_ THE DAILY EXAMINER. 7, 1887. JULY Obituary — We announce to-day, with regret, the death of John A. MacDonell, Esq. About a month ago Mr. MacDonell was stricken with paralysis and softening of the brain. He lingered on the borderland until half past eleven this forenoon when his spirit passed away. Mr. Mac Donell was a native of Donaldson, Tracadie. He was twice married—his first wife being a Miss Day, sister of Mrs. Henry Holl, and his last Miss Eliza McDonald daughter of the late Hugh McDonald, Esq., of Panmure Island and sister of His Honor Governor. Mr. MacDonell lived Christian gentleman and was the Lieut as a. quiet highly respected in this community. ee DER WS OR EY I RS _——— + Water Supply. We have not yet received a reply to the question ‘* What are the Water Commision- ers doing ! It is hoped that they have set about their work in a_ business-like The fire of yesterday showed the of way. importance having prompt attention Nothing should pre- vent the introduction of Waterworks at the given to the matter. earliest moment consistent with our circum- stances and the supply of an officient system _-——o— + - Protection of the Fisheries. the Americans are again openly poaching We earnestly hope that statement that on our fishing grounds will receive prompt The persons who are usually well informed and iwttention. statements come trom reliable. Moreover, they are confirmed by our private advices. A gentleman w rites, July 5 ‘*Over a dozen Yankee seiners were seining away yesterday off Priest Pond, while Capt. McLaren was loafing about Lhe Souris. Government get the blame of course. ”’ Commercial Union. Too much importance should not be at- tached to the statement that the farmers of Ontario are almost unanimous in favor of commercial union with the United States. The Hamilton Spectator reports that about one hundred farmers of the County of Wentworth met in that City a few days discussed the question of Com- A vote was taken favor of commercial The others did Next day it was announced that the at in favor of since and mercial Union. when nineteen voted in union and six against. not vote, Convention resolutions farmers cf Wentworth in Hamilton, Commercial Union! There are many thous- ands of farmers in Wentworth County, which passed is one of the most populous in the Domin- ion, and even if every farmer at the meet- ing had voted in favor of Commercial Union, it would not be correct to say that the farmers of that county favored the scheme without further investigation. ‘** There on both sides of this . As the Montreal Star remarks : to question and the people Oo is much be said Canada should before In the mean- hear all the arguments pro and con coming to a final decision. time it will be well to receive the telegra- phic reports of meetings to discuss this question with caution. tenting i tleatliny telesales -Though the Grits keep on saying that the country is going to ruin, it is a gratify- ing fact that the customs collections at Montreal in the fiscal year ending June 30, were the largest in the history of the port, aggregating $8,875,147, or $1,522,000 more than in the preceding year. Canadian Affairs. Delightful rain showers fell again on Satur- day throughout the North-West and the crops are in a splendid condition. Barley on the Canadian Pacific Railway farm is over eight- een inches high and promises abundantly. Vegetation looks fine. it is understood that the actual trouble be- tween Col. Oswald and the Department of Militia was occasioned by the refusal of mem- bers of the Montreal Garrison Artillery to simply follow the riilitary regulations. The Montrealers desired to secure certificates without attending a school of instruction at Quebec. The department is seemingly not disposed to yield. The St. John, N. B., brigade of Garrison Artillery on one occasion persisted in trying to obtain certificates in the same manner as the Montreal corps, but firm- ness on the part of the department compelled them to yield. A Quebec despatch reports : ‘*Another miraculous cure has been affected at the shrine of St. Anne. This time it is a young lady uamed Emily Miller, of St Colum- bia, an adjoining municipality in Quebec. A year ago her right arm became totally par- alyzed, and she had not been able to use it up to within Saturday last, when she went ona pilgrimage to St. Anne, where she left the altar of the holy shrine perfect in all her limbs. Hundreds of persons witnessed the miracle.” Tee -- The Manutacturers’ Record publishes figures which show a marvellous industrial progress in the southern states within a year past. In thirteen states the capital invested in factory enterprises increased from $63,617,560 to $161,192,000, or 153 per cent. as compared with 1886. The new industries include 13 iron furnace companies,1$ machine shops and foundries, 4 agricultural implement factories, 20 flour mills, 36 cotton mflis, 15 furniture factor- ies, 9 gas works, 31 water works, 15 carriage factories, 253 mining enterprises, 125 lumber mills, 26 ice factories, 41 stove foundries, 80 brick factories, 39 miscellane- ous iron works, rolling mills, pipe works, 39 cotton compresses, 11 cotton seed mills, 14 natural gas companies and 277 other factories of a misvellanevus cnaracter. ’ THE DAILY E Margate Harar — ‘NEW DEVELOPMENTS. ‘The Preliminary Examination. Evidence Taken. ——— — oo ray The Important ‘Testimony: Tux preliminary examination of William Millman and Thomas Bryenton, for the murder of the young girl Mary Tuplin, was continued on';Wednesday. John Cameron, Dr. McNeill and Richard Ready are the presiding magistrates. The court opened at twelve o'clock. A large number of people were present. Five witnesses— John N. Evans, Patrick A. Power, James Simmons, Alice Connolly and Wilda Somers—were examined. Following is the evidence taken : Joun N. Evans, (sworn)—lI live at Irish- town. Iam twenty years old. I know both Millman and Bryenton. 1 saw Millman atmy tather’s house on the 26th June. He stayed till we went to preaching. He visits our place. He was talking common discourses. He did not mention the girl's name to me. 1 went with Millman after preaching to his father’s house. This was about five o'clock, and we stayed till about seven. We then walked up the road to Thomas Bryenton’s We did not goin. In the church Millman and Bryenton got talking about Mary Tuplin. Millman asked Bryenton when he had seen her last. He said he had not seen her for some time. Bryenton said, come up this evening and we'll go there. I asked hiia if he was going and he said he did not know. That was all that was said.{We stayed at}Bryenton’s about fifteen minutes, and I went around with him about fifty yards past Mr. Under- hill’s barn. I sat on the side of the road, I understood Millman went down to meet Mary Tuplin. He told me Thomas Bryenton was to go to Tuplin’s to tell Mary to meet him at the gate. He was away about ten minutes. When he came back I asked him if he had seen the girl. He said yes. Ithen asked what she had said about the scrape and if she blamed it on him. He replied that she said no; she never said the like. We both came home and left him at his father’s gate at about a quarter after ten by his watch. Bryenton and his wife passed us as we were sitting on the road, They left their house before we left there. They were coming from Tuplin’s. Michael Morrison was walking with them. Millman spoke to Tom and he came back. Miliman asked him if he had seen the girl. He said yes, his wife had told her tocome out. There was no hour or place mentioned. Millman further told me that Mary Tuplin said that she would not live toswear the child on any I said did you promise to go and see her again. He replied, I have heard all 1 wanted to hear from her and I am satisfied now. = I do not recollect of seeing Millman till the fol- lowing Wednesday. He came up to our place after dinner. He told me Tuplin was down through Long River and Eel Creek, and that the girl was lost last night. Millman and I have been good friends all our lives. I saw him with a revolver about a year ago. It was hisown. Itis not much force now. I saw it with him about the first of last spring. It isa 7-shooter. Last spring I went to clean it and broke the spring, and it was that way when I saw it last. I did not see it since last spring. 1 saw Millman the following Thursday. He used to callalmost every day. He came to our place again on Friday after dinner. We both went over to Wm. Evans, and I left him there with Ellie Evans. I think he was up again on Saturday with Ellie Evans ina wagon. I wasever to Graham's toad Tuesday evening, the 28th. I left him about 6 o'clock. I went to James Smith's and got home about 4 o'clock in the morning. Millman was the first party I heard talking about the girl being missing. Ithink I was alone. Martin Brown might have been there. Parrick A. Powrek, (eworn)—I am sixteen years old, and am the son of Thomas Power, and live at Long River, about a quarter of a mile from John Millman’s, I know William Millman. On Wednesday he told me to tell that I was with him on Tuesday night at Painter’s line, between Richard Painter's and John Millman’s line. I told himI would. I was not with him on Tuesday evening, or any other evening. He came again on Thursday and told me to stick to what he had told me the day before. I told him I would not. On Thursday I went with him to Michael Ready’s, He asked me at Ready’s heuse to swear that | was with him Tuesday night. He went into the house and I held the horse. It was bee fore we came to the house he asked me to swear. He was in about twenty-five minutes, and we left. I went with him as far as Wil- liam Underhill’s, and we stood there till David Profit and Nelson Evans came along, and then we drove home. He wanted me to go to William Tuplin’s. He said by me telling Tuplin what he had told me it might scare him. JAMES SIMMONS (sworn)—lI live at Burling- ton. | know Millman when I am close to him. J live three miles from Millman. On Tuesday afternoon I was down digging bait under Hiram Thomson's Shore. This was between four and half-past five. George Bryenton was there. | saw two young men on the opposite shore. Ldonot know them. They were travelling along Thomas Millman’s shore be- low the long point. Can't say how they were dressed. {wasina hurry. The tide was coming in and I wanted some bait. They halored something tous. _I could not make out what they said. They went up the field and I saw them no more. ALice CONNOLLY (Sworn)—I am a daughter of --—— Connolly. I live at Long River,five or six miles from John Tuplin’s, I knew Mar Tuplin. Iwas intimately acquainted wit her. 1 saw her last on the day of her brother’s funeral. It was last Tuesday week. I saw her at her father’s house in the evening. I was upstairs with heralone. I asked her if the story about her was true. She said can’t you see. I asked her who did she blame. She said William Millman. I asked her what she was going to do about it and she said he was coming there that night. [ asked if her people allowed him to come to the house. She said that William Millman told Mrs. Bryenton to teli her that he would meet her that night. She did not say where. I asked her how long since it had ,happened and she replied since New Years. She told it to me as a secret, and told me not to tell. She told me Mill- man, and he would make it all right. She did not tell me what Millman was comin there for that night. I am first cousin o Millman’s. WiILba Sommers, (Sworn)—-I am the wife of James Sommers, antl live at Margaty, and one, XAMINER,. RS I OPO I I a am sister of deceased Mary Tuplin. I saw j her last on Sunday night week at father's house. She told me she had seen Will Mill. man that night (this was between 9 and 10 o'clock) She said Thomas Bryenton and his wife had come there to see my brother Jonn who was sick, and Thos. Bryenton told her his wife wanted to see her down stairs, She told me she went down stairs to speak, to her Wm. Millman wanted to see her on the road be- low father’s gate. that she went out and he came down the road, that he said to her is this story true about you, Mary?” She said, ** Yes, it is; that he said, ‘‘ Why did’nt you send me word before?” She replied that she did not know his address, and could not see him, and didn’t my sister write you letter to come to Frank Williams’; that he said he got a letter with her name to ‘it, but he thought it was some of the young fellows trying to fool him; that his had not heard it yet, and mother would hear it he was afraid she would go out of her mind again; that he’said he hadn't much time to talk to her that night,for there were two young fellows waiting for him at Underhill’s corner. but she was to meet him there on Tuesday night, and he would do the best he could for her, as he would not like te be the cause of bringing any youn girl to destruction. She told me he aurea her not to tell about their meeting, and she told me alse not to tell. She said she was going to meet him and she was quite pleased. Tke Court then adjourned till *9 o'clock on Thursday at Clifton Courthouse. NOTES. It is said that some few feet from the place where the body of the unfortunate Mary Tuplin was found, was a deep spring hole surrounded by quicksands. In _ this hole, it is thought, the party or parties to the terrible deed intended depositing the body of their victim and thus destroying all evidence of their crime. Ignorance of the exact location of the hole, or some such cir- cumstance interfered with the successtul carrying out of their cecision. The first instalment of the evidence taken at the preliminary examination of Millman and Bryenton appears to-day. The re- mainder will be published as soon as it is possible for us to obtain it. An immense number of people are pre- sent at the examination at Clifton to-day, and great interest is taken in the procéed- ings. The Charlottetown ‘Board efi} Trade. AN adjourned meeting of the Charlotte- town Board of Trade, for the purpose of organization, was held in the City Council Chamber this forenoon. Hon. L. C. Owen occupied the chair and Mr. Perey Pope acted as Secretary. The following officers wre elected: — President— Lewis Carvell. Vice-President —George R. Beer. Secretary— John McEachern. Council—George McLeod, Donald Far- quharson, F. T. New , L. C. Owen, Thomas Handrahan, W. A. Weeks, L. W. Goff, L. H. Davies. A Cart Load of Bears. One ot the most novel sights ever seen on the streets of Souris was witnessed on Wednesday last. It consisted of a horse and cart loaded with dead bears. The driver, an intelligent, obliging and affable farmer, was stopped at every few yards by persons anxious to have a look at the bears. There they lay, sure enough, with a quilt spread carefully over them. First, there was the old she bear, stark and stiff, with one side ot her jaw badly amashéd in by shot. She was the full length of the cart body, and more than filled one half of it. Alongside of her lay three cubs, each of them as large as a good sized dog. How came they there? The story is soon told. The night before a sheep had been killed on the Bear River Line Road by a bear. Mr. Richard Costello, in ambush near the carcass, | prepared to give bruin a warm welcome if found to return. He had not long to wait. Taking good aim, he fired and the huge beast fell at his feet. After making sure that the shut had proved fatal, and suspecting that there were cubs de- pending upon the old bear for a livelihood, he concluded upou watching till morning, and allowed the body to remain where it was. By this time his son and some of the neighbors had joined him. Near siorning three cubs came, but before they had time to offer even a whine over their dead mother, merciless guns were levelled at them, and they, too, tumbled over never to trouble anybody any more. Mr. Costello deserves credit for his pluck in ridding the country of these destructive pests. In justice, if not in law, he is cer- tainly entitled to the bounty for having a gia so many bears in one short night. Sufferings from Drought. A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ILLINOIS AND WISCONSIN-—FRUIT WRINKLED AND DRIED TO THE STEM. No such drought as now prevails has exist- ed in Illinois and Wisconsin for many _ years. The roads are ankle deep with dust, tlie pas- tures are brown, and the leaves on forest an‘ shade trees are shrivelled up, and each hot breath of air from the cloudless horizon drives them away in showers. Creeks have run dry, and the water in the larger streams is at a lower stage than was ever known before. There has not been a soaking rain inthis part of the country since March. Two showers in April and one each in May and June had but a temporary effect on creps. Stunted yellow spears bending over immense beds of dust are the only evidence that the farmers sowed any corn this year. The leaves of the fruit trees are falling off, and the fruit, which promised to be plenty, is wrinkled and dried to the stem. Raspberry bushes look as though they were producing a cropof shot, so in- finitesmal and hard are the berries... The drought has become so terrible that public rayers are being offered for rain. The ences along the country roads and the dead walls of the villages are plasterey with huge bills calling for special services at the district schoolhouses and churches. Fires are burning in the woods, and _pas- tures for miles around are _ scorched, The farmers have lost many cattle in these fires, which seem to spring up in a dozen yy at once. Reports from all parts of enry and adjoining counties tell of intense suffering from the drought. The drinking water in many towns has been poluted, and the white beds of the creeks are covered with decaying fish. The drought in the northern and central tiers of counties of Illinois is not any more serious than it is in Wisconsin. The Badger state is literally burning up, and fruit in the hall and Mrs. Bryenton told her that: a | people ERS TO TH ~——> LETT E EDITOR. A Correction. Sim,—The letter in your issue of yesterday signed “Taxpayer” is so grossly incorrect that in justice to the police force | cannot allow it to pass uncontradicted. Yiee The subjoined letters of the Chief Engineer and W. B. Morrow are my authority for de- nying its correctness. Tuos. FLYNN, City Marshal. Sir,—The letter of “Taxpayer” in THe EXaMI NER is incorrect. I did not telephoneto the Po- -e Stati t all that night. = er s A. N. LARGE, Sir,—I did not call the Police Office for the Chief Engineer or for anyone the morning of the The statement of “l'axpayer” in his letter in THE EXAMINER is wholly incorrect, W. B. Morrow, Officer in charge. nn ree The Benefit. Sin, —We are in receipt of a letter from His | Worship the Mayor, that the 12th would be | too soon for a performance. We were in- formed that a number of people were left nomeless hy the fire. And while we live in Charlottetown, we feel that her interests are ours, consequently we offered our services for | a benefit. We only hope assistance is not, needed, but should such be the case, we still and gladly offer our services in a perform- ance, Yours sincerely, wy CLAIRE Scorr. S. K. Copurn. July 7th, 1887. —_———- «+ European News. Che subscriptions for the first 100,000,- 000 marks of the new imperial German loan were opened on July five at all the creat banks of the empire, It is expected there will be a rush of applicants for the loan, as the rate of 99 is about 70 plennings under the present quotations. Much amusement has been created and | considerable embarassment caused to the officials of the household at Windsor by somebody, probably a would-be wag, circu- | lating the statement that the Queen would | preseut six guineas and a silver cradle to) every child born on Jubilee day. Already over four hundred applicants have written to the Queen. The relations between Germany and Russia are becoming incomprehensible. While there is seeming concord between the two courts, the war of extermination against everything Ger- man is ever increasing in Russia. This action on the part of Russia results in intense bitter- | ness against that country in Berlin, where the leading journals coupsel reprisals in self-de- feuce. The semi-official Post says thatin the event of war with Germany, which many in- fluential persons in Russia are striving to bring about, a stroke of the pen would suffice to de- prive Germans of all their sinews of war, in the shape of the millards they have confided to the Czar of Russia for bonds, Alcholism, according to a report of a com- mittee of the French senate, has become a social danger ip France, owing to the increas- ed consumption of spirits; and the state is recommended to take steps to prevent the adulteration and to do what it can to suppress the abuse of alcohol. The injury to the vine by the phylloxera and other enemies, by eve | reducing the production of wine, wrought spirit drinking into fashion, with the result pointed out by the senate committee, In one year, at least, France imported more wine than she exported; and of the imported wine much was highly alcoholized; the use of | it paving the way to spirit drinking. The habit having once seized on the people will be difficult to throw off. A very unusual influence in commercial | matters is found in the condition of the tin! market of London. The bulk of ingot or pig tin passes through the London market, and pews there fix the value for the world. | ately this market has been the field of batle | of what was evidently a duel between the bulls | and bears. A very powerful operator, who | has generally been a decided bull, had sudden- ly changed his tactics and become a determined bear. Such a change be the as..this is pnorees found to result of a desire to make a pile of man in question aspired to the honor of re- | presenting the tin miners of a section of Corn- | wall in Parliament, and was a candidate at: the last general election. But the tin miners | did not consider him a fit and proper repre- sentative, and he was accordingly melee | The disappointed man, in his rage at their | want of sense, vowed he would be revenged | and accordingly has thrown all his energy | and capital into the effort to reduce the value | of tin to punish the miners. j Card of Thanks | J SEAMAN, Carriage Builder, returns most '* @Mcere thanks to his friends and the militia- ; men, who so kindiy and carefully removed his | stock of carriages, &c., on Wedissday morning; and that he is now prepared to attend to their wants, or any who may favor him with their patronage. July T~1li pd TENDERS. Painting, &c., St. James’ Church. | EN DERS will be received by the undersigned, up to THURSDAY, the Ith inst , at 6 o’clock, p. m.. for the Painting, Whitewashing. &c., of St. James’ Church. Specifications to be seen at the Mane, ARCHIBALD KENNEDY, Chairman Trustees. Ch’town, July 7, 1887—3i eod ; TEA PARTY THERE will be a Tea Party held on Wednesday, 26th Day of July, on the Beautiful Grounds of the Episcopal Church, | } CHERRY VALLEY, LOT 50, for the purpose of raising funda t6 renovate the > Church, fencing in the grounds, and other improvements. The Ladies and Managing Committee intend | making it Tae TEA of the season. If the day proves unfavorable, the Tea will be held first fine day. Tea on Tablesatlp.m., Admission to grounds and crops are nearly destroyed. Reports from northwestern Ivwa state that the drought . has been broken. , THURSDAY | = money, but the reason in the present case is | probably unique. It appears that the gentle- | CASH. CASH. guests; Returning every Thursday aud Monday “Mornings, at 9 o'clock, a, m., Chaiiotte , town time. ae e eee er ene —-——— on 1887. BOSTON STEAMERS. 1887. ——— The Steamship Merrimack, Capt. Crowell. The Steamship Carroll, Capt. Brown. The Steamship Worcester, Capt. Nickerson. eee) P\URING July and August, 1887, one of these vessels will leave Pownal Street Wharf, Charottetown, for Boston. at six o'clock, p.m., on Monday xod Thursday of each week, and Boston for Charlottetown every Wednesday 2nd Saturday. at noon. Excellent Passenger Acommodation. -BPA RH S-— Cabin, $7.50 ; Stateroom Berth, $9.50. Lowest Rates for Freight, which is always care- fully handled. d Carvell Brothers, AGENTS. Ch'town, July 6, 1887—ex pat da wy 3mos jour guar = 5 = = = Tas a ONG LIVE OUR NOBLE QUEEN cee Invite everyone to call and inspect their large stock of Dry Goods, Millinery and House Furnishings, ee ee) In every department you will find bargains to remem ber the Jubilee by. -—— -~-- Ch’town, July 2, 1887. BEER BROS. CLOTHING AND HATS. eee f i HE attention of the Public is called to the Immense Stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING for Men and Boys, to be found at J. B. MacDonald’s. iarger Stock (all New Goods). Clothing that will Fit Well—Clothing that wili Wear Well—Clothing that You can Buy Well. No House in the Trade can show a Men can be suited—Youths can be suited——-Boys can be suited. “2 ie Thousands of HATS ix Felt aud Straw, at Lowest Prices in Town. You can get your Money’s Worth every time, by buying at J. EB. MACI0N ALES. Ch'town, May 30, 87--dy wy—pat . Y-—- —-—s CASH \ ay tai Lay ebtiy PL Aae ed Eel ay Pe DRY GOODs, MRUWN'’S BLOCK, CASH ) a eee Marked very Low for Ready Morey. . 2 “—a—-. gas j- W ee aa PRI g BROWN’S STA BROS. BLOCK. Ch'town, May 31, I®87--eod & wky HEALTH AND PLEASURE. | . J 7 LLL be opened to guests and visitors tor the season, on JULY 2nd. This popular \ Y Watering Place bas been improved this season and will have more attractions than ever. Coach will leave Charlottetown every Wednesday and Saturday Evenings, calling for Trains leave Charlottetown for Hunter River at 6 a. m., 10.15 a. m., and 3.30 p. m. si ‘* Hunter River for Charlottetown at 8.14 a. m., 1.33 p. m., and 6.12 p. m. * ‘* Hunter River for Summerside at 6.58 a. m., 11.38 a. m., and 4.50 p, m. Summerside for Hunter River at 6.15 a. m., 11.40 a. m., and 4.55 p. m. Trains are run by Eastern Standard Time, which is 47 minutes and 20 seconds slower and ‘fea 25 cents. } than Charlottetown Time. __ By order of Committee. Mr. Bagnall will meet Trains from all points at Hunter River, to convey passengers July 6, 1887—dw2i Seaside. Saree of \ or terms, apr22 Zaw tf Dwelling-house on TO, LET—The Prince and D &e, apply to Gedtge Alley, ’ N& ©O., Charlottetown, TERMS MODERATE. June 28, 1887, Adtlress ;: JONN NEWSO