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THE DAILY EXAMINER.
ARY 11, 188s.
TANI
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oti > > Donald ¢. Martin, M. P. P.
M ANY rrsons thr rudhy ul the Province will unite with Tae EXAMINER in an ex pression of deep and sincere sorrow for the
: f dee} , e ’ Gariy and unant pated death of Donald ¢ Martin, E tire. ofthe law frm ot Me L M irtin & MeDonald, and member of the Le Belfast. Mr. Martin had been | for some days, and becaui
Inflamma- tion set in The skill ot tors McLevud and Conroy was obtained
Doct
ana
seriously I , Sunday last.
combined
exerted to the utmost in his behalf.
But, in vain. His spirit passed away last night
Mr. Martin's parents tland. in 1803, and he was born at Belfast on the 1850, so that when he died he was but thirty-
He attended the com-
emigrated from
Invernesshire, Sc
ist February,
eight years of age mon school of
Wales College and the Norman snd Dalhouse College at Halifax.
the strictest sense, a self-
Prince of School in
the district, this city ; But he was, in educated man. He earned the means for his schooling by keeping books and preparing
pupils for examination. Having obtained
a teacher's certificate, he made the
high school at Alberton noted throughout the Province, during the five years in which he taught In 1875 he the ofice of Messrs. Hodgson & McLeod as a
L879
there. entered
student at law, and in passed 4 highly creditable examination, and became barristers and
His
tion as a sound and prudent lawyer was
one of the fraternity of
attorneys for the Province. reputa- good. the House of
Assembly for the fourth district of Queen's
He was first returned to
County in the general election of 18382, and re-elected in 1886 He was a
L Ue ral, sad
career in this world is a
strong
The and untimely end of lesson to all to live,—
‘* Ever in the Great Taskmaster’s Eye.” 0S A AT A
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Winter Communication.
th that
nothing, and that all the railways and other
Ir seems as thoygh all the experience of
all the years are past has gone for
. ni oll } | ‘ Imoroveinents which have deen made to .
communications with the out-
side world during winter are useless. stuck in the
Had
f Tue Examiner been followed,
The Northern Light is now ice, and the mails arg stuck in her. the adv 1C€ had the plain lessons of experience been heeded, this could not have happened, and we should now be receiving the mails daily Hundreds of
thousands of dollars have
4 . Yoel €An
nded in building railways to the Vay fj f ie ° £ , : Cape ify PULICy OF toese ex! enditures
Is Undoubted: fur 1f we are ever t have con
stant and regular communication with the
Ma n
—wiiere the
and, it must be by way of the Capes distance across the strait is shortest.
But for the pr-sent purpose of carrying mils and passengers, it wou!d be better— on—that the had
If there were no railway, we should
, uniess a special train be put
branch to Cape Traverse not been
built have sleighs to bring passengers direct to snd from the Capes, as in the olden time. To send the mails to Cape Traverse by regular trains will never do. A special must bé put on; and the sooner the Gov- ernment wake up to this fact, the better it
will be for their credit in this Province.
If they permitted their officers
here to “mage the business, there 1 cee i
would, we wee! sure, be little
«+ . “AT oc: > 4 ae cause for complaint. Apcannot be expected
attant) that gentlemen at Ottawa whose stehtion
Aes D
Health of the City.
PRACTICALLY, the mvst annual reports of the City officials 1s that Dr. Johason. Dr,
of the Health Otticer, Johnson refers to the statistical tables, which show “ta greater .mortality from
zymotie diseases in 1887 than in any of the prec eding years excepting 1885 the year of the small pox.” The increased number ff deaths of chiléren under five years ot we from summer complaints and the mortality from measles are subjects of spe- cial remark by the Doctor, and he proceeds tv Say
In this connection I note the following state of things ( by the Police Register, und patlished in the City Reports : Dirty yards and privies reported. ...] 884 ve f " ». - 18R5—450
exhibits
232
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a6 “sé 6 — 100 « es ‘ 1887 -—170 It thus appears that (if the number of
householders in the city be correctly estima- ted at about 2,000) from one-tenth to one-fifth of the several premises occupied is year by year found by the police 1uspect rs, at their annual visits, to be in an extremely unwhole some condition ; and there is no doubt in my mind that if a thorough sanitary inspection were made, the largest number now reported would be more than doubled. Indeed, to be a police inspector, the Stipendiary Magistrate or the Health Officer of the civy is to have these matters pressed upon the attention, verily, ad nauseam
‘ Viewed in the light of sanitary science, it is simply monstreus to see the central areas of many of the four-fronted blocks of houses in this city, closely studded with structures intended for the temporary or prolonged concealment of ail the excrement, refuse and filth which they. can be made to contain ; where privy, slanghter house and pig-sty are banded together in dread coaspiracy to carry on the work of eir-poliution by the process
XAMINER, -
important of the :
he
WARGATE ORDER MYSTERY.
BEIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE
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NOW 10 BE TRIED.
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Tue trial of William Millman, charged with the murder of Mary Tuplin, will take place at the Supreme Court now sitting. \ large number of witnesses are in attend- and great interest is taken in the case. Mr. F. Peters has been retained to assist in the prosecution, and Mr, E. J. Hodgson, Q. C., will conduct the case for the defence. Following is a
ance,
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE,
In the latter part of June last Miss Mary
Tuplin, of Margate, suddenly disap- peared. She left her home about nine o'clock on a Tuesday night and did not
return during that night nor on the followe ing day. On Thursday search parties were organized, and the neighboring woods were scoured, but not a trace of the missing girl could be found. On Friday Ee! Creek, a branch of the Southwest River, which flows a short distance below the Tuplin home- stead, was dragged but without success, On Saturday the search wasrenewed. One of the searchers, while resting on the bank, tound thereon a white cotton handkerchief with the letter ‘‘M” worked in the corner. This handkerchief Mrs. Tuplin identified as the property of her missing daughter. This
strengthened the suspicion of the searchers that the body of the young girl was not far | away-—pro-
of putrefaction, ¢r to cultivate the germs of disease, to be in (ue season floating upon the |
air on their errands of destruction; where } backyard is bounded by blackyard, without}
drain or sewer, so that one neighbor can possible do nor better nor worse than fling his slops and refuse where they will be most likely to gravitate from his own upon his; neighbor's yard, there to stagnate and fester, and saturate the ground, and soak into the, cellar, and by the emission of poisionous exhalations, eventually ty victimize by croup, or diphtheria, or diarrheea, or typhoid fever the innocent child, or it may be the bread winner of the family
‘**That such sad events do happen year by yearinourcity the statistics plainly testify: that they may be thus, in great measure ac- counted for, and in like measure prevented hy proper sanitary regulations, is equally plain. Such regulations should embrace (at least in casesof typhoid fever), compulsory notification of the appearance of the disease, the notice to be immediately given either by the housebolder or the physician in attendance, to the Board of Health, through its secretary, so that such action may be tasen as the Board may deem necessary to provide against the further spread of the disease; and after the death, re- covery or removal of the sick person, to secure the cleansing and disinfecting of the: premises, of the thorough accomplishment of which the Board soould be satisfactorily cer- tified,
‘The exceptionaily high rate of mortality from cousumptioa which annyally occurs in our city, as shown by the statistics, demands more than a mere passing notice. The record-
ed deaths from this disease have been as follows :~ : June 1 to Dec. 31, 1883...... 15 Number of deaths | a: " wae, from = ; é we 50a 25 Consumption. i siohee ae - +, Si i ccc ao eg 5 one 34 Thus making a total of 142, equal to 1%.22
per cent. of all the deaths of the peried. It certainly should not be quietly taken for vranted that all chese deiths were inevitable simply on the ground of the hereditary nature of tne disease. In order'to throw some light upon this subject, I have calculated from the tigures given in the official report for 1886, the ratjo of deaths from consumption in all the cities of the Dominio which collect their mortuary statistics, The result’ is shown in Table Hi appended hereto. It being there shown that the mean ratio of deaths from this disease per 1000 of the popu- lation in all these cities, under their varying conditions of race, clime,'soil and sanitation, is 2.34, the question naturally arises, why is the ratio for Gharlottetown so nearly 50 per cent. above the fuean? it being also there shown that the raean percentage of deaths to the total mortality in the same cities is 10.71, why is the percentage for Charlotte- town so nearly 100 per cent, above the mean ? Now, it is unquestioned that many factors co-operate in the causation of consumption ; among these are heredity, contagion, personal habits, unfavorable occupations, and unsani- tary surroundings, especially in regard to malaria, generated hy heat and moisture ia undrained localities. Applying this to Char- lottetown, there is certainly no sufficient reason why heredity, or contagion,
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is seldom called to the matter and who can- not possibly the peculiar circumstances in which we are placed dur- the efficiently and satisfactorily.
understand
mail service
We
that some one here, some experienced and
ing winter, can direct
suggest
circumspect man, be empowered to direct the winter mail service of this Province at his discretion, and keep the Government from the disgrace reflected upon them by the present (mis) management at Ottawa.
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Snother Government Victory.
A TELEGRAPHIC despatch received by THE EXAMINER this announces the election by acclamation of Mr. Chouinard
as a member of the House of Commons for Dorchester. Me.
morning,
Chouinard is a Conserva tive, the His by acclamation is another procf of the demoralization
and will
support Government
election
“sy : and unpopu- sarity of the Opposition Party.
New Cavren.—The new Methodist Church at Bedeque was opened on Sunday last. The building was filled with people. Rev. Job Shenton, of this city, preached the openin sermon, at the close of which the dedie ee services Were p oceeded with. The choir did excellent Service. Lhe new church is said to be One of the finest wooden buildings on the Island. The main building is 50x31 feet and h 9a seating capacity of 200. The vestry which, we understand, is to be used for Sab- bath School purposes, is 32x24 feet with sesting accommodation for about one hundred
persons. The tower, which is some eighty 4 ie : s - "oe - fee gi, contains « larye hel] presented hy r:, sq. of chiscity. The main b (is heated by hot air. The total eost
er personal habits, or unfayorable oceu-
pations shouregperate with so much greater force here than in theeer cities named only as these banefal forces are supplemented by the miasms previously referred to, Whh which
2) effects of a bullet wound
bably in the creek. They set about their work with renewed energy, even working all day on Sunday. On Monday the search was resumed That afternoon
THE BODY WAS FOUND in the creek, in about four-and-a-half feet of water, in the neighborhood, it is said, of alarge hole or quicksand. Around the waist of the unfortunate girl was a rope rein, attached to which, at a distance of about a foot from the body, was astone weighing some eighty or ninety pounds, The body was partially decom- posed and much swollen, There were no marks of yiolence about the body; but on the head, back of the ear, the skin and flesh were lacerated. In this lacerated place, indenting the bone slightly, a revolver bullet was found, flattened out into the shape of a button, About two inches above this spot, and back of the ear, there was a bullet hole about two inches above and be- hind the ear. Some time after the finding of the body
AN INQUEST WAS HELD by Coroner McKay, of Clifton. The girl’s parents and several other witnesses were examined. After the examination of the witnesses a post mortem wag made. The examiners found a bullet hole in the rear of the ear, and a bullet embedded in the substance of the brain, on the side opposite the hole. The stomach was empty, and there was nothing to indicate that the girl was alive when pigced in the,water. The verdict of the jury was in substance that Mary Tuplin came to her death from the in the head, re- ceived at the hands of some unknown per- soh or persons.
TWO MEN ARRESTED.
After the girl’s disappearance it was alleged that William Millman could threw some light on the subject if he were so dis- posed, These stories.coming to Millman’s ears annoyed him considerably, and on the Monday on which the body was found he came to this city and consulted with a well-known counsel with a view to taking legal proceedings against those who were circulating ‘the reports. On his return home, after the finding of the body, he was arrested for the murder. Thomas Bryen- ton, an employe of Millman’s uncle, was also arrested as an accomplice. A prelimi- nary examination was held before two J. P’s., asa result of which Millman was committed for trial in the Supreme Court and Bryenton was released. The accused was then removed to Queen’s County jail whero he has since remained.
THE ALLEGED MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM.
William Millman, the alleged slayer of Mary Tuplin, is about twenty years of age. He is a son of Mr. John Millman, a pros- perous farmer who lives at Burlington; across the line from the Tuplin residence. Since his arrest he has, so far as we can learn, behaved with the utmost coolness, and is strong in his ‘protestations of inno- cence. Mary Tuplin, the unfortunate girl whose career was cut so short at the hands of the assassin, was in her seventeenth
the air in and around our dwelliig_ is charged, especially in the spring and autuimic seasons, when consumption usually commen- ces, or renewa, or completes its work. It should not by any means be considered as matter of course or of necessity that this city should year by year send, in mournful pro- cession, to its cemeteries, some 30 or 40 of her sons and daughters, slain by consumption, at least not until reasonable and proper preven- tive measures have been resorted to, and such as many, if not most, of the other cities have adopted, with such apparent benefit in this respect,
** About two years ago,] was called upon by your Board to inspect several localities in this city, which it was afterwards my duty to re- port as being iy an extremely unsanitary con- dition, mainly for want of proper drainage. ‘What I then saw led me to conclude that Report with the following words : “ Etficient water supply, however important, is by no means of greater importrnce than efficient drainage; and of these two pressing questions of the day, my own opinion is that the latter is, ina sanitary. point of view, more urgent and pressing than the former,’ My present increased knowledge of the un- wholesome condition of many parts of the city on this account. and my further study of the lessons to be learned from its mortality statistics, have only convinced me more fully of the correctness of those remarks. The former question new, happily no longer presses; the latter with increased and ever- increasing urgency, As an offset against the cost of the proper drainage and sewerage of the city, is to be set the cost of the diseases and untimely deaths which are to be prevent- ed thereby. ‘The cost of the one or of the other has certainly to be met year by-year, and it remains for thie city intelligently to consider which of the two it is the more easy to meet, and 20 decide accordingly .
These forcible words of our respected
of se buldmgs and fittings is estimatetl at
tener,
: gY we
Heilth Officer are worthy of the must
year at the time of her death. She was a daughter of Mr. John Tuplin, a well- knowi farmer who resides at Margate. Both faizijies have relatives and friends all over the Proyin.®, 8nd intense interest is shown in the case’ax! in the solytion of the mystery surrounding it.
- = - = WEDNESDAY, J
PPE a.
10th inst., Donald C. Martin, »ged 38 years. {Funeral will leave the Davies House for Belfast at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
Church on arrival of the remains. }
Eyteusire Sale
THE IMMENSE STOCK OF
GROCERIES
-AND
DRY Goons
In the different Stores of the late OWEN CONNOLLY, ESG., int. Charlottetown and Souris,
ARE NOW BEING
SOLD OFF FOR CASH
-AT—
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES,
And in quantities to suit all custoniers,
Kither Wholesale or Retail. By order of the Trustees. FREDERICK PETERS,
Solicitor. Charlottetown, Jan. 11, 1888--4av dy why.
WRECK SALB,
To be sold at Public Auction, for the benefit of all concerned. on MONDAY, the 16th day of January, inst., at Elevea o’clock in the foré:ncoa :
The Hull, Saiis and Rigging
of the wrecked Schooner VOLANT, a2 she now lies on Souris Beach. Dated at Souris, P. E. L, this 9th day January,
18838. : JOSHUA EMBERLY. janll—ti Muster.
To the Civic Electors of Gharlotte- town,
G ENTLEMEN,—At the request of a large num-
“ ber of the Electors who, without solicitation ou my part, so generously returned me as Mayor at the last Civic Election, I again offer myself aa a Casdidate for the Mayoralty at the forthcoming Election.
Your obedient servant, T. HEATH HAVILAND. Alma Cottage, Jan. 9, 1884 jan9
Annual Meeting of the Sharlottatown Board of Trade,
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THE Annual Meeting of this Corporation wi! ,__be held at tue Board Rooni, Queen Street, on WEDNESDAY, the il!th instant, at half-past seven o'clock in the evening J. MACEACHERN, Secretary.
Ch’'town, January 9, 1283.
BANK SPOCK,
BY AUCTION, 12 o'clock, noon, yt Stevenson's Queen Street :—
50 Shares Farmers’ Bank of Rustico,
A. McNEILLL, Auctioneer,
on FRiDAY, January [3th, at Building,
Ch’town, Jan. 9, 1888, jJan9—tl sie
The abcve sale is postponed until further
notice, : - A. McoNEILL, jJanli Auctioneer.
, age Sales.
Auction
To Ciose Gut Consignments.
BY AUCTION, Thursday, January 12th,
At 11 o’clock,¥at STEVENSON’S BUILDING Queen Strect,—
95 HALF CHESTS TEAS (a good article.) Balance: Invoices in Groceries, Karthen-
ware, Dry Goods, Pictures, Fancy Goods, Wrap-
ping Paper, &c.
Also,—Samé day at 3 o’clock, p. m,—
2 Cases Japanese Goods, part af former invoice,
received since last sale,
No Reserve. Terms Cash.
A. MCNEILi, Auctioneer, Jan, 5, 1888.41 57911
The above sale is postponed until notice,
further A. McNEILL,
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Fainting.
It is surprising how everybody rushes at a fainting person and strives to raise him up, aad espesially to keep his head erect. There must be an instincijse apprehension that if a person seized with a faiating or other fit fall into a recumbent position, death is most imminent. Always remember this fact, namely: Fainting is caused by a want of blood in the brain. The heart ceases to act with sufficient force to send the usual amount of blood to the brain, ard
hence the persun loses consciousness because the function of the brain ceases. Restore the blood to’ the byain and
instantly the person recovers. Now, though the blood iz propelled to al! parts of the body by the action of the heart, yet it is still under the influence of the laws of gra- vitation. In the erect position the blood ascends to the head against gravitation, and the supply to the brain is dimished as com- pared to the recumbent position, the heart’s pulsation being eayal. If then, you place a person sitting whose heayt hgs nearly ceased to beat, his brain will fail to receive the blood ; while if you lay him down with the head lower than the heart, blood will run into the brain by mere force of gravity and in fainting in suflicient quantity to restore consciousness. Indeed, nature teashes us how to treat fainting persons, for they always fall, ana are frequently Testored to the recumbent position into
aerivus consideration.
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which they ate thrown,
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At Charlottetown, of inflamation on the!
The funeral service will be held in St. John’s
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ANUARY 11, 1888.
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Manufacturers of House, Store, Office, Church and School Furniture.
UNDERTAKING.
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it is not often really honest goods are Offered at the prices we quote below. Butthe — fact is we have a good many Dolmans, Ulsters, Jackets, Jerseys, Sacks and Reding- — gotes remaining, although our sales in this — department have been very large, and we are =} now offering all that remains at extraordinary low prices to turn them inio cash, before — stock-taking. Ulsters worth up to $4, for $2; — $8 for $5; Jackets worth $4.25 for $3; worth $7 for $5, and our whole stock at equally low prices.
These prices are certainly remarkable, but there is no questioning them---we guarantee them genuine. Call and secure first choice.
BEER BROS.
Ch’town, Jna. 3, 1887. : a Smarr merece ea enn ee os 4 . a 2 +
Before Commencing Stocktaking,
J. B. MACDONALD ©
will clear out several lines of Goods at Great Bargains.
Ladies’ Dolmans and Paletots, Ladies’ Cloth Jackets, Ladies’ Fur Capes and Boas, Ladies’ Felt Hats, Ladies’ Kait Underskirts,
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Phese Goods must be Cleared. Bargains may be expected.
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1888.—d & wky os,
J. B.
Ch’town, Jan. 4,
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JAMES PATON & CO.,,
will continue to give Bona Fide Bargains in all kinds of DRY
amas Gooks.
25 to 50 Per Cent. Discount.
W E_OFFER the balance of our Stock of _ FANCY AND XMAS GOODS at from 25 to 50 PER CENT, DISCOUNT.
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Halifax, N. S., Jan. 5, 18x38.
BROS.
NEW TEMPERANGE HOUSE
FPXHE Canada Temperance Act having been
again adopted by the eople of this city. and as it is the intention of the auth vitics 4 strictly enforce the same, I have determined that in the future my Hotel, ‘“* The Railway House,” will be conducted on strictly temper- ance principles, I therefore solicit the patron- age of the travelling public. A few perma- nent Boarders can find good accomodation
GOODS. Our reputation for selling the _
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Best Goods at the Lowest Prices
is wel known throughout the Island. We think it needless to quote prices in the papers as they very often mislead the public. 3 p All we ask is wsea you are searching for good goods, at low : prices, call on us.
During this month we have a number of rare Bargains “to offer in °
Dress Goods, Mantle and Ulster Cloths, Men’s Overcoats, Ladies’ Dolmans and Jackets, Fur Capes and Boas, and the Largest and Best Assortment
of Carpets on the Island.
we weed ome
JAMES PATON & CO,
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et a moderate price, cr JOHN BOLGER, jan7—3i edd pi :
Cash Stores Charlottetown and Summerside, mn. 4, ISS —dy why