St Pape Pee oy ‘ 4 # OUT OF 2.000 CLAIMS fan Accident Co. for last year, were for accidents caused to pedestri ans walking on.the sidew alk THE OCEAN ACCIDENT Insures against all kinis of accidents Its premiums are low, and it issues a good Policy 6. I. Brow General Agent Charlottetown THB DAILY EXAMINER. ay 7ines MAY 15. 1897. NOTES AND COMMENTS. — + Commenting upon the result of the Quebec election, the St.John Sun says: There is no doubt that a majority of the business people voted with the Liberal Conservatives, and that a much larger majority of the French Canadian voters marked their ballets fora restoration of the group which surrounded Mercier. As one of the orators at the jubilation of the suc- cessful party on election night remarked, “Mercier is avenged.” —I!t is remarked by the Portland Trans- eript that “since 1867 Canada has passed through thirty years of gradual but steady -‘morovement. Railroads have been built, agriculture and manufactures encouraged, commerce developed, and the standard of education materially advanced. Politically the chief feature of the country’s advance has been the cementing of the union of the provinces, the increasing closeness of their. relat.ons with one another.” Yes. And since 1867, the country has been for the most part under Liberal - Conservative Government ! —The Victoria Colonist protests against the new Liberal Free Trade tax of half a cent a pound upon fresh salmon. It says that “this will Simply destroy the cannery business on the lower Fraser. If this becomes law all the salmon canneries on the Fraser will be clesed and the plauts will be removed to the State of Washing- ton, This is not idle talk, but expresses what :s the bona fide intention of those who are engaged in the business. The proposed duty will immediately entail very heavy loss upon the canners, who have prepared themselves at very considerable expense to handle American fish.” —The horseless carriage, or its fore- runner, the motor-cycle, is encountering in Massachusetts the spirit of opposition to.its introduction which has vain) v striven in-every period of this old world’s history to prevent the fair trial of inventions, which, contemned at first, have won their way ultimately to a grateful recognition. The Boston Post condemns the obstruc- tive legis'ation, not alone as discreditabie, but as destined to be quickly proved futile. It regards the adoption of the new vehicle ag the next great step in civilization’s ad- vapce in America, its practicability having been demonstrated in Europe’s progressive capitals. It has been encouraging to note in later years that this ancient prejudice to novelties in the inpustrial line has shown lews and less tenacity of life with each succeeding manifestatien. —The Worcester, Mass., Gazette has not a very high opinion of United States naval officers. It ssys: The battleshipe, cruisers and‘monitors cun agound on every shoal and ledge they can find, when at eea; when in the harbor they run afoul of schooners and yachts, and when trying to tie up to dry land they smash the piers and docks. As though these mishaps were not enough, the department’s shore property is coming in for a share of the disasters. The dry dock at Port Wash- ington, Oce., has been found defective, and now the dock at the Brooklyn navv yard has sprung a leak and must be extensively repaired. The leaks became so serious that work on the Massachusetts was stopped, the dock flooded and the big ship floated. The repairs will take six weeks, after which it is hoped the dock will be as good as new. At Port Washington it is feared the dock will have to be abasidoned, as it i8 constructed on ansuitable ground. ~—A notable result of “the spoils sys- tem ” has received some attention in Par- liament. A day or two ago Cul. Prior, of Br itish Columbia, brought up the case of Da nean, whom the government dismissed fro m the post of quarantine officer at Vic- toria, B.C. After hig dismissal one Dr. Wa tt was appointed in bis place. Now it isc omplained that Dr. Watt neglected to visita smallpox patient, whodied unat- ten ded and alone. The discussion brought up i no Parliament by Col. Prior covered the case of dismissal and the appointment, Col. Prior affirming that Dr. Duncan was thor oughly competent, and that the ~— agai nst him were baseless. Sir Charies Tup per questioned the minister closely abo ut Dr. Watt’s neglect of the smallpox pat ient. Sir Charles very properly insist- x1 that the charges ought to be investi- rat ed, and if true Dr. Watt should not pol y be dismissed but should be prose- juted, ER Vienna, May 14,—At a large con- fere nce of the Austrian manufacturers held yesterday, it was resolved to call upon the government to endeavor to conclude in- ternational agreements with European powers with’a view of “effectually meeting the common danger to Eu n economy ar ‘sing from the prohibitive tariff policy of the United States.” | THEYDAILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN, MAY 15, 1897, INTERESTING NEWS NOTES SELECT- ED FOR THE EXAMINER, The English court bas gone into mourp- ing forthe late Duchess VAlencon until May 2ist. The duchess. was the first consin but once removed from tie Queen, The Queen dida graceful thing on Thursday and delighted Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone by summoning ‘heir grand- daughter, Dorothy Drew, to Windeo: Castle. Her Majesty was anxious to see the child wio has figured so prominestly in Mr Glacstone’e domestic life. The Lord Mayor of London’s fund for the relief of the Indian famive sufferers ba: reached $2,600,000. Probably no greater charitable fund was ever raised Ly private subscription in the world. Ifa people i- to’ be stricken they can count on most he); if they are England’s wards. A remarkable effect of tobacco smok on the color of flowers may be teen in the case of the field scabia, named botanically knavtia arvensis, so frequent on the h Ils and commons from Augus: till October. I! its purplish blue blossoms, which forin nearly globose heads, are held in the smoke of tobacco their color wil! soon turn to a bright green about the same co'or 4s its leaves. A remarkable case of the recovery of speech and hearingis reported from the cauton of Ticino, in Switzerland. An Italian, aged 41 years, who five years ago became a deaf mute in conseqnence of a serious disease, was startled by the sudden appearance of arunaway horse. As he jumped aside to avoid the animal he uttered a loud scream, and after it had gone by he found that he was able to talk and hear. A.remarkable instantaneous photograph is in the possession of a Bristol chemist. From some cause or another, while he was crossing the river, his camera fell over the side of the Clifton bridge, and, as was atterwarde proved,the shutter flew open as it fell. The camera happened to alight against the sail of a passing ship, and was subsequently recovered uninjured by the owner, A plate which was in the camera at the time of the fall was developed and turned outa very clear negative of the under part of the suspension bridge. The Halifax Recorder says that about 25,000,000 feet. of lumber have already been shipped from that port this season, and that the total shipments will amount to 80,000,000 feet, eclipsing all former records. On Saturday last there were six sailers loading; one.had just cleared, thr-e others were waiting for a chance to load, and others were en route. Two steamers were loading and another was nearly done. The I. C. R. had landed in the last two months over 1,800 tars of lumber, besides hundreds yet to be discharged. Sixty-five cars had come in tbat day. The lumber operators had a favorable winter and they made the most of it. The plan of applying electric power to locomotion, by utilizing a third rail to convey the current, was successfully tested in Connecticut this week. A run of ten miles from New Britain to Hartford, on the New England road, was made in 13} minutes. There was less jar experienced than in anordinary railway car. Part of the distance was covered ata faster rate than a milea minute. The engine room where the power is generated provides for five engines with an aggregate of 10,000 horse power. The cars are about 50 feet long. Each car has achime whistle and a big gong at eachend. Instead of an overhead trolley, the electric current passes to the propelling machinery of the car by two shoes, 33 feet apart, which are in contact with the third rail. The test made on Monday is anvounccd to have been in every way @ success. A CASE eee @ Sovereign ® $ Pure 2 ° Fruit ° ° Syrup. : eeeeeeeeooeso Of Merit If you drink Syrup, why not use the best? They cost ne more. Ask your dealer ‘for Sovereign Pure Sruit Syrup. In the manufacture of Sovereign Fruit Syrups natural fruit juices are employed. Try them. and you will be conviuced of their genuiness. Simson Bros. & Ce. Manufacturers STAGE GLINTS. **Captain Impudence”’ will not go out again this season. Ben T. Ringgold has rejoined the company of Robert Mantell. “The Heart of Maryland’’ will have a London production next season, May Irwin has decided to spend the summer at Carlsbad in Germany. Harry Blitz and Katherine Brown were married at Jersey City recently. Mrs. Maurice Grau, Lloyd d’An- bigne and Mme. Theo have gone to Eu- rope. Maude Adams will make her stellar debut in September at the Empire theéa- ter, New York city. Willis Granger is rapidly recoveri:® from his recent illness, a violent attacs of laryngitis, producing a slight parul- ysis of the vocal cords. Anton Seidl] has an arrangement with Mme. Cosima Wagner by which he will conduct the Baireuth performances of ‘*Parsifal’’ next summer. An aspirant for honors in the field of necromancy and its contingent features will be offered the American public next season in the person of Clivette. Mary Hampton will resign from E. H. Sothern’s company, and Virginia Harned will resume the part which she originated in ‘‘An Enemy to the King.’’ Isabel Irving has been engaged as leading lady for John Drew’s company next season. She will temporarily re- place Agnes Miller in ‘*Never Again.’’ FIGS AND THISTLES., There is no safe side in any kind of sin. Nothing can make people go blind any quicker than filling their eyes with gold dust. When the right kind of a man is taken out of- the miry clay, he knows enough to stay out. The fact that there is so much stuff that shines like gold makes the story of disaster one of the saddest chapters ever written.—Ram’s Horn. Electric Eyes. The latest adjunct that science gives to the surgical operator is an electric eye. Strictly speaking, it is not an eye at all, but rather a sort of searchligist, which is used to aid the human eye in delicate surgical operations. * Oftentimes surgeons are handicapped in their work by the fact that they can- not see distinctly the parts upon which they must operate. The formation oi the human bedy is such that in many instances no light can be put directly _upon the particular part of the human anatomy that is to be operated upon. The eye can see to the extent of human capability, but in intricate operations, however strong the light in the operat- ing theater may be, the rays lack that penetration and power of concentration s0 necessary to delicate surgical opera- tions. Professor Charles. E. Quimby, cf Bellevue hospital, New York, has pat- ented this new aid to surgery. From an ordinary electric light wire a connection is made with this device, which fits the face much in the manner of a pair of spectacles. The appliance in itself con- sists of two small incandescent lamps, which are fitted one above and the other below the eye of the operator. They are so adjusted that the rays focus at a poiat sufficiently near the ordinary point of vision to throw all the power of the electric rays upon the point desired. It is practically a portable searchlight adapted to the operating theater. The lamps are in the form of an annular glass globe, with an illuminating con- ductor. An insulated backing, consist- ing of a metal leather lined band, which passes around the head, prevents the heat from affecting the wearer, and at the same time holds the light in position and prevents any possible effect that otherwise the electricity might have upon the wearer. The lights more near- ly resemble long glasg tubes than auy- thingelse. Within these tubes are placed the lamps, which can be adjusted to any desired angle. When a direct downward ray is desired, a small reflector is fixed above the light and the rays thrown in the desired direction.—San Francisco DP wasn i~e ~ A 8 eee = DOo—— the right thing by your pocket, Buy Furniture from the makers, and pay only our profit. You can get better goods here and pay less money for them .2"% Mark Wright & Co. Ltd HOME MAKERS. 500 Boys’ Suits, Rang- ing in Price from $3 to $4, at 2.00. Good For To-day Only MEN'S SUITS Extra Special During Sale Only. 500 pairs of Men’s strictiy all wool black and blue heavy English Serge Trousers—finely tailcred—$3 00 qualities O( te-days choice for. ® iixtra “pecial During Sale Only. 300 Men’s All-Wool Odd. Coate— left over from our best selling $10, $12 and $15 suits— ? 50 $ 5 sizes— 33, 34, 35 up to 45 inch. During Sale. The materials come direct from the factory tothe wearer! ‘This applies to the fabrics iu the make-up of some seven hundred pairs of Trousers which we are offering. 700 pairs in stock at 7i5c, 95e, $1.00, $2.00, 83.00 and $3.50. Our prices for similar goods have been $3.50, $4.50, $5.50. Note: Not athread of cotton or any particle of waste enters the composition of any of the material used. Every pair of Trousers is warrant- ed strictly all-wool—and comes straight from the work rooms to the counters. Summer Coats in Lustre and Silk at sweeping reductions for cash. IN THE BOYS’ CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Admitted by everyone who ever crossed this threshold to be the finest, largest, most complete boys’ outfitting store in this city—we offer this week—values phenomenal ! 343 Boys’ Knee Pants Suits— age5 to 16 yeare—all choice new 1898 styles—every suit made of pure all-wool material, in the fancy brown and grey plaids and mixtures-you could not possib'y equal them at any other store in Ch’town for less than 25 per cent. more than what we ask. Choice tor $2.75, $3.00, $4.00 and 835.00 Another crush yesterday at Beer Bros. Every customer that has visited our store during the big bankrupt bargain sale says that no such bargains have ever been shown in this city. Bankrupt Clothing men’s boys and children’s suits a shade over ha’f price; we don’t put on 50 per cent. in order to take off 25 but each and every line is a bar- gain.— Prowse Bros. 112 2in. Now is your chance to buy clothing cheap; don’t be lead away from real and genuine bargains by loud -aud misleading advertisments but see our clothing before you spend a cent.—Prowse Bros. 112 2in. Untilall this bankrupt stock is gene, until there’s nothing left but empty conn- ters to remind us that we ever had sucha sale, you and your friends can choose as you like for about half price.—Beer Bros. Wall Papers, Wall Papers—Prices cut in two; assortment and quality to the front. Try us.—McMillan & Hornsby. Buy your wal! papers at McMillan & Hornsby’s. Large assortment, good qual- ity, low prices. Do you want to save 25 p. c. on Men’s Ready - made Clothing? Then visit Paton & Co. Must be cleared out—our stock of readymade Clothing. No reasonable offer refused. Now is your chance. Paton & Co. All new, fresh, up-to-date goods in our Clothing Depart- ment at 25 p. c. off for cash— Jas Paton & Co. Visit the great clearance sale at Paton & Co’s, Baby bonnets, Scotch bonnets, sailor caps, glengarry cape, yachting caps, velvet ow fans, etc., etc., at prices for cash at Paton & Co’s. See our list of bargains for Saturday.— Moore & McLeod. $1.25, $1.50, $1.98 and $2.25. | Spring is Full If you want full en- joyment in your foot- wear of the latest ‘nobbiest, and _ best, wearin BROS. for your boots. BOYS’ SUITS, Also a lot of odd Coats and Vests to fit boys of this age.—J. P. & Co. 700 Boys’ Knee Pant Suits—ave 6 to 12 years— made of fine imported and do- mestic woolens, newest styles in choicest plain blue, black/& fancy brown, also in nobby gray, effects lined with serges or farmer's satin, trimmed and finished equal to the best suits shown at other stores for $4.00 to $5.00 at our store this week for $2.00 and $2.50 We have also a few hundred very fine Suits left—the highest grade of ready-to-wear garments made and sold by any store in -America—imported and domestic cloths of the richest and. costliest styles—suits that used to sell for $4.50 to $6.00—and in order to close them out we offer the choice of these best, finest and costliest heavy and medium weight suits in our store, this week— it’s a great chance at $2.50 36 Pair Black Worsted Pants. 39 pairs Blue Serge and black worsted pants—fine make, worth up to $3.5¢@. now $2.25. 560 suits, new goods; all Sizes two piece suits at 25 per cent off for cash. MOTHERS—Now is your! chance to save money. Lot of Linen Suits for 25¢ Sailor Suits, $1.75 fer $1. Other lines in Sailor Suits new—25 per cent. off 40 Spring Overcoats, 25 per cent off for cash, in grey fawn and blue Serge and Worsted. MEN’S SUITS, GOOD WORKING SUITS $150, $5.00 and $6.06. SALE PRICE 25 per centay —* 150 NAVY SERGE Ae _ om $12 00 and $15.00, SALK K $5.75, $7.50 $11.25. tt Best Gonds in the city. No shoddy nor one Suit bought ivr sale purposes, : BUSINESS COATS AND VESTS — Made from Good Worsted, $1.00 $4.50, $5.00 and $6.50. . See our all wool $5 Suit. See ourall wool $6 Suit. See our all wool $7 Suit. All’s well that ends well, must begin well, So patronizing at Paton’s. But you start Spring by For your swell Business Suit, Sack button Checks, Plaids, Denon 'h Browns and Blues, and other uew shades at $10.00, worth up to $14.00. : 106 pairs of Boys’ All Wool Kuee Pants --in choice colors and patterns, all sizes, from 3 to 14 years—stylish, substantial. thoroughly well made Knee Pants, thet are actuully worth 75 and 85c., we wil! place on sale to-day at 9 o’clock—not ove; 2 pairs to any ‘one person—at a price that will be the marvel of Charlottetown, 45e. 48 Men's All-wooi Blue Serge Suits, $8 kind for $5, 43 Double and Single Breasted Suits, Eng. Serge, $4.50 to $8.00. Yours for $3 to 4.50 : All last year’s Goods at sweeping re- uctions. All our Ready-made Clothing is guaran- teed. Money refunded if not satiafactors. Tough Cicthing for Good Boys at @ Paton’s Great Clearance Sale Sale Positive and No Reserve. - Another list in a day or two. $13.00 SERGE, $15 00 SERGE, go to GOFF LASS $1600 TWEED. The above prices are our leaders fora nobby suit, you zannot buy the same quality in the city less than $15.00, $17.00 and $19.00. We know tailors who sell the same class of goods at the latter prices, Cut and Made by high class cutters and workmen. McKay Woolen Co., High Giade Tailors.