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NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—The St. Jobo Sun asks: “What has become ofthe undertaking of the govero~ ment io deepen the entrance to St. Joho harbor? A grest deal was said sb put this a year sgo. We have had borings and we have had soundings. We have had en,in- eet,’ reports. We have bad promises. But where are the dredzes? The govern~ ment’s urdertiking in rezard to St. John harbor has a parently gone to keep coms, pany with Sir Louie Davis’ pledge cou- cerning the Belfast«Murrav Harbor Rail- way and the Hillsborough Bridge.

Farming: In all probability we shall see low prices for hay duriog the coming fall and. winter. There is an exceedingly large crop reported from all parts of Canada especially from Quebec, Last year there was a large quamtity of poor bay ia the country, which has been a drug on the market of late. As the haying weather has been the best for years a fine quality ie looked for in this seascn’s crep. Lhe condition of the market will depend largely upon the export demand. With a superior quality this market may be de» veloped, though it is not known what the European crop is.

The Scotch iron and stee! founders hava formed a powerful federation on the lines of the Engineering Employers’ Federation. It is intended to form vaion with the English employers with a view to pur- suing a geaeral policy in allfuture dis putes. The Federation embraces the entire trade.

—The Montreal Witners, one of the Ministeris! journals, gives this pleasing Information :

“The growth of the public expenditure has made it necessary that the admiuis- tration should devise means of raising ad- dirional taxation.

“During the last two years the ordinary expenditure has gone up by a couple of } ons anoually, while the capital outlay

been augumerted atthe rate of four or five millions.

“New dutieson spirits, tobacco, and sugar have been levied, and although these have materially helped to swell the revenue, it is calculated that they will not more than compensate for the cut ofa quarter in the tariff, which nas now takea effect.”

Under “the Gevernment Parliament next session graded duty on tea.”

lt is calculated that five cents a pound on black and six cents on green tea will bring ima revenue of $1,505,769. The beauty of paying atax ov ies, says the Witness, ie that “ it will be British !”

—Mr. Foster, in the course of a recent interview with the Mail aod Empire, declined an invitation to express an Opinicn as tothe probebility of a general election next fall. “One cannot tell,” he said masingly, “what the present’Goveromeut may do. Their actions are eo erratic that one scarcely dares to propnesy at all. The Liberal Couservatives shouid be prepared, and to that end push a thorough and effi cient organization in every province. If an election is held this fall it will be an indication thet the present Governmen*‘ is so certainlyon the down grade that it considers its only chance for dpnger life is to precipitate an election. Such» confes~ sion, however, would bea great source of weakness ip the face of an intel'igent elec- torate such as we po:sss. Anyway it would be a severe wrench for the varions Ministers to tear themeelves away from their pleasant junkettings at home and abroad. By the way, he added, “I saw we had six ofthem toegetber in London the other day. A short life and amerry one seems to be their motto.”

—The present issue of the Caaadian M litia Gazet‘e contains « stinging article in connection with Mejor~General Gascoigne’s retirement from the command of the Canadian mititia. It is in opposition as it were, to the rather bitter statements which have appeared in the Army and Navy Gazette, complaining cf General Gascoigne’s “scandalous” treatment in Canada. It remarks that the trouble, heretofore, with most of the officers sent out from Eng- land to command the militia has been their unfitness. General Gascoigne is characterized as baving been “most er- ratic, egotistical and inconsistent in the

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these deplorable circumstances contemplates asking to authorize a

decisions he hae given on the matters referred to him for decision, and he bas eshown an utter want of tact

and consideration in his intercourse with experienced militia officere.” It remarks also that army officers of ability, tact aud consideration have no difficulty in getting ov in Cenada; and Col. Lake is instanced asan officer who, during his tenure of the office of Quartermaster. General, has been a success in every way. Looking from the Army and Navy Gaz- ette’s article to this, One can see very plainly the feeling that still prevails on each sideand the bitterness which the discussion of the matter evokes. a

Sylvester Scovil slapped Shafter in the face,and he may have bad some reason for doing so; but if you call at the market avd fill your basket with some of our, early cucumbers, cauliflowere, carrots, beets, turnips, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, lemoce, mushrooms, &c., you will have

no reason to slap usin the face. Stalls | open antil Ttonight. Saturday from 5 to}

8 p.m. ‘ibe above vegetables direct from “mother earth” at Nursery Gardens, Head of Prince Street—J J Gay & Son, (Telephone) — Fri, Sat, Tues, 2w ex & pat Sat Mon & Thu.

Te Cure a Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, All Druegists refund the money if it fvils to ’

cure, 25¢

THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, JULY 26

THE SANTIAGO SURRENDER. |

Twenty-four Thousand Men to Send to Spain.

Warnixerox, July 24. — The wear department at widuight posted the fol~ lowing:

SanriaGo, via Hayti, July 24. Adjutant General of the army, Wasb- lIngton :

Lieut. Miley bas returned from San Luis and Palma Estriano, where he went four days ago ww receive the surrender ot

the Spanish _ troops. The nomber surrendered was larger than Gen- eral Toral reported; 3,005 Spanish troops and 350 volunteer guerillas,

gave up their arms aad gave parole and have gone to work; 4,000 stands of arme were turned in, loaded on ox carts and started to the railroad. Spanish troops a:companied him to San Luie, and all apparently were delighted at the prospects of returning home. They were on the verge of starvation, andl have to send them rations tomorrow. It the numbers keep up as they have there will be about 24,000 to ship saway—ovearly 12,000 here, 3,000 from San Luis, 6,000 from Guanta- namo and over 2,000 at Sagus and Baracon. (Signed) SHAFTER, Major general commanding,

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Mail and Empire: The full iniquity of the binder twine monopoly, so cleverly engineered by Mr. Fielding, aided and abetted by the Ontario Government, did not dawn upon the public until the Globe came to .t: defence.

Montreal Gazette: Sir Charles H Tupper is among those whothink a gev~ eral parliamentary election within the possibil 4 es, if pot within the probabili~ ties. He sees the effect on the puble mind cf tne Laurier Goyernment’s record, and understands, as_ all must understand who keep their eyes open, that the effect will become more marked with the lapse of time. A Gevernment cannot go on cynically dis- regarding all the pledges made by its members in opposition, and nct suffer the loss of honest men’s respect and support. Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s chance is to snatch a verdict befere the incongruous forces which united in his support in 1896 are hopelessly dissolved. He may find this out, and act onthe ksowledge. Tie New Brunswick Conservatives have set an example tothe partyeverywhere. It is a time for the Tories to see that their arms be kept bright.

BORN.

On the 23rd inst., at Summerside, to Dr and Mes McPhail, a son.

MARRIED.

At St. Alexis church, Rollo Bay, on the 19th July, by Rev. Dr. Walker, D. D., Wiiliam A. Leslie, of Charwodd, to Mary Elizabeth McCormack, of Gowan Brae. The bride and groom were the recepients of many vaiuable and useful presente amongst which wes a beautifal parler lamp presented by the employees of Kiondyke steam niill, New Harmony.

DIED.

Fell asleep, early this morning, July 26th, Frank C, seconl son of Frederick and E izabeth LePage.

{Funera!] will leave his father’s residence, Fitzroy Street west, on Wednesday 27th inst., at 2.40 p m, thence by train to Sher- wood Cemeterv. }

i’rienda will please accept this notice to attend,

At Tryon, on the 25th inst., of cancer of the stomach, James W. Robertson, aged 65 vears.

{Funeral Wednesday, at 2 Tryon cemetery.]

At Kingston, Lot 31, P El. on Sunday July 24,1898, Mary McKinley, beloved wife of the late Charles Howard, Eeq,, in the 84th year of her age leaving five daugh-

o’clock, to

ers namely Mrs W F Fraser, Linwood, Lot 31; Mrs W P Colwill, Ch’town; Mrs Rodert Frizzel, Cornwall; Mrs James K

Warren, R J,U 8; Mrs W T Pillman, Ever- ett, Washington, U S; and twenty nine grand children and twenty-three great- grand children, and a very large circle of friends and acquaintances to mourn their loss.

(Guardian and Patriot please copy.)

News Notes.

Levi Z. Leiter, father of the famous wheat speculater, has borrowed $3,009,000 on his real estate. Fame througheut the commercial world comes high,. bat they wi!l have it.

Contracts have been awarded for the construction of a new shipping pier, cattle and freight sheds for the Intercolonial at Halifax. The plane for the elevator are in course Of preparation.

Tbe American mem bers of the Canad- jan-Arerican High Commission met at the state department at Washington on the 22nd inst,to perfect an organization prelim-~ inary to meeting the British and Canadian commissioners at Quebec about August 10.

The Birmingham Post says that despite denials there are good reasonsfor saying that Germany very recently made over- tures to Spain fora naval depot and coals ing station in the Philippines. The Ger-~ man eflicers at the London embassy be- lieved such an arrangement was quite fearible.

The Czarina has provoked eomething of arebellion in the Russian co rt by an edict forbidding her ladies “co ¢m ke-cigar- ettes. So many distingaisiea women in other lands indulge in this form cf the weed that the Russians regard the order a3 an unjust discrimination against them, and have protested.

Complaints are made of ¢he poor gxality of the postage stamps now issued by the Government. The Mail and Empire says that 1t would be sbsurd to expect the stamps to be up to the old standard. The contract was taken away from the Canedian makers by Mr. Fielding, and given to a New York company ata slightly reduced fizure. Nodoubt we are getting ali that we pay for.

The Star’s special cable from London says:—The Canadian governorship has been definitely offered to an English peer who is rich and is a good speaker, and of some experience of affairs, His name is kept strictly secret until be has been actually appoicted. Lord Wolseey though willing te aceept the position, is no longer a candidate. E:tner Lords Hope- toun or Joisty are possible.

Mr. W. H. Hay, of the Experimenta Farm, who was in charge of the installa- tion of Canada’s exhibits at the Trans- missippi Fair, Omaha, returned from Omaha yesterday. He eays Canada’s ex- hibits at the exhibition are the most pop- ular of the exhibits of foreign countries, and occupy the the largest space at the extivition. Canada’s exhibit covers 5,000 equere feet of ground, and consists of wood, minerals aod grains. These are all of the first quality, and evoked very favorable and special comment from a)l who saw them.

A numberofIndian relics and curios have been added to the already large col- lection of Indiar curios at the Geological Survey at Ottawa. The relics are the relics are three Indian skulls from the Indian graves on Queen Charlotte Island, BC. A number of wooden hoxes, carved from single pieces of wood, belong tothe col-~ lection. The remains were found in the district occupied by the Haida Indians. A number of other carios fourd on the Island wil be set up in @ short time.

Thos. Bennett has been an Orangeman for 50 years, and on the 12th July it was thought that be was the oldest Orangeman in the precession, but there was one tha surpassed him named Geo. H. Pidgeon, a Kirgstonian by birth, but who is row residing in Hamilton, Mr. Pidgaeon has been an Orangeman for 58 years, and has also the houor of being the only member of the party living that fired the salute over the grave of Sir Isaac Brock at Queenston Heights.— Mail and Empire.

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Lawx Parry.—The Ladies’ Aid So- ciety of the First Methodist Church cor- dially invites the public to the Lawn Party atInkerman on Thursday after-~ soon. Inkerman is a charming spot, ard tor asmall admission you can enjoy the szenery ard eid a wortby enterprise.

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LOCAL NOTICES.

Sixty ladies’ parasols in black and white; former price up to $1.50; now selling at 25c each.—W D Mackay.

Our own make of tweed at 30c, 50c, 65c

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Did Loti Tell the Truth?

“Can you or can you not trust novels fr a true picture of life?’’ asked a gen- tleman who reads much. ‘“‘Not long ago I read Pierre Loti’s beautiful story founded on personal adventures in the tropical island of Tahiti. was a naval officer on a French vessel and was stationed for many months at Tahiti, a bit of land lost in the vastness of the Paéific. While there he fell in

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Frigh-srade Art Parlor

S. F. TarBush, for the High Grade Art Co., has opened an office 4 doors McKenzie’s store on west side of Queen street, and is of- fering to enlarge any subject from a

love with a beautiful young native girl and married her according to the cus- |

toms of Oceanica. st j ‘‘His book deals with the idyllicdays | grade werk ever delivered on P. E. I. | that he spent in her company; with her |

artless manners and strange, imagina- |

tive nature. But in this book he gave |

reason to believe that nearly all of the |

pretty native girls, and thereby hangs a tale. meet an officer of a Danish ship, and he | told me that Loti caused a great deal of | annoyance to his married friends by his island stories.

‘“When they arrived in France, after , the publication of the book, their wives

ssked them very awkward questions, |®

and they were kept in a stew for many | months. Whenever anything unpleasant

happened, the girls of Tahiti would be- | come the subject of a very animated | conversation. As a result they were | forced to tell their wives that Loti’s book did not present a true picture of | life in Tahiti. Now, did it or did it. not? ako TR

Ingenuity of Boys.

In physics and natural history there are opportunities to direct and control | the out of school activities of young) people of which the enthusiastic teach- | er of science is not slow to avail him- self, says D. S. Sanford in The Atlan- tic. One of the most astonishing facts | of the time is the ingenuity of boys in constructing electrical apparatus, with but afew hints and out of the most nieager materials. I know boys who have belt lines of electric tramways cir- culating in their garrets, and a boy who last year was the despair of his teachers won deserved recognition the manual training exhibit as the clev- er inventor of a most ingenious electric- al boat. An invitation to boys to bring to school products of their own ingenu- ity, or the natural history specimens that they have collected, will result in an exhibition which in variety and qual- ity will be a revelation to one who is | not used to following them in these in- | terests.

So general and so wholesome a tend- | ency is too significant to be ignored, and yet one almost hesitates to meddle with it lest official recognition may rob it of its independence and spontaneity. With sympathy front the school, how- | ever, it may be directed and made more | intelligent. Interest in nature, for in- stance, may help to fill profitably the long summer vacations. ,

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Charlottetown Board of irade.

A apecial general meeting of the Char- lottetown Board of Trade will be held at their room, in the Masonic Temple Burld- ing, on Thureday evening next, 28ch inst., at eight o’c'ock, to afford Sir Losis H: Davies, K.C.M.G., sn opportunity of epeaking to the membera re Wirter Com~ municat‘on, Direct Steamship Service, [m-~ proved Telegraphic Service and other mat- ters, A full a'tendance is requested.

EDMUND T. HIGGS,

Secretary.

MARK FISHER, SONS & Go, Victoria Square, MONTREAL Importers of Fine Woollens

and Tailors Trimmings Large assortment of Ladies Cost- ume Cloths always oo hand.

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