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. . ! vr ' sige og r 7 © items ry : bee onesie me. . a pecal wnd OGihe: ite me . ; % a? os ' apace’ A § i “ ‘ The & riace af Wales visit to Ger- . r ’ : “t ; ’ ” 7 . many. Rirk to-morrow afternocn, i :
Baxp at the
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Go RARLY to the (ratomo Concert t wight,
Tre Grane >a red Cenecrt cowes off to- night a
Rest Hand -mace Bootes, French Calf, worth
; 0, now selling for So at & Sprague & | A so, i ‘os. Lo i:
Hox. | MeMILLAN t#, we are pleased to}
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e, sain able to attemld to his Legislative see, S20") * dutie* i
* \ veer of members , the | slatere
ere last even ny entertained at dinner by fe e .
Premier Sullivan
Go and hear the Gran | Choruses from Mese sinh (with Orchestral accompaniment) to-nig!
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tiecrenant Goverxok MecDonatp, last! evening entertained a number of members of |
Provincial Parhament at dinner. >
Tus Toboggan Slide will be open this even ing. lf the weather is fine, Worth’s Band | will be in attendance at 8 o'clock
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Pors i» coming in rapidly. The specimens exhibited at the Market to day were good, some porkers we ighing as heavy as 650
pounds. The price was from 5 to 6] cents
per pound. : re
Tux Market to-day was small. T[rices with jew exceptions uuchanged. Freeh butter sold st from 20 to 25 cents; eggs atfrom 12 to 14 vents; and oats had an upward tendency at 36 cents per bushel.
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Boston is now enjoying a regular supply of dreseed beef from St. Louis, aud is therefore no longer dependant upon the Brighton mar- ket for its local supply. The beef, which is forwarded in refrigerator care, is sold at auction daily, by the «quarter, terms cash down.
A party of English tourists, acccomvanied by a guide, stopped in front of a picture of the Rattle of Waterloo in the Musee st Brussels. The guide, striking an attitude, said sententi- ously, “This is the Battle of Waterloo in which the brave Belgians, assisted by the English, conqaered Napoleon the ‘‘Great ”
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Tus Hockey Club will play a match or two at the Rink to-morrow night. The games will be interesting as strong teams have been selected. The Cornet Band will be in attend- ance, and an admission fee of ten cents will be charged. Proceeds in aid ef the band. Those who want to see a good evening's sport should attend.
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Heavy SenreNces —Joseph Armstrong and George Buck, the two men charged with highway robbery, were brought before Justice Armour at the Guelph, Ont. Assizes, on the Mth inst. and plead gui'ty, His Honer, after giving the prisoners a severe lecture, sentenced them to fourteen years each in the Kingston
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Tus fainvus Holstein cow, Echo, owned by F, C. Stevens, proprietor of the Maplewood Stock Farm, at Utica, N. Y., which gave birth to male triplets, March 4, died on the 7th inst’ Her owner refused $25,000 for her, god was offered $5,000 for a calf. if male. Si ~ bad the largest milk record in the world. The calves are doing well
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Ma. Hexsuaw, ex-President of the Board of Trade of Montreal, stated to a reporter a few days ago that he had been informed by Sir John Macdonald that no bankruptcy law would pass Parliament unless it contained a relief clause giving all bankrupts who had acted honorably, concealed nothing, and gave up everything, a discharge.
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Sik Jow~ Macponap on the 16th ins*., re- evived a ds spatch from Norvin Green, of New York, offering to pay ap the 8150,000 due workmen on the Snow Shore Line, within ten days, provided the Government agree to give 4is Company the contract which they forfeited by not beginning the work within the time specilied. The whole matter ynder thie new =" will come np before the Cahinet this week. j
ee To test the purity of water there has been found no better or simpler way than to fi'l a clean pint bottle three-fourths full of the Water to be tested, and dissolve in the water half a teaspoonful of the purest sugar—loaf or granulated will answer—cork the b>ttle and place it in @ wary place for twodays. If in twenty-four to forty-eight hours the water be- 8 cloady or milky it is unfit for domestic e.. The ouly difficulty we see in making the tstis obtaining the sugar. It is no simple watter now-a-days to yet the sugar pure from the grocer. - > Tekeiric ExpLostoy.--A magazine contain- ing 6,000 pounds of nitro-glycerine, at the Rock Glycerine Company's works, Howard Janetion, three miles from Bradford, Pa., ex- ploded on the 10th, with terrific force. W. H. Harrington, one of the proprietors, and H. N. Pratt, an employee, were killed. The factory, 25 feet away, was blown into frag- ments. Pratt's body was found 200 feet away. All his bones were brokea, but his skin was intact. One or two pieces of flesh was the only trace found of Harrington Trees were torn up by the roots and great holes made in the earth in the vicinity. The explosion shook the houses in Bradford. ited A Kixse’s Cooxry correspondent writes: “The contract for the building of the bridge serosa St. Peter's Bay was awarded to Hugh L. MeDonald, Lieq., of Cardigan, It is need- less to tay that it is in good hands, as Mr.
on ee AL eS Re fee ae thal. . el _—— ee can.
,wounded. Five of the infantry were | ment to travel the constitutional road of
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(SPeo1at Despatoues vo Tur EXAMINER, } SeRLIN, March 19.
lhe Prince of Wales and party arrived
William, Princess Victoria aud staff of the}
ho noudan Wo w | bere. They were met at Central Railway | I wv di Cyd _ | Station by the Crown Prince, Frederick - ll
British Embassy
BRIEF
Bismarck tries to Maintain Peace
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' ha | Bismarck has cffered to arbijrate between |
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Seven of the Infanti V Killed England and Rusgis in regard O the Afghan | sil es i boundery disput *
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Afier { he Ski rapaasiha.. Parliameutary News. }
: | —_——e am ‘. Urrawa, Match 19.
Usplan Ke ay for Battie "| ouse met at 3, and after preliminary, |
| Chapleau intreduced a bill providing for the |
| registration ef Gucumeuts with Revgistrar-
“3 . | Generel. Mahdi S Waning Power, Sir Jobp mtroducd a bill respectiog
| Electoral Franchise. He explained that the bill was en the general lines of the SUAKIN, March 19 (1.30 p.m) {| bi’) introduced last year.
The mounted infantry and scouts, sup | Blake said he thought the Premier should ported by the main body of all the corps | have intreduced the Bill earlier in the marching 600 yards behind, advanced to |8 88ie0 the base of a range of low hills near) ‘Sit Leonard introduced a bill relating Hasheen. The Indian contingent and |to the constitution of the Treasury Board, cavalry during this movement scouted and | @4 explained that the Bill provided that skirmished on both sides of the line of|the Board should be composed of six march along the entire front The | ™embers instead of four, One of the ad- scouts reached the summit of the hills ditional members to be Secretary of State, and discovered the Arabs bad | !8 consequence cf work connected with Civil massed in the valley. The Arabs at{|5e'vice examination going through his once retired into positions of shelter, but department. The sixih member will be fifty remaining in sight. This position appointed hy the Governor-General, with a continued until the British advance reached | VieW ‘0 have, as near as possible, all the the ridge of hil's. The Hadendowah tribe |!e¢ding Provinces represented on the of hostiles then rushed from ambush in| Board. which they had Jain, and made an attack. Blake objected on the ground that in- During this, Captain Birch was speared | Crease would impair its efticieacy. He through the shoulder. The Arabs succoed-|bjected. to previneial distinctions being ed in this rush in getting within ten yards kept up. of the British line before the latter « pened Sir John said in the earlier stages of Con- a regular fire, which the enc Inv promptly federation it was advisable to have at least replied to. Three of the infantry andg|t¥o members in the Cabinet from each of several of the Hadendowahs — were! the larger Provinces, and enable the Gov-
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killed. Among these was Lieutenant | ¥ien with as little difticulty as possible. O'Connor whose _ horse had been| He said it was often difficult to get these
shot from under him. The object of the four together. The quorum would now be reconnoisance having been attained, the|fevr, and by having six the chances were British retired, the Arabs showing no dis- greatly increased that work would not be position to follow. The British infantry | delayed. oo and the guards were left in the road haif| _ Chaplean said it was the intention of the way between there and the Hasheen Hills | Govermment to introduce legislacion during st pporting the Indian contingent. During | the session dealing with the Chinese ques- the brief engagement on the ridge, the | 4°®- Bengal cavalry took many prisoners. It Pope said there were on the C, P. R. was ascertained by the reconnoisance that| thirty-five grades exceeding ninety feet to the Arabs were in large bodies along the | the, mile. ; ; entire range of hills, and were evidently| _ Sit Leonard said no official communica- maszing. tion had taken place respecting the develop- SvaKin, March 19 (evening. ) oe relations between Canada After the skirmish, Gen. Graham's right, , : consisting of the British Infantry, lodian Infaniry and Guards, began the advance towards Haudabah. The mounted in-
Weather Bulietin.
Probabilities for the next 24 hours for
fantry and Bengal cavalry, in_ re- te newing the reconnoisance, occupied | “ Maritime Provinces, Hoshun and found Osman _ Digna Toronto, March 20—10 a, m.
withdrawing his forces from Tanai. The} pyech west and northwest winds, compara- concentration of the Arabs was effected in| tively cold weather.
unusually good order. Scouts report that Osman is prepared tu give battle between Tamai and Samanie, and they eatimate the number of Arabs from 7,500 to 10,000.
METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Charlottetown March 20, 1885, Highest Temperature yesterday, (read at
Carro, March 17. : ae WE eSSS TES Se OOS wees Se Sica BS 3.7
The bitterness of feeling shown by the a yesterday, (read at 9.0
English toward the French is due to the] Lowest “femporature’ this morning... 183 hostility of the paper, Bosphore Eqguptia 's | Temperature this morning,at 8 o'clock. ..20.4 |
which is constantly inciting the natives to Temperature this afternoon at 1 o’clock . .34.0
oppose the British. The Mahdi’s adherents declare that before the summer is far ad- vanced, Gen. Wolseley’s army will be cut off from Cairo.
P. E. Society.
P. E. Society meetings in the Cigg Halli Lonpoy, March 20. | are quite lively and interesting this season.
Scores of despatches in the morning} We were lately favored with two lectures. papers confirm the reports of El Mahdi’s| The first was delivered by our talented | waning power. friend, Mr. Donald McKinnon, subject, | de ‘Pp. E. Island.” The audience listened } j i with marked attention ta a well written
The Anglo-Russiai Dispute, and well delivered paper. Mr. McKinnon |
is a young man of unquestionable ability,
worwialiilibinen and is to be congratulated on this, his first |
: appearance on the lecture platform. The |
An Advance on Herat Urged | second was delivered by the Hon. Donald |
: ail Ferguson, subject, “‘Love of Country.’ |
by Russians. 7s lesan ell by giving striking|
salle illustrations of patriotism of ancient and |
: modern times, together with good selections |
Lonpox, March 20. | from poets who showed their patriotic ;
The St. Petersburg correspondent of the} feelings by their impressive songs. Mr.
Post states that a council of war was held| Ferguson thought Canadians would com-
at St. Petersburg this week, and that/ pare favorably with any people in the world
several officials and staff urged an imme-| for their love of country. And spoke for
diate advance upon Herat. some time on the power and ivfluence of Lospoy, March 19. the press for good or evil.
The Times’ Hong Kong correspondent b 2 ene r ote of poole wan ontyee ble
says there are signs that the Chinese will! ”° i a ug to which they made suitable
soon come to terms with France. —,
A MEMBER.
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Making a Royal Mason.
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PROBABLY as curious an article of export a3
4 is often carried in an ocean steamer, was
Lonpon, March 19. lately taken out to New Zealand. It consist-
Last night in Royal Alpha Lodge, in the|ed of a consignment of ‘‘bumble-bees.” At
presence of a large company of Masons, | present clover does not “seed” in that coun-
Prince Edward, heir presumtive to the|try, though it grows readily, because there
English Throne, was initiated by the Prince | 71° °° bumble-bees to fertilize the flowers
f Wales, his father, heir apparent Grand The importer hopes that the bumble-bees M ter, and atthe same time a working will save him $5,600 a year in clover seed.
as er, ‘ ‘ r . ——<—> ae Mason 1 © ge _— of the ee 'TENNYsON’s latest American visitor found Master. When the ceremony § com’ the poet with a pipe in his mouth, as usual,
Bien cite anaes at atin ———
THE DAILY Bx A MINEHR.
Ferkins & Sterns.
McDonald has already given proofs of his . :
ability in this sphere a lien The bridge, pleted, the young Prince or copes -™ -
With its aproactes, will be one of the longest place of Honor, aud witnessed such wor
@ the Province,aud therefore will cost a large | 48 i8 restrict d to the first degree. The Lodge being closed in due time after its
im of money. It may be looked upon by the ‘ , doctors of Se Peter's _ 2 eee to the | labors, the members adjourned to a “ ‘His
Administration of the Hon. Mr. Sullivau, and| where the initiate, siting next representative of their district, and whenever | Worshipful Master,” according to ancient ra a again in St. Peter’s for re-election, | custom, received the congratulations of his he wi | be returned by a large majority at the | elders.
head of the poll.”
Three Scott Act Victories.
Toronto, March 19.
: -_ —~_- : Ziox Cucron Soctat came off last eveuing very pleasantly The attendance was not
Ke, oFiyn e ) elsewhere, 4 Sno laden nell eset an the Voting took place on the Scott Act to- date of Prof. Wiggins’ distarbauce, instead of | day. The counties of Lambton and Elgin the day after, they would have secured a finer | and the City of St. Thomas, also in (ntario, evening and alarger house. Tea wae served | and resulted in its being carried in all three from 5 o'clock, and a well-stocked refreshment | by large majorities. There was an election table was also liberally patronized. At 8) in the Couvty of Missisquie, Quebec, which vuoek the Pastor took the chair, and gave 4! resulted in the defeat of the Act by 40.
easing speech on ‘* Sociability,” The choir sang 4 number of anthems, Mr. Laird made a
remarks appropriate to jne time and ot , oud yeadings or recitations, mostly of a
Umorous nature, were given by Miss Ellen Lonpon, March 19.
Awson, Miss McKay, Messrs. J. M. Davis, Sir Stafford Northcote wil! withdraw aum W@nas, James Hi Good and Alex. Mo-|¢ ~~ i: Conservative lecdetehip in the
- The latter gave in intelligible 5 cad from the Concervative eade! ship a : Sentech the only and authentic aesani of how | House of Commons at the close of the
+ new minister worked the conscience- | Present session, Owing to the unabated dis-
content of many members of the Conserva-
Northcote’s Withdrawal.
and alongside of him on the floora jar, two feet high, filled with Virginia tobacco, the gift of James Russell Lowell. The Baron has no vaucer as yet.
DIED. At Wood Islands, on the 10th February, of intermittent fever, Daniel Joseph, youngest aad dearly beloved gon of Archibald and Mary Ann Meisaac, aged four years and six months. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stiiled, A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. Suddenly, at Neponsite, Mass., on 3iat Jaa., George D. Wright, formerly of Charlottetown.
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MARCH 20. 1835
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RANGAGEMENT, ier |
WETH THE ARAGS, T Pande, Mesoh 20. White Usttons,
| Ibis semi-cflicially stated that Prince}
Grey Usttons,
Print Usttons, SHEETING COTTONS, PILLOW COTTONS, FLEECY COTTONS AND ALL OTHER COTTON GOODS, WOOLEN GOODS, SILK GOODS, &€..
IT VERY LOWEST PRICES. PERKINS & STERNS.
Ch’ town, Feb. 20, 1885.
Great Bargains!
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lor the next 30 days we offer the balance of our Dry
-oods ata
LARGE DISCOUNT!
as we are shortly to make a change in the business.
Special Lines of Goods are MARKED DOWN to Prices that are Bound to Sell Them.
Don’t Fail to Call Harly if You Want Bargains.
We require a Prompt Settlement of all Accounts due up to date.
ih Kemember the place: Desbrisay’s oid stand, opposite
the Market House.
WwW. & A. BROWN <& CoO.
Charlottetown, Feb. 7, 1885
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
va A. R CS Pr & | HIS is to certify that the partnership | B. beretofore existing between the »nder-
| signed, carrying on business under the style ‘and firm of Bremner Brothers, has on this {third day of March, A. D., 1885, been dis- | solved by mutual consent. Dated this 3rd day of March, A. D., 1835, ‘at Charlottetown, in Prince Edward Island. W. H. BREMNER, BENJ. BREMNER.
PLE SING BU [ SALE Referring to the above, I desire on behalt ‘of the late firm to thank the public for the
| very liberal patronage bestowed in the past, ‘ang to inform them that the good will oi the ‘business has been transferred to Mr. John 'Coombs, Queen Street. 1 would respectfully
s e ues ! of fc sust rst lac This Month we are Selling Our pre vive Cha thn ® | facilities for doing oe oe Sa s om - reanti fancy an r 1g, Boo Coods so Fine that we would sepals fu md fo smuiaon . s like to Cive All a Chance!
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ithe lowest prices, and in the shortest time,
One and are unequalled in the Province. | BENJ. BREMNER.
Regarding the Dissolution Notice of Messrs. Bremner Bros , above, I beg to state that [ | will have, from this date, in my business, the | practical assistance of Mr. Benjamin Bremuer, | who will be pleased to see al/ his former cus- | tomers at my office, 18 Queen Street. JOHN COOMBS. Mareh 5, 1885—Imo wkiy 2moe
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CATI.! Si
WHAT A CLEAN DOLLAR WILL PURCHASE.
SALT. SALT. SALT IN STORE:
5,000 Bags of Liverpool Salt. 2,000 do Fishery de.
PEAKE RROS & CO Ch’town, Feb, 14, 1884.
THE VIOLIN.
RK. VINNICOMBE is now prepared to take a limited number of pupils for Violin Instruction by ‘‘Danclas” conservatory
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McVicLA’s DEPOT,
Duanean’s Old Wharf,
“€0 parishioners on the fiddle questio 7 r ae t hie nie Seligiatee violta. The tive party. He will be succeeded by Sir Proceetls of the Social amounted to aVout $50. Michael Hicks Beavh.
Mareh 7--8i wkly 4i
(Chitown, Feb. Gth, 1885
method, which is so complete that each pupil
Remember this Month Closes our GREAT SALE !
instead of the old class drudgery. * s Pupils preferred from }2 to 16 years of age.
For terms apply at his residence, \Vater Street. Ch’town, Feb. 14, 1885