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THE DAILY EXAMINER

FEBRUARY 7, 1899

DEATH OF PRINCE ALFRED.

—_—— —

The death of Prince Alfred wii], natur-

ally, be a heavy blow to our aged and ven-

erable Queen, and a distinct loss to the We have no particulars as e caus of ead CVEDS ¢ Pr nce

Alfred was the fourth child and second son

of the Queen, and was born onthe 6th of August, 1844 He was thereforein bis polb year wh

} ; life iS it

el he passed away. H was & comparatively one:io he lived in

1862 he was elected k

ineventinu a peaceful and quiet time. In f Greece ; bu ffer. Iv 1874, he married Duchess Mar e of

whom he leaves a widow with two sone and

the

: : co. ne ageciined the ¢

' '> the Grand Russia,

bree daughters. He succeeded to

t Dukedom of Saxe-Col rg and Gotha in |

S93 and eincethbat time he har, with his family, resided in Germany. —— - <b - «ee

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PHILIP- PINES

THE news contained in eur despatches

from the Philippines makes

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it morally certain that the States must now occupy the group. Retreat is impossible, and it looks as if the Great Republic has entered upon a difficult war. The expers diture will necessarily be large, and the glory to be gaived very smal). Bot there are difficulties lying along the path of colonial expansion; and, while pbilanthro- pis ts in general may well desire to see the United States take a share in the great questions which affeci the destinies of the world, it is not surprising that many among her own citizens shrunk from any departure from the safe isolation which

she has hitherto enjoyed.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—Mr. Millman’s paper published in au other column, is worthy of carefu' perusel, not by members of the Church of Eagland only, but by men of all religious denomin- ations.

—The people of British Colu mbia seem to have taken the weight of Mr. Joe Martin. Three of his candidates were defeated in as many bye-elections held a tew daysago. Mr. Turver, lately Premier, was among the Liberal Conservatives res elected,

—The Guardian is prophesying again regarding the Governorship. It’s notso certain as it was. Strangly enough it is silent about Mr West with whose nate, in connection with the Governorship, th tongue of Dame Rumor has lately been busy.

—The Guardian opposes with some very good reasons the idea of compulsory voling. We incline to the opinion that if adopted it would be an unnecessary infringement of individu 4] and civil liberty and little calculated to effect the object desired. What is wanted is the abolition of private canvassing, iu order that the ability to bribe and corrupc aud intimidate electors may be curtailed.

—A Victora, B.C., despatch of Jan- vary 30h says:

“Speaking of the Stikine railway route bere, Hon. Joseph Martin, (Liberal leader) said it was one of the craziest echemes ever suggested to hand over the gold fieids of the Yukou to McKenzie, Manu & Co., fortheir 150 miles of rail- way.”

And as the Halifax Herald remarks, it was the people of British Columbia, especially the merchants, that Siftton was going to make rich by his tramway arrangement. LEvident!yv that defunct ar-~ rangement has nomourners in any prov- ince.

EXACTIONS IN THE KLONDIKE.

Tue K'ondike Nugget, to hand, supports in a striking manover, the statements made by Mr. 8. A. Nicholson, and recently pub- liabed by Tms Examiner. It seems, says

the Nugget, asthough there was io be no

rest or Jet up of any kind for the miner fortunate or wafortunate enough te have located upon bonanza or Eldorado creeks. Arriving at the summits marking the

entrance to the Yukon territory, the pros- pector and dev« loy er of the country ig met by anauthority which immediately pro- ceeds to assess him in the shape of duty

With all the

ped en route and requ red

7 show of authority he ia ston-

to show his

papers and have hie freight and baggage pasa examination. Arrivcd at Dawson, the “Troandike”’ Dis

cannot engage in mining

headquarters of the trict, he finds he until he has obtained a miner’s license, and ig again assessed. Notwithstanding his fish-

lag, shooting and cutting of timber for 5

lizense reads that “he may engage in actual necessities, for building houses, boats and general mining operations,” he

finds himself checked by the strong arm of

law and authority at almost every turn, even when cutting his firewood for his 3} ukon stove. But the government has failed

even to the extent of one dollar, to expend anyching toassist the sturdy miner in reach- ing his claim over the most frequented The newest and latest

trails. extortion,

which he must endure is a tax for

hia cache in Dawson, or where he has been purchasing

walking tc and-fro between his supplies, and his humble Jittle cabin on his claim out of which his be oes and am- bitions, spurred on brances

possibiy by remem- of those near and dear to him whom he has left behiod, are to secure the fortune which will lighten the burden of futher, mother, brothers, sisters, wife or children. This last exaction is almost past belief; but the statement has been verified by the personal the Nugget staff. The matter referred to is the Boneoza Tramwar, on which there are neither rails nor cars of any kiod, the miner, with his dogs drawing his supplies, being compelled to pay a tol] ofa cents pound for'the privilegs of walking on it. This, as the Nugget remarks, is another “ graft” upon the miner and hie

experience of

necessities. The Nugget adds: “ The country was destined to be gov- esned justly, and it was never

iatended thatthe Yukon territory should become a despotism. Action is being taken on the creeks to resent this new extortion and imposition, andthe miners should leave no stone unturned to see that “these extortions and resented.”

Tae administration of the Yukon Ter-~ ritory by our Liberal Government seems, indeed, to have been a bungle from ning to end.

RN Re rempenermareng eerno agenr — We notice that some of our Canadian

impositions are

begin-

ioe : oor . churches are preparing to send mission-

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aries among the Doukhabors. While this may be, and doubtless is, a commendatle step, yet, if the accounts given of the sims ple and bonest habits of these immigrants are at all correct, is it not worth while to consider the question of getting a few missionaries from the Doukbabors to go through the country in order to propagate, not so much their tenete, as their practical every day life. Heretics, possibly, from the orthordox standpoint, they seem, like many others who are branded in the same way, to be at least up to the average of their censors, in life if not in doctrine.

Sir Alfred Millner is reported to have described the South African situation as 15,000 armed Boers sitting on a’ bun- dred millions worth of bullion. Oom Paul’s guard is vot big enough to long hold to much value from the Uitlanders.

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DEVIL'S ISLAND.

INTEREST centres in Devil’s Island be- cause on it isthe prison of Captain Dre- yfus. Yet many persons have but a hazy idea concerning this Island. Itis one of the Islands of Safety, off tne coast of French Guinea, about twenty-seven miles north the account of it gyen by Professor Fairfield, of the Univer- sity of I] iuois, isin any degree reliable it

east of Cayenne. I)’

is an infernal epot the condiiions of which are fully as terrible as many of those described in Dante’s Hell. for Silf Calture, Professor Fairfield

that

RaYVS

Devil’s Islaud, by its absolute

lack of vegetation bad, up to three years that

lepers alone had been able to stay there.

ago been considered so uninbabitable

it was upon the ashesof the Jepers’ buts that the site was chosen for the construction of the Jittle guard house destined for Dreyfus and his guards. Upon that accursed spot are only a few cocoa palms, Grass can- not grow for the soil is too rcanty—there is scarcely enough of it to sustain a tuft of Nothing is seen but a barren waete of rocks and sand.

parsley. All day long, a withering, scorshing, tropical sun; and from twilight todawn an unhealthy damp- ness especially tavorable for the hatching of myriads of insects, some of them venc« mous, such as red ants and jiggers, not to mention scorpions, spiders, centipedes, and other similar pests living in the crevices of the rocks. Most of these insects are so poisonous that a single bite or sting often leads to fatal resulis, From this place there is no safety in flight, no salvation in escape. for the man condemned and sent there by his fellow men, there remains only a supreme hope in God’s mercy or an awful fear of His judgement.

The hut in which Dreyfus is imprisoned issurronded bya high board fence inside of which the prisoner takes his daily walk, The nut is divided into two rooms, seperated by an iron grating reaching from floor to ceiling. Inthe inner room, pro-~ vided with neither door nor window, sleeps the unfortunate offizer. In the room lies a guard armed with a brave of revelvers, At nightfall the door of the cabin is bolted upon them from the outside, and a second guard lies across the doorway.

Such are the conditions earrounding the man condemned, without # hearing, by the justice of the French military authorities. Evidence lately obiained haa shown that Dreyfus was the victim of afoul conspir- acy. Yet hecontinues at Devil’s Island, lest the bovour of kis wilitary judges should in any way be soiled.

Professor Fairfield mentions atill another provision rade in hie behalf. Dreyfus being only mortal, might some dav or Other fal] in the sore battle of life and be mustered out by the Lord of hosts. Then, what ifthe Government be accused of baviog simulated hie death and of having buried some.other body which io life had never bourne the veme of Dreyfus? To forestall any such embarravsing conee- quences, the Minister for the Colonies, a lutle over a year ago,#bipped to Devil’s Island ail the drugs and apparatus neces sary for the embalming of the body of the ex-captain of artillery, the whole lugu- brious output being enclosed in a coffin destined, to bring back to France, for the edification of political adversaries, the lonely prisoner and much wronged man !

~— Strange, isn’t it, that the Government | Sailor collar, insertion and galloon

of Canada should be meeting in New York? But perhaps the annexation of some of the States to Canada is contemplated by the Laurier-Tarte Adminisiration! The forth coming treaty will, in any case, be ao interesting document.

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PUBLIC ; MEETING

Under the Auspices of the Local Council of Women, in

St. Paul's Schoolroom

FRipay, oth FEBRUAY

Mian Burbidge.......... . sommes 2. Addrese.......... ssesseve. 1 ne President 3, Milauo Patriottica Marcia......... Vivhay. Mandolin and Piano...”.... ss... Miss H. Palmer, Mise H, Anderson and Miss M. Palmer 4. Address....... Sanitation as a Preventa~ tive of Disease with special reference to Consumption...... ry Dr. MacLeod 5. Solo...ccoocc.. ..----.Mr. Cecil MacNiell’ 6. Discusaion... .... «Ls it Apvisable That Tomen be Eiigible for the Office of Schoo] Trustees.........+..- Mrs Robert Chappel!, Dr. Tay- lor, Judge Warburton & Mr. P. Pope

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN,

Docrs open at 7 30; meeting commences at 8 p. mi.

N. B.--A collection will favor of the “Council.”

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Tne Annual General Meeting of The Inland Navigation Compa y, (Limited) willtbe held in the room, (up evairs) 1 Mr. Johan McEachern’s building, corner of Queen and King Streets.on Thoreday, the

23rd inst., at chree o’clock p. m. L C. OWEN,

Secretary Ch’town,’4th Feb’y, 1899 20=—3aw, mon, wed, fri.

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