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THE GUARDIAN, CHARIDTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; SATURDAY, MAY 5 1900.

DUNATES

for the Ottawa

Pirc Suffcrcrs

Ib GUARDED

found Guilty- Royal

Case -A

Moderator

“Wynn MODERATOR.

In 4_ -(special )- Rev

fm-merly of Truro N S

,Mud Moderator of the

gscotland in England

ups ms rms sr FPERERS

sw” ntl) and the Prince of

I) “mens to the Mansion

tire relief fund

Colonies have a scheme

£1061) to a fund opened

gulls' or su "Di:\

tof Sneuen went

today and “ere received md entertained at lunch

THE GOX EFMIINT

4 -(Special) -Before Committee John Con binder twine transac

for the Government

7 output, and col

He made payments of

mdebted to Connollv and

to the Government

_M

"WIS

special in

Fine Footwear.

we oder on

s

Men’s Dongola Bo~~

well made, good se sewo~ BULBS

iitters $1 0

2. _ _

Dongola Boots

filer Dongola than No Tuba-Gus, Beggnias, lfillp sole fine finish _ _ _ . _ a gggd comfortable Lihum Longifiorum,

‘llllnng Boot, Laced G10xin[aS_ 3l\dCongress 2 50

S ' a Met gods h We? For Guiiura in Flower Gaiden *Hgh t - . < ...nee ,U I§’,,‘§;°s ° “ ciaawius,

the benefit Dahlias, (CactuS»)

with Tim who

GENERAL BRABANT,

Dtlnmmdlzg the South African Mountd

Brlnde. °

There is now a judgement ot the court

against him and Connolly for for $8,900 on account of this transaction.

GUARDING THE w1=:s1’ERN FRONTIER,

Wm-un. May 4--(Special).-The cov-

ernment has sentries along the canal near the aqueduct with strict orders not to al-

low any passage at night. _ _

They will shoot persons disregarding the

rules.

There is fear that further incendiary at-

tempts may be made.

GCIL-LY OF MANSL AUGHTER.

PORTLAND, ME. May 4.-(Special).-

Elmer Maxwell who killed Capt. Bazley of the American schooner J. B. Vaudusen in the Bay ofFundy was found guilty of manslaughter and will be sentenced next

Tuesday.

THE FIRE BELLS

Ring out an alarm and it is heeded . This to notify you that base substitution is practised when the great sure-popcorn cure s asked for. Putnam’s Painless Corn Ex~ ractornever fails totake corns off. It makes no sore spots and gives no pam. Be sure and get “l’utn.\.m s."

THE Methodist church at Belleisle, N.

B. was burned on \Vednesday last. Rev.F. H. W. Pickles is the pastor.

IT is needless to say anythingas to Rev Dr. M0rrison`s learning and abiiity as a lecturer. The association of his name and the subject of his lecture, The Indians of America, should attract a large audience to the meeting of the Natural History and Antiquarian Society next Monday.

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T0 CUKIS A UULD .IN A DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drqggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 250. E. W. 'Groves signature on each box.

Say, but they are good-

What ? those choice bananas at Morris & J ost’s, Upper

Queen St, to-night. , 5 li

SUMMER illitliltllti.

For tnltore In House

Hardy Japan Lilies Lorem Ao.-anim. »

_“' - Lilium Speciosum Album.

Lilium‘ Krameri. '

` Charlottetown.

ff§if»o»1t[li£lHSi! Bfiiiiil

-Federal Steel Prid

zito sv. noone.

ous a chances _

W8 BYO PGV -I-**-'* our Covered, -

Tgllzl; . ‘ La Havana;

wnipxun Pieador,

TEA, L.

one .

CANADIAN

RAILWAYS

Very Favorable Showing

For the Year.

ooVERNnENi's itoaos

Earned llloreliloney than

Ever Before.

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CANADIAN RAILWAY STATISTICS.

report of the Ministerpt »RailwaysI was presented to Parliment yesterday. The number of miles of completed railways is 17,158 an increase of 433 mi-les, besides 2,402 miles of sidings.

The number of miles laid with steel

double tracked and the number of miles

in operation was 17,250.

'rms GOVERNMENT ROADS.

roads were $3,945,817, an increase of $631

$3,906,612, an increase of $329,363. The

net profit on the operation was $39,205.

These figures include the sum $210,-

000rentalof leased lines for the the ex- tension ofthe Intercolonial to Montreal A

ADDITIONS TC THE I. C. R.

rolling stock. T

EXCELLENT FINANCIAL sHowrNG.

Intercoionial were $3,738,331; an increase

$209,978, or a betterment of '$272,628.

` New Your sions List.

_pc-nil

May 4.

1135

Closing prices

American Sugar

American Tobacco Brogklyn Transit Burlington

Continental Tob-

Federal Steel

103; 73%

26 30 402 69

Louisvine and Nashville 82k New York Central A 135 Rock Island

St. Paul

Tennessee Coal and Iro »

Union Pac Pr’fd _ , United states Rubber

April Cgbbgn Del' lm lbs

nil

list WL;

T i V ,N :;5:f_. '

Y " ¢t¥.~i*\.'¢,."1<

A

Have Been lldproved' and 1

O'r'rAwA, May 4.-(Special.)-Theannual A P

mi1svvas17,1so, ofvvhich 562 mixes was L

The gross earnings of Government The officers ected for The

970, and the gross working expences vveie A Yeal'--changes

~

¢

was held yesterday afternoon and even-

The additions made the Intercolonial ing. The meeting was one ofinterest and

during the year include $63,945f01- inereas- L it is _intimated that those_who attend the ed accommodation at Halifai; $195 534 for gcmmgd prize megtmg Wm see '8' number

. . = ’ ;‘i-¢¢hs mJmmw..N9EW "1-°f°‘“°“ °*1=””“°‘*°*‘°” at 5°- . "°"“~"'f1`o`if€heiyonng snofsf . ' - ‘ ’ 1 'rims from Roberts im some ma $20-000 f0l' M0H¢f0l1; $21,000 f01‘ 'N0l‘fh ' The followiugare the officers for the operating Clem. at the “amy dong ‘g Sydney; $17358 for an `eleva`wn at St' ensuingyeari- ' front of forty`miles. He hadbeen advent.. John; $11,203 for an elevator at Halifax; A pA1~R0N_ i slow Wu so b tm

$18990t0 t th b_d $617929f _ _ _ 4 ng 1 1 mesuccess, ut no ng ' , s reng en rx ges; , or . - - -

American Steel and Wire 2 9

South Africa. '

Davies, K.C. M. G., B. c._ ottawa, 14:1.

------ f-"f- Regt., c.A

Boston where he will reside

learn of his departure. ' two yea.rs_~hefhas quite at reputation

‘O

MAJ-OR-GENERAL SIR LESLIE RUNDLE. Q'>mma.ndi.1|g tha, Sth Dh&nu,

MEETIMG

1.

Association 7

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In the Program.

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The meeting ot the above Association

His Honor Lieut. Governor Mcllntyre.

-vias-PA'rnoNs. ’

The Honorable the Master of the Rolls.

PRESIDENT

Lieut. Colonel S. T. McLeod, 82nd Batt.

'c0UNcIL.»

Lieut. Col. Longworth, Chairman.

:Z Moore, D. 0. C. ,, ., §{‘§f_‘;‘§,‘-;,*‘_5’»f‘~ L- Ex onine.

Surgeon Major Jenkins. » Major W. A. Weeks, Active Service,

Major H.M.Davison, 4th Regiment, C.A.

“ D. Stewart, 82nd Batt.

Capt. D. L. Hooper, No. 1 Co. 82nd Batt.

“ ~ A. A. Bartlett. No. 1 Co. G. A.

Surgeon Capt. H. D. Johnson, 82nd.

Lieut. J. A. McDonald, Active Service,

Staff Sergt. M. A. Allan 82nd Batt.

EDWARD ISLAND

Honorary Lieut. Colonel Sir :Louis H.

ADVANCES

His Headquarters Now at

Brandfort

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Three Canadians Deadf-

Vote in Commons

ROBERTS CAPTURES BRANDFORT. .

LONDON, May 4. - (Special.) - Lord

Roberts telcgraphs that he occupied Brandiort on Thursday without much op» position or many casualties. A

The 'Boers retired in a., northeasterly

direction. V

Bonus nvAcUA'1'E THABANCKU.

The Boers have evacuated Thabanchu

and were seen retiring! towards Wepener.

A junction between Randle and

Brabant is now momentarily expected.

POSITIONS OF THE GENEBALS.

General Br-oadwood's cavalry brigade

has reached lsabelfontein. 28 miles ndrth of Thaba.fN'Chu.

General Ian Hamilton is bivbuacing at

Jacobsrust, 15 miles “north of Thaba N’Chu.

General I,Tucker’s division is moving

eastwardlfrom Karee siding. _

The divisions of General French and

General Bundle are in or near

decisive.

IMPORTANCE OF BRANDFORT. _

The District Oman. Commanding Brandfort is the key to one ot the main

The g1‘0Ss earnings of the year on the Mmm” District, Nm m_ _roads leading to the Dmkensburg pg.”

and may be the means of opening up com~

Of $620,661, and the W°l`kmS °"l’°’“°°" ment Colonel Doghetty' munication with Baller, besides menus were $3,675,630, including the rental for ° ' °

ing the Boers southeast of Bloomfonmln

the ext*==1f»‘i°I\ °°M°n"¢“‘- ` ‘”°E'P‘§Es“"‘“`"' and Roberts has moved his gamers as

The excess of earnings over expenditure Lieuh Colonel L,ngw_,,»;h, .gh Regt, miles nearer to the Boer capiéah was $62535: “~3“i“St “_” excess °f °xp°”di` C' A' 3 B’ .. _ GEN HART occurnzs surrnrnsm ture over earnings of the previous year of C %;1l`8¢°n MaJ°" S- R- Jenklnsv 4th Regt' y ‘ A ~ '

General Hart has occupied SlllltMeld,

capturing 25 Boers. Smithfield is situated

in the southeast: part of the Free State, 40 miles south of Wepener.

THREE MORE CAN ADIANS DEAD. .

Col. Otter is improving. Three more

Canadians are dead of fever-Priyates H. Barr, B.Liston and E.Piert,all ofWestern Canada. ‘ 'rEs'r vo'rE WITH GOVERNMENT \lA.IoR:'rY.

The Commons today defeated by a. Ivote

of 215 to.116 a motion to reduce the *War

Batm Omce vote by £230. '

73%

So th Africa.

ng? Itilieut. Chas. Leigh, No. 1 C. A.

35 .

WAsnrNcroN, May 4.-'-(Spe¢il»L)-FIU'

D' R' A' HEMBERS OF QOUNCIL NR “most and cool, with fresh, then warmer fresh

westerly to northerly winds. _

A_ W_ 0,',,,n,Esq_,0,,,,,w,, _ if cnicnno ninksers _

' SECRETARY-TREASURER] _

cape; A. A. Bm-elect No 120. A.

Scan. Lois, Captain Landry loaded by .|§ept, wheat, 6'r§, corn, A0§,@ata, SF

W.C. Poole`&Co.,Montague left Thursday y pork, $12,125.

forGlace Bay with following cargo:

2400 ,bushels potatoes.

250 ,, turnips.

Mn. Jack Payne leaves on Tuesday for

Cr-ncAoo.» 4.-(_sp,”_e'cid.)-"-The

lowing are the closing rates; `

May, wheat, 6i'>§; corn, $; oats ,ZH

pork, $12.00. ' ` t '

1200 ,, oats. . 1

Mrs. (Dr.) McLeod. fellow and everybody

nimstig; as 4,4, sprinter 'race in ‘ excellent

time: .- Ati favorite, distance 10) yards he has never met defeat al-

though bmshinzvxuslinst

Iastyear‘h¢,°aptured the Myards . - , "' ’-

manngvmisn mloazssccondswnvan

and Ncviéciasgow

iir1_f1tll_Y'l,-1768' and second in 440 yards besides

ot?

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