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an em J o ee, a. policeman to assist the
ESTABLISHED |89! THE GUAR .
I T lease to aving use of T Y
SUM RSIIIE TWN MEETING
The Late Clerks Traiisac
tions Discussed
IIIII UFFIGIALS IISSIST IIIS ESLIAPE'-‘
The Chairmans Statements - I-low the Defalcations
were Discovered -The Auditors Work -Mr McLeod
Galle for Explanations-Mr Hunt Wants Proof -Mr
leii Asks Questions-Messrel D. Rogers, Martin,
McQuarrie, McNally, Coun. Wood and Dthers Speak-
A I-lot Discussion and Meeting Breaks up.
Sci¢ur.nsii>i-:_ Feb._ 15.-(_Special)_-yafter providing for sinking funds of de-
Tlie civic meeting this evening was a bentures, etc.. and making new pro-
Elgd to the doors. Sheriff Gaffney pre
sided and Mr. S. M. ` Bent acted as
secretary
Mr. A. C. Rogers, Chairman ot the
Town Council,wss the lirst sp asker. He
edthat the financial statement falcaiions by the late Town Clerk and
presum _
for the town was in the hands of thi.
citizens. This statement uotwiihstaud-
ing the defalcation, was, so far as
revenue and expenditure were concern-
H l ' ed the diierent
ed,_eorl’ect. e exp am
itele in the statement. In reference to
tlieexpenditnre on the streets he said
thatrepeated experi_ments. had prove
conclusively that the soft stone hereto-
fioreusedwasa. waste of Imoney. He
  at I
'bi taken in Bnd"fl'»§¢-near into
*U lib 1'°°m fitted .. a definite answer to the latter question ,
01°! carried to capital account
52-000 WINCH, out eta revenue (byte:
economy on the part of the Council. He
large one the Mirket Hall being* vision for all necessary expenditure
_of the auditors, in ta1piiig_ov_¢r the mat.
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M10 over $12 ooo lie uiougiii snowed
next touched on the matter of the de-
theii discovery The auditors had con-
cluded what he believed to have been
the most thorough audit that had ever
been made on the town books and found'
them correct. £Mr. E. P. Sisvart, one
'F01' Will! MID. mentioned incidentally
that the current account and arrears 5;
assessment were unsecountably lar
and although the finances had 
°°°“°mi°=*I .Y 109ked Siler, these ‘acf
d h d about $100
the town s funds but was prepared t
iiialic up the amount ~\ li~t wi as turn
islicd bv the C e l purportiuv' lo be a ,
N I ELEUTIUN ROW
full statement of the detali, tion ThiSI _ ___
was found inc irfc tend in loi kiiio' nlore
fully into thi iiiitler it i .ts fourd that
the dlncir vas wiy mu h in e.\ces_s\cand|date  
oi iw hat lie r pri sented it to be H s
(the (liairmni s) iie\t care was t
so ure t e town e miiiii ir in W 1c__   
ll lh * li li
it was done would be explained bi hi
Martin an
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legal dvisers, Messrs
McQuariie In reference to the ripnrt ____
that he allcwed the Clerk
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lo~s and out of consideration for th
he made ii
he would make the following sugges
tion First. to do away with the an
tiquated system of book-keeping at
present used in the town ollice , Second,
at a certain time in each year to publish
a list of those in arrears , Third, to
abolish the system ot taking promissory
notes for taxes or other town debts
Mr R C McLeod was the next speaker
He was pleased to see so harmonious
meeting and to know also that th
Council had lived so happily
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a
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the Chairman’s statement it is learned
that the detalcatien whichis _the most
important item before this meeting, had
is
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members of previous Councils, who
these charges concerned.
Councillors Grad and Sobey csc
Mr. Richard Hunt next took
H6 Was _sorry that hehad to appear in th
eiuuatioue had been made in reference
might be correct but he refused
cept it without further proo!_than what Poems He had been dunkmg
had been given. He agreed with the sag
gestion ot the Chairman, and in fact h
el had su ested it at a forms
be published in the annual, tinauc
statement. R it :‘ . _I
result ofthe investigation had been
escape he admitted that believiig the
town to be ful secured against any
Clerk’s family and friends, 0
attempt to detain him ln conclusion,
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spread over several years past. H
would like to hear an explanation from
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made a few remarks.
' ' the door
West Huron Elec len
Digby’s Fire Looses-Que
bec Board of Trade an
Victim - Another M P
Receives His Reward
a charge of criminally libeliug Hon
;.A.‘T. Dunn, Surveyor General.
h $1.000 to retire from the election an
The Gaspesia Sighted-
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the Fast Line-Rum’s
Sr. JoHN, N. B. Feb. 15.-(Special)
- Police Magistrate Ritchie to-day comf
together during the pail yeflr- Bvvmitted for trial William J. Dean one of
the county Conservative candidates on
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'Dean made a. declaration that James
Kelly and Fred Watson offered him
Dunn sues because in his allidavit Dean
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Clerk to escape affected the strength of
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the bonds
Mr McQuarrie knew no reason why
these bonds should not be collected
They had been given for the purpo e of
recoupinof*he town for any possible
defalcaton on the part of the Clerk
The mortgage was second one on a
farm said to be worth from $3.000
toil 000 and he could see no reason
why it should not be good for the
amount claimed (The first mortgage
is for $1,200 )
Mr Martin said, in reference to the
Chief of Police heloing the defaulter to
escape it was ridiculous to suppose
that even it the whole Town Council
and the Bire Department thrown in' had
helped the Clerk to get away that the
town would lose the amount
R C McLeod said it seemed to him
that he poor Town Clerk had been
made a scape goat for more than he
defalcatious were not as large as they
had been represented to be The charge
had been made publicly that the Conn- -'-
cil had effected the escape of the late
Clerk in order to avoid unpleasant re- MANILA. Feb 15 -(S
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velations He believed that he should qmet md., The Fmph
be brought backland given a chance to
clear matters up His own impression Pen” ta "tt" ‘mm
killed
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his family, for the sake of the Town
d council, i.s would advise bringing him looil in I tow days i
ack. I . I H says that wlrwill;
ltiicii su
live Pre aratii
F r Wa
lren Ships to Brit
rants to I-lallf
iamburg-Filipir
ac - Agt
euslln Killed -
was guilty of Some of his friends had’ ian gq 'an'
stated to him (Mr McLeod) that the 88#l.|é8
was that there  a disposition on the mfmg U19 W”
part of those interested in this matter to “ld”
cover up the real condition of affltliei “_ Feb 15__J
To clear the matter up for the sa e 0 of me Fmpim J_mu_
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b bm
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nd Mr McLeod had made mean insi-A
afli-rms that he _told one of the _bribers_
tt H __ __ ___ rd ____ __ __ rum ___ that “if the people knew as much about `
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ma °" ° “ °° 8' Dunn-asldo, not a, man in the county
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l_0 his re imc. He had admitted that Wfmld vote far him-0' ~ I i
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the, deficit of $800 charged against 1897_ l Thomas Burns, aged 25 years, was '
` \»° 9-0-_ found ina snow bank dead from ex#
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hims. f gg _
meeting, that the _names of ldefaulte
. a _ _ 
.__  I - ~' _  fe comm, ,imaging from year to year public menoiboth pafrtiesare taking 'n _
aldpntina condition that would' be modes. financial burden that the town reference to the .ideialcatinn i’ second, Part In the 5f£|1f~ ,U10 filling WGN .wmgg-._: Wim, 1,65 _.,e,,¢_.,",,y ,fa g_u~p-;.l I _
permanent. In reference to the Fire had no right to bear( The names of what securities the _Town Council had Liberal Lust time. f posed-that there vrasii deficit' of only ' ¥~i -hiail.~_i\‘t_1‘¢_\,l8rki
D'PU"m°l\¥» U10 °hi°f °f *NU d¢P”'\-| some of those in arrears having been taken from the late Clerk? third, _what , _ _ _ _ _ _ i $1,700. and thatwas covered by secu- ~' Olldilttijaotivity nth
menthad told him that it had never teamerghip tuspi¢i0,,s_were amused and. proportion of default is chargeable to D1G'f-"\» 5'- '~"-_ Feb- 10-“'(SP°“1*Il-' Imemii _ ._ __  _ _  dgmmiiy ohwmbl
beonin a more efficient condition than investigation followed. The investig. 1897 and 1898? The mt” 0” d°5tf°Y°d 92 h°“’°s~I I At this stage a number' of speaker! 0°
at present. He reterredin passing to ation convinced him that the funds were TI19 Clllillmau 1`eP“°d that °Wi“S 0° *'Ihe total lose will reach $75.00; in-_ tooka 'hand while`those‘who were not " _ bid-“Bd an
the repairs done .io ine sidewalk, thai being m,sappr0P._-,,,_,ed_ He accused the manner in which the accounts had ' ~ I - _ speaker, stapted for _home md the, this i '_ t
. duncan to -ve siirance about $20,000. _ ._nee___I_g broke up _ _ ‘_ “Huw atm”-pn ,_
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' Mr. D. Rogers_,t1iought that Mr._Bel1 y, 1, the harm”
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iiuations against :the Councillors and Ph‘1‘PP"‘°° .
Auditors. Hethouglit when Mr. llc-I Lennon, Feb. 15 -(
Leod 'charged `thllt_ the Council had Ha'm'bm,g__Am9t;h'm`S .S
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p__1____pe_;l___liim away it was unfair and eye” amps be Ham
ii o McLeod -iiiiiiiii pi-on ii He bv iif~=»A»i>_fdw-T
was harbored by one of the,Cqnncillors;- - I ts,  
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- Gomsiticu Ont Feb lo-(S eoial - I nd' taken mlcape ffvpne by ' em I m 3" Wm w‘u~°°m° m
6' En* " ’ ` ° ~ '~ "P ') ‘1°’°°‘ “I” C°“““" ` he curosiele mi Ns
_ itor Holmes, (Literal) and Robert
I McLean, Godericu (Conservative) were __s_ I I _ j _ _' ` § _  _______ __ _
‘_ neminat,e_d_to_-_difyffor_the vacant Com- J ' . ‘ ' ` _. »' ,   _ _ _  ‘
 J EL Ben _amp_ whip ;u“l_ip;ioiis.;eii iii West Huron. Prominent ’°'°'P ¥°»‘?‘°° Thi _"’F“’°I‘°"‘*’§“"I 
D Rogers,---Neale himi’ Maketlie .' I i I: , _
Conn Wood ‘I believe Mr Me- m tBalfou1'Wtl1N $51
ml* bggmllt swh @
tatement oPenlyl" ' I ` ' ' I 'I' °I**f*IVf3*-\i£I*U
dt know it and only found it- out after If  __ ,nw _To-_“Io-n P
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f 00011011 As far as the investigation had gone from Meat Gove,C B , says ‘Gaspesia Bannefs ummm M _mum hm can x M
up by he presen
ff fcer the total deficit is $3,642.51 Ot this Wasseqn ,hu ummm! ‘mamma “Gund M __°__m__o___s_ emg preached m
He also explained the writings 0
5”"    $“‘°" *iii   i‘ii‘l?“‘itilfittilt..‘i:.2:;i;;:;;.‘;  eatin   _  _ _ I 
T V 0 I I T  was found had bean Pad in and had Isne was In base we and makmg Agood Manufacturers’ Exltiblt at the V ~Tm°P5 a"f.l?°.ing P°
~°°'=“°°f"~"E'~-~“E  lan;annals.°i;§:..z°i::.:a.::;i    I-   I  ._fi»iI=~
*ELEC Feb 15- S ecial -The d Feb 12 _“L J G Ja," being Smlfnau tm;
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W f d th t li had borrowed money _ lug
0 000 5 e for a first class trans Atlantic steamship m___k___g of __xh_b__8 for the Pans Expos
now sewer on Water Street and the Clerk of steali . Th Ci k _ been manipulated itwas gi , , _ _ _
* 6 . ng 6 er °°'_‘_ - _~ _ _ ' _ __ H`ALii=Az_r February 15.-_A telegram ~ . I ,_ mat Bl-ini” Within tw
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` ¥:\?f§§§;(lnE'ck.0n§l¢;\i?;)llimgbiod?? F;-r§sebii€a.t`i’;iti; I I l 0 Th balance I QL ` » I -A ' I  P ' ) I B lf . . . . -
mnmdacm' man auynmggism ° btf lllig ?l(;(f;)illlxttivfa.0sr 1i?i»?>a-h short efiei-` Board of Trade is urging the government dinorggeg for the Dominion Govern-‘ The Ff°“°I‘-°m°°"°
' the last audit,between $400 and $800 10 carry out Sir Vt m Vwlwl-nel; scheme ment,'is in the city interviewing a few hey will .sweep the
8I.1V6 I0 IDG gna gan
____ from bs friends to mei? up tml Servlce f 1900 H t tes that the Massa
t as over i ilion o e s a 3° PH  I
'I5 Ma pure ii is Aire
I ‘readme f;?Intartar laebamie nccessifry etemreimburse these Mr- B9=1\1S0l€1I» L1‘9Bf8l M- P f0I Harris Compiny and the Cockshntt _
_ ° friends. He (the Chairman) was sorry Berthier, Wm be made, post master ot Plough Company ha_;1e_iilready__;ipop_l_§_;_l I CI______“o Feb _--
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Mr K J Martin being called upon,
vowoeii , zwvosn. M Bell again asked what proof
nom. wine eo. u explained that besides these bonds the I ther; was ___ _he ____ s_____________ _____e___e_ _ el1ot;<;<_l_ t_<_>__(_};_e_:; E;_;:-::l__2:__l;;| |=$_1;_gi_:_‘_’_¥_ld
  lead manufacturers rel ha Mwig ii
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L th mbursement fo a e, and that t e or r,
that m many casds h 9 lleflself bhlllff 21 hlontfeal m place ot Ddnsel-eau' reslgn torkseli pc even with the American make!! IWW f0u9WmS “I9 W9
Safeguards the food ha<1°°~ hmm* °~ ° l ‘ ` ~» I I
, . sufferer to the extent of about $100. ° _ of agricultural implpmetit; :_Y_h0kI_8;8  _lib  -- com,
In answer to Mr Bell’s Second qllES- » . _ ~ contemplating somet ing 0 e l_ll . Ip.) ,D . .
  .tion the town hulds bonds in  ClBfk t0_ lnlke good llli eB0aI%e.l_  whaii may etecta  of  own  _   ’
. ""“`“ ` each from Mr. lv. H. BIOWH Bild MT; ev?" sa“,i-thmfthe CIF” or 0 we . ai] outside the Champ de MIIB. TUB Igork, 10.02, ‘
W. R.Maiis0ii for eiieiio y 5;). ‘ C; ° d’“"°“°f ‘lg “tg ‘I I di ssiot the Canadian Jiilywiieai 'm,oo:
I 1~197 and 1898. and Put' lm on- Oar one on ' 8 Ice' Government is very limiI.£(l. It WBB dir pork .---,
' ' b°“‘S' ` ‘ first given but 12.000 feet of the space ,Qi
f the ears d“"°“ ’” ° P i-pace at the spo ,
works.-`says:_.
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“‘ town had Secure 21 lu S'”°”'° an that the town. through its oilicials had t‘;s15_000 hen In addmum h°,,e,,e,__
Remnant Sale at Stock-
taking of _ Boots and
Shoes placed on counters
at 25 per cent discount.
Come and sec them. NOWI
is your chance.
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Womens' 27
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the sucurities It had been rumoured Ch . “tad . 1 that
that the Town Council had assisted the _ Th” °'“'m’“ The htfcfsgzybeiu i
 
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so economical. .
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_ _G0 T()_ _ Mr John T McNally said the town , 1
is in a deplorable condition He was arg xrwalfid ;::o;;‘°";‘(’_‘_¥1‘_‘i’a§’e_'_‘:‘t‘;£'; gpt__pf_t_;_h_t:_§§_§0l) feet in the Bntuh Col _ ___
doubtful if we could realize on any of s____m_mes ? _ __ _ _ _ _
ever the policeman was present and'
could answer for himself. He further ex-
plainedthat. the  for. 1898 and
1897 for $1.000 each are binding on
each of the bondsinen.
Mr. David Rogers thought there was
'_a good deal of talk abeutnothing. The
I C°\1h¢i1 worow be commences for the
Il_'vr¢lpm¢-im they lied ww is “kiss
what sparkles gtheypoould get* in the
 Qld.;  did not
think the present or"any` foi-mer, Council
gcould be held __blamable_ for _the dis-
" l1`ou§8ty of their Glefrk. is boi _cover-
edup he  so osmhrllys that it was
__ diiiiculttp trap lxiui and _the ; present
Council deserve a gresifdeiil of credit
for having found him »’ont'.= I f-The sen-
#sibte tbiugnhwto do is to make the
-beitofabadsituation. _. _ _
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` in-. sell sail wiiiiiei to f iiiiow iiew
in reference to _ 2' I I I ;  I
taken to Cape Traverse by _.the Chief of - I I  I:
Police, he believed this was true. How- _ I ' -  _ f i _ _ _ _
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morglag |on r_ al estate of, 3 oounived at the escape of the delaulteri’ Canada has been “Himsa  iw; _. _ _ _
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