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‘of which service the author cherishes ‘a

irae 1898,

Ir is pleasing to note that amid all the din about “Scott Act” and “Probibition,” our Band of Hope and other total abstin- ence societies are centinuing in their quiet The abstinence which the abstinence which

way. comes from

the personal resoiution of individual

is much better than is

enforced by law. We have no disposition

to disparage the veefulness of a judicious

law vigorously enferced; but there can be

no question that, whatever may be the law

only the total abstainer from the use of

jotoxicating drinks is safe from the danger of falling into drunkenness,

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TOO SLOW.

Tue Legislature has been jn session all

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but three weeks and no legislative work

has vet been accomplished. Last year’s

ay Amipst the noise which the government

press have ra sed over the rejection by the Senate of the Stickine-Teslin Railway Bill, the real points at issue are practically lost sight of. One would think that the first question requiring an answer would be, Yet this thing which the frienda of the Government think it necess-

“was the measure a good one ?” appears to be the last ary to discuss,

A measure granting any portion of the public wealth, either in Jand or money, for the construction ofa railway in the direc- tion of the Yukon can only be defended by finding affirmative answers to the following propositions ;

1. That it furnish early and effective means for the transport of sup»

should plies for the Yukon population.

2. That is should secure for Canadian producers and manufacturers the greatest advantage in competing with foreigners for the trade of the Yukon District,

That the price to be paid for the pro-

posed railway should bear a reasonable

reports of the Provincial Auditor and other offitials have not even yet been tabled, though the new year is well nigh four months gone. [his is disgraceful. A

committee of business men could easily and satisfactorily despatch ali the business of the Provincial Legislature in the course

of three weeks ; and our City Cierk would,

if given charge of the work and required Accounts

within a

to do so, have the Provincia ready tosubmit to the Public fortnight of the end of the Provin« cial affairs are evidently in « bad way ; and they are not being bettered by our present Liberal administration

year,

HISTORICAL SKETCH.

Weare in receipt of an “ Historical Sketch of the Eastern Regions of new France, from the various dates of their discovery to the surrender of Louisburg, 1758; also Prince Edward Island, Military and Civil,” by James B. Pollard, Ex- Mejor of Volunteers and Militia. ‘The book has been neatly printed by Mr. John Coombs. It is inscribed to the “officere, non-comissioned officers, rauk anc file of Prince Edward Island patriotic Militia,”

prcefound recollection,” and “ie intended to supply, to some extent, omissions of former narratives and exhibit in a form of easy reference the developement and progress or the country by a review of the principal events as they occasioned during the past period of the Island’s History.” We have not yet had to read the work Judging by a hasty glance through its pages it seems to be a compendium of the important and interesting facts which go to make up the history of this Province, and likely to meet with a ready sale.

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SENATE REFORM.

Tue Guardian forgets, for the nonve, that we live undera “Limited Monarchy” in which the various “Estates” act as checks une uponthe other. It desires that the Senate may hat the House of Commous may have full swing— even to giveaway, without the conzent of

be so “reformed”

the people, four or fiye millions of acres of land at oneslive! We need avt say that The Guardian is wholly wrong, both as to the political coustitution of this country and as to public opinion regarding the Senate. The people of this country have no desire to see the majority of the House of Commons placed in absvlute control and authority over thera and their property. When they gave the Liberals office and power they never contemplated the cessicn of four or five millions of acres of their most valuable mineral lands to Mann and McKenzie. They never auth- orized th: giving away, to a firm of tramway contractors, ot a territory foar or five times larger thanthis Province; and they are thankful to the Senate for pre- venting such a “give away.” The Senate has acted within its constitutional powers in regard both tothe Drummond deal and the McKenzie-Mann deal. When the Senate refuses to permit aclear mandate of the people to be carried out, the Guerdian may be approved in its ery for Senate reform. So far the Senate has

done very well. 2+ o+e —-————_———— —Talking about the Reform of the Se~« nate~-why don’t the Liberals puta good man into the vacancy caused by the death ot the Hon. Mr. Areepault. Mr. Welsh is in Ottawa, Hon. David Laird is bere and Messrs Jas. Rogers, Gaffoey, Gallant, and others sland ready. Still the vacancy ie unfilled though fr-ur mouths have passed eince it waa created,

The New York Post, representative of the best journalism of the United States, has remained a powerful friend of peace througuout these excited weeks. It has castigated the yellow journals without stint geod has of course excited their hostility. Asa retort the Journal declares that the Post’s patriotiem ia submerged in itn

de.ire to eerve W 4! street and the capital-

ists.

| proportion to its cost and character,

Ifthe StickinexTeslin Railway echeme

| fairly complied with these propositions the

Senate did wrong in rejecting the Govern- ment bill; otherwise that bill has been pro- perly defeated.

The Teelin Raiiway, even if completed at the time specified in the contract, could carry littl>, if any, supplies even as far asTeslin Lake (600 miles from Daw-on) before the winter of 1898.99. Atthe best the water~ waysfrom the inner end of the Teslin

Railway to Dawson City could not be de- pended on fur open navigation after the let of October. Even if the bill had passed, itis extremely doubtful if the Railway would he in operation by the Ist of Sep-

tember next. This was evidently antici- pated by Mann & McKenzie as they had the contract so worded that no forfeiture of their deposit would occur if the line was not completed at the time specified. There~ fore there was in this bill no guarantee, or even probability, of early relief to the po; ulation of the Yukon, When it is re-

In regard to the first proposition:

membered that the disianee from the ocean to Dawson City by the proposed route is

over 900 miles, only 150 of which would be by rail—the remaining 750 miles being watercourses of doubtful navigability and certainly frozen for over seven months in every year, the coaclusion is inevitable that this scheme could not furnish either effectual or early means of supplying the wants of the Yukon.

Regarding the second proposition : It is certain that no reute from the Pacific Ocean will sfford advantage to the Canadian manufacturer and producer in compet-~ ing foreigners for the trade of the Yukon. Canada has no manufac- tures or agriculture on the Pacific coast which could furnish products for hie trade, while the United S:ates have both in the adjoining states of California, Oregon and Washington.

with

The advantage of prox- imity would be overwhelmningly in favour of the Americans, in competing with the producers of Eastern or Centrai Canada } for the Yukon trae by the Stikine-Tes- lin route. If by failing to oven the Ed- monton route, we decide to rule Eastern Canada out of the competition for this trade, then out of consideration fer Cans adians who are in there, et us allow pri- vate enterprise to open the Lynn Canal route, which is admittedly the best com- merical route from the Pacific. Open ports all the year round in the Lyan Canal are nearer Dawson City than the inner end of the proposed Teslin Railway. What good would it de Canadians to punish themselves and all the inhabitants of the Yukon, by forcing the use of the circuitous and imperfect route via the Stikine and Teslin Lake when it is certain that nine-tenths of the supplies to go in that way would be American anyway? The month of the Stikine River being

ne

river, that route would be subject to equally as gréat internaticona! difficulties as present themselves at the Lynn Canal,

It it be admitted that the Str kine-Teslin Railway could not furnish early or effective means for supplying the wants of the Yukon population and that it would not the Canadian producer and manufacturer advantages over foreigners in then it ig

needleas to diseuss the third proposition a8

recure fer

supplying these wants, to the reasonableness of the price proposed to be paid for the construction of this 159 Suffice it to say, ever, that even if the firet two propositions scheme, the enormity of the consideration ought to con- demu it most emphatically. The absolute

miles of tramway. how

were settled in favor of the

giving away of the royal metale, gold and rilver,is woprecedented in the legislation of

civilized countries. But coupled as such coscessien is, in this case, with a power of selection which would allow Mann and for Own benefit the discoveries of private prospec- tors, and to practically monoroliee the placer mines to be discovered between the

14lst meridian and the McKenzie River,

McKenzie to appropriate their

for the next six years, and all this for 15@ miles af &® very narrow gauge railway of

doubtfal utiiity, is a proposition which ouly requires to be stated—to be instantly and emphaticeily condemned. scheme ceived in haste and ignorance; and its the Senate confidence of the people of Canada.

The Teslin Railway was con-

re~

jection will entrench in the

ESTEEMED EXCHANGES.

Montreal Star: “As the Ministry pro- ceeds blithely from measure to 1oeasure, one would fancy thet it bad never so much as heard of the platform laid down by the great Ottawa convention, over which Sir Oliver Mowat presided, or of the resonant pledges of reforms without number with which the Liberals burdened the air when in Opposition.”

Mailand Empire: Both in Ontario and Quebec the Liberals, those who are not on “the make,” find themselves in a false position. They fought for reform al] along the line. What they now have a procession of extraordinary and _ inde- feasible schemes, with new taxes, increas~ ed debt, and heavier expenditure.

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Booked for Situations.

Six more members of Parliament are, according to La Presse, booked for situa~ tions at the end of the session:

The gentlemen in question are the fol- lowing:

Mr Britton, M P, Senator.

Mr Guay, M P, quarantine officer at Grosre Isle.

Mr Choquette, M P, judge.

Mr Carroll, M P, indge.

Mr DC Fraser, M ri Chief Justice British Columbia.

Mr M C Cameron, M P, Goveroor of tLe North West Territories.

We trust these statesmen will straight in the meantime.

It wouid be a tremendous shock to the principle of Parliamentary independence if, with the places dangl ng betore them, they were to vote Tory.

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—The New York Post finds a difficulty before the United Sta’ee. It appears, says the Post, that the militia could not be called into service to invade Cuba or Spain, but only to repel the invasion of some foreign power. It may be eupposed that Congress can change the law on this sub- ject, and authorize the president to cali out the militia for aggressive purposes. Noth- ing of the kind. The constitution forbids it Article 1, sec. 8, clause 14, gives Con- gress power ‘to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union,

of

vote

suppress insurrections, and repel in- vasions. No authority here to send the militia ou'side the United States.

*“Expreesio units, exclusio alterius.” So it appears that for the purpose of foreign war we have 26,010 soldiers and no more, and no lawful way of obtaining more.” And again, after further reference to the rejec - tion of the army bill as above mentioned, The Post says; “So our forces for invadiog Spain and Cuba are just what they were before, viz., 26,010 men, from which must be deducted the number: needed to man the

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DUNDAS NOTES.

The travelling is very bad in this parto the country; bui the farmers are looking forward to an early spring,

Our echool is closed on account of the serious illness of the teacher, Mr. Timothy McD ald.

The corner grocer, Mr. J. K. MeLean, is rnuoing a briek business,

We are pleased to ree Dr. W. O. Peake out again after his attack of pneumonia.

Mra. (Dr.) Morris, who bas been visiting friends in the city, has returned home.

TENDERS.

SEALED TENDERS eddressed to the undersigved and endorsed “Tender for plank” wil! te received at tbis office until noon on Friday, Apri] 22nd,from any person or persons willing to supply the City of Charlottetown with:

5000 feet Juniper—3x6 inch, in $, 8,or 12

feet lengths,

30,000 Spruce Battens, 2} inches thick, in 13, 14, ov 16 foot lengths, in equal quantities of 7, s. or 9 inches wide,

20,000 feet 3 inch }:- chantable Hemlock Piank.

10 000 feet 2 inch M.: Plank.

One half of each de-.-*'otion of plank to be delivered on any +f the wharves in Charlottetown, on or beture the 10d y of May next; and the balance on or before the first day of July next,(free of all charges, including wharfage and survey.

Surveyor to be accepted by the Council.

Tenders must Ppecify price per thous~ and feet, plank measurement.

The Council do nov bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender,

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