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(HB DAILY BEAMINER.

NOVEMBER 8, (897. |

a LIGHTNING CHANGE ARTIST. | Sin Witrrip Lavrier’s habit of adapting his

speeches to the audience addressed, has on

himself to circumstances, of suiting more than one occasion been pointed out by Tae Examiver and other journals. It seems that this habit deep rooted that it is difficult to abandon

has become sv it, even if he were desirous of so doing. It will be remembered that during the late election campaiga Sir Wilfrid’s speeches graded to suit the locality ia which shey were given, and that each was cal- eulated to pul] the wool over the eyes of his auditors. This bad babit still adheres to him, as is quite evideot trom the char- acter of his remarks on prefereutial trade in England and Canada. It 1s well known that while he in Wilfrid threw in his adhesion to tree trade pure and simple and attacked preferential trade as a form of protection. “It was only, he pointed out, ove aspect of that system which had been a curse to Canada and which would work irreparable injury to Great Britain if it were adopted. Upon Sir Wilfrid’s return to Canada, however, he found that public opision was not fav- orable to the stand he had taken, but was strongly in favor of an arrangement that would give the different parts of the em- pire more favorable entrance into the markets of other British countries than was permitted to foreigners. Sir Wilirid at euce saw that he had made a mistake, and set about equaring himself with public opinion. Consequently at the Board of Trade banquet in Toronto he repudiated his utterances in England and adopted the he had previously dis- countenanced and disapproved. “If I had thought,” said he“tbatI could haveobtain- ed for the products of Canada preferential treatment in the markets of Great Britain, not only wouldI have been wanting in patriotism, but I would have been wanting m reason; 1 would have been simpiy ao

were

was Eogiaod Sir

principle

taken to | .

THR DAILY EXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, NOVEMBER § 1897

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THE CUBAN REBELLION. |

the Spanish Army in Cuba,

|} Proclamation of Captain General Blanco to |

tne nearest village and are to re

eip auripg & stated accordaiby : ioOnsiVyv is ued

Nov.

tou gt

to orders prev New York, crowded Cohan ho: } ied whe Le aneaker bans, WhO applaude when the speakert

bali enthusiastic

“ . 1 o.—U bickering

was witb

Maprip, Nov. .The government rece ved a cable m ssage from Marshal Bianco today, saying that “the autonomist party in Cuba is re-organizing” and that “several families who bad be D emigrating were returning to tbe islands.”

Havana, Nov. 5.—The proclamation of | Capiain General Blanco to the Spanish army in Cuba, whitch will be soon issued,

olaioa the usual exhbortatiooas to the | troops in regard to maiotainiag discip‘in«, etc.,and add- that property shvould be | respected 31 d urges that the utmost energ’ be displayed duriog Line hzhting Wilh tne

lenemy and until victory is achieved, | jafter wi the +Oders are instruct | ed to act with clemency towards the van- usbhed, tek ng care of and curing th wounded persous, wh» are to be delivered

to the proper military authorities. Th

families needi g assistance and unirmed |

peop e who offer bu resistance are to be

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leclared that Cuba would never accept |

retorm from Spain, that peace can oniy |

| come after the evacuation of the island by the Spanisb army, and that the Coban patriots will fight tothe death for ther

independence. Senor Tomas istrada Pal- ma presided.

Loxpox, Nov. 6.— The Madrid correspon- dent of the Daily Mail, commenting ou the difficulties that controntthe Spanish gov- ernmen’, ays:

“General Wevier has a larze enough following among Officers of the army owing to promotion or for other reasons in sympathy withhim, to make both the republican and Carlist parties endeavor to compromise with him in order to obtain his support. The govern. ent would be giad to give liberty of action to demonstra- tions in his fayor, with aview to gauging the extent of his popularity, but it fears disturbances of the public peace.

“There is much discontent also among officers at home, owing to the remarked official favoritism towards officers who have returned from Cuba and the Philip- pines. A hundred or more, officers met here secretly the other day at the military club to discuss the subject. The minister of war, hearing of the meeting, threatened to court martial the participants if that should be necessary to enforce the discip- line, and instructed colonels to warn them personally. .The < fficers promised not to repeat the Offence, but it is believed they will continue to hold secret meetings. Similar meetings have been held at Toledo, Barcelona, Vittoria, Saragossa, and Logrono. _ The Correspon- dencia Militare published the facts and advised the officers to mutiny if their grievances were not redressed. The editors of three newspapers which printed the news of the meetings have been arreated and will betried. The Madrid papers got waruing and remained quiet.

| the noroughs of Manhattan,

GREATER NEW YORK,

The New City That Has Just Elected Judge Van Wyck Its First Mayor,

The territory of the consoliduted

of New York embraces what

City

iS Known as sronx, Brook- lyn, Queen’s and Richmond. It is 196, 800 acres in extent; has a population of 3,204,- 350; assessed value of its real estate is $1,367.659,607; ditto of its personal prop- eity, $404,001,063; bonded debt, $212,923,- 116, and the number of vi wai. 2 20

congressional districts,

es east in 1896

was 5: has 61 state assembly districts, 16

2% members of the

districts, ftate senate

ety council aod 61 elihraen. Ipstead of s-veral mavors there is one, and so with several of the other mupvicipal officers. [te comm’ ssion which drafted the harter believed in concentratiag power ip the bands of the mayor, and this naturally orces the choice for the ofhice of mayor of aman of the bhigheststanding. From tbe navorsprings the appoimtment, more or ss directly, of thonsands of men who will * pOstlOLs under the city gyovern i ilit fOlluWilbg are some ot the | uiportaut positions which the mavor will ave at bis disposal ; One city Chamberiain, at a salary of $12,000. Uue corporation counsel, $15,000, Four police commissioners, $5,000

each. Ove president of the board of public im- provements, $8,006 Six of

com missioners improvements,

$7,000 each.

Thre park commissioners, $5,000 each. Two building commissioners, $7,000 each,

One building commissioner, $3,500.

Two charities commissioners, $7,500 each .

One charities commissioner, $2,500.

One corrections commissioner, $7,500

One dock commissioner, $6,000.

Two dock commissioners, $5,000 each.

One tax comin.ssioner, $8,060.

Four tax commissioners, $6,000.

One health commissioner, $7,500.

Two health commissioners. $6,000 each.

Two municipal court justices, $6,000 each.

Five municipal court justices, $5,000 each.

Fifteen city magistrates, $6,000 each.

Five city magistrates, $5,000 each.

Ten special sessions justices, $6,000 each.

Two commissioners of accounts, $5,000 each .

Que chief of bureau each.

The mayor also appoints a commissioner or jurors for the borc ughs of Manbattan and Bronx, whose salary is not fixed by the charter, but «hich will not be less than $5,000. He also appoints 63 marsh- als, besides inspectors of weights and measures and sealers of weights and measures and 84 norsalaried school com- missioaers, 6 nonsalaried art commission- ers and 6 jvuntalaried civil service com missioners.

In some departments there will be at

statistics, $3,500

—Montreal Witvess: To fiad relatives of a deceased wealthy person prepared to dispute the intepretation of even his e pressed testamentary beques sis commen enough. It is theretore a refreshing variation to meet with an instance where these functionaries voluntary take the ini - tiative io distributing large sums for charitable purposes, on the ground that it is within their knowledgethat an intestate had intended to make some such arrangement. This is the line ofaction pnrsued by Messrs. Barnato brothers io administering the estate of the late Mr. B. I (Barney) Bar- nato, and they have by this liberal pro-

idiot if I had not obtained sueh preferment for the products of Canada.” ht is but a fewdays since Lord Rosebery iook up the matter of preferential trade aod quoted Sir Wilfrid Laurier against the proposal. Lord Rosebery spoke of Sir Wilfrid as a very high authority in sup- port of the view that it is free trade which has preserved and conaolidated the British empire, and said he agreed with Sir Wil- frid that any deviation from alb-olute political and commercial freedom would weaken instead of etrengthen the bonds that bind that empire together. But it would surprise no one to see Sir Wilfrid turn about again and repudiate his Toronto deliverance. However this may be, it is to b> hoped, in view of what bas transpired, that bie post prandial remarks regarding idiots and that sort of thing will not find their way across the Atlantic.

* eee +

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

—The Huntingdon Gleaner, the prin- cipal English Liberal paper in Quebec, is out again with ademand that Mr. Tarte be driven from the Cabiuet. ‘Look at his conduct in any light you will,” says the Gleaner, “the conclusion is inevitable that Mr. Tarte’s ideas of right and wrong are such that he is no credit to any party, and unfit to hold the position jn the service of the couatry he now oceupies.”

~According to the 8t, John Suna peculiar state of things exists in Albert vounty, New Brunswick. Dr. Lewie, the member for the county, supports the Laurier-Tarte Government at Ottawa, and is always counted by the party organs as among the grit faithful, yet be is not allowed any say as to the disposal of the patrouage io the county. That is looked after by Emmerson, the local member, and 4 committee of grit heelers. Friends of Dr. Lewis are being dismissed in spite of hie assurances that they would not be listurbed, and men not recommended by nim are being appointed to office, The question ow long Dr. Lewis pro- poses to submittothis kind of treat- went,

ceeding benefitted various charitable§insii- tutions to the amount of over eighty thousard dollars. This is as it should be, and it may be hoped that the example ie one that will be widely followed, not merely in the ease of charities, but also where less fortunate relatives are concerned. It only too frequently happens that verbally eapressed wishes in favor of relatives are disregarded by a strict adherence to the law governing the interpretation of wills.

—Sackville Post: Exhibitions this year do not seem to have been a success.

least five deputies, one for each borough, and in the law department there wil! doubtless be 30 or more assistant corpora - tion counsel] drawing salaries running from { $2,500 to 8,000 or $10,000. | Tbe power of the mayor is not limited to appointing heads of departments and vetoeing resolutions of the municipal as- sembly. The charter bas made him re- sponsible for the organization of the ex- ecutive force, and it has provided for the continuance of his influence over all the departments of the city government by putting into his bands the keys to the treasury,

> Medical men say rheumatism is @ forerunner of heart disease Hood’s Sar- saparilla cures rheumatism by its action on the blood.

THINK—

OF THE

Dp

Charlottetown did not pay expenses; St. Joho sunk $4,445, while Halifax is said to be $10,000 behind. The fact is there ure too many exhibitions; it is next to impossible for St. John, Halifax and Charlottetown to hold a succeserul exhibition every fall. If

public would take a greater intrest in thern and they would bea ficancial success,

You know that Sovereign Flavouring Extracts are good and reliable. Then why not insist upon having them when an attempt is made to substitute.

the three cities were to enter into an | agreement to hold one every third year, the

WINDSOR FIRE

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PHOENIX of Hartford.

Cash Assets over $5,000,000

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JACKET SALE

The present prices are result of weather.

$12.00, $13,50 ana $15.00.

25 per cent. off, 25 per cent. off, 25 per cent. off.

There is n thing the matter with the Jackets—we have by far too many in stock ~— result of the mild weather.

Reductions that reduce.

13,50 for 15.00 for

to $18.00, at 25 per cent. off.

JAMES PATON &

THE JACKET LEADERS scene

ON AT PATON’S

shades in fawn Jackets $10.00,

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