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JUNE 29, (897.

MR. PETERS SCHEME:

Tue only notable point inthe Patriot’s editorial on The Local Political Situation, in view of the election, is contained in the following paragraph :

“There isa bright prospect, however, that if the present Local Government are retained in power our taxes will be reduc- ed. ‘They are urging a settlement of our elaimsagainstthe Dominion Government and are altogether hopeful of success. Hon Mr. Ferguson ia the Senate, Mr. Martin in the Commons, and the Tory daily organ in the Island, seem to be offering all the obstruction in their power to any settle- geent which will augment the Dominion subsidy paid to this Province. The elec- tors of the Island, however, we fully be- lieve, will see differently. The Island’s right to more railways does not seem to be disputed anywhere; but over and above the railway question we have claims against the Dominion, which the present Liberal Government at Ottawa will doubt- less inquire into and adjust in a fair spirit. Why, then, should the electors of this Province not support the Peters Govern- ment in pressing claims which, if settled as they should be, will tend to lighten the burden upon the taxpayers of this Pro- vince? To retuse, therefore, to retain our Local Liberal Government in power at the present juncture would be little short of political madness on the part of the Island

electorate.”

Previous to the last general election, there was avery “ bright prospect” that But it was the very next session of the Legislature and to Now, other election is at hand, our Liberals have another bright, pleasing and happy _pros- pect opening to the view! Even though an act of the Legislature, passed at the last session, empowers the Government to in- flict a heavier burden of taxation, there is ” prospect that taxes will be This reduction is, it appears, to follow Mr. Peters’ application for an arbitration to settle the claims of the Province against the Federal Government. Sir Oliver Mowat has, on the part of the Federal Government, formally and plainly intimated that there will be no readjust- nent of the subsidy. So that the Patriot’s charge that “ Hon’ Mr. Ferguson in the Senate,” “Ir. Martin in the Commons” and “the Tory daiiy organ ” are “ offering ail the obstruction in their power to any settlement which will augment the Domin- iom subsidy paid to this Province,” is evidently beside the mark. It is the Vominion Government which has put its foot down flatly upon the proposal to en- Neither Senator Fer- guson, nor Mr. Martin, nor Tae Examiner has oppesed a legitimate enlargement of the Bominion subsidy paid to this Province, Sir Wilfred, Sir Louis, Sir Richard, Sir Henri and the prospective knights in * the Cabinet have declared by their mouthpiece wn the Senate—Sir Oliver—that the sub- sidy shall not be iacreased. Why and on what grounds, then, is the Patriot trying to hoodwink and mislead the electors of this Province? The “why” is easily enough accounted for: Mr. Peters wants a aew lease of power. The grounds are these: Apart aluogether from the subsidy, Prince Edward Island has a just

taxes were “a long way off.” found necessary to impose taxes at

exact them ever since. when an-

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large the subsidy.

claim for compensation On account of the exeessive expenditures for railways in the other Provinces of Canada. The Government of Canada, under the Leadership of Sir McKenzie Bowe!! and Sir Charles Tupper, and at the suggestion of the Hon. Mr. Ferguson and other representatives of this Province, agreed that this claim should be met by Federal expenditures for the con- struction of the Belfast and Murray Harbor railway, the New London branch, the Elmira branch and other railways. But Mr. Peters, apparently, desires that this agreement shall be broken and that the amount of our claim shall be diverted to tue Provincial Treasury to be expended (perhaps thrown away) by the Provincial Government. Tothis end, he asks for the appointment of arbitrators and proposes

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shal] be submitted to arbitration.. The arbitrators must, of course, decide in favor of the Province, and then the amount of

the claim will fow into the Provincial Treasury and the sections of the Province needing and entitled to railway accommo dation will be left in the lurch again., It’s a pretty scheme to rep.enish the treasury a! the expense of the people of Belfast, Mur- ray Harbor, New Loadon, East Point, etc. This is the scheme that Senator Ferguson, Mr. Martin and Tne Examiner protest against, and this is the scheme which ought to be emphatically condemred by the electors of the Province who desire to see justice done.

The last the psragraph quoted makes curious reading in view of the Patriot’s repeated declaracions (when

the Conservatives were in power) that the

sentence in

election of members opposed to the Gov- ernment of the day oughtto make no difference in the treatment of the Province by the Dominion Government. he Patriot to denounce the Dominion administration when insufficient

was wont late

supplies were granted this Province: and when referred to the fact that the Province had chosen to elect a majority of Liberals, to plead that the Government should act fairly in every case, even though opposed But

now it actually insinuates that the present

in its policy by our representatives. Dominion Government will refuse to deal with our just claims uniess the Govern- ment of the Province continues to be of the latter-day Liberal stripe. To refuse to retain Mr. Peters and his partisans in power at the Patriot political that

ture would, the short of madness.” No imputation been made by the Op- position against the honesty and integrity of the Liberal party at present in office at Ottawa has been equal in point of eveverity to this remark of the Patriot. The ind:2- pendent taxpayers of this Province are to be constrained to support Mr. Peters and

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his partisans,for fear,if they should not do 80, that our just claims upon the Dominion Government wil] not be granted! They must take Mr. Peters, with all his political sins upon his head, and submit to be ruled over by him for another term of four years, or the present Dominion Govern- the Patriot, refuse todo them the justice of dealing with their just claims! This idea is not to be entertained for a moment.

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RAILWAY CHANGES,

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We learn that the changes in the staf of the P. E. Island Railway announced by Tue Examtyer several weeks ago will take place on the Ist July. Mr. Sharp is pro- moted to the position of Superintendent, while Mr. McDonald is relegated to that of Chief Clerk; Mr. Thompson becomes station master, Mr. Hodgson takes charge of the stores department, and Mr. Chap pell is sent to,the auditor’s department under Mr. Huggan. _It is rumored that a‘* cut” has been made in ‘the salaries. This, we presume, is to show that the Government has no particular spite against the other Prince Edward Island Railway employes whose pay was reduced some time ago. We have not heard that railway men on other branches of the [ntercolonial system have been made to suffer in this way. Nor do we know that the salaries of Sir Wilfred (how well that sounds!) or Sir Louis or the Honorable Mr. Tarte or others of those who are exert- ing their great abilities in “ starring ” over the old world at ihe public expense, have been reduced ; "and we think that railway officials holding responsible positions in this Province and staying by their work like men, ought not to be made the victims of special “ cuts.” A cut all round would be fair; but a cut forthe officials of this Province, merely because it is small, is upjust.

Mrs. C. H. Spurgeon, wid>w of the

late pastor of the Metropolitan Tavernacle,

London, cut the first sod of the ground

upon which a large Baptist chapel will be

— at once at Bexhil, near Lon- on.

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HOME MAKERS.

admitted—claim to railway expenditures

little folks indoors this kind of weather. baby plump and healthy. Sve that yours

NEWS NOTES,

A fwedding “of an epileptic and an almost helpless paralytic is reported in Cumberland county, Ky.

Charles Guy had both legs cut off at Hamilton Beach, Ont., by an electric car of which he was conductor.

Walter Steele, av xronaut,while making a balloon ascension at Lynchburg, Va.,fe!] a distance of a hundred teet, aod was in- stanily killed.

Jobn HK. Hooper, the convict, sent a persoual appeal to Sir UVliver Mowat, asking him to grant him release as an act of mercy, as he is in very poor health,

Prince Max, of Saxony, who became a Roman Catholic priest, has been appoint- ed a curate in the Whitechapel district in London. The Queen recently received him.

The coasting steamer Onnirkonni, with 140 passengers aboard, took fire near Helsingfors, Finjand, Russia, and was burned to the water’s edge. Six persons perished in the flames. The rest were saved, though several were severely in- jured. The fire was caused by the over- turning of a spirit lamp.

A honeymoon tour in the Arctic regions will be the unique experience for which two young people of Meriden, Conn.; are preparing. Hugh J. Lee will marry Miss Fiorence A. Leonard in a few days, and immediately thereafter he and his bride will join Lieut. Peary’s preliminary expe- dition in search of the North Pole.

A detective who has been investigating the fatal shooting of Lieut. Ayerst, a com- miseariat officer, and the serious wounding of Plague Commissioner Rand, who were leaving the Governor’s reception at Gan- esbkind, on Tuesday evening last, has been found insensible at the bottom of a quarry hole, near the scene of the outrage. He was suffering from several wounds in the head and iain a critical condition.

Instances of the fallacy of the saw that lightning never strikes twice in the same place are continually occurring. The other day at Erath Station, near Abbeville, La, Stanville Theriot was struck and killed by lightning in hia home, and two hours Mrs. Ernest Garie was instantly killed by a bolt in the same house, while she was assisting Mr. Theriot’s family in their trouble.

A Georgia lawyer, who had a case in which conviction for his client seemed certain, closed his argument with a Scriptual quotation. To the amazement of all the jury returned a verdict of “net guilty” without leaving their seats. After court had adjourned the lawyer approach- ed the foreman. ‘‘{ am curious to know,” he said, “juston what point of law you based your verdict?” “It wasn’t no law point, colonel,” replied the foreman, “but we couldn’t jest get over that Scripture.”

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ANOTHER LETTER FROM “PARENT”.

Sir,—“Militiaman’s, in your last night’s issue asks if I meant that all the men io Camp Brighton were ignorant bumpkins, or only some of them, and then goes on to say that every true soldier is a gen- tleman, and tbat they are intelligent and not afraid of achallenge, etc. I never raised the question whether they are or are not, and [ certainly did not mean that all of them were ignorant bumpkins. But I do most decidedly say that some of them are, as apy man who will expose himself naked to the public gaze and pass insult ing remarks to ladies is nothing else: and thata number of the men in Camp Brigiton did both of these things on the eveningof the 24th is well known. I do not think that “Militiaman” or any other gentleman will uphold or try to de- fend such conduct.

PARENT.

Jan., Dec.

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METHODIST CONFERENCE.

The Next Conference to be Held in Char- lottetown,

Frepericron, June 27.— Confereice opened with the usual exercises. The re- commendation of the evangelistic commit- tee that Rev. Mr. Picekles be set apart tor evangelistic work at a ealary of $3850, including house rent was adorsted. The amount of $1,1!8 was reported as the receipts of the Union Church Relief Fund.

Rev. Mr. Paisley was appointed treasurer Children’s day was made the first Sabbath in September. A notice of motion seeking the appointment of lsymen on stationing committee was given by MrJ_ S. Atkinson to come up on Monday. Rev. Mr. Huestis, book steward, and Rev. Mr. Bond, editor of the Wesleyan, were introduced and each reported the conference sales had amount- ed to $19,103. The Wesleyan had 4,000 subscribers and the net debt on the con- cern about $490. Premises had been bought for $5,930. The membership returns show an increase of over 300. From Epworth League reports we learn there were 81 young people’s societies with a membership of 3,284and an income of $1,571.

Thechurch was crowded this Sunday a. m. when Dr. Carman preached a strong sermon on Christianity.

Frepericron, N. B., June 28.—It has been decided to hold the next Methodist Conference at Charlottetown. The total mein bership of the church is now 13,927 showing a net gain in the year of 338.

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Apart from being 112 years of age at the time of her death, there are several unus— ual circumstances surrounding the career

ofthe late Mrs. George Stephens, of Houghton. She was born in 1785 in

Pennsylvania, and a son by her first bhus- band is 76 years of age. She outlived two husbands and has married a third a Brant Indian. She both chewed and smoked, and before turning the century mark, after bearing three husbands ten children, was known to go outside her hut in the coldest weather in winter and chop wood without either shoes or stockings on.

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VALUABLE PROPERTY

AT AUCTION

i am instructed to sell by auction, on Saturday, 3rd July, prox., at 12 o'clock, noon,

The valuable property, “Willow Graove,” the residence of the late J. W. Morrison. Nhie property com- prizes nearly two town lots: front en- trance on Grafton St., rear entrance on Rechford St,

Dwelling house heated by hot water and register grates, cellar 9 ft. deep, drain to river, stables, and coach house, wood house, etc., ete.

Terms at Sale,

C. I. MORRISON,

June 28— Auctioneer

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DONTCET

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Wild advertisements should be read with considerable

suspicion,

Don’t Let these kind of ads lead you away

from the established fact That YWATe are the leading Hat- ters and Gents’ Furnishers in the city. Don’t Buy a hat. cap, collar, tie, white or colored shirt, undershirt, draw- ers, socks, gloves or anythin g in bicycle goods until you first

examine what we have.

WE WILL sell you all thefabove

goods cheaper than any firm in the city. Try us.

McKay Woolen Co.,

High Grade Tailors:

Jubilee Number

—OF THE —

WEERLY EXAMINER

cule 16 PAGER...

Is for Sale at this Office and all the Bookstores,

This is a good number to send to friends abroad, and the papers may be cbtained at this office, wrapped, ail ready for mailing.

The Examiner Pub. Go.

TENDERS

Sealed Tenders will be réceived up to Saturday, 3rd July next at 12 o’clock noon, for the building of a fence around the proposed Ch’town Amateur Athletic Association grounds, according to speci- fication to to seen at the office of

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“THE” JUBILEE es i

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The Ladies of the Presbyterian Con- gregat'on of East St. Peter’s, intend cele brating the Queen’s Jubilee year by hold ing a public Tea, on

Dominion Day, JULY Ist

AT HEAD OF THE BAY,

The site selected is well worth seeing, as it commands the grand view of the placid waters of the Bay, which can be seen to the Har- bor’s Mouth a distance of nine miles, and pro- nounced by tourists and otherts so be by far the most picturesque portion of the fair Isle, and certainly eugit to be seen to be apprecial ed, clothed now as it is in its mantle of green on both sides for the entire distance above named.

The Ladies at this time not only intend to maintain their former reputation for first elass teas, but, if possible, to make this “The Jubilee Tea.” and as they never failed before the word fail at this time is out of the question, backed as they are by a strong and active commettee, who mean business, and intend to carry out all they advertise, to the letter,

There will ke a refreshment booth on the ground, jonded with al] delicacies of the season, and also a variety of cooling and strictly temp- erate drinks. :

Galbraith’s Band will be on the ground of the arrival of the Eastern express, and the sound of the ‘pirboch” will be heard to enliv- en the scene, and cheer the heats of al? lovers of music.

The amusements will consist of the Merrge go-rounn, Phonograph, and prizes will be given for the following:—wheelbarrow Laces egg races for little girls, foot races for boys; tug-of-war for men, married against singles and pipe music. : oe

Persons found selling intoxicating liquors on, or near the grounds, or intoxicated on the ground will be vigorously dealt with.

Should the day prove unfavorable the Tea will be held the first fine day following.

Cheap fares from all railway — stations Special train will leave Ch’town at 8 a. m. standard time, Royalty Junction 8.15, Bedford 8.40, Mt. Stewart 9.05, Morell 9.35, arrive in St. Peters 10.00 Special train will leave Souris at 11.30 Bear River 12,00, arrive at St. Peters 12.40 all standard.

Passengers from the east will return by: regniar express.

By Order of Commettee, F. Hy SANDERSON, Secys June 28 w & eod

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A kouse on Dorchestor Street, next block to the New Cathedral, at present occupied by Mrs. Leahy. Possession give™

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last of June. P AKTHUR G, PEAKE. Office on “Peake’s” Wharf.