oe ———

f em sd i! The cards read: ‘‘Ex ecuted by order of the Irish Tnvincibl

I'he witness detailed hia conversation with Brady. who said he stabbed Mr. Burke it the | ft The other came up and called him a ruffin.

i gentleman He ran

shoulder

after him into the road and ‘‘settled” him He then looked around and saw Kelly coming away from Burke's body and

he and Brady went and cut Burke's throat Carev denied that he became an informer because he has received money. Being ar save bis life and the

rested, he desired to lives of those whe were innocent. Amid i the secort ful reproac hes of the pris mer, ne

calm demeanor, and joke d When he passed the prison

pres rved a

once or twice

ers’ dock, they hissed. He looked up, Say

ing; ‘*Se veral f you thought to be before mm? Ne evidence implicating the Land | League was given. Atthe request of the) prisoners’ counsel, the examination was adjourned to Monday, when the case will

Fresh surprises are expected, a1 da} revails in the city.

watched susands to heard |

l

close. exci | The evening papers were for, and it took many extra sup! ly the demand. The question on every hand to-night is, ‘‘ Who is No.

feverish ement eagerly

the

Tue Datty EXAMINER

? j i i ; i }

i i | i

FEBRUARY 24, 1883.

Notes of the Week.

~The interest of the week in British affairs ceutres in the bleodeurdlivg devel- opments of the Kilmainham trial. De- of the Pheeosix Park murder as

by the monster Carey are without

‘

tails given ’ a parallel for well calculated and cold-

blooded atrocity. Slowly but surely

the toils ure tighievning around the} . " . ;

prisovers. But the prisoners are

pot the only ones who are implicated in the bleody work of the Assassination | Society. Men who, from their positions, were not before suspected of complicity in the dreadful crimes which have lately j

been perpetrated on Irish soil, are now | sought after by the police; and it is sus- pected that the Irish National Land League itself has been something more than an indirect agent in connection with them. Wonderful to relate—in the light of Carey’s testimony—Mr. Forster lives to make the charge openly in Parliament. Parnell’s denial we are, of course, bound to accept, so far as his own knowledge extends. But the League could supply the meaos for many dark deeds without the knowledge of its Leader; and, as the London Times says, there must, in order to allay suspicion, be a thorough inves- tigation of its books.

—Punch, of last week, represented France chaived to faction and threatened by anarchy. Let us hope that Jules Ferry, who has been called by President Grevy to the Leadership of the Republic, will succeed in calmiog, to some extent, the dangerous elements by which the Republic is beset. Ferry is a stronger man than either Duclere or Falleries, aud perhaps he will be able to control the Assembly which was anmauageable by them. The danger with which the Republic is threatened is within itself. From the Orleanists, or the Bourbons, or the Bonapartists, or from all combined, it has now nothing tofear. “Vhat it wants is strong and judicious leadership actuated by moderate counsels.

t

—His Majesty of Russia still walks abroad untouched and apparently un- menaced by Nihilism; and public atten- tion throughout Europe has lately been abserbed in contemplation of the dire results of the winter’s floods.

—The floods, too, have destroyed much property in the United States and

caused a great deal of destitution, especially in Ohio; while frightful

avalanches have made lite terribly un- certain in the mountains of Colorado.

—In Congressthe Tariff Bill is still under consideration ; and Civil Service Reform is still discussed. Politics are quiet; and business, we are told, “looking up.”

is

—Two or three scandals have given zest to the gossip ot Canadian cities; and prominent temperance advocates are estimating the cost of establishing an

organ of the Dominion Alliance at Ottawa, It is significant that the

politicians favor the scheme. Sir John McDonald, Sir Leonard Tilley, Mr, Me- Kenzie Bowell, Mr. Blake, Senator Vidal, Senator Scott and others, have given in their adhesion to it. In addition te the proposed organ, the Alliance will have a publishing house aud supply depot of temperance literature in Toronto.

—The Ontario election contest is waxing Warm, and both parties are, as usual, confident of success. The Grits say that it is the policy of Sir John McDonald to centralize al) the political power in Ottawa; but this ery is ridicu- lous aud ought not to be successful. We shall see. _

—Some years ago, when the citizens

of Charlottetown elected incompetent Councitlors and the finances were in disorder, the Legislature deemed it

necessary to curb the extravagance of the corporation and protect the interest of those who loaned them money, by passing av Act limiting the borrowing

THE

| Last year’s Assessment collected

| Province, have been the subject of Par-

| improvement has been the differences and

i and

_

Tl The Bank declined to give further accomme lation on the ground that the city had reached the limit. As lust year’s assessment fell below that of the previous year to the extent of of $6,733, the borrowing power of the corporation in the year was reduced by five times that amount; aud the solicitor of the Bank says, that to make further additions to the loan would

the view the the it

limit.

its

‘

current

From of

ww be illegal.

Uniow Bask takes

stands thus :—

1100 matter

| $ 16, 164 46

Oe

FIRST METHOD,

» >

©5, 164.46 9 C00. 00

was

Deduct School Assessment

\Vv} VW nercas, ntures,

City n

ieh multiplied by five is ve ¢ f ~e ho ] De > the

eX the are

SECOND METHOD.

b liabilities of »w $110,033.81 | } $ 25,164 46!

125,822 30

: . ; s Assessment collected

ultiply by five - - . . abilities of the City including Schoo] Debenturs

The Merchants

$147,533 81 Halifax, |

3

Bank of

| however, takes a different view of the}

law; and, with the city officials, we| rejoice that the Corporation are, for the

present at least, out of their dilemma,

—The insufficient means of communi- | cation between the Mainland and this liamentary discussion. Mr. Davies was, we think, rather ipjudicions in his re- marks, though the reports of his speech, received last evening, show that he was not so injudicious as at first supposed. The chief cause of the delay in affording

j

sections and By uniting |

jealousies of the several parties of this Province.

| last year, our representatives sueceeded

in securiog the Cape Traverse Railway ; the interest of the Province, with respect to this question, lies in the direc- tion of continued united action.

-_—_—— a +

What Constitutes Taxation ?

—— ee

wn . » . **Tne Examiner” respectfully begs to

be excused while he explains the difficulty with which the Patriot The Patriot says i—

‘Our Water Street contemporary appears to have very limited views of what constitutes taxation. He maintains that it is evidently wrong to say that the money which is paid to the Government for railway fares, or freight, or tolls of any kind, isa tax upon the coun- try.”’ Let him ask the people on the south side of the Hillsborough how they regard the fares on the Southport Ferry. every man who resides on the opposite side of the river look upon the sum which he pays

is

his income ””

So they do—andrightly. But, on the same principle, to walk across the shreet is a tax upon a man’s strength, to write ove of the Patriot's articles is a tax meal or read a book is a tax persou’s time.

The word ‘‘tax” has a broad general meaning and it has a specific meaning. The Patriot has applied to the specific thing we call a tax, the meaning of the word in its broadest sense.

In paying the Government for carry- ing him across the Hillsborough, or for taking him to Halifax, or for bringing his ship through the canal, a man does not pay a tax—i. e. in the ordinary sense of the term. He pays for a| service which the Gevernment have per- | formed on his behalf.

The greater the number of such ser- | vices performed by the Goverument, the | greater the revenue the Government obtains, and the better for the taxpayers by whom the Government is sustained. | But the Patriot has lumped the whole | revenue of the Dominion Government and called it **taxation.” |

heavily upon the people, as is shown by | the result of the abolition of the tea} duties! 2. Then, take for inst ince, the} case of an English gentleman, travelling | in Canada, who pays to the Intercolonial | Railway, say a hundred dollars,—that | mouey certainly did not come out of the | pockets of the taxpayers of the country !

3. Even when the tariff is raised on cer-

tain articles it does not follow that the | taxpayers of the country which raises it | will suffer. Take for instance the heavy

upon a

potato duty imposed by the United! States. Who pays it? Every merchant

in this Island who sends to the United | States market a cargo of potatoes, kuows | that he pays the duty levied which goes | into the United States Treasury, and that | because he has to du so, he is compelied | to buy the potatoes from our farmer8 at | so much less than he could afford to! pay if potatoes were admitted to the. United States market duty free.

Here then, are three simple cases in which the revenue of a couutry may | be increased without adding to the | burdeus of the taxpayers of the country ; and more might be cited. :

But let us view the subject from “ the other aspect” chosen by the Patriot.

| | |

powers of the Council, at any particular time, to five times the amount of the sum actually collected the year previous. In late years the Council have grown more careful, and the taxes collected | by them do not amount. to so large a, | sum as in iormer years. Cousequently tiey cannot borrow so large a sum; and the Union Bank, early in the week de- | clined to make further advances to them. We were iu error when we stated that the reason given by the Union Bank for

colonial Railway was for years

That additional public works involve | additional taxation is undoubted. The interest of the money employed in con- structing acd maiataining them must be met by the taxpayer.

But every dollar)

paid the Government for rates, or fares, or tolls of any kind, is so much towards lighteving the burden of taxation. Thus the Inter.

a burdea |

to the country. But last year, ut der!

|the National Policy of the Government

icing #0 wae thut the city badenwiled aud the tuproved muungemvns vf Sir’ Ul arhuvtutuwn, Feb, 24 1993,

relieved the taxpayers.

| were then heavy burdens upon the tax-

struggling. |

each year for ferriage as an annual tax "pon |

upon the writer's iutellect, aud to eat a |

|

O

Charies Tupper, it was so much more

hap self-sustaining that it made a profit)

of $90 000 which went towards the re-

luction of the debt, and by so much!

|

From this latter instance the reader |

will see how particularly unjust it is to t

ake, as the Putriot has done, the whole | revenue of 1882, call the whole amount | taxation, end then compare it with the | whole revenue of 1878. The Inter- colonial railway and ovher public works | yers ; now they are quite the reverse. It is quite true that the interest charges on account of public works have increased since 1878. But, why ? Chiefly because of the building of the; Canadian Pacific Railway. In making} its calculation, the Patriot convesiently | forgets that the Government have ex- | perded millions upon that great Natioual Highway, which caunot, of course, be recouped by fares and rates, but which

| | pa |

will, we believe, be more than | repaid by the proceeds of the sales of Jand, rendered valuable by

the railway aud other facilities afforded and attracting millions of emigrants to assist for all time in making up the revenues of the country.

But the point we desire now, if pos- sible, to drive home to the editor of the Patriot is that, as @ man’s revenue is not taxation, neither is the whole of a Gov- ernmeut’s revenue taxation. The Dominion Government does business like 4 private mau or corporation, and the

more business it does the more its revenue, and the less the burden upon the taxpayers. disicliiaill dls: dled tetpinnueeal tanger An elopement has been made public at

Ottawa. The contracting parties area Viss Carsallen, a student of a Collegiate Institute anda young man named Rowe. The lady is aged sixteen years. Her father is a wealthy | coutractor, residing at Grand Rapids, Michi gan. The recreant swain was to have been | married to anc ther young lady of high social | position in this city, and the ceremony should

a

| have taken place on the very night of the elopement. os

Two hundred and fifty pieces of Dress

Goods selling at less than half-price at J, Bb. | McDoxaLp’s. [feb24 li wkly | sinsbiemestin é

| Important Suit.—The Halifax Banking | Company (by their attorney, Wallace Graham) | has had an execution issued against the city of

STAPLE & FANGY DRY GO0DS

order to make a speedy reduction, wiil sell all Winter Gocds at Cost, viz:

ing Jackets, Buffalo Kobes, Goat Robes, Var Uap

ao

———

EXAMINER, FEBRUARY 24, 18838.

SPRING, ;

SA40,O000!

— ne = 8

FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH

—— OF —

OTHENG,

SOLD AT

TO BE J. B. MACDONALD’S, Quecn “treet.

Having compicted Stock Taking, | find I have an unusually

AND CL

| |

lerre Stock on hand; and in Knit Wool Goods, |

Heavy Cloths, tlankets, Quilts, Woollen Hosiery, Gloves, Scaris, Squares, Uvercoats, Reel- Cloth Uaj }

Uther Goods at a small advance, viz: Dress Goods, in Cashmeres, Black and Colored Cords | and Lustres, inall shades Brocaded Dress Go« ds, Grey and White Cottons, ~heetings, | Pillow Cloths, Stripe Hessians and Osnaburgs, Cretonnes Prints. Carpets, in Brussels, Scotch Tapestries. Felts and Hemps. As I am determined to clear cat the greater portion of this Stock before the arrival of Spriag Goods, real bargains wii be given, W HOLESALE

AND REPAIL J. B. MACDONALD,

Qcren STREET.

mn

s

5,

'

Ch town., Feb. 22, 1883—wkly pat, pres ne

-

W. & A. BROWN & CO. Ww WOOLLEN GOODS,

Including Shawls, Squares, Clouds, Scarfs, Children’s Hoods, Ulsters and Underwear, Ladies’ Vests, Mitts, Cuffs, Hosiery, Gents’ Cardigan Jackets, Gloves, ete.

—

| |

|

ILL close out (during the month of January and February) the balance of their large Stock of

Uisters, | |

Goods, Dolmans, Maniles, | |

and Miiiliinery Goods.

Eu

Also, the remainder of their Choice Stock of Scotch, Brussels, and ‘Tapestry Carpets and Mearth Rugs,

Halifax for $6,694 26. being amount due with |interest on an agreement by the city before | the Equity Court to pay in instalments some | $27,000 due by the city to the Bank overdrawn by water account. — Recorder. “sila aatotns McGraw’s Abdominal Corsets with elastic

Does not]! hip, are to be had at Youno’s.

noaliiaegiltes ScHoo. or Cookery.—Ladies desirous of opening and premoting the proposed Cookery classes, can subscribe their names ina list now ypened for signatures at Chappele’s Diamond sookstore, Queen Street. ate. }ONELRESS CODFISH, canned salmon, mackere! and lobsters, good and cheap at the Fannily Grocery.—R. K. Brace. [feb 24 ei THE couriers, vith twenty-two bags of mail matter, left Cape Tormentine this morning at 8.40. ‘They will arrive early this evenin,. Mails have also crossed from Cape Tormen- tine.

CLEARING-OUT SALE

— Oor—

MUSIC. & MUSIC BOOKS

BREMNER BROS.

EING desirous of clearing out their pres-

ent Stock of Music, before the end of March, offer the following unprecedented bar- sains:-——

SHEET MUSIC at a discount of 80 per cent. of the published price.

BOOSEY S MUsICAL CABINET for cepts a number. (Original price 30 and cents,

Other Music Books at a discount of from 30 to 50 per cent. No music exchanged.

r I

20 35

—ALSO—

The ‘following FANCY GOODS will be dis-

posed of at a discount of 25 per cent:

Photograph Frames, | Writing Desks, Ladies’ Companions, | Dressing Cases,

Work Boxes, Easels, ete.

The above discounts are for CASH ONLY, res on purchases made within six weeks from ate.

Feb. 24, ’83.—6i. her 2i

“The Geology of P. B. Island.” A LECTURE,

¥ the above subject, will be delivered »y

MIR. FRANCIS BAIN,

uuder the auspices of the Charlottetown, Educational! Institute, in the Y.

Mi. A. HALL,

TUESDAY, 27th INSTANT,

Doors open at 7.30 o'clock, p. m.; Lecture to commence at eight. Tickets, '0 cents to be kad at the door.

J. M. DUNCAN, Sec’y of Committee. Ch’town, Feb. 24, 1883.—3i

‘ /@

Union Bank of P. B. Island,

rqXHE Aanual General Meeting of the Stock- holders of this Bank willbe held at their Banking House, in Charlottetown, on WED- Ni SDAY, the 7th day of March next, at twelve o'clock, noon, for the purpose of elect- ing Directors for he ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business as laid betore them. | Proxies for voting must be left with the! Cashier at least one day previous to meeting.

GEORGE MACLEOD, Cashier.

—till meeting

may be |

Tweecs, Winceys, Wool Squares, Scarfs, Sacques, &e,

as &° LARGE Disoeu fa.

GREAT BARGAINS MAY BE EXPECTED.

Ch’town, Jan. 18, 1883.

WINTER GOODS

—AT—

REDUCED PRICES.

JOHN MAGPHEE & Co.

Are offering the following GOODS at greatly Reduced Prices.

;

Dress Goods, Knit Wool Goods and Winceys; a lot Mantle and Ulster Cloths, | Men’s all wool Pants, $1.90, $2.25, $2.45; Boys’ Ulsters and Overcoats. $3.50, $4.00, $1.50; a lot of ladies’ Shawls and Sacques at cost; Wincevs, 7 cents ; Grey Cotton, 6 cents; Prints, 6 cents; President, Beaver and Nap C'oths at cost; Men’s Ulsters and Overcoats, $3.2 English and Canadian Tweeds, at 10 p, ¢. discount ; Fur Caps, Kid Mitts | and Gloves, Linders and Drawers, Scarfs, taced and knit Shirts, white Shirts, &c.; a lot of Men’s colored Shirts at 60 cents.

90, $4.50, $5.50; Scotch, |

Gur customets and the public generally can depend on getting REAL BARGAINS in every department. WHOLESALE & RETAIL.

JOHN McPHEE & CO.

Jan, 25, 1883—2aw, wkhy

Charlottetown Boot and Shoe Factory.

0:0 BE SURE AND ASK YOUR STOREKEEPER FOR

DORSEY, GOFF & CO.’S OWN WAKE

ie

For Charlottetown

‘for Lew

vitetow at Prince Edward Islay

THE CLIPPER PRIGANT

ISABE

Classed Al, 9 Yous, wr. EE=2INEDy, WILL Sam From Liverpool for hg ON OR ABOUT 25TH Maly .

Taking goods at through rates fy on the P. E. 'slaod Bailwy For rates of Freiy ht, apply is F R. M. C. STUMBLES, . aa

ings, Water Street, or here tog

R, F. J Ch’town, Feb, 22, 983-99.)

SPRING CO

Look in and Soe oy: —or

New Wall New Fivor Oild New Linoleum, -

(lieavy and Ping LOW White Cottons, Prices, Sheetings,

Cotton Flannek

(0 Pillow Cotton,

make Fowels,

Bed Tickings, 1001 Table Linens, Corsets, Dress Goods, Stock. Winceys.

W. A. WEEKS@ Sign of the bi

Ch'tewn, Feb. 15°3.—eod whip HEREBY notify al! partic toe take their Uiphrellas left with

the reors 1881 and \R82 TI give notice, after which I will sell

SOPHIA T Charlottetown, Feb, 22,43.=88

Wicklow and Kil

A LECTURE will be deli

At Very

LX REV. Pp. McDONALD, BE the Catholic Literary Union, @ ST, PATRICKS ; } j Wednesday Even'g, ii SUBJECT: " Among the Mountains d aud Kaliarney. Admission, 10 cents; Reserved p

| cents.

Tickets for sale at Freser& Store, Apothecaries’ Hall, and store,

Doors open at 7.30, to

JOHN A. Mele

Feb. 21, 1883.— we fr eat ta

BOOTS AND SHOES,

EVERY PAIR WARRANTED

DORSEY, GOFF & Co.

lL. BH. PROW SEH

Will, for the next Two Weeks, give

SPECIAL BARGALNS,

oni Dwele

Men’s Overcoats, Reefers & Ulsters, MEN’S FUR CAPS,

Ch'town, Jan, 26,1§

=

83.—2aw wi ly

Wes> Everyone should call and see those Goods, as Great

Bargains will be given. L. E. PROWSE,

74 Queen Street.

Oh’town, Dee. 19, 1882.

| reference re quired. OF rics,

yO LET—A Dwelling | Peake Bros. & Co,

rFNO LET—Iwpxdaiate pe Hillsborough Street,

ienant, E I. to Mr

Irving, Esquire. Apply to Thoms W,

Bank of P. EJ

] WILL pay cash for any ® of P. E. Island Bills. i, H. NOR Charlottetowa, ®" Feb. 12, 1883.—3i eod wly

WANTS, LOST, FOUM

ANTED—A good plan Ot

W immediately to Mrs.

North Side Queen Square.

Wart D—$\0 DAILY ; “Our Lost Explorers; &

Arctic Expedition’ 5(@ trations. Sales unpreeedaie copies with 10, “Exclusive

50 cents —Buxer Pres. CO.,

W

J ANTED—A Clerk in 8@ of about sixteen year Apply at 1

7

St

oy

situated on Prince

@ desirable residence, Rent Apply at the Mer FS. Moore. a ol

, wt

FY OLET—The Brick How

Street, at present occup on Possess 3

Re