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3 in conducting ; ,ruins. Laterâ€"Gangs of men are at work on the debris. Many human limbs have been taken from the ruins. The relatives of missing persons eupposefl to be in the ruins are gathered on the spot and as the Bodies are brought out the scenes are most dia- tressing. The conduct of the authorities is the subject of universal praise. The highest ofiioiale have incurred personal risk the search for the dead, Ind have ofiered the use of their own oer- riages to convey the injured to the hospitals. Yoaai, the proprietor of the wrecked hard- ware store, has been arrested. It is fear. d that there are several more victims in the Over the theatres and Chamber of ‘ 'ICommelrce, and many other buildings. flags are hanging at half‘mast. Evarywhere nre aignq‘of mourning. Up to the present time the number of the dead is 34. ‘ Brutal Troops Refufle to Aid in Sawing Exiles' Lives. ‘ A St. Peiexsburg cable says: Horrible scenes are reported as having occurred dur- ing the buring of Tomsk, the capital of ‘ Western Siberia. The place was visited simultaneously by a. oonflagratien and a 1 cyclone, the result of the combined disas- ‘ tiers being the destruction of threeqnartere i oi the buildings, which were of wood, and a loss of hundreds of lives. The cathedral, eizuated in ‘he High [ Town. is in ashes. The walls of the edifice, ‘ in falling. crushed an adjacent hospital, burying the inmateemho were subsequently roasted alive. ‘ In strong contrast to this action of the 1 troops was that of the worthy bishop and his assistant plieste. Marching through the burning city at the head of a procee- ‘ eion, with banners and other seared em- lbleme, he etcpped at frequent intervals to give absolntion to the dying and to bless lthe dead. And never was the consolation carried by these encred rites more greatly ‘ needed than by the panic-stricken mob of leufferere, who, huddled together in the ‘etreete, and firmly believing that the end of-the world had come, abandoned them- ‘eelvee to stolid despair. 1 Much of the suffering, however, might ‘ have been averted had there been the ‘ slightest attempt at organized relief. As if t fire and water were not capable of inflict- ing misery enough on the unfortunate out- ‘ costs, the storm was followed by a. sudden lfell in the temperature, and soon the 4 devastated city was buried beneath a. man- tle of snow that added stinging cold to the leufiferinge of the thousands of ehelterleea men, women and children. {“IerribIe Explosion of Gunpowder in a. Cuban Hardware Store. AHsvana despatch says : At 11 o’clock last night a fire broke out in Yoesi’s hard- ware store. In a short time the flames reached 9. berril of powder in the building and a terrific explosion followed. The whole structure was blown to pieces and twenty-two persons were killed. Among the dead are four fire chiefs, Senores Musset, Zenervitch, Oscar Couill, Frsnoesco Ordovery, and the Venezuelan Consul, Senor Francesca Silva, who was in front of the building at the time of the explosion. In addition to the killed over one hundred persons are injured. The explosion caused the wildest excitement throughout the city and thousands flocked to the scene of the disaster. The Governor-General, the Civil Governor and all the principal authorities of the city were promptly on the ground and did everything in lheir power to aid the injured and calm the grief-stricken relatives of the victims. Several houses adjacent to the wrecked building were damaged by the explosion. 'l‘he garrison brutally refused to render the least assistance in saving livus and pro- perty, on the plea that they had enough to do to protect the barracks and other Gov- ernment buildings. They also added that they had no time to aaeiet “ worthless ex- ilea.” ‘ A Pittsburg despatch says : The civil 1 action of the United States against the ‘Ghambers McKee Glass Company, James 1(haropbell and Mr. Slicker, to recover $1,000 penalty for the importation under contract 10f Charles Ford, an English glass-worker. was tried yesterday. The jury rendered a Wei-dict in favor of the defendants without ileaving their seats. This was a test case, i and had the verdict been for the Govern- lment similar action would have been ‘brought in the cases of 45 other glass- blowers, who came to America at the same time under similar circumstances. The 1 Government put all the defendants on the 3 stand and a number of imported men. The committee also recommended that the Presbyteriee be directed to answer the overture as a whole by a simple yea. or nay, to be reported to the stated clerk in time to be preeemed to the next General Assem- bly. (5) Any amendment so submitted and approved shall go into effect immediately after the General Assembly shall have oer- tified the fact. ‘ Thomas E. Murphy, one of the 300mm ‘pliahed sons of Francis Murphy, the tem- perance lecturer. has been offered $10,000 3101' his one~eighth interest in an oil well 11: 1Erie wunty, for which he would havetaken 10100 a. month ago. 1 Enthusiasm has been known to turn ‘what might have been a useful citizen into m nuisance. 4. That the Church, speaking officially through the presbyteries, can alone deter- mine with authority the questions at issue. Therefore the committee recommends that the question be transmitted to the presbyteries, where there shall be added to the form of government Chapter XXIII. of amendments providing (first) for the proposal by the General Assembly to the Presbyteries of amtndments or altera- tions of the form of government, book of discipline and directory for worship, but that these shall not be obligatory unless a majority of, all the Fresh; teries approve in writing. (Second) That alterationsin the doctrinal standards shall not be proposed to the Presbyteries unless they have been under consideration for one year by a 'oom- mittee of not less than 15 ministers and ruling elders, not more than two of whom shall be from any one Synod. (Third) No alteration shall be made in the previ- sions of this chapter for changes in the doctrinal standards unless an overture from the General Assembly submitting the proposed alterations shall be transmitted to all the Presbyteries and be approved in writing by two-thirds of them. . (4) The General Assembly must trans- mit to the Presbyterian any overture nub- mit-ted to it by one-third of all the Preabyheries. 3. Thin; the math-ode of doctrinal altera- tion should be included in the constitution itself and in definite terms. 2. That this Chan‘s has always consid- ered the doctrine of web vital importance that changes in the doctrinal standards should be made under greater restrictions than changes or alterations in the form of government, the book of discipline, and the dinechry of_worshlp.‘ 1. That sinca the differences of opinion as to the methods of amendment to the Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechiama are so marked and widespread, in is unwise to raise the issues involled in the General Assembly. An Antl-Revlsinnist Re'pmt by the Sam.- toga Committee. A Bamtogu deapatch says : In the Pres- byterian Assembly today the Committee on Methods of Effecting Changes in the Confession of Faith and tthonatitut‘ion of the; Churchyeporficdi M The Contract Labor Law Fails. A SIBEBIAN HOLOOAUST. THE CONFESSION 0F FAITH. THIRTY-FOUR KXLLED. Wm. Edwards, children. Chas. James, aged 52, married, five chil dren. John Jame-u, aged 32, married, two chil dren. John Williams, aged 35, marriéd, six children. Jonathan Williams. aged 30, married, two children. R. Jones, aged 30, married, two chil- dun. John Scullsy, aged 20, sole Support of n widowed mothur. M. Sculley, brother of John, aged 27. D. Sullivan. aged 45, married, seven children, one an invalid. John Hanson, aged 25, single. John Allen, aged 35, marriea, three children, was taken out Eeriously burned at 8.30 p. m. H. J. Jones: aged 35', Hinds-6. three children. R. X. Pritchnrd, aged 80, married, one child. Anthony Froyne, married, one child regoqed 9t. 7 p m. T. J. Williams, aged 30, married, one child. Thomas Caluss, aged 35, married. Owen Williams, aged 19, married. John Hempsey, aged 42, single. Frank Gallagher, aged 29. single. Two Hungarians named Bulb. A Wilkesbarre despatch gives the fol- lowing i'urther particulars of the awful mine horror there: Fire Boss Allen, who was rescued from the mine alive last night, died this morning. A large party of rescuers today entered the slope and com- menced working upon the cave beyond, where three men were found last night. They soon broke through and rushed into the chamber beyond, where a close search revealed six blackened corpses near the opening, none of them recognizable. Fur- ther along at various places were found thirteen other bodies, all more or less burned. but most of them could not be recognized. The sight was so horrible that two or three rescuers fainted. When news of the finding of the bodies became noised about a scene ensued around the mouth of the slope that will never be forgotten. A strong guard held back the women, who pressed forward madly to enter the mine. Half an hour later four men appeared bearing a body on the stretcher. The women tore away the blanket, but saw only the blackened and charred remains. Other bodies were brought out as fart as possible, and at noon all but five oi those who were in the mine when the cave-in occurred had been found. The bodies were conveyed in ambulances to undertaking rooms and prepared for burial. At one o‘clock two more bodies had been brought out. Anthony Froyne and Robt. W. Roberts, who were rescued last night, are in a critical condition. It is believed they will die. Wreck and ruin was wrought as well on the surface as in the fatal pit. Nearly a. score of houses are shattered and destroyed, and the families Were compelled to flee for their lives. The surface, almost as for as the eye could reach, was seamed and cracked with long circular fissures. some of which were over two feet wide. Twenty- eight men in_a.ll were entombed. BEECUERS DRIVEN CUT Midnightâ€"Only three men have been brought out thus for. It is new state-i a. lamp set fire to the gas and that caused an explosion. The rescuing parties have been driven out of the gangwsys by the gas. They were obliged to leave their safety lamps outside and grope their way back in darkness, where nothing could be done but listen for the groans of the wounded. An effort is now being made to change the air current, so as to drive the gas back from where the victims are suppésed to be. THC SE ENTOMBED. The official list of those imprisomd is as follows : E. D. Williams, aged 60, married, seven children R._W. Roberts, aged 37, married, brought toiurllauu‘ah 9 p m. £13.:qu injurerdk Harry Parry, aged 50, marriefl, five children. Owen Party, 5011 of above, aged 17. M. Henry,a,~;ed 42. married, two sons. ’1‘. C. Davis. aged 60, married, eight children. The latest report is to the effect that the rescuing party has penetrated to within eight of two uead budics, but the gas is so thick that they mm driven back to the surface. The place is full of black damp, and further approauh in the direction of the victims is impossible even with safety lamps. As it looks now, very little hope is entertained that any of the men will be rescued alive. Wine and mothers crowd close up to the dark opening and peer in as it their love would dispel the darkness of the fatal depths, 'While the cries of the little ones calling for their fathers make the hearers sick with pity. II: was half-past 6 p. m before the first rescue party reached the first of the victims. He was lying at the bottom of a 50-foot plane, and in order to rescue him it became necessary to lower a miner down witha rope. This was done, and the charred and blackened form (f Anthony Froyne was hoisted to the surface. He was still alive, but his injuries are considered fatal. When the news spread that Froyne was burned a feeling at gloom came over those present. - . Twenty-five Colliers Buried Alive by an ' Extensive Gaveâ€"in A VWilk'esbarre despatch (f yesterday says; A cave-in occurred to day near Ashley, in No.8 mine, by which 25 men were entombed in the mine. A great crowd gal-bend upon the spot almost immedietoly, and the company took prompt action toward liberating the imprisoned men. but matters are in such a chaotic condition that the rrsults are by no mums certain. The cam is in the workings on No. 8 slope of the Lehigh & Wilkesburre Coal Com- pany, immediately adjoining the mine in which the extensive cave occurred twelve years ago, imprisoning ten men for over a week, but who were finally rescued alive. The present cave extends over a halfAmilo square,and includesu portion of the thickly settled village called Moffett’s patch. A large number of houses have gore down with the surface, but only a few of them have been badly damaged. General-Superintendent Phillipa to-day said: The men lost their lives through the negligence of Assistant Mine Boas Allen, who insisted on relighting hislamp in the presence of large volumes of gas. Had he not done so the men now dead could all have been rescued alive, as there was a good current of air going through the chamber Where the men had taken refuge after the cave-in had occurred. A17 8 o‘clock this evening all operations BNTOMBBD IN A MINE DUE TO CARELESSNESS DEAD BODIES SEEN. X111 aged 28, married. two A needle, one and a half inches long, was recently removed from the side of Mrs. Counsellor Cole, of Frederickeburg, Va. Mrs. Cole says that she swallowed the ; needle forty years ago, and has never felt any inconvenience from it. Railway Conductors in Session. A Rochester deapntoh of Sunday says : At the session of the railway conductors held yesterday, the election of oflicers was taken up. There were numerous candi- dates for each office. The officers elected were as follows: Grand Chief Conductor, E. E. Clark, Ogden, Utah ; Grand Junior Conductor, J. D. Shulcz, Rochester, N. Y. ; Grand Inside Sent-incl, F. J. Dorsey, Winnipeg, Mam; Grand Outside Sentinel. F. S. Bulter, Sioux City; Member of Executive Committee, R. E. Fitzgerald, St. Louis, Mo.; Member of Insurance Committee, Sam Phippe,Philipsburg, N J. The next; convention will be held at St. Louis. Grand Chief Conductor Wheaton declined to be a. candidate for renomination on account of being opposed to the elimin- ation of the strike clause. A Great Fest in Hellugrnphiug. A Prescott, Aria, despstoh says: The greatest achievement made yet in helio< graphing was accomplished during practice in the department of Arizona yesterday by Lieut. Wittenmeyer, who signalled a mes- sage, by a single flash, 125 miles from Mount Reno, near Fort McDowell, to Mount Graham, near Fort Grant, where it was received by Capt. Murray. The latter by turning his instrument flashed the mes- sage to Fort Husohnaoa, a dist-nae of 90 miles, making a total distance of 215 miles with a single intervening station. The longest distance heretofore with a single flash is said to be about 70 miles. The cave is believed to be due to the ex- cessive amount of coal removed, not suffi- cient being left to carry the superincumh- out rock. The roof was specially ldangerous. Frequent comment is made 'on the fact that the explosion which fol- lowed the cave-in, like many others of recent occurrence, was due to the careless- ness of a fire hose. Only a week ago two fire bosses were convicted of criminal care- lessness and fined $50 each. and another is now awaiting trial, while several others have lost their lives along with several fellow-workmrn. A GALLANT EFFJBT AT RESCUE. It is now learned that it was through the daring efforts of Mine Inspector Williams that the fate of the imprisoned miners was learned this morning. After numer-_ ous attempts to enter the mine through the [newly-made opening, the officials concluded ‘ the air current must be changed, and left with their workmen for this purpose. Inspector Williams became impatient of delay, and with Ahrdnego Rees made another attempt to penetrate the workings. Gas aboundcd despite the strong air cur- rent drawing through the gangway, and their safety lamps glared and flickered in a manner telling of fearful danger. They persisted, however, and followed the gang- Way 300 feet. Waiting but a moment for i the air to clear, they advanced down a , steep incline of nearly 60 degrees, 300 feet further, when gas became so plentiful that they again paused. Finally advancing 500 feet through the main gangway, they came to a large chamber. which proved a chamber of horrors. By the faint glow of their lamps the two men discovered on every side CORPSES BLACKENED, BURNED AND MANGLED. The mine inspector counted the bodies, nineteen in all. Here lay a man with his head missing, there a boy stripped of every shred of clothing and covered with wounds. Another lay near by with one arm and one foot blown off. Drad bodies of mules lay crushed to a jelly by mine cars, which were scattered about in splinters. The two men soon hurried back to open air and summoned help. Stretchers and sheets were brought, ropes provided and a rude sled, built to draw the corpses up a steep incline. Soon the work of removing the dead bodies was under way, and terrible scenes were witnessed as they were brought to the surface. The first body was that of a Hungarian. It was taken to his boarding- house. Bis fellow-countrymen refused to receive it, but it was taken in in spite of thr ir protests. At 5 pin. it lay there, yet uncared for, an unsightly object. The company directed that the bodies be taken to an undertaking establishment, and made as presentable as possible. They were removed later to their homes, and the company will see to their proper burial. HOW THE EXPLOSION CCCURRED. A later dcspatch explains that the three men who were rescued last night had separated from the others after the cave in, and advised them to follow them out, but they refused. They then walted along the gangway on their way out, by the aban- doned opening through which the rescuing party entered. When about 250 feet from the surface Allen’s naked lamp set fire to the gas and the explosion occurred. The others were waiting 500 feet still further in the mine for the rescuing party to enter by the slope and dig away the debris of the wall. It is presumed they were overcome by the afterdamp of ’the explosion and rendered unconscious. They did not know of the opening for which the three men were making, and Waited in vain for the rescuers from the other side. The number of men still in the mine is uncertain, as Thursday was a Church holiday and most of the miners were idle. no record being kept of those who were at work. The famzlles of the dead miners are in extreme poverty. The company will look after their wants. Joseph’s Reservoir. A depression has been discovered in the Egyptian Desert which is all that remains of a. reservoir constructed by the patriarch Joseph for irrigation purposes when he was Pharouh's Prime Minister. It is proposed to reopen it; and in has been estimated that this would add 3,200,000 acres to the 6,000,- 000 acres now under oulsivaiion in Egypt. The reservoir originally covered 250 square miles and was 250 feet deep. Scandals are like dandelion seedâ€"they are arrow-headed and stick when they fall, and bring forth and muhiply fourfold. The Princess Biamuok is described as the model of a. practical, methodical Ger- man matron, with an eye to every detail of household management and economy. Frederick Bpitzer is dead ; the most suc- cessiul curiosity dealer in Paris, and a familiar figure in artistic society there. Life is a. sacred trust to all. He is at fault who does not take due care of his own, he is guilty who does not respect the lives of others. at the mines were abandoned. There are yet six men in the fat-31 chamber. To. morrow morning operations will be ra- eumed, and the work of rescue pushed until the remaining bodies are recavotul, ngflMflmfi) REL THWRSDAY, iVIAY 2-9 : 1:890 Sir Adolphe Caron said he desiredto deal with the matter in the most op an and most frank way possible. He considered the action of the General was the result of a must unfortunate error of judgment on his part. (Hear, her-r.) It was stated in the report, and the General limeelf, alter ob- taining information which unfortunately hedid not possess at that time, had dis- covered the fact that he had committed an illegal not, and nobody regretted it more than the General himself. He (Sir Adolphe Caron) had heard the General express the deep regret which he to-day experienced that such an order should have been given by him. It was for them to be impnrtial xnd just in dealing with this question, and it was only fair that they should remember the services that Gen. Middleton had rendered to Canada. It must be remem- bored at the time the order was given the General was in a preoccupied state of mind. which to a certain extent mignt possibly mac-cunt {or the want of prudence which he displayed. He repeated that he could not forget the tervices the General had rendered to Canada, and he thought they should show that fair play and leniency which he considered, under the circumstances, Gen. Middleton was entitled to. Mr. Lister argued that Gen. Middleton should be held responsible for all the turs, because if he had observed the duty he owed to himself as a general and as an honest man, he would not have been the first to despoil Bremner of his furs and give orders for them to be scattered about among the members of his staff. Gen. Middleton waited five long years before indioating his willingness to settle for any of the furs taken. He repeatedly denied that he had taken any portion of them, or knew anything about their disposition. It was only in the investigation of the com- mittee that Gen. Middleton evinced that he knew anything of the matter. It was only for the sake of unanimity that Gen. Mid- dleton, in the report, was treated with the‘ utmost consideration. The report might have been much more severe that it was. It was said that Gen. Middleton com- mitted this act through an error of judgment. In his letter to Hayter Reed, however. he asked that the disposal of the goods should not be made public. He asked if this was not proof that he knew he was doing a wrong- ful set. It was absurd for the Minister of Militia to say that. a gentleman who had been for forty odd years in the Brilish army did not know he was violating the army regulations. Bremner, through his despoliation, was broken down in health and living in poverty, and yet the Minister of Militia asked that they should excuse Gen. Middleton. It was an incredible thing that a gentleman in the position of Gen. Middleton should have so far forgot- ten the Queen’s regulations and shown himself destitute of the common feelings of humanity as to despoil a poor individual like Bremner of his property. Gen.‘\1id. dleton's usefulness had gone, and it was the duty of the Government to intimate to him his services were no longer required. Having been guilty of the not he had, ab- snlute full justice should be meted out to him. no matter what the consequences might be. Mr. Blake said there was a serious gm 3- tion involved in this motion. The matter which formed the subject of this report had been brought up before the House for sev- eral years past, and the Government had been called upon many times to not. Upon one occasion the Government acknowledged it was their duty to act, but there was not the slightest indication that they had acted. He thought the Government should say what they had done and what the remit of their action was. The evidence taken in this case showed that there had been a grievous not of misconduct and impropriety on the part of an officer, and that there had been grievous Wrong done to a Canadian subject. When this matter was referred to the committee it was rumored that it might be accommo- dated in some way. It was suggested that recompene might be paid, and the sum of $3,500 was mentioned. This sum was to be paid out of the pockets of the peopleof this Dominion. 1‘his money should be paid by the man who had done the wrong. Parliament should not indemnify either in reputation or in pocket any person who had done wrong, but he should bear the consequences. Gen. Middleton had re- orivcd honors and rewards, and should now receive any censure that was due him. The articles of war were strongly condemna- tory ofsuch a prooceuing as the present one. The seizure of goods was a. military crime. Was the Commander-incth he asked, exempt from those orders? Was he justi- fied in doing utter the rebellion Whut he told the common soldiers not to do in the heat of battle? It seemed to him that this was utterly disgraceful. He could not understand how it was possible that any man in the poeiuon in which Gen. Middle- ton stood could ever for an instant have BO fer confused his moral sense as to have been guilty of the not of which he had been. It was said that the plunderer had been plundered, that the gouds when taken from Bremner were afLerwarde taken from him- self. He suppose-l that those who did take them had as much right to them as Gen. Middleton. That, however, made no dif- frranoe. The course pursued by the Gen- eral was a. diegmeeiul one. He hoped the GHVerannt would see that the General pail the loss and withdrew from the service. (L'S‘Hld npplausa.) Mr. Casgrain pointed out that this case was an offence against the dignivy of Par- liament. He thought it should lead the Government to introduce a. measure which would wipe out this temptation, by qnaoz- ing that no member should directly or indirectly receive favors from the Govern- ment. The reporc was adopted unanimously. Mr. McNeil mowd the adoption of the report of the special committee on the Bremner furs. Mr. Muloek said he did not wish to dis- cuss the report except; to emphasize one or two points. He wiehed to congratulate the Government upon the feel: that one member of lhe Cabinet, whose name had been mentioned in this correspendenoe, 11nd been completely exonerated. He was also planned to EU} that other public men out. side the House, who had not had the op- opportunity of defending themselves, had been shown to be free from blame. Mr. Girouard 'said it was his painful duty to move the adoption 0! the report of the Privileges and Elections Committee on the charges which had been made by the mem- ber for South Oxford (Sir Richard Cart- wright) against the member for Lincoln (Mr. Rykerl). The committee had given the matter careful consideration, and there- fore discussion was unnecessary. He hoped the report would he adopted by a silent and unanimous vote. He moved the adoptibn of the report‘ Sir John Maodonald said the disouasion DUMlNiON PARLIAMENT. Sir: John Maodonald moved the grant of $24,000 to the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Company, for 7% miles of road from Hull to Aylmer. The following is a. summary of the Leg- islative work of the session: Number of bills introduced in the Commons, 94 ; Bills introduced in the Senate, 16; total Bills passed, 110. The iollowing is an analysis of the Bills passed: Government, 38 ; Public and General, 1; Railway, 42; Bank, 5; Bridge Companies. 5; Insurance, 2; Trust Companies, 2', Divorce, 2; Naviga- tion Company, 1; Construction Company, 1; Patents Extended, 2; Manufacturing 005., 4; Board of Trade, 1; Boom Com» pany, 1; Orange Incorporation, 1; total, 110. Mr. Blake said this was nothing more or less than to enable the Pontiac & Pacific Junction Company to buy out that portion of the Canadian Pacific Railway between Hull and Ayimer. Why, he asked, should the country purchase a portion of one rail- way for the purpose of making a present of it to another? Mr, Cbapleau defenaed the grant, and said although he was formerly connected with the road. he had now no interest in it. The number of orflers and addresses issued was 132 and the number of returns brought down in reply thereto was 95. The number of public bills and orders of the session which shared the fate of the " slaughter of the innocents ” was 17. The number of notices of motion which shared a. similar fate was 21. Mr. Barron called attention t0 the letters which appeared in Le Canadian bearing upon the McGreevy scandal, which pur- ported to show that :he member for Que- bec West; (Mr. McGreev») had been able to acquire information from the Public Works Department which enabled him to get lower tandem-Is to withdraw in order bhab the tender of Connolly & Larkin might be accepted. Sir Hector Laugevin said he knew noth- 1ng_abgut the matter whfitever. Mr. Lnurier denied the aliegations which Le Canadian had msde ageing; the Liberal party. As far as they were concerned, they courted the fullest investigation. It in was not so late in the session he would ask the House to enquire into the matter. Mr. Blake mm these revelations were bo- ooming more interesting. and afforded ample warrant for the View of them that was taken by the member for NorthVictoria (Mr. Barron). He was surprhed that the Minister of Public Works had not heard of this before, and hoped that he would now make a thorough inquiry. It was clear information was acquired in advance as to who were the lowest tenderera. There must havebsen some compficity on the part of the officers, apd this should be inqnired into. Sir John Macdonald stated that a com- pany was formed to build this road, emicled the Ottawa & Waddingtcn Rail- way Company, but; he bslieved the Govern- ment had been advised that the charter (i this company had expired. Under those circumstances it was decided that the sub sidy should be given fora. railway from Ottawa to Morriaburg. leaving the ques- tion of whether the charter of the first company was still in existence to be decided in a. legql way. Mr. Blake condemned the connection of Mr. Hickey with the Ottawa & Morrisburg Railway, and gave dounmemury evidence going to show that Mr. Hickey had endeav- ored to sell out the charm of the road, and that no effort was made‘to proceed with its construction. Mr. Hickey denied the charges, and said evgljy eiffgrt YViAB made to construct the road. The changes in the personnel of the Senate during the session were : Mr. Lougheed took the place of Senator Ear- diety, deceased ; Major Boultou the place of Mr. Schultz, appointed Lieut.~Governor of Manitoba ; Mr. Masaon the place of the late Mr. Rodier ; Mr. Marphy the piece of the late Mr. Thomas Ryan and Mr Mac- Laren the place of the late Mr. John Mac- donald. Mr. Baiu (Wentwortb) took eXJ-eption to bills being introduced at this late stage of the session. In moving that a aubsidv of $166,400 be granted to a railway from Ottawa to Mor- riaburg, Mr. Hessin introduced n bill to extend the time for the completion of the Qa’- Appalle & Wood Mountain Raiiway for three years. He said this was necessary on account of expectations that had not been realized. Iu the Home of Commons Dr. Montague took the place of Mr. Colter for Haldi- mand, and Mr. Ma kintosh the place of Mr, Perluy. deceased. The following seats are saillvacant: Kent, N. B., in conse- Sir John Macdonald said there had been no attempt at palliation. He had recom- mended the Houso to pass the severest con- demnation on Gen. Middleton’s conduct. The Government could not have taken any action until this report was passed upon by the House, and when that report was known it would be for them to oonsicler what they should do. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. Duly introduced a bill respecting the Winnipeg (it Hudson Bay Railway. The bill provided that the time for completion should be extended till June, 1896. Mr. Mitchell said there should be no difference made in this case than there would be in dealing with the case of the meanest private in the service. One thing was clear, the General got the furs. Mr. Kirkpatrickâ€"No. Mr. Mitchellâ€"They were put on board the steamer on which he was. We only have his statement that he did not get them. If a burglar, after taking the swag, sees a policeman and drops the stuff, that is no excuse. He contended it was the duty of the Government to compel Gen. Middleton to refund the money, to dis- mies him, and report him to the Horse Guards. on the matter should have been left to the member for West Durham who had made a. careful examination into the subject, and whose remarks were certainly delivered in a spirit of justice. He did not think that the hon. member for East Lambton was justified in making the statement that the report was a. compromise and might have been more severe. He thought it was an aepereion upon the committee, who had presented a unanimous report. Sir Fred Middleton was an officer of great experience in China and in India, and there was a good deal of practical confiscation done in those countries during the war. However. General Middleton was‘deoidedly wrong in this respect. The hon. member {or West Durham had proved beyond a .doubt, if proof were rrquired. that Gen. Middleton’s conduct deserved condemna- tion and in as strong language as might well be used. There was no doubt the General had acted wrongly and illegally. The confiscation was an error of judgment, and the appropriation of goods, it seemed to him, was illegal and improper and could not be defended upon the same grounds. He thought the report ought to be adopted by the House. WHOLE N9 11,655. NI) 4 Little Gnm‘m Flauntemgâ€"Say, Granny hoiv maul). giemfippiua ? Dear Old AppleHWomanâ€"Ob, go ’way wid yez ; sure it’s not a penny yez have as all. at all I Little Gamiu Flaunberagâ€"Well, haven’t I got der right tet go out shoppin', all der same ‘2 Hailatoneâ€"One last request. Reporterâ€"What’s that ? Hailstoneâ€"Please don’t say I was as big as a. hen’s egg. Some little sensation was caueed recently by the execution in front of the gate of La Roquette of two juvenile murderers, aged napeotively 17 and 21. The bad strangled an ilJerly concierge in broad daylight in the Rue Bonaparte, with a View to robbing her. President Carnot was dissuaded from sparing their lives, with a view to dispel a current but deep-rooted impreesion among the youth of the dangerous classes that it is unlawful te guillotine “ infants.” The one hardship in their case was that fifty- nine days were allowed to elapse between their sentence and execution, and the delay encouraged them to hope for a commuta- tion of their punishment. They met their fate with courageâ€"Cor. London. Telegraph. “ In times of peace," said the Major, ” I frequently go to military halls." " And in times of war ?” “The military balls come to me. That’s how I lost my leg” In 1888 the United States paid in pen- sions $80.288,508.77. In 1889 they paid $87,624.77911 The cost of the German army, it may be interesting to note. is for this year estimated at $91,726,293. Besides pensions the U. S. army coats 830,000,000. Sir William Jenner. the physician of Queen Victoria, is about to retire from London and live on his Hampshire estate, where he will engage in literary work. Prince Rupprecht, of Bavaria, has begun his stufiiea at the University of Berlin; the first prince of a. reigning house to enter that instituvion. The veriuua provisions to amend the laws relating to railwa) s, to patents, copyrights and trade marks. and to the Department of Inland Revenue, and likemse the enactments tu im- prove the smuutes fur the management of our indian population are well edep ed to promote the eflicient aiimiuiv Lretiun of me departmean to winch they relate, wliileelnrge uniounn of private railwaylegislationindicetea a spirit; of enterprise throughouc me country which in is to be hoped will lend to a. substantial development of the railway Works of the country. WAYS AND MEANS Gentlemen of the House of Commons : I thank you for the liberal provision which you have made for the requirements oi the public service. Honorable gentlemen of the Sonata: Gentlemen of the Hausa of Commons : I take leave of you for the present with the earnest hope that in the camiug seasun our people 111 every pars of Canada may be blamed with an abundant reward for their labors and may witness a, marked advance in the prosperity of me Dominion. The amendments to the criminal law include a great number and variety of provisions, all of which will probably be found useful, and several of which were urgently demands 1 for the public welfare. The creation of 9. Bureau of Labor Statistics will promote the investigation and study of the questions which afloat tno relations of capital and labor, and which are now engaging the attention of all great nations. It will likewise aid the dii'fuJon of information on all that con- cerns the occupations and well being of the working classes. In some other measures of the present 56151011 your desire to improve the laws which apply particularly to those engaged in industrial pursuits will likewise be recog- mzed. ~Strnwberry festivals at which the game of hunt the strawberry is the attraction are now in order. â€"Thcre is a. vast amount of solid recrea- tion about being lawless once in a while. I am glad to believe that the Act relating to banking has baen most carefully considered, and will be found to guard the interests of the public and to be sufficiently libeml to those who are more immediately affected by its provisions. The measuro relating to bills of exchange, cheques and promissory notes will doubtless render more certain and plain the law relating to these instruments, and make the law in that regard uniform in almost all respecis through- out Canada. The readjustment; of the Customs tarifl, calcuâ€" lated as it IE to promote the development of our agricultural. manufacturing and other indus- triemvill, I doubt not, receive general acceptance from all classes. In bringing to a close thissomewhut protracted session of l’uriiament I desire to convey to you my bostthanks for the diligence with which you Eng applied yourselves Co your important umes. The negotiations respecting the Behring Sea. quesxion are still in progress m\\’ashingbon,wibh good prospects of a favorable result. anwhile the continuance for another year of what. is known as the “modus viveudi" will serve to Show our earliest desire to cultivate the most friendlv relations wish the United States Govâ€" ernment; and people. A disbueaion took plaae on the Bremner furs question. Sir John promised that the Government would do what it could to aid Bremnor in getting a settlement, no matter whether the Government was liable or not. The House adjourned at 1.30. His Excellency, the Governor General prorogued Parliament: at 4 o'clock. The following is the SPEECH FROM THE THRONE I Honorable Gentlemen of the Senate: - Gentlemen of the House of Commons In reply to Mr. Mitchell, Sir John said that the fishery question at Washington wee progressing satisfactorily. He received a deepatch today, but it was not explana- tory enough, and he asked that it be re- peated. Mr. Tapper, he said, had been dangerously ill there, and was now on his way home. He was elowly recovering. THE LAST OF THE SEqfiloN. The House assembled to-dny M; 11 o‘clock, when bills rsceived from the Senate were taken up and considered and amend- ments made tojhem concurred in. quence of the appointment of Mr. Landry to a County Court Judgeship; New West- minster, B. C, in consequence of the death of Mr. Chisholm; Lincoln, Ont, in con- sequence of the resignation or Mr. Rykert, and South Victoria, in consequence of the death of Mr. Budspeth. Shortly before the opening of Parliament Mr. Colby, M.P. for Stanetead, was appointed President of the Privy Council in the stead of Sir John Maodonsld, appointed Minister of Reil- weye and Canals. Mr. Wood, M, P. for Brockwlle, was elected Deputy Speaker of the HouseJto fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Colby entering the Cabinet. With the exception of the long session when the Franchise Bill was under discussion, the session has been the longest ainoe Con- federation. Juvenile Murderers Guillotlnod. Imitating His Superiors. CRIMINAL LA\V AMENDMENTS PlIOMISCUOUS LEGISLATION BLESS YOU, MY CHILDREN. 'llle Reverses of War. FOR THE VVORKINGMEN‘ BANKING LEGISLATION THE MODX7 S YIVENDI‘ TARIF TINKERING. Bic Jacet. Every weed that is allowed to secure a. stand will deprive the crop of a certain proportion of plant-food and moisture. Every weed that is allowed to go to seed increases the work of eradication a hundred (old. Nextâ€"May muster afield 1 Yes, get a. good grindstone. A good hired men is a. treasure. Lead, not follow, your field force. How many trees have you planted ‘I The Cory is a very early sweet corn. Method and system pay on the farm. Amber is a good variety of sorghum. Work and pluck are surer than luck. Ignore scrubs ; raise more good stock. The worst haul on the farmâ€"alcohol. Prepare for the great oeresl crop, corn. Comingâ€"Sheepehearing and big clips. PolendChine swine “ take " in the west. Petronize prize‘paying pigs and poultry. Provide good watering-places for stock. Give the boys and girls plots to culti- vate. Repair tools, harness. eto.. on rainy days. Give the boys a chance with good tools. Give your teams a change of diet. You like it yourself and so do they. It is appo~ tizing. "Weekly Witness. At the Amherst (Mam) station it costs $118 to raise an acre of onions. not reckon- ing the value of the land. and from 400 to 650 bushels per sure are deemed a fair crop. The onion requires {all quota: of both potash and nitrogen. In the desire to secure size in the straw- berry the more desirable qualities of hudv mess of vine and flavor of the fruit are being overlooked. When procuring a thoroughbred male aim to secure one that is beater than the stack he is to improve. Too much atten- tion cannot be given the matter of selection of the male. If you would have a new asparagus bad “right away" purchase two-year-old roofia and plant them in rows three by four feet, in holes four by six inches deep, in my good, weil-manured garden soil. As the roots of trees extend a. great dis- tance from the trunk, the proper mode of applying manure to trees is to apt-end it over the surface of the ground for a dis. muce around the tree. and not apply it in a compact muss close to the tree. The “Belting” of cattle, especially in time of green pasture, is warmly recom- mended. Where practicable a lump of rock salt, sheltered by a. cheap, rough shed, where the cattle can get at it readily, should be kept in every grass field need for nature. Plant the garden so 5011 may have a reg- ular succwsion of vegetables. Plant small {runs on the same plan. It requires idme to produce a good sad {or lawns and for shrubs and evergreens to grow, and to fit the soil for the recepsion of flowers. For feeding purposes it is estimated that 100 pounds of beats are worth 19 cents: 100 pounds of rutabagas, 15 cents, and 100 pounds of flat turnip, 11 cents. Coloring Matters in Cheese. Cheese is one of the very few moaern food substances which are never grossly adultemted. Its only udulterent. in fact, at the present time is its coloring material, which is usually annetto, saffron or com- mon carrots. The first )5 more generally used than the others, but all when genuine are perfectly harmless. Occasionally. howevar, when the annuto (the product of an East Indian plant) is of an inferior de- Ecrlption, red lead, which is a. dangerous slow poison. is added to bring out a greater depth of colonâ€"New York Telegram. Farm and. Garden. The cheapest way to kill very young weeds is to herrow the ground. Great care must be taken not to let the lambs out from under cover on raw, damp days, or when rain is falling; they are very apt to get chilled and then die quite unexpectedly. If the sheep must get out for early exercise and a mouthful of grass, it is better to keep the lambs at home in the sheds until the weather gets quite comfortable and the soil warm, as they are easily chilled, even by lying on the cold, damp ground in the fields. Chilled lambs may be restored, if taken up in time. by being immediately placed in a bath of water, made as hot as the hand will hear. As soon as it revives and gets lively it should be rubbed thoroughly dry. It it willthen suck the dam the risk is over, but should it appear week a small dose of spiritsâ€"say a teaspoonful of whiskey mixed with some warm milkâ€"should be given by pouring down its throat. Then wrap the lamp in an old blanket, and keep it in a room comfortably warm till it recovers. Lambs can be restored by these means when so far gene that they appear almost or quite dead, says Rural Home. A Good Tool in the Corn Field. Last spring, after working my corn with a two-horse cultivator one way (it being in drills), I wished for a tool to cross the rows and break the crust in the rows. After a little study I concluded that a stub toothed hay rake would be just the thing. So I hitched on to try it. It is far ahead of any drag I ever saw. Instead of ooverin and tearing out the corn, it uncovers it an leaves the corn and also the ground in the best possible shape. Now I do not claim that it will kill the grass alter it gets a few inches high, but it destroys the young plant when it first comes up. The kind of rake that 1 used was an independent tooth, weighted down with a stick of timber; but any rake will do that can be set low enough to catch in the ground. I would advise farmers to try this simple tool. Handling Manure. On the subject of improving manure by handling or measurement Sir J. B. Lawes, the great English experimental agricultur- ist, says he is just as ignorant as the most old fashioned farmer, and that there is no use in trying to fix ammonia where there is little or none to fix. You cannot handle manure without doing so at some consider- able expense, and he therefore thinks it more economical to let it alone. It is cer- tain that all the labor expended upon it adds to its cost, but itis not equally certain that it adds in the same proportion to its value. Many of our best farmers haul out their barnyard manure as soon as con- venient and spread it on the land when it is to be used. On lands subject to washing and draining the application is better it de- layed until cultivation begins. Flower Hedges. Division lines are sometimes desirable to separate ornamental grounds and lawns from vegetable gardens, and for this pur- pose Gardening Illustrated recommends the planting of flowering shrubs for the brilliant and beautiful display which they afford during the season of bloom. For this purpose strong growing and hardy roses are to be chosen, such for instance as Scotch briar, cabbage. Among flowering shrubs are the_ crimson ourrant, the pink and white weigelas, the panioled hydran- gea and Philadelphus. We have seen beautiful ornamental lines of the purple Barberry. The white and crimson Japan quince make an early display of brilliant flowers. A COLUMN FOR THE COUNTRY FOLK Useful Hints' For All Tillers o The Soil. 7- ' AMONG THE FARMERS. Rural Notes and News. Care of Young Lambs.