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THE, EVENING JOURNAL. VOL. X-l C3. OTTAWA TUESDAY, FKBUUAUY --2G 1895. PRICE TWO CENTS JOHN MURPHY SPECIAL BAR3AINS DRESsToODS l.

I i We offer from to-day a beautiful lot of Cheviot Serges. Including all newest shades of blues, orals, fawns, browns, greens ereama. blacks, cannot be bought anywhere Under 75 cents, our price SO cents. 120 yards All 'Wool Cashmere Serges, double fold, all the leading shades, these are a very special line. Prlca2S cents per yard.

20 boxes Velveteens, new shades. Just to band. Tweed Dress Robes, prices 14.50. IM9 ftnd Ja.00. Full dress lengths.

75 pairs Ladles' Black Kid Gauntlet lores, worth J1.00, for 69 cents. J5 pairs Ladles" Grey, Undressed Kid Cloves, usual price J1.E0. for 79 cents. 45 pairs Children's Black Wool Mitts, going at cents. .45 pairs Ladles" Cashmere Gloves, worth SO cents, for 13 1-2 cents.

BASGA1KS IM HOSIERY. Ladles' will do well by visiting our hosi ery department, because we are giving some Unexcelled value throughout SEE COUNTERS, We are offering one special line which to a corker, heels aud feet, worth (0 cents, far 40 cents. Special line In children's Hosiery. 4 1-1 tnct.es to 1-2 Inches, we of fer at 25 cents. Men's Socks, worth 60 cents and 60 cents, to go three pairs for 95 cents.

See our Check Muslins for 111-1 cents. Gee our Cretonne for cents. JOHN MURPHY CO. NOT IN IT. TliU rray no- be In It.

bit o-ir lines of BICYCLES are UP TO DATE. I If you are thinking of purchasing I pon -miss us, as you win oe sorry. Our syndicate prices are away a own. FOTHERINGHAM POPHAM 182 SPAEKS STREirr. iTHESANATORIUfS trMMNOKBTKEJCT Baths Hmut, KUctrlo Treatment, Coaibloed with ml'-ib: Medicine.

DR. V. FUN NELL, MXDICal. SOT. Office boar 2 to 8 m.

Telephone 11M. gofe's gorncr. bicycles; WE WILL HAVE A LARCE STOCK of Newest Wheels at Lowest Prices. If you contemplate purchasing a Bicycle this season. It will pay you to wait and see our stock ana prxea.

lou can save money by so. CCLE'S NATIONAL TC CO 160 Sparks Street. First shipment of BABT CARRIAGES now bars, new patterns, very low to price. 1 ROSS GO. TREMENDOUSLY IMPORTANT' THIS WEEK, The great Lace Bale started on Saturday will fro on all this week.

llpwards of SEVEN HTJJfDRED PIECES of th newest Laces, all recently received from Europe like a vijeat snow drift at prices below uieiauiiuii vusu Therefore attend the great Lace bujcs in is weejte GREAT DRESS COODS 'SALES ALL THIS WEEK. A TON or more of Spring TweeddjKeesymercs, and! Broadcloths. Nothing in the markets pf the Dominion to equal the 8 bargains. One example Keefcymere Homespuns, 56 inches wide, cost over 1.00 to import, we sccdred a case; they are here, 75c. Six bargains in Broadcloth, i.

six ranges bat nearly pieces. GREAT CURTAIN 170 Setts Lace Curtains bargains at 11.50, only 88c. 90 Setla Lace Curtains cheap enough at 4.50, only 12.43. Sales of upwards of two hundred setts beautiful Irish Point and Tambour Curtains to be opened and iready at 11 o'clock to-morrow. They may all go at nearly Very important sales all this week in large lots of Table Linens, White Counterpanes, i Cashmere 01 ROSS GO.

DO NETS 'RAZOR TOES ARE SHARP. SUN INSURANCE OFFICE FOUNDED 1710. 8am insured ia UBS S.W.40 Bt The rldeil sural? Firs OS OS la tax World. Cucilua otm Capital sad all liabilities cet K4.iM( 1 jpiMZUd srltk Dotsisloa Govern-nmifor ecurn.y ot Caaadlas FeUor Baldsrsj AseuKorOluvraaae Vaotany E. MCMAHON, Sparks Street, Baasalt Haass Block.

BOYS Just drop In and see our stock of NEW SUITINGS. I merely ask you to come and see it, the good will do the rest. We) can beat other houses In prices just as easily as we can beat them In really stylish fitting garments. Seven coat makers engaged In Boston have arrived and commenced work toKiay. Just keep your eyes open and you will see tliis season men dressed differently from anything you nave seen before.

THE BIO BOSTON TAILORING HOUSE, 182 STREET. Xelepoooe 114. I i EXTRA Earlier particulars on Page 7. A T. J.

Watters Sentenced io Carleton Jail- HIS SENTENCE "A WARNING TO OTHER CROWN OFFICERS." Mr. Osier Makes a Plea In Extenuation. Says the Prisoner Expected Monies and Only Borrowed the Government Funds -The Hag. Istratet View of the Offence. T.

J. Walters will spend year In Carleton Jail, without hard labor. This was "the sentence passed thtfl afternoon after the prisoner had pleaded guilty, as stated on another page. His Worship Jn giving sentence said, that he had taken Into consideration that Mr. RIt4hle had been acting for the minister of Justice, and as matters had already been carefully looked Into, It was not necessary for him to do so.

As a warning for the future conduct of officers In position of public trust he sentenced the prisoner to one year's Imprisonment, in the Carleton- County gaol wihout labor. Mr. Watters smiled when the magistrate pronounced the sentence. Plea the Defence. Before the prisoner pleaded guilty.

Mr. Osier stated that with great hesitation be had advised his client to plead guilty technically. A large amount ot money passed through his hands, and morally speaking, the (aH of funds remaining In his bands was only negligence. The books had been carefully gone' over, and every cent paid back. Mr.

Watters had filled three offices, and had bad a promise of a parliamentary grant, which had not passed. This left him a reasonable expectation of more funds, and had made him use funds rightly belonging to the Crown, and Mr. Watters by pleading guilty was entitled to consideration. TO FEED THE FIRE HORSES. The Firs and Light Committee Award the Contract Last Night.

Baldwin Bros, will supply the feed for the fire brigade horses during this year. Aid. Campbell, chairman, Morris. David son. Champagne, Masson, Martelock, Gleason.

Hastey, Mayor Borthwick and Chief Young-were present at the fire and light committee meeting last night when the feed tenders were opened. The quantity called for was oats. 1.200 bushels, hay, 46 tons and bran. 2 tons. The tenderers were: F.

H. Cluff, hay, 11. oats, S3 cents and bran. Ji8; O. F.

Guy. hay, oats, 401-2 cents and bran. J18; Jas. Peterkln, hay, J12. oats, 42 cents, bran.

J16; H. W. Booth, hay. 211. oats.

45 cents -and bran. 216; Baldwin Bros hay, 210.50. oats, 40 cents and bran. 216: A. Blyth.

hay. 210, oats, 43 cents and bran. 216. It looked at first as if the tender of Mr. F.

H. Cluff was the lowest and a motion was passed awarding him the contract. Then Aid. Hastey discovered that Baldwin Bros', total was 2995 against 2998 for Cluff and the original motion was rescinded to get the supplies from the lowest tenderer. Chief Toung ald 'it was necessary that the Conqueror should have -new He had made enquiries and they wouia cost aooul It was decided to call for.

tenders for the work. The chafrman remarked that they must be careful to have broad tires to comply with the new by-law shortly coming ln- lurcc. Pending a meeting with the finance committee the estimates were not taken up. Believe in the Conqueror. The, Oblate Fathers' wrote asking for uiw auowing me conqueror to be used for the protection of their property in Ottawa East A sub-committee will discuss the matter with Mr.

Lussler. the Oblate Fathers' solicitor, as to terms and report to the committee. ATLMER. (Special Correspondence.) The Aylmer Quadrille Club held its final assembly atr Mrs. Ritchie's hotel yesterday evening.

The meeting of the Aylmer town council to receive and consider estimates for a larger- system of waterworks has been postponed until next week. A concert In aid of the Presbvterlan church. Aylmer was held last night In the town hall. Among the singers who took part were Miss Annie Bourgeau. the MIpscs Pattlson.

Miss Minnie McLean and others. A farce. The Trial of the Devil was very good. C. R.

Devlin, M. Mayor T. Ritchie and Messrs. T. A.

Howard. A. Klock, T. D. Saver, T.

Petry, Dr. J. R. Church and others took part. The Devil was found guilty but sentence reserved.

The concert was a credit to the ladles and gentlemen who assisted In making it a success. As a result of a statement br vour Aylmer correspondent' Saturday's Journal that the nuskrat3 ccmlng out of their houses iniicated an early break up of the winter, a local lumberman has put on some extra, teams to hurry up the completion of his contract while the roads are good. YOU Ho-iwe to Let or sell Give THE JOURNAL, a trial. It often successful. Ball's inks are of the finest quality and color.

ROOM TO LET? THE JOURNAL IS TOUR MEDIUM. Bill's is the bnett mucuaga made. CI YEAR WILL INVESTIGATE. Toronto University-Cheapening Law Appeal. (Special to the Journal.) Toronto, Feb.

26. The roost important feature of yesterday's short session of the legislature" was the announcement of Hon. that the government had. decided to Issue a commission to enquire into the trouble at the Toronto University. He said the government did so at the request of.

President Loudon, who had officially requested such action toibe taken. Sir Oliver Mowat said the bill the government had promised to introduce in the direction of lessening the number of appeals from courts of the first instance would have the eftect of cheapening1 Procedure and facilitating speedy decisions. The government did not intend to deal with County and Division Courts this session: Wm. B. Wood, of South Brant, has been selected as the Liberal whip in place ot Dr.

McKay of South Oxford, who has retired. Mr. Wood's claim to the position rests on the fact that be has not missed a single rote in eight years. HIS HEROES SUICIDED. NOVELS GODFREY READ WERE PERNICIOUS.

When They bad any Trouble They Old Away with Themselves -Godfrey Emulated Them A Bad Ca-e that Should be a Warning to Toung Horel Readers. The adjourned inquest into the death of the young man Wm. Godfrey, who was recently found hanging in a barn near Carp, was. held yesterday in Butler's hotel, SUttsville. Literature, composed entirely of sensational novels published by a New York firm and read by Godfrey and bis associates was produced and laid on the table before the Jury.

Foreman Steele stated he. bad perused the novels to ascertain if they were fit to be read by a young He condemned them as highly pernicious. Other jurymen said the novels were ot class ot literature suppressed by the, Canadian government, not to speak of the pictures the. books contained. By sworn testimony It learned from Godfrey's associate readers that nearly every character In the hovels suicided when in some difficulty, with poison, pistol or rope.

i The evidence also showed that attached to some of these books were advertisements bearing on secret diseases. Medical examination showed that Godfrey had a secret disease, which, however, did not reflect upon his morals. In November last Godfrey removed with bis father's family to a community where nelgnbors were few. He had complained to a young friend that he bad been lonesome since the removal. Eight of the Jurymen desired strongly to express their opinion of the great danger arising out of the circulation and reading of such literature as was found among Godfrey's possession.

The verdict returned was William Godfrey came to his death by self-hanging." A BROCK VILLE SENSATION. Est. B. Thomas Denounces Judge Reynolds from the Pulpit. Brockville, Feb.

25. Rev. E. Thomas of Gananoque, while preaching in Wall street Methodtst church last evening, referred In pretty strong language to the action of Junior Judge Reynolds in letting off on suspended sentence W. A.

Williamson, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit bigamy while the woman In the case was given 21-2 years In the penitentiary. Mr. Thomas called the decision an "infamous farce which, under the name of a criminal trial, was in the Division Court of this town a week ago." He continued, "There we find a Judge who shrinks not from the scandal and. degradation of allowing the bench to be prostituted by participating in the most disgraceful scene of our recent public life. He may be sheltered by the privilege of the bench, but here from such advantage aa the pulpit affords, in the name of the outraged public opinion of the country.

I protest against a system in which condemnation or escape are determined not by innocence or guilt of the accused, but by the amount of interest and pressure brought to bear on those who, (under the name of administrating Justice, mis-administer the law. Is it not time that Judges who cannot send criminals to the penitentiary should lead the way there themselves PERSONAL. KIlss Lilly Toung of Montreal. Is stopping with her sister, the Hon. Mrs.

Aylmer of McLeod atreet, Stewarton. The Pope is still Indisposed with Influenza out not so seriously as to cunnne mm to nis rooms. It Is expected he will be atle to be present at the ceremonies In the Sistlne Chapel on March i. marking the 17th anniversary of his coronation. ROSBERY'S SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.

London, Feb. 26. A bulletin Issued this morning says. Lord Rosebery passed a wakeful night His tendency to insomnia stri.iusly Interferes with his progress towards recovery. DESPATCHES BRIEF.

The committee of the London H-metalllc league has resolved to increase Its prorogation fund to UM.OvO. The fund has already reached 50,000. There Is a prospect of a war between ens of the tribe of Coahuiia, Indians, as to wnich should occupy the reservation near Indo. Home Secretary Asquith moved the first cf tiie disestablishment of the Ctiuicii In Wa.es UU1 In Imperial Commons yesterday. The steamer Iran, from Zcvr Orleans, February 4, for Bremen, arrived at Portland, sejttrdav.

where she landed Captain Pickets and six of the crew of the lirltish brig PrustU. from CJllralur. January zj, for Philadelphia. The Prussia was abandoned 50u miles from Delaware breakwater, having her rudder and become dismantled. Mr.

John Morley, chief secretary for Ireland, is confined to his bed In London, from the effects of a chill with-which he was attacked yesterday. ROOMS TO LET 7 THE JOURNAL IS YOUK MEDIUM. Gootlteb von Klackenberg. a South African Boer, has two racing ostriches. One of thenThas developed a speed of 22 miles an hour and has a stride of 14 feet The breeding of ostriches (or racing purposes has been seriously Interfered wltn oy the passage of an anti-betting law by the English government.

ANYTHING LOST THE JOURNAL IS SURE TO UET IT, THAT ICE MENACE, Proposal to Have Experts Look into the Trouble. MAYOR BORTHWICK THINKS THE SITUATION DEMANDS ENQUIRY. City Engineer Outlines the Difficulty and Suggests a Remedy. Says that the City's Supply is Not in any tm. mediate-Danger, tmt that Sooner or Later Something will Have to be De ne The Private Interests are the Worst Sufferers Just How.

Public attention Is focusing on the water trouble in the Ottawa river. The stoppage' of the wheels at the pumphouse by anchor ice. about a month or so ago, and the present difficulties the electric railway- and the electric light company are contending with owing to anchor ice blocking channels that supply the Chaudlere cohcerns.have' caused people to talk, and they now want; to know Just what the real condition of things is. They want to know-whether the city's water-supply for either drinking or fire protection purposes or bth, are in any danger; whether the difficulty now being experienced is temporary or permanent; whether liable to oe repeated next year; whether there is a remedy; what It Is, and a dozen other questions such as any intelligent citizen would ask. When people woke up one morning a month or so ago, and found no water in their taps as the result of anchor ice clogging the water wheels in the pump-house, there was a general feeling that the city had been in a danger, a repetition of which would not be pleasant They realized that If a fire had broken-out anywhere between it.

m. and noon, the results might have been more than serious. The experiences of the past couple, of weeks has added' to the uncomfortable sense of danger that was that morning so forcibly felt The street lamps being out practically all over the city for several nights; the dimness of the incandescent lights, and the frequent -''crawling" ot the cars after night have all served to Impress people with the Idea that in the river there Is a state of affairs that needed to be lookel Into not only for the present but the future, the trouble ot this winter, with the yearly increasing draught on the supply, is liable to be repeated in a worse form. A Suggestion. In various quarters the suggestion has been made that a commission of 3 expert engineers should be appointed Jointly by the city, the government.and the private electrical and other business interests to look into the whole question of the water power, with a view of devising means to get the most power out of the least water, and give more leaseholds, but particularly to.

devise means, if possible of doing away with the shortage of water in winter, the anchor ice trouble. While most people have no suggestions to offer in the way of remedies they consider It the duty of the council to take-some steps towards securing expert opinion on the question, so that the people may know Just what the situation is, and whether any real danger to the city's supply exists. THE MAYOR'S VIEW. Thinks the Situation Calls for Serious Attention. Mayor Borthwick was seen yesterday by a Journal reporter, and asked what he thought of the situation and the proposal to secure expert opinion.

He said I am not an engineer, but from what I have seen and heard I am satisfied the situation Is serious enough to warrant a discussion of the whole subject I certainly think something should be done. I had no idea what anchor Ice could do till I visited the river a few days ago and saw whole channels blocked up with it 16 Inches or 3 feet deep a whole field of it probably a quarter of a mile in extent I did not realize till then what danger the city was In. I do not wish to say anything to alarm people, but the way it struck me was that if anything chould cause the anchor ice to move and block the channels that are- still open, the city might be in a serious way. I don't however, apprehend' such a contingency. Still the possibility has Impressed me strongly with -the idea that it is well to know Just where the city is in the matter.

Next winter, the trouble may be worse. Of course, on the other hand it may'not exist at alL, but as It si-ems to be caused by the evergrowing draught on the water by the Chaudlere concerns, is likely to be repeated. In any case, however, it strikes me the city cannot afford to take any chances or. run any riskj A couple of days without water might mean the loss (continued on PA(Je5) WHY CAN'T CAN? I Don't other clothing bouses iVll 1 I 'rrDun todu $3 Because they can't. WTJV I Do the 2 Macs sell a pair of I I Troussrs worth $5 for Because they caa.

I Can the 2 Uws make abetter WHY I (larmeot tban any AA. A. other bouse in Ottawa! Because they can. Cn yon find $3 lor a pair mi our tip to date Trousers THE 2 MACS- i SPRING NEWS PARASOLS- The bright son, the rizzley rain and the early spring' flowers will all poon be here and a PARASOL will become a necessity. BEST NEW PARASOLS 1 ARE AT B.

G. PARASOLS FOR SUNSHINE OR RAIN. To Bee our Parisian Parasols Is' to see such iare beauty as is seldom feund. For real valne oar German Parasols have never before been equalled. RAINPROOF WRAPS aim HEW SPRING OAPX3 Bryson, Mam 144, 146, 148, '150, 152 aud 154 SPACES STREET, TEAS, 33 O'Connor st.

MEDICINES, 35 CrXJoonor si. i 30 GLAD DAYS Special discount for SO days OA all cash orders. This reduction means that is wfQ pay Savons handsomely to buy tar praseni use or for spring wssc. The whole stock to ohoae from. Kothing kept back.

RONAH High Class Tadort 1176 SPARKS STRUT. BREAD. BREAD. BREAD. BREAD.

BREAD. ALWAYS FRESH. ALWAYS GOOD. MRS- S. 8.

SIMS PALACE BAKZRT. PhoDS connection. LADIES have a few Sterling klounssd Muff holders that we do not want carry over till next imosx Be price. Our Optica Department is aadsr th care of Mr. Olmsted, who is qnali fied Optician, and whose ssrriosa are entirely free to our patrons.

Olmsted Eardman. JEWELLERS. Telephone 73. Oup Great Sale Still v. Going on.

At the earnest request of our many pab rom vi hare decided to oontinn our great sale. 20 PER CENT. OFF All goods (oottoni included). Our entire stock is at toe disposal of buyers, woo mrj select therefrom any goods they want. Nothing kept back.

Everything go during our sale. LJ.NolaCo. 57 SPARKS STRXET..