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TION. APRIL 8th. 1895, No. 45I OSCAR WILDE’S WAYS.* DEFEATED IN COURT AND NOW re UNDER ARRE8TO. Thr Kridfnp« Agnlnat lllm to l*ro?* Thai t Ilf In Vila ('n*»turr-IIU C»r«'pr of Inf Uncj la tadonbledly Kuil»«f- Hlf Bra-,( non ««a*e 1,lt; inikin, April 5.—The case of Oscarit Wilde agaiust tho Marquis of Uueeus-d berry for libel was brought to a olo»o,t this morning, in a verdict in favor ofd tho defondant. Tho jury found not onlyt that tho defendant was uot guilty of n librd. but in a subsidiary rordiot declare0 od that the Marquis of Queensberr)'s t charges were true, and had been made t for the phbiio good.e In his speech Mr. Carson said ho would1 produce overwhelming evideooo of tho-t abomiuahle ,immorality, of Wilde. SiriISC A ft WILUK.Edward Clarke. counsel for Wilde, interrupted and said that while ho did not think a verdict could bo secured against Wilde for unnatural practices, yet to save the court the painful details he was prepared to accept a verdict on Wilde's literature.The Marquis of Quconsbury was cheered as he left the dock after the verdict, ilia solicitors sent to the public prosecutor a copy of tho statements of all tho witnesses which the dofeuce intended to call to the stand, togothor with a full shorthand report of the trial as far as it s had gone.Oscar Wll.lv Arrested.Loxhon, April Oscar Wilde has been arrested and takeu to the Sootland Yards.Lgn'HOX, April ti.— Oscar Wilde's career has ended in blackest infamy- The oh vrgo against him. for an unexplained reason, is not felony, but misdemeanor. i an.l the maximum jenalt.T is two and a half years, with hard labor The grand jury, however, may ohange the indictment to a more serious otfence. His trial occurs in May. Wilde’s bravado has left him. When his immorality became known he could not dee for detectives watched him con stantly. London is astonished he had not pluck enough to bio* ut liis . brain, before arrested. * ,The effect of the exposure and of the exemplary puuishmont which is suro to follow in Wilde's case will be far-reaching, It domes u»nc too soon. Tho growth of the evil is appalling. The potion aud others are prepared to make fearful revelations as soou as it becomes evident that no other means will suffice Ui cheek and destroy the vice •which undermined the Civilisation of tho ancient Romans.The Marquis or Ufeensberry says it has cost him fil.'H'- to pose \\ ilde. He is williug to let iViM. i scape, hut.if.be takes my son wirb him d shall follow him and shoot hiui like a dog The iepth of Wilde’s immorality is in-eredibl -. The polieo an* treating hint like In ordinary prisoner.Auolhftr Arml Mud*IdiNlsiN, April o—Oscar Wilde’s frii nd Taylor was arrested this m mrug. Wilde «as arra'gtit-d before a magistrate this morning, charged with exciting young inett to crime and tlsocommitting crime himself.Tbs Beasttlasss Of WllrtsMoxtkkai., April t The Witness said last night: The infamy that- has (alien on the name of the brilliant and cultured a|Hstle of self-indulgence, Oscar Wilde, was probably needed t save his generation from the abyss ol fteshlincss towards which, under the suggestive appellation ‘fin de siecle,' the social life of our day is rushing. Those who have been calling every indeoenoy art. and not content with uncovering all nature's nudities, have h.pni filling literature, pointing and the stag* with lascivious innuendo, have carried society so far with them that there has seemed to be nothing that society would hlush at. The in-fallible downward tendsucy of all this looseness has an illustration in thia development of classical beastliness which has made journalism painful (or some days. That Wtlfo and the world he lived in had long ago become unwholesome aud nasty was evident to every aaue-minded persou under whose eyes and nose the poison oolored, malodorous production*!'! that’ world has passed. The hideous revelation hajrdly creates surprise that he and it had hoonmc the vilest of the vile, a realisation in Kng-land in the nineteenth century of' that awful p irtraitdrawu with such unshrinking fitmncss by the apostle Raul in the beginnitig of the e pi-lie to the Romans, of t he world of the ruliug class of Rome. Wilde and hia world openly and shame lesaly glorified in tbeir literature and art the vices which are vilest aud most dotostablo and becauss of the talents and gonius which they prostituted to this work the great world, which counts itself respectable, was beguiled by them.“It only needed an expose in the courts to stamp him and give tho groat world of respectability its ohanoe to pro-scribe him. A year ago. when Wtl lt;o was prevented from publishing one of hia m.iat infamous works, he dwdircd that he would leave Kngland and take up hia abode in France. The general encouragement which he received on nil aides in Kngland to carry out hia proposalseemed to take him abaek, and he did not go. It is probable that London society, which once jiettod him. would now be glad to kiok him across tho channel.Its Wes Id Kingston ‘Wilde was born in Dublin, in 1855, his father. Sir William Wilde, was a celebrated physician. His mother was a woman of beauty and talent. Sinoa 1878 he has lived in London, devoting himself to literature, poetry, and in re cent years to a life of impurity and debauchery. He started out as the ox-p iuont of asthotios but he grew cynical and bold. Ho was seen here a number of‘ years ago. and tho WHIG now possesses his signature in plain, inartistic writingTHE~C APITAL BUDGET-Ttis Month's Keturos— Vstlout HallwaySrhnuM k'niiMMbd.Ottawa, April I.—W, M. Matheson. who was master in chancery here for many years, and who was only superannuated a few months/ago, died this forenoon. He was about seventy years of age.The department of agriculture has decided to avail itself of the services of the nonR-west mounted in the freedistribution of seed grain in the territories.Hon. Mr. Angers has sent a circular letter to his officers,,asking them to usw greater vigilance than usual in regard to i xamining and quarantine all cattle from the south western portion of the United States, as it is reported that pleuro-pneu-monia exists in Kansas This oauticn is not meant to imply that vigilance is not always used by the government veterinary officers, Imt only to call special attention to a local circumstance of great importance.Ottawa, April 9.—The revenue and expenditure statement for the dominion for the month of March shows the revenae to be $2,740,158; and the expenditure 1 ,509,95s, a reduction in both in stances over tho figures for 1891/ For the nine months ut the current fiscal vear the revenue amounted to $24,683, ikiO, compared with 1*7,945,84b during the corresponding period of the prev ous fiscal year, a reduction of k9.29i.717. The expenditure was $28,811,991, so that on consolidated fund account there is a surplus of $708,108 This will In- reduced by soveral million dollars during the next two m uitfcs— The net debt is now $218 150,854.An application will be made next session for s company to be called tho Jsuies' Bay KR Co., with power to construct and operate a line of railway from Parry Sound, Ont., or from a point on the Canadian Paoifio railway between Sudhury and North Bay to a point on dames' Bay. at or near where the Moose . river enters said bay.Another railway scheme, for which a charter will lie sought, is the Lindsay. Haliburton A Mattawi RK. Co. The proposal is to construct a line of railway from a point on the Midland division ol the (item! Trunk, north of Lindsay, to a point on the Ottawa river near Mattawa.Hon. \V. B. Ives has received a communication from the high eommiesioner in London, stating that the Hon. Mr. Ward, treasurer of New Zealand, was then in Loudon and had expressed tohint the willingness of the Now Z.ealsud government to enter into trade negotiations with Cunada. Hon. Mr Ives cabled hack for full information before submitting the matter to the council.A Reported SWtadle,(JIKHKi, April 4. —It is rumored that a defalcation to amount ol tl0,0t* has been discovered in the crown land department. The swindle was perpetrated duriug the Mer.uer administration; the details will likely be knosursbortly.Hon. DeLabreuer. prwidoat of the legislative council, is nqprtcdN,, have resigned his seat in mmjioil to be appointed soporiutetil.'ifpi'i public instruction in plan- sof Hou. Gideon Ouimet, who is to be superannuated, and who will probably he given a seat in the legislative council, Hou Thomas Chajais will lie president and government leader in the legislative council.Asked To Rrslau.Watkrtown, N.Y., April I —By a vote of twenty-eight to one, during, an exciting session, the runurbgaticu ol the Presbyterian church atChaument. this oouuty. decided to ask Rev. W. M. Cleveland. brother of President Cleveland, to tender his resignation to the pastorate.It is reported that politics have entered into the ehureh among the congregation as a disturbing element, although Rev. Mr. Cleveland took no part in politics. Mr. Cleveland will apjlt;eal to the Presbytery.To VtlUts The PowerMom rkai., April 5.—Plans and speci-fication are now in the office of a well-known architect hero lor the utiliaation of the water power of the Lachine rapids. It is proposed to construct s dam of 8,500 feot. parallel with the shore, at an average distance of 500 feet from the city shore. A cross section will be built, connecting the shore with the dam, aud a power house constructed on thia containing seventy-two turbine wheels and twelve dynamos of 750 horae-power each.Hung Hlosself As An lllastratlonOkkii., Tex , April I.—Grover Loepor, ten years old. hung himself, yesterday. Ho was discussing, with several com-Ctiions, the lynching of Barrett Soott. iqmr insisted hanging was a painless death, and, to demonstrate the fart, fas-, teuod a hitching strap over a pole aud around his neck and swung from a box. Before his cmu|aniont realised the situation bo was dead.Th* Coalerearo tbgua.Ottawa, April 4.—The Newfoundland delegates hsd their first conference with the govemment this forenoon. Rir Mac-ken sic Howell was appointed president of the committee and J. L. Payne secretary. It was arranged to hold two meetings dsily. one from 10 a-m. to 12:80 p.m.. and the other from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m.Basket Factor* tle-trwjrist.(iRiMKiiv, April 4.—V. H. Carpenter’* basket factory with contents was destroyed by fire this morning, also a storehouse belonging to the Mabey rotate. Small insurance on both. The fire it supposed to have originated in the engine room of the factory.
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