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THE DAILY EXAMINER.
APRIL 4, 1887
Edilorial Notes.
THE
| perance friegls are missing their way. The vreat national Convention which was brought | to a close recently at Exeter Hall commands lour respect, but not our adhesion, We | mire the tenacity with which the temperance
host marches straight forward like tie Nor-
wegtan lemmings, or the ants of whom Mr. | Jetleries tells us to-day, ‘‘which proceed in
ad-
4 despatch from Rome announces that | sn invariable line irrespective ef obstacles,” the Holy Father, desiring to show special | but although it is magnificent {tis not busi-
honor to the Most Rev. Archbishop Corri- | ness.
yan, has named his prelate assistant to the Pontiticial throne
The total values of the exports from the the twelve months
$720, 807,000,
United States during
ended February 28, were as
compared with $663,699,000 for the pre eding year i value of imports were $670,257, pal | 607,721,006 respectively. i It will be interesting to notice what | comparative progress the art of tunnelling has made during recent years The hirst ture l under the river Th snes occupied eighteen years in completi mn, while one
same river occupied the borings pushed at the rate often feet ing day
lately made under the were work
As for speed so with cost, there nuparison; and the tendency of im ot cheapening
just sixteen weeks, and each
IS Tho Cr vention is in the direction
the cost as well as quickening the speed,
| | nature of the obstacles which he has to over- i i
In polities, as in road-making, the practical man seeks easy gradients, nore convinced he is of the immensity of the
evil which he is attacking, and of the gigantic
The
come, the more anxious he must be to mini- mize the inevitable friction, and take, not the road to his goal. é he Idealist generates fore e, the Op- portunist uses it. The mistake of the treme Temperance party is that every now snd then it insists, not merely upon determin- ing the general direction of its policy, which is obviously within its right, but of dictating the details of the Plan of Campaign, which is eutirely beyond its province. Recently they were at it again, and under cover of zeal for a excellent cause contrived to do a good stroke of work for Boniface and his friends.”
shortest cut, but the smoothest
ex-
The Bay Fertune Breastwork.
Tue people of Bay Fortune and sur-
Reports from the Upper Provinces rounding settlements are bound to have says that the immigration season has now | better harbor accommodation. They have fairly opened About one hundred immi-| already constructed one hundred yards of grants reach Canada weekly, and are| breastwerk by voluntary labor, aided to yradually absorbed. They embrace car-|some extent by the generous donations of penters, mechanics, small farmers and|the public-spirited men of Souris, At a laborers, from England, Ireland and Scot- | public meeting, a report of which appeared land The Irish immigrants, when spoken {in Tue Examiner not long since, it was to, state that everything is at a standstill] resolved to construct an additional fifty in their unhappy country ; that industries|yards. This work is now going on under n paralyzed owing to the withdrawal of|the foremanship of Capt. D. A. McInnis. capital, cousequent upon the disturbed con- | After completing the present undertaking dition of things which prevails; that the | of titty yards, the people in that vicinity farmers are neglecting their land, and there | expect the Dominion Government to finish is no demand for even the commonest forms | the work by granting the necessary funds.
f labor A petition,ot which the following is a copy, Sir Alexander Campbell thinks it} 2°*% being forwarded to the Department oa : ; of Public Works :- probable that exaggerated and otherwise . | erroneous statements of the course pursued “The humble petition of the undersigned by Canada inthe matter of the fisheries residents of Bay Fortune, Mansfield, Rollo have reached many of the United States| ¥%8)> Dund isand Little River respectfulls pers A studious effort has been made, |* phase . ; ’ : ; ‘That the improvement of the harbor of _ . Vanadian (soverm nent tO ]) hay Fortune is a matter of great importance swoid) =oanythiag = appreaching arbitrary | ty your petitioners. 7 oe Wards any Who are willing to ‘ That the said harbor being a bar harbor wy the inunicipal laws of provinces mure]} with about seven and a half feet of water at wdlately concerned, Errors m by have ordinary high tide, and about from four to five been made, bu if so, accidentally. Sir} feet of sand ona hard bottom, is at present \lexander is confident that a modus vivendi | too shallow for the ordinary craft trading _be- git easily be arrived at by a small com-j| teen thia Prov ince and the ports in the Do- mission that would settle the rights of both | ™!nton and tne | united States. nerties, and recommend a ‘That the erection of a breastwork from
satisfactory ‘rangement about the pursuits of the}
har isUCcries,
There are prospects of lively times on the great lakes this A correspon- dent reports that ‘‘the revival of the lake earrying trade and the sharp advance in freights have made vesselmen almost crazy. Two years ago every man who hada dollar in property would have been glad to sell out at a great sacrifice. This year vessels mmand a big premium, but the increased old sink imto insignictience beside the ship building boom that was inagurated last fall. The outlook for the season was never more flattering. A reperter who has visited all the sinp yards within the last two weeks found vessels in various stages of con- struction representing an aggregate carry- ing capacity of 98,000 tons and a cost of $6,500,000. Of thease vessels all but three are steamers.”
Season,
Valuations of vessels com-
Darative
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The Montreal Gazette, speaking of the state of trade, says: ‘Broadly speaking there has been very little modification in
the condition of business, which has con- tinued to exhibit a quiet and regular tone, which appears to be setting steadily
Bad weather and the approaching bre ak up of the season has restricted the distribution of merchandize, and for the collections have fallen behind, which deticit, however, will be niade up as soon as the cause is removed. In sorae lines an improvement may be re- ported compared with a week ago, but it has not been general. Trade at present is of longer volume and in better shape than a year ago, besides which the outlook is more promising. The railway traflic receipts for the weeks of the year that have
are eminently satisfactory, the Grand Trunk showing an increase of $260,- 000 and the Canada Pacifie of $130,000 over the corresponding period of 1886.”
towards improvement.
same reason
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elapsed
Halifax has decided to carry out the following programme in celebration of the Queen's Jubilee :
1, Laying the corner stone of the new city hall
2. Gathering of children of Halifax, Dart- mouth and suburban public schools.
3. Procession of public bodies, national societies, masonic, temperance and other or- ganizations,
4. Review of the army and militia, and if possible to include all or representations of the several Nova Scotia battalions of militia.
5. Yacht and secull races and’ a general re- gatta; invitations to be .extended to yacht clubs from abroad to participate,
6. Sports and games on the commons. 7. Release of a number of the best behaved | prisoners from jail and prison.
8. Torchlight procession of the fire depart- ment,
9. CU d 138.
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meert and fireworks in the public gar-
St. John, also, is moving in the matter.
What is Charlottetown guing to do about it}, ' -The Patriot knows very well that an | ttack pon Mr. Biin is not necessary to | its defence of Mr. Wise. Mr. Wise. as a public man, is a fair subject for public cri-| ticism. But Mr. Bain is in private life.
The statement that, asa farmer, Mr. Bain} is « failure, iss gross and inexcusable im- | pertinence. Moreover, the statement is)
false. There is, at all events, no evidence ,
of his failure in the public records. , No mortgsge or judgment has been} entered up against Mr. Bain, whe has the appearance of a_ well-to-
wealth of which the editor of the Patriot and his correspondent wots not: viz.,wealth of kn wiledve and of good ideas. This wevith is mach better than houses or lands or cheek. It is of a kind which cannot be lost or stolen, be riered away or mortgagod. It isa perrenial source of delight to its possessor, and of profit to those within his ken who have brains enough to appreciate his worth,
- The Pall Mall Gazette of a recent date
contains the following hints tv temperance workers: ~
“As is the habit with good fren who have theit eyes fixetl on a glowing ideal, our tem.
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do farmer; and though Me. Bain may not | farm five hun tred acres, he is possessed of '
the harbor seaward about 550 yards, would
| have the effect of so confining the water, as_ to
remove the sand to such a depth as to make the harbor available for such trade.
‘* That this faet has been demonstrated by the construction of one hundred yards of the proposed breastwork during the past year, which has had the effect of deepening the water on the bar to the depth of one foot or more.
‘* That the importance of this work to your petitioners, and the confidence they have in its= results,. is proven by the fact § their having voluntarily built one hundred yards ot the work, and having agreed to proceed with it for another fifty yards.
Wherefore your petitioners earnestly confidently pray &c,, &c.
and
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The Revolving Kiln.
Mr. Wiitt1am Leste has succeeded in getting a patent for his revolving kiln in England, having first ascertained that there was little or no improvement there on our own old plan. This speaks well for his in- vention ; and as progression is the order of the day, this kiln must succeed finally, though it may take years to introduce it. We venture to predict that before another decade has passed the old smoke houses will be extinct, and grain, malt, ete., will be dried as this new kiln dries it, without smoke, and with very little fuel, as the shells are as good for firing in this case as anything else.
This kiln is as suitable for large as for small operations, as with two cylinders and an elevator carrying from one to the other, between two and three hundred bushels ean be dried in aday; while anything small, one bushel, for instance, can be done and the fire allowed to goout.s Mr. Leslie’s invention will prove a boon to the ree2, as it will give sweet oatmeal, made all the more digestible through not being dried in smoke.
The closing of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, which it was thought would be made a permanent institution, prevented Mr. Leslie from placing the advantages of his invention before the British public in a cheap, efficient and practical manner, viz., by having a miniature kiln rnnning along with the other Canadian machinery on exhibition, all of which was driven by steam power arranged for that purpose,
Roads Wanted.
. A public meeting ot the people of Rona, Pleasant Valley and adjacent sectlements was held in the Rona school house on Wednesday, the 30th ult., for the purpose of urging the Government to open the roads, viz.: one leading from Culloden school house to the Rona Road, and» the other from Pleasant Valley to Grey's Road,
The meeting waS convened by appointing Mr. Jonathan S. Morrison Chairman and the undersignel Secretary.
The following résylutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, Thatthis meeting earnestly request Hom. steasrs, Martin and Nicholson to press on the attention of the Government the urgent ne- cessity of opening a road from this place to Cul- lodeu school house, end « read from Pleasant Valley to Grey’s Road, Both those roads having been surveyed and partof the work performed. That those roads are a public necessity, as som se\tlers on the lines of those roads have no public
j} access toany public road, and that those roads
have been promis<d to be opened some time ao.
Further Resolved, That copies of this resolu- tion be forwarded to Messrs. Martin and Nichoi- son, and the report of this meeting be published in Lue Examingn, laland Guardianand Herald,
Norman McKenzie, Secretary.
The salmon pack on the Pacific Coast for 1886, according to Messrs. Field and Stone, of San Francisco, amounted to 933,354 ‘eases, was as follows :—Alaska, 120,700 cases; British Columbia, 163,004; Califor- nia, 39,300; Columbia River, 479,250; other Oregon and Puget Sound waters, 131,100, pack of 1885, carried over, 33,- 050—total pack and carry over 965,404 cases. This supply was disposed of as fol- lows:—To Great Britain, 346,600 cases;
United States and Canada, 463,071; Aus- |
tralia and New Zealand, 70,874 ; other foreign markets, 13,970; local comsumption, 20,500 ; stock Decomber 31, 1886, 41,389-—~
total, 966,404 cases. The shipments to'dark Hudson's
000 cises
Eastern States and Canada are 83, greater than in 1885.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Seott Act.
Sin, The all absorbing question at present is, *‘shall the Canada Temperance Act be sustained ?” mitted, 1 worked loyally in its interest, willing that a fair trial be given, and believing the yromises of its most enthusiastic advocates. Fien that time until the present spasmodic efforts have been put forward to make it successful, but the people are far from satis- fied. In the true interests of temperance, I feel it to be my duty to approve of the High License Bill, which will be submitted at the present session of (ue Legislature. If the evil of intemperance cannot be killed we should at least restrict it. There are many
isa move towards prohibition.
retrograde movement. ripe for prohibition, it is madness to experi- ment.
and dispassionately. Fanaticism heralded reform.
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from an apple ! !. cause they espouse. I maintain that since the adoption of the’-Canada Temperance Act, the most poisonous liquors have been sold in our with a such of affairs
competent analyst,
system, could not exist.
a state
pure and impure alcohol.
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pure alcohol of the grape was administere: hilaration ;
to a comatose condition, and long lay as if dead. Other effects of administering the im- pure stuff were terrible tuaming and frantic attempts to bite and tear.” This is the kind of poison sold under a non- protected no-license system! The poisonous article creates a thirst which is not found ia pure liquor.
A false impression prevails. All the liquor dealers are not arrayed against the Scott Act. \ large number of the illicit sellers favor the continuance of the Act, as they could obtaén a license under the new system. Our rabid temperance friends should make a note ol this.
It is farcical to suppose that liquor can be lawfully imported and yet remain unsold. The Scott Act is dictatorial. You cannot compel aman tobe an abstainer; you educate him. I was much beneiitted a few years ago in reading the forcible arguments of Revs. Messrs. Davenport, Troop and Macrae, of St. John. They are worthy of careful perusal, and must convince the reader,
Let this question be discussed in a fair, unprejudiced and gentlemanly manner, and I do not fear the result of the coming election.
Yours, True TemMPeRANce.
Military Horses.
St. James Gazette shows why the English officers were not very suc cessful last summer in purchasing horses for the British army in Canada. They say in the report that ‘‘the great proportion of horses to be met with in Canada are unsound, or blemished, from having been overworked or uncared for when young ; that the great bulk of horses for sale in the ranches are only three years old and under; and that a very large number ef the Canadian horses are too small for our cavalry, while many are too heavy for oar artillery. At present Canatla contains but fow horses fit for our cavalry and artillery,and few draught animals suitable for military ser- vice, but the ranches boast of some promising three-year-olds and young stock which very possibly may be available in future years.” Col. Ravenhill, one of the commissioners, in an address to British horse breeders which he delivered in the beginning of the present month, says that the military horse most important and most difficult to procure in any quantity is that required for riding purposes, ‘with lengthy rein, good shoulders and forehead, good back and loins, as_well bred as we can get them; they must walk freely and well,and at 5 years old should not stand less than 15 hands, 2 inches high; of these we should have at least three quarters of the whole supply, 1100 to 2000 required in peace time annually for the army, or about 1500 horses.’ The second kind wanted for military purposes is the draught horse. This Col. Ravenhill says should be ‘ta eompact, short-legged, quick-walking, good- going van horse, between 15 hands 2 inches to 16 hands high.”
The Montreal Star remarks that when Canadian horse breeders know exactly the kind of horses that are required for the British army—and, after all, what is wanted is only a good general purpose horse, well bred and perfectly sound—they will be at some pains to raise animals that shall be in every respect up to the requirements of the service. Such horses, we are satisfied, can easily be raised in every one of the provinces, but after a time the ranches of the North-West will, no doubt, be the chief source of the Canadian horse sup- ply to meet the foreign demand. The Sz. James Gazette says that Great Britain ‘‘draws from all sources abroad annually 16,000 horses, and we should unquestionably bry many more if we could only get them.” Suc an extensive market as that is well worth looking after by Canadian bree ders.
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Dominion Officials.
(Fredericton Reporter.)
An article in the
His Worship the Mayor has been con- duct ng correspondence with the Chief Magistrates of several Provincial cities with the view of securing concerted action in order to remove the exemption of Do- minion Officials from civic taxation, and now his scheme will be considered in the House of Assembly, as Mr. Wilson has in- troduced the following resolution on this vexed question: —
mt upon rovince,
Whereas, Under the interpretations the law by the Supreme Court of this the salaries of the officials of the Dominion Gov- ernment are not subject to taxation in civic or municipal purposes; and
Whereas, It is aarees that their officials shoujd enjoy all the privileges cf free education for their children, the benefit of police prosecutions and the other advantages arising from civic and municipal government without paying their pro- portionate share towards the cost ; and
Whereas, Tne exemption of these officials fram ' taxation increases the burden borne by all other ' classes of the citizens ; therefore | #esolved, That this house would view with | Satisfaction any steps taken by the provincial ' government for consultation with the govern- jments of the other Provinces of the Dominion | with a view to concerted action being taken to | place officials of the Dominion Government upon | the same basis as other citizens in regard to civic and municipal] taxation.
‘Lately in Calgary,” says the Winnipeg Sten, *‘as high as was paid for a gallon of whisky, and $60 was offered for two gal- _lons. One who had two gallons of brandy was offered $120 for the lot, but ref to take it, holding owt for $150,”
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When in 1881 it was first sub-.
though mistaken) who say that the Scott Act, I strongly | differ from such, and believe it to be a} Unless the country is}
This question should be considered calmly | ——— never yet} Some extreme temperance | men avow that no pure liquor can be obtained | and others would not drink the juice taken |'T!
city, while uuder a properly guarded license |
An eminent scientist lately made some curiously | significant experiments upon animals with | April 4, 1887—2aw tf It is recorded of | these experiments that in cases where the |
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MON DAY,
“APRIL 4, 1887.
THE LAW SOCIETY.
A SPKCIAL MEKTING of the Law Society 4% will be held at the Law Library, on SATUR- DAY, the 9th of April inst., at 1 o'clock, to take into consideration the necessity Of amending the Act of Incorporation and for the transaction of other business.
By order, F. L. HASZARD, Recretary. Ch'town, April 4, 1887.
CHALLENGE.
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AM willing to match my horse ‘Scott Act” to trot on Orwell ice, best three in five, mile
| heats, to harness, for any sum from $10 to $50, against any of the following Charlotteiuwn
(honest | horses :—R, J. Steele’s “Frank James,” Janies
Stewart’s ‘Josie’ W. 8 McKie’s “Robbie burns,” W. F. Robin's “Tawny,” or Wm. Mur- phy’s “Nellie Murphy.” Race to take place on THURSDAY, April 7th, 1887. ALBERT DUNPHY, Milliview, Lot 50. April 4, 1887.
TO LET
{AT desirable residence on Orlebar Street, now occupied by Hon. Thos. W. Dodd, The
Such advocates injure the! premises comprise about three acres of land, with
commodious Dwelling House, Stable, Coach House and Ice House erected thereon, There is also awell, affording a never-failing supply of pure water. Possession given on or about May ist, next. Apply to either of the undersigned, THOS. W. DODD, RICHARD JOHNSON
Provincial Rifle Association
of Prince Edward Island
the subjects merely manifested unnsual ex- | while the animals that were dosed | with common alcohol were speedily reduced |
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“convulsions, fury, |
{E Annual General Meeting of ‘his Associa- tion, for the election of officers and the ccun- cil, and the transaction of other business. will be held in the Cutry Court Room, “harloitetown, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th April next, at 8 p.m. G. L. DOGHERTY, Secy P. KR. A. March °0—t! date wky li
Gustoms’ Sale.
ys the 5th APRIL next, at 11 o'clock, a. m.. at
Customs Examining Warehouse, Water
Street, the undermenstioned unclaimed goods wiil
be suld, under authority of Section 43, Customs Act, 46 Vic., Chap. 12.
Consignee
135 kegs Paint (marked S.W.C.) - Order
2 barrels Fiux . - J. E. Grave
1 varrei Lubricating Oil Geo. R Strong
JAMES CURKIK, Coliector.
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Custom House, Charlottetown, 30th March, 1867.
NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that an application +* will be made to the Parliament of Canada, at the next sessiun thereof, for an act to Lucorpor- ate a Company, to be called “The Kastern Car- ada Savings and joan Company,” for the purpose of carrying on the business of a Loan Company, with power to loan money on real estate, and on certain classes of debentures and stocks, and with power te borrow on debeutures, to receive deposits, to issue debenture stock, and with other powers granted to other Loan Companies. WHITMAN & SILVER, Solicitors for Applicants.
Dated at Halifax, this 1lth day of March, 1887 marl4 9i law mon
CAUTION. |
THE _— are hereby cautioned against giving credit tomy wife SARAH ,THOMAS, on my secount, a8 I will not be responsible for any debte contracted by her, whether in my name or other- wise. She has left my house and has no authority from me to incur any debts.
WILLIAM THOMAS. Ch’town, April 2, 1887—3i pd
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GAS WORKS, April 1, 1887—tf
SEED WHEAT
THE Subscriber offers for sale a few hundred bushels of his famous White Russian Wheat, grown on the Warren Farm (one year). Call early and secure the best seed, cheap. JOHN NEWSON. March 9, 1887—2mos eod &wky
SELLING OFF.
GE AND Clearing-out Sale. for one month, at Reduced Prices for Cash, of
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles, &e,
As I want to make room fora new stock, and have on hand a large assortment of the
LATEST STYLES OF GOODS,
I will sell at prices that will defy competition, Old goods sold regardless of cost.
a. G JURY,
North Side QUEEN SQUARRE, opposite New Post Offtes. Maret 8, 1887—da w & why ff
T° LET—The Brick Honse on Bidney Street next to Dorsey & Golf's Factory, containing
pores, Stems, ey — nee porch, a requ ; rent low nguire of Jose A. Macdonald, Queen Street, mar22 41 wy 4i -
LONDU
a House-keeping Goods, New White and Gray Cotton, New Printed Cottons, Bleached Sheetings, Unbleached Sheetings, Pillow Cotions,
Table Linens, Towels, Toweling,
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FPYUESE goods have just been opened for Spring Sale, and having been bought before the
recent advance in Cottons, will be found extra value.
CARPETS! CARPETS!
Brussels, Tapestries, Hemps, Floor Cloths, Matting, Hearth Rugs, Door Mats, Lace Curtains, —- —-0—_
Tailoring Department.
A lot of Spring Tweeds just opened.
A (
HARRIS & STEWART,
SUCCESSORS TO
CEO. DAVIES & Co.
Ch town, March 7, 1887.—wky
Carpets, Bilclaths,
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HOUSE-FURNISHINGS.
ay E offer the Largest Assortment in the City in these goods, and at "prices very low
during March. 10!
28 BALES ROOM PAPER
See our Sample Books before buying elsewhere.
ROW READY,
Sheetings, Pillow Cottons, Tickings, Table Linens, Towels, | (iray Cottons, W hite Cottons, Prints, j Ginghams,’ SKEERSUCKERS. 70°
A very large assortment of LADIES’ CORSETS, at extremely low prices,
= 0.
JAMES PATON & CO,,
MARKET
Ch'town, March 12, 1887.—dy wky
SQUARE.
NOTICE.
Intending to move back to my own store first of April, I will sell for the next ten days the remaining stock on
hand at a sacrifice. J. B. McDONALD.
Ch’town, March 21, 1887—-dy & wky
BEER BROS. E are offering very fine value in Black and Colored Cash-
ee \W meres and Merinos, also in White and Gray Cottons, Prints and Ginghams, In Ladies’ Corsets we have excepto value, We are also offering Carpets and General House-furnish- ings at very low prices.
Good value will also be found in all other departments.
BHR BROS.
Ch’town, March 2, 1887.
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FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE CO.
OF GREAT BRITAIN.
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Total Assets,
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