewed s ptoms of unrest. It is said these-men have laid plans for con- certed action among railway men in nearly every .important city in the ` north. If the present plans, which are V attributed to the leaders of the Amal- gamated Association, _are. successfully matured. not only will the street, rail way employee of the country be affect` ed. but they steamrailway menas well-. ` The aubstanbe of the plan is to practl cally merge the,interests ot the Aman- gamated Association and of the VA-.yR. U., and to bring them together. into praoti cally.one,o1'ganization, with two a branches. Itis authoritatively asserti- gd `that th e coalition has all'eady been brought` a in through a perfect una derstanding, which has been reached between Presidents Maihon and Debs. and theother oillciell ot the two. or"-V ` gantuatlone. A - COULD PUT UP-A FIGHT 1 MEASLES IN WHITE HOUSE. IQI vrvnn us an: a--,-........_... _` St. Petershurg. April 7.-In response to -a `renew ed request. the Government has decided to send. a. numsber 01 mem'`' bers ot the Red A :5 Society to work among L the Abyss nla.n troops-` The party will proceed" by the wayot Masi-_ sowah. ,2 The Italian Government has aslt'ed;for.1ntorma.t1on as to the number on! persons whom it `is proposed to send ......n... mls'slon`and..1n what capacity whom 11 1s prupuueu w Bcuu the mission `and,.in capacity I 0 1 `tey w_m '30.. . . ' _vahies_ _ {ght on the.-Fields outrage wvo .u..;.; of the ringleaders, named John Nets- xeg-aexd and Amer: Martin. were ar- rested hereto-daytoi* n_1.urder.. The prjqongrs were vtgken_ to .G;o=der1ch.T Tj ` ` E v-mru_. nun. 1-;x'pig.._a`on.. l_"l_l_et` ` A1-1*` e-,3. 'r..'jnm1m-, one. at -:- 2.1 2 , :uQs,:vI7ntdrdlY. B` boiler`; -Qu)l (nion, """"",* Kxix`-n`7.-`-J. 'r.."nua re 1 and theta .15 -I`-Int"-A` - esterdiyfs boiler. `clock this. gmo'm1ng.- ,mak-,- _-In ;1k9ly_ t9 ' let, one at ` explosion. ` bl-i ' _ `W14;_1gha.m,.. Qnt-.. .-Apru- 1.--as I run up of `the. coroner : inqueat at` London last. nisht `the.-Fields outrage two more; x ..a n... /mmleadera. mo. -g Arr:-_ua.`. at \\`|;|'hnni. ] iq 1.` wont-...qApr11.J7..--.as'%avmutt :a``:ga::'ne's inquest athondon B; A M03 led cum : to |d:\i$Tyuo|nInn.T ..,.__._u.___.. A.'._n '1 _`I`n 1-can wsxnoxzmlan gpvmor. MN '1 SER GA THBRING bettei 7 held at the Patron Hall on Wednesday night last. The attendance was large. Mr, Ccntts acted as A chairman. A good program of "entertainment was well carried out "as `follows :---Music, 0. Littlejohns (violin), Miss Orrock, (organ) and Barbie Guitar . Clue. Songs, Mrs. Burton and Miss Sneath, Mrs.` Gordon and Miss Aye:-st , the Misses Stewart, Mr. Lewis Robinson A and_Mr. Geo. `Burton. Readingsvand recitations, Mrs. B." Russell. Miss Sneath, W. McGowan-, F. Sneath and T- Moore. The principal at-traction was the acting of The Merchant of vVenice. The parts of Portia. by eMrs. Burton and Shylock by Mr. Moore W816 well acted and loudly applauded. The minor parts were well carried out by other members of the society. very =sncc_essfn_l concert cone ` nectlon with the Literary Society was i v--_'.. 1-: -_-_ An examination of the school `took `place on Thursday. "The attendance of visitors was not large but that of pupils. was quite satisfactory, upwards of seventy being present. The visitors expressed themselves` as being well satised with the progress being made` by the scholars, more particularly with their great improvement in writing. . The vertical system is being taught in the school with remarkable success, some of the specimens written by the pupils are nearly equal to copper plate. Prizes are being given for` the" best s'pecimens.- John Garvin Esq., B. A., of Peterboro, gives the lat prize, vah e $2.00, in the senior division, other prizes are given `by the trustees and teachers. The writing of the competi- `tors in the senior division will be judged by Inspector Morgan, that of the -junior division was judged by the visitors. Minnie Black was awarded lst prize, Ethel Sneath 2rd, and Ruth Black 3rd. Several readings and songs were given by the scholars. !Rev. Mr. Wallace addressed the children and Mr. Sneath acted as chairman. The proceedings were closed by the singing of the national anthem. The teachers, Mr. Moore and Miss Austin, since they have been in charge have made a good change for the better in the con- dition of the school, Mr. James Quinlan is leaving the _Leadlay farm on the 7th Con. which be has occupied for the last three years and is going to the Derby farm on the e Penetapg road which he has purchased. Mrs. Leadlay and family again take possession of the homutead. u-up:-4 1 ___.A __:L I""""""'- " " ' Joseph McGowe.h es secured a sit- ` nation as book keeper at. Peterboro. _-` Mrs Lake, of Berlin, is visiting at her fa.ther e, Mr. Alex. Gill, and Miss Gill, who has been on an extended visit. among friends in the west has L ret.urned'home. It is the opinion of all here that spring is lingering too long in the lap of winter. Fodder is getting very scarce and the prospect for grass is still remote. II,`I -L iarge congreghtion assembled at h Sr. Paul e church in the afternoon for the Easter services but from some cause the incumbent, Rev. Mr. West- ney, failed to be present. Rev. Mr. Wallace officiated in the Presbyterian church at night. "i._s:s'tSiun(i'ay, April 5th, owing to the mixed state of the roads, being ; partly sleighing and partly wheeling, Mr. Westney was unable to keep his appointment, however, should the roads be passable Sunday, April _ 12th, there will be service at '11 o clock and the Holy Communion after the morning service. ' no-vvv- . Advance Correspondence. 1 Miss Lizzie Robinson has returned to Toronto after a short visit with her mother. Mr.n3}.__Mrs. J_. Case have returned to Ly fsfter an extended visit with `Mrs. Case's mother, Mrs. Bowman. Mr. Arthur Wilson _spent Easter visiting his sister in Toronto --. an `I1 :0 ,,.. 1.-- ._-A..-.._..J Elias Lillie Roiiiuson has returned` | after visiting friends in Nottgwasaga. and Inbvvt V luau:-ca o--'- -v _._ . V V -- Mr. Herb. Pafrtridge -ia homo T :rom Toronto to spend Easter under the -parental roof. I\ An! I I. `I0 'I'2_,:2- 13- can-nu JJUVD DIIIA .ua.no_ vv_ . .-.-v..--_-, 5 Easter at their respective hognep. ` Pal. Du IJDI l.u_vu . On 25:1; 1111:. Miss Liziie 13.11 was uhited in marriage to Mr. Wm, ` Alnderaon. Both the contracting par- ties were of this village, so we `do not ~l(ne one of our number, but instead, a `new home has started among; us which we hope will always have the so shine of pmsperity upon it. ' .Mr. J. Quinlan, who has purchased Mr. John'D_arby efa1-m-has been mov- ing for some time and is. now V` nearly settled in his new home. ' ` -- WBDDII-Bu In gun uow In `Our school was closed for the scal Easter hollidays. The teachers, Miss and Mr._ W.` Kerfoolggapent A . . _ .__ 1.-..-- _. ` _. e .Honor_l'\`.o1}.` ._ 5 The report of School section N o. 12 for jthe`-o.m_.onth of March, :11 order of}. 'ne`r:i :-_-{Fourth clues-4 Lorne, _Srigley Emma. Kennedy, Bert.h'a. Srigley, Mil-s tma Ahndrevr,-Will How. Third om Q._:.'.I'.-, ""Jl\I:c-4:9 -Mnaw [LNG .|.lul.`DVVl', Vv Iu|.I..Luvvo ------v- v--.... --L-Annie -Srig|ey',' Oliver ?McQuay,} Mnh_6l`.Dyer, .Will'e 'Kennedy, John` {Frguaom `class-Edna "An- dg-ewa, Mervyn `Dyer, Fred -Elliot; J eminn Foster, . Nollie Strong. First olus, ps1;-t II-0!-3 Elliqt, Bessie `;.(3Im:1:on,`v..~:",0haa.`L Qgmpbfell, ' Arthur, ,DY`9l.`a` W':%'1i.. DY.*~. "B.l'*h3 Hbbrta nan Lamas. % M-ry , .. I; J . ` A handsome flock . of Red Birds. The Factory is now running night 'a_ud dav and unable to keep up with the great demand for this Celebrated Wheel; this is enough f..r us to say. Prices as low or lower than any other High Grade Wheel. We have also New and Second Hand Wheels of other makes from $30.00 up. All Wheels guaranteed. `LARGEST STOCK of BICYCLES and BICYCLE SUNDRIES IN TOWN- A call is all we ask of ' intending purchasers. @NEW REPAIR WORKS ---LA_-1.-. `iUl\ ......