FPO ORS Pe MF OR eer pee ee es Rene & : NE CE See Oe eS le eee, oy OO a ee a i e — AEA ie <a ~ i ame +A, i Mi ee Re iii ta ERS AS ee tegtt . s i elt a NT TEL OI BO t 4 st a Darty EXAMINER. MARCH 8 Ty Lk84 Grit Treachery to P. HE. Island. Irv will be within the recollection of | our readers that, when last session the question of refunding our Island mer-) chants the amount ot duties collected by the United States Government, “as before the House of Commons, Mr. L. | H. Davies, with the help of his Grit allies from Ontario, managed to have out of the estimates. may appear, that a would the amount struck Incredibl > member from our Island oppose the payment of a sun of money due to many of our mere haute, it IS DeVer- ! no legal claim nave as it 80 theless true. iney for this amount. It is justly due by the Government of the United States, and! the Government to fund taan act of bad faith which is worse than the repudiation by Phila- delphia of ita debts, ina days goue by, | or by Virginia in our own day, for these | acts of separate States; but this is more deliberate, it is a national act of repudiatiou aud bad faith, by the whole of the United States in their collective the American pnation—acting | the President. iis chosen head. what- refusal by that re- were cap city through Our merchants ever against the Dominion Government; | have no claim they have no such legal claim for any portion of the Fishery Award as might be enforced ia a Court of Law, buat} their case that ' is ove of such hardship it was treated as an exceptional ore, and $3(',000 were placed io the estimates to be divided among them iu proportion to their claims. i Mr. Davies’ efforts were only too sucx | cessful, and he received maoy congratu- | latious from his Grit admirers upon the} THE DAILY HX AMINER, ' : hore ee ‘ : jon this Island in their. «forts to ‘ vailed, With sucha body of representative aud destroy the common enemy—intem-) on nearly one hundred—of different ance. 7 on ° " 7 we Resolved, That each Society shades of political fceling and of different hererore vesorved, aci ‘ ier) Te ; : Sa ' noaial ' religious professions, in thorough earnes hofdu regular temperance meetings shall i ’ tn oe the Canada | officers of this Alliance, two vice-presidents jancd place be determined upon by the officers much satisfaction that resolutions in favor of | prohibition have been introduced into the | Canadian Parliament. ON ORGANIZATION, | Therefore Resolved, That this Convention | Resolved, That it is expedient that auxili- jearnestly hope that the said resolutions will | ies of the Alliance be formed in| be passed, and rcquest that all the repre- | each district in Prinee Edward Island. ‘sentatives from P. i. Island will support the | resolutions, enforcement of our now existing temper- ance laws: | RESOLUTION R d, That conditions of membership ee be, assenting to the general principles of the Resolved, That the thanks of this Alliance . > - Alliance, and subscribing vearly to ite funds | are due, and are hereby teudered, to the Nev. G. W. Hodgson, the General Secretary, for bis arduous and untiring labors in furtherance of the object of the Alliance. Resolved, That each auxiliary branch deter- mine what officers it shall have, and the amount of yeirly subscription. Rese That each branch send two Gele- The resolution of thanks to Rev. ie a ‘1 A a yearly . eckae - Bon > Hodgson was proposed by Rev. Mr. Bur- to year. , zi wash, im very complinientary terms, and Resolved, That in addition to the present | ¥§ seconded by Rev. William Phelan and ‘ several others. While the President pre- s sented the vote of thanks, the whole as- be members of the County Alliances where | semblage rose to their feet to show their such exists, whose duty it shall be to organiz*| respect for Mr. Hodgson, and the great sub-Alliances in such places av may seem to} service he has rendered to the cause of them expedient | humanity. Whereas, It is desirable to unite more} The Conventien was earnest in its pro- closely the different temperance eter ceedings, and the utmost unanimity pre- overthiow fiicers of this Allinnee two Vice-lresidents hall be appointed from each County who shal! in the work of temperance, Temperance Act is bound to be enforced. PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE. >- have the right to send two delegates to the annual meetings of the Convention, pri vided such delegates comply with the terms of membership of the Allianee. Reaoived, That the Secretary of each Local Branch a quaint our General Secretary with the formation of the Branch, and from time to time of its officers. Resolved, That, m addition to the present Fripay, March 7. Mr. Speaker took the chair at 5.10 o'clock, p.m A message was received from the Legis- lative Council, through John Ball, C. L. C., from each Connty, who the County Alhances, be to shall be appointed shall be members of exist, whose duty shall where such — al} eee in | lare nay . : hs . ‘ 4 } A " organize sub-alliances tn ch paces a3 May | intimating that a Committee had becen em to them expedl nt. appointed to keep up a good correspondence > } Ty + La ageegs > . - a “ ° R ed, That the sseessment on each between the two braaches of the Legis- Branch A'liance be the sum of $5.00. Resolved, That the annual conventions be held in January or February, and the time lature. Mr. Brake, Chairman of Special Com- mittee appointed to prepare an Address in answer to the Speech with which His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor opened the present session, presented the Draft Address which was made the Order of the Day for Monday. if the convention, QKNERAL RESOLUTIONS, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to bring before the Committee of Parltament on WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, WILL BE OPENED ON MONDAY NEXT. SILVERWARE, JEWELRY, WATGKES & CLOCKS, amendments to the Canada Temperance Act, Report of committee appointed to receive 1878; the importance of making some provi- jsion for checking the indiscriminate issue of | medical certificates, and to make such sugges- This session, it seems, is to see his| tiou as they see fit. efforts renewed —but upon different lines; | Resolved, Chat a committee be appointed by for he has utilized the Toronto Globe, and | the chairman to obtain legal advice as to the - 7 an ae al ae effect upon the Canada Temperance Act of the the first gun has been fired from IS | Liqn w License Act, and upon such other columns ' questions as members of this Convention desire Gormac, once owner of the Summer- | avswers upon. . oe ete » : : | Committee—Rev, G. : odgson ev. de Progress. is tawa correspond- as ° sid Pre ee the Otta: : ay | harles McVonald, Benj. Rogers, M. L. C. evt of the Toronto Grit organ, and! “Whereas, Under the Canada Temperance throvgh his instrnmeutality the following | Act of 1878, a Vendor's License may be issued apper's in the Globe. jin each of the several Townships; and After some impertiaest remarks upou | Whereas, The illicit sale of intoxicating . . +}, | liquor cen be more easily carried on under Senator Montgomery in connection with « , the protection of said License, the Govervorship it proceeds : Therefore Resolved, That immediate steps be Messrs Curvell and Howlan are also pusb- | taken by this Convention to prevent the issue ing their c’aime, bat the Conservatives think |cf \ endor’s Licenses, except where imper that these gent emen should be satisfied with atively needled ; and c the gift oc $30 000 which the Government} _ Resolved, Farther that » written request poposes miking t» them under the pretext of | signed by the President and General Secretary rfundi«g certain daties collected by the | on behalf of this Convention, be presented to United “tites Guverhim-nt upon fish, Such a| the Lieutenant Gove: nor-in-Council asking ‘*fisny” claim hus never before been recognizes him to cance) all licenses to N endors, except by anv Government in any country, and it those held by druggists qualified to compound cannot be reg rded as anything more than a medical prescriptions; and that no snch donation to certain parliamentary supporters.” successful result of his fillibasterivug op- position. License be issued in future except to druggists ins. 6 , ; : _ | as aforesaid. Phis is the most impudeut and uo-j Whereas, 1t has come to the notice of this blushing assertion we have ever read, | Alliance that in many cases the powers prant- even in the columus of the Globe.|ed by the C. T. A. to medical men have been | . | abused, — Among the merchants who claim a share | *°Use¢.— : : : Therefore Resoleed, That this Alliance of these duties are Owen Connolly, H. appes! by circular to all. the medical men of M. Churchill, Reid Bros., A. Matheson,| tunis Is'and, asking them to abstain from Wise & Russell, John Cairns, Bubear | cranting certificates Ter liquor except in cases and Nickerson. 1. C. Hall. J. H. Myrick, | where actually required, aod that that appeal + th. . . ’ . . | ” + , xT OL t 3 ‘ ; f th Medical John A. Matheson, and the Hon. A. A. {°° brought to the notice of the Medica tenders for printing and binding the Jour- nals of the House, was presented by Hon. Mr. Ferguson, in which the tender of Stephen G. Lawson was recommended for acceptance. After some discussion the House was divided on the motion as follows:— Yeas—Hon. Messrs, Sullivan, Fergusen, McLeod, Arrsenault, Campbell. Lefurgy, Prowse, McDonald, Messrs. Bentley, Blake, Holland, J. McLean, McDougall, A. Martin, MeLarer.--15. Nays—Messrs Perry, Beer, Richards, Hooper, Farquharson, Sinclair, D. C. Martin, J. R. McLean, McFadyen—10 Hon. Mr. Prowse, chairman of com- mittee appointed to receive tenders for Printing and Binding the Debates of the House, presented a report recommending the tenders of 8. G. Lawson, which, on motion, was carried. Mr. Perry intimated that in the absence of Mr. Yeo he would act as Leader of the Opposition. House adjourned. LETTERS T0 THE EDITOR. Sibi althiikin Ice Hummock’s Complaint, (By Telegraph.) Care Tormentine, March 8, 1884. Sir,—Ninety-eight bags of mails and fifteen passengers are here. Will the Gov- ernment ever condescend to look on this contemptible capes :oute in the inierest cf pi . | Association. Macdonald, These gentleman having! ji7h-veas, The majority of the Board of trusted to the hovor of the Government} License Commissione:s for King’s County of the United States. We never heard | have appoimted Mr. John McKinnon to the Be MG “oor i «| office of Chief Inspector for that County, and it that they were f arhamentary supporters | having been shown to this Convention that he of the present Government, aud their (\¥cKinnon) is violeatly opposed to the carry- claims are much larger than those of} ing out of the provisions of the Canada Tem- the mails and travelling public for three or foer months of the yeari and pyt on a punt |of a steamer and some other absolute ;e- | quirements, and not withhold matters of such vital importance to the country which ineasures at preeent befors the Government are so trifling compared with the gigantic |- Messrs. Howlan and Carvell. But every effort to recover these duties is to be thwarted because some Con- servative gentlemen may be benefited | At the batde of Balaclava daring the | Crimean war while the remains of the} brave “six huudred”’ were retreat iny | from their famous charge, the Russian gues opened fire upon them while some of their own troops were in range, thus involving friend aud foe in a common | distruciion. An ontery against this} barbarity went up from all Europe, and} it was found pecessary to assert that it ‘mistaken orders.” Wil Grit politicians exhibit thav the halt civilized Russians? they anuounce that the attack upon the refund of duties to our merchauts has been amisiake? We shall see. arose from Wiil | i —. - i Temperance Convention. aidlanas i A LARGE and inflvential Convention of del. yates from all parts of the Island was | opened in this city on Thursday evening, the President F, W. Gales, Esq., in the. Chair. The Churches were represented by | Rev. Wm Phelan, Montagne; Rev. J. S. Allan, Summerside; Rev. J. A Dafoe. Hunter River; Rev. Charles McDonald. | Georgetown, Rev. John Ball, Vernon Rive rs R Iv. Me srs. Hi “igson, Bur- wash, Fitzgerald, Rice, VW hitman, and |} O'Meara, Charlottetown. The Legislature was represented by WMeasrs. Annear, Bentley, Rogers, Sinclair, Farquharson | and Holland The Sons of Te mperance | were represented by Messre. Edwards, Miliner, Chappell, Prowse, Sanderson Wm. Laird, McKinnon and others, Th Cathotic T. A. Suciety by Messrs. A. A. McDonald, Bowers, ard others. The | i OU. G. Templ rs, by Messrs. Bears, Lantry, | Lawson. R. Smaliwood and others. Alto- | gether there were about ninety delegates | pres-nt. A large amount of business was | transacted, Resolutions recommending the { formatou of branch alliances in the} Various settiements of the province, and providing the terms of member ship, were adopted, The questions of prohibition, politic 1 action, avd «ther | Mo) Ortant mates were ventilated by the | convention The weeting was yesterday morning at Y o'clock. officers were , revume d The same! appointed, a vote of thanks | t nieve! to the Seeretary for the firm, un Com) Ps ising manner in whirh he tormed tie duti-s of this ; fice, and c aver tion wee bro ght to a close. } Phe conven im. has given very, genatral | batisiaciion to the frieuds of iewperneer, wud We tus the sed wimy Mde/hiaby bitter ner |perance Act. le-s shame | pr-visiens of the Canada Temperance Act ; i i> 2 ‘ ‘ | yossibly can to discountenance any and every | Re wapked fearlessly down, leaning on the rod vislation of the Canada T« mperance Act ip | a0 staff of mim who had gone before, | fully request the members thereof to pass an | righteous Im the last day, | hauifory measur:s, in preference to those who | } would / j thy opici nof this conwanfion, have the sup- ' me : 1urt of a clear majority of the. people of this | BY Fr ivate Sale, bf the | | saad ou. —the ship railway for inetance. Therefore Resoleed, That this Conven-| Ice Hummocg. tion look upon the appointment of a person whose antecedents have identified him with the igterest of liquor sellera a6 aa outrage upon the temperance sentiment of the Conrty. The Payment of Insurance. Srz,—In the paragraph published in your Resolved Further, That it is the opinion of paper fase evening, great praise is given to this ‘‘onvention that the Board for King’s | the North — British & Mercantile Fire County would carry out the we}) understcod Insurance Company fer the prompt pay- wishes of the people of the County aud of the | ment of some of its losses by the late fire. I-land, by apponting in his stead an cffieer|The puff is justly merited; but the in- more in sympathy with the provisions and!ginyations against the other Companies olj ets of the new License Law, and of the) were unjust and uncalled for, as most of Canad» Temperance Act, 1878. oe {them epjoy equally honorable reputations, Whereas, The Canada Temyerance Act is in| and others of them have ajso already paid ones PP eee ewe majority |their claims. The rest I have reason to . wh, erat im es va the | believe will do likewise as soon as the ey a ee eee ee ee ieee adjusted. By the conditions of r-Jatiny to the gale of intoxicating lignors are | most policies, losses are payable sixty days flagrantly violated; and after proof of loss, and it is not customary Whereas, Snch open vialations of this Law | to settle before maturity of claim, although lenlaica@ te bring all Law gud order into | it ig often done. conte mpt; and Whereag, 1t is the bounden duty of aJl pere| Se==== are i Fairway. I aS AR i tne MARCH 8, 18€4. | KK. WwW. PTAW LOR, | Queen Street, Next Door to W. R. Watsen's, -O A LOT OF SLIGHTLY DAMAGED AT LATE FIRE, Will be Offered at a Great Reduction. Charlottetewn, March 8, 1884—3i eed wkiy 2i — ne a 2s ————— ~ W.& A. BREWN & 08. —HAV k— RESUMED BUSINESS FOR THE PRESENT, IN THE Store formerly cccupicd by H. A. Harvie, QUELN STREET, NEARLY OPPOSITE WATSON’S DRUG STCRE. Ch’ te »wo, March 6, 1884.—dy wkly r a a elles Serre “GUARDIAN ” FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE Af dk de tee il Lombard Street, Loi den, E. C. 0: ESTABLISHED [821. aa > ee = elds ee ry ee Subscribed Capital, - = = = = $10,000,000 Capital Paid Up, RE ee 5 000,000 Total Funds, upwardsof - - <- - 18,000,000 Total Amount Income, nearly - Wee Risks at Lowest Current Rates. CARVELL BROS., Agents. 3,600,000 Ch’town, Feb. 26, 1884.—im gaw ee el Se te a ee ete Lt eS SS ee Ee GREAT SALE OF New Cottons. — 9: We have just opened a large Stock of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN PRINTS, NEW SPRING STYLES, sere ip authority to uphold the majesty of the Law; be it : . adh DLEw, Theretove Resolved, As the opinion of this| Of rapid consumption, at North River, on Convention that the Lieutenant Governor, the| February 18tb, after an illness of three Executive Council, the members of both | months, which he bore with Christian forti- branches of the Local lJLegislature, the} tude and resignation to the Divine Wall, Jadges of the Supreme Conrt, the County | Major D. Scott, 1D the 9th year of his age ourt Judges, the Magistrates, and ali others | His life was consistent with his religious pro in authority whatsoever, should do all they : feesion, so when he cameto the dark valley, He leaves a widowed mother, brothers and sisters, and one child, to moura his absence—not without hope; for we are assured fpom his life that God will bring bim ap with the this Provinee; and be it further Resolved, That the Committee of the Alliance | behalf of this Convention, petition the Local Leyislature, pow convened, and respect. | on act making it incombent om 9)] bailiffs, con- | stables and police to preacente§ any violations of the Canada Temperance Act of | whith they may, from time to time, become | Cog? izont | Resolved, That, whereas the temperance | en'imest ia rapidly growing in this Province, ud to-day ts the septiment of two thirds of | the population; we, therefore, feel constrained to subordimute our political feelings to the predominant sentiment, ayd pledge ourselves 50 loads Kindling Wood to support persons who wilj giga their i: flu- | 200 coras Hardwood ’ ence to measpres «r appointments calgulated | 200 cords Softwood ? to further the complete enforcement of the | eco Loa i ’ 4’anada Temperance Act, and progressive pro- | e — Brother, thou art gone to rest, Thy toils and cares are o'er; Siekn: 8s and sorrow, pain and death, Shall ne’er disturb the more. See FOR SALE. ae ee ees Apply to | JOSEPH MAHAR, Camberlaud Street, ppose such measures. Resolved. That the tutal prohibition of the | imp rt+tion. mepufacture and sale of intoxi-| Chbh’town, March 8—@i cating hquors for ace as a beverage would, in | wee Jslend Received Before the Advance in Duty. ——-0: We have an immense stock of GREY AND WHITE CcOTTONS, Purchased when the Cotton market was at the lowest point of depression, Mieecy Cottons, Sheeting Cottens, Pillow Cottons, TABLE LINEN AND NAPKINS, Towels and Towelling, TAPESTRY, SCOTCH AAD BRUSSELS CARPETS, | BOUT three ecres of Wood, at Be'videre, ticuting the shore and creck, opposite fii, the property ot Richord | Resolved, That it is the opinion of this cos | vewtion that, in orderto farther sdvance the! A cause of tem, erance, that the branches of the strawberry He aitz, Esq Hominion Alliance, all temperance organiga- Th~ above is thickly wooded with eané, | shoud, while evlo cing the ‘laws we have, | ling anddongers, aud convenient for bauliag. | thoroughly agitate thequestiop of total pro- | ; , JOHN BALI, | CW DWay; Merch Sai wily 1 tons and elergymen throvghoot this Island Wistrray Thiv Oevytion hax beard with ua gther House Furnishing Goods, | Apply to Thos. W. Dodd WHITE RUSSIAN SEED W..EAT. /F HE best producer yet tried on the Island Call aud examine and see testimonials at my Furniture Stere, J. D. MeLeod’s corner. JOHN NEW?SON, Ch’town, March *. ARGAINS BARGAL : AM selling the balance of my Fornitore saved from the fire of the 20th wll, at J, D McLeod's corner, Queen Street, at a reduction of from twenty-five to fifts per cent below usual prices, JOHN Ne WSON, Ch’town, March ®, The Great Sale of Cotton Goods at the London Hicuse will be continued for 30 days, for cask, at a still further reduce tion in price». Merch 7, 18%4 Ash Hoops For Sale 1? E Sabseriber has a quantity of the above on hand. Orders kit at his store We)- lin.ton Station, or at the Or .0rne Houge, Charlottetown, will be attended to. JOS, O. ALSENAULT, March 7, 1854, . : . Violin Music. \ R. M. LOWDEN 9 would intimate that 1 he will vive one more course of instruc- tion ou the v.olin before leaving ( har otte- town, Those wishing to ava * thenweives of this opportuaity are resp ctfully rm quested to make application at once. Room—Sydney Street, one door east of Prince Street. Ch’teown, March 7, 1884. ee tat acapeennmenacesinananmensitipniiiie CG. 4. HASZARD I Mr. Jems DesBris:y’s Old Stand, where you w''l get ike very best of STATIONERY, in small and large lots, at AS, since the fire, opened his Stationery Store in Greatly Reduced Prices. choc! Bucks, faked Very Low, World s Standard Library Series, Poets, and other standard Bocks, SELLING AT COST. Now isthe time to get veluable BOOKS ata GREAT BARGAIN, Ch'town, March 6 —1m eod Brick Yard. To Lei, f[\HE Montrose Brick Yard, (1¢ miles from outhport), together wih Dwelling House, Stable, Kilns, Pugs, etc, For particulars apply on the premises te JOHN B, STEWART, Southport, Lot 48, March 4, 1884 —2w wkly 2i pd Lobster Canning Factory FOR SALE. OMPLETE end in excellent order—1,600 ' ‘rps, Boats, Cun Makers’ Tools, Boards lug House, STUCK—comprisi: gz ‘lin Plates, Cane, Tis, Lead, doer, Paint, Lavels, etc,, ready for Immediate use. luquiie of MESSRS, |} OOLE & LEWIS, Charlottetown Feb, 26.—2w SUBSCRIBE for the Wi EKLY EXADID- HR. “Qely GONE POLLAR a year. Seite: Sete ae ee WANTS, LOST, FOUN », de. oo Parties having in their possession & set of new Vriving Harness, taken from the ire of the 20th Vebruary, wiil oblige by returning them to the subscriber without fur ther notice.—Jonn Newson. (wrar8 2 rs —_— PNOR SALE—A_ double-barrel, 10-bore, Pines loading GUN, pin fire. Origin: ally cost $65.00, is neared astyood hs pew, @P {mar7 will be soid for lees thay balf cost. EXAMINER UFPIOE. W ANTED—A GIRL for general house- work in a family of three. Apply # Mrs. Croskili’s, L leasant Strect, {maré ¢ el Ky ANTFPD—A BOY to drive Bread Sleigh, attend a horse, etc. Must have ge rejerencés.—J. Qtink, City Steam Bakery. |. JOUSE TO 'ET—ihe large Dwelling House on coruer of Pownal and Kest Streets, ocenpied by Rev. John M McLeod. {mo ws aw ent ene WY ANTED—As the Hospitel for the Im WHOLESALE AND REVPAIL. GEO. DAVIES & CO. s Uh'town; Feb! 11, 1884 sane, a Female Attendant, to whom Bra ie 43 Whi be paid Ap} J * rein 53 QERVANT WANTED —Ove: willing 4 nuree. No washing or ironing. Appy ore two or after seven p, ~ std Serett,