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YHE DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, JANUARY 31, 1898 p

THE DAILY BXAMINER.

NOTES AND COMMENTS

—It is needless to say that the Guardian 8 allabroad concerning the manner of selecting committees of the City Council. The Mayor does net select the committees The committees are etruck by the Counc |. lors in council and the Mayor can at best io the event ofa tie on the part of the Councillors bave but a caeticg vote in their selection.

—That the Government of Great Britain has backed down f QO 4 the strong position taken by it a few wecks ago as to the out~ fageous seizures of Russia and Germany in China, is not likely. Sncb action weuld be uo-British. There ie nothing apparent in thesituation to jastify it. If Great Britain and Russia have to try conclusions they bed better try now than later.

—The “deal” of the Crows’ Nest Pass having been contummated, the Govern- ment is now projecting a raiway to ihe Klondike. Buatwe hear nothing about the projected Belfast-Murray Harter Railway, to pass through one of the Lent agricultural districts in all Casada--a district which will be wealth- producing when all the gold in K’ondike ehall have been scooped out.

—We hear with great regret that James Laird, Esq., of New Glasgow, died very suddenly at Hunter River this afternoon about half-past twoo’clock. Mr. Laird drove in to Hunter River, on business, and while stabling his horse, dropped down anddied. Mr. Laird was well known avd deservedly respected. He was ua brother of the Hon. David Lard, of thie city. Hs death w.J] besivcerely mourned.

—It is admitted that Eog'ish cities are more efficiently governed than American cities; and it is the custom of English cities to select their mayors from among the more distinguished of theiraldermen. If there are exceptions to this rule, thew are in favor of public men who have estabtish- ed claims upon the city or oation. Per- haps the Guardian wi!! mentiou the name of some Lord Mayor of London who was not, previous to his election as such, an alderman of London,

—The Guardian continues its *pecia

pleading for an untried mac to fill the |

ofiise of navor, inl discourses about “rights” and “cliques,” etc. If the Guardian has any evidence that any Coun- cillor likely to be a candidate for the Mayoralty is in coilusion with other City Councillors to rob or injure the city in the event of success et the coming election,

now is the time to speak out plainly. Let us have no dirty insiauations. Let us rather believe the Councillors to be men

of honor until it has been shown that they are scheming to benetit themselves at the expense of the city.

—A few rears ago, Sir Louis raised a buiabaloo throughout this vince becauve the Liberal-Censervative Governmert of Canada had granted to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company alternate belts of prairie land as a c:sid- eration for the construction and mainten- ance of our great transcontinental Sine His supporters will be surprised to learn that the present Government, of which Sia Louis is now a member, hae agreed togive to afew monopoliate a large part of the public domain of Canada as one of the considerations for a railway to be built io the Klondike. The country thus banded ever to a monopoly is not mere agricultural land—it includes some of the richest mining areas in the world.

— Professor Fletcher’a remarka at the Quebec Fruit Growers’ Association meet- ing at Lachute indicate how serious is the danger to Canadian orchards that the in- vasion of the San Jose scale implies, This parasite, like the potato bug, comes from the far west, and threatens to be hard y jess destructive to fruit trees than is the Colorado beetle to the po'ato plant. The death of the tree follows within a few years of the insect’s attack. It wes hoped that the climate of Canada would be a protec- tion ; but as the scale has appeared in New Hampshire, Verment and Maine, as well as in New Jersey and more southern states, it is plain that our latitude is not a suffi- cient defence,

~~At the Marchand ba quet, hell a few days ago, thore in charge of the decora- tions had placed a banner directly facing Mr. Tarte on which inser, bed: — Soyons Fraue Liberaux” (“Let us be straight Liberals.”) Thia wae evident'y intended as a hit at ihe Minister of Pub ic Works on the pert ef some of the Libera! maicontents. Mr. Tarte s‘rack the nail! oo the head. “Let me s-y a few words abowt the words I see iv front of me,” he said. “Por twenty syears I belonged to the Libera!l-Conservative party, under Sir George Etienne Cartier. I[ have rething to regret ia my past, nor have I anything to regret inthe present. I joined the Litera’ party whew it was nof¥ery strong, when, in fact, it was weak and “defeated, and I resolved todo my duty as a man. laskeinothingin retuew. I am atil! with the party, aud let me add, I will remain ; I will! still be ofthe party even it only a simple roldier in the ranks.” (Loud upplause.) The Liberals will pot easily get rid of Tarte. He will remain.

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PROVISIONAL MILITARY sCHOOL

The Hours of Instruction and the Names of the Officers in Attendance

The provisional school for military instruction, which opened in Cherlotte- town about two weeks ago, is now in full sewing, and the sessions are well attended Col. Moore is commandant of the sebool, and Mejor MacDougall, cf the Royal Regiment Canadian Iufantry, is Adjutant. There are aleo two non-commissioned officers of the Royal Regiment acting as ipstructors.

The echool was opened in the drill shed, but after one setsion there it was deemed advisable to remove to more suitable quarters in the McLeed building on Kent Street. Here a representative of Tue ExaMINER Saw the school in operation on Saturday afiernoon.

The hours of instruction are from 10.36 a.m. until 12 noon of each day fo: those who may be ableto attend at that time.

On the evenings of Mouday, Wednesday and Friday of each week there is drill, the instruction begiruing at 7.30 and continu~ ing until 10 o’clock.

On Tuesday, Thareday and Saturday of each week the hours of instruction are from 4.30106 o’clock in the afternoon.

Besides the imstruction in equad and ara

drill given up to date lectures are delivered each evening by Major MacDougall. These lectures treat

of interior economy, duties, military law and drill. They are highly spoken of by the members of the school.

The following officers are in attendance at the school :

Lient.-Colonel McLeod,

Majors Davison, Crockett, Came:on and Sheriff.

Surgeon-Mejor Warburton.

Captains Alien, Stewart, Davison, Jones apd Moore.

Surgeon-Captain Jobmson.

Lieutenants J. Shaw, M. Shaw, Stewart, Macdonald, Darke, McDuff, Grey, Wood, Rodd, Hardy, Smith, Acorn, Moore, Mor- rie, Richards, Whear, Johnston, Peake and Bartlett.

The officers under instruction are all in the fullest sympathy with the work, and are making good progress. Major Mac- Dougal! expresses himself ae well satisfied with the work that has been done in the school since its organization.

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PERSONAL.

| Mise Maisie Coady, of Charlottetown,

played firet violin in the orchestra at an entertainment reeevtivy given st Mount St. Vincent Academy, Halifax. The enter- tainment throughout is bighly spoken of by the Halifax newspapers.

Orrawa, Jan, 29.~-The customs depart ment notifies that the Alaskan relief expedition will leave Portland, Uregon, on February Ist, and will probabiy proceed

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pro- | 0 permit the free entry of supplies,

northward in two divisions, one taking | the Dalton and the other the Chilkoot

trail. An order in council will be passed Un- from Washingtou to the Goveroment state that a settlement of the existing difficulties in Yukon matters will be speedily arranged.

Loxvoy, Jan, 29.—The Pekin corres- pondeut of the Times says: “At the met- ing of the grand council last night (Thurs day) the Cuinese decidea to approach the English and Russian governments with @ proposal of compromise, each power to provide one half of the loan on its own fisancial terms and the other conditioos tg be adjusted between them,”

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PROHIBITION DEBATE,

Prigcipal Graut and Dr. Lucas Begin Their Argument.

I$ PROHIBITION ADVISABLE ?

The Principal Contends That it Will Increase Jatempsrance and the Doctor Thinks Otherwise.

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Dr. Lneas, of Grimshbv,andi Rev. Dr. Grant, Principal of Queen,s University, l+bated the question of Prohibition at Kingston on tne even ng of tha 27th Jany. (be audience was representative. Many strangers from all parts of eastern Ontario were present, Mayor Livingston, presided and introdaced the debaters.

Te 1opic was: ‘That a law passed by Parliament prohibiting the importatien, manutacture and sale of intox‘cating |qnor would promote temperance aud public and political morality.”

Dr. Lucas began by declaring that for centuries past the traffic in intexicating beverages has been the fruitfnl seurce of discussion and _ irritation both ino- aide and outside of legislative hal's, The bitterness and wrangling respecting it

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ton, 235 or one in 319; Halton, three, or one in 7,334. During the Scott Ac* regime, the judges were presented wih white gloves on every occasion, a thing said to be unparalelled in the bist+ry of any other county in Ontario.

DR. GRANT REPLIES.

Dr, Grant, in opening, said be was bound to warn his friends that prohib.tion may not cure, but aggravate the curse of the jiquor traffic, heuce he dreaded a proposal which, if enacted inio law, wil! do more to throw back the canse of temperance and corrupt the country, than any legielation that has eyer yet been passed in Canada.

The principal said the difference betweea himself and Dr. Lucas, was as to the best method of promoting temperance. ‘ Ye believes that prohibition will make the more temperate and improve it politically aod morally. I believe the contrary.”

He was a believer in temperance, he counselled all young men to be abstainers, he believed total abstinence to be the safe course for all men, and a high christian virtue when honestly practised, with the hope and from the motive of helping weak men. But he did not believe that it is a ein or acrime to sell everything that in- toxicates, and the law will never make men believe that i' isa sin like murder adultery, fornicatien, theft, or lying. If it is a sip to sell, it must be a sin to buy, and if one party to the transaction is punished justice demand thatthe other should be also.

He thanked God that drunkenness is a decaying vice in Uanada,thanke to the true temperance workersand the thous- avdfold influences of Christian civilization. Shoald, however, prohibition b+ attempted it will assuredly revive the horrid viee,

have been almost endless, We never have} and help even to make it fash‘onable

been able to adjust, and apparently never) again.

can adjust it, soas to quiet the public mind and piease ali classes. It ie not so respecting any other occupation or trade. There seema to b2 a universal agreement that the traffic is bad and, therefore, it is not wonderful that many desire to prohibit it.

Touching this point the doctor held that it was the right and power of the people to prohibit which gave a@ license its value. The next position taken was that, a3 the principle of prohibition was applied, just in that proportion have the morals of the people in the vicinity gauged and accorded in the police courts gone up or down. The most noted illustration of the evil effects of the dimipution of the prohibitory principle and the erlarzement of license was seen in the English beer law of 1830. The unstinted sale eansed the sovereign people to assume, ‘a beastly condition,” as Rev. Sidney Smith wrote two weeks after the law was enacted. Te demoral- ization was 80 general and continuous that both Lord Wellington and Lord Brong- Lem frankly confessed to a change of ovinion before a year had elapsed. Lord F.ancis Edgerton said he considered the bill as promotive of enormous evils, and that no bill had ever been more preduc~ tive of drunkenness and immorality than this.

In contrest to this state of affairs, Dr. Lucas offered testimony as to the Forbes- MacKenzie Act as applied to Scotland, and so deepiv convinced were the Scotch mem bers of Parliament that this law tended to improve the moral conditien of the pecp'e that when a similar bill was proposed for Ireland, 43 out of the 48 Scotch members voted for it.

The way prohibition lessened crime and |

drunkenness in Scotland, Ireland and the United States was detailed, and the Doctor closed by # reference to Conada, saying: ‘If we pass from the Aclantic to the Paci- tic, across our Domininion, we find the quautity of !quor consumed per bead to tally exactly with the exte.tof the appli- cation of the principle of prohibition in the several province:. Prince Edward Island consuming the leas’, and British Columbia the moat, the latter where there is no prohibition consuming nearly 12 times as much as the former, where the Scott Aci is in force.

“The Scott Act in Ontario looks to ms like a Lee-Mettord rifle which a cowardly soldier has thrown away, and taking io his heels, bas comdemned the gun to excnee hig cowardice, The act iz sti!l in toree in muy Coucties ia Canada aod is Jong mich good in ibe bards of men . who heve the courage «f their conviction ang backbone,”

Halten Coun'y where Dr. Lucas wa” “eared ty manhood was quotad as a county that slowed amazing evidence of the

henefi's of prohibnion. The third year

A othentont after the adonticn of the act arrests for

AGENT ror P. E. IsLanp | Urinking in Halton, compated with other

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FIRE. LIFE. ACCIDENT | worth,666, or onein ninety-eight ; Wellings ES LEE ee ee

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St. John Sun: Rev. D. V. Lucas ix thankful that we have a government with courage tO say that if the people wart prohibition he will give itto them. Ie is well to be thankful, and Mr. Lucas will nave additional cause if he fiods the min« veters with courage to do what they promise. [tis usually in ihe nerformance

and oot the promise that Sir Wiltrid fails. ——__~-2-.—______—

Sr. Pereassvnc, Jan. 29.—A telegram reterseu bere from Tomski asys that & amp of auritero: 8 earth, containing 74}

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Men of British breed are apt to kick against restraints on their reasonable liberty; aud all men, }oumg men eapecial- ly, are spt tothink that there is some- thing very nice in carefully locked cup- boards. As Beecher putit, “You can never get cows to eat backwheat straw, unlese vou puta fence around it.” Ap- pareatiy the anima! has iw ita trait of human nature, or maa has still adeut him a touch of the animal.

Dr. Grant in his consideration of the topic of debate proved that according to the experience of Ontario, the Maritime Provinces and the States which have tried to experiment, prohibition does not pro- hibit; that the consequences have been (1). Increase of drunkenness, (2) The traffic driven into the hands of a depraved class, (3) ¢ Multiplication of illicit dives. (4) Evasion of law and consequent increases among the people of contempt for the law and general growth of the spirit of the ille- gality. (5) Increase of perjury, becauee people will not give evidence against a mao for being guilty of what the law makea a crime whea they do not believe it to be a crime. (6) Opposition to the Jaw on the part of respectable citizens, who are aogry because their persunal liberty is invaded without just cause. (7). Increase of bribery in various forms, from the bribery of police- men, sheriffs, deputies or constables up to tbe more subtle bu! more dangerous bribery of politicians, which resulis from the formation of a vote which is solid on ove issue without regard tothe general welfare (8). Violation of the law by magistrates and judges whodonot cal] for former cosvictions, but inscribe the third or tenth offence as the first, because they koow that the law inflicts imprison- ment for the third offence. (9). In- crease of the spiritof hypocrisy, siander, eneaking end epying and unwarrdgtable interference with others. (10). The breeding of a Jow ciiss of infamous creat- ures Calied informers, who learn to tll lies.

He also declared that these resulta would neeessarily flow in large measure from a more drastic Jaw epptied tothe whole Dominion.

Dr. Lucas spoke for 15 minutes to diz- prove Dr. Grants logic, which he held as very defective. Tue only way to restrict tuc treflis was to blot it out, (Cheers.) The reeroa that prohibitios was pot forced wae because men Lal played tco long with the measure. Mcnev was made out of the illicit traffic because penalties were rot bigh enough. Bat it wili come. (Cheer-.) The Goveroment promi-ed prcbibition if the people wanted it. The people he was sure wanted it. If the Government was acting with by.ocri. y, then ever after he won'd spend his time denouncing it.

Dr. Grant, in clo-ing, said chat to secure prohibiiou for Canada better arguments than Dr. Lucas haa advanced would be required.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I.

RICCO SESE

CIVIC ELEGTI

In pursuance of an Actof enera}

bly of this Islund, made Pov eete On

fiftw-first year of the reign of H in the

Majesty Queen Victoria, Chap. 194 The City of Charlottetown len,

Act,” aniof the Aer amending the

Vie, Cap. 10, intituled “ An Act to —

City of Cha: lottetown [eco-poration send the ? I do hereby give Public Notice the Aes,

tion of a Ma‘or for the said City

person to serve asa@ Common ¢:, {OF Oh

the City Council for each of W is)

2 and 3 of said City. and of tweed = ea 1, as Common Councilmen in the said ( Ward No. 4of said Cuy, and of th to serve as Common Councilmen iq Couneil for Ward No. 3 in anid Cig aila Mayor and Kight Common co. Ute representing the City as fulowg:—

For Ward Number One.... One CouneRor

Two... One Co » Tiree. One Coane?

ad “ “

Wh “ Four... Tea ¢ * *.» ae Thres Cones of WILL BE HELD on +

Wednesday, the 9th day of February, A. D, 1898,

At the several places, that is to say:

In Ward 1, at or near ¢ office a John Maceachern, Queen oe of Mm,

ln Ward 2, at or n

as Connolly, 0: nah cag house of Mr ouse. Sydney et,

ami Prince 8S

In Ward 3, at or near In Ward 4.at or near the cornes of mans and Queen Streets. ns

n , at or pear the carriage sha, of #hillp Large & Sow, on Great George Sirsa s

Ané stthe said Election the Poll rat opened at nine o‘clock in the torenoon, eat

tinue open until five o'cl i of the same day. Cr

DESCRIPTION OF WARDS,

Number One shall comprise all that Charlottetown which nen eee - etter Street, and the goepet of land formeriy know as the Military rrack Grouad. “ 5

Number Two shall comprise all that ( Charlottetown which lies south of Richma Street aed north of Dorchester Street, _

Number Three sfiall co:nprise aj that of Charlottetown which lies south of ¢ Street and north of Richmond Street.

Number Four shall comprise all Chariovtetown which lies south of FM

aD 2

Street and north of Grafton Street.

Charlottetown which lies north of ¥ Bima

including the Common of the said T own, WEDNESDAY, February 2nd

froin the hour of Twelve at ae L F- 7

same day. Pied For qualification of Electors. see sboveAc

Number Five shall comprise ali thet mn NOMINATION DAY, nie hour of Fouro'clock in the afternoon a 51 Victoria, Cap. 12, sections 2 st p. 12, 4 to 29. W. FE. DAWSON, Mayor of the City of Charlottetown, H, M. Dae “s City a. City Clerk's Offiee, Charlottetown, ies

Jan, si, 1898, we jan20—l'i a

Election of a Water Commissioner.

In‘pursuance of an Act of the General sembly of this Island, made and passed 4 50th year of the reign of Her p

ueen Victoria, intitnied: “©

Water Works Act, 1887,” I do hereby | Public Notices that an

Election for a Water Conia : for the Uity of Charlottetown, |

in the place of PETEK HALLORAN, retived, will be heid on

Wednesday, the 9ih day ol | February, A. D 185, —

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at the several places, that is to say: . a

Iu Ward No. 1, at or near the offiee of Mn John Maceachern, Queen Street, . :

In Ward No, 2, at ornear the house Thomas Connolly, opposite Mr. it. * Warehouse, Sidney St, between Great George — and Prince Streets, #:

In Ward No. 3, at or near the Market a ;

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In Ward No. 4. atornear the Cit corner of Kent and Queen Streets. :

In Ward No. 5, at or near the carriage shop of Philip Large & Son, Great ( eorge Street.

And at the said Election the Poll willbe — opened at nine o'clock in the continue open until five o'clock in the sher noon of the same day.

DZICRIP MON OF WARI3

_Nomber One shall compris: all that part of Coarluttetown which lies scuch of Derenee ter Street, andthe parcel cf lavd former” ~ known as the Military Barrack Gronn’ x Number Two suail comprise #!' mat pa of Charlottetown which iies se” oF bi Street and north of Dore’ em) Qi eat ja ape abn Comprise ail tat part St Anlosie own waich lies south of Stree" Lad north of Richmond Street. «Umber Four shal] comprise ali that part of Charlottetown which lies south of ¥iteroy Street and north of Grafton Sureet. : Number Five shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies north of aren, including the Common of the

own, NOMINATION DAY.

WEDNESDAY, February 2nd, A.D 18. from the. time of ‘iwelve at noon wntil the hour of Four o'clock in the afternoon of same day. ;

For qualification of Electors, see Act &, Vie toria, iptituled “ Charlov'etown Water Works Act, 18*7,” also 51 Victoria, Cay. 12, see 4

lw aw. {L. 38.] W. E. DAWSON, | ; Mayor ot we City of Charlottetéen. H. M. DA VIBON City Clerk City Clerk’s Ofiee, Charlottetown, Jan 2), 18¥8. jan20

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