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THE DAILY‘EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN APRIL 23, 1898,

“THB DAILY BXAMINER

APRIL 23, 1898 Poe

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, THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

Ww ean und retand now why the

Government was eo long reticent about the

deti it

Though

; oom put lic accounts of last year. Phe

of the year wa $38,201,65. neither the addition to the Hosp tal for the Insane nor the new Prince of Wales Col- lege building has been erected, though nothing extraordinary has beeen done, though some of our pubic services have been systematically starved, this is the result. A leficit considerably more than double that of last year.

In justice to the Warburton administra. tion we must hasten to say that this re~ sult may not be whoily attributable to them, and they may be responsible in 80 far only as they have accepted responsi-~ bility for the acts of their p edeces ors. It was neceseary, in view of an approaching general election, to make as good a show- if gas possible at the end of 1896. This was done by deliberately keeping out of the public accounts many items of ex- penditure in that year. These had of course to be acounted for in the past year, deficit of the past cause,

and £0 the year is, without any apparent close upon $40,000.00; or if the “windfall” of $11,843.16 included in the revenue of the year be subtracted the difference between the ex, enditure and ordinary re- venue is upwards of $50,000.60. The series of deficits under Liberal management has been unbroken, though the Liberals were placed in office upon the distinct une derstanding that they would, by the prac- tice of greatar economy than that of the Conservative:, make ends meet. What about the experd ‘tures? year since the Liberals entered offise ex- penditure, have been cousidcrably greater

Every

than in avy yearin which the Conserva- tives were in office. Last year they amounted to $310,751.89, a3 against $287,- 631.27 in the previous year, or close upon $40,000.00 more than the average of the expenditures under the Conservatives !

The receipts of last rear, including the refund of $11,343.16, amonnted to $272,- 550.24, as follows:

Dominion Subsidy........+..-.+.. $182,176 08 Publie Londs....... sciipeicten tare Com Travellers’ Lisences...... ? 3,420.60 Incorporated Campanies........ 4,350.00 Ferries....... soqueeboe podeokodbooeses 6,207.33 Prothonotary Offices............ 2,522.51 | Registry Offices... 6.55 eereeees 4,659.85 County Court........0--+ hhikterne . 41,384.23

787 30 740.00 327.64 1,312.50

Provincial Secretary’s Office... Peddlers Licenses......++. + -++00 Hospital for Insane............. Prince of Wales College Fees

Fines and Penalties............. i 11.00 Casnal Bevesue. . .. . occocscoces 465.86 Private Bills............ adsclous 117.60 Succession Duties............ 810.00 Provincial Land Tax..........0+. 30,904 45 SMMAEY “TROL. i cosas concdetencsecce 5,988.44 Refund...... feceees c vctotecsecccese 11,045.16

eee ee eo $272,550.24 receipts

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In the previous year the amounted to $273,495.92, so that has been a considerable fe'ling off in this respect. With increasing expenditures and decreasing revenues, what must be the

there

result? Eventual ruin, absolute and complete, unless a change be effected in the administration of affairs!

The taxation wrung from the people last year, inclading the }’rince of Wales College fee*, amounted to $46,785.39. Under Conservative Goverument no taxation was imposed; andif the revenue of last year had been minus this amount, the deficit would have been, not $50,000 but about $97,000.08.

As tothe debtof the Province at the end of the year, the Auditor’s balance sheet shows:

Treasury balance.....--0+...-$ 69,103.92

past

Stock Farm balance......... 7,892.70 Debentures (less sinking fuod). 176,337.56 Borrowed under Loans Act...... 174,102.00

$427,436.18 The additional debts and liabilities of the Province, unaccounted for at the end of the year, will of course swell this amount considerably. Itis tobe noted that the amount paid for interest on tLis debt was $15,518.28 —an amount almost sufficient to build a new Prince of Wales building. We might build a large permanent bridge every year or macadam ize miles of road way with the mouey we pay to the money- lenders as interest. Such is Liberal financing! It was an unfortunate day for Prince Edward Island when our Liberals gained office and power.

The powers have made up their minds to instruct the Saltan to immediately withdraw the Turkish troops from Thes- saly. The chances are that the Sultan has also made up his mind to disregard the instruction.

The need of a good spring medicine is almost universal, and Hood's Sarsaparilla exactly meets this need, Be sare to get

Hood’s.

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THE WAR

Ir is not credible thet the United States Navy bas begun the war by the cepture of We prefer The time

limit of the ultimatum given the Spaniards

a lumber-!aden merchantman.

to regard this report as a joke,

did not expire until twelve o’clock today, and itis not likely that « United States cruiser would begin hostilities before that time. Much more likely is the reported capture of the Paris by the Spaniards and the Alfonso XII. by the United States,

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PUBLIC LANDS REPORT.

—

THE

Public Lands, for last year, is sufficiently

report of the Commissioner of short :

“During the year 3608 acres of land were for which the sum of $3127.16 was agreed to be paid for the same.

sold,

“The receipts forthe year ameunted to $14,879.84.

“Four hundred and twenty Deeds and Counterparia were executed during the year.

“Two hundred and fiftysone Accounts were closed during the year.

“The William H. P. Irving Estate, on Township Number 28,containing 453 acres, has been acquired by the Government, for which the sum of $1318.51 was paid.”

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—If the Spaniarde only had Great,Br's tain’s tidy surplus, now—wouldn’. they feel streogthened for the fizht?

—At ameeting of temperance men,held in the Y. M. C. A. building last evening, strong expressions of feeling were given against license of the sale of intoxicating liquors and in favour of prohibition. Tne followirg reeolution was adopted :

“Whereas immediate prohibition legis- lation is not at present practicable in the City of Charlottetown, we, represeutatives of the temperance community, would ur,e upon the acceptance of the Legislature the amendments to the Liquor Regulation Act suggested by the Temperance Alliance.”

—A statement of the butteremaking business of the Hampton Dairying Station for the past winter has been issued. Tre cream from manufactured into butter and marketed by Mr. Thomas J. Dillon,of the Centra Creamery, Charlottetown. The winter’s work shows very satisfactory results indeed — 4s high as 80c per 100 Ibs milk being paid, and the value of butter fat to patrons averaging nearly 22c per lb. The amourt of butter manufactured was 6763 Ibs, add sold for 19.62c perlb. The patrons of this dairy station have every reason to be proud of the work done, and we trust to se them go shead with renewed vigor in me season’s work now approaching.

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NEWS NOTES.

Some of the success that attended Gen. Kitchener’s last advance up the Nile was due to the fact ‘hat Mr. Rhodes loaned hima lot of Jeocomotives, built for the

Bechuanaland railway, of which he hai I ae . some

thirty on hand, Without these evgines the Nile transport service would not not have been equal to the require- meiti. By the ways thingsare shaping Selves, also, there is a possiblity that the Riodes locomotive, if tuey bave a reasou- ably long life, may reach their Bechuana- land destination overland.

United States newspapers are beginning to connect the actions of Congress with the fluctations cf stocks on Wall street, as well as fluctations with the action of Congress. Tbe varying pbases of the Cuban ques-~ tion have certainly affected etock values, now to raise and now to effect them. There seeins little doubt, also, that members of Congress profilted bythe changes. That they used their positions to bring eboui the changes, piaying with war possibilities for tae sake of personal profit, is, however, a terribleycharge that only positive proof would cause theworld to believe.

Umbrellars—-a beautiful selection of

ladies and gents uvbrellars j a gente ‘liars just Cpened at F. Perkin’s & Co.

Carter's for Wall Papel

sh citation

Gloves. — New kid gloves, new silk gioves, new taffeta gloves, now open at F, Perkins & Co’s.

VVhat

this separating station was |

LOOKING FORTRIZZS.

Spanish Warships Sighted off Hayti

Port Av Perce, Hayti, April 22.—The Spanish warship which was sighted yes~ terday to the soutliward of Jemerie, about 125 miles west of this place, was hovering about the coast. She was too far d:stant

for her number of guns to be ascertained, ! but ebe i« probably the same vessel report- | ed from Fortune Island #8 being off Cape ;

Maisi, the eastern ‘extremitr of the pro~ vince of Santiago de Cuba. It is claimed she was making a tour of the Island for merchantmen.

LOCAL NOVICES.

seen that fioral for draperies and

Ladies—Have you

crepe tissue paper

lamp shades; rich coloring, handsome pa «|

terns and net too expensive. —Haezard &

Moore.

See our range of coloure! and bla:k ca hineres at 25c, 35c, 40c, (0c, 602. The Bargain Corner.

New dress goods, new ribbons, new J ices new collars, new ties just opened at F.

Perkins & Co.

Mens Golf Hose a’! sixes, al] prices at [re Perkins & Co.

The place to buy your woolen hose, The Bargain Corser.

You might as well have comfort whea riding. You want a wheel that goes easy— you don’t want to work too hard. The Progress and Imperial will give you comfort, and vou have real pleasure in riding them, because, they are “the go-~

lightly kind.”—Fred P. Newson, agent. 94 23,

The Bargain Corner leads in hats and cap?.

(lysters on the

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Fal Slot

Will celebrate their 79th Anniversary by a

GRAND OPERATIC

ENTERTAINMENT

IN THE

Opera - House,

Tuesday Evening, April 26th

PROGRAMME.

PART [.

Overture............ Visnicombe’s Orchestra 1. Gperatic Chorus from Cinderella. ... .-+--With Orchestral Accompaniment 2. Living Picture isiting Brethren” 3. Baritone Solo....... . ccc... selected Mr. J.H.McDooald 4. Reading—‘*In the Addington pedieseen ects teespbabe os codiae Aqueduct” Miss Alice Lillian Butcher 5. Vocal Quertette—“The Lovers” ie © odie eeuenh.sig'g dieoneycn mee Sawbean . Character Song........ Fb: <colesdite sovisibes » WORE Bade ivcccbec'sc.cc0e ao cee Miss Edna Sinclair. 8. Rainbow Dance with Electrical bdbeatiedive abies uchaneet cs 10k. ee Miss Nora Waddell. PART II. 1. Scene from Opera Robin Hood........ Be eee NS <n ks pa bce cc os Prof. Vinnicombe.

3. Comic Quartette—**Ca!! John’’........ ‘ The Misses Earle and Messrs Moore and C. Earle.

4, Reading—“A Sisterly Scheme”’.........

Miss Alice Lillian Butcher,

5. Stricg Quartette— ‘Pastimes on ietishuke oeeeeiis sd lenbeekaance meee The Misses Murphy, Maceachern

and Blake, Miss Carroll Accompanist.

6. Operatic Choruse...Se!<ctions from bie obetpincecach inkies ¢ ileal. ake Erminie

7 Living Picturee—F. L. T...........

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Doors open at 7.40. Entertainment commences at 8.

Admission 2E and 35 cents. Plans at usual places on Wednesday 20th at 10 2, mM.

T. M. WALLER

Sec’y Com.

ao

J. F.WHEAR, Chairman Com.

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ata fair ptice is far cheaper than what you DON’T

want at a bargain price.

Our spring line of Furniture comp ‘ises fmany pieces you are sure to want. Solid. wel!-make goods at fair

prices.

Mark* Wright & Co,, Ltd

HOME "MAKERS,

Seen

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worth much. this is the thing most men object to. tual hat value.

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FOR $1.25

. : : 4 ~ . e Also an elegant line of ready to wear suits, all wool and weil trimmed

$6.75 TO $10.00

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MAY FESTIVAL

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cccsceseeON THE... ..ccoce

9th and 10th of May

The Ladies of the different societies connected with Notre Dame Coavent, in- tend holding a May Festival,

For the Benefit of the Institution

on the above mentioned date, in the Ly- ceum. There will be refreshment, fruit and candy tables, aleo others, where a variety of ornamental end useful articles will be disposed of. Nothing will be left undone to make the Festival a grand success.

ADMISSION 10c.

WANTED

of liva Lobsters. En- quire ; MICHAEL SWEENY, dy 3i _____ Dorchester St. ‘ ‘ a ee er

IMPERIAL WHEELS RAEKKBBLBBEGGRS

WHEELS

of Wall Paper buyers come here because they find here the

Vivall Faper

they want. Exclusive styles, AVIES

new designs, fresh, and up-to- JOY & D

date. ee Because there’s moire here to

choose from, because there’s

little to pay.

Moore & McLeod,

! . ; od; & in the city, being on high dry gro® The Wa!! Paper Men. ¢ a ane at Ipper Prince &. Applt att TORE. 4 PWSULSSVAST CITY HARDWARE

DOBELL Lime |

S. S, POLINO now loadi Montrea', is due at this port, ‘ot : mitting, Tuesday, 26th inst, and gai for St. John’s Nfld via North a Sydney, carrying live duck

eck and produce unde rates. : * deck, at ~

For further information "as

frcight or passage apply to

N.RATYE | 95 NBURY, A hat ought to fit the man and his head— Agent, The name inside the hat isn’t Sometimes a man is willing to pay a good d-al for a name,but At our store every price represents ac- M0 & The shapes are exactly stylish. The colors won’t fade. The NTREAL QUEBEC Our special this week—-a Fedora hat worth $1.50 my

SOURIS,

The Steamship Campana will call Souris regularly once a tortright during

the present season. Sailin from Mon trealon or about 25th April M

ordering goods wou!d do well to have

them come by this line, For rates of

freight or other particulars, enquire of MATTHEW & McLEAN Aents at Souris

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We still have some very extra brands of French Chat

pagnes in stock.

Grand Mousseux, Chateau de Pierland, Gieslen & Co. @ Avize, Mum’s Extra Dry. Alfred Greatier & Co’S

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Building Lot 50x100 Feb FOR ‘SALE:

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