The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1887. THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2750, 15 November 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1887. THE MAYORAL ELECTION.

The candidature of Messrs Lowes and Renall for tho Masterton Mayoralty is likely to create a new and healthy interest in the affairs of; tho Borough. At no tlrao in tho history of Masterton, has ti.. ;e been a greater.need of an.experienced head to guide. the . Council, it may be said that vitbin the Council itself are to be found' some experienced and trustworthy public men, but .at the same time it is evident that a great" responsibility rests upon the elected Municipal chief,;', and., it is of considerable importance that burgesßcs should make a wise aild intelligent choice. ;We congratulate ourselves upon the fact that we have the privelege of selecting befweeii iwoex-mayors who are admittedly able men. That the affairs of the Borough have drifted into a somewhat serious-.position is conceded, and it has been a matter for congratulation that the : "mayor has in-conjunction ■ with^tlie"' Council taken steps to. put tlioiii',.straight by reducing expenditure, on all sides. The gas enterprise which at one timeseemed likely to sniother the, B,oi;pugh wiih debt is being brought- into a' sounder position, Soitie'thousands of pounds has no doubt been wasted ; by; an injudicious expenditure 'in ment, and it will be; no easy task to rocovfir the effects of fiuob -ir loss-. -A misfortune like.this.coming ; at a time when a tidal wave or degression is .submerging local bodies throughout the Colony makoa the .work of administering the affairs of the Boroiigjv lUjiatiklew and unenvjiable task.■ W| understand tb.(it,boph Mr Renall.aniMr ■hp.jyes have comeforwardaacaLdidatesinrosJjiopseto iltrijngisoMtatiqti' fi-oin'f and not with,any •enjoyable term • of .office/. Jlje ■choice of the biirgessfis is, we heliuve,-.dikely to Jail pjwlvMi'- Lowes, We do not uu'deirato Mr Rcnall's popularity in' this town, or his claims on the favorable consideration of settlera.' We' admit his wide public experience, his practical.,. ability and his _ desire to benefit the community; with v -\yhifcli he has been associated for so loega term, Wo also ronieuiber that he-has a'Jargo personal stake in '.ho Borough, and . is likely to be prudont in all Ins undertakings. His weak point., with the voters will probably be his partiality for grievances, lia is not the man with a grievance; he js i -the,man,.with a score of them, of. all sizes and all ages, some puling infants. arid: others hoary-headed veterans. The past •relations between Mr Renall ; a'nd the leading members of the Borough Council are not such as would suggest the idea of a happy family if 1 lie became Mayor.. The conjunction-bf such a chief with such colleagues- iyoulci bo a. somewhat hazardous experiment.' For these- reasons we believe -, that- the burgesses are likely to gi.ve a preference to Mr; Lowes, who' possesses •yery jaany strong.' qualifications for the position, and w lib would be likely to work more harmoniously ; ; wiih the, Council. Of course both- candidates wijl .in.'due course submit their views to the Borough electors, and the opinions they may express, will, more or less,, influence , many votes. Still, the burgesses are so familiar w.ith tlio qualifications of both' candidates that it : 'is not; difficult to forecaste the

result of the.electjon. ' It is\iv nilvantago ; to -the town -to fi'iicl .able anil experience!! public men coining.forward, on this occasion us ■'cjiiiiduifttes, ind'Vdqok -forward .with jjioasuto. t(T S/./coiitrest: •in which the nicet:;\v'ith' tifiiJthy;niid vigorous. Oriticisia." ,r'•.

A man named James Garret dropped-1 .deadat- Greatford yesterday while, at work." Supposed cause heart disease.. -• It will be seen by a telegram from our Pahiatiia correspondent tlint a bankrupt of that ilk has endeavored; to shuffle off the mortal coil by inhaling, cliarcoal fumos. Pearson's Private Brass Band has been engaged to play at -the Mastercon •Agricultural Show (in Thursday afternoon, and also at the Horticultural Society's Show durint; tho evening, Gold prospectors in the King country, having a pass from Wahanui, have been stopped by the Tuluia natives, and a messago sent- that if any muro prospectors .vieib tlioir territory, " they would out them down like pigs,"

A nuiso girl in Sydney has been discovered in the habit of drugging her employer's children to keep them quiet while she went for a walk with her young man,' It is likely , one of the children will be seriously affected in after life from the absorption of the narcotic so administered. The: four anarchists condemned on accouut of''the'Chicago murders, were banged on Friday 5 list in that city, tho sentence of the law being carried out without any disturbance occurring; The sale of Mr Horsfovd's yearlings at Ohristcluiruh realised 900 guineas. Eleven found purchasers. The following were the principal salesAlbany—No Name Colt, to Mr A Boyle, 250«5; Apremont, Athol colt, to Mr D. O'Brien, iilOgs ; Albany—Zelica colt-, to Mr I'. BuJur, 115gs; Cadogan, Siesta colt, to Mr Hill,.

It appears that the punishment of Kate Sheard at the Newtown East School' was.inflicted; according .to the orders of the Pvev Mr Cnates, by a Miss IJolwon. Tho name of the .fluggolntbr is singularly appropriate. •• The children veritably appear to have had a Hobson's choice. If they bring a written excuse instead' of the money tliey are si'nt home, as Kate Sheard's brother was, while if they bring neither money nor note they are caned as Kato Sheard was.

■ Accusations having recently been made by a Mr H; M. Jackson against T. Stephens, starter of the Auckland Ilaejns Club, tliat he was interested in certain liori.es, and acted as starter of races iii

which they ran, the club earned him off Eileralie itace course. Ele was present at the races Wednesday and at the request 'of the Secretary was nnoved from the course by a constable, coming baolt, howevor, after being expelled, and remaining till tho end ofthemeeting. ... A Road. ; Board holding its meetings not' a hundred miles from the ne.v Borough of Carterton, passed' a resolution (.with' ouo'dissentient) some.time ago, voting to oaclrmomber'the sum of 2s (id out of the general funds for the purpose of. paying for a midday meal on meetinsr days. This amount was taken by both town and country members notwi f listanding Liud murmurs of" misappropriation of funds" by the ratepayers. Mai ters were brought to a climax last week by the visit of the ..Government Audit officer,-wh<> in going through tho items struck out." lumhes", much to tho chagrin of tho zealous mem* bera and the satisfaction of the ratepayers, as tli'c amount thus paid away will have to be refunded.

The Secretary (if the Masterton Pastoral Society-Mr T. Mackay-assisted by Mr It. J. Filton is busily engaged with-a staff .of workmen in perfecting tho arrrai gements for holding the animal show in Mess s Lowes and lorns'. yards on Thursday next. The irround is beinjr cleared of all surface obstructions, and additional accomodation provided for the ■ numerous entries. The large number of Agricultural implements entered this year will bo one of the. most.interesting features of the show, and will give the farmers of the Wnimrapa an opportunity of inspecting all the latent improvements in Agricultural machinery. The show will be made as attractive as possible to tho outside public, that is, for those who have no special interest in the exhibits, as a 'band will play on the ground dining the day, a trial will bo made villi the Jubilee Steam Fire Engine, and a Ik ping match, over liurdlvs and a water jump will lake place. '.A half holiday will be observed in t.he town, and uiycii line w.-ather there •is/every prospect : that the show of 1887 \yill bo:'«qui£l:y as successful as proceeding ones." ' ' Now that tlio warm summer weather is with us, and the holiday season close at hand

it certainly behoves the fail" sex !o a! ones see to it that -their seven's ''a-d/ok,- are fully, prepaid and'nowhere can iiiin be better effected than at tin* Wholesale family Drapery Warehouse, Te Al-j Jio.;,3e, Woliinjtod.

. In this connection we would point out that although we have had a. large run on white embroidered robes, in boxes, unmade, v;e are still, from recent additions, able to show a good selection frem-Ss -Gd to -Ids, at To Aro House, Wellington., • ' We are also showing an admirable choice .of coloured Zephyr robes and biscuit robe' drcDsss, also in boxes,"unmade, from 17s 6d to 87s (Id. ' We have a variety of. new tennis cloths at "ls'SJd por yard, a lot of'charming m'oxam-bique' striped'muslius^very'.elegant, ;atlOJd per yavd, in all colours, at. -Te Aro House, Wellington. ', As a marvel 'of cheapness, and 1 as'. an. article tlmt-'jwill make up very gracefully, we would invite- inspection of &lQt'..of oremo orepe cloth. SOm wide, 6d per yard at Te Aro House Wellington. ' "

"'True elegance and, choiceiisßa combined aje to be s§en in a choice of robes in boxes, consisting ot" made summer; Sergei, with floral'panels,:' duffs and collars in grenat, brown, aud. fawn, from 355,-at Te Aro Ilousoj Wellington. aud attractive-are, others in nuns' veiling) nuns'.cloth, grenailino, and French .fo'ale,. variously trimmed, oxidised,' beaded, embroidered silk, velvet,- and diamond canvass panelsr&o., and ranging from

49s fid, at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advt,

•Answer you ever know any person to bo ill, witlmut inaction of the stomach, liver or .kidneys,' and ilid you ever know ono who, was we 1 when either was obstructive or inactive 'I and did you ever know or hear of any case of the kind that Dr Soule's American Hop Bittors could not cure ? Ask your neighbor the same question.—Times,.-

Fatiikii is oeitino well, —My

daughters say, " How much better father is since he' used Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters. He is gottin» well after his long suffering'from a diseaso declared incurable, arid wo are. so glad, lie used

your Bitters." A lady of Rochester, N.Y.—Utica Herald, • TO TUB EDITUH, , Sib,—Will you • Kindly : allow . me ; through. yo.ir columns to the people uf the Wairarapn of tli.o fact. t.Jiat [ am giving-up the clothing portion of my business entirely, and consequently am no.w-soiling mens', youth's and boy's clothing at whatever it will fetch, iisi : am determined to realise on it at. all hazards. ; , ■ Youvs Truly, ' " J. iHOKBURM, ' Clothier and Outfitter, corner of Cuba . and Manner# St., Wellington, '

THE LONDON ONEM PLOYED, THE GUARDS GALLED OUT. London, November 11. • "Mr -Wjlliarri TSaunders, ,Home Ruler, .trott ftx-'moiribe.r; ofParliament ,f<jr ■ Hull, has. Ijecm arrested for ■; addre&'aihg .a • meeting in Trafalgar MrSaunders' arreßt-. raises a test case as to the legality of-' the- recent' proclamation issued' by the Chief Commis-.siorier-of the Metropolitan Police) forbidding the holding of meetings iu public squares. ' .' I-: ■London, Novemberl2.. " Mr' Matthews, the/Home Secretary, has assured the of Trafalgar Square that tlia authorities will continue tb prohibit meetings of the itnem ployed; in tl.o' Squaro on property owned by the Crown. • '..v . London, November 13, M r Mitthews, Home Secretary, has informed a deputation of ratepayers that Trafalgar Square is Crown property, and the -Metropolitan Board of Works would be empowered to close the.Square entirely if necessary.

Tho Pall Mall Gazette is violently inciting mobs to assemble in thousands and march to Trafalgar Square. Sir C. Warren has forbidden all processions in the Square to-day (Sunday). In express defiance of Sir C, Warren's proclamation, forbidding meetings in Trafalgar Square, a number of Radical.-Societies of Loudon persisted in ai> attempt to hold a' meeting this morning in that locality. In their encounter with the police, the mob destroyed ' the railings of tho square, lllit iKe' 'police eventually cleared and encircled the square, and the attempts of the crowd to force their way back were frustrated. . several tliieatening demonstrations were made by the mob, and tho niuhorities were compelled to call out a body r of Horse and Foot Guards to reinforce the policy. Several arrests have been inad'- 1 , and the crowd is now dispersing. . THE STATE OF IRELAND. London, November 12. Lord Cork's tenants refuse to pay any rent until O'Brien has been released from gaol. Football clubs are being formed in Ireland to.take the place of the National League. -. ,

' November 13. " Mr Doughty, an English labour delegate, has been arrested' in conse-quence-of a speech at Clare. It is reported that the Government intend to entirely suppress the League forthwith..-. . Mi- O'Brien's' clothes 'wero'removed :while ho wa3 .in...bed,.'for the.purpose of forcing him to don prison garb;

ATTEMPTED-'SUICIDE AT ' PAIIIATUA,.' [By TELCffiAM]. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Pahiatua, November 14,' A most determined and elaborate attempted suicide was made to-day, .by William Hull,- a bankrupt. He used the charcoal method, and was rescued just in time by the constable. Thopremium on a large insurance on the life of Hull was paid this morning, but not by himself, The aftair has caused a profound sensation in. this neighborhood. [Hull was adjudicated a bankrupt on Monday, October 81st, on the application of Messrs Judah Myers and John Duthie, of 1 Wellington, for having committed an act of bankruptcy within six months. At :a meeting of creditors on Tuesday, last, he was rather severely questioned, by the deputy-assignee and creditors, re the misappropriation of certain properties, which' were in his 'wife's name, and it v/as decided to contest the validity of Mr Hull's claim to it. An application for niauiten- ■ ance of of the estate was not entertained, and it was alao decided to realize upon, everything outside the : usual i'2s worth of furniture.]

EXTRAORDINARY C'-KE.

A young woman named Ellen Fratces Biown was chnryed with, pi rjurv at the Police.Court, Auckland, on Friday last, Tlio ciraiinstaiicra are peculiar the case arising out of an affiliation prosecution'last week, whpn the accuser, swore, that George Pooley •was (lie father of an illegiiiiinite child,, of .which she was. the mother.-. It. ~.was now discovered that she. never gave . birth'to the child but obtained it from' the Orphan Home,, Pooley and she, had been keeping company,- and it is alleged thai; she; successfully worked a similar plan" two years., ago with another man. Accused was remanded till Monday, when- -tie,bogiit' affiliation case also- comes up. The woman declined to submit to a medical' exam-, ■ination, and admitted that she was not the mother of tho child. The prisoner is hot a young woman, but is over 40 ■years, of Tho affiliation case against Pooley was dismissed at -the. Police Court yesterday (Monday.) slr Baddeley, R.*M;, instructed that Ellen Frances .Brown bo prosecuted for perjury. After hearing the evidence of how the woman had admitted her deception, Mr Baddeley said the case was the most shanieftil and barefaced he had ever come across. The woman lied so naturally that he at time though t the caso looked bad for Pooley'. Sergt. Pratt stated that the .prisoner would' be charged with perjury and making a false declaration to the Registrar. A remand for eight days was granted.

' THE CROWN PEINCE OF . UERMANY. . ALARMING REPORTS. - ' London, November 18. ; : , Di' Sc-hroeter advises the removal of. / the -[whole of the Grown Prince's larynx,.and Dr Krause favors tracheotomy. Dr Mackenzie advices the' extraction of a piece of the growth and awaiting the result of an analysis by.Professsr ,Vircliord. . Berlin, November 18. Latest particulars concerning the

state of the Crown Prince are of a most serious nature, Some of the physicians in attendance upon his Royal Highness advise cutting away the whole of the larynx to enable them to reach the; growth,"and the gravest fears are consequently felt throughout the Empire, which is plunged in : deop gloom;' His. Majesty the Emperor has summoned Prince Bismarck to immediately repair, to this city. ;

SHOCKING PARENTAL NEGLECT.

An inqueßt was held at the Wellington Morgue yesterday morning, (Monday) by Dp Johnston, District Coroner, on the remains of ail infaut of six months, named Harold Joseph Finlay, who' died suddenly, at his parents' residence, Taranaki street at au early hour on Saturday ''morning.

The Coronor said lie was reluctant to hold inquests on children of tender age unless there wag special reason for doing so.' In this instance, however, the doctor who was called in after, the death of the child, found it in such a dreadful state that he refused to give

a certificate as to the cause of death, and it cet tuinly became necessary' to hold an enquiry.

The evidence of the mother went to show that in her opitiion the child was healthy with the exception of a little mil which |.co|ile more experienced than herself liad assured her merely arose from U -'bing. The Coronor: Have you seen the child? '

Mrs Finliiy: Yes ; I used to dress ihfi rash twice a day, '

The Coroner;— What you call a little rash is a wound round the neck, and I believe if it had continued the head would lmvo come off.

The witness, continuing Inn' evidence said she had only been in Wellington a month, haying previously lived in Auckland. Her husband was poor, but.if they had thought a doctor was necessary, they would have had- one, rihe went to Mr Hancox (chemist), and asked him for .something'for./the. relief of the child./As this did not do good she went to Mr'Ayres,. who prescribed some ointment, believing the malady to be due to teething. The treatment was carried out, : but the child grew worse instead of better, and •she informed Mr.Ayres- of ; tho. fact on Wednesday last,.' Mr Ayres then • prescribed a bottle of- his syrup, which ho, said was purely vegetable,. ~aod bound to do good. ' Mr Ayres liad never spen the child, -

The Coroner: Why did you uot see a' doctor when you. found the, child getting' no better \ : / • . •'<; ' WitneßK: Well for aiiy little thing wrong with "the children I liave always run for a...medicalwan, but even the woman.iiving in the house with-me, who has a. large ..'family, did not think there was anything wrong. Tlio Coroner: But, you could not call this a little thing, v,

Witness said she knew ho waß not so well on Friday, but she. had faith in the ointment,'as sho believed it was doing good on the part, of the chest which she could keep : dry. Bhe could not keep his neck dry, no matter what she did, as he would vomit his food up,.- The little thing was in the habit of tearing at his chest, and witness had to tie his hands in handkerchiefs, She then went on to give the particulars as to the death. The child seemed drowsy on Friday after she gave him the second dose of syrup; She put him to bed at night, and placed a warm bottle at his feet, and upon waking in the. night she went to the child. It was breathing heavilv and one baud was cold. She summoned assistance, but the' baby died, almost immediately without a struggle. Dr Cole said that though he had been in practice for 22 years he had never seen anything like the present case. He had seen a similar state in the case of long standing ulceration of the lf?« His first the appearance (if the neck was-that it hail scalded, hut he would not say i hat such was really the case. Richard Ayres, herbalist, deposed that the ointment! which he supplied to Mrs Finlay was known as gssal Ointment, and as it was imported from Kn»land he did hot know ilil composition. When she canie/lmck. on vVt'diii'sdav 'she told him that: the child was much better, Only that i : s bowels were not 60 . regular; as they •might-lie, - He theu,:.recpiu his soothing 8y rup, which -was 'compoied of .rhubarb, cinnamon, essence nt pepporimiivt, and a little spirit', raothpr told him that filie thought if ebo could keep the parts dry, the..sore would improve. If ho bad seen.the child ho

would most certainly hayjß advised that it fhotiki lie taken tea doctor, He "had not-'! Beet)the'" .deceased. The Coroper, in Biiinraing upV eaid the case

was a peculiar one,'arid ,so far as he could understand ;'tlii3 child's death was solely in consequence of the mother's ignorance, He had seen cases himself almost as bad before they Were taken to a doctor. Improper cleansing .around

the neck had led to the child's condition

and the mother had allowed it to get out of her reach. There was nothing to show that the medicine supplied by Mr Ayrcs would hurt the child. There was no doubt that if taken to a medical man ..the. child would have been saved, but the expense occasioned by medical treatment wag a great temptation to poor people to avoid it, " The jury returned a verdict to the effect that they found the child died from natural causes by exl austion.. A rider was added severely censuring both parents for: neglecting to call in a duly qualified medical practitioner.