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THE DAILY EXAMINER.
SEPTEMBER 8,
1887.
Railway Development.
Owr of the best indications of the pro essive development of a country is the pro- | essive development of its railways, and | sno better trade barometer than the | raluway trance rm turns,
Lecordin to the railway statistics just issuc it Ottawa, there has been an enol nous development of railways in Canada, | ind a continual upward tendency in their | earnings rhe returns for the past ten years hav @ | been summarized as follows
10,700 107 percent 9 S61,000
: j¢ percent
15.670, 000
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as ] 4) per cent ; ; 2 S33 SSO 4 100 per « | bs a, os S Wi coun ry Vy LLU i }, . ‘ ; e (5 + | ] . K rainy LO } Wit ets, be ruin by the N. P lhis is ia } try whi h,. in the opin I Ay i H Davies, M. P., cannot | i ‘ ler the present trade | i with the nited States, bu* must | ’ . — 3 I United States tariff snd | ‘ ra ( imereial Union with her, | © excius rt he i uuntry. i a oe iiie Sta 3 re rrea TO SDOW Aa Gecla- | ; } rea ver | Veal i tities i a | S s. tir earings, proving { vat | e aes ent « the country Ss} ; ' i rati I i s* @ the wl wm ra i Railway beer iis Ween | S52, 000 S $302,000 for the sponding week last year, an increase ol | B07 ) i OOO, M a hre I ern ‘ engineer! re ports t! satisfactory progress 1s be ing made this season in the construction of the Short Line Railway between Montreal und the Maritime Provinces, From La : ’ 1} } » 7 hin t 1 bx rvilie, a tance Of 0S Mies,
} , 1 1? tae I sd is < la} ted. Between Iberville mid Spero . oO miles, the roadis com nleted, and will be in running order this
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fall. Work the section between the In- ternational boundaiy and Mattawamkea, 145 miles, is being pushed vigorously and hopes are entertained of its completion be-
re winter, aitnougnh the contractors com
plain great difficulty in securing labor ‘rs. It is understood that this scarcity of borers prevented the contractors trom
his season constru ion between Harvey and Moncton. So says a of the Halifax Herald
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No “Blue Ruin.
‘ting the sect corres-
poncent
Tue Moncton Times has a very well writ-
: ‘ - ten and appreciative articie respecting Prince Edward Island. We quote the con- ? } cluding paragraph ‘Generally ghout the province there : : — £ 4) ‘} onnten * . ° is no evidence OF Lik bile ruin some nhews- paper writers write abo and politicians talk shout. There is the complaint of hard times, low prices and scarcity of money, but that ymplaint is heard everywhere and at almost
ill times. Those who pay annual visits to the [sland province cannot fail to be impressed
with the general and increasing prosperity of
its people. In every country district new wellings or barus are gcing up, or old ones being enlarged and improved. A de- serted farm is rarely seen, and every sonable energeti farmer makes _ it point to bring in some new land year. Many towns have sprung up slong the line of 1 1ilway during the past de- ide, and are still growing. Of these Ken- —
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is particularly Even Char- town and Summerside are prospering,
noticeable.
» the writer first visited Summerside
t years ago, nearly every second building unoccupied, and the sound of the car- penter’s saw or hammer was not to be heard in the town. Now there is scarce an un- upl i building and many handsome struc-
‘ hielly 1 ute. residenzes. are being . thd uy p LV . t kil 9 al i us erected. The same is more or less true of ( rlottetown., whi h h been greatly im- proved in recent years. The Cameron block is a credit to the ‘ity, while the new post othee build vids greatly to the appearance Queen Square, it makes a Monctonian med of himself to visit Queen Square,
with its beautiful gardens, and he is apt to fellow citizens going to wake upto the importance of providing for one or more of these breathing places. It can- not be said that Charlottetown is altogether ttiactive city
: : ement; but there ar
sk when his own are
; its sidewalks especially will > many pre tty ints ci interest for the stran- the various The
‘oint du Chene and Sum merside and Picto Charlotietown have n greaty improved of years, and
iiford every accommodation for the traveller.”
ots and many pe
tabl stock farm and institutions. steainers which pry § ween | 1 aud recent Max O’Rell does not share the com- mon English opinion that it takes a surgical operation to knock a joke into a Scotch- man’s head. On the contrary, he protests that of ** all the citizens of the more or less United Kingdom they are the most sub- tle, serious, matter of fact, preserving and witty.
-Victoria and Charlottetown are the mly Provincial capitals where letters are not delivered by post oftice officials at the addresses they bear. The people of Vic- toria are now agitating fora postal delivery of this kind. It is stated that the post office department at Ottawa has received an urgent request from Victoria, B. C that letter carriers’ delivery may be instituted there, and that the request will probably be
granted. What are the people of Char- lottetown ** going to do about it?” ——- —_ —— -_~— em + _—— It will be admitted that the Hon:
Daniel Davies has given the Hon. David | Lair Roland for his Oliver. Mr. Laird | will now know—he ought to have known before—that persons in the service of the public must be civil to the public. As the Board of Water Commis- Mr. Laird ought to have given Mr. Davies the information he desired with- out being offensive to him. Mr. Davies made his enquiries because he felt that the subject of them was Ol great importance to his fellow citizens. and ap pe Ars, he h id
. oe . chairman oi
SloOncTys,
because, as it how good cause to doubt Mr.
se crane a a tN tt
; dressed
| atmospheric
| many of your fellow townsmen
Laird’s prudence and judgment. But whatever his invtive he ought not to have
Yeen answered iu atone calculated to give | '
him offence. |
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DAILY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
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Letter from Hon. Daniel Davies. l'o thre Honorable David Laire.
I was not a little surprised at what letter you ad Monday
SIR, | consider the impertinent tome in the Jutrivt of last on the W aterworks.
The remarks | made in the letter | pub- lished in Tue EXAMINER were hot ad dressed to you personally. It would, | think, have been in better taste for you, 4s
Chairman of the Commissioners, to have inserted an explanatory editorial in the Patriot, poimting out that I was under a delusion in supposing that atmospheric pressure exerted any influence in prevent: ing water from rising to the source of sup ply by gravitation. It would also have
been more satisfactory to citizens ge nerally for you to have stated plainly that the ; was being dug under Mr. Tidd’s would also have liked to the object you had
** big well advice; and we have been infé rmed ol in view in digging it /4 [am afraid that you have forgotten that you are a well-paid servant of the citizens, and that we information from time to In writing I was only
our Commissioners, have a right to demand such and eéxplanations from you,
time, as we may think proper. the letter to Tue EXAMINER, volciIng a question in the mouths of citizens.
iS One OT
It was this: Having found water by boring, what are they digging the big well for Has it been recommended by the Kneineer ¢
| was aware, when you were in your baby clothes, of the law by which water rises to the level of its source, but 1 don't profess atiy scientific knowledge. My
impression, from what I have read, is that when water is passed through pipes and hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing hres, it will not over about two thirds of the height of the source of supply, wing to the friction of the pipes and to pressure. I am sure that in common with myself will be glad if you will lecture on the subject to dispel our ignorance. lhere was another reason which influenced me in writing the letter. I remembered when you were a young and rising _politi- cian, four members from the Island of whom I was one—that helped to form the McKenzie Administration selected you is uur ** [sland Minister,” and that shortly afterwards you made ‘* a terrible blunder in giving the contract forthe Winter Mail Service to the old Albert, without consult- ing your Island colleagues on a subject of which you were more ignorant than | am of the water question. You made laughing stocks of us before the whole country, and we had to share the odium with you, as it would not be believed that you selected the ‘‘ old Albert’ without consulting us. It was said by some of our opponents, that it was a *‘ put up job,” and many a time was { taunted with it. It was said: *‘ Mr. Davies you are a ship captain, a ship builder, a ship and steamboat owner, and there is ‘the thing ’’ you and your colleagues have brought down here to perform the winter I was in hopes that whaf I said in my letter would have reealled to your memory the blunder you made on that oc- casion, and that you would not repeat it again as Chairman of the Waterworks Com- missioners.
Your obedient servant Danie, Daviss. 3, 1887.
rise to
the
service!’
Charlottetown, Sept.
Crossing Wanted. I would like to know if itis the intention of the Street Committee to pro- vide some kind of acrossing between the houses of W. L. Cotton and Henry Weeks, on Pownal Street, in place of the plank one taken up, or not? This morning’s rain has supplied mud ankle deep at this place, and in a few weeks, when our broken weather sets in, it will be almost impassable to pedestrians. It seems to be the policy of the street contingent to commence work on our streets, work a little while. and then emigrate to another locality, leaving what they commenced half done. An old plat- form on Hillsborough Street, near Mr. Brecken’s residence, was removed about a month ago, and about a dozen new planks laid down, when suddenly their labors veased.. Like King Solomon, Mr. Smith coinmences gloriously and ends in inglorious mina.
SIR,-
WALKER.
European News. Prince Bismarck has interests in three distilleries in Germany.
Eighty-six thousand persons used the baths of Berlin during July, of whom 41,000 were admitted free, the rest paying a -half-penny a head,
The Liberal League of England has re- solved to establish branches of that associa- tion wherever the National League branches are prohibited in Ireland.
The man who robbed . the safe otice of the Credit Mobilier, 125,000 francs has been arrested. a clerk employed in the ofhee.
Extra police haae been ordered ‘to be held in readiness for action in the event of rioting on Friday on the occasion of the trial of O’Brien at Mitchelliston.
Captain Schmidt, a French artillery offi- cer, commanding the French mission to Mequinez, fell behind the main body of his command, and was attacked by Arabs who sirangled and then beheaded him.
in the Paris, of He was
Mr. Lane, M. P., speaking at Queens- town, Monday, said that the Parnelhtes in- tended to continue to hold meetings even at the point of the bayonet. If the Govern- ment attempted to suppress . their meetings they would meet with barricaded doors.
Dillon and O’Brien have signed a notice calling a convention of delegates from all League branches in Limerick County to meet at Limerick to arrange a plan for raising a fund in aid of evicted tenants, and to counteract the landlords’ efforts at exter- mination.
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James J. Gay & Son have now, and will have, for just a few market days, a super- abundance of cucumbers, cauliflowers and small onions for pickling, and in consequence can sell them at very moderate prices. Do not make the mistake of last year. In a very short time the frost will snap them all up, and you will be biting your fingers off because you did not buy when you conid doe so cheap. We take orders to be filled the following market day. ,
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Canadian News.
Manitoba potatoes are being shipped to Ontario.
Hon. Mr. Mackenzie's what improved,
health is some- George Johnson, Ottawa, has been pointed Dominion statistician, The site of the Herald otee, Montreal, is te be expropriated by that city. the St. Lawrence now being
ap-
The new buildings of Suger Refining Company are erected in Montreal.
The: Manitoba wheat crop is about all harvested. It is estimated that the yield amounts to 8,750,000 bushels, of which 7,000,000 will be available for export.
The putato crop throughout Ontario is reported to be an entire failure, and dealers will have to depend upon the maritime provinces and Manitoba for their supply.
The luternational steamship company are veported to have cleared over $20,000 more ou their passenger traffic this season, up to July, than inthe corresponding period of any previous year.
John Robichau, the unfortunate man who was struck by a piece of falling scaf- folding at’ Dalhousie College building, Halifax, one day last week, has died from the effects of his injuries. It is said that Robichau’s brother narrowly escaped being killed by a falling slate an hour before.
The losses by fire in Montreal since January Ist foot up over $1,500,000, of which more than half occurred within the last three months, ‘This is something un- precedented, and is causing much alarm, Insurance companies talk of raising the rates, as they ate losing money rapidly.
The coal dealers in Montreal who united iit at atteu:pt to make the city pay six dol- lars fur anthracite coal, have had the plea- sure ot svcing their tenders rejected en bloc in favor of a man who undertakes to supply Welsh anthracite at four and a half dollars on the wharf, or five dollars and ten cents at the reservoir. The cheap coal will, how- ever, need yery close serutiny as to quality and weight.
A Grand Trunk dividend is annolinced at the rate of two per cent. per annum on the tirst preference steck. This is a half per cent. better than the general -anticipation, and caused a sharp upward movement in the company’s stocks, allof which show a rise on the week, Canadian Pacific shares are a trifle better. Other railway stocks are steady, except New Brunswick, which has fallen 1 per cent. Canadian Govern- ment securities are without change, and there is no movement to note in land or financial] shares.
It is understood that Sir Charles Tupper, at the request of the Canadian Govefn- ment, had an interview with Mr. Raikes, the postmaster-general, with reference to the notice recently issued regarding letters to China and Japan superscribed * via Vancouver.” It appears that in conse- quence of the steamships being cargo. ves- sels, their sailings are irregular and the advertised dates are not always adhered to. Letters sent in accordance with the notice are therefore liable to delay, which’ would bring discredit en the all-Oanadian ‘route. The result of the interview is that the action will be modified, and the letters will be superscribed ‘‘ via Montreal” instead of Vancouver, as they can be forwarded via San Francisco if the Canadian steamer is delayed.
The Moncton Transcript says: ‘* The complete failure of the hay crop in Cape Breton brings the farmers of that section of the Dominion face to face with a hay fam- ine. If they cannot procure the needed supply—and many from want of means will not be able to do so—they must sell the greater portion of their stock at ruinously low prices. The Halifax Presbyterian Witness suggests that the municipali- ties should take the matter in hand, borrow money from the local govern- ment at 5 per cent., repayable in in- stalments within three or four years, and that pressed hay should be imported from the province of Quebec. There should not be much difficulty in the municipalities arranging to provide temporary relief for those who may be unable to pay at once fer the hay they require, but why import hay from the province of Quebec when there is abundance of hay both in New Brunswick and P. E. Island, and which can be landed in Cape Breton at a much cheap- er rate than it could be from the Upper Provinee. Will the Witness make a note of this ?
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American News.
New Orleans has a brass band of fourteen members, all newsboys.
There were 73,328 arrests in New York city during the year ending May 1.
The four children of Dr. W. A. Gordon, of Chester, Ill., were born in different years, but the birthday of each falls upon July 22.
A lady found a $20 gold piece in the streets of Woodland, Cal., one day re- cently, invested it in a lot, and in two weeks realized $1,250.
The Sun is opposed to the renomination of President Cleveland and is just now more than ordinarly disposed to find fault with the Acts of the Administration.
Mrs. Iva Richmond, of Golden, Mich., was thrown into the machinery of a reaper that she was driving, but her life was saved by her faithful dog who rushed forward and stopped the team.
One of the largest building operations of the year at Philadelphia, Pa., is that of Henry R. Schoch, who has purchased land on which he will erect 148 houses, all to be completed by the close of the year.
The trial heats of the Watkin’s” regatta were rowed on Seneca Lake on Tuesday. Hamm covered the course in 20 m. 8 sec., leaving Ten Eyck an eighth of a mile be- hind. Im the second heat Bubear beat Courtenay a length in 21m. 3sec. Teemer won the next heat in 20 m. 58 sec., with Lee second.
Not long ago a well-known New York artist sent to a lady, whom he had met several times, one of his best pictures, hand-. somely framed, asa souvenir gift. The next day he received a note from the lady, in which she thanked him for the picture, but begged to return the frame, as she made itarule never to accept anything valuable as a gift from a gentleman.
It is calculated that during the last 12 months the people of the United States have individually and severally put their tongues out 1,968,341,000 times to moisten
| by the Government.
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‘the postage stamps fox, the billions of let-| ‘ters and millions of newspapers, periodicals |
and parcels that are carried and delivered |
And yet 45 years ago | there wasn’t a postage stamp in the ge" States.
There is excellent authority for the statement that Rear Adiniral Luce, com- manding the North Atlantic squadron, the uncivil treatment of whom by Secretary Whitney occasioned such widespread ecom- inent a few weeks since, has consented, at
| the request of the Secretary of the Navy,
!
to withdraw his application to be relieved from the command he now holds.
The New York Sun vigorously condemns | the attempt to settle the fishery question | by a mixed commission, on the ground that | such a mode of settlement was rejected by Congress. It says:
We very much mistake the spirit of the American Congress if it suffers this obnoxious measure, which it has already twice rejected, to be crammed down. its throat this winter. Whatever authority the British side of this so-called commission may represent, the members of the American side will act with- out the authority of Congress. They can con- clude no negotiations. They can make no agreement binding our Government. They will simply represent the obstinate purpose of the Administration to carry out, in spite of Congress and as far as possible, the policy suggested by Minister West for Secretary Bayard’s benefit.
Commercial Union Notes.
The Montreal Gazette pithily says: **Com- mercial Union would mean the orange for the Americans, and the rind for the Cana- dians.”’
The case is put in a the Chicago Times:
‘If the Dominion will take our tariff laws as they are, and as Congress may choose to modify them, and as our Treasury department and courts may construe them, well and good. This country may agree to such an arrange- ment as that, but it will never agree to accept | the Dominion laws, or to put the whole busi- ness or tariff making out ot the hands of Con- vress and into the hands of some joint high commission representing the treaty-making tunctionaries of the United States and British | Governmeuts. Unless, therefore, the Domin- ion is prepared to make a complete and un-/ conditional surrender of all contro] over its} own tariff, and accept whatever tariff our | Congress may choose to enact from time to} time, the scheme of Commercial Union, in the | sense in which that phrase is used, is entirely out of the question.”
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED. Sept 7-—-Seh Annie Florence, Bernard,
S'side; G H Weeks, Walton, Baie de Verte; Sea Bird, Hyde, Murray Harbor, Minnie E, Noel, Cow Bay. CLEARED, Sept 7—Sch Annie Florence, Bernard, Pictou; G H Weeks, Walton, Baie de Verte; Sea
Bird, Hyde, Murray Harbor; Zetland, Nicholson, Pugwash.
MARRIED.
At St. Stephen's Church, Minneapolis, Minn,: on the 22nd August, by Rev, Father Kenny, Mr John J. Dissetic, of Minneapolis, to Miss Minnie
J. Higgins, formerly 0% Charlottetown, PrP. Ez. Island.
DIED.
At Lot 48, on the morning of the 7th September, Lemuel McGregor, aged 36,
At Charlottetown, Sept. 7th. 1887, Beecher, in- fant child of Ronald and Martha McMillan, aged 8 months and 3 days.
At Tracadie Cross, August 31st, Thomas Richard, beloved son of A. J. and Maggie Dou- gan, aged 2 months and 20 days.
Dearest infant we have missed thee, And thy loss we deeply feel,
But ‘tis God that has bereft us,
tie can al] our sorrows heal.
Me. M. LOWDEN would respectfully intimate tuxhe inhabitants of Charlottetown that he
is now prepared to (ake pupils for instruction on the Violin, and hopes, from his thirteen years experience asa Teacher, to give every satisfac- tion.!
N. B.—Pupils taken from 910 yearsJof age up- wads §
He can be seen at Mr. Sentner’s, 282 Kent Street, near Prince. Ch'town, Sept. &, 1887.
River Excursion and Kermiss,
Steamer ‘“ Southport’
will leave Ferry Wharf
On SATURDAY, the 16th Inst.,
AT 3 P. M., SHARP, . Go up the West River, returning at 5.30 p.m
St. Peter’s Boys’ Band will be ia attendance. Refreshments, Flowers, &c., may be obtained on board,
Fare, 20cts; Children Half Price.
Ticketgs.may be .obtained at Watson’s or Ran kin’s Drug Store, or on board.
COAL!
COAL!
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just arrived, per Schr. “Robbie Godfrey,”
300 TONS ANTHRACITE COAL,
(JERMYN MINES.) This Coal is the best that has been in the market for some time.
A guarantee has been given that it is free from Clinker and Slate. There heing po waste, all burns up.
Orders left at office will be promptly filled,
CAPT. JOHN HUGHES,
Water Street. August 31, 1887—lwk pat
Schooner, Seine & Seine Boat. AT AUCTION.
I WILL Sell by Auction, on WEDNESDAY, the Ith inst., at Alberton Wharf, the schooner | MarSaret Jane, 42 tons register, Seine ,and Seine Boat; also a lot of Salt and Barrels, JOHN AGNEW. Alberton, Sept. 2, 1887.
7, CATHERINE’S HALL, AUGUSTA,
Diocesan School for Girls.
- THURSDAY, ‘SEPTEMBER 8, 1887.
The Rt. Rev. H. A. rae D.D., President. The
Rev, W. D. Martin, A. M., Principal. 20th year | opens Sept. 14. Terms $275 and $250. Strong — of tezchers. Special advantages_in Art and Music. Send for circular, jiy26—l0wks~ -
CHARLOTTETOWN
BOOT «& SHOE FACTORY
HAS BEEN REMOVED TO
IW W beer & Gols
Ch’town, Sept. 3, 1887.—eod & wky
Eraunels, [eels & W
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| 42,000 Vards EXTRA VALUE, Selling Cheap for Cash AT THE
LONDON HOUSE.
a) 20;
=,.000 Vards Flannel---Scarlet, dsray, White and Navy.
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SPAU A OOO E—-SPI8410 44 BD SPIOM TL,
HARRIS & STEWART.
SUCCESSORS TO
Geo. Davies & Co.
Tweeds & Worsteds—4,600
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Ch'town, Sept. 1—wky
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Great Cash Sale,
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1560 PIECES FLANNEL.
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\ UR Third Annual Cheap Flannel Sale commences THURS- DAY MORNING, Sept. Ist, when we purpose showing the public thousands of yards of Red, White and Gray Flannels. This whole lot was bought very cheap, and we intend to give Great Bargains for Cash. It will be a grand chance to secure your winter flannels at extremely low prices.
Cheap Red Flannets Cheap White Flannels, Cheap Gray Flannels.
JAMES PATON & CO.,,
Ch’town, August 31, 1887.—dy & wky
Ree PeA EI IN @
—FOR THE——
Fall Trade.
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J. B. MACDONALD is Selling Of at Extraordinary Low Prices all kinds of Dry Goods and Ready-made Clothing, io make room for Fail Stock.
Please Call.
Be EB.
Ch'town, August 25,
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MACDONALD,
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