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ages for the death of the plaintifi‘s|ing were appointed to attend the son, Sydney Frederick Webb, caused|General Assembly: Ministersâ€"Dr. by a power elevator in the foundry| Dickson, Mr. Bfair, Mr. Glassford, J. last fall. The parents, Charles N.|W. Orr, Dr. Middlemiss. Ruling eldâ€" and Emily Harriett Webb, claim $10,â€"|ersâ€"A. W. Panabaker, Wm. Holmes, 000 damages and the costs of â€" the|J. E. McLean, Wm. Argo, Alex. suit. Geo. Keleher and E. A. Beau |} Howie. % mont, of Galt, appeared for the plainâ€" tiffs, and W. R. Riddell, K.C., Toâ€" wommnntmen ienssz ronto, and M. A. Secord, of Galt are » s acting for defendant company. PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED. Durrant vs. Durrant is a case in which William Durrant, of Winterâ€" bourne, seeks to set aside the will of the late John Durrant. Wm. Kingâ€" ston, Mount Forest, acts for plaintif, and W. M. Cram, Berlin, for defendâ€" ant executors. Among the legal gentlemen present were Messrs, W. R. Riddell, K. C., Toronto; T. A. Gibson, Toronto; E. T. Essery, London; M. A. Secord, E. A. Beaumont, and Geo. Keleher, Galt E. P. Clement, K.C., J. A. Scellen, W. M. Reade, E. W. Clement, D. S Mr. Emanue!l T. Essery, London, is acting as Crown Prosecutor at the sittings. Webb vs. McGregor, et al, is a case in which the defendant, McGregor, (iourlfy Q(_)., i_s belng sued for damâ€" The following Grand Jury was call< ed:â€" ‘ Daniel Becker, New Hamburg. ; Gideon Break, Waterloo.Tp. Robt. Carrick, N. Dumfries. Wim. Heimrick, Elmira. John S. Clemens, Hespeler. C. 11. Doetr, Berlin. ‘ John R. Eden, Berlin. lenry Gmelin, Ayr. R. J. Kerr, Wellesicy. Hugh J. McCulloch, Gait. Alfted Snider, St. Jacobs. Wm. Schiefele, Conestogo. John S. Weichel, Elmira. J. R. Edenâ€"was â€"appointedâ€"as foreâ€" man. A ; “ mum Guelpb, March 20.â€"At a meeting of the Presbytery of Guelph, held in St. Carelessness. Andrew‘s Church toâ€"day, the matter ie , |under consideration was the resignaâ€" tion of Mr. Mullen of the pastoral GRAND JURY‘S REPORT.| o« «‘Si. Maires‘s Colon P a *|gus. _ Communications were beard P ow from the Session, Board of Manageâ€" The spring sittings of the High| ment and congregation, who spoke Court of Justice opened at the Court{ most favorably of Mr. Mullen‘s long House on Tuesday at one o‘clock|service with them, the strong attachâ€" When His Lordship Chief Justice Falâ€"|ment between him and the congregaâ€" conbridge Jook his seat there was a)tion, who wereâ€"very sorry that he large attendance of spectators, the|had seen it his duty to resign,. At a majority of whon were summoned|meeting of the congregation it had cither as jurymen or witnesses. been resolved that bis resignation be Among the legal gentlemen present/accepted by the Presbytery, but not were Messrs, W. R. Riddell, K. C.,\to take effect until the ist of July, Toronto; T. A. Gibson, Toromnto; E.|1907; that they had agreed to give T. Essery, London; M. A. Secord, E.{bim an increase of salary for 1906 of A. Beaumont, and Geo. Keleher, Galt|$100, making it $1,000, and also to E. P. Clement, K.C., J. A. Scellen,| pay him $1,000 for the half year endâ€" W. M. Reade, E. W. Clement, D. S.} in â€" y m. Dr. Torrance presented the report on Mr. Emanue!l T. Essery, London, is|statistics for the year ending Dec. acting as Crown Prosecutor at the{last, giving the number of pastoral sittings. charges, congregations and mission There were two nonâ€"jury cases enâ€"{stations. There is an advancement in tered for trial. _ every particular over the year _ beâ€" 5 Welpb vs. McGregor, et al, is a case| fore. His Lordship charged the jury, ~inâ€" timating that it would be a portion o# their duty ‘to bring in a bill ~reâ€" garding a case of rape alleged to have been commilted in Haspeler last fall, and alsoâ€" ‘to visit the vartious county. and charitable institutions. The First Case. The case of Webb vs. McGregor et al was ‘the first to be heard, and alâ€" though Solicitor Keleher had neglectâ€" ed to give the proper nofice to have the case tried by jury His Lordship consented, and the following jury was called:â€" T. Chisholm, N. Dumfries. John Dicdels, Waterloo Tp. John C. Butler, Galt. Peter Hebel, Berlin. i Albert Steiss, Heidelberg. Geo. Auman, Elmira. Sol. Laschinger, Elmira. John T. Scott, N. Dumfries. Jas. Ogram, Wellesley. Noahâ€" Shoemaker, Woolwich. Noah S» Bowman, Wilmot. Josiah Cressman, Waterloo Tp. «After Misâ€"Loedship~â€"Justite Falconâ€" bridge had given his instructions to the Grand Jury, the damage case of Wehh vs. McGregor, Gourlay & Co.{ was â€" taken up, in which Mr. Gco.| Keieher,â€" of Galt, for the plaintifi, enâ€" deavured to prove that the company} was negligent in not protectling the clevator entrance with the necessary doors aor slides as required under the Factories Act, but instead there were unly two wooden bars across the cnâ€" trance, which, be considered, was not suficient protection. (n the other hand, Mr. W. R. Rid-‘ wdell. K.C_ of Toronto, submitted an abundance of evidence that the acciâ€" dent _ occurred _ in the top _ flat, where tlie boy, who was a shop mesâ€" senger, had no business, as it . was not used; that he had a .habit of jumâ€" ping ‘of and off the elevator and had been repeatediy warnedâ€" byâ€"the differâ€" ent foremen of the works during the day of the accident and twice within ten minutes of the time when the lad met his death. Tame t Anp enc s Emm e P ie onl ons m deal su‘t, but HMis Lordship submitted the following questions to the juty and asked the counsel to address . their remarks to the men in the box :â€"â€" â€"After the evidence had been ’prc-‘ sented, Mr. Riddell pressed for a nonâ€" 1. Were the injuries caused by the noegligence or carelessness of defendâ€" ants ? o 4 8. If so, where did such F css 7 such negligence m:.l.."\‘\‘crc the injuries caused by the negligence or carelessness of Sydney Webb * Tef: 4. Had Sydney Webb any duty toj perform. which required him to be% where be was found when dead ? | 5. What sum shall be assessed | for; the compensation . (a) Father; (b)] Mother ? Messrs. Riddell and Kelcher, in adâ€" dressing the jury, confined their reâ€" marks to reviewing the evidence and His Lordship explained the duty, of the jury in conmection with the quesâ€" tions, which were not to be construâ€" w1 as meaning that they were bringâ€" ing in a verdict. _The jury retired for about $wenty minutes and on their return they anâ€" Decides Webb t in Beath Throogh Charge to Grand Jury. A very pleasant time was enjoyed at the residence of Mr. J. C. Hahn, corner of Queen and Homewood Ave. on Tucsday evening by the Mannerâ€" chor of St. Paul‘s Lutheran Church. The occasion was the house opening of Mr. Hahn, who is a member of the choir. The evening was spent in singing,. games and other enjoyable pastimes. â€"A splendid junch was furâ€" nished by the host and lady visitors. swered questions No. 1 and 2 in the negative and No. 3 in the affirmative. Mis Lordship â€"remarked that, these wete the only _ answers they could make in view Of the evidence submitâ€" Aed,â€"and disinissed the action without costs. f At the afternoon‘s session, R. J. M. Glassford, Moderator, the followâ€" ing were appointed to attend the The choir was delighted by the hospitable reception tendered by. Mr. and Mrs. Hahn and will be pleased to duplicate their visit"at some future time. Rev. Mr. Mullea‘s Bt s sn s m The Grand Jury‘s duties did not occupy their attention more than one hour and about 2.30 the following teâ€" port was handed to His Lordshtp and the jury was dismissed :â€" The jurots for our Sovereign Lord, the King, upon their oath present : Upon the indictment against â€"Wm. Johnston, upon the charge of Â¥epe, we have found no bill. Upon the indictment against Wm. Johnston upon the charge of having iNicit connection with and _ carnal knowledge of Mabel: Beckman, then a girl of fourteen and under stxwen years of age, we have a true bill. _ we ha_\‘e'."'nb other ‘criminal cases, and congratulate the county on the light criminal docket. We have visited the county . jail, and foupd it in a very . satisfactory condition. , Johnston in the Box. Alter the Webb vs. McGregor. case was disposed of, William Johnston was brought in from the county jail, where he had been confined since last October, and pleaded not guilty o the charge of having illicit connection with and carnal knowledge af Mabel Beckman, a girl of about fifteen years of age. The following jury was emâ€" pannelled :â€"â€" David Brown, Gailt. < 3 R. MacCallum, Wellesley: Hy. Beilstein, New Hamburg. Wm. Elliott, North Dumfries. Jobhn F. Gillies, Preston. Benj.â€"M.â€"Brubacher ;â€"Watertoo T‘p. John Campbell, N. Dumfrics. Walter Ferguson, N. Dum{frics. John McRae, Wellesley. _ Robt. Arthur, N. Dumfries. _ Geo. Rosebblatt, St. Clements. Allan S. Taytor, Galt. Mr. E. T. Essery, of London, conâ€" ducted the case for the Crown and tieo. Kelcher defended the prisonetr. We have no special recommendaâ€" tions to make. The complainant, Mabel Beckman, took the witmess box and gave . her evidence in a clear manner, and â€" alâ€" though she was subjected to a trying crossâ€"cxamination by Mr. Kelcher her story was not shaken. The Jahnson case occupied the atâ€" tention of the Court almost the enâ€" tire morning and the evidence was atâ€" téntively listened to by a full house. The jury retired about 11.30 and a few minutes after 12 o‘clock _ they presented their verdict of "Not Guilâ€" ty""â€"andâ€"Johnston was dismitsed by His Lordship. All of which is respectfully submitâ€" The will case of Durrant vs. Durâ€" rant was settled out of court by the defendants agtrceing to pay $75 to the plaintiffis and allowing the < will to stand. Grand Jury‘s Report Settled out of Court, Found Not Guilty JNO. R. EDEN, Foreman s‘ HON. G. W. ROSS‘ VIEWS ON ~NEW LICENSE MEASURE. ‘Toronto, March 211â€"The Provincial Secretary with his new Liquor License Act occupled the centre of the stage in the Legisiature yesterday afternoon. Hon. Mr. Hanna prefaced his remarks by saying that the provisions of the bill were on the lines of the policy of the Government concerning the . enâ€" forcement of the license laws, as stated by the Premier. The bill aimed at the enforcement of the law and the colâ€" lection for the province and the muniâ€" cipalities of a .reasonable revenue in treturn for the monopoly of the business. He proposed to deal with the bill unâ€" der several heads, and the first would relate to the enforcement. ‘There were 31 sections in the bill, and 15 or 16 dealt with enforcement. There was an interpretation clause to define what was fntoxieating: liquor. There had been trouble in the past by reasomn of the vagueness of the act. Berlin Hotel and Shop Licenses Will be Increased From $150 to $500 Per Annum, M%Vill Have to be Licensed and Adulteration Will be Penalized Uriiform ‘regulations throughout _the province : were ‘provided: for, and ‘ the Government would take the responsiâ€" bility for those regGiations, =s ; To License Bartenders. There was a proposition to license bartenders.: The Government took the position that \the Aicense «commtisalons having coritrol of the trade should also have control of the man whoâ€"dispensed the liquor. A fee of $2 would beâ€"exâ€" acted. : Under the old law Hquor could not be sold to a man under 21, but a boy of 16 could go behind the bar and dispense the liquor. The inspectors issue licenses subject to the approval of the commission. ‘This feature was confined to cities and towns. : It was also provided that a man who took part in the violation of the law was liable to the penaity, and on the second offence to have his license cancelled. The inspector was compelied to call it a second offence if it were such. On copviction for the third time the licensee should lose his Hcense, and if the commissioners ‘did not cancel the license, anyone might take the matâ€" ter up and set the necessary machinery in motion, so that there could be no way of evading the law. The Law In Districts. Sections were devoted to the adminâ€" istration of the law in districts. If it were frepresented to the Government that the law. was being violated the Government â€" would investigate, and though it might not be able to secure a conviction it would take the power to cancel the license on sight if it was assured by reputable persons that the law was being violated. In North Onâ€" tario the Government took the power to veto the commission and cancel a license if theâ€"action of the commissionâ€" ers was at variance with the policy of the Government. @This .section means increased responsibility on tne part of the Government," said Mr. Hanna, "and we assume that .as well." â€" s tJt Mr. Hanna pointed out that the bill restricted the power of physicians to give certificates. In his own County of Lambton he knew of as many as 25 orâ€" ders from physiclans being presented over one bar. That meant practically a blanket order. It was proposed that a physician‘s order should contain parâ€" ticulars which would render it pracâ€" tical‘y _impessibleâ€"to abuseâ€"the law in this respect. A section in the old law, which was on the statute books for 2 years and was repealed in 1902, thereby allowing convictions to be quashed on a techniâ€" cality. Mr. Hanna believed without the knowledge of the exâ€"Premier, was reâ€" enacted. This section made it difficult for a guilty man to escape. Must Raise the Foss. Mr. Hanna said he would now touch upon the license fees. As to the ne« cessity for raising them there could scarcely be room for doubt. The quesâ€" tion was how much the increase should be. The iaw created a monopoly, firstâ€" ly in favor of the Iicensee and secondly in favorâ€"of the landlord. ‘The former had to pay a higher license fee for the privileges obtained, but the latter paid nothing. He simply went on and colâ€" lected more rent. The public was not getting the fuil value of these franchises. The tpeuker“ in backing up this argument, referred to the seven transfers in Toronto as having brought in last year $183,000, of which $51,000 only was for goods and chattels, and $133,000 for the licenses themseives. While Ontario boasted of high license fees, they were not high by comparison with other cities out> side Ontario. ‘There was no state in the United States whers the number of licenses was limited as in this proâ€" vince, where the fees were no higher. Mr. Manna‘s Fees. Mr. Hanna cited a number of cases. In Boston only. one hote! was allowed Special census for determining number of licenses permissible, according to population, to be abolished. No ‘"tied‘"" houses to be allowed. f % 7 Municipalities passing local option laws allowed to participate in their enforcement. * . Radical increase in license fees in all municipalities. In cities of over 100,000 to be $1,200 for tavern and $1,000 for shop licenses. icate. over 100,000 10 BC $1,000 mWE WPPDGRWP PBE PPqMTI PP PCOE ARRARCIEEC Y Municipalities and province to get revenues from licenses, share and share alike. $ o Hp ts Sak4 Regulations to be uniform throughout the province. Bartenders in cities and t owns to be licensed. Third offence by licensee to cancel license. No increase in number of l icenses in New Ontario. NEW LICENSE ACT IN A NUTSHELL IN ONTARIO‘S NEW LICENSE LAW to 500 of populktion, and The fNcense fee was $2,000, yet the full limit of licenses was taken, The retail trade in Ontario paid only 30¢c.:per héad . of population. In Alâ€" leghany, Pa., it was .$1.45 per head; in Booth, lowa, $1.50; in Boston, $2.30; in Montreal, $1.40; in Quebec, $1.26, and in St. Hyacinthe â€"$1.47. ‘‘ The speaker quoted many mioré, and.drew the conâ€" clusion that a very substantial increase in the cities and towns of Ontario would be justified. _ Revenue Evenly Divided. The most important part of the bill, the license fees, was then announced as follows: : Cities of 100,000 or over..$1,200 Cities of 30,000 and less .. than 100,000 i1 ..l.. Citles between 10,000 Cities, below . 10,000. and : towns between 5,000 and ‘ w,ogg aa+ es seasasessess . 450 456 Towns of 5,000 or less.... 350 350 Vilages: ... ...........}« 0 250000 20% Townships ... ........>.. 180 200 Districts (except inâ€"cities, towns and villages) ... /. 120 wa% City, town, viHage or other t municipality or in: unâ€" tikge; . argenized‘ territory in e : the. @istridta. .. ....... .. 0 ++« ~:* 50( Kor â€"beer and wine ‘licenses there would be a fee of threeâ€"fourths 6f that imposed for tavern licenses in the same locality, and for a transfer of license a fee of oneâ€"third of the fee payable for the license transferred. The Lieutenantâ€"Governer in council might increase <the ‘duties on both tavern and shop licenses in the disâ€" tricts to any amount. J Shars and â€"Share Alike. As to the revenue, it was proposed that the Government and the municiâ€" pality should share and share alike. (Applause.) The Government had been getting a great deal more than the municipalities, * KS 10,000 ..« ««««22a*2««»»» . 450 Towns of 5.000 or less.... . 350 Vilages: ... ............« 250 Townships ... ........>.. 180 Districts (except inâ€"cities, town« and vitlages).. . /;~> 120 9t en cb ‘The bill would allow the council of any . municipality, except in cities, to increage <the duties as the electonl should decide, a bylaw passed before the first day of March to come into effect on the first day of May in‘ the same year, while if passed after the first day of March it would not come into effect till the first of May in the year following. s ames on aneie ons oug . h w P CE Where <a ‘municipality had before this act incteased the license duties to an amount exceeding the minimum fixed by the act, they were to stand at the higher figures, but in cities where the duties now : payable were Increased councii could make no furâ€" ther fees. Under the proposed scale the muniâ€" clpalities would receive in the nelighborâ€" hood of §357,000. Under the present fees the municipalities get but $233,000, while $307,000 came to the province. The Government had deducted 10 per cent. to come and go on, as there would be a reduction of licenses in the pro-‘ vince. These figures did not include 1â€" censes to brewers, distillers and fines. I ‘The Government had done away with the special census which could not be justified. ‘The last completed municipal census had been adopted. Could Enforce Local Option. I It had been provided that mundcipaliâ€" ties should have the power to enforce local option by the appointment of inâ€" spectors. : The position of the Governâ€" ment, said Mr. Hanna, was that where a muntoipality was bent on local option it should be given the power to enforce the law. Local option votes should be taken only on annual «lection days, and it was provided that upon a petition of 25 per cent. of the electors the couneil must submit the bylaw. The temperâ€" ance and liquor interests were united in favor of this section. ‘Threeâ€"fifths of the polied vote was required, and if the bylaw passed the council must pass the bylaw. Prominent temperance men, inâ€" cluding the leader of the Opposition had supported this percentage. "And," said Mr. Hanna, "I am preâ€" pared to accept the authority of the leader of the Opposition _y_hero it suits my purpose to do it." ‘The argument for this was that a majority of six or seven might easily be upset in two of three years. ‘There should be a subâ€" stantial preponderance of sentiment in favor of the law beforse a change was Could Voete Every Two Years. Another change had been made in the law in respect to local option. Toâ€"day it local option was cartied it was good for three years, if turned down it could be tried again in three months. It is now previded ghat a vote mijbt not a 0 verm. e 700 $1,000 700 Dbe taken"Sdr tu"Â¥"years after a precegâ€" ing vote. & ‘There is provision for labelling the goods so that when a Scotchman called for Sootch he would get what de asied for. "Tled" houses were to be legisiatâ€" ed against. These places had been conâ€" demned by license commissions and the Governnent proposed that the contract between the brewer and the dealer should not be valnd. j s Former Premior Tells Where He Agross and Disagrees With the Bill. Hon. Mr. Ross generally approved the bill as being in the interest of temperâ€" ance. In many respects it commended itself to his judgment. ‘The Lm party had done much for tempe reducing the number of licenses from over §,000 to under 3,000, legisiation which was in harmony with public opinion. _ Hotels had been closed on Sundays, on Saturday nights and on election daysâ€"all these steps had been in advance. The Liberal party had reâ€" moved the liquor traffic from the conâ€" trol of the municipalities; its legislaâ€" tion had been in the direction of the improvement of hotel accommodation. In fact, said Mr. Ross, the provwince had made such progress that if Mr. Hanna‘s bill had not been a stdp forward it would have been an anachronism. â€" He was glad the Government was walking in the footsteps of the old. It could not do anything in the way of & strict enâ€" forcement of the law that would not have the support of the Opposition. ‘There were men in the liquor business who were respectable men, but there were also men who did not observe the law, and these deserved no sympathy. ‘The speaker concluded by expressing satisfaction that the Government had in some respects "followed in the footâ€" steps" of the late administration, but that in some other ways he was pn-‘ pared to dispute the merits of theâ€"act. He thought the Government could afâ€" ford to go further than was proposed. Mr,. Ross questioned whether there had been any better administration of the. law in the last year. He was glad the Government proposed toâ€" license bartenders, and noted that any : liquor dealer who was convicted of.a third offence would â€"forfelt ‘his ‘license." The Liberal convention had upproved this He also approved of the decision not to issue additional licenses in New Onâ€" tarfo. . â€" In tl!s ‘respect ‘Hon: "Mr. Ross suid the great Liberal convention had also set an example whichtie was pleasâ€" ed to notethe Government had : folâ€" ‘HMe could not approve with the #same cordiality of theincreased fees, but on this point would prefer to susper@ deâ€" finite judgment andâ€" deal more‘ fully with the question at a later stage. ° It seemed to him, however, that it was a backward step. In respect to local option, Mr. Ross said the Government was following in the footsteps of the LAberals as to 25 per cent. of the ratepayers having the MR esns ueio es i power to secure a vote on local option. He regretted, however, the reduction in time for a vote on repeal of a local opâ€" tion bylaw from three to two years. That was a backward step. He bjectâ€" ed to the provision for threeâ€"fifths of the vote polled for the passing or repea! of a local option bylaw. ‘This he reâ€" garded as another backn:d_“ n_:‘ovo. Amew Cl o en o es 9 i Mr. Ross thought the provision emâ€" powering municipalities to appoint omâ€" cers to aid in the enforcement of the law would result in & division of reâ€" sponsibility which would lead to dimâ€" culties. He agreed as to the necessity of prohibiting the adulteration of liâ€" quors and the use of false labels, i Somks Brcamlh it e in "So far as the hon. gentleman has followed in our footsteps," said Mr. Ross, in conclusion, "we thank him. So far as he has departed we will oppore him." Let us have progressive legisiaâ€" tion, every inch of it we can; let us not recede a single inch. I think this counâ€" try can go much farther than the hon. gentleman has done." ‘The Budget Speech. In presenting his budget in the Legisâ€" lature yesterday, Hon. Mr. Matheson, the Provincial Treasurer, defended his flotation of the Temiskaming bond issue as satisfactory, in contrast with rates obtained by other colenies. He promisâ€" ed that $2,000,000 or $2,500,000 of a furâ€". ther issue would be placed on the Canaâ€" dian market, and expected to have. it subscribed privatel#@tor permanont inâ€" vestment. He suggested the investment of court funds in provincial bands, and stated that already an arrangement had been made with the Coramittee of Judges for investment in university cerâ€" tiflcates. The total cost of the Temisâ€" kaming Railway would be $9,066.000. Woburn, Mass., March 19.â€"During St. Patrick‘s night minstrel show in the Woburn auditorium Saturday night a fire started in the rear of the stage, but through the efforts of six young men who were presenting an act, a panic was averted, and the audtence of nearly a thousand persons, reached the street in an orderly manner just in time, as a few minutes later the buildâ€" Ing was in flames and was destroyed. The loss is estimated at $30,000, Mr. Harcourt followed Hon. Mr. Maâ€" theson about 9.30, and @welt on the conservation of the provincial forests. He moved the adjournment of the deâ€" . Montreal, March 19.â€"One hundred and twenty men were arrested and sevâ€" enty game cocks seized in a rald on a cockingâ€"main, which was in progress yesterday morning in the shop of Danâ€" jei Donnelly, master carter, East Notre Dame street and Moncalm avenue. By 5 w‘clock all the prisoners had been adâ€" mitted to bail and those who had been compelled to deposit cash bonds ieft mere than $1.000. .. .. e Ecce > t * Minstrale AvHt Theatre Panic. 120 Cookfighters Arrested. HON MAR. The Beflin Light Commission took another forward step on Tuesday evâ€" ening when it was decided to ourâ€" chase three wire machines to divect belt <with the auxiliary apparatus, from the Canadian Westinghouse Co. for $7010. ‘The purchase of this ma~ chinery will supply the Commussion with from:40 to 50 extra horse pow: letmbules yres Prrradiy x micrer thas +W 3. 2s 4 er, which is greatly required at~. the present‘ time to supply the desnand that is being made by the business men and citizens of Berlin ‘The installation of this machinery will necessitate the disposing of the jackâ€"shaft and two engines istalled by: the former Commission, and which have proved to be decidedly unâ€" satisfactory. _ Last evening accounts amounting to over â€" $60 were passed for repairs to the jackshaft, $ for repairs to the jackshaft, 5 The Commission authorized Superâ€" Antendent Philip to prepare a : comâ€" plete statement of what is required at the plant in order to increase its capacity without changing the divect and which would cost several thousâ€" and dollars to change to the ai‘erâ€" nating ‘currgat system. It is proposâ€" ed by the Commission to instal maâ€" chinery .that could be used for the purpose: of distributing power i{ stpâ€" plied from Niagara Falls, and thus save ‘the town any further expendiâ€" tufk when this power reaches Be‘lir ‘The Commission refused to pay in mcegunt rendered by the town for $50 mudl the _ Auditors‘ salaries, ming Ahat if the Commission had to pay the Auditors® it wouid alsa select : them. The Commission will order a supâ€" ply of meters from a Hamilion ti‘m on trial. * Mitchell . Advocate : â€" For â€" some months a daughter of Mr. Wm. Kleâ€" man, West Ward,‘ has not been in good health, and imagined that there was something alive in her stomach. At times she could feel it crawling up her throat, and would have to take food to send it back. The sensaâ€" tion was anything but pleasant, but relief came one day last week, when the young lady was visiting in the country, and drinking a glass .of cream, which did not agree with her, too‘ a fit of coughing and up came a milk snake measuring 14 inches . in length and still alive. Judging from the size of the reptile, it mustâ€" have been in the victim‘s stomach _ about two years, and no doubt was swalâ€" lowed while drinking from a post .of wattn 10 00 l;lfilJEI.PH WANTS COâ€"OPERATION OF OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. , * ‘ For the Bye*Election. â€" Lethbridge, March 19.â€"Liberats heti have nominated W. S!mons, as a can didate for Legislature: in. the. byeâ€"clec tion rendgered necessary by the agpoint Ottawa, March : 21.â€"â€"The Dominion mtt-glr:wen' Convention was Opbened yesterday morning. ‘The owners of the principal orchards and the chiéf handâ€" iers of fruit in Capada were in attenâ€" dance to the number of a hundred. Hon. Sydney Fisher, Minister of Agriâ€" culture, delivered an addreiw tto which he emphasized the fact that ‘the conâ€" vention was an aid to the Government. ment of Dr. Ottawa, March 21.â€"British Columâ€" M:" moh:'erl: ;llld vsme;;':’t:n had an inâ€" terview wit r yesâ€" terday morning, as :nn_xk_:.n:ftr"l!elg the carly appointment of Mr. George Riley to the Senate will be announced. Sir Henry Joly‘s successor will not be appointed until after Prince Arthur of Connaught‘s visit. i;x-Pr_emler Duns muir will probably be chosen. Guelph, March 20â€" At the City; Courcil meeting last ovening it was moved by Ald. Lyon, seconded . by Ald. Ryan, that whereas the power of Niagara Falls is natural wealth, and as such should be enjoyed by the largest possible number, and whereas cheap power is cssential to the sucâ€" cess ‘of factories and industries of alâ€" most every kind, particularly in Onâ€" tario, where coal is expensive. . An whereas experience shows that â€"this great natural and national asset would be practically worthless if conâ€" trolled by private capital, and whereâ€" as in our â€"opinion â€" there is â€"no reguluâ€"] tion sufficiently effective or possible to be firamed whereby power can be ob tained of the owners of existing franâ€" chis>s at reasonable rates. Therefore be it resolved _ that _ the Municipal Council of the City of Guelph urgentâ€" ly desire and â€" respectfully ask the Government of Ontario to at om:e‘ themselves establish a power plant at Niagara Falls or secure power produc» ed â€"under existing franchises for disâ€" tribution to the reachable municipalâ€" MR. C. H. MILLS HONORED BY HIS BERLIN FRIENDS. (On Tucsday evening about a score} of the most intimate friends of lr.i C. I1. Mills, who leaves for Chatham on Thursday, gathered at the Berlh‘, Club and partook of a sumptuous tarewell supper with one whom they ‘esteemed very highly, and regretted to‘ lose from their midst, . ' ities of Gntario After justice had been done to the good things provided by Mrs. Muclâ€" ler, the popular caterer of the club, an informal social evening was spent during which the prefentation of _ a handsome writing desk and chair was made to Nr. Mills, HAD SNAKE IN STOMACH Riley For President of York Loan Comâ€" pany Was Paid This Amount Eva Hall, through whose hands pass the cash journal and ledger, identiâ€" fied an item of $25 as being a weekly disbursement paid regularly to Jos. Phillips. Phillips signed the voucher for it. Toronto, March 21.â€"At 11 o‘cloék toâ€"morrqw morning the Phillips case will again occupy the attention of the police court. The investigatiog proâ€" ceeded for about an hour yesterday. spasmodicaliy from Mr. Phillips, â€" Stewart Lynn, paying teller of the York Loan,Company, â€" informed . the court that weekly payments of . $25 were made to Joseph Phillips as "exâ€" penses‘‘ . for ~outâ€"ofâ€"town . disburseâ€" ments. Whenever Phillips went outâ€" side the city he would be paid, in ad~â€" dition to his expenses. Lynn added that he took out $400 or $500 from. the Yark Loan about May last. At the time of the failure he only had $3 or $3 in, and that was the only sum he had when he was appointed a ,4iâ€" rector in October last. Phillips bad received payments ol $25 weekly for several yéars, untilâ€" the salaties had been increased from $3000 to $6000 on a receipt signed by: Phillips. So â€" far as he knew theére was no resolution of directors. Mrt. Phillips was in the city while these expenses were being paid. He still got those expenses when outside of the city, and he also chargeq up his travelling and other expenses. She could not say who authorized the $25 a week or the additional exâ€" ‘"‘Was there any itemized voucher for these expenses?" witness was askâ€" ‘‘No," was the reply," but thete was an adjustment: several limes â€" a year." He: was unable to explain how this was done, for items ;rere never given. "I don‘t know,‘" replied witness, who added that. withdrawals were bought by members of the staff. in some cases withdrawals were sanclâ€" ioned as payments of shares in the Lis:t Piano Co. _ + .l 42 for?" Mr. Lynn had had in the ‘roronto Life 25 shares, theâ€"par. value of whigh he said was $2500. On this be had naid $480. Ten per cent, was dedncâ€" ted from the salary he had recalved. Lynn was aware ol the purchase â€"of an automobile by Mr. llobins.‘dwflll did not know where the money ‘came from. 3t + %3%, Saturday, March 24th is your last chance to buy shoes, clothing, hats, caps, and furnishings at left over alteration prices. So if you need any thing in these‘ lines this is another great opportunity to save money. It will pay you to come and see what we have to offer at left over prices. A. Weseloh & Co., Berlin. f As M3. Curry desired. the cash book to enable him to pgocbed with ~the case, the court adjourned. Tt is statâ€" ed that the Liszt Pianop books will be produced in court, and that Mr. Burt will be summoned to explain d&w And further that they devise plans to catry the same into effect at the earliest possible moment, This Counâ€" cil pledges itsell to do everything reasonable within their power to renâ€" der such action effective. © Further that a copy of this resoluâ€" lion be mailed to the iHonorable the Premier of Ontario, . to our focal member, Mr. J. P. Downey, to the mayors and reeves of the cities and towns within 150 miles of Niagara Falls, asking their coâ€"opétation in some general plan to urge the imâ€" portance of this matter on the Om fario Government. k Ald. Lyon backed up th@ resolution by a rattling â€" ten minule review of the facts brought out in Hon. Adam Beck‘s speech on Friday evening bearâ€" ing more especially on the conditions in Montreal and Buflalo under private control, the provisions of the agrecâ€" ment regarding the delivery of power at the Falls and the great importâ€" ance in western Ontario towns â€" and cities of Niagara pow*s at a cheap ratc, "What was this $25 per week used ITEMIZED VOUCHERS $25 A WEEK _