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THE DAILY EXAMINER,
EXAMINER.
1837.
THE DAILY
OCTOBER 26,
The Scott Act Election Hiau Si rre Curtis, by last night's
the ofticial notice from the
Secretary of State of his appointment as Return. Officer at the coming Scott Act nin Charlottetown. Voting day is lhursday,the twenty-fourth day of Novem er next, and the polling booths will be pen ut nine o'clock in the forenoon, and ntinue pen until five o'clock in the afternoon f that day. On the previous M mday, at his oftice in Charlottetown, the Sheriff will appoint agents to represent the parties opposing ind promoting the ind these agents, when appointed
pe tition, i
yy the Sheriff, will be the only parties illowed to act on election d by.
On Monday, the 28th of November, at the Sheriff's office, the Sheriff will open the ballot boxes and add up the votes and leclare the result of the voting.
Che Sheriff, we understand, has not yet
in each polling division
where the polls will be held in Charlotte-
wn This, however, he need not do until eight d Lys before election day, but we have no doubt that when Mr. Curtis does locate the booths they will be
place 1 so that the best accomodation will be afforded the voters.
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Commercial Union,
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lux Grits are at sixes and sevens on the
ibject tf Commer ial nion. The party
3 are divided and so also are the rank
ind file. Laurier, the Grit leader, is not eady 1 tuke hold of it, but this does not deter some of his follows from pronouncing in fav the s ne. Cartwright, the famous ** mixer and muddler,” has come it in half-hearted, self-contradictory
manner in il rt, and for so doing he
Supp thus nhauied over tne coals in the St. John S . , ; } Sir Richard Cartwright, who has express- ed himself in favor ot ymmercial union, has
‘so in a way which makes a fair report of
3s sp 1something of i pwoonieranyg. He nit ut he ob tions to e ymmercial lion ieither few nor small He concedes + ¢ } & ons . } j ‘ it t suggested step would make lt neces sary to discriminate against Great Britain and it probably Would invoive dire t taxation.
, mtr lx . +} ++ e He frankly owns that the a complishment ot
p wou strengthen the hands of the cationists. D Spite ull these difficulties,
ich 1dmits are serious, he is still not opposed to commercial union. He declares that he is oppose ad to the resignation by Cana lians of their p il independ: nee, but finds the present conditions so bad that even this change must be for the better. In _ this speech Sit Richard repeats what he said once Ol twice before, that it is doubtful whether the union is worth pre- serving Ti present government he declares to be entirely corrupt, extravagant and_ in-
ipable, while the people of Canada are no longer to be trusted. Ever since Sir John M rcdonald passed over Sir Richard Cart- wright and chose the late Sir Francis Hinks finance minister, the disappointed aspirant has found the premier to be incompetent and xrupt, though many years before he found him well worthy of such service as Sir Richard ila =bestow. i since the people of
Canada emphatically expressed their disap-
proval of the ministry whereof he was the most destructive element, Sir Richard has taken all convenient opportunities for ex- pressing his low opinion of the people of Canada in their collective capacity. Now commercial union would take the control of Canadian affairs out of § the hands
of the Canadian people whom Sir Richard does . > ) * }
not like, and out of the management of the Canadian ministers of whom he is inordinately
jealous The change would in itself not be a good thing, but it would at least give him his revenge. Any intelligent reader can see this aspect ol the case in the very angry language
f the ex-Finance Minister. It is plain that ach ange of Sir Richar l an Union.
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also very vovernment would make L opponent of Commercial For such an event would take from ersight of affairs the ignorant and de- praved ministry which he finds worse than C ymmercial Union, and it would show that the people were again capable ef intelligently governing themselves — Sir Richard Cart- wright being the judge.
The Clearwater Horror.
Late particulars of the Clearwater, N. B. horror the case to be even more horrible than at first reported. Says the St. John Telegraph :
‘‘“Rev. Mr. Muallinand Robert Logan, of
tanley, an 1 others who arrived in St. John by Monday’s afternoon Northern & Western train additional information. It now appears thatin getting through the small window John Greer cut himself so badly that he lay unconscious on the ground for some time. He was also burnt considerably. When he recovered went to the window of his mother’s bedroom but was too weak to pull down the frame on the outside of the window, The frame prevented his mother from getting through the window, and though he could see her struggling in the midst of the
show
bring
consciousness he
tine smoke and fl bin he could render no sistance, Coroner Moore was notified and held an inquest. Theresult has not been apnoanced.
The Financial Situation.
{ Montreal Gazette.)
The bank statement for September shows the cause of the money market,
expanding credit to be gradual firming up of the which has been apparent for a couple of months past. Trade 1s larger in- volume than perhaps evet before in the history of | the Dominion, and the demand on the banks for the capital necessary to its con- duct has reached a point at which the avail- ible funds find full employment and higher interest are obtainable. The amount of cireulation outstanding at the close of September was $33,765,609, an iIn- crease of two millions one hundred thou- sand dollars on the month, and a gain of | nearly two millions over the corresponding period last year, which fact, having regard to the continued low price of staple pro ducts, is really the best evidence that the commerce of the country has undergone no money |
rates of
shrinkage in volume, and that more ; is required in the transaction of trade than ever before. The discount account bears out this conclusion. There is now loaned to the business community $156,490,000, as compared with $154,108,
677 a month ago, and $147,475,754 at the close of Septemb6r, 1886, so that while on the month the increase in discounts ts about equal to the increase in circulation, and this is readily accounted for the crop movement, on the year the discounts have enlarged nine million dollars or seven mil- lions more than the gain in circulation. hese seven millions employed during the vear in the trade of the country have ab- sorbed so much of the surplus credit of the banks and produced the firmness in the money market manifested in an increase In the rate of interest for money. The loans thus made have been taken out of the re-
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serves. A year ago the banks held in specie, Dominion notes, Dominion Govy- ernment bonds, and in balances due from
ther banks and agencies in Canada, the United States att Great Britain, $49, - 399,340, while at present these items aggregate only 442,255,951, a decline of $7,144.000, or practically the amount that has been added to the discount account. After this month there should be an easing up for a time of the money market. The currency sent out to move the harvest will begin to return to the bank in the shape of deposits or in payment of retailers’ debts to manufacturers and importers, and by the sale of the crop abroad, to loans made to shippers and grains buyers will be repaid and the balances due the banks from agents in Great Britain and the United States increased; but it is apparent from the conditions of the accounts that the era of surplus funds and cheap money has closed, that a higher rate of interest will prevail in the future, and that credit will be more stintingly dispensed.
The public deposits continue large. At the close of September they reached $107,- 853,249, a gain of nearly $400,000 on the month and of 24,270,000 on the year, and the tendency in the early future will-be to a further increase. The amount of the people’s savings in the hands of the various banks, the Government, and the loan com- panies is now nearly two hundred million dollars, or about forty dollars per head of the population, a remarkably high average, which indicates the subgtantial prosperity of the country and the considerable growth of individual wealth in late years. The net balance due from foreign countries, the measure of the foreign exchange supply, was increased from $13,460,213 to $13,- 919.244 last month, but in less than a year ago, when it stood at $15,521,374, and two years ago it was $19, 139,947. There has been this year comparatively little exchange created by the sale of Canadian securities abroad, about the only amount of conse- quence placed being the Short Line rail- way bonds and some securities of the Sault Ste. Marie connection, and we do not anti- cipate any very early addition to the foreign exchange supply from this source. The Government, too, has made no loan for a couple of years and has none in contem- plation, and the trade export movement must principally be reiied upon for the creation as. exchange with which to settle indebtedness abroad. Our impression is that the balance due the banks from agents in Great Britain and the United States will gradually decline, at least until the open- ing of navigation next year, and if this anticipation is borne out, the effect will be to harden rates of interest and check the expansion of credit in Canada. The business of the banks is very large now. The aggregate assets, $233,352,748, are $3,000,000 more than August, and $4,000, - 000 more than at this time last year, while the liabilities, $152,762,840, are $2,627,000 more than amonth ago, and $3,536,000 more thana year ago. The satisfactory feature of the situation is the large amount of circulation outstanding, and the active condition of trade, but it is evident that credit is becoming less easily obtainable, and that a higher range of interest will pre- vail.
snppneeiddligiiciaiieneaminiianie Irish News.
Placards were posted at Woodford, County Galway, on the 23rd inst.;summon- ing an indignation meeting under the auspices of the British home rule union. Sir William Blunt, the philanthropist and benefactor of Arabi Pasha, formerly a Con- servative, now a home ruler, was annovne- ed to preside and other Engiish members of parliament to speak. The meeting was proclaimed and reinforcements of police and troops arrived and paraded the streets.
here is no telegraph office at Clearwater,
and as there are but three mails a week from there it is difficult to get late news. ‘Train Aands on the Northern and Western railway
Bold the Telegraph representative that a man Bamed Fairley, who came fromthe scene of the tire, informed them that the bones of Wm. Greer and the adopted girl were buried on Mond Ly by order of the coroner, and that the remains of Mrs. Greer have not yet found. : rhe latest report is that the coroner's jury returned a verdict of “‘accidental death.”
been
James Cook's story is fully corroborated by plied: who passed |
vir. O'Connell, the Greer s place late on S iturday.
mail driver, | a+ > Che chairman of the J school board Witness fh that paper, that a number of schvol girls ava hae arroact . » ave been arrested for immoral practices. i -—<_>
th Dis mto Ge
selischaft proved that the| ee s balance since L883 have been falsi- | fied. Herr Jerusalem, the director who’
absconded, has been arrested at Mainz.
Ottawa public | heartily. has written to the Montreal! fusiliers. denying the statement published |
} was Che judicial land he judicial inquiry into the nature of | to Lougher jail.
Thousands flocked into the town. A _ plat- form was erected in a field. When the speakers mounted the platform, divisional magistrate Byron forbade Blunt to hold a meeting. Blunt defied the magistrate and the police were ordered to clear the plat- form. Several policemen seized Blunt and although he violently resisted threw him from the platform. Blunt returned again, and was thrown off breathless. He shouted, ‘*Are you such damned cowards, you dare not arrest me,” the District Inspector re- ‘*] arrest you.” Blunt was then seized and marched off, his wife following. The police charged the crowd and injured many. Three cheers for Blunt were given The crowd was kept back by the Blunt was brought before two magistrates; and refused to promise to re- {rain from participating in other meetings,
retained in custody. Blunt another prisoner were conveyed During the row Constable Connor refused to obey an order to charge the crowd and threw down his baton. He was arrested. Two meetings were after- wards held outside the town. The arrest
6f Blunt was denounced. After ‘the struggle on the platform Lady Blunt fainted and lay on the ground unconscious for some time. Mrs. Rawlands and several reporters also suffered. Rev. Mr. Fagan was arrested, but released. Mr, Roche, poor law guardian, was arrested for assault- the police. Lady Blunt clung to her husband’s arm and refused to leave him. The news of the arrest of Wilfred Blunt caused the greatest excitement in Dublin, and a feeling of intense satisfaction prevails among the nationalists. Harrington ex- pressed himself that he did not believe Blunt would be detained or prosecuted. ‘‘ But,” he added, ‘it will do good, and | should not wonder if we heard more of it.” Wm. O’Brien was paying a visit to Dillon when the news of Blunt’s arrest arrived. Both gentlemen expressed great concern for the personal inconvenience to which Slunt would be subjected, but could not conceal their gratification at the turn events had taken. Interest was intensified when it beeame known that telegraph wires be- tween Portumna and Woodford had been
/cut and the service suspended for several
hours. The greatest activity prevailed at Dublin Castle, communications being con-
| stantly sent and received.
The Lendon Daily News says in refer-
i ence to the arrest.of Blunt: “ The conduct
of the goverament was abs>lutely lawless, the meeting at Woodford having been _lle | by the English Home Rule’ Associa- tion.”
The London Standard says: ** Wilfred Blunt has unintentionally done a good ser- vice for the community by showing Evg- lish fomenters of disturbances in Ireland that they are to be treated exactly the same as the native agitators. Weare bound to almit that, but for his most opportune challenge he would have escaped scot free, the pol e: merely stopping the meeting.”
Over thirty persons were mcre or less seriously injured at Woodford. The feel- ing against (he police runs very high. It is stated that in many instances they had recourse to unnecessary brutality.
The London Times expresses the hope that Sir Wilfred Blunt, arrested at Woodford yesterday, will be treated as one of ‘the publicans who usually do the work of the National League.
The two Scotch members of parliament sent to Ireland by the Scotch Liberal Asso- ciation to assure the people of their sympa- thy have arrived at Mitchellstown. They met with an enthusiastic reception.
Sir Wilfred Blunt and Roche, a poor law guardian, arrested at Woodford, were es- corted to court by a procession and band.
oth were remanded for hearing. Blunt refused to give bail and was again sent to jail.
The league meeting announced at Kil- rush for Sunday last was proclaimed. The leaguers outwitted the police, as 6,000 of them marched with bands and banners to a spot a few miles from Kilrush and held a meeting. To prevent the authorities sum- moning help the leaguers cut the telegraph wires.
E. Walsh, proprietor of The People, a Wexford paper, has been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for publishing re- ports of meetings of suppressed branches of the league. An appeal was allowed.
Lord Randolph Churchill spoke at Stork- ton, Eng., on Monday evening. He said
the Nationalist leaders made a tool of hisT
friend, Blunt, who was an impulsive man and knows nothing whatever about Irish affairs. He advised his hearers not to at- tach too much importance to such collisions. Looking at the determination and promp- titude with which the government was now acting, he believed the League and all disorder in Ireland would be almost got under by the time parliament resumed work. In America, the people had become so squeamish, knowing that it was impos- sible to trifle with lawlessness in the coun- try, with large democratic institutions, that for instance, had Blaine spoken about the American police as Gladstone had spoken about the [rish police at Kidderminster, he would probably have been expelled from public life. The legislature of New York and other American states were fond, of passing resolutions expressing sympathy with disturbers of order in Ireland, but when similar eveats occurred at home the police speedily used clubs and military their rifiles. rt ee America’s Wheat Crop. GREAT BRITAIN’S REQUIREMENTS AND THE EASY INDIA SUPPLY.
Enough is now definitely known to cor- rectly estimate the wheat crop of America, that is, of the United States and Canada, for this year. On Oct. 10th, the Washing- ton department of agriculture published its tinal wheat crop report, placing the yield forthe season at 450 millions of bushels. The surplus crop, or amount available for export, is estimated at 125 millions, leaving for home consumption and seed grain 325 million bushels. There has been already exported of this year’s crop about 40 mil- lion bushels, and the continent, outside of the United States, will require about 15 million bushels, leaving about 70 millions yet to be exported. The Canadian wheat crop, notwithstanding the magnificent yield in Manitoba, is. reported to be less than that of last year, and there will be little if any atall for export. Ontario’s yield, is about twenty and a half million bushels as against a little over Sl millions last year. Manitoba will furnish between six and seven millions »f bushels for export, but not enough to make good the deficiency in Ontario. American dealers anticipate that the Canadian millers will be compelled this year to import a large quantity of American wheat.
The people of the United Kingdom consume an -average of 53 bushels of wheat per head per annum and putting the popu- lation at 374 millions, the wheat required to feed the Britishers the coming year amounts to 206} millions of bushels. The home crop this year is estimated at 64 million bushels, so that 142} millions must come from abroad. The United States, Russia and India are the great granaries from which this is drawn. Every year India becomes a more powerful competitor in the grain markets of the world, and there seems little reason to doubt that in a decade orso she will become the successful rivalof America for the British market. Ten years ago the export from India was only a few thousands of bushels. The wheat area has now reached 27 willions of acres producing J02 millions of bushels, the export surplus being about 42 millions of bushels.
chief factor in the expansion of
the wheat prdductidn. India has now
Railway extension has been the
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13,250 miles of railroad, and within a few years this will be doubled, and the wheat area raised to fully 40 millions of acres. An Indian farmer's outfit repre- sents not more than $50, and his hired help works, feeds and clothes himself on from $2 to $3 per month. The natives do not eat much wheat bread, prefering rice. This is why, notwithstanding a population of 207 millions, so large a proportion of wheat is exported. With these great advantages it will easily be seen how India may in a few years practically control the wheat market. Her great distance from the chief consuming centres, involving long ocean voyages and heavy charges, is a great disadvantage in competition with America, but the day may not be far distant when India and England may be by railways brought much nearer each other, as have the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of America. CN ee A gray haired man was taken to the cen- tral police station in Cleveland the other day. His withered form was clad in rag- ged garments, and he supported his aged limbs with a crutch. At the station he told. a remarkable story. He asserts that he was born in 1783, near Albany, N. Y., which would make his age 104 years. Twenty-five years ago he removed to Youngstown, where he has. resided ever since. He says that he went to Cleveland to see frienls, and that he walked all the way. ‘*But 1 ain’t going to travel any more,” he said. ‘I’m getting to be al-
most too old.” His name is Elias Way- | man. yroud of it. He says that he has used tobacco for 94 years.
SHIP NEWS
CHARLOTTETOWN.
ENTERED.
Oct 25—Mary B, McDougall, Pictou.
2$—Rising Dawn; Boudrout, Shediac; Albion, Wry, Buctouche; Pholine, Marshman, do,
CLEARED.
PORT OF
Oct 26—Nokomis, Madea, S’side; Althaea, Paoli, Sydney; Two Sisters, Portune, St. Pierre; Minnie E, Noel, Gaultois, Nfld.
OTHER PORTS.
He possesses great strength and is:
Summerside, Oct 24—Ent, Sylvia Jane, Wright, Richibucto, lumber. Cld—Oct 24, Sylvia Jane, Wright, Shediac, potatoes. 21— Annie G, O'Leary, Boudroit, Barbadoes, for orders, 10,267 bush white oats, $5,500, 60 sheep, $210, shipped by F T Newbery.
THE Y. M. C. A. has secured the services of
ORIGINAL COMPANY
of Jubilee Singers, from Fisk University, Nash- ville, Tenn.. whose concerts in Charlottetown, in June, 1885, are remembered with so much pleas- ure. This Company will give two Concerts. in the ‘
Y.M. C. A. HALLE
ON THE EVENINGS OF
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 2xb
AND 3RD.
Tickets, 50 cents each, for sale at the. Drug Stores and at the Store of Mr. G. H. Haszard, until 5 o’clock on the evening of the concert.
Should any tickets remain unsold they will be for sale atthe door.
Not more than 500 tickets will be ‘sold, and every purchaser is guaranteed a seat.
Doors open at 7.30; Concert will commence at 8 o'clock.
J.D. SEAMAN, President of Y. M. C, A. Ch’town, Oct. 26, 1887,
BOOKS, &C
At Auction. at Rooms, on FRIDAY, 28th inat., at 7 oclock, p. m.,-
44 Volumes Harper’s Magazines, strongly bound; 5 Vol. Scott’s Commentary. 4 Copper Coal Seuttles; also, a lot of Books, various kinds, and 1 Violin.
A. H, B. MACGOWAN, Auctioneer, Ch’town, Oct. 26, 1887.—ts
NOTICE.
I" is the intention of the undersigned to apply
to the City Council for exemption from taxa-
tion on the new Roller Flovr Mill. CHARLOTTETOWN MILLING CO.
Oct. 26th, 1887.
APPLES.
T* STORE :
160 Barrels Choice, No. 1 Gravenstcins, offered to the trade in lots of fiver barrels and upwards, at Auction Prices.
A, McNEILL, Auctioneer.
Ch’town, Oct. 24, 1887.—tf
HORSES.-.--HORSES
WANTED IMMEDIATELY—25 Horses. weigh- ing 1150 to 1400 lbs.: age 5 to 9yeare. Ap-
ply to W.S. McKIk, Ch’town, Oct. 24, 1887—ex & pat di
AUCTION.
I WILL Sell at Auction, on the premises, Inker- man House, on FRIDAY, the 28th day of Octo- ber,%inst., at 2 o’clock, p. m.-
1 Good Driving Pony.
1 Pony Carriage.
1 Milch Cow.
1 Set Pony Harness.
2 Sets Carriage Harness.
2 Riding Sa dies and Bridles.
1 Cart, 1 Set Cart Harness.
2 Driving Sieighs, 1 Wood Sicizh with Box
4 Buffales, 1 Plow. 1 Set Herrows, 1 Scuffler, 1 Roller, 2 Wheelbarrows, 1 Grindstone, lot Tools, lot Plants, 1 Stack Straw. ;
Poultry, in Dorkins, Black Spanish, &c.
A. H. B. MACGOWAYN, Auctioneer.
Ch town, Oct. 24 26 27
~ POTATO BAGS.
20,000 Bags in Store and to Arrive. For Sale by HORACE HASZARD.
Ch town, Uet. 14, 1887—3i eod
Jubilee Singer’.
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AUCTION.
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LAX at 2 o'clock, p. m.,—
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“EREMA,” FROM LIVERPOOL.
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iportation ever brought to P. EF. Island.
The frames are rich gilt and very handsome. They will all be sold, and bargains nay be expected.
TERMS :—3 MONTHS.
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