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THE DAILY EXAMINER. a a enee

Island

p aft \ ear was, On the whole,

Tne fishery in Prince Edward

during the the articles of

favorable, excepting in

lobsterg and cod, both of which showed a

large deficiency under the catch of S85. This deticit

readily to be accounted for

in cod, including hake, is not The

do with it, for up toabout

weather

had something to

the middle of July, both cod and hake were As the

they became more plenty, and at last very

reported scarce, season advanced plenty, bat not until it was too late for the small boats our fishermen generally use to venture far tu sea. This is another

for P. E

larger

argu ment Islanders to provide them

selves with a and better class of boats, such, for instance, as the Caraquet, N. B., boats that North Cape.

taken in the

fish all summer off the The quantity of cod and hake 22 380 ewt. (in previous year 47,300)4 thus show- 14,500

past year was

ing together a_ deficiency of

ewt. Boneless eod was prepared to the extent of 35,790 pounds, as against 7,600 pounds in previous year. This is right, it being a goo article and beginning to find favor in the Eaglish merket. Herring were in abundance all along the coast and might

have been taken in any quantity. As it was, about 45,0)) barrels were captured, of which ouly 6,00) barrels were reserved

for food. sbundant. . While

Bait, both herring and squid, was

lobsters. co | itl i h uke sh we I a

tleliciency, meckerel exceeded the previous

: ; hs em years catch by 5.375 barrels, the

i ee 24 . ede

and 679,584 pounds put up in tins.

thout barrels Allow

quantity taken being

ing at the rate of three to two for tinned, this woulde represent about | 29,800 harrels, as ayainst 24,424 | barrels in previous year. Whether this

presence of

the ]

the Government cruisers on the

improvement was owing to coast we cannot say. It is stated that the tishery otieers are in possession of abundant evi- dene to testify to the aetiv ity of the eut- ters on the Island station, and to the tact and discretion of the commanders.

lhe other sea-fisheries being on a small About the usual halibut,

Alewives are a played:

seale, call for no remark. yuantities of haddock, sea bass, Xc., were taken, out fishery on this coast ; producing in the past year Tuo barrels, of which only 200 the weight or

Fish largely 14,997

barrels were for food and A hundred shad were taken in

sounds did not

remainder two <¢ f oil

for bait. and as they

nets. show as

gallons,

ought ; oil producei only gi

and sounds 20,589 pounds.

The lobster fishery is ina cendition the reverse of satisfactory. One hundred and thirty factories were in operation for more or less of the season and many more traps were set. The result was 772,409 cans short of previous year. There seems rea- som-to fear that the lobster fishery, until

recently so valuable, is on its last legs, hav- The

fit engaged in it represents a dead _ invest-

ing been ruined by overfishing. out-

ment of at least $250,000, and anything oc- curring to destroy that capital would be a What shall be done with this fishery is a serious question for the powers that be to decide. <A

calamity to this Province.

pro- posal to close the factories for a time, on due notice, appears to be gaining in favor.

If temporarily closed, it is evident from past experience, they would have tu be re- opened under new regulations. Total

quantity canned during the vear, 3,616,730

pounds, as against 4,489,189 in previous year.

The

45,000 barrels were shipped, being an in

oyster trade was very active, over

crease over previous years of 5,000 barrels.

We are vlad to hear

that several new fishery wardens have been appointe 1 at West River, Pownal Bay, Orwell and ther places, with a view to cutting off the sources of illegal supply in the close SCUSO)) Over a thousand boats, with three thousand men (besides lobster and oyster lnmts) were employed in the P. E. Island

sea fisheries last year. Our fleet of fishing

7 : . . . schooners, Now numbering fifty-six sail, was

increased by 200 tons of tonnage and an

additional stretch of 2,500 fathoms of

veimes. At official rates the year’s industry footed up SL,141, 991, or @151,458 unde: the figures of the preceding year, More

than half the deficit is on lobsters

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The Ontario Elections.

Tue latest returns give 57 Grits and 33 the Mowat- Fraser Grit Government’s major ity after all that of the

attribute

Conservatives showing that

is but two or three more than late House. Mowat s success to the .Mail’s crusade, and very bitter

Conservatives

denunciation of that paper. A Montreal despatch of the 29th says The result of the Ontario elections enused great rejoicing among the Rielites, who are more contident than ever of their suvcessful alliance with the Grits. Mercier has telegraphed Mowat, congratu-

are in their

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THE I

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1 DAILY

The Candidates for Priace.

We congratulate the Liberal-Conserva- tives of Prince County on their candidates for the House of Commons; we congratu- late the candidates on the fact that they were chosen by as fine a representation of leading electors as could well be obtained. Che men who assembled at the capital of the County, and nominated Mr. Hackett, M. P., and the Honorable John Lefurgey, comprise a large body of the intelligence and wealth, the pith and force of Prince alone they pos- that

County ; and in this fact

sess one of the strongest they will be triumphantly elected. Personally, the candidates are men for whom the electors of Prince County may well be glad to vote. Few men haye won ahigher place in the regard of the great Conservative leader, Sir John Macdonald, Mr. Hackett. His ability § is genuine, and has been proved = in Parliamentary

guarantees

than many a encounter, it is generally admitted that he always Mr. L. H. Davies the worst of it” (1) be-

cause he is better

**1ves

informed on political

he has the better the abler Government

questions, (2) because and (3) because he is The

his

CAUSO, Parliamentarian. will be

ulad of continued

support inthe House of Commons, and Prince County will not be able to get a man better fitted in every way to represent its interests at the Capital of this country. As for Hon. Mr. Lefurgy, he has been in his private business and in his political efforts, alike—successful; and no _ better guarantee can be given of his ability to look after the general interestsof Prince County. and

He is a man of great natural ability,

of wide and varied experience,—a quick-seeing, shrewd and successful man ; and the electors of Prince County will not, lose the

securing lus services in their be-

if they are wise, I resent oppor- tunity of half at the seat of Government.

The great harmony which characterized the Liberal-Conservative Convention is in striking contrast with the feeling displayed Mr.

John W. Hughes was deliberately rejected,

at the gathering of Grits by which yell for an united, determined both the Candidates of Prince

and augurs

and triumphant effort to elect Liberal-Co nservative

County.

-_- Mowat'’s Gerrymander.

THe Patriot says: ‘* Altogether Mr. Mowat did not alter the boundaries of more than three or four constituencies.”

The Patriot is ignorant of the facts, or else deliberately says *‘the thing that is not.”

It is true that Mr. Mowat had ty provide constituencies for but three or four new members; but it is also true that to do so, and to en-

ure his return to power, he tampered with

about forty districts. An idea of the motive which governed this spotless politi- cian may be gained from the following

statement : Liberal Consti- Popula- Representa- tuency. tion. tion. Meskolee. . 2 3. sis 5,000 l ee. et 7,000 ] Algoma .. nick esos l Brockville ae ce SaRUeO l See 9,234 ] West Eigin.......... 12,000 l a eae 11,000 l Total ee 7

This gave a member for every 8,600 of the population in places considered ‘‘safe for Mowat.” But

accorded constituencies of

the treatment Conservative leanings was very different :

Conservative Con

Pe ypula-

Represen-

stinency. tion. tation. Ottawa . 25,000 I Russel 20,600 | Carleton 21,000 l lotal . 66,000 3

That is only one member to every 22,000 of the popualtion in counties of Conserva- 60,000 people in Grit Constituencies were given

tive proclivities. In other words, two and a third times as much power in the Legislature as 66,000 people in Conserva tive Constituencies.

So that, even if the Mail had not blun- drred, Mr. Mowat’s return to power was “‘a foregone conclusion.” But in the Domin§ ion elections, the Liberal Conservatives will the Mowat Gerrymander ; and an entirely dif- ferent

not fight under the disadvatage of result may be confidently antici- pated.

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The Riel Issue.

In the course of a sermon from the text : ‘* Righteousness exalteth a nation ; but sin is a reproach to the people,” the Rey. R. J. Trevelan, of the London South Metho- dist Church, made the following remarks on the last Sunday of the old year :

The effect of bitter partisanship will be seen by every man whose sense of right is not in subjection to his party attachment. Take, for instance, the case of the mean, mercenary, murderous Louis Riei. Those words are not mine, ‘They have been applied to him by both politieal parties of the day. The very mention of that name makes the hearts of many a household beat more quickly and tears to now in fond renremberance of loved ones that fell on the northern field. Iam not here

lating him on his suceess. The French|to-uight to say there were or were not papers devote much space to comments | grievances prior to the outbreak of that rebel- thereon, LeMoude and Presse taking the|lion. Lam not here to say whether grievances ground that the result is no index of the | 4id exist or pot, or whether they were result inthe Dominion eontest, as many | suiticient to justify that outbreak. I am not pe iple who voted ior Mowat Ww ll vote for here se decide the- ar ith of what some Sir John in the federal contests. L’ Etend- \ "#8: that you may look for ? ret of that

rv’, as Usual,

mounts the religious hofse, and * Thanks Gol for the danger Canada

Halts & bene,” urges a special

outbreak in some dark, invisible pe the throne. What I am here to say ~-When the great Reform party of ¢

Bia BBR ah hh

this :

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out of the delay, then I say that when that Government did its duty, even as defined by the Reform party, did its duty according to that crand old principle of British law--a principle established in Magna Charta ovei six and a half centuries ago, ‘We will sell justice to none ’—it is unwise, it is unworthy, it is unfair on the part of the Reform party to turn around and seek to make capital against the Government that did its duty in the hang- ing of the mean, mercenary, murderons Lous Riel.” 3

Can the electors of Canada trust men, who, for the sake of gaining an advantage for their Party, are false to their principles as Mr. Blake and his followers have been on this highly impertant case’

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At It Again.

Last spring, on the publication of the

g; correspondence between the Island delegates in England and the Federal! authorities, the Patriot deliberately garbled the language of Messrs. Sullivan and Ferguson, so as to make it that they the National Policy. The Patriot's dishonesty the Legis-

appear condemned in this matter was exposed in lature and by the press, and the Pudriot has been silent on the matter ever since. It now evidently imagines that the correspond- ence has passed out of hand, and that it may try its old trick with impunity. ‘Phe

following is the part of the delegates’ rejoinder to the Dominion Government, which relates to the National

Policy :

“There can be no doubt that inter-provincial trade continues, as the present tavilf of the Dominion is framed with the special view of encouraging manufactures. This trade is, however, much more advantageous to the other provinees than to the Island, as it is impossible that manufactures can be carried on on the Island to any great extent, while regular communication with the mainland is interrupted for over,four months of the year. That the people of the Island obtain certain goods from the other provinces free of duty, is true, but the statement is nevertheless mis- leading. Protectedhgaa high Customs duty, the Quebec or Ontario manufacturer is able to obtain, aM wa iy fine s. nearly, if vot alloyethe: % equad ta cost and duty of the goods of British oi Sore igi mecnupachure a

Situated as Canada is, and having a view to the infant state of her manufactures, and the tariff policy of the United States,the un- dersigned believe the fiscal policy of Canada to be a justifiable*one ; but while the terms of union in regard to steam communication remain unfulfilled, the people of the Island are precluded to a considerable extent ffom participating in the benetits which that policy is calculated to confer.”

What will be thought of the Pagghot when we point out that it cleses the extract

pric 5 stile

with the words which are put in_ italics, leaving out what follows.

The Patriot falsifies the delegate’s words which do not appear in that way in the text, and then deliberately leaves out what yoes to give meaning and point to the vest of the paragraph ! ;

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Editorial Notes,

— The

** What country on the face of the earth is

Provincial Wesleyan freer or more favored in the Providence of God than this Canada of ours ?”

- Referring to the question raised in our courts as to whether or not a Stipen- diary Magistrate appointed by the Provin- cial Government under a local statute and a justice of the peace appointed by a Pro- vincial Government, have jurisdiction in crinvnal cases, the St. John Standard says : **The question has been worked in New Brunswick, but the weight of opinion has been in favor of the power of the local gov- ernment to appoint these magistrates.”

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The Mummers.

Tue Mummers (or Hovrribles) made a grand yarade on New Year's Day in spite of the rain. They were in greater force and in much better organization and equip- ment than in any previous year. As they passed through our streets they were a delight to old and young—particularly the young. Owing to the heavy rain they were compelled to shorten their march ; and some of them retired to the rendezvous at the Drill Shed with all their glory gone. .

jt has been suggested that they give another exhibition at the first opportunity, and under more favorable circumstances.

It is also suggested that when they appear again on New Year's Day, they take the forenoon for their display,so that the horses of New Year's callers nay not be scared by them. It is agood custom for friends to visit the wives and daughters of friends, to convey and receive the season’s greetings. It is the only visit some persons make dur ing the twelve months ; and it will be too bad if—as asserted—the good custom can- not be continued because the Horribles make it dangerous for hevses to be taken out on New Years Day. Weare informed that in St. John and other towns the march of the Mummers is the first event of the day. If this were the order of the day here, there would be no special danger from run-away horses, and the afternoon callers would have a lively stock subject about which to talk.

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Warlike Statistics.

Since the close of the war with France the German army has been steadily growing. In 1870 its peace strength was 378,000; in 1871 it was 401,060; to-day it numbers 427,000, and when the bill now under discussion be- comes law it will consist of 468,000. In France the same rule has been observed. From 358,000 in 1870 the army has swollen to 471,000, and this though its population is less than that of its rival. Like Germany, it also propdses to increase its armed strength, the new levy to number 44,000 men. Russia has we infantry and artillery of 547,000 men, ex- clusive of officers. Germany is weakest in artillery, having but 1,404 horsed guns, to 1,856 of France, and 1,736 0f Russia. The terrible drain ou the national resources that these armaments imply may be inferred from the fact that in France 40.46 per cent. of a

| tetal revenue, in Russia 49.47 percent., and

russ 20.04 per cent is devoted to mili-

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LETTERS TO THE BDETOR.

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Ships’ Stores.

Sir,—The letter from William Welsh, Esqy., which appeared in your last weekly, isa very strange production. In one sen- tence he denies that he has distributed liquor in any part of Queen’s County, and that he put any liquor on board the vessel which went to Fort Augustus or caused any to be put on board. In the next sen- tence he pleads: ‘ Jf an occasigual glass cf liquor from the sitip’s stores was given to a farmer hauling vats on a cold or a wet day, that is only what has been done on board my ship for the past twenty years.”

Now the question arises: who puts the ‘* ships’ stores” on board Mr. Welsh’s ves- sels, and at whose expense are they sup- plied? There must be something very mysterious in the way his vessels are sup- phed, or otherwise he is saying what is not true. Not being a believer in sorcery, | am compelled to conclude that Mr. Wilham Welsh’s vessels are supplied with ‘*‘ stores in the same way as other peoples’ vessels, viz., at the expense of their owner.

Now, if we agree that Mr. Welsh’s ves- sels are not supplied by witcheraft, but at his own expense, and take his admission that an oceasional glass of liquor has been supplied from his ship-stores for the last twonty years, to farmers hauling oats, what comes of his solemn declaration that he ‘thas not distributed any liquor in Bel- fast, Fort Augustus, New London, or any other district of Queen’s County? Why, the statement is simply untrue, and the man who makes it is not worthy of repre- senting men who detest and hate a lie.

There is another feature of this transac- tion which requires consideration. Is_ it possible that we have amongst us, in the year 1887, a man who has nu more respect for our farmers than the unscrupulous trader of the West has for the Indian. Is it because the ‘‘oceasional glass of liquor” facilitates a bargain, or from philanthropy, or for political reasons that firewater occu- pies so prominent a place amongst the ‘ship's stores” on board Mr. Welsh’s ves- sels /

Perhaps I have done Mr, Welsh an injustice in assuming that the supypdy of liquor on board his vessel last fall could only be provided at his own expense or by supernatural méans. A friend at my elbow suggests that it may have been put on board by the Grit party managers at Char- lottetown. That is certainly a natural way of clearing up a matter which Mr. Welsh has surrounded with so much mystery, as far as the vessel at Hickey’s Wharf is con- cerned.

Anti Humeve.

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Card of Thanks.

Srr,—I desire, on behalf of the ‘* Horri- bles,” to tender their sincerest thanks to the Brigade Major who so kindly pro- vided a place of meeting for them. Also tu those citizens who contributed so liberal- ly to making the turn-out a success, which | hope it was; and lastly to those young ladies who so kindly gave their valuable {rue to the making and decoration of the 1orses’ trappings.

Yours, ete., CapTrain OF THE ‘* HorRIBLes.”

——>- <> Not in Competition for the Prize Ash Sifter.

Coal merchants, beware, for the time is at hand,

When your depots will close all over the land,

Milluer’s Ash ‘‘Nifter’ saves three tons of coal out of four ;

So, you see, when i/’s used, you'll be

no mere,

needed

A NEW YEAR'S GIFT.

Wishing to square up our books as early as possible, we offer

“4 New Year's Gift”

to all who pay the respective amounts due by them not iater than the 5th inst,

We aiso take this oppor- tunity of wishing ali our patroas a Happy and Pres- perous New Year.

E. W. TAYLOR,

CAMERON BLOCK. Jan. 3, 1887.—2i wky li

IS87 = = = 1887

The Excelsior’ [ce Rink

WILL BE OPENED FOR SEASON

Tuesday Evg, January 4th.

THE

George Muttart - - o, V, McGregor, MANAGERS.

Jan 3, 1886—3i cod

CIGARS.

BEst BRANDS in the City, 1etai! at Lowest Prices, Calland examine goods and prices,

MRS, B. CONNOLLY,

Corner Queen and King Streets, Jan. 3, 1887—3i eod

Wholesale and

LECTURE

HE HON. DONALD FERGUSON will deliver a Lecture in

CAVENDISH HA. L

on the Evening of

Wednesday, the ih Jan,

Dec: 23, 1836.—wky pat li

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(HG LIVERPOOL AND LOSS AbD GLOBS

Q MOANV ; INSURANGS COMPANY, Assets, Ist January, [S86 . . - $36,696,822, 62, (oe FIRE RISKS accepted upon the most Favoyable Con. ditions and at Lowest Current Rates R. R. FITZGERALD, Jan. 3, 1887. Agent, - re or THE GREAT 4 —__— OF ———_

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Everyone Who has already Made Purchases,

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CLEARANCE SALE.

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Cl as at i eo “A HAPPY WiW YEAR

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i E. PROWSE takes this opportunity of wishing his many customers and friends ‘‘A J. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,” and at the same time wishes to tell them that he can sellthem a SU[T or OVERCOAT at such alow price that they will feel happy, notwithstanding the low prices of oats, pork, potatoes, &e., Ke,

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He has the Greatest Assortment of

OVE RCOATS AND

EVER

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SUES

SHOWN ON P. E. ISLAND.

o* o _s-< ()-——--——- WORSTED OVERCOATS FROM Merchants may blow and howl, bat L. z sell the cheapest.

EVERY DEPARTMENT FOUGL OF CHEAP G00DS,

mem 90) * oe

$5.00, UP.

His Custom Tailoring Department is tarning out splendid fits.

é@ GIVE HIM A TRIAL, . —- =

No trouble to show goods,

FP ROW SE.

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Ch’tow@ Dev. 16, 1886,

HAT, 74 QUEEN STREET.

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