ed, o* . ss? * > = ~ RS THE DAILY EXAMINER. DECEMBER 13, 1894. THE SITUATION. Caxaps is today shocked and grief: atricken It is ity possi ble to describe the feelings of surprise, regret and genuine sorrow caused by the sad and terrible The foremost man the news of lasi evening. of Canada, struck down at heart of the Empire, in the heur of his greatest earthly triumph. What a consummativn, aud what aleseon; and how appropriate th: | words of Milton: “Fame is the spit doth raise (That last infirmity ef noble souls) To scorn delights and live laborious days; But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out Comes the t shears, And slits the chin spun life.” While full of thus suddenly bereaved, the people are be that the clear Spirit =) into open } ind fary with the sympathy for the family ginning to talk abont the effects of the death of the Prime Minister. It is pretty generally understood that the Government is now centered in the Governor General. Lord Aberdeen was deprived of all hie | constitvtional advisers at the moment that the Premier expired. That which will be done by the Governor General until a new adininistration is formed will be done upon his own responaiblitr. We note that the Guardian's Montrea! he has summoned to his side the Honorable | McKenz'e B the wisest thing th well. That is, without doubt at Lhe couhldo onder the circumstances, though it dees net ne ily follow that Mr. Bowell will succe the will be offered Premjer-hip, or even that he the high and onereus p>sition of Prime Minister Mr. Bowell was the acting Premierin the Jate admin. | exter tapaallae "* | ments noted lately, namely, an increasing | istration, and he ia the oldest and most ex- What Governor- per-enced man in the late Cal inet. more natural than that Genera! shonld consult with the him as to whom he onght tocall upon to form a new Cabinet?) With his personal knowl. edge of the labors and responsibilities of the Leader of the Government, and Sir Charles Tupper in the backgro ni, we think it unlikely that Mr. Bowell ai once accept the task of f would rming an ad” ministration, even if it upoa him. advise His Excellency to were It is more I:kely that he will Sir Chatles Tupper, whose name an prestige call upon would command the hig iest respect of the Liberal-Conservative Party throughout the country, and who would bring to the Oilice of Premier, not only the largest ex- gi adian statesman. But Sir Cha-les Tupper ig now seventy-three years of age, and he perience but the greatest ability az a Can may well decline the great responsibility | of leading a Government and contesting | an election, In that case the choice ofthe | Governor-General will probably be be. | tween Mr. Bowe!!, Mr. Foster, Sr Charles ' Hibbert Tupper. Mr. Bowel), who is | himself no longer young, may | perhaps, prefer one of the others On the other haniit is nut likely that either Mr. Foster or Sir Charles Hibbert of the Government until his ability asa | lealer of parliament has been more fully: proven upon the floor of the House of | the House of Cominons. Upon the whole we incline to the opinion that if Sir Char- les Tuppper should decline to form an ad- | i ministration, the task will devolve | j | upon | Mr. Bowell, who has long been known as one of the best all round men in council, in Office, ax in parliament. That Mr. Bowell has~ held high positio:s in the Orange order may, perbaps, be deemed an objection by some persons. dut all those who have observed the fair and mo lerate and unprejudiced course that he has pur- | ' sued, throughout the whole course of the past sixteen year, toward: all clasies anl creede, will not permit that fact to weigh azainst him for a moment. In anytase. in] whoever may be called to the Premiership by the Governor-Gen- eral, we hope and trust that no question as between persons will he permitted to dieturh the solidarity of the great Lileral Conservative party. Union and strength ie needed in battles ofthe future. Men is strength, view of the may come and men may go; but Canada wil! live on. It is the maintenance of those con ditions which make for the prosperity of Canada about which we are chiefly con. cerned and most solicitous. and a cotitinuance of that the Let us fullow the it, we the poliey believe, eseential to welfare of country. new lea le Yr, whether he bea Tupper, or Foster, or Bowe!!,—and maintain the National Pol- icy of Canada. hea I'he pre ent House of Pepresentatives in | the United States numbers 219 Democrats, 123 Republicans and 12 Popnlists. The latest count of the new House shows 244 Republicans, 104 Democrats and 6 Popu- | The present Democratic majority | liste, has reason for declining to go any further | with the work of free trade tariff reform. —_—_s+e—___—__— Avextaxp, N. Z., Dec. 11.—Premier Ward has ontlined in a speech the policy of the government in the coming session. Their aim, he said, would be to readju-t the tariff, introduce exteusive local gov- ernment reforms and old age pensions He condemned Great Britain’s apathy in the matter of the Pacific cable, expressing regret thatthe powerful influence of one man was.ef more importance than the wixhes of the coloniste. He contended that the Colonists’ opinions as to Samoa ought to betreated with respect, inasmuch as they were prompted by the best spirit and aimed at the welfare of the empire. Buy your boots at J. B. Macdcnald & Co’s. ae - ae > 7 A few barrels of choice No. 1 ard 2 gravenstein apples. Price from $1.50 to to ane? per bbl. at Sanderson & Co. — @-—. CTildren’s and ladies’ cloth gaiters at Gotl Bros. wwe +t Ct ttt tC A ett tt yt Make it your business to look into our business, and it will be our business to increase the FUR CAPES, that combine Quality, buying power of your dollar Low Price, Warmth and Fashi Island. We have a large assor aa — : = => THE DAILY blaze, | abhorred | despatch states that | with | i | pressed | | ges, Esq., atthe age of 76 | spoken of as a quiet, ; and farm assiduou-ly. | honored member of the Tupper would care to take the leadership | and held in high esteem by al! | great ' A j police } would it not be well to supply all The Liberal. | Conservative party is without a leader, but | it has a policy, a well understood policy. | 23 NOTES AND COMMENTS. of the Opposition in respect to the | into the questisn of “cab hire.” —Moncton Times: United States, Newfoundland! alone has been exempt from financial dis- aster. There is something in good govern- ment and a fiscal policy to suit the times, —The Earl of Jersey’s report closes with these words: ‘“‘I am impressed with i the belief that the three proposals of the Ottawa conference are sound aed practical and full of imperial advantages. Never | perhaps in the history of the empire has | such an opportunity been given the mother country to help clear the channels between the colonies and herself, so that trade will be increased and the feeling of kinship will not be stopped. The ready and gener | ous consideration of the proposals would be hailed with intense satiefaction.” | | CASH VERSUS CREDIT, iepan The Toronto Globe, commenting on the | trade sitvation, says the tendency in On- | tario is more and more toward getting it into the hands of men with cap- ita " | in the next | few years effect some important changes | in the retail trade of the country. The | Montreal Gazette remarks that where a | business man bas ready capital he is able , which fact, it thinks, will to avail himself | discounts which are offered by whole- {salers and manufacturers. This not only | means, in the course of a year, a saving | that goes to swell his protite, but it en- i} ables him, in the loeal market, to more i than meet his fortunate rivals, and gives him the pick of the retail custom. | Business is done on a narrower margin both | by wholesaler and retailer, the lessened transactions less cash Some } risk of lo-s attending making this possible. Montreal | travellers have of late commented on the same state of affairs, which, as it develops, . | will be a good thingall round, and especial- ly to the cousuner, who, under the credit | svyatem, pays not only a fair profit on what { Le himself uses, but a share of the mer- {| ehant’s losses on what is sold to people whe } do not pay at all. The Globe’s observations also agree with a feature of the bank state- | circulation and a declining volume of dis- | counts. There are, however, other condi- } tions in the general situation to account for | this, and it would be a mistaketo attribute } too much in connection with the banks to the growth of the eash system. That it has | | extended so as to attract such public atten- tion is, however, a significant and satiefac- | tory fact. nn Ee ————— OBITUARY, The Pioneer reports : Mr. Reeves, son of Mr. Thomas Freetown, died somewhat suddenly at the | residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. John | M. Clark, of the firm of Schurman, Clark [&2€o. Mr. came in from Wm. Alfred Reeves prior to Mr usual health, although he has been ailing About 9 o'clock he breathed his last, those at his death-bed being only aware a half hour previous that his life was ebbing away. more or less for some time past. £:other of the old residents of North Bed..que passed away through the night of Tuesday in the person of Alexander Lefur years. Mr. Lefurgey has been ailing for some time but it was only on Sunday last that his family became aware that the end was ap- proaching. The deceased is universally unassuming gentle- man who attended to theduties of his home He was also an Baptist Church leaves behind him a number of and daughters, only one--Montague, the eldest of the family —having preceded h'm to the beyond. Those remaining are Thomas Lefurgey, the business manager of the Pioreer Co, David and Maynard, who live on the homestead, Spurgeon _liv- in Boston and Fenwick Lefurgey of North Bedeque. The daughters are: Mrs. Juhn’ Lawson of St. Panl, Minn., Mrs. Thos. Andrew and Mrz. Henry Scales of St. Eleanore, Miss Lucy Lefurgey, at pre sent in Boston, and Miss Matle who Fons ing lives nie #7 GGESTION Sin,—As there seems to be a disposition on the part of a inajority of the City Cour- sl to appoint none but smart, energetic men as members of the force, judging by their action | wt the meeting on Tuesday evening last, the all young j force with bievcles, as is done in | prosressive towns and cities. j enable the men to go their rounds much | faster, and would, no doubt, give better | satisfaction to the property-holders and taxpavers, Citizes. Deceiving the Ladies. | questionable methods of Lusinese. | for instance, a line of high-class dress gocds like Priestley’-, which has been brought to a state of perfection and has attained popularity everywhere; as soon | asthe ladies insist upon having these goods | aad no others, it ix reported that some | merchants have even taken the “ Varnish- ed Board,” Priestley’s Trade Mark out | of the Genuine Priestley’s Black Dress | Goods or Cravennettes, and wrapped in- | ferior goods upon it, for the purpose of de- | ceiving the customer. Fortunately, how- | ever, an extra precaution was adopted by the manufacturers in stamping the name “ Prie-tley’s ” and the length on every | five vards, so that ladies who want these | goods can be sure they are getting them. i { Salt rheum with its intense itching, drv, ; hot skin is enred by Hood’s Sarsaparilla, becanse it purifies the blood. Office and pocket diaries for 1895, a nice assortment, at Carter’s Bookstore. Attend the auction sale to-morrow even ng if you want any of the following articles, pictures, albiume, dreasing cases, glove and handkerchief sets, cuffand collar boxes, water set . mes, any of the 1000 things 1 ie ook) | Graf on ) next the crew fey os tere lor Street To-morrow a. 2 0% bo the big tion sale cf faney gods and toys in new atore next the crown Grafton Street. j aud there wil! be bargains. te Sce handbills Read Beer & Goils new advertisemen in te-day’s issue of this paper, and then go and get some of the bargains. A cargo of run of mines coal, landing Jay—cheap at Barrett & Champion. A small boy called at Johnson’s Drug Store afew days ago, and asked for a box of “Nobody's Pills.” Can you Zimagine what he wanted ? | EXAMINER . — Feeling the weakness of the position | tiscal j | policy, the Moncton Transcript has gone | “England, Australia, | Canada of the considerable cash | Reev ae i Free- | i town on Monday, and on Tuesday evening, } Clark going to Clifton, he | was up about the house in seemingly his i | This would } Tie unceasing struggle for supremacy | | in almost every line of trade undoubtedly | has a tendency to make dealers resort to | Take, | alice | confectionery, | All are go'ng to be sold | S | THEIR NAMES WANTED. Sir,—TI observe by the | Kinsman’s appointineat toa position on the police ferce because he was a Catholic. But nove of the papers gave their names. Will you kindly supply the _ omission ? There are very many people in Charlotte town who would like to know who these liberal-minded worthies are. Fair Pray. Ch’town, Dec. 12, 1894. 4p s-—— COUNCILLORS CRITICISED. Str,—Some time ago I noticed a letter im your paper bearing the signature of T. Z. Taylor, in which he made some at- tempt at replying to what had been said } about him in Tae Examiner, by some | writer whose nom de plume has escaped i my memory, and in which he also pro | of Catholics. claimed himself the friend | He failed, however, to point out to what | extent he had befriended Catholics. If he | ever did anything to help along a Catholic I do not know it, and there are hundreds of others like me. Perhaps he will take the public into his confidence, and “make aclean breast of it.” His‘ action in the Kinsman matter would indicate that he is | not above suspicion. Councillor Douse is | another member of the Board who po-es as a friend of Catholics. Bat he, also, has been found wanting. How /long will Cath- olics continue to support such men ? Cirlzen. A EDA ee, ee THE DISMISSAL OF KINSMAN. | Sia,—The expected has happened. Walter Kinsman, appointed a policeman a iwnonth ago, was Jast evening dismissed. Both appointment and dismissal were or- dered by the one body—the City, Council. Kinsman was appointed policeman on the casting vote of Mayor Dawson; last even- ing he was dismissed ou the casting vote of the same gentleman! Councillor Tay- lor’s “bullying” evidently proved too much for His Worship. Iwas present at the meeting of Council, and amin a_ position to state what took place. After Kinsman was appointed, Taylor raised the religious | ery, and said the Protestants had been | i*done out” of their policeman The | | Mayor meekly remarked that he “didn’t know Kinsman was a Catholic,” where- upon Taylor shaking his hand at His published re- | | hie Model LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Has found a hereiile mone * improved Safe more by the pleasant laxative, Syrup of | Figs, when in need of the laxative effect of }a gentle reniedy than-by any other, and ' that it is more aeceptable to them. Child | ports of the iast meeting of Council that | pen egieyit anc it benefits them. The true some citizens protested against Walter | remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. oniy. ’ I ; Santa Claus’ We have taken-the town by storm with our magnificent display of TOYS and FANCY GOODS for Xmas Presents, anc with the extremely low pricos we are sell- ing them for. If you are w-se you will do your Xmas shopping now, and you will do it here. ON FIRST FLOOR Books, Xmas Cards, Calendars and Booklets, Mmas Numbers’ and Fancy . ; Goods. ON SECOND FLOOR. The finett assortment of Toys and Fancy Goods ever seen in this city. prices assured fo all GEO. CARTER & CO, Dealers in Books, Tevs, Farcy Goods, ete | decl3 The Rink WILL BE OPENED CHRISTMAS NICHT 1€E PERMITTING, Ticket now on fale at all the Drug Store s. Bapd every Monday and Thursday nights, and every second Saturday after- Worship cried out, “Its done now, and | upon your head be it!" Councillor Has- | zard put the case in a nutshell when in re- | ply to Councillor Taylor’s remarks re the | religion of the policemen, he said, “st’s | | not a question of religion, but of fitness!” | But the remark* was not heeded. The i bigots bave triumphed. Kinsman ha: | been dismissed. | Now that the question of religion has been raised in civic affairs, it may not be J ' ' and see to what extent Catholics are ig- norel. There is not a Catholic in the of- | tice of the City Clerk, where two offic.als 4 are employed at good salaries; there is net a Catholic in the office of the Water Com- | | myissioners, where two officials of the eity are engaged; the Clerk ot the Stipendiary Magistrate's court is rot a Cath! olic. These all well paid, and emp!oyed “year in and yearonf.” |} What have the Catholics? Simply three policemen, and a few the streets and about the waterworks. that I have not the materials at my dis- | posal for making a comparative statement of the Protestants and Catholics pail out | of the civic exchequer and the amounts they receive. Editor, in order that the people may see | fur themselves the true inwardness of the | move which culminated in the dismissa! | of Kinsman, that a discrtmimating and dis- ceruing public may be truly and reliably men are laborers on L regret , : ! who hat-| informed regarding the extent to which the pleasure of his acquaintance. He]! Protestant “rights” were invaded’ by the appointment of Kinsman, Let this matter be fully and freely ventilated. Jcestice. | December 12, 1894, SOUTHPORC FERRY. Six,—In your issue of the 11th, an in- | dividual signing himself “Quiverfi]!,” | makes a groping attack upon the ferry. | He commences with the need of electric | lights. Now, sir, those lights have been trled on our wharf anl proved a nuis- ance. Atthe coming in of the boat, strik- | ing the side of the dock, the lights would | in.mediately expire. As a consequence, | the oil lamps hai to be resorted to as the | only means of safeguard. Perhaps | the writer will explain how a few evening ago, under the Jum!nons canopy of heaven, and | the reflection of the mineral, he reeled aud | fell on the bright deck of the steamer, | fracturing his shin bouwe. He next speaks | of the waiting room. I have been ‘a tray eller over this ferry for twenty years, and ; at the present day fiad greater accommo- ; dation in good tires and clean rooms than my period of travelling. fever [did in | We know wel] the motive of the writer im j his letter, who, I presume, is steward ~ 0! ;one of our gentlemen's clubs, and, of | | course, the ferry is not run to his sati-- | faction. TRAVELLER. EXPLANATION WANTED. Sin,—Some time age the Gran] Division met in Charlottetown, and the G.-W.P., Rev. Mr. Kirby of Bedeque, announced that “Charlottetown had become more peaceful since the introduction of the Scott Act.” | The Farmer of this week publishes the | following item: “A very enjoyable evening was sgemt at the basket social held in the hall a’ North Bedeque last Tresday evening, but it. is to be much regretted that there was considler- able evidedces of drinking among some who were present from the directiow ef Sam- merside, Mr. L. U. Fowler per- formed the duties of auctioneer most cred- itably.” This extraordinary announcement will | ing of the Grand Division. He may be able to explain where a lot of drumken rowdies got ram in a Scott Act town and country and disturbed a religious mesting, and why it was that“ peace” did not abound, He resides in the vicinity, amd will have plenty opportunities ts get the | materials for the explanations. Mr. Fow- ler, if I mistake not, ia also & great temperance advocate and ~upporter of the Scott Act. amd he might ‘ake hand inthe matter. ; 12 bare Surprise soap for 60 cents; 3 Ibs | i ; out of place to take a glance over the fila | i | | | Perhaps you will do it, Mr. , | ee bev ry | lor Stove, ‘Pg. ISLAND RAILWAY afford an excellent opportunity for explaxr |, ation from the G. W. P. at the next. meet- |’ STR a ny ee ee Asti Scorr Act. ? — Buy Now.—5 lbs raisins for 30 certs; 5 ! ; [bs currants for 30 cents; 10 lbs Dem. raw % sugar for 35 cents; 5 Ibs 24c tea for $1.05: |! ; pure mixed candy for 22 cents—Sanderson | & Co. ; mo t Haszard & Moore have a shop full of pre ty and useful presents. ‘Their gift calenders | are elegant. By buying now you avoid the | big rush of the last few days,—Haezard & | | recs The Christmas fever is getting high. | Moure. b el showing you our line of FUR | on. We carry one of the largest stocks of fine Furs on tment, finest quality, latest styles, lowest prices. STANLEY BROTHERS. noon. Tickets at the following reduced prices: GENTS (Season) iccaeeass eens LADIES n iekgudepieseatevgabsabien 2.00 CHILDKEN (Afternoon). ° 1.50 PROMTOADG. ..0...i. ei Galbraith’s Band in attendance. NOTICE.—No cltildren under thirteen years of age allowed on the ice after six o'clock, p. ms dy lin pat gua—no30 BILLIARDS. I have op ned a Billisrd Room in connec- tion with my Hestaunint.* “bout 5 varréis of the fin-st Oysters luthecity willb sold in form. The finest of imported na domestic Cigars; temperance drinks of alt kinds; fresh Buttermilk alwayson a Fiuid Beef Tea. ‘ Pr. P. @ILuis APPLiS, We. b-r 14th, at 10.30 zu. m., at Room+, Queen }Sireet :— 20 banels Choice No. 1 Gravenstein Apples in prime order; 30 barrels No. 1 and No. 2. Bishop Pippins; caxks Cider und Vine_ar; a large British Plate Mirror, 6 feet 10 inehes by 5 feet 4 inches; a Tailor’s Stove and Ironr, Shop Stove, Par- etc A. McNEILL, decl3 Auctioneer. TENDERS. Sealed Tenders addressed to the} iinier- signed, and warked on the outsid® ““Ten- der for Selling Newspapers,” will be re ceived until MONDAY, 17th DecemLer, L894, for the privilege of selling: ‘newe papers, books, etc., on all the regular pas senger trains of this Railway, and for uce of news stam in Charlettetown Station, for one or three ‘years froin Ist Jantaty, 1895. Each Tender mn-t Le accompanied by an accepted bank cheque for fifty (50) dol tars, payable to the Honorable Minister of Raibyays ant Canalo, and the eheque will be forfeited if the party tendering ueglects orreé uses to'enter into a contract whea call¢ l upon ta do so. ; * A. McDONALD, Superinte nde at. Railway Office, Charlottetown, { — ‘Tth December, 1894. — pat jour tl 15th ood — Things’ TS eafoare® shill better:when ? OLENE for they are. 34 ' Sgd, ABERDEEN.” and are easily di-,. oa gested. for Frying, | SITUATIONIN NEWFOUNDLAND hortenin and all |. | se . set . ~ | Deplorable Condition of Affairs. Qooking urposes Wu 45 (©@ttor ENE is better j _... $x. Joun’s, Nfll., Dec. 13. and purer thaw lave iaimciuse ceived ther pontolor, ani Saidaiies te re Legislature is summoned for Satur- The N. K. Fairbank » Company, Wellington and Alin St,” MONTREAL, nee cme ea an Headquarters. Good goods, prompt attention and low | D6 LASt Sad and Tragic Scene. | dow. . — j cheon By Auction, toanorrow, Friday, Decem- ate | denly lurch over and fall almost into -Dr. | Reid’s arms. | happily proved too correct. * | that the remains of the deceased Premier FR E E fram Grease + which he had been sworn in a member, and Sure If Insured wath - f a |S. R. BROW HKOWN'S CH’TOWN eLOCcK | | Insurance Agent. TELEGRAPHIC. ExaMixer | Special. DesPaATCHES TO THE DEATH OF SIR JOHN THOMPSON. A Graphic Description by One ~~ Who Was Present. The Arrangements for a State Funeral. es The Body Will Be Interred at Halifax. Tributes to the Dead Premier. ene. grnmnantiianntemmanmnnesbitnitigie : Loxpox, Dee. 13. All reports agree that the Queen was | deeply ‘moved by Sir John Thompson’s death. Sir Charles Tupper was summoned to Windsor by a special courier. He ar- | rived at 7 in the evening and rode directiy to the castle, where he was at once receiy- el by the Queen, and had a long audience. | The Marquis of Breada!bane made this | statement: “I travelled from Paddington to Windsor with Sir John Thompson: fle appeared to be all right then and afterwards at the meeting. After being sworn in-he ret-red to the lun- While we were sitting there One of the servants cheon room. he suddenly fainted. and I got him into the next room and (placed him and leside the win- I got water.and sent the servant for brandy. In .a short time he recovered somewhat. Heseemed much distressed at having made what he regarded as a ecene, remarking, “It seems too weak, too foolish to faint like that.” I replied : “One does not faint on purpose. _Pray do not distress yourself about the matter.” He begged me; to return to my luncheon. Of” ‘course, I wou!'d not listen to this. I remained with him | till he seemed completely recovered. _ He } rose to accompany me back to the lun- rooni. IT offered him my arm. He unaided. He cheerfully re- marked, “I am all right, thank you.” In the meantime, Dr. Reid, the Queen’s. phy- sician, whom I had sent for,arrived. Within tvo or three minutes after Sir John’s _re- turn te the Inucheon room, and I believe before hetasted the cuatlet cr whatever was placed before him, I saw him eudl- At the request of the doctor the ladiesat the table went ont. The doctor, I and the servants alone remained. We did all that was possible. I felt his pulse and wa: confident that no aid would have availed him. The doctor held the same view, which un- As far as could see, Sir John had been in good health up to the first seizure. I believe that he to!ld Dr. Reid that he had had pains in h’s chest. The cause of death was undoubtedly a sudden failure of the heart’s action. It is stated that Dr. Reid gave a certificate of death from syncope. Therefore, no inquest will likely be male. ee Orrawa, Dee. 13. When the first excitement of the sad news had died away, the members cf the late Government in town (for by the dezth of Sir John Thompson the ministry ipso ¥icto is dissolved) met in the Council Chamber. There were present: Acting Premier Bewell, Costigan, Foster, Daly and Ives. Mr. Bowell had, early in the afternoon, telegraphed to all his col!eagues asking them to return to the capital as speedily as possible. * Sir C. H. Tupper gannot be home for five days. The mini- sters considered what ehould be done in regard to the funeral, and it was decide, subject to Lady Thompson’s wishes, -#hould be given a state funeral. The High Commissioner was cabled to have the body.sent to Ottawa, via New York. The remains will probabty leave Liver- pool to-day. He will lie in state here and then be conveyed to Halifax for inter- | ment in the family burial plot. This is | in accordance with tol Thompson's | wish. Hatrrax, Dee. 13. This morning's papers are full of trib- utes to the memory of the dead premier. | The Official Announcem ent The following despatch was received | last evening by Lieutenant-Governor How- lan : “To His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor of Pringe Eiward Island : With deepest regret I have to inform Yoar ‘Honor that T have received the lament- able intelligence of the sudden death of Sir John Thompson at Windsor Castle soon after a meeting of the Privy Council, The financial outlook is substantially | unchanged. Everything is in a state of | collapse. Trade is. at a standstill, and nearly every workingman in the city ix | without employment. j i bi a ae - : ' TL 5 A SS THOARSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1894. THE INSPIRATION OF ENTERPRISE! Our Store never was so interesting as it will be at the CHRISTMAS FA'R., Our methods have destroyed dull seasons before and it’s going to do it again. No degrees of duil activity here, Everybody is interested in the Christmas Fair, No com. parisons,—the Fair is going to lead, Ladies, be sure you visit it, for there is where you will find suitable, serviceable presents cheap, cheap, cheap, N, B.—We will announce day of opening in a day or two, ee ee JAMES PATON & GO. WE SELL RUBBERS ! all sizes, all styles, all ready, Nobody can sell lower than we do. Write for quotations, Distributors of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers, 189 QUEEN STREET. Char.ottetown, December 10, 1894—dy BIG AUCTION SALE ——- OF FANCY GOODS & TOYS, OUR MOTTO! The Golden Rule. We have tested the above Money-Saving Oa Frilay, ith, Afterneoa and Eveaiag. a ee DE SS } ‘ Read the list of goods to be sold;—36 Photo Albums, 7 Gents’ Dressing Cases, 5 Ladies’ do., 10 Cuff and Collar Boxes, 19 Glove and Handkerchief boxes, 4 Manicure Sets, 8 Writing results, and our customers, as Desks. 11 Work Boxes, 6 Toilet Sets, 95 Vases, choice novel-!, i : ; ties of all kin ls, Photo Frames, 37 large Framed Pictures, 1 | far a» we know, can vouch for large Mantel Mirsor, Toys, Horses, Guns, Dogs, Banks, Arks, it as well; and, contrary to Games, Dolls, ete. Sale at 2.50 and § o'clock. XMAS SUPPLY CO, Next to Crown Confectionery. rule with mest setisfactory ordinary rules, the more vou ‘use it the brighter it gets; so ott --ay Hy ‘we use it in dealing out fair, : ee F q /hcnest goods in good, honest aters ttention g ‘values in Overcoats, Suits, ‘ete, to che great satisfaction ee. . > ‘of our many patrons. Ever We have a number of pairs of Laced | oe Bs ‘order, however small, is en- Boots, medium and heavy, good Skating ; s . ititled toa Golden Rule. We Boots, our own make, Will clear them out at a big reduction for cash, Call carly and |¢stend to you a cordial invi secure a pair. ‘tation to give us an early call. Boots, Rubbers and Overshoes, all kinds JOHN T. MCKENZIB, selling low. | STAR TAILOR, Ordered work a specialty. Repairing of LONDON HOUSE. all kinds promptly done, deb J. H. BELL, The Reliable Boot and Shoe Dealer. | ee enact ee ~e - - . ve a cc erm — - . a Groceries Have Struck Rock Bottom at Beer & Coffs, ——— Charlottetown, Dec. 12, 1894—dy For the Christmas trade we have marked our stock of Groceries away down. Read this list:—5 pounds new Raisins for 30 cents; 5 pounds Layer Valencias, 40 cents; 4 pounds California Muscatels, 45 cents; 5 pounds good Currants, 30 cents; 3 pounds pure Candy, 22 cents; 10 bars Dainty Soap, 20 cents; 10 bars Surprise Soap, 50 cents; 10 bars Seafoam Soap, 60 cents; 10 pounds Raw Sugar, 35 cents; 4 gals Canalian Oil. G4e. BEER & GOFF. Charlottetown, December 13, 1894—tu thu sat a) The Salt of Life is Business--Your Business--Our ‘Business. WE FEAR NO GOMPETITION, WE COURT COMPARISON. —— P- E- ‘rhe Results have Invariably been Favorable to Us ee ee STANLEY BROS.