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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1894
Page
2
Tokyo to September 9 reports Japan has allied with Russia and France despite a treaty with England and funded a £5,000,000 loan through Russian bankers. European firms secure big war contracts as Britain, Russia and France loom as involved powers.
In a Tuesday bye election the Liberal candidate Mr Foote secured a decisive 1704 to 575 majority amid claims the district favors the Whiteway progressive policy. The report notes 94 ballots rejected and cites influences from Tory and mercantile groups, praising Tilt Cove mine manager Willans for allowing free voting.
The speaker praises manager Beatty on Pilley's Island for permitting workers to vote according to conscience. Twillingate district backs the Whiteway party and Trinity should follow to defeat the mercantile party.
In Trinity polling day set for Tuesday the 23rd, Whiteway supporters Johnson Horwood and Gushue face Tory contenders Bremner Mc Pherson Monroe. The campaign sees many mercantile and St John’s figures flooding Trinity to sway fishermen and voters amid winter shortages. The article urges electors to back the Workingmen's party banner of progress led by Sir William and the People's Leader for over twenty years.
Rev R Temple writes to the editor praising Captain O Sullivan and the crew of the Austerlitz for generous hospitality during voyages to Swansea and back. He notes sailors welcome chaplain services, the sea making a grand church, and hopes the ship weathered storms on the homeward passage with better experiences next season. He signs from Twillingate.
An antiquarian note surveys graveyard inscriptions from Tongnor, Cheadle, Pendine, Tanghane, and Kidwelly. Epitaphs recount lives from 1679 births to 1791 deaths, with quotes on mortality, courage, and faith. Included lines touch Gibraltar, Ramillies, and naval imagery, noting final resting places near birth sites.
A formal address from Juige of the Supreme Court area welcomes Sir J. S. Winten A C G to the Northern Circuit settlement. The letter lauds low crime and health but laments the collapse of the fishery and mine closures. It seeks policy relief including mining license reform and improvements to Little Bay Court House and jury rooms. The writers urge continued royal interest and anticipate better times with renewed mining activity.
The schooner Dorothy with master Samuel Young arrived from St John’s bearing freight for Tobin Linfield and Roberts. The Virginia Lake captained by Taylor arrived from the North, likely ending Labrador season at Griquet, with another departure not expected until Thursday. The election in Trinity Bay promises to be very tight amid Tory hopes. The potato crop is smaller due to early frost and recent poor weather, while fishing boats report fair catches in moderate seas.
The return of our Labrador craft coincides with ongoing poor fishing conditions and large piles of catch. It is hoped a favorable change will allow the voyage to recover after several bad years and be cleared before season's end.
The steamer Aratilda captained by John Scott departed Fogo on Tuesday evening bound for Trinity Bay. It is hired by the Whiteway party for electioneering, the only vessel available to them while opponents have their own ships at public expense, urging voters to notice.
A sweeping appraisal of the British Empire as a global political entity surpassing others in extent and population. It notes 10,001,090 square miles of territory and 352,090,000 inhabitants with diverse civilizations from the Cape to Toronto and Sydney. It cites multiple faiths and 139 languages in print, praising ongoing governance and stability.
Prof Spencer traces Niagara Falls age estimates from 1790 Ellcock to 1841 Lyell as conjectures. He describes early river drainage through the Huron basin, gradual increases in fall height, and four lakes eventually feeding the Mississippi drainage by mid century, with water flow and timing estimates spanning thousands of years.
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