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EXAMINER.
THE DAILY : DECEMBER 11, 1889.
The Patriot's Tactics.
Havine published half the secret which, for the sake of an innocent and sorrowing widow and family, the Commissioner of Public Lands had kept for nearly a year, having made necessary a public investiga-
the Patriot is Publishing the
tion of the whole matter, now engaged in—what?
sworn evidence obtained by the Commis- sioners ? Endeavoring to place before its readers the whole facts as shown by the books in the Land Office and by the testi- mony of independent men under oath? No. It
has not even sent a reporter to take the
is hiding the facts from them, It
evidence or a representative to watch the proceedings! But it is, by means of the
correspondence of men .who that they do
when they ought to
are 50
ignorant not know
remain silent, en-
deavoring to prejudice public opinion against the Commissioners. Good sense, good taste, the well known rules of procedure in such cases, all require that the press and the people shall with- hold the expression of their opinions until after the Commissioners have made full enquiry into the facts and renderod thei, the Commissioners, or any one of them—at" tire. juncture, would be as indecorous c We need only say that the Commis8ioners have sworn that they will dotheir duty,
which have been made upon them.
-and we know of nothing in the life and character of either of them to lend color to the presump- tion that they will not do so.
will, we believe, agree with THe Examiner
The public
that meaner or unfairer tactics than those of the Patriot, in respect to this case, can- not possibly be imagained.
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As Between the Two Parties.
Ir may be freely admitted that the late Government did not realize their highest expectations in respect to the debts due the Province. But the Opposition scouted the idea that the delegates of the Sullivan ad- ministration would be at all successful in Therefore, it may be assumed that they would not—had they
obtaining refunds. remained in office—have sent out delegates nor obtained a single dollar of the $578,- 218.55, been netted by the Province as a result of the delgations of
shown to have theSullivan Government. Theirfriends were in office at Ottawa when they were in office Yet they made no attempt to collect the They orly laid on the taxes! There cannot be the shadow of a doubt in the mind of any man that, if they had continued in office, they would have continued to lay on taxes until this day.
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the debts due rovince,
The taxes they levied while they were in otlice averaged $42,328.42 a year, —equalin sevenyears to about $300,000 ; and seeing that the cost of education has increased to the extent of upwards of $26,000 a year, they could not possibly, had they remained in office, have levied for less than this sum.
As between the two parties, therefore, the difference in favor of the Sullivan Gov- ernment is about as follows :
Net result of delegations....... $578,218.55 faxes saved in seven years..... 300,000.00 $878,218.55
That is to say, the Province is to-day better off than it would have been, had the Op- positionists remained in office, by close upon a million of dollars,
Again, we advise the Patriot to save its fire until after the holidays.
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Adulteration of Food.
WE are indebted to the Inspector of In- land Revenue here for a copy of the Re- port of his Department oa the adulteration of food. The following is a summary state- ment of the whole number of samples analyzed by the local Dominion analysts :
Genuine. Adul. Doubt.
cick code oun 76 13 “a ng 70 3 Cream of Tartar.... 20 13 BO 6106 005 cc cece 48 23 3 MO gi coh kccacce ae 5 l4 Liquors...... . 131 23 10 i waite ck me atl 113 28 7 Spices... 78 lil 5
me 563 219 39
The analyst at St. John reports that ‘‘It is evident that quite a large proportion of the spirituous liquor in this city is more or less sophisticated.”
It does not appear that any of the samples analyzed were obtained in Char- lottetown.
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—The decision cancelling the patent of the Edison Electric Light Company’s in- candescent lamp has been reversed by the present Minister of Agriculture. In arriv- ing at this decision the Minister of Agricul- ture was largely guided by an elaborate re- port on the subject made by Sir Jvuhn Yhompson. He finds that Edison, the patentee, complied with the law requiring the construction of the lamp iu Canada within a given time, that it was obtainable by anyone desiring it at a reasonable price, and that the lamp was not imported from the United States, contrary to the statute. From one cause or another, the electric light is very slow in getting into uso in private houses, though a great many per- sons are anxious to avail themselves of it. The Monetary Times remarks that if this decision should tend to put an end to the
delay, the public will be grateful for it,
™, as the attacks
That Resolution.
A Great deal of indignation was express- ed on our streets to-day in respect to the ridiculous resolution passed by the City Council at woman convicted and in jail under the pro- Act. Stripped of its
its last meeting, concerning a visions of the Scott grotesque verbiage, the resolution amounts to this : that the Corporation of Charlotte- town in Council has unanimously expressed disapprobation of the Act, which is law by the votes of a majority of the ratepay- ers,and censured the Stipendiary Magistrate did his duty in punishing a woman who was proved to have been guilty of violating it. The barring the reference to the Queen—be were passed by 4
because he
resolution would— merely laughable if it boys’ debating club. But as the expression of a deliberative assembly representing the City of Charlottetown it is lamentable. It the natural
is, however, in its essence, result of the strange inconsistency which persisted in renewing the operation of the Scott Act, and then elected a Council in
sympathy with the liquor dealers.
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A Protest. Srr,—I understand that at a meeting of Council last evening they favorably con-
use of the firearm poles to string his Tetitwires apon.
“The alarm service cost $1734.38, and the promoters deserve credit for trying to bring our fire department up to the standarp.
The Council are to be commended, for trying to raise all the revenue possible. But in this case I think they err in giving ov er to anyone the right to string wires on the alarm poles. Even now some firemens bells are out of circuit through no fault in the construction of the fire alarm, but on account of some other wires crossing.
[am glad to see Mr. Full introducing the incandescent, but Ido not approve of his making -se of polesaskedfor. We will find enough trouble in keeping the alarm line in perfect working order without run- ning the risk of having to repair the line, from the poles being loaded with wires. The fire alarm should be kept entirely clear from all other services.. If one of the present electric light wires should fall on any telephone, telegraph or fire alarm wire, thechancesarethat it would remain there un- til enough friction bares the wire, then goc¢- bye toall the instruments on the circuit in- terfered with. The same may happen from Mr. Full’s line coming in contact. The low tension has nothing to do with wires feul- ing. In the matter of construction here as elsewhere, they have an objective point to place a wire, and the linemen get the wire there utterly regardless of how many wires they cross, at what angles they are run, or how they are fastened. I venture to say you cannot find a town with such a hideous line construction as here—poles standing at all angles, some with long braces, right in front of a citizen’s door, because the pole is not long enough to be sunk toa depth sufficient to carry it and the strain of the wires. Crooked, unpainted, rotten unused and abandoned poles, are to be seen everywhere. Give Mr. Full the right to construct a good line, place no more re- striction on him than on anyone else ; see that he carries out the contract with the city—but let that be all. The city will find trouble ahead if they go mixing up in this business.
The Boston fire was caused by an electric light wire falling on the ‘Time Com- pany’s” wire, by which every electric clock on the circuit was stopped, showing the time to the second when the fire started ; and notwithstanding the fire alarm was given inside of 20 minutes, $10,000,000 went upinsmoke. This city may some day have added to its sidewalk lawsuits, a claim for damages through electric light wires being allowed and neglecting to bind by law all companies or persons using it to pay damages.
Dec. 10, 1889. Warp ONE.
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Water Commissioners Salaries. Srr,—The smallest piece of legislation that has been enacted for some time was a resolution passed by the City Councillors at a recent meeting, reducing the salaries of the Water Commissioners No doubt a reduction is necessary. Yet it is customary that any law goes into effect at some time subsequent to its enactment ; but these wise men, in their extraordinary wisdom and foresight of economy, saw fit to enact a law which goes into effect nearly six months previous to its enactment. This is a new precedent, and a very dangerous one. If it was necessary to curtail the city expen- diture by a reduction of the salaries of the Water Commissioners, why was it not done in July last? amended or repealed, and it is doubtful if the Water Commissioners can be compelled to take the reduced salary for their services since July last. Yours &c., P. F. D. Ch’town, Dec. Ilth, 1889.
Personal.
Sir Percy Flarence Shelly, son of Percy Bysshe Shelly, the poet, is dead, aged 70.
Searle, the Australian oarsman, is so ill of typhoid fever that his life is despaired of, Bulletins are constantly issued and _ tele.
raphed all over the conntry as to his con- ition.
J. W. Richards, M. P. P., Bideford, was registered at the Hotel Davies yesterday.
James Clow, M. L. C., Murray Harbor North, is at the Osborne.
J. H. Carson, of London, Manager of the Anglo American Cable Co., arrived in St. John on Monday en route to Sydney, St. Pierre and Hearts Content for the purpose of examining the cable at those points, and aim- ing als» to introduce such changes as will give better cable service.
Referring to the election of the Rev. E. A. Harris as Rector of Mahone Bay, the Church Guardian says: ** We hear to-day, with great pleasure, of the unsnimous election of the Rev. E. A. Harris, M. A., late curate of this Parish, to the Rectorship of Mahone Bay Parish, in this Rural Deanery, a position ; which he richly deserves for his energetic, ! faithful and successful work, while laboring 4 there as curate, ”
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
sidered Mr. Full’s application to have the |
A law is a law until it is |
BEER BROS.,
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Fashionable Millinery, Dress Goods and Maniles.
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MOURNING GOODS A SPECIALTY.
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House Furnishings of all kinds. Special Values in Carpets and Oil Cloths.
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The Bald-Headed Truth
BOUT OUR STOCK OF SHOES 4 Its immense Quality, Quantity each défy competition. i
END US YOUR EAR, and we will pay you}
4 bigger interest on the loan than you could get on hard cash. :
We have a large stock of CLOTHING that we are going to clear out in es next two months, no matter if we sell them under cost. | Others may deal out “bald, disioi1 ted chat”
ro oP GpTphpyye Ty TQ3 when > say! Ss may G ai ou ala, ais Intec envy aed Se ee eT sad CHEAPEST |{00ut their go ds. but the bald-headed truth in thecity. can’t be capped or handicappe
Say what you like, but when “Truth crushed toearth will rise again,” but EACHEN’S CLOTHING you'll he truth about McEKEACHEN’S BOOTS AND they can't be beat. ISHOES is that they are so crushed that _they
PRICES.—They all say the one word, CHEAP. | They are utterly smashed and
y ants, 90c; W Ss s, 68e. Ww eol Pants, Oc: W ool Shirt O | We're writing a new history in BOOTS AND
REEFERS.—We keep no Reefers that are|SHOKS, and we hope people will take advan- flung together and palmed off as good ones, bu’ tage of it, our $4.00 Reefer is as good as you'll get for $6.00 anywhere. SUITS away down.
Give usacali. We'll treat you right.
A. BE. McBACHEN,
Connolly's Old Stand, Qucen Street.
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We can crow, because our prices are away | jdown and they can't be touched. Give us a call.
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Presents for Smokers ai Watson's Drug Store.
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ILVER-MOUNTED BRIAR AND MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
CIGAR ND CIGARETTE HOLDERS AND CASES,
SMOKERS’ SETTS, SMOKERS’ TABLES,
TOBACCO JARS, Cases of PIPES, and Match Box Holders for Ashes, &c., &e.
Charlottetown, Dec. 10, 1889.
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ALL NEW GOODS IMPORTED THIs YEAR,
TO CLEAR.
OUR STOCK OF
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It will Pay You to See Our Stock Before Buying.
HARRIS & STEWART.
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[}—— Beautiful Fancy Tables, Ladies’ Writing Desks,
Rattan and Reed Chairs, Smoking and Kasy Chairs, VERY CHBAP AT MARK WRIGHT & JO’S.
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slistmas and New Year's Presents
Ever otteved to the People of P. E. Island,
Silks, Weol Squares and Scarfs, Umbrellas, Waterproof Cloake Pur-Lined Circulars and Cloa Jackets and Doimanas
1,009 Geutiemen’s Sik Handkereh efs in very beautiful colors ard pat. terns, pain aud hem-stitehed,
100 Pairs Kid Mitts at a wonderful bargain, only 45¢ a pair.
MILIINERY,
Our MILLINERY DEPARTMENT is packed full of charming HATS. See our beautiful styles, at $175, $2.00 and $2 50.
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Fieecy Cottons.
Here is one of the Biggest Bargains ever offered to our friends. Come in and see this gigantic bargain. The goods are selling fast and no wonder—they are so very cheap. ;
DRESS GOODS.
We can offer with the greatest amount of confidence the Largest Stock of DRESS GOODS in the City, at prices that will induce bargain-hunters to buy.
Grey Flannels Very Cheap
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Than to Make Home like noe —The Goid Medal Carpet Sweeper has all th latest improvenents—the best that the Bissel Carpet Sweeper Company make. It operates without dust or noise, almost’ without labor: ‘Tis in every respect the most perfect Sweeper in the world. You can make no better pre. sent to Mother, Wife or Sister for this coming Christmas.
CARPETS,
JAMES PATON & CO. continue selling Carpets at the extremely low prices which they are noted for We have a tull range of the Newest Designs by the best makers, in SCOTCH, CANADIAN, BRUSSELS, TA- PESTRY and VELVETS, ART SQUARES, LINOLEUMS and FLOOR CLOTHS, from 18 inches to 18 feet wide,
Window Curiaias, Shades aud Poles.
We have stijl about 20 Pairs of beautiful CRETONNE CURTAINS left, worth $3.50, that we are selling tor $250.
Last December was a big month with us. We will be very much sur- prised, indeed, if we don’t sell half as much more as we done twelve months ago. To avoid the unpleasant crowding which frequently oceurs at JAMES PATON & CO’s., our friends would confer a faver by calling early in the day.
LADIES’ ROBES,
AT REDUCED PRICES.
HANDKERCHIEFS—Ploin Hem-stitched, Colored Bordered Hem-stitched, Initials, &c. A lot of Men's White Handkerchiefs, large size, slightly damaged, only 4c. each. A lot ot Ladies’ Handkerchiefs, 36c, a dozen.
Large buyers and small buyers of all kinds should devote considerable attention to the benefits that we so lavishly bestow during this month.
SHAWLS! SHAWLS!—A fine as- sortment to choose from. A job lot of 50 Shawls, suitable for a Wagon or Sleigh Wrap, worth $1.30, for S5c.
To detail all the bargains we have would be impracticable, Customers will kindly bear in mind that, although many classes of goods are not specially advertised here, JAX. PATON & CO’S Store contains ¢verything that a first- rate Dry Goods Store may be expecsed to keep,
Remember our Clothing Depart ment. REEFERS and OVERCOATS a cheap as any in the city.
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