JULY 18,
L583.
The Patriot on Shipbuilding.
Vy i tf of last evening Says (edi
ally ‘The proof that something ts " y can be seen at our wharves. announced (reportorially)
the P EK
at Pictou this season
+ issue, it is
tha ‘*the captains ol Island I
rt the traftic
boats rey
ss being the heaviest that has ever been h wn ile ‘l on the route
Then it notes the fact that ona certain
Saturday there were twelve Norwegian
; barques pow loys
:
it Halifax ,and only one Bb itish vessel snd re marks
‘‘ Running their (Norwegian) ships, as they io, wilh
able to handicap the shipowners of this | ‘ted Dominion t wh g
low eXxpnses, y are ap
And the shipov ers of Free Trade Great
Britain also —it m
But, l
insta nak this candid ad
the / ‘ declares that
‘The D rit? on shipbuilding ma ials makes iw in North America snd the Nova Scottans,
rnission,
} -¢ + aa nd ourselves as well, must De content Ww Sec
fy} I yn ves s competing successfully tor freights between North America and Eng ana Now. what duties are levied upon the
materials of a new ship Here is a list of
them—let the people judge whether or not
they are ‘* prohibitory
Anchors, free; wire rigging, free; compo
tion, bars and bolts, free; varaish (for ship builders us free : oakum, free chains, 5 | t dag 14 ct. und 10 per cent canvas, 3 per cent; sail twine, o per cent. ; sp “ iron), lgct. per lb., but not less t in o> pel cent
Apart from lumber, these are all the leading materials which enter into a ship.
Anyone can set that these duties are not
stop ship- i
** prohibitory and would not : building if the shipping trade of the world justified the In would amount to about seventy cents a ton.
It would for
tie
construction of sailing vessels.
point of Tact, the duties, if levied,
be hard tv tind an excuse
many incoherent and inaccurate state-
ments contained in asingle issue of the
Patriot. if it were not now midsummer.
Our contemporary may (at this time) be
pardoned for labofing under ine hallucina-
tions which result from an over-heated
linaginatl wn
_~eom +
Lditerial Notes.
We learn that the work of erecting t hone limes to Souris, Georgetown, C gan, Montague Bridge, Murray Har- by ind Belfast was begun yesterday, and thet it will probably be completed about the first October next.
The London Standard has an editorial most complimentary to Canada In view f the late banquet, it says, all English-
men will echo Lords Lansdowne and Knutsford's congratulations to Canada. It comments on the enormous resources of the Dominion and adds advantage is her position. the civilized world, with territories lying on the very tra k of yreatest lines of commerce of the future.”
** Canada’s She
greatest
sits astride
one of the
Many farmers in Ontario are beginning fo ie 8 riously alarmed at the threatened spread of Canadian thistles, which in many of the country are already causing serious loss. The law providing for the cutting of the thistles seems to be a dead letter, the officials appointed in many cases never pretend to enforce its provisions, and the consequence is the thistles are allowed to flourish and spread wherever the wind carries them. The result of this neglect in Ontario should be a warning to farmers in
Pp irts
this Province. Thistles should have no quarter,
Of Toplady’s hymn ** Rock of ages” the Empire says: ‘Its holy influence
has been felt alike by the quiet death bed and in the crowded congregation, at mission the heathen, aud in the No one denomination itand many of
services among grand eld cathedral.
cl mh a
can monopoly of those who fully appreciate it could not say whence it comes. Like some other
favorite hyms it is the property in common of all who, while differing in other respects, with the same feeling of devotion as the we'l-known sounds fall gratefully on theirears. The great hyms are a bond of union among Christians, springing from one body but welcomed by ali.”
Christians are moved
the successor of Major Cropley in the office of Paymaster to the force in this Province and Keeper of the M ' . has already begun. We learn that our militia-men are unanimously, unanimously, in favor of the ap-
Major rge Dogherty. Major Dougherty was for many years one of cand attentive militia- men in the Province; there is no question as to his ability to perform the duties of the office; and, therefore, there is no good reason why the desires of his companions in arus should not be complied with. Should he make application for the office, we trust that his good record, his fitness, and the wishes of his comrades will induce the Government.to appoint him.
Speculat on as to
4 prore
, Or aitnost
pointment (Cre
the most enthusiast
lf a man does not make new acquaint- ances as he edvances through life, he will
on tod himself alone. A man_ should keep his friendship in constant repair. — H rtford Religious Herald.
od —
The way towealth is as plain as the way '
to narket it depends on two roads —in-
custry and rrugality hime hor wene}y both.—-Frai
; that is, waste neither , but make the best use of lian. —-_- Every breaking
event in this world is a syllable from lips of God. ‘Every epoch in affairs is a completed sentence of his thoughts; and the great stream of hu- man history is God's enjless revelation of
himself —Rev. F. H. Ecob.
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‘THE DAILY EXAMINER, ears [HE DAILY EXAMINER. | 2
THREE OF A KIND.
THREE SUSPICIOUS-LOOKING CHARACTERS UN- PER ARREST FOR THE ROBBERY OF De MACKAY'S SAPE—DRILLS, POWDER-FUNNEL AND A REVOLVER IN THEIR POSSESSION — CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS.
On Wednesday night last the store of Donald MeKay, Esq.,at Oyster Bed Bridge, was entered by burglars. The doors of the safe were blown open by powder and com pletely destroyed. About $50 in cash and
a uumber of valuable papers were taken |
therefrom. Mr. McKay's suspicions were directed against two strangers who had been seen moving about in the neighborhood on the day of the robbery, and one of whom
aman with a deformed foot--had bees in the store at seven o'clock that evening and
purchased seme tobacco. He at once drove to town and had a warrant issued for the arrest of the men. This warrant
was given to the policemen to execute, but they could not tind their men. They had not come to town; neither could any per- son be found who had seen them moving about in the neighborhood of the robbery. lhey had suddenly and mysteriously dis- ippeared,
Yesterday morning, however, while Mr. McKay was on his way to town he was in- formeti that three suspicious-looking characters—two of whom were the men he was in search of —had been seen going in the direction of Hunter River earlier in the day. On his arrival in town he communi- cated this information to the Stipendiary Magistrate while the court was in session, aud that gentleman at once detailed Acting- Sergeant Bradley to accompany Mr. McKay tu Hunter River and arrest the men.
Before leaving the city, Mr. McKay telephoned to Hunter River that he had heard the suspectcd men were going there, and requested t' mon arrival they be de- tained till he reached the sceve with the necessary officers and documents for their wrest. Later on a message was received from Hunter River to the effect that the men were detained there and requesting Mr. McK vy to hurry up.
About half-past eleven Mr. McKay and the officer left the city. When a short distance this side of Hunter River they met Station Agent McKinnon who told them that he had passed the men they were looking for sitting at Brown's gate, some time previously. They then, accom- panied by Mr. McKinnon, drove on to Brown's gate, but the men were not there. They continued on to Hunter River, and seeing a crowd of people standing outside the door of McGrath's store, a short dis- tance up the road from the station, at once drove there. On arriving at the store the officer was informed that his men were in- side—that they had gone into rest them- selves, one of their number complaining of being unwell.
The officer, Mr. MeKay and Mr. Mc- Kinnon at once entered the store and found the three—two men and a boy—quietly sitting there. Ina few seconds the brace- lets were slipped upon the wrists of the two men and they were told to stand up.
‘What is the trouble?’ asked the de- formed man of the officer, as he rose up.
‘*[ arrest you,” said Bradley, ‘* for breaking into the store of Donald McKay, at Oyster Bed Bridge, and blowing up his safe with powder.”
‘Friend, I know not what you mean,” was the only reply vouchsafed. Bradley then searched the three. Upon
the deformed man, who gave his name as Fill, he found a large 32-calibre self-acting revolver, every chamber of which was load- ed, and a brass tipped horn powder funnel some five or six inélies m length. None of Mr. McKay's papers were found in his pos- SeS8SIlt th.
‘* What were you doing with this ?’ asked the officer, pointing to the revolver which he had just confiscated
‘* That,” replied Hill, ‘** I picked up on the road; don’t you see it’s a little rusty?”
** Indeed !” said the oflicer; ‘* and what is this for?” holding up the powder funnel.
** Oh, that | keep for shoving corks out of bottles,’ was the reply.
‘* i'm sure it comes in handy for that,” was the response of the officer, «us he left Hill and started to search his companion, who said his name was Francis Fieming. (pon Fleming and the lad accompanying him nothing of any consequence was found. Che lad gave his name as John Fleming, and said that the older man was his father.
By this time the train was almost due, und Sergeant Bradley and Mr. McKay re- moved their prisoners to the railway sta- tion. They had not been there long when one of Mr. McGrath's clerks, a young man named McGuigan, arrived with a powder fuse and three drills, which he said Hill had thrown into the water closet a short time before the arrival of the officers.
S-rgeant Bradley, while waiting for the
lof the train, took the young fellow and interrogated him with a view to finding out the whereabouts of the WissIne papers.
“There's no charge against you,” said the oflicer, confidentially, ‘*and if you tell where the stolen papers are you will stand a chance of getting clear.”’
‘Really, friend,” responded the youth with a drawl, ** I know not what you talk about ; you are accusing me in the wrong altow ther.”
By this time the train had arrived and all three were put on board and brought totown. Mr. McKay tried to find out the where- abouts of the missing papers but without suc- cess. The prisoners were stripped of all their clothing and a thorough search was made of their garments, but nothing worthy of note was found upon them.
James Fleming, the oldest of the three, is in the neighborhood of thirty-five years of age. He is about the average height, stoutly built, and his complexion is very dark. He hasa black moustache but no whiskers. He told the officers he belonged to Montreal.
William Hill the man with the deformed foot, upon whom the funnel and revolver were found, is apparently some tweuty- seven years of age. He is not so big a man as Fleming, and his complexion is somewhat fairer. He wears a dark brown moustache.
John Fleming, the third and youngest member of the party, is some sixteen years of age with fair complexion. He first said that he was the son of the older Fleming, but later on said he was not —admitting, however, that their surnames were similar. He said that Fleming, whom he first met in Pictou some three weeks ago, made bim tell that he was his son when they asked for food. He came here to see a brother, but had Jearned at Mount Stewart that he had gone away. He met Hillin town on
arrivai to one side,
three were on their way to Summerside, and that they were in Mount Stewart on the night of the robbery, as can be proved
‘by an Indian with a wooden leg. The three men were fairly well dressed. | elder Fleming wore as his property, and is that the shirts upon all three | were stolen from his store. 11 lows’ was certainly made for him when he was in good health—at all events it is 'tucked up considerably. | The trio will be arraigned before the
Mr. McKay recognized the vest which the }of opinion
The little fel- ‘several sizes too large and the sleeves are Stipendiary Magistrate to-morrow forenoon.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Things Said and Done on the
Streets and Elsewhere.
Our people are always grumbling. They never appear to be satisfied. A few months ago they were loud in their denunciation of the Postmaster-General for the manner in which he treated them in the matter of a special train from Cape Traverse. When after waiting days and sometimes weeks for suitable ‘‘ crossing” weather, a mail was finally landed at this side just five or ten minutes late for the regular train from the West and was taken to Summerside where it remained till noon of the following day, they sent up memorials to Ottawa asking for an improvement. Now that the postal authorities in the city have seen fit to dis- pense with the services of the stamp vendor and order that the registration clerk do the work formerly done by that official, they are again complaining. True, one cannot
those whose duties will not admit of their mailing letters during the day are put toa good deal of inconvenience. But that doves not make any material difference to those in authority. Let the people complain till they are tired ; then they will stop. The public should understand once and for all that the post office is nut an institution in which they have » controlling interest, and that the officials will not accept any assist- ance in the management thereof. They have been lone enough in the service to know how to run the machine, and will not submit to any outside advice, no matter how good the intention of those who offer ic may be. If people want stamps they must lay aside all other duties and excuses and come and get them during the hours which the officials, in their wisdom, say they shall be sold. To be sure, they may be put to a little inconvenience, but what difference does that make to the officials. They are not paid a salary for waiting upon the people. “Tis the people who must wait upon them.
Then again, people never stop to think of the fact, patent to everyone conversant of the workings of the office, that the clerks are a hard worked lot. There are only some ten or twelve of them, and their hours of labor are very long. Some of them actually begin work before seven in the morning, and with the exception of several hours much needed rest in the tnferim con- tinue on duty till the afternoon, when they are relieved by others who remain till after the ‘* sortation ” of the mailintheeven- ing. During work hours, they are very at- tentive to business. One never has to blis- ter his knuckles rapping upon the wicket, while the clerks are gathered in a knot in- side discussing some very important piece of news, as he has to do in sume other in- stitutions. Oh, no, the clerk is always at his post, ready and willing. Then, again, just think of all the different sorts of addresses the clerks have to decipber, all the different mails they have to receive and despatch, all the postal cards they have to read, and all the infor- mation they have to impart to people about the arrival and departure of mails. Just think of all these things, and if the over- burdened official does not receive your heartfelt sympathy I am greatly mistaken. He certainly has mine.
How, I ask, can you, in the face of what | have written, say unkind things about the clerks or the management if your every want is net attended to. How can you, how can any reasonable person, expect one of the officials to sit in the goop in the corridor until late in the evening dispensing stamps; how can you expect to have a bulletin con- taining the time of arrival and departure of mails posted up in the corridor each day ; how can you always expect to receive a civil answer from the clerk at the wicket when you ask some silly question about the mails; how can you complain if your letters or papers are put in some other per- son’s box by mistake; how can you get vexed if the clerks are unusually slow in assorting the mails when you are expecting an important letter ; how ean you say that if there were fewer clerks in the office the work would be more quickly and _ better done; how can you say that there are so many clerks that one is in the other's way ; how can you—but I furbear. I used to say some unkind things mysélf about the Post Uffice, and the manner in which it is managed, but now that 1 have looked at the other side of the matter, 1 cannot see why the public should expect so much from the officials.
So much for the Post Office and the man- ner in which it is managed-—or as some people say-—mismanayed. Now, afew words about what is going on in the square in the immediate neighborhood of the building. The hour is seven in the evening. The sun is just sinking to rest in the western hori- zon and the flowers in the beautiful beds so tastefully made up by Mr. Newbery, are drooping preparatory to closing for the night. Sitting upon the siding on either side of the steps leading up to the main en- trance. to the office are two young men. What are they doing there? Let us see. Up the walk, tripping gayly along, comes a ‘young giv She is dressed in the latest style, e¥en to the leg-of-mutton sleeves, The young men haye seen her, and have begun to tuy nervously with their mous- taches, eyeing each other all the while. As she approaches, both lft their hats,and the
girl, in acknowledging the courtesy, smies sweetly upon each. She gves ‘by into the cftice, and after
jobtaining what she was after again passes ‘the young men. The hat-liiting business jis again gone through with, aud each of the young men imuke «a move as if to join the girl “i her walk. But neither go. The girl ineets another young man who joins her. Both young men and Jook guilty. They hes:..t. ni—got left.
Wush
Saturday last. He says further, that all j After watching the bicyclists cut up the >
a ir
get stamps at the office after six p. m., and)
walks for atime, they also take their de- parture. But their paths diverge.
Many instances are recorded of people not carrying out the doctor’s orders in the matter of taking medicine, and of their faring very badly in consequence. In some cases the mistake has resulted in permanent injury-——even in death, But the case of an Italian named Michael Spazienti, residing at Patterson, N. J., is out of the usual run, and therefore worthy of special mention. Michael, it appears, was troubled with corns, and interviewed a physician with the view of obtaining a remedy. The doctor gave him a mixture of chloral, camphor and morphine. The bottle was appropriately labelled with a skull and cross bones and other indications that the contents were not healthy for internal application. But Spazienti did not seem to mind this, ano on reaching home took a tablespoonful of the mixture. Before the stuff had time to reach his corns he sent for a physician, who summoned an assistant, and the two worked for three hours with a stomach pump and other machinery before they were satistied that the Italian stood a fair chance of being again able to travel a hurdy-gurdy. It is thought that the next time Michael takes corn medicine he will not endeavor to make it pass’ through the entire length of his body, but will make a more direct applica- tion.
In Charlottetown they sell a temperance drink called ‘Hop Beer.” It looks like ale, smells like ale, and some of those who have sampled it say it tastes like ale but is not so strong—that “it did not intoxicate them.” In Gloucester Mass, they sell ambrosia. It is said that it looks like beer, smells like beer, and tastes like beer. But it’s only ambrosia. And they have not got the Scott Act in Gloucester either.
The astronomers are always springing something new uponus. They are now giving currency to the statement that there is a very serious inundation in the planet Mars, which is, they further tell us, a thickly populated region. I would not be at all surprised to learn that some philan- thopic souls were about opening a sub- scription list for the sufferers. There’s money in it—for? those entrusted with the handling of the funds.
Percy.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
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THE undersigned Executrix and Executors of the last wil’ and testament of the late Wil- liam Haslam, Esq., of Springfield, Lot 67, in Queen's County, deceased, hereby notify all per- sons indebted to the said Estates to make imme- diate ponent to Bertram Haslam, Executor. and all persons having legal demands against the said Estate are required to render their ac- counts duly attested to the said Bertram Haslam within twelve months from date hereof. ELIZABErH HASLAM, Executrix, BERTRAM HASLAM, ROBERT HASLAM,
Executors, Springfield, Lot 67, July 13, 1888. jy20—wky 4w
DESIRABLE DWELLING HOUSE, BY AUCTION.
[= instrneted by JOHN HIGGINS. ESQ,, to seli by Auction on the Premises,
On Thursday, 26th Instant,
AT 12 O'CLOCK, NOON,
His Valuable Dwelling House on Prince Street.
This is a very desirable propert, situated as it is in one of the most pleasant paris of the ciry.
G. M. HARRIS, jy13
L O. O. F.
Funeral N otice.
TTE Members of the City Lodges are requested to meet at Oddfellows’ tial, To-morrow (WEDNESDAY) Evening, vt 8 o'clock, in order to make arrangements for the reception of the remains of their late Brother, |.. T. OWEN, P. G. of Gateway City Lodge, Emerson, Manitoba. J. 8. NELSON, N., G., St. Lawrence Lodge. R. D. COFFIN, N. G., Wildey Ledge.
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Moonlight Excursion.
STEAMER “SOUTHPORT”
Will leave the FERRY WHARF
ON THURSDAY, JULY 19,
AT FOUR O'CLOCK, P. M..
for Hillsborough River, returning at 6.30, and will leave avain at 7 p. m., returning at 9. Refreshments and Tea may be obtained on
ard. 1 Strawberries, Aunt Sallie, and other attrac- ions. St. Peter’s Brass Band will be in attendance. Fare 20 cents.. Children under 12, half price on the afternoon trip. dy tl dte—jyl4
P. E. Island Steam Navigation Company.
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders
of the above Com y wili be held in their Office, corner Great -= and Lower Water Streets, on THURSDAY, the 19th July, at Seven o'clock in the Evening, for the election of Direc-
tors and other ness. By order. F. W. a. Ch’town, July 5, 1888. —
School for Children.
MES. J. D. MARTIN has still a few vacancies in her Morning Class. ward, ue Afterneupe Clams eill be fermen. Tine rard, a ‘noon C w orm ese Classes will continue during the Summer. For terms, etc., apply at residence, FITZROY STREET, mon th tf—jug&
CALEDONIAN CLUB.
TENDERS will be received by the undersigned
ap to noon of MOND (Y, the Twenty-third of July, instant, from persons willinp to contract for the erection of a Grand Stand, Booths, &c., &e., as required for the Annuxl Gathering of the Clans, to he heid on the 16th of August.
Specification may be seen and all necessary ee received on application to the under-
gned.
-L80—Tenders for the sole privilege of the
Catering on the Grounds the day of Gathering.
ROBT. J. CAMPBELL, Ch’town, July 13, 1888—eod t) 23rd
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18 1888.
TRYO' WOOLEN MILLS
(me
we
Trade to us, MR. R. D. COFFIN will remain in charge.
as well »s any other liabilities th We also collect all debts due to him.
change for Wool at Mill prices. CASH FOR WOOL.
TRYON WOOLEN
TRYON WOOLEN MILLS DEPOT,
Attractive = Bargall
cipal tiie
—————$ 9 ——— —
Blue Worsteds, Very Cheap,
for Suits, and Straw Hats, Umbrellas, &c., &e.,
Felt
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MARKY T
Ch’town, June 13, 1888—eod & wky
SQUARE,
Braces,
DEPOT,
Cameron Block, Charlottetown Agency.
R. J. D. REID having given up the above Agency, and sold out his Stock-in- ive notice that we shall continue the business asa SALES DEPOT for CLOTHS, TWEEDS, BLANKETS and YARNS of our own manufacture.
“
Wool that has been left with our Agent (J.D. Reid) will be settled for on demand
that he has incurred in connection with said business’ All imported goods, excepting Cloth and Tailora’ Trimmings, will be closed out regardless of cost during the next thirty days. ®
A large stock of our own manufactures will be kept constantly in stock to ex-
WRG CO.
Cameron Block, July 18, 1888—-dy & wky
ep
Me
JAMES PATON & CO’S. Black Worsteds, at Bottom Prices,
Scotch and Canadian Tweeds, nice patterns
Scarfs,
Ready-made Clothing, Cheap for Ready Cash.
TAS. PATON & CO.,
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senate nisib ciiirin
daily increasing. No slop work.
of this saving.
Charlottetown, July 7, 1888.
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Can supply you all, and give you the best value.
baal ‘
WALK RIGHT IN,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
N N&WSON'S FURNITURE: BSTABLISHM ANT, AND CET BARCAINS.
Largest, Oldest and Best Place in the City.
NEVER IN A DILEMMA!
Sales
Furniture as represented. He does not advertise much, but gives his customers the benefit
Don’t forget the place —OPPOSITE POST OFFICE. JOHN NEWSON.
DUD Wil
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Ch’tuwn, June 14, 1888.
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WE ARE OPENING TO-DAY
2 CASES WHITE AND COLORED SHIRTS,
Which were shipped to us in error, will be sold at Cost and Charges to Clear.
Choice Patterns Direct from Manufacturers.
WE ARE SELLING
THOUSANDS OF HATS
Far better value than is given by those that blew so much.
You will be Convinced if you examin; our Stock and coxpare Prices.
CE,
CUSTOM TAILOR.
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