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MAY 27, 1884. The Water Question.

Tu first thing to be noticed abeut the Report which was published yesterday is that itis signed by prominent citizens, the majority of whom are well known as earefal men; the next is that it is busi ness-like and definite in its statements! and recommendations. The Ilstter in-|} clude the repair of the steam fire éngines, | a Fire Alarm Telegraph, aud the adop-! tion of the offer of Buchanan & Co., of| Montreal, to supply the citizens with | water from Gates’ Mill or Winter River, | on condition that the City Corporation |

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agrees to take from them fifty hydrants for fire purposes, at $50 each per year.

With respect to the repair of the steam engines, nota moment should be lest;

. » atl loathe the éencaiti 2 ih aud we are pleased to learn that, though | ly, they still loathe the expedition as _peril- |

the City Council in making up their estimates neglected to make provision | tor the expense of this necessary and| very important work, offers are already | in course of preparation for carrying it) out.

The tire alarm telegraph will involve | an expenditure of about $1,200 -a sum which the city should be able to afford. With a good water supply and a fire alarm Telegraph to convey instant intel ligence of the exact spot at which a fire had broken out, the danger of heavy loss by fire would be reduced to a minimum ; and the cost of both would unquestion- ably be very much more than covered by the abatement which would certainly be made iu the rates of insurance.

Some persoos fear that the employ ment of these safeguards will not be followed by lower rates of insurance ; but when one reflects that the fire insur- aoce business is subject to very strong competition, they must see that the rates will inevitably be reduced in proportion as the risk is reduced. It has been so reduced in other towns ; it will be so re- duced here.

As to the prices citizens will have to pay for a supply of water for their houses, we do not hesitate to say that, if the Corporation could be trusted to deal with such a matter on business principles, it would be much better for the city to build and manage the waterworks, and so save the amount which q joint stock company will every year carry away as

profit—tor a company will, of course, |

expect to make a profit. But the Corpor- ation cannot be trusted, because the citizens cannot be trusted to seek out and elect as members of the City Coun

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candidate to be returned unop- posed. But they desired that the candi- date should be’auother than the opponent who has been fightiv , them so determin- 4 ily and successtuily for ten Given a new man, hitherto

years. | any other estimable centleman not engaged in per

| sonal political warfare, and they would | ailow him to walk the course. Such a compromise would have been a Govern ment victory. But the refusal of the flattering offer shows that the Liberal- Couservative greater | | |

victory.

party expects a

The Expedition to Khartoum.

Advices from England state that even the best informed newspapers are in a state of muddle with regard to the character of the expedition to Khartoum. There are two first, the government think the expedition must be kept secret in order to have any chance of success; and second-

ous, expensive, absolutely useless, and only excusable on account of pressure of public opinion against leaving Gordon to his fate. They therefore still hope against hope that

they keep up the fiction that no expe- dition is in progress, and refuse to give any information either to parliament or to the newspapers. Information has to be gathered painfully by a stady of the telegrams from O'Kelly and other writers,

Soudan. One cause of delay of anything like decisive steps is the lingering hope that the King of Abyssinia may be induced by Admiral Hewitt to allow an expedition to go through his country, which would be an immense saviiig of time, money and risk, but the Abyssinian monarch is surly and suspicious, and the reception given, up to the present, by his

officers to the English commander has

not been encouraging. The comments of the party organs show that the Government, even if their ex- pedition should be finally successful

and pass off without a single hitch, will not gain one particle of political profit. The Egyptian business will surely end by strang- ing the government in its Laocoon knots, and meantime Gordon continues, in the slight and occasional glimpses we get of him, to give evidence ef his disordered and unsteady mind. The latest report about him is that he intends to embrace Islamism

from disgust at the conduct of Mr. Glad- stoneand the Ministry. The Tribune's

correspondent cables :—The assertions and denials respecting the expe lition to Khar- toum, which is rumored to be preparing, have been freely exchanged during the week, and ministerial reserve, as usua!, has remained impenetrable; but the truth probably isthat arrangements are quietly

making to dispatch a force in July, theungh the Government hepe that events will render the movement

needless. The force will march from Mas- sowah via Kassala to the Nile, if Admiral

cil, their best men; and the next best thing to do is to fall back upon a com pany. Citizens will, however, have this cheek upon a company—they will not take their water unless the rates are sc low that they can afford to do so; the company, oa the other hand, must make interest on their invested capital ; and to do this they must sell their water at such rates as citizens in general can afford to pay. In any case the rates for a supply of water, available at all times, will not be much in excess of those which we now pay for our daily bucket- fal.

We have argued this question; let us now take action without unnecrssary delay.

Even those most strongly opposed to waterworks are now fain to admit that it is expedient that we should have a water supply; and no one will be found to deny that the plan or basis of the ar- rangement proposed by Buchanan & Co., and recommended by the Waterworks Committee, is fair and reasonable— though if better terms can be obtained so much the better.

Deaths.

In the second volume of the Census, just issued, the deaths which occurred in the previous years are thus shown:

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Hewett’s mission to Abyssinia succeeds, ‘and if that missien does not sneceed, the route will be from Suakim to Berber. Every effort is making in the meantime to obtain a message from Gordon. Gladstone desctibes the news from Dongola and other points as reassuring, but the story of a messenger’s entering Khartoum is merely the éxpression of the mndir of Dongola’s belief.” Another correspondent cables : ‘* It is an open secret that the government has some alarming information regarding the condition of affairs in the Souden. It is known that El Mahdi’s emissaries are succesively engaged in breeding discontent among Egyptian soldiers who, with British commanders, are garrisoning the Soudan. Military experts here say that sooner or later there is bound to be a wholesale mutiny of Egyptian troops, accompanied by massacres of British officers, as in the Se- poy rebellion. It is estimated that E! Mahdi’s force ineludes five thousand soldiers of the Egyptian regular army, jsome of thosé were captured after the | defeat of Hicks Pacha and willingly chang- ed allegience to El Madhi, but a greater number have come to his standard ina steady flow of desertions from the Soudan garrisons, which has been in progress for seven months. Considerable anxiety has lately been caused by accumulating evi- dence of French intrigues to re-establish a footing in Egypt. Paris papers are eventually criticising’ in offensive aud dictatorial tone the conditions of the proposed Egyptain conference. These at- tacks have cansed great irritation here and it wonld take but little to make war feeling popular. It is believed that the French elated by success in Tonqnin, are ripe for a row. A report is in circulation which may go far §towards precipitating Anglo-Frenen complications. It is to the effect that some of the Fi. nc! now relisved from duty in Tonquin are about to be sent to the Red Sea as anv army of observation.

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Our Advertisers.

Poole & Lewis are selling boards and fencing cheap.

The Banker’s Danghter will he at the Academy of Music to-morrow night.

A. McNeill sells flowers and plants from

Ridgeway’s Nursery to-morrow at eleven

Total P. E. Isignd... 786 776 1,562 Nova Scotia... 3,438 2,976 6,416 New Brunswick... 2,475 2,360 4,837 Gee... 13,526 12,531 26,067 Ce awk 12,209 10,718 22,937 Manitob.a..... 416 397 813 British Columbia. 481 355 836 The Territories... 38 63 14] Total .. 33,420 30,166 63,786 Or per thousand of the population :-— Prince Edward Island...:.... 14°27 per 1,000 Nova Scotia........ Pe New Brunswick. .. /185°02 ‘a Outed 37284 5565 054 08 toy 1907“ CIRING LO. cui. ocica. derom Mee. 4 POO «<> dts 0's will ds he 12°34 “as British Columbia............ 20-35 oe. The proportion of widows to widowers

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Tue Liberal-Conservatives of Cumber laud have chosen Hon. Charles J. Towr- shend as their candidate for the vacancy iu the Commons created by the resig- nation 6f Sir Charles Tupper. The Halifax Herald says, Mr. Townshend is

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O CIiOCK,

| KE. W. Taylor wants all persons indebted |to him to pay up before the first of next month.

announces the ar- attractions at the Diamond

Chappelle’s bulletin rival of fresh Bookstore.

James Coleman advertises special pas- senger train between Charlottetown and Summerside.

Wn. Dodd announces the sale at auction, ou the 5th June, of a valuable dwelling- house on Water street.

Mark Wright & Co., are offering all

first ‘among the active men of the party in Cumberland. Since his entry into | public life his course has been straight- forward and consistent. He has never| promised to do anything that he has net! uDdertaken to do. fle considers a) promise made at election time as binding as a note of hand. Mr, Townshend's bitter | estoppouents admit that he is ascrupulous. | ly honest politician. He is also} vigorous and uncompromising in| Support of his priaciples. _ The Grit pasty; of Cumberland do not —ap- prove of Mr. Towusheud’s namination. They offered to allow a Liberal-Conser-

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goods mannfactured by them at a reduction of from thirty to fifty per cent.

Beer & Goff are prepared to supply stove- pipe stones, chimney typs, &c., manufac-

tured at the P. E. Island Be

The steamer Titian sails fontreal | on the S0th, calling at this 6 inter: | mediate ports. Freight taken at low rates. |

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Richard Heartz effers $20 reward for the the parties who uprosted a tree in front of ago.

Dorsey, Goff & Co., informs the public that the best place to buy boots and shoes is at the Cuariottetuwn Boot and Bhue Fac- tory.

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Items from Souris.

Boat Founp.—One of the boats belong- ing to the wrecked steamer Tunstall was picked up last Sunday off St. Margarets, Boar River.

Surprine.—The barqze J. W., and brigt. Zara, are taking in cats at Souris. The former is being loaded by Doyle & McBride, and the latter by Mathew, McLean & Co,

The ice which still lingers along the Coast is proving a great annoyane and loss to tishermen, especially to those fitted out for trawling. Over a dozen vessels, on their way to the Magdalene Islands for bait, have been detained at Souris for the last ten or twelve days by the ice. Fifteen of them started on their trip on Saturday last,

and after getting within twenty miles of the Magdalenes, were compelled to return on account of the _ ice blockade, The northeast wind of last

Sunday drove jarge quantities of ice down towards East Point where it remains at present. All that isnow needed to clear the coast for the season 18 a good stiff west- ern breeze. The sooner it comes the better One of the vessels referred to Annie, of Souris—-ran into a body of ice and was stove in. The crew had much difficulty in keeping her afloat until they | made port again.

above—the

Summerside Exports.

SUMMERSIDE, May 25. Shipped per Str. Princess of Wales, Came- ron, Master, for Point du Chene :

BE Borees, Sui at. ofc dee Oui .-. $1,270.00

2 do sa a 1,500.00

2900 Ibs cow hides,............. 203 00 |

9D. CARCH CMOS, .. oe cers 356.00

1G Dbis’ oysters,........ 24 00

86 do pork,. 1,548.00

.. Wen heen, 8 a. 6.05

13 bbls potatoe D encaiie iaKie oss 0 alike 5.00

Oy. BOs DOM. ok cicsls, 96.00 SHIP NEWS.

PORT OF CHARLOTTETOWN, ENTERED.

May 26.—TFlavie, Vanemburg, Bay de Verte, deals ; Phenox, Roberts, Tatamzgouche, lumber; Kate, Walsh, Pictou, coal; Lavinia dane, Anderson, Pictou, coal; ss M A Starr, Ferguson, Halifax, mdse,

May 27.—Margaret Jane, McDonald, Pictou, coal; Minnie scott, Harpell, Wallace, lum.; Alert, LeLacheur, Pictou, coal.

CLEARED

May 26.—Lavinia Jame, Anderson, ballast, May 27.

vp ee Z,°.1CAa,

26,376 bush oats,

Pictou,

Nilson, Plymouth, G. B., 13,000 feet deal; Kate, Walsh. Pictou, bal.

OTHER PORTS.

SUMMERSIDE, May 26, ent. schr Annie Flor- enie, Bernard, Shediac, lumber and passen- gers; Pholine, Marshman, Shediac. passen- gers; brigt Alassa, Young, Montague, bal. Cld 24th inst , schr Richard Thompson, Walsh, Pictou Lodi, Green, Pictou, oats.

Halifax, May 24.—cld sch Kough and Ready R ny nelds, Georgetown.

St. Peter's, C. B.. May 22,—Passed through canal sch Zebra from Georgetown to Lynche’s River.

Ar at Rio Janerio, April 20—brig Lady Milton, McRae, Swan-ea,

oats; Lo

ROTEL ARRIVALS, OSBORNE HOTEL, May 24—R H Montgomery, Port Hill; Charles Mason, Glasgow, NS; L H Conrad, Montreal; R Bearisto, Summerside, Jas S McDonald, Point Prim; Miss Mary Farrow, Souris; Miss Ada Taylor, do; Miss Maggie White, do; I. Brehaunt, do; A Cogswell, Georgetown; Miss Cogswell, do; Geo H Yeaton, Halifax; F Parsons, Summerside; Louis Campbell, do; A J McInnis, Murray River; 1) Walter, New Annan; M B fuplin, Margate; H T Sutherland, New Glasgow; F H Wilson, Yarmouth; J B Larkins, A}berton; L A Davis, Bangor, Maine; H McLeod, Kensington; Miss Wright, Summerside. 26.—A Bownes, Ken- sington; Jas. Squarebridge, Stanley Bridge; Edina McGregor, Keene, NH; V H Knight, Souris; J P Sullivan, St. Poter’s; Chas Me- Douald, Summerside. RANKIN HOUSE.

May 26th—R J Logan, Montreal; J. B. Forgan, Halifax; Jas A Fraser and wife, Hali- fax. 27th—R Katlege, Detroit; A F Ruthie, Toronto; A B McLean, Montreal.

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BiRTE.

In this city, on the 24th of May, the wife of L. E. Prowse of a daughter.

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At her residence, Long Creek, after a long illness, Jane, relict of tie late Thomas Old field, aged eighty-two. ‘‘Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord,”

At Linwood Valley, Lot 31, on May 25th, after a long illness, Charles Howard, only son of William F. and Mary Ann Fraser, aged 3 years and 2 months.

Go to thy rest, fair child, — Go to thy dreamless bed, While yet so gentle, undefiled,

With blessings on thy head.

At Pisquid, Lot 37, May 9th, after a short illness of five days’ duration, which she bore with Christian resignation, Margaret, dearly beloved wife of Donald A. McDonald, Esq., in the 34th year of herage. She was a woman who through life enjoyed the respect and esteem of all her acquaintances, and her un- timely death bas caused many to fee! the pangs of sorrow

Patriot and Herald please copy.

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PF &. Islank Pettery,

STOVE-PIPE STONES, CHIMNEY TOPs, DRAIN PIPEs, STRAWBERRY VINE PROTECTORS, And other articles made to order at the P, E. ISLAND POTTERY.

SER & GOFF . ACENTS

Ch’town, May 27. i8%4

Final LTotice.

ESARTIES whose accounts are overdue are notified that unless they are settled or

wili be placed inthe hands of attorney for ce ection.

b. W. TAYLOR, May 27 1984.—3i

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Charlottetown Boot and Shoe Factory.

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HURRAH! HURRAH!

WKH TAKE THE LEAD IN

POOTS AND SHEES.

par The cheapest and best piace to buy is at

DORSEY, GOFF & CO'S.

Ch’town, May 27, 1884.—eod wkly

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Attention Ye Who Are In Doubt.

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Let !xperience be Judge,—Comparison aud Purse the Jury.

JEARK WRIGHTS CO.,

Because of the excellent facilities they pessess, have been able to reduce the price of all goods manufactured by them, and by buying their raw material in the best markets, for cash, are prepared to give the purchasing public

THE BEST VALUE IN THE PROVINGE.

They are salling from thirty to fifty per cent. below prices asked some time ago in the same establishment.

Factory, Office and Showroom—iKing Square, Kent Sireet,

Charicttetown, May 27, 1884—2aw wkly

W. & A. BROWN & CO,

HAVE NOW OPENED ABOUT

4) CASES AND BALES DRY GOODS

DIRECT FROM THE BRITISH MARKETS,

These new Goods, together with the large Stock saved from the fire, will be sold very cheap during the season. Phe following lots are being closed ont at specially low prices;

Seotch Pweeds,

100 pieces Lace Curtains, Worsted Coatings.

Lace Curiain Nets,

Carpets, Pancy Suiiings PPama~ks, Yterino Shirts, Sheetings, Merino Drawers,

Merino Socks, ‘Fies and Scarfs, Colored Socks,

ALSO 600 Colored aud White Shirts, at a Big Reduction, W. & A, BROWN & CO.

Ch’town, May 23, 1884.—dy wkly

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Pillow Cottons, Prini Cottons, Diess Goods,

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TAILORING DEPARTMENT.

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JUST OPENED, a splendid assortment of Scotch, English and Canadian

Tweeds and Doeskins, Worsted Coatings, Broadclaths & Trimmings,

Duis ald Singie Garments |

MADE TO ORDER

“AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE,

GEO. DAVIES & CO.

Ch’town, May 19—wkly

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EDEN TIE ASSOCLATION

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BAD OFFICE, TORONTO. —_—_———O ——=s 1. ee The SECURITY offered to policy-holders is UNSURPASSED by any Company doing business in the Dominion. : 6 PROGRESS HAS BEEN UNEXAMPLED in the history of Insurance in anada, _ Its Policies are INDISPUTABLE after three years and NON-FORFEITABLE after two years, The CAS PROFIT results paid io policy-holders have not been equalled by any Compary in Canada. ‘ The following are examples: of ACTUAL application of profits:— | Robert Tayior, Halifax, insured for $10,000 in } 72, premium $317.70; in 1880, $160.10, John Willis, Halifax, insured for $1,000 in 187) premium $31.77; in 1882, $14.20. John S. Mclean, Halifax, insured for $4,000 in (872, premium $137 76; in 1882, $70.06. Mayor Jones, St. John, insured for $5,090 in i571, premium 3172.20; in 1882, $77.20,

REDUC.10N OF PREMIUMS by

Mece> The tullest information will be given on application.

DESBRISAY & ANGUS, General Agents for P. E. Island.

Ch’tuwa, May 7, 1834.

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Dwelling House on Water Sint FOS . AL®,

f HE subscriber is oa tructed te sell b Auction at the premises, Water “treet,

Charlottetown, on THURS pay 4 of JUNE next, at 12 o'clock, noon valuable dwelling house and premines ‘ many years past occupied by the Ayo Genel Col. Dunn. 1 7 —

The property fronts 84 feet oun W ater S and runs back therefrom 108 fect, = ;

The house contains twelve ruons henides @ large and cowmodious « tlie attached,

There is a good tank ad apamp j kitchen, and also an English Range. =

Any persons desirous of i ~pecting the premises previously to the sale, can obteig — the key at the residcnce of Hon. WwW, W ’ Lord, .

Terms easy and liberal, and made known at time of sale,

WILLIAM DOD, Auctioneer, May 27, 1884—pat

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wae NOTICE.

J 7 P to and including Aoturday, 31gt :

a Special Passenger Train will leays Charlottetown for >ummerside at 6 o'clock, a m., daily, communicating there with 8 erm ep for Point Du Uhems, anu ..iur ing tettgg lottetown on arrival of s'eamer at Summer. side.

JAMES COLEMAN, = Superinte Railway Office, Ch’town, May 27, 1884 —4

Academy of Music, 4 WNICETs 4 The Tavernier Comedy Op,

Announce a short season as above, beginni Wednesday, May 25th, with the great New York success,

THE BANKER’S DAUGHTER, {{N Six ACT].

New Scenery and Costumes.

Change of Programme nightly.

Adnussion 25 and 35 cents. Reserved seats 50 cents, now on sale at Dodd’s Medical — Hail.

Secure your seats at once.

Ch’town, May 26, 1884—~6i.

Woutreal, Halifex and Boston STEAMSHIP LINE,

Te first-class steamer Titian sails from Montreal for Boston, on or about. 30th inst., calling at Charlottetown and Halifax, will accept freight te and from this port at low rates. Merchants have orders to Montreal, W. DARLEY BENILEY & CO., Moctreal. A. H. B. MACGOWAN, Agent at Charlottetown,

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May 26, i884.

FLOWERS ANY PLANTS From Ridgway 8 Nursery,

LY Auction, WEDNESDAY, May 28th,

at eleven o'clock, at my auction room. & large collection of flowers and plants from Ridgeway’s Nursery, comprising Geraniuma, Fuchsias, Hoses, Pelargoniums, Acaciaa, Lillies, Coleus, etc., etc. , all healthy; vigorous plants, avd not forced,

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer, Ch’town, May 6, 1884. —2i

FOR SALE.

| “EMLOCK BOARDS, Spruce Boards, and . Fencing, cheap for cash, by POOLE & LEWIS, Lower Water Street. May 26th, 1+84. . ,

$20 REWARD. TEXHE subscriber will reward of

~ s Twenty Dollars for alos information as will lead to the conviction of the person of persons whaupreoted a tree in front of bis residence on the night of the 24:h inst. RICHARD HEARTZ Ch’town, May 26, 1884.

TO BE SURE

()>* the highest price for BUTTER, the right kind of SALT must be used.

English Dairy Salt, (the right kind), in bags and by the pound, at

BEER & GOFF'S. May 23,

1,000 LOADS GF GLAY wt Ps da cend atadslll

Ch’town, May 22--tf

JUST ARRIVED, VIA BUSTON,

875 Barrels Choice Patent Flour.

DAILY EXPECTED, VIA PICTOU,

O00 Bartels Choise Superior Extra. FOR SALE BY J. A. CHIPMAN & CO.

N 8—Owing to the inferior quality of most Canada Superior this ycar, we have Code claded to make a specialty of the two follow ing brands: Evangeline, Ist grade ; Superior Exira, Nova Scotia Mills, 2nd Grade. We guarantee these brands to give satisfaction.

J. F, SHATFORD, Agent

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Ch’town, May 10,