Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-28

Senator. DFuHlnOHu Sdlu pHdL NE WOuIQ
lend his pictures-"The Raising of
Jarius' Daughter" by Gabriel Max (for
which he paid $50,000), and "The Last Of
the Girondists" by Piloti Other Mont
real gentlemen who have also promised
paintings are Sir William Van Horne,
W. w. Ogilvie, r.. b. Angus and Will
liam Scott & Sons Others are consider
ing the matter favorably.
H. ]. DeForest Of st. John will be
among the exhibitors at the Toronto art
exhibition. He has finished two land
scapes, painted from sketches he made
in Normandy. They depict quiet rural
scenes. They are good pictures and sup
port well the reputation Mr.. DeForest
has acquired.
Fred Baker of Melvern Square. N. S.
and Miss Matte Davidson were mar
ried, at Fredericton, on the 21st Jennie
Ferguson was bridesmaid and Fred Fer
gusOn best man.
George s.. Cushing has. at the request
of the Tourist Association, decided to
erect at Union Point shelter and seats
for the use of those who wish to view
the falls from this point. From this
spot most beautiful view Of the falls
can be obtained
The Tourist on. b Association are
hard at work making preparations for
vigorous presentation this season Of
bAlN advantages OL IIle province 1Or
sportSmen and tourists Among other
things they are preparing $4,000 folders
for distribution at the Sportsman's fair,
which opens in Boston, March IL. The
New Brunswick booth at this fair will
be very attractive one, as the govern
/ ment aim to make a show that will be
creditable and pleasing.
The railway blockade has considerably
interfered with the distribution of goods
by wholesalers,
Bank clearilss at st. John for week
ending the 24tsi We're Sass, 424 compared
with $780, III same week last year;
and balances $114,7S0 compared with
/ $76, 1876
Traffic on the various railway lines
leading into st. John city has not for
many years been interrupted to the ex-
tent that 1t has been this last week. The
fall of snow along the country traversed
by the Short line in Quebec and Maine
and the Grand Trunk in the province
of Quebec has been such as almost to
stop traffic.
GENERAL DOMINION NOTES.
I'm hundreds of churches throughout
Canada prayers are said every Sunday
for the president and rulers of the
United States and for the general well
Among the sailors Of the U. S. battle
ship Maine, blown up in Havana harbor,
were the following natives Of the mari
time provinces, none of whose names
figure among the list of saved: Charles
w. Laird Of st. John, N. B.; Lewis j.
Barry of Halifax. N. s., and John Toll-
gere Of Arichat, c. B. Charles o. White
of Georgetown, P. E. l., was among
those who escaped from the wreck.
fe baT 4ta To,
crease in value of his estate during the
past six months, Lord Strathcona's for
tune has been increased by $40, 900 600
The high commissioner is now reported
to be worth $40, 100000. A respectable in
come for Canada's new lord.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
The Newfoundland legislature, now in
session, will deal with some important
measures. One of these is a revision of
the tariff, with the object of encourag-
ing local industries. Tt is also proposed
to encourage agriculture by assisting
the fishermen in desirable localities to
become farmers also on q ,+ moderate
scale. The government also proposes to
offer bounty for the encourag cement
of seal fishing with sailing vessels, and
it is announced that a number of ves-
sells will qualify for the bounty this
year. Another measure, following the
purchase of the Newfoundland railway,
so called, looks toward a consolidation
of the whole railway system under one
management
The last year was marked by great
activity in mining snatters, workable
deposits Of iron have been opened up.
Copper and asbestos have been found,
and some oil wells have been sunk.
| Valuable coal deposits have been found.
1t is thought that gold in paying guam
titles will eventually be discovered,
| specimens of quartz yielding two ounces
to the ton having already been found.
With reference to the lumber industry
Nova Scotia capitalists have acquired
| large interests on the island, and this
industry is likely to be developed more
Systematically than heretofore.
An important event in connection with
the development of the island is the
closer connection by rail and steamer
with Canada.
1t is noted with satisfaction that
mails from st. Johns via Placentia
and Sydney connected with the Interco-
lonial Railway system within "a
hours. Instead of fortnightly mails,
they are now bi-weekly. This fact sug
gests that since frozen fish from st.
Johns could be placed in the Canadian
market in two days, the industry might
be profitably developed.
In 1891 the British government offered
to send commission to the island TO in
quire into the agricultural and mining
resources and general financial position
Of the colony, also to inquire into the
present condition of the people resident
near those portions of the coast of
Newfoundland which are subject TO
French treaty rights This commission
was not sent out; through no fault,
however of the home government,
which placed $4,000 in the estimates to
defray its expenses.