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FRIDAY, APRIL

THE DAILY EXAMINER.

APRIL 25, 1890.

Notes and Comments.

—All advices. from Southern California report the general situation as greatly im- proved. Money is easier and business in- creasiog.

—A large financial concern in England is considering a proposition to pay its direc- tors a fee of one thvuswd dollars for attending each of the six meetings a year.

—During 1889 slightly over $100,000,000 worth of gold was dug from the earth on the four continents; the largest quantity cama from Australia, California and Suuth Africa.

—Advices from Havana state that the question of annexation of Cuba tothe United States is daily growing more serious and that the governmené is becoming alarmed,

—The season of greatest activity in for- eign immigration has now begun, and the indications are that the nunibder of foreign settlers arriving during the year will be ex- trordinarily large. So far, the arrivals in the United States have been nearly one- third more than in the first three months of 1839, ani April shows a still greater pro- purtiouate increase.

—An Oitawa despatch reports that Mr. Davies complained that the city of Char- lottetowa had been compelied to pay $14,000 extra duties upon iron pipes in 1887 beciuse of the increased duties im- posed after the pipes had been ordered. Hon. Mr. Bowell said in reply he would lovk into the facts to ascertain if Charlotte- towvn corporation was not entitled to a re- fund upon the pipes in question.

—The practical sagacity of the American character is universally recognized, and where this trait has operated in legitimate enterprise its results have never been equalled. It is natural also that when this shrewdness takes a dishonorable course its issue is likewise unparalleled; so that while they can match the world tor great business meu and financiers, their scamps are easily head and shoulder above the best of other candidates.

—There is great promise in the oil regions of the far Northwest of Canada. In the Athabaska district, it is stated by Prof. Dawson, that some of the lakes and rivers are covered tu a depth of several inches with the oil exuding from their banks. An ex- ploring expedition is to be sent out by the federal g-vernment this summer, and there- after a railway must be built. It is hoped to find that Canada has the largest vil pro- ducing territory ia the world.

—The story of exorbitant interest de- manded by St. Paul elevator companies for landing wheat for seed t» the destitute far- mers of the central part of the southern half of the Dikotas is a story that is dis- graceful if itis true. Itis hard for a coun- ty to buy back at ruinous advances what little grain it was able to sell last year. The laws of supply and demand must be held in abeyance when thousands of people are really suffering for the necessaries of life. ;

—It is difficult to estimate the amount of gold hoarded in India, but it was ap- proximated before the royal commission on bi-metilism at £130,000,009, which was the am uut imported daring the List fifty years, and is exclusive of the hoards for centuries pist. Toe silver was computed at about £170,000,000. This yields for both gold anisilvecasum of £399,000,000, which represeats nearly one-third of thevalue of the local amount of coin (£1,000,000,000) esti- mated by Dr. Soetbeer tu be in circulation in the world. Tho form which the hoard- ing tales is that of bulliou or coin, and fre- quently the metil is made into ornaments, partly used for the purpose of adornment and partly kept as a hoard.

—In submitting the revised tariff to the Congress of the United States, the report of the Ways and Means committee says :—

“The bill is framed in the interest of the people of the United States. It is for the better defence of American homes and Ameri- can industries. Ample revenues for the wants of the Government are provided by this bill, and every reasonable enceuragement is given to productive enterprises and to the labor employed therein. The committee believe that, inasmuch as nearlv $40,L000,000 are an- nually required to meet the expenses of the Government, it is wiser to tax those foreign products which seek a market here in competi- tioa with our own than to tax our domestic products or the non-competing foreign pro- ducts.”

~— The Patriot of last evening contains another leading article about Mr. Fred. Peters’ unfortuvate allusion to ‘* Paddy McQuaid” in connection with ‘ repeaters,” “corner loafers” and ‘jail birds.” The article is eutitied, ‘‘ Sentiment vs. Siller.” The meaning of this high-sounding and aliiterative heading is not very clear. Per- haps it is this: That the sentiment of the people of Fort Augustus are opposed to Mr. Peters’ money! Inany case, Mr. Peters will have reason to remember in future the words of Lord Bacon: ‘Surely public men had need, in tender mat- ters and ticklish times, to beware what they say; especially in these short speeches which fly about like daris and are thought to be shot out of their secret intent’ons!”

Personal.

Mr. Join McLeod, of the firm of John Mc- Leod & Co, merchant tailors, was a passen- ger in the Prince:s Beatrice, which sailed for Halifax last evening.

Mr. A. H. Macpherson, City Clerk, has been granted a month's leave of absence, owing to ill-health. While he is away the duties of the office will be attended to by Mr. Duncan McLean, clerk to the Water Commissioners.

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Polson In THE SouP.—A Pittsburg, Pa., despatch of the 20th says; Pretty sixteen- year-old Mary Stewart, of McKeesport, is under arrest on the charge of peisoning her four-year-old brother. Friday, it seems, the girl did the cooking for dianer, paying special attention to a very fine soup. Ali of the family but herself drank the soup and were at once seiz:d with vivlent pains. Physicians were called in who pronounced the case ars2nical po soning. A four-year-old boy died yesterday, and three others of the family are in a sevious condition. ‘Lhe girl was arrested, but evades a/l questions and stoutly declares her innocence of any attempt at poison. She says she did not drink the soup because she did not care for it.

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New ae and tapestry squares, also rugs and mats, Hed toxlay ab Paton ig

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Discrimination Against Great Britain.

THE POLICY OF THE GAITS.

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dit Richard and Wiman,

A Nice Team for Patriotic Can- adians to Follow.

For weeks and weeks, says the Ottawa

‘have each cvmm.tted

correspondent of the Hmpire, the Liberals have been talking abvut the matter of a market for our products, and in all that time they have practically ignored Great Britain. With them it has all beena matter of the United States buying gvods from us and_ the possibilities of more ex- tensive trade in that direction. During the past week, however, the long silence was broken. On Thursday afternoon Sir Richard Cartwright made reference to Great Britain, but the reference was more remarkable than the silence. Speaking of the duties on hammers, picks, etc., he said: ‘*I know very well the temper en- tertained by a great many English manu- facturers towards us on account of these irreg»larities in the tariff with which they are very famidiar. They are keenly alive to the facts in regard to the practieal work- ing of the tariff, and much has been said about our discriminating in favor of Am- erican as against Haglish goods, for we find hon. gentlemen opposite are practically discriminating against English and in favor of American goods.” Here we find a clearly defined principle laid down, that principle being that discrimination in favor of American goods is justifiably offensive to the mother country. Of course Sir Richard was absolutely in error as to the discrimin- ation he referred tu. The present tariff is aimed to operate with perfect equity. What, however, must bethought of a man who lays down as a rule that discrimination against Great Britain is a commercial offence, which might properly be expected to arouse the hostility of British manfac- turers, and who at the same time devotes his energies to the advocacy of continental free trade? The two views are glaringly inconsistent,

MR. WIMAN’S VIEWS.

In order that it may be fairly proven that discrimination against Great Britain is the aim of the present one-plank policy of the Liberal Party, the opinion of Mr. Wiman may be quoted. He is the undis- puted daddy of the fad, andin his pamphlet on the subject he saysat page 31: ‘There would be a uniform tariff right round the continent instead of athwart it. That tariff the United States would practically fix. Iv would doubtless be juintly administered under a commission, in which, of cvurse, the United States must necessarily have a majority. The revenues of both countries would be put into a common fund, or in other words pooled, and after the total ex- penses of collection were paid, the sum would be divided in proportion to popula- tion. It is true that according to the exist- ing figures, Canada, under this agreement, would realize a less revenue than she dues now, and this because no duties whatever would be paid on American goods that would then reach her consumers without paying. duty, while in consequence of this freedom from taxation the con- sumption of American goods would enor- mously increase, thus lesssening vastly the importations of English goods now yielding a revenue.” It may be asked with reason why there would bea great lessening of importations from Great Britain, if it is not expected that commercial union would operate favorably to the United States and and unfavorably to the Mother Country ? There is no room for quibbling here. Com- mercial union and unrestricted reciprocity are one and the same thing. We could not have one withvut the other. It is apparent, also, that Mr. Wiman’s expectations are well founded, and that the results would be precisely as he indicates. If, then, Sir Richard regarded it as a serious thing that the present tariff operates invidiously—in which view, however, he is mistaken—how can he be an advocate of continental free trade without wilfully putting himself in an attitude of hostility to Great Britain ?

THE ANTI-BRITISH POLICY.

Of course Sir Richard has never openly dared to say that he means the one-plank policy to present his aspect of antagovism to the Mother Covntry. That fact has been studiously concealed. It is there nevertheless, and if he can show apy escape trom this conclusion he should do so. Mr. Wiman sees none, Mr. Hitt and Mr. Butterworth themselves to the same view in speecies delivered in their own couatry, but it is only by such little slips as occurred on Thursday that self- condemnation~ can be drawn from Liberal lips here. This isa serious matter. For days and days the Liberals have raved about the jeopardizing of our trade with the Unit- ed States, while in the nexc breath they have declared themselves in favor of a policy which its father openly asserts is intended to discriminate against Great Britain. Our trade with great Britain is vastly greater and of more importance to us than our trade with the United States and consistency deminds that at least as much regard should be had as to the risks run in the major direction as in the minor. Yet we tind the Liberals al- most absolutely silent about our commercial interests across the Atlantic while display- ing a feverish anxiety for closer relations with a less favorably disposed people across the boundary line.

THE DAY OF RECKONING.

The day of retribution is not now far away. Little by litile the true inwardness of the Liberal policy has been revealed dur- ing the present session, and when the peo- pie have come to see its unpatriotic and its anti-British character, they will not be slow to mete out punishment. The current ses- sion has been unique ia this sense that it has developed very clearly the American tendency of the Liberal pulicy.

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Fresh bananas, pineapples, oranges and lemons received to-day at Beer & Goff’s. apl24 3i

House of Assembly.

APRIL 24.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

House resumed consideration of the bill | After some time pro- |)

respecting elections. gress was reported. ; - The bill to incorporate the Presbyterian thurch at Caledonia was reported from ‘the Private Biils Committee and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. APRIL 25.

House, in Committee, resumed considera- tion of the bill respecting elections. After some discussion, progress was reported.

Hon. Mr. McLeod laid apon the table the following classification of the estimated expenditure by the Government of Prince Edward Island for the year 1890 :—

Administration of Justice........... $ 20,057 Coronor’s inquests...... Ste ee 200 Executive Council.................. 50 HHSCHONE..ra. ss ce tas os Sty eehen ce .» 5,000 Wdneation.... «csc. .t cass iexyes ee. 108,180 PXHIDIGIONG 1 iss ooo ev ocio ebe 4.000 Hospital for Insane..............005 17.600 Inspectors of Licenses............. . 6"0 Legislation........ Se OPewey eee tees 128.000 Laws, Consolidation of, etc......... 4,000 Legislative Library................. 500 Lieutenant Governor's Office—Print-

ing and Stationery............... 50 Miscollanéous.... 5... 2. Sa cee ee 5,250 Poor House—Maintenance.......... 4.500 Paupers <a ate nce bee aes 3,600 Poptage: Seo se ors Ce eee res 500 Provincial Secretary, Treasurer and

Commissioner of Public Lands

Oli6e a eee Soe eo veep ee 5,250 Provincial Auditor and Clerk of Ex-

ecutive Council, salary, etc........ 1,400 Public Works— Expenses Depart-

Wet es es a ME poe 8s Cases ds 4,00): Public Ferries........... Beasts Wexi ee 16,715 Public Works—Right of Way and

Wew: Roadie er sor oer . 2,000 Poblice Buildings 0335. vais ./c Sees oe 550 Pub‘ie Docks, Ferry Slipsand Piers.. 7.000 Public Bridges........ceecesseecees 20,000 Public Roads, Culverts and Small

Brid Gear e 6 sei. ee es es ee 18,000 Salaries and Commissions of Super-

VISOTE we ccs ee eee Pri e 3,000 Bushing Ice......... BES oP eee 509 Miscelianeous and Unforseen.,...... 1,000 Public-Packetes..06 30-550 sa0s tare < 3,095

Provincial Building—Salaries Keeper and Messenger, Fuel, Light, Re-

PRIS OLO 2 356 558 eves ovo he 2,125 Printing and Stationery-—Miscellan-

COUR E ai ei cities peat eee oa ee 1,700 Registrar of Deeds Office............ 3,900 Importation of Stock............. as 700

Wotal s. 263. PRs ole sci es $278,272

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

A Comment Upon ‘“ Observer.”

S1r,—I was much interested ia the letter of *t Observer” in THe Examiner of Tues- day, in which he finds serious fault with the Rev. Scott-Holland, the learned and eloquent Canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral, for having stated that men must keep God’s Commandments and do His holy. will, if they expect to get to Heaven; or, to use the Canon’s exact language, which ‘ Obser- ver” so heartily condemns, ‘‘ Keep the Commandments, if thou wouldst enter into life.” What struck me as interesting is the appearance, in this out-of-the-way part of the world, of the teaching of Martin Luther, that God does not: expect ue to do anything good, and that for anyone to try and keep God’s laws and obey His Com- mandments is only an added sin to our other sins. It is strange to see the German Reformer’s doctrine cropping up ia a Char- lottetown newspaper.

GzoRGE.

April 24, 1890.

To-morrow, Saturday, at 11 o'clock,

35 BARRELS APPLES, to close out our » stock, and positively the last sale this season,

E. H. NORTON & CO.,

ap25 Auctioneers.

Sealers Wanted.

NWO SEALERS for Lobster Also—Three Fishermen.

Apply to HORACE HASZARD.

Factory.

ap26—dy Iw CHEAP BOOKS!

An Opportunity to Parchase Theo- fegical and other #ooks Very Cheap.

BOUT 200 VOLUMES—part of the

Library of the Rev. J. V. Jost—to be

sold in lots tosuit parchasers. Catalogue and prices can be obtained by addressing

R. K. JOST, Charlottetown, P. E, I.

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Choice Butter.

50. DSBs. CARVELL BROS.

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BUILDING & PASTURE LOTS,

TPAHERE will be offered for sale early this Spring some of the most valuable Lots in the neighborhood of Charlottetown, com- prising part of the McGill property. Further particulars in future advertise. ments. Inquire of J. McGILL. ap23—dy lw ‘

§. §. “William.”

FOR CHARTER.

7 ¥°HE ABOVE STEAMER is now open fer Charter to ports in United States, New- foundland or elsewhere. Apply to R. McMILLAN, ap22 -dw_ her guar tf

K. DB. 0. Worth Millions.

Wer KDi—A GPA to do yee

PSR SEED

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Bedroom Sets,

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MARK WRIGH|

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so noticeably great in t ‘trade, and more especiall A ‘ ture has this great reduction in prices taken p + fact that Walnut Parlor Sets cost to-day less than paid not many years ago. Parlor Sats scientific methela of production

| the price of Furniture. : adopted into our oon bie = es advance of the times demanded, and our . : CHEAP SALE OF PARLOR SETS and BEDROOM SEPS is the result of our successful efforts in this line. : room Sets are in process of manufacture in our Factory . the present, whereas a quarter of that quantity would be a large ‘oumber to undertake at once with former facilities. e therefore in a position to conduct our GREAT CHEAP SALE OF FURNITURE unlimited, and invite the public to come and inspect our extensive variety in Parlor and Bedroom Sets, and compare new prices with the old prices of former years.

he last tew years as 1 y in Parlor and Bedroom Sets

In no branch of business hs the reduction of prices beer

in the Furniture of Furni- a. Also the alf the price

Improved machinery and new and

have effected these changes ip

As iar as we are concerned, we have

vements as the resent GREA? Over 100 Bed-

We are

CHILDREN'S

CARRIAGES

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$7.50 up.

Fringe Blinds, Dado Blinds, Plain Blinds, Curtain Poles &

Trimmings, in great variety.

MARK WRIGHT

& CO.

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LIVERY STABLE OUTFIT.

BY AUCTION,

aN es

Thursday, May Ist,

AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK,

ATTHH ATABLES,

P. P. GILLIS’S LIVERY OUTFIT, com- bined with our regular sale of Horses.

OVER 20 VALUABLE HORSES,

including Mr. Gillis’s very valuable Family Mare, unequaled in the Provinces for good qualities,

The standard-bred Stallion Apotheeary, No. 6465, by Heimando, 2x91, record 2.374, dam Morena, hy Almont Mambrino, 761, (send for catalogue) ; 1 Carriage stallion ‘Lom Stet- son, by Potentate, 4 years old; | Bay Mare, 8 years old, sire All Right, in foal to Her- nando, sound and good looking; 1 All Right mare Goldie, with foal to Preceptor, 1 Bay Filly, 3 years old, sire All Right, dam Ham- bletonian, owned by Geo:ge K. Hughes; 1 Barrister Stallion, rising 3 years, weight 1300 lbs., dam by Old Stockman; 1 yearling Fiily, sire Preceptor, dam Yat.kee Girl, the dam of Blackbird, and very handsome; 1 Carriage Stallion, sire Capt. Jeff, dam McInnis’s Mare, jet black, 3 years old and very handsome.

Several specially fine and well-bred Horses from the ‘* Parkside” Stock Farm of W. A. Brennan, Summerside, and a large number of other Carriage and Working Horses not enumerated.

CARRIAGES AND HARNESS,

‘1 Barouche, 1 American Gladstone (new), 1 American Jump Seat (new), 1 Doubie Rasket Poeton, 8 Buggies, all home-made, buiit to order and almost new, 1 Boat Wegon, 1 Ex- press, 1] Cart, 1 set Double Harness, all the Harness, Rugs, Wraps, etc., and other fittings of a first-class Livery Stabla.

Terms at sale.

E. H, NORTON & CO.,

Auctioneer, ap17—dy li then (21) eod tlsle .wky

At the above sale we will sell the Carriage Stallion ‘ FAIRMONT,” | sire Hernando, dam Fairmaid, sister of Black Pilot, owned by Charles Doctkendorff, North River,

“Fairmont” is a dark chestnut color, stands 153 hands high, weighs 1100 lbs., is very handsome, promises great speed, and took first prize in his class at the Provincial Ex- hibition, 1889,

Dwelling House, (TO BE REMOVED )

At our Horse Sale, on May Ist, we will se!l the large Dwelling House on the corner of Great George and Dorchester Streets, and not the Stabies, as advertised in error.

E. H. NORTON & CO.,

Auctioneer.

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WANTED IMMEDIATHLY.—One Thousand Dollars on first-class Farm Property, first

mortgage, fur a term of trom one tu five years,

Apply at THE HXAMINER office, 5i pd—ap25

O LET.—A House on Pownal Street, now occupied by Mrs. Messervey. Apply to WILLIAM MURRayY. ap25

TO LET.—A House on Great George Street Apply tu C, B. MacnEILL. tf—ap25

To LET.—That desirable Cottage situate on Dorchester street, now occupied by Mr. 'f. R, Calibeck, Posses-ion given absus 5th of May. Apply to PEAKE Bros. & Co. tf—ap25 W ANTED.—One or two youag gentlemen boaruers, Apply at this oftice, 2i pd—ap2i

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WANTED.—Pant Makers at B. S. Davics & Co’s. Bes prices to conipetent hands, Ap- ply to sir, McDonald, at B.S. Davies & Co’s. ap2d Fee SALE.—Young Pigs for sale at the Asyiluia. 3i eod—a p24

10 LET.—A Shop and Dwelling House on Upper Queen Screet, at present occupied by ti. #. Madizun, Kuquire of J. MouluL.

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To-day we

are opening a lot more

Dress Goods, Parasols, Sunshades, ete. Our new stock is now pretty well opened, and we are showing a good assortment of

Seasonable Goods at very low prices.

HARRIS & STEWART. Ch’town, April 21, 1890.

re SALE.—A Charter Oak Range, witb fit.

ings Com pigig, uty B few mouvag i er any

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HATS!

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JUST OPENED—New Hats, in English

and American makes, in Stiff and Soft, will

be sold very luw for cash.

CUSTOM SUIT!

We have TWEED and WORSTED SUITS, made by us during the dull season, that will be found better value than an

ported Clothing.

See our for $12 00.

ALL-WOOL TWEED SUITS

tg FINE NECKWEAR a Specialty.

D. A. BRUCE.

Charlottetown, April 24, 1890.

y of the im-

We are now showing t

Intending

and the lowest price

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he Largest and Most Beautiful Stock of

HUAUHENTS, TABLETS: AND HEADSTONES,

In WHITE and COLORED MARBLES and FREESTONE, we have yet offered.

CAIRNS & McLEAN.

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purchasers would do well to call and examine our stock before placing their orders,

as we have the largest stock and best designs to select from,

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CAIRNS & MoLEAN.

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