OUT OF 2,000 CLAIMS

jigainst an <Accident}Co. for last year, 431 were for accidents caused to pedestri- duns walking on the sidewalk

THE OCEAN ACCIDENT

Insures against ali kinds of accidents its premiums are low, and it issucs a good Policy

G.I. Brow

THE DAILY EXAMINER.

Charlottetown MAY 26, 1897.

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buR FISHERY INSPECTORSHIP.

Alerer @ prolonged and not very digoi- fied |struggle for the prize, Mr. J. A. Mathieson has been appointed Inspector o¢ Fistleries for this Province in succession to r. James Yeo. Mr. Matheson will, we

have no doubt, grace the position. But why was Mr. James Yeo dismissed from it without having been afforded even an »rtunity to show his fitness for the efide? For many years,in the time of thei adversity, the Liberals had no more stes|iest or influential supporter in this Pasirince than Mr. James Yeo. If we ishake not, he never lost an election fo thely,—he invariably carried the Liberal dard in Prince County on to victory. Bul a Liberal Convention at Summerside having cast him off, as if he were an old », Mr. James Yeo saw fit to come out as “ an Independent.” For this he is now punished. With the spirit of an Englishman he jiared to express, in a practical way, his ind|gwation at the manner in which he had bee) treated, he dared to show his personal indppendence; and for so doing he has beea thrust from the office to which he aid te recognition of his long service to thejcourtry, appointed by the Government of fic Cherles Tupper. It will be remem. 24, it eaunot be forgotten, that Mr. dwier pledged his word before Parlia- mejit that those sppoiatmente of Sir Chhrles Tupper which had received the sarction of the Governor-General wolld be respected. When reminded of thi}: pledge, a few weeks ago, Mr. Laurier eaiji, in effect, that the Government was only waiting for information as to whether or|not the offices were needed to which thjse appointments were madeere the plddge would be fulfilled. In this case thdy seem to have obtained information thit the office was needed, for they have appointed Mr. John A. Matheson to it. In orjier that they might do this they were cojupelled to dismiss Mr. James Yeo from it |by order-in-Council. Here is a distinct ani formal breach of the faith of the First inister of the Crown as pledged the face of Parliament. Notwith- ding Mr. James Yeo’s former services tc) their party, our Liberals treacherously discarded him, and not content with that, they have, contrary to Mr. Laurier’s romise, ousted him from an office of elament which he was qualified to 4ll i order that = more obedient follower ight be rewarded. What is to be thought df such men aud such condact? ‘There is another point to be noted in €

donection with this matter. Not oly has Mr. Jobn A. Matheroa een appointed Inspector of Fish- ries for the Province,’ but Mr. W. C. oekirk has been appointed Overseer of ‘iaheries for the Province! This is a new office, involving additional expense, made for @ political supporter. Whether Mr- ‘Matheson is to inspect Mr. Hobkirk’s work lor Mr. Hobkirk is to oversee Mr. Mathe- \sou"s work, it is at all events certain that an ‘additional salary is to be provided out of ‘the pockets of the taxpayers. Yet the ‘Liberals were placed in power by the | taxpayers in order that they might prac- | tice such economy as would put “those extravagant tories” to shame!

PROGRESS IN VICTORIA'S REIGN.

“Wuen Victoria was called to the throne the United Kingdom contained 26,

| 000,000 people,” writes William George | Jordan of “ What Victoria Has Seen,” re- | viewing in the June Ladies’ Home Journal, | the world’s progress during the sixty | yeare of the English sovereign’s rule. “To- | «lay it has over 39,000,000. The ‘wise | men’ of the time eaid the nation would go | ue pieces. They claimed it could never ' govern its home and colonial possessions.

Under Victoria the new territory acquired alone is one-sixth larger than al] Europe. ‘To-day Victoria rules over 420,514,000 people, or twenty-seven per cent. of the population of the globe. Her Enypire extends over 11,399,316 equare miles,

THE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN MAY 26, 1897.

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THE AMENDED TARIFF. |

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Parricenan- of the fifty amendments made by the Government to their new tariff will be awaited with interest. The “clerical errors” seem to have been quite plentiful io the tariff-making work of “our able men.” It was complained that the budget debate was short on account of the failure of Sir Charles Tupper and _ his supporters in the Honse of Commons to discover any consistent argument against the new policy. But short as it was it has given the members food for reflection. One of the amendments refers tu the “recipro- cial feature’ of the new tariff. It has been discovered that Sir Charle> Tupper and Mr. Foster were right in their contention about the Most Favored Nations clause; for now we have an amendment to the effect that all the countries enjoying the previleges of this clause in their commercial treaties with Great Britain may (shall) have the advantages of a reciprocial tariff. The effect of the coup by which the Liberals gained the applause of some people in England, before they understood the matter, is likely to die out in- gloriously even before Mr. Laurier paye his projected visit to the Mother Country. The Mother Country will secure no advantages whatever under the new tariff. Germany,:Belgium and a dozen other countries will, under the reci- procal clause, send their goods into Canada upon the same terms as Great Britaiu and Ireland. The people of the Mother Country have said “thank you” for nothing; and our blundering Government has, as Sir Charles Tupper pointed out, not only im- perilled Canadian industries, but sacritic d Imperial] Preferential Trade.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

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—Grit Economy! Over amillior dollars a year added to the ordivary expenditures of the Government.

— We have acopy of ‘‘Bui-t’s Garden Guide and Almapvac, 1897.” The direc- tions for amateur gardeners are very full and explicit. Address Robert Buist Com- ra $22 924. Market Street, Philadelphia, ) Sh

—The Liberala have almost doubled the vote for Rideau Hall and have increased the vote for the maintenance of vearly al] the departments at Ottawa,—and they «till boast that they are the “great economists.”

— Farming for May isat hand. It isa capital number, though romewhat late in coming to hand. The articles in it are written by practical men and are very much to the point. Only $1 a year. Published by Bryant Bros. Toronto.

—We are indebted to the Postmaster General for a double size photographic reproduction of the Queen’s Jubilee post- age stamp which is to be issued forthwith. It presents the likness of Her Majesty as she was in 1837 and again as she is now in 1897, and 1s altogether neat and tasteful in design.

—The Patriot is compelled to raise the tu quoque arguinent so often that its Liberal readers are beginning to doubt whether, after all, the new administration of affairs is any better than that of the Tories. Surely the acts of the present Government and its supporters ought to be defensible upon their own merits and without reference to what their predeces- sore did.

—The booksellers of British Columbia have passed resolution® in opposition to the new Canadian tariff. They set forth that twenty per cent, ad valorem is too high. It affects all the best books; that the prohibition of British reprints from the United States is wrong, as it largely increasee the price of better books; that in thie opinion of the meeting the probibition is framed solely in the interest of Toronto Canadian publishers.

— Henry Clews remarks that, business ia New York is kept more or less unsett!- ed by the persistent agitation inthe Senate of the recognition of the independence of the Cubans and says that it isto the last degree unfortunate that the very branch of Uongreas designed to hold in check wild popular vagaries and dangerous out- bursts of popular passion should itself be-

come the chief source of such disturbance of public confidence; and yet to-day we

witness in that body little else than such perversions of its pacific functions. The attempt made by the Senate to force the Government to intervene in Cuba is little short of wicked. Its effect can only be to still further unsettle contidence by raising an issue iny/ ving the very delicate question of the respective rights of the President avd the Senate, and for no better purpose than to revel io a wild revolt against sate and conservative methods of government. The bad effecta of thi« legitlation is not so much in anv expectation that the Presi- dent wl permit himself to be forced into any ald cation of his executive rig\ts, as toat the highest house of legislature hould have become so utterly untrust- wor ty aid dangerous.

—Th> discussion of the bank note con- tract oc upied the House of Commons a few deyrago. If that which is stared by the Canadian company be true, millions of dollars of our public money will, year after vear. he thrown away upon a company of New Yorkers. The public were led to believe teat tlhe tender of our Montreal company was exceasively high. But the Montreal company mintain that their tender “upon back note engravings alone — notwithstanding all the calculations and additions made— wax $18,416.88 less than that of the American company; and in an= other branch of engraving end printing the price of the Amer- ican company is nearly four times greater than that of the Canadian company —that is $7,332 99, asagainst $1,935.04— an almost incredible fact, for the same amount of work. I talso held that the only thing that bas been accomplished is the wanton destruction of an old es- tablished enterprise, wanton because no permanent good can result to eny one, and the plea ot economy isonly a sham. ‘the Americans made a cut rate upon the cheapest kind of machine work, and were allowed to amply make it up by the per mission given them of doing the essential work in New York, the part requiring capital, talent, and an established busi- nes?, directly contary to the specifications.

—The correspondent of the Halifax Herald at Ottaws writes: “Mr. Martin, of Prince Edward Island, made a thoughtful rpeech yesterday on the Newfoundlabd question. Mr. Martin does not despair of the admission of Newfoundland into the confederation. Nor is he unwilling that his political opponents should have the credit of accomplishing the important work. The liberal-conservatives need not fear for their reputation as nation builders, having accomplished so much in the way of organizing # nation in North America, they can well afford to allow Mr. Laurier and his party to round out the confaderation by the acquisition of New- foundiand. Mr. Martin is willing that the most generous terms should be given, and in the meantime urges that the broadest - trade relations should be established be- tween Canada and the old colony. Jt was a very interesting trade statement which he produced showing the possibilities of larger commercial transactions with Newfound- land. He strongly impressed the Howse with the fact that at present Newfoundland was a greatmarket for the products of Cavada and especially for those of the Maritime provinces. In view of these cir- cumstances he wonld be willing to have all goods from Newfoundland admitted into Canada free, without regard. to the tarift laws of that colony. .

Wone as Gcod as E. & D.

Bicycle Fishing Rods, four pieces.—Reddin Bros.

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SS. Gretlands is due here from Mon treal Friday, the 28th inst., and sails for :t. John’s, and Salmon Cove, Nfld, carrying produce under deck and live stock on deck at lowest rates.

For further informatien apply to

N. RATTENBURY, Agent

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ture trade in the Province.

but making ourselves our things for too little; hard to

covering twenty-one per cent. of the land @t the world.

‘HOME MAKERS.

the goods you want at prices you want to pay. and reliable We get a good deal of credit for selling things too cheap

THE GOODS YOU WANT AS YOU WANT THEM

We could give a good many reasons why we do the biggest Furni-

But ONE FACT covers all—we have Everything is good

goods costs us less. It’s easy to sell sell them for too much—that’s the rea-

son trade is brisk at “The Home Makers.” ‘

VOD O PONTE NN OTIPT NT?

Mark Wright & Co., Ltd

Suit Event

Opening of the Summer Suits Means Three things to suit Buyers in Charlottetown.

First, a larger selection to choose from, than you ever had before. Sec- ond, the most exact representation of the styles and elegant character that is usually found only in the finest im- ported goods. Third, the money sav- ing that does not mean a cent off in order to give odd price, but means all the way from $2 to $5, often a larger amount of saving on each garment. See our 200 odd Jackets worth from &3 to $4 for $2.50 and $3.

JAS, PATON & CO,

after uncrating.

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Arrived yesterday ; all the gents sold within one hour Just 2 ladies left; more ordered by telegram They have Dunlop Tires, large Barrel Hubs, large Balls, and are by far the best value ever shown in this. city. Also im

E. & D. Barnes, Perfect, Garden City, Dominion.

And 1 ladiesand gents Brantford Rep Brrpn—these | will

sell at $60.0@ each. Don’t buy before seeing our stock as we can save you money and give you the best value.

Dawson's Bicycle Depot THE LEADER. :

TO-NICGHT.

Electrical Bicycle

MASSEY HARRIS

@®eee#e 2ON EXHIBITION ATe e*seese

PrYDEVNNDTNDSTAPHORHND

The P. E. Island Music House.

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Engagement

Extraordinary BYHIBITION BUILDING

Charlottetown, P.E.I

Monday Ev g, June qth

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NOUS and fis DAM

50 —MUSICIANS- 5060

Mrs Elizabeth Northrop, Prima Donna Sopravo. Mies Martina Johnson, Violiniste. Mr. Arthur Pryor, Trombone. Herr Franz Hell, Fluegel-horn, Reserved Seats now on sale at Dodd’s Medical tall. Prices $1 aad 75c acconl- ing to Jocation. Admission, 50c. P.E.1,R. will issue special excursion ra‘es. The Proviacial tour of the band is under the management of Mr. C. N. Pyke, Admission tickets on sale at al Stores. 122—

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The Annual Convention of the Pro- vincial W. ©. T. U. will be held at Kensington on the Sth and 9th June Tickets by rail will be issued at all points on railway at one dirst-class fare on June 7th and 8th, good te return up to and on June 10th. It will be necessary for return delegates and vit itors to have certificates of attengance signed by Secretary cf Convention, 122,—dy 21d wky 21

AUCTION NICE FURNITURE THURSDAY, MAY 27th

at 1) o'clock.

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I will sell by Auction. on the about date, all the nice Heusehold Furniter’ néw contained in the middle teneme™ of the house on corner of Prince ) Sydney Streets (owned by Peake Bros & Co) consisting of:>— ;

KITCHEN.—Stove and Utensils, Dishes, etc. .

DINING ROOM.——Oek Sideboard Chairs, Tables, Dishes and Carpets.

DRAWING ROOM.--Suite, ® tra Tables, Pictures and Carpets. _

BEDROOMS.— Four nice Suites with Feather Beds, Chamber Sets Carpets, Curtains, etc, i

With’ extra Stoves and gener! household outfit, All nearly 20 slean and in nice condition.

Positive Sale. No Reserve Bids.

Ladies especially invited.

E. H. NORTON, Auetiom aaa

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WANTED.-—At once, 6 girl -

this office.

mily. housework in a smell family pe f

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