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FEBRUARY 15, 1886

Editorial Notes.

~The Ottawa lumber merchants an- ticipate a flourishing trade next season.

—The exports of codfish from St. John’s, N. F., for the last five months of 1885 were 395,473 quintals, against 401,940 quiotals of the corresponding period of 1884

—A bill has been introduced into the lower House of the Prussian diet to re- gulate the schools of the Eastern Pro vinces of Germany, and to make school attendance compulsory.

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Chips. | They opened the meeting with ‘prayer. Viscount Cole occupied the lchair. The Earl of Erne and Frank | Brooke, Esq., J. P., (defeated candidate | for South Fermanagh) were the speakers. ‘It was at Eniskillen. Speaking of “Parnell and his rebel crew, we quote Mr. Brooke: “They are urging on the | Roman Catholic majority to murder the Protestant minority. That alone is a substantial reason why we, the Protes- tants of Ireland will not have Home Rule. We are going to fight before we have it. We will try to stop it legally and constitutionally first, and if we can-

jnot we will bave to take the adviee jof Mayer Sanderson —fhe leader of the Ulster Conservatives and

decide it not by the ballot but by ithe bullet.” (Applause.) We copy the

— The chief of the Washington For-/ above extract from the Dublin Daily estry avd Agricultural Department re-/ Express of the 15th January, under the

ports that the area of forests in the coun: |

try is 489,280,000 acres; the value of wood exported last year, $30,263,994, and imports, $126,200,062.

—The Paris correspondent of the Lon- don Times It is alleged that the French Cabinet will shortly be remodell- ed, Bouvier taking the place of Sedi Cornot as Minister of Fiaance, and Con- stans taking the place of Sarrien as Minister of the Interior.

—One of the sins charged against the

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‘heading: ‘“‘Great Orange Demonstra- tion at Florence Court. Important

speeches by Lord Cole, the Earl of Erne and Mr. Frank Brooke.” There is no mistaking this language. It is sim- ply that, after prayerful cousideration, these men—in a minority of 18 to 85— advise their fellows to resist with the bullet any action of the Imperial Parlia- ment granting Home Rule to the Irish people. Parnell, unfortunately, some years ago, denounced Imperial mis-rule in much milder language on behalf of

Government at Ottawa, by the St. John Telegraph is the increasing of the North- west mounted police force by some 600! or 700 men. Commenting upon this the | Moncton Times says if the force had not been increased, the same Telegraph would no doubt have been busily employ- | Government for} unprotected

ed denouncing the criminal neglect of the settlers ia the Northwest.

—The bill recently introduced in the | United States Senate by Senator Frye! contemplates {he subsidizing of ships upon the French plan. It provides that any vessel, whether steam or sail, built and owned in the United States, avd engaged in the foreign trade, shall re- ceive as a bounty for teu years the sum of thirty cents per registered ton for every one thousand nautical miles sailed betweea the ports of the United States and those of foreign countries.

— Much has been said, remarks the St. John Sun, about the High Commis- siener’s residence in London, and the chairs, spoons and hat racks in it. This is a subject about the right size for those politicians and journalists who try to make political capital out of it. It may as well be known, however, that the interest of the cost of house and furni- ture is deducted from the amount origin- aliy voted for the High Commissioner. Sir Charles Tupper himself and not the public pays the interest, $2,000 « year, ou the outlay.

—The new Governor of Newfound- land, it appears, was formerly a Cana- dian. The Torento World says he was for some years prior to confederation a} practising barrister in Toronto, when, owing to a friendship with Lord Edward | Clinton, son of the Duke of Neweastle, then Secretary for the Coloaies, he secured an appointment as Stipendiary Magie- trate in Demerara. There he came into conflict with Sir Francis Hincks, and got rather the best of it. Next he was governor of St. Louis, then of the Fiji Islands. He is a man of some ability, and the long experience he has now had of various executive systems should have fitted him for the new post he is called upon to fill.

| himself in Kilmainham Jail.

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four-fifths of the people, and he fousd His lan- guage was undoubtedly seditious. Of course, that of the Ulster leader is not, or it would not have been quoted with applause at so great a demonstration. Hamilton Rowan, in years gone by, called on his countrymen to “ take up the shield of freedom ani the pledge of peace; to arms! every man should become a soldier in defence of his rights;” and he was adjudged a seditious felon.

'** Not by the ballot, but by the bullet,”

is coarser language, verily, but it looks io us like acalltoerms. But we must be mistaken ; there surely cannot be one law for the Nationalist and another for the Loyalist!

— We went to a concert the other evening at St. James’ Hall. No, it was a lecture, with concert intervals. A shrewd lecturer, to manage this thing so cleverly. He had his audience crying and laughiag by turns. One old gentle- man in our immediate vicinity wept and laughed so continuously, that we thought seriously of offering our assistance to mop up his tears. We fain would lec- ture, too, on the Poets, if with a nod we could command the gifted songsters to our side to interpret iu vocal harmonies our poets’ sweetest lay. We indeed would volunteer the task ; bound to suc- ceed, at any rate. But this was no unequal partnership. We bad a good lecture, some excellent singing aud read- ing, and are counting the days till the next performance. By the bye, Long: fellow has written of ** Dust oa the pulpit, dust on the stairs,

** Dast on the benches, and stalls and chairs ” Has any Scotch poet written of dust in the gallery—of St. James’ Hall.

CELT.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,

Another Lotter from Mr. Hackett

Six,—in my last letter [ yave youa statement of the payments made by the

He is married) Dominion Government in connection with

to a daughter of Mr. Pender, M. P., the| Prince Edward Island for the year 1884.

great telegraph financier.

[ believe my figures to be pretty correct und faiely represent the amount paid by the

ate ~ nee we — a ° —The Montreal Gazette, in a recent! Dominion on account of the Island for that

article on race distinctions in Canada, | year.

I now take the liberty of sending

says it would be delighted if all the dis-| you what I believe to be a fairly accurate tinctious of the kind were abolished and | ta‘ement of payments made by the Island

Canadians of whatever origin, were known and described simply as Cana- dians. By the last census, of our entire

|to the Dominion for the same period. As | I stated in my last letter, it is most difficult

to ascertain wilh anything approaching ex- actness the amount psid annually by tho

onniloatic ty) ») ara = . . cet a population 1,298,529 are set down as| people of the Island into the Dominion

of French origin; 957,403,

of Irish ;| Treasury.

The two principal sources of

881,501, of English ; 699,263, of Scotch ;| Dominion Revenue aro the receipts from

254,319, of German ; 108,547, of Tadian ; | Customs and Excise.

With regard to both

. . - ne ‘ : a ' anal £ “ 7 30,412, of Dutch; 21,395, of African; | those branches of revenue, we are placed at

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ide ns : See : f reat is age ava i } 4 ni ; 9,947, of Welsh ; 4,588,0f Swiss: 4 383, Be ab Cintdraptnge in the Deans pee

of Chinese ; 4,214, of Scandinavian ; 667 | of Jewish; 2,780 of various ocher | nationalities, and there are 40,806} whose origin could not be certained. Of our whole _ popu-! lation, 3,383,893 were born in C tb | ada. Of the remainder. 169,504; wete bern in England aad Wales;| 185,526, in Ireland; 115,062, in Scot-} land ; 4,596, ian Newfoundland; 814, in| the Chavnel Islands; 2,733, in other! Brilish possessions ; 8,289, in France ;| 25.328, in Germany; 777, in Italy;| 6,376 iu Russia and Poland; 2,076, in the Scandinavian Kiogdoma; 215, ia Spain and Portugal; 77,752, iu the United States ; 7,455, in other countries;

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and of 6,334, the places of birth were uukuowno or not gives. By this time, we should suppose, that- as many of the persons re-

presented in that classification as have remained and intend to remain io Canada, would be satisfied to regard themselves as practically children of the soil. For purposes of benevolence, we know that there are national societies which do a good work in looking after hewiy arrived strangers of their own race. Butthe sooner we agree to call ourselves Canadians and Canadians only, wit) out regard to the lands beyond the line or beyond the seas from which our ancestors or ourselves may have origiu- aily come, the better will it be Canada and the developmen: of *pirtt amongst us,

| other Provinces.

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Any person consulting the Departmental reporis alone would maturally arrive at the conclusion that Prince Edward Island con- tributes but a very small proportion of the Dominion rovenue. Mr. Blake fell into

this error when he mado the following statement in the House of Commons in

1880: ‘*For Prince Edward Island the receipts were $1,596,000 ; the expenditure, €2 624,000; the deficit, $1,028,000.”

Nothing could be more incorrect. The fact ia the Island has, since Confederation, hecome one of the best customers of the The principal part of the goods now consumed on the Island, instead of being entered at Island ports and the duties collected credited to the Island, are entered at Montreal, Toronto, Halifax and St. John, whore the duties are collected, and the Provinces in which these ports are situated get the credit.

It is in this way the difficulty arises, and some of our friends from the other Pro- vinces, looking at the Blue Books alone, concinde that a very small! portion of the | Dominion Revenue is contributed by the ‘Island. No person, however, will assert jthat the people of the Island, being fairly well to do, consume less dutiable | goods per head than the people of the other | Provinces. This, [ think, may be con- | sidered a preity safe rule to follow and will | give fairly accurate results. Taking, there- ‘fore, the three years ending 30th Jane, / 1884, I find the average amount of Cus- toms’ duties, paid per head of the popula- | tion, was $4.93 Estimating the population ' of the Island at 120,000, which would give ‘about the natural incrses: sines 1881, | we would have the Island's contribution to

more rapid will be the! Customs’ revenue §591,600.00 4 Dational and patriotic

| With regard to Excise, the case may be somewhat different, as perhaps the Island

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whisky, cigars and tobacco as the people of the other Provinces. I think, however, it would be safe to assume that they do and their payments therefore to Excise would be $136,400.00. Taking this test as a fair one, | find the Island contributed the following amounts to the Dominion Revenue for 1884 :—

ED «occas vin >eebensees + ccheesecnad $591,600.00 SE . . c ppbtesigw ans sc ceed sWks saneuno te EN OEE eer aa ey 144,504.12 ee eee ee ee repo ererr ry 30,000.00 ee OT EA ere et 6,206.00 Sick Mariner’s Fund....ccee..cccssesecss 684.46 Steamboat Inspection.....-++++.....cee08 269,72 Weights and Measures.....-+++++...0..+ 657.14 Gas Tnspection and Law Stamps........ ° 791.61 Fishery Licenses.......seceee sesccceseess 80. Customs Seisures.. . ..s....cccccccccessees 230.06 Da). ia kns cocceae st: -ccccabcnseceeiga $911,422.95

This would show that the people of the Island paid into the Dominion Treasury in 1884 about $50,000 more than they received therefrom. As the figures are liable to fluctuate from year to year, it is not desir- able that a balance should be struck on a single year’s operations. I think I have established, however, that the Island is not a drag on the Dominion, but pays her way as well, if not better, than any of the other Provinces. I desire to say in coif- clusion that I have no sympathy with those who assert without proof that the Island is being robbed of large amounts annually by the Dominion.

Such statements answer no good purpose and only tend to make the people discon- tented and dissatisfied As regards con- tinuous steam communication with the Mainland, that has no connection with this question.

That was guaranteed us at the time of Union, is part and parcel of the terms, and whether the Island pays $100,000 a year to the Dominion more than she receives or re- ceives alike amount over and above what she pays, cannot effect that part of the com- pact. The faith of the Dominion is pledg- ed to the Island in this matter, and whether that pledge is redeemad by a line of steamships, a subway or a tunnel, is not our business. Neither are we very much interested as to whether the fulfillment of the terms costs the Dominion one million dollars or five. Qar duty’ is to see the agreement carried out in its integrity if at all possible.

I remain, Yours truly, Epwarp Hackett.

Ottawa, Feb 6, 1886.

The Capes Service.

Sie,—A great deal has been said and written about the change of management in the crossing between the Capes. I con- fess that at first I joined in the outery against Captain McKlhinney being sent here. Now in looking at the changes, and what has been done for the comfort and safety of both passengers and crew, I am satisfied that the Government did right in sending a disintersted and competent man, as Capt. McE\hinney has proved himself to be, to orgatiize and start the work on a new basis, where no favoritism, family, or even political influences have been permitted to interfere or prevent the best men from being employed.

Aay passengers who have crossed under the old regime could not have failed to observe the absence of discipline and punc- tuality that prevailed. This is entirely remedied under the new management. Printed rules are posted in the boat houses, anda breach of them by any of the crew means instant dismissal, asa part of one boat’s “crew have already discovered, Spirituous liquors are strictly prohibited, and passengers are notified that if they offer it to any of the crew, they will in future be refused passage in the Government boats. Another feature that we rejoice in here is that Sunday crossings are stopped. Three boats, with mails, leave either side every fine day. Two of the boats have a crew of four men each, and the third and leading boat in addition carries the Captain. They are provided with compass, rocksts, axe and other necessary tools, also provisions in tine.

These boats are strictly mail and passen- ger boats ; neither the crews or passengers are required to haul boat-loads of freight, Under ordinary circumstances, with the present equipments, the danger is reduced toa minimum. Speaking of danger, this feature of the crossing has always been overrated. With proper caution and rea sonable judgment, there is no danger and there should never be an accident.

The crews are hauied in comfortable sleighs from the boat-houses to and from the running ice. This is a great boon to the men. When they come off the hard work in the Straits, instead of having tv haul their boats up and walk—sometimes miles to the shore—teams are waiting to hurry them off to comfortable quarters. Another advantage of the boat-houses is that on starting out, the boats, instead of being covered with snow and ice, as was often the case, are dry and comfortabie. The boat-house on the Island side is sita- ated on the beach, at the west side of the wharf, contains (tirst) boat room capable of holding six boats, a work-shop where a boat can be taken in and repaired, crews’ room, telegraph office and mail room. This constitutes the ground-floor; the upper fiat is all in one. The whole is well heated by stoves. The service is supplied with telescopes, automatic fog-horn, which can be heard from board ice to board ice. The men are required to register their names every moraing, at an appointed hour. They are well satisfied with the new order of things. They are paid monthly, instead of by the trip as formerly. Parties having trunks or freight to be carried over, suffer nothing, as there are several private parties on both sides of the Straits, who are rival competitors for the job.

Tais letter is already too long. If you think it worth while publishing, in my next I will give you a list of the printed rules, the names of the officers and crews of the Government boats, also number of freight and passenger boats run by private parties.

Yours truly, Fx. Boarman,

Apvice to Morsers. — Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It relievea the little sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as “ bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pale, regulates the bowels, and is the best

nown remedy for diarrh@a, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty-five

cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for ‘‘ Mrs. ‘Winslow's Soothing Syrup,” and take no other kind, [feb 4 cod wkly

‘5 r people do not consume so much Canadian

CARNIVAL,

A‘ GEORGETOWN SKATING RLNK,

Qn Friday, February 26th,

Worth’s Brass Band will be in attendance.

Admission—Adults, 25 cents. “6 Children, 15 cents, Doors open at 7.39 p. m. Railway Fares at Reduced Rates. E. STEWART, W, 8S. EASTON, Managers.

1] Feb, 15—3i mo sat mo

Flour, Fisk, Apples, &c.

Y Auction, WEDNESDAY, February 17th, at Ll o'clock, at my Auction Room :—

35 barrels Flour, some of which is slightly damaged; 60 barrels American faldwin Apples, in choice order ; boxes Lemons, bags Peanuts, &c. Also—5,000 lbs. Dried Codtish, 200 barrels No. 1 Herring, &c.

A. McNEILL,

febl5 2i Auctioneer.

FOR SALE.

WOWN LOT No. 75, 5th hundred, belong- ing to the Sneeston estate, situate on Euston Street, opposite the residence of F, L. flaszard, Fsq., near St. Peter’s Road. For particulars apply at the office of R. R. FITZGERALD,

Ch’town, Feb, 13, ’86—4i

ASTOUNDING! A Remarkable Story of Fraud in Utah.

$20 Suits, in fine Saxony tweed, just imported Ex. Northern Light for early spring trade, now selling at $14, worth 820, to keep our employes in bread during the dull season, at REID BROS,

Nearly all the Public Lands Stolen.

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$30 Best Black Worsted Suits, in new spring designs, reduced to $20, at REID BROS.

Evidence to Fill All the Jails.

$14 Tryon Tweed Suits, reduced to $12, at REID BROS. r

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Senators and Congressmen Implicated

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6 Scotch Tweed Pants reduced to #4, at REID BROs,

Summerside “ Parnell Club” Fully Aroused to Its Responsibility.

Beautiful Black Worsted Suits for Men, only $6.50, at REID BROS.

Summerside Champion Cutters Make a Grand Strike for the Freedom of Ireland,

» yume Booteh Sweee in pew spring patterns now selling a e ridiculously low price of 85cts, worth $1.40, at REID BROS. P :

General Logan fmaz:d at the Disclosures.

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CAMERON BLOCK. Ch’town, Feb, 11, 1886.

REGULAR TRADER.

SPRING TRIP, 1886

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From Liverpool to Charlottetown.

The well known Clipper Bark

“MOSELLE,”

RK RENDLE, Commander,

now on the berth, will gai) from

Liverpsol for Charlottetown, On or About tst APRIL NEXT,

Carrying Freight at through ratea to Pictou, Georgetown, Souris, Summerside, and She- dias.

Yor Freight or Passage apply in London to John Pitcairn & Sons, 16 Great Winchester Street ; E. C, in Liverpool to Pitcairn Bres., 51 South John Street, or here to the owners,

PEAKE BROS. & G6.,

Ch’town, Jan. 30, 1896,—6w eod

Canned Salmon.

FEW cases of the ““‘CAIRNS’ BRAND” for Sale, in cases, half cases and quarter cases. This brand is far superior to the British Columbia Salmon. HORACE HASZARD, Queen Square. Ch’town, Feb. 11, 1896.—1 mo eod

laud Sea Navigation Company

Prince Edward Island,

HE Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company will be held at the Company’s Office, King Street, on SAT- URDAY, the 27th day of FEBRUARY inst., at 30’clock p. m, for the election of Directors and the transaction of other business. By order of the President and Directors,

JOHN HUGHES,

Seer Ch'town, Feb, 9, 1886—1 aw tl mtng |

ANN UA GL

ARANCE SALE,

During Stock=-TlTaking.

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B. MACDONALD is now having his Annual Ciearing-Out e Sale of

Remnants and Short Ends of Goods,

Remnants and Short Ends of Dress Goods and Cloths, Flannels, Winceys, Sheeting, Cottons, Tweeds. ~

And all Remnants and Short Ends will be cleared out at the very Smallest Prices.

The balance of Ladies’ Fur Caps, Fur Muffs, Fur-Lined Circulars, Ladiss’ Astracan Jackets, at prjces to clear, Je

B. MACDONALD,

QUEEN STRERT.'! Ch’town, Feb. 10, 1886 -dy wy

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L. EK. PROWSE requests a set- tlement of All Amounts due him within 30 days.

Amounts not paid will be handed over for collection,

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Sigm of the BIG HAT, 74 Queen Street. Ch’town, Jan. 21, ’86—eod wky

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JAMES PATON & CO,

SUCCESSORS TO

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PRICES ALWAYS LOW!

‘i New Post Office

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Stamper’s St. Patrick’ Corner. Hall

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Buy your Dry Goods from JAMES PATON & CO.,, the above Plan will show you where to find them. Ch’town, Jan. 19, 1886.

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MARKET SQUARE.

Special Sale.

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Closing-out of the Entire Steck of GEVERAL DRY.

GOODS at the .

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GEO. DAVIES & CO., intending to make a change in their present business, offer the whole of their MAGNIFI- CENT STOCK OF MERCHANDIZE at prices that cannot fail to make a clearance.

This isa BONA FIDE SALE, as the stock must be dis- posed ef duriag the next few months, and will present a Grand Opportunity to all buyers for Cash.

Gur Wholesale Castomers vill be supplied en the usual Terms.

CHO, DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, Dee, 9, 1885.

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