THE DAILY EXAMINER.
TUESDAY,
FEBRU:RY 14
i893
THE DAILY EXAI! FEBRUARY
Mr. Palmer's Report
A. Palmer, C. E., appeared in last Friday's Examiven, is jact | Mr. Palmer's
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what those @
t during the summer wW ald antici Mr. Palmer accepte¢ complete a series
hich | Tux re; rs
suanted wilh
c ndu ntract ior
“a
P ste f test- borings,
$12,000 to tive hundred yards apert, 4 He made six Dorings extending from
ross the Nor- thomberland Sirait Bu the bed the St
the New Brunswick #
rai’,
4 naer je. distance of ¥ oo
ne-quarter of the
yarcs, or he h lees than be : entire extent scroes ; and he now bilandly tlie Sr Douglas Fox and the Fi ance Minister that this is a conclusive test t tne whole formation . The fact is, these borings reveal nothing
but what we knew two years 4g0 when &
preliminary eol gical examination was
made ; for the beds tested are mostly shore beds, and sre exposed in sections on the The real object of the test-drill was
c ” ar under
to ascertain the character of the beds the deep water, snd in the long stretch where their natural dip prevents any sec- tion of them being exposed to view, It is here also, as explained two years agu, that difficulties, if aoywhere, are likely to occur; aud it is here, therefore, of the utmost importance that teats sh yuld be made. In default of the performance of this necessary work, Mr. Palmer seeks to entertain us with minute details of Istitule and longi- tude taken from somebody else’s observa- tions, and irrelevent information about the tides and the icflaence of the heavenly bodies on the same. He slso suggests 4 new system of railways to accommodate the tunnel, Among these isa new line from Cape Traverse to Charlottetown, including a bridge from White's Point to the city. This would be one of the most difficult railway routes on the Island; and, con- sidering the facts that the present line of railway does not pay expenses, and that one important inducement to construct the sannel is that it will make this line pay, the suggestion to build 4 new parallel and auch inore costly line is ridiculous.
He then undertakes to deal with the general geological features of the formation. This ia a matter with which he is utterly incompetent, sod was not required,to deal. His department of geology was to execute the stipulated borings, and no amount of spread about ‘ perno-carboniferous forma- tion,” and fistly contradictory statements about asaticlinals, and inaccurate descrip- tions of formations, will free him from the responsibility of having failed to accomplish the important work intrusted to his charge. <ft-work must be fulfilled before Sir Douglas Fox, or the Government, or the public can be ‘uily satisfied in retprct to Mr. Palmer and the exact character of the geclogical formation on the line of the pro- posed tunnel.
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The Corn Duty
Contrary to the Patrict, Dr. Sproule, M. P., maintains that the interests of the farmers of Canads would be injured by the abolition ef the duty upon corn. He thinks that the proposed abrogation would tead tu lower the prices of coarse grains,such as oats, pessandbsrley. He also says that *' the free admission of corn may lead to the use of corn for fattening catcle, amd Canada may thereby lose the position which her bacon and hams now holdin the British market over American hog products, on account of the latter being from corn-fed hogs.” It may be added that there is no better authority in the House of Commons, in respect tojagzicultural matters, than Dr. Sproule.
The Patriot says: ‘It is all a misteke to suppose that the oate sold by this Island in the adjoining Provinces fixes the price our farn-ers receive for them,” If the editor of the Patriot will but make inquiry of the dealers, he wil! find that higher prices are frequently, almort constantly, paid tor oats for Nova and New Brunswick—our Home Market—than can be paid for the British or Foreign market. This fact upsets the Patriot's theory, nice as it is, as completely as the fact itself would be upset if United States cora were admitted free of duty into the United States.
The Patriot is forced to admit that under existing conditions a much larger quantity of cate is sent from this Province to the neighboring Provinces, than from this Province to all foreign countries combined, —aad the Patriot takes no account of all the coastwise cargoes of which the Customs departwent and the Customs broker received mo report! Osan it, then, be doubted that the displacement or partial displacement of P. E. island oats by United States corn--admitted to our own, our nearest and our best market free of duty— would very injuriously affect the interests of P. E. Island farmers |
But we need not argue the Practical men know that this Province and farmers in all the other Provinces stand to lose heavily if the corn duty is repealed, and that, uoless they are given 4 quid pro que, they will have cause to resent the ation of Parliament in that reg«rd.
Scotia
point,
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eee Remember the auction sale st Horace H. Beer's, St. Peter's Roxd, to-morrow (Wednes- day) at 11 o'clock, sharp Superior stock,
crop and farming implements. —R. Bearisto, r.
Postmaster-General's Report.
Amoxe the Departmental reports which have been brought down this session, that Postmaster General is particularly interesting. The gross revenue of the Post Office Department was $3,542,611.02, and the net revenue $2,662,74579. The expenditure was $4,206,986. 26. There are 1120 money-order offices in the Dominion f which P. E. [. has only 11. Ontario has 576—over one half of the whole oumber. The total balance, including accrued in. terest, at the credit of depositors’ accounts, was $22,298,401 65, being an average each depositor of $201.24, or an increase of 85.80 over that at the close of the previous
f the
fixcal year.
The number of money orders issued in Canada was 225,666 of the value of $2,615,- 602.12. Registered letters were sent by mail in the year ended June 30th, 1892, to the number of 43,286,700 as com- psred with 2,659,000 in 1883. One hundred and forty-seven cases of abstraction of con- tents, or portion of contents, or loss of registered letters, sent through the Cana- dian Post Office, occurred during the year. This is eight less than last year, aod in the epinion of the Deputy Postmaster-General, furnishes satisfactory evideace that the measures taken by the department to secure the ssfety of registered correspon- dence, are efficacious. In thirty-seven of these cases the contents, wholly or in part, were recovered from the officers reeponsible or were otherwise made good,the losses hav- ing occurred whilst the letters were in charge of the post office. There were fifty-six cases of alleged loss in which no evidence was forthcoming to account for the dis- crepsncies. The officers responsible made geod the contents in twenty-one cases: The contents of letters which were stolen, feom post offives or from mails en route, were in five cases recovered or were made good. In twenty of such cases, however, the depsrtment failed to recover the con- tents. itis remarked that ‘‘Persons who have occasion to write to the department complaining of losses by mail, or of delay in the transmission of their correspondence, should always send with their complaints the envelopes or covers of the letters or packages with respect to which enquiry is made.” The reportof casesoccurring within the year ended 30ch June, 1892, of abstrac- feom, or loss of of letters containing money sent through the postoftizve in Canada, are the following entries :
“No. 16, from Emma Dixon, of Sag Har- bor, mailed 14th Jaly, 1891, alleged contents $1.00, address of letter James Dixon, Hastings or Amherst, stated not to have been received by the person addressed. Resa't of proceed- ings instituted by the Department: These aod other ordinary letters containiag money are believed to have been stolen from the Amherst toffice by a dishonest lad in the employ of the Postmaster, against whom, however, the evidence was not sufficient to warrant prosecution. Losses made good by the Postmaster. See cases 68 and 69, Class ll. Case 63 was « loss of $20, sent by Hard. ing, of Amherst, to Slipp and Harding, of St. John: Case 69 was a loss of $10, sent by C. E. Nicholson, of Amherst, N.5.,to 5S. E. LeFebvre, of Montreal,”
None of these letters were registered, but the persons who proved their loss were paid by the Postmaster. The only difference between them and the letters stolen from the Charlottetown Post Office is that the former were taken by a boy in the employ of the postmaster, and the latter by a boy in the employ of the Government. Individuals have to make good the stealings of their servants; but the Government is, by the law of the land, exempted from this liability. Private persons or companies are held responsible for goods entrusted to their care ; but the Government is not, it appears, liable for the lows of a letter placed in the Post Office. If the law were the same in respect to indi. viduals and the Government, it would eer- tainly be more equitable. Mecreover, there would, it is reasonable to conclude, be fewer thefts of letters, and a larger pro- portion of the thieves would be arrested and punished,
The Deputy Postmaster-General an-
nounces that letter-cards, similar to those
in use in Great Britain, Austria, and other
European countries, sare being prepared,
and will be issued to the public ic « short
time. It is also intended to introduce a
postal card of s larger size than that now in
use, which will be found convenient for
price lists, and notices of like character.
Postage stamps of the value of twenty cents ' and fifty cents ace about to be issued, ' These will be useful in pre-payment of
parcel postage.
> nd ds
—One of the latest industries started in Canada is the Auer Incandescent Light Manufacturing Co. This company has its headquarters at Montreal. It elsims that the application of its burner to gas fixtures will save 60 per cent. in the quantity used. The principal part of the burner consiats of what is called a mantle. This mantle is about 44 inches long, and tapers from fabout 7 of an inch to 1} ‘inch at its base. It is placed over the gas jet, and produces a beautiful white light with no flickering. The mantle is made of cotton net steeped in a solution of chem- icals. The fibre in the mantle is consumed by the heat, and a metallic substance is formed that will last twelve mnths. The mantle is protected by a glass shade, and the whole combined can be obtained for 75 cents. A company with $1,000,000 capital has been formed in Montreal, and all the shares have been taken up.
The stock of boots and shoes, rubbers and overshoes must be converted into cash, Everyone should see the stock prices before they buy elsewhere.—J. B. Macdonald. f14 6i
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. |
| Tue Examiner.
Srectat DespatcHes
DOMINION PARLIAMENT. DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.
Proposed Tariff Changes.
To
Orrawa, Feb. 14.
In the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Adolphe Caron, in reply te a question, said that the Government had no intention of reducing the present rate of letter postage.
Davin moved that in the opinion of this House the duty on barbed wire,agricoltural implemeata, coal oil and cotton should be reduced so as to give us more than reason- sbls protection. He said that the duty on binder twine should be abolished. In doing so, he put in a strong plea for the farm- era of the great West to be relieved of what he, as a practical protectionist, felt was un- necessary and vexatious taxation. He quoted figures to show that binder twine, barbed wire and coal oil were cheaper in the United States than in Canada.
Mr. Moncrief, champion of the coal oil industry, followed Mr. Davin in defence of the present measure of protection to the Canadian producer and refiner. He pre- dicted that the day would come, ere lung, when petroleum would be found in the east and west, as it hadalready beenin thecentre theduty onthe lines asked by Davin woulc be of the Dominion, and that while to reduce to slowly bleed the oil industry te death, to abolish protection altogether would be to proclaim its instant death. Ha charged that this agitation in the House was largely due to the efforts of paid lobbyists of the Standard Oi] Company, and that in voting to admit the American vil free, the House would be acting inthe interests of that giant monopoly, and not in the interest of the people of Canada, who, once Canadian oil wells were closed down, would have to pay more than they do now for illumination oil. Mr. Moncrieff was heartily applanded when he stated that the oil producers were in earnest in this matter and would take the field them- selves — extortionista in the retail trade. The cil producers had not been aware of injustice practiced until very recently, but they were now fully aroused, and he asked the House to postpone all interference with the oil tariff for a year, and in the meantime to mark the result. Mr. Moncrieff resumed after recess, speaking till 9.30 o'clock. In proof that the refiners were not imposing on the people, he gave the prices at which good burning oil was delivered in carload lots, freight paid, and no leakage, per impsrial gallon, at the business centres in the various parts of the Dominion. The price at Toronto is 114 cents; at New Westminster 20 cents, and at St. John, Halifax and Moncton, 12} cents. Canadian No. I fine water-white, equal to the best oil in the world, is worth three cents a gallon more.
Mr. McDonald, of Huron, took up the gauntlet for the Standard Oil Company and free oil. He attacked Mr., Muoncrief’s figures, and charged him with not coropar- ing equal grades of American and Canadian oils. He said that only 795,000 brrrels crude oil were annually produced in the oil region, against two and 4 half times that amount, as stated by Mr. Moncrieff.
Mr. Edgar moved the adjournment of the debate, and the House adjourned at 9.40 p. m.
Mr. Laurier has given it as his opinion that the Nova Scotia Legislature did not exceed its power in passing the coal mines of that Province over to an alien syndicate.
Sir John Thompson's bill to amend the representation act makes no changes therein, its sole object being to more clearly define some boundary not set out with sufficient ex- actness in the act.
The black-balling of Hon. Clarke Wallace's name when it came up in the Rideau Club last week caused some of the Controller's friends to talk pretty plainly about dudes and bigots and all that sort of thing.
Owing to the serious illness of Lord Stan- ley's son, Arthur Stanley, the annual meeting of the Dominion Rifle Associatioa has been postponed until the 21st inst.
SKATING MATCH, A Lively Event in St. John.
Sr. JOHN, Feb, 14
Over 3,000 persons witnessed the race between Hagen and Breen list night’ The ice was poor and against fast skating. Neverthzless the time was very good, Hagen breaking his two mile record 6 min. snd 7 seconds, and Breen coming in five seconcs behind. The St. John boy held Hagen for just one lap, quarter mile, after which the Norwegian gradually got in his work, and ou the last lap gave the spectators « burst of speed such as never was seen before in this part of the country.
Arthur Stanley's Case.
Lonvow, Feb. 14.
Hon. Arthur Stanley’s severe relapse of Saturday night left him delirious all through Sunday. Dr. Harper states that young Stanley passed a somewhat better night, but that the patient was still seriously ill. There are two nurses, s doctorand Edward Stanley, member of the Imperial Parlia- ment, in constant attendance upon the sick man, and all sleep on the premises within easy call.
Perjury Case Dismissed.
Ha.irax, Feb. 14. Stipendiary Motton gave judgment in the case against Henry G. Woods, merchant, who was charged with perjury by Susie Williams, dismissing the charge preferred against the accused.
Mayoralty of Montreal.
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Monrreat, Feb 14.
Judge Loranger has quashed the in- ames granted before the Civic Election
y Judge Doherty, and Senator Desjardines has been declared Mayor of Montreal.
Weather Bulletin.
Tcr nro, Feb, 14.—10 a. m.
Fresh to strong winds, cloudy with snow and rains during the day.
Removed to Stamper Block. identi
DR. J. P. MURRAY,
DENTIST.
teblé
FINAL NOTICE.
LL persons who have not paid their sccounts
rendered 3ist December, 1892, must settle in fall before the 30th of March next. All ac counts remaining unpaid after that date will be placed in the court for collections.
J. B. MACDONALD, Queen Strect.
febli- eod & wky
O00 Rewart.
REWARD of One Thousand Dollars
will be paid by the subscriber to any-
one who will give such information as will
lead to the iction of the person or per-
sons who set tothe premises of T. L
Chappelle on the morning of Sunday, 5th February, inst.
E. RIGG BROW, Agent. Ch’town, Feb. 13, 1893—dy tf
J. M. McLEOD & CO’S. SPACE.
Charlottetown, Feb. 13, 1893.
STOCK, CROP,
Farming Implements FOR SALE BY AUCTION,
ha REER, ESQ, heving cold his Farm.
has instraved me to sell by Anction en the virui-e-, “iturbolia.” St. Peters Road, on WEDN#SD\Y, the 15th day of February next, commencing at 1! o'clock, a. m., the whole of his Stock, Crop and Farming Implements,
HORSES —1 Preceptor-4il Right Colt, 2 years old June next; | Barrister Horse, 4 years old :
do, 3 years old; ' Horse, 10 years ola? ; CATTLE—I Holstein Heifer (iust ca)ved), 1 pure-bred Jersey Cow (pedi ), 1 Shorthorn Ayrshire Cow, 1 Heifer, 1 year old (Jersey grace), 1 Heifer, 1 year old anes —. 1 Heiter py pure-bred Jersey Cow and z% Holstein
IMPLEMENTS—1 Combined Thresher and
orse Power from Uni States, years in use, cost ;1 Binder in good bd. tion, Milwaukee, Jr; 2 Seed Sowera, 1 Cut- eas. = = eee Gear, set Fanners, vi - ators, ufflers, Carts, Trucks,
CROP—Hay, Straw, Oats, Barley, Turnips and a namber of other articles. een. TERMS-For Crop, all sums over $10, three roonths ; and ail other articles, credit till Novem- ber next, secured by approved joint notes, Sale positive. No reserve.
R. BEAIRSTO, Aactionce:
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The Telephone Company
P. E. ISLAND.
anes wes Seen ryt fe would observe the following rules :— eer A eee loud. and distinct! :
3rd. ust
Place the telepbune 80 as to cover the ear, if you to shut out all other sounds. press too hard 4
It is possible to talk and be heard when stand- ng back two or three feet from the transmitter, loud enough, bat it is not a pleasant mode of conversation, is entirely unnecessary. aod is a useless waste of wind lungs, besides wane Sar ea aS te all within range of your
ap?
ROB ANGUS, Manager.
Lane,
Dressmakers.
Charlottetown, February 3, 1893.
Figs
Mantlemakers, fF arriers, Milliners, Hosiers, Glovers, Readymade Clothing, ete.
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bueral NY Gols,
My
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OMPLETE MARRIAGE OUTIFiTS.-—In addition to our large stock of regular Dregs
Goods, we have several lots on cur Bargain Counter that must be cleared out, and jy order to do so offer them at very tempting prices. HOUSE FURNISHINGS.—Superior makes and designs in Brussels, Tapestry, Velvet and Sestch Carpets. Tapestry Carpets from 2c, per yard; Brusse!s Carpets from 35c. per yard,
Parties furnishing should, before buying, see the stock shown by JAS. PATON & Gg, in the Carpet, Curtain, Table Cover, Bed ‘ick, Table Linen and Quilt departments. goods bought for cash and sold at lowest poss:vle price. Rooms measured and Carpets made and laid by experienced workmen. FAMILY MOURNING — Inspection freely invited.
JAVIES PATON & CO.,
SCOTCH STORE, BROWN’S BLOCK,
— See
manufacture.
Ss =
Varisty !
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LINENS!
Best Irish and Scotch TABLINGS, NAPELNS, &
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etc., at special prices dur- ing February. House- keepers will save many dollars by buying Now and buying FROM Us.
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This sale of ours means more than marked to attract trade.
power of cash can do.
PS ees Te
vision of our foreman.
Quality !
. mt - ie AS ps Nees
Lace Curtains and Embroideries.
bought and cheapl It means constant ee eae y means every centre, fooeign and domestic, has re buying—making “ready. ; s t means that only goods wf st
‘and qualities were bought and will be sold at the aed eau a
Our entire gutput will be manufactured on the premises, under the porsenal super i Au our operaturs are men and are practical Closk maitre ; None of car work is given cut to women ‘sor is outside labor of any kind employed
thus oniy can we secure »ne uniform finish.
In connection with our Ladies’ Meliess Wrap Department, we afe also ina @ Mantle Depirtment, but owing to the late cate at which we entertained this Tatter idea, we wii! for this season show ouly a comparatively smat! range, bat sufficient to enable the Ciscerning public ty form an ides of what they may expect for next season.
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They can also at al) times, on short
A New Departure in Melissa. =a
Aceeding to the persistent demands of our many patrons, and recogniz'ng the soundness of their arguments, viz :—that im all but the large cities, it is almos: impossible to get wraps preporly made, we have made arrangements during the past few weeks to supply to the trade of Canada MELISSA RAINPROOF GARMENTS for Ladies, Misses and Children, in all the novelties of the New York market. have secured at great trouble and large expense ene cf the best deaignera and pattern cutters in New York city, who will preside over this special department of our bus:vess, ' and aided by his imported and trained staff of assistan}s, will at onee, without any costly or annoying experiments, be able to turn out TAILOR MADE GARMENTS equa! in finish, fit and design to any obtainable in New York, aud superior to any of European
if + nd We 2 rating 4
One of the many advantages which merchsn's will secure by patronizing us will be that they can assort ther siz4s from tims to tims, thas doing away with the wecessity of having broken lines before the seas n is half over, nouice, get garments to fit outsized figures aad figures of irregular proportions, by fiil- ing in measuring forms which we will furnish on application.
i — travellers will oy be upon the road with a large range of patterns of at elissa, in many new and common sense styles of Wraps, both for Spring sorting and for Fall delivery, and at the same time will offer for the k ' centile 60
; nspection of the trade a repre- sentative exhibit from our Mantle Department: " =
THE MELISSA MANUPACTURING CO,
J. W. MACKEDIE & CO. Montreal,
Sole Agents for the Dominion.
febl0 —4'(10, 14, 17, 21.)
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7, COTTONS!
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a English and Canadian COTTONS, SHIRTINGS, TICKLNGS, etc. A large SI and very choice stock. NEW SPRING PRINTS
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a few goods hastily
exptored. I: means what the.
reliable mikes,
BRER BROS.
Low Price!
SHEETINGS, PILLOW
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in attractive Drees patterns,
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MONEREAL. '
i
who was so hard up that if Suite were selling for aces apiece he Couldn't buy the
/Armhole of a Vest,
induced our friend Jones to give him @ Suit. Jones came right over to vit
Closing Out Sale
Winter Wear,
and said he really made money by his generosity. He bought « new j Suit for leas than his o'd one cost.
We're here for Business,
and sell Clothing at exceedingly low
prices. Come and inspect.
McKAY WOOLEY Co. Charlottetown, Jan. 28, 1893.
ae ~Thts morning, aa upper set s. “th. wher may h salue thia adver’ isement i nd nnn
enna
OST—n the street, on the night of Februay
L 13th, a black realskin driving jove Finder
will be rewarded by leaving it at this office. tevli—2i pd
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