a THE DAILY EXAMINER, Ries ee ad ' is The Liberal-Conservative Party)! Why has it now published the Commission- but it will be seen that this can hardly be have taken the room in the Market House, formerly used as the | | City Council Chamber. This room will be open throughout the cam peige. A meeting, for organiza- tien, will be held this cvening at 8S o'¢ ock THE DAILY JANUARY EXAMINER. 10, id89Q. Mr Ferguson and His Antagonists. l'ue Patriot is greatly dissatisfied with the preilminary repo! i he Commiussio! ers appointed t *“eXamine int nad investi gate the accounts, transactions al d mavagement of the Department of Crown and Public Lands of this Province.” I's for dissatisfaction 1s evident. The cause Commissioners cannot, as honest, impartial independe nd skilful men, sworn to n uke a true de l verance 1p the Case, say ve qu 1 > 2 5 \“ rds tint - the ‘ $ : ty 7 the Lan Office es rests A Mr D. ie é oe put the matter more plainly, the Commus- sioners do n furth e main object « the tarit Upposit! n, expressed in the words ** Donald the Unseund must go.” There fore e C I ers, themselves, hav come subjects for the condemnation ol he P Nicknames, opprobricus ep! thets vls, slanders, vituperation, fals« witnesses, lying inveation he money of baer, | t ‘ t ivatinst M I s ‘ i ‘ 1eSe "pu man a ces the Uppositlub- i oy mnie I ing for i t eu raise Mr Ferguson in the estimation of his fullow-iarmers York and Coveheaa, I Au Sstus ana Be iast. These meh have known Mr. Ferguson m hs youth until vn him for aman of stric : y are stural talents, a li, ACY wainted ithe w er e and a } I sf esis tue 3 which was rn and i w i TI ‘ lence in Mr. Ferg 8 oe) en Soa: LCI by the f ul iL 118 , “ se way he stan ° i i i i Judgeships, Attorney-Generalships, : 3 the Governmental crib But if the independent men appointed Commissivaers had, afcer hearing the ev}- dence, condemned Mr. Ferguson for the sin of his sub ordia ate, and branded him as at ) esponsible for the ‘*L«nd Office robberi " It 18 | ssible that the confidence of the ele mig be shiken, and that Mr. Frederick Peters,—the city lawyer wh: ha t nh lorTrpn away from his bel ve d Char- lottetown to “beard the lion in his den,” the farmer in his home,— might come off vict is in the fight The anxiety uf the Patriot for the issue of the Commissioners’ Report was betrayed in ths issa t Tuesday last. Then it clam- ored agcaius **prol nging the enquiry.” Then it complained that the Commissioners duties to ascertain ‘did not confine their ing how the money was stolen, or by whom Then it declared that questons ‘*which bear upon the defa cALlLous were perpetrated.” the staff of the ficials which should be kept in Land Oltice, and the salaries which the Go Verninent ought to pay them,” were in pUestion tT poiey Then it said if Ho D I] n and ihe Govern- i w how nang | 5 pu adepiortimernt “ J j | t give ni 4 i Vi ana ti ‘ s R t andi arg ' s ili . } \ C i Pp ub] y ws Examiver A tne : “ ive served, it reiers only I iciaicatious which h 4a b disc; Vered and to the system to be cap led for the preveution or discovery of further defalcations. In other words it was precisely i h st W h ch the Patriot de- manded that it should be ;—but it dil not of the Hon. Donald the J’atriot say that coutain a condermnation W hat complains Ferguson ; does now? It the enquiry was ‘limited in its scope,” and that ‘* the evidence submitted to them concerning the items specially referred to them for en- guity,” was the only subject of the C mmissioners’ report. The Patriot's inconsistencies reminds one of the man in the-~ play’ whose **speech was like a tangled skein,” Its argument is all disordered. That the Commissioners would report in the first place, upon the subject matter of the def»leations which have been discover- ed is what every one expected. That they have made a clear exposit.ou of that matter is what everyone who has reed their report That fear nothing io respect to be the fact that the will admit. the Government and Mr. the most searching enquiry that can Ferguson made, is evident from Commissioners have been instructed to **eXamine ints and investizate the accounts. of the Lind Gilice, and that they are now proceed ing with that work. But why did not the Patriot publish the @vidence vbiained by the Commissioners { transactions and management ” ~ a ers report ina garbled state, letting |} readers see only those portions which seem ito reflect most strongly upon Mr. Fer- iguson and the Goverhment ! Why | has if treated the readers of the is if they were children or fools, | unable to weigh testimony for themselves, ind unable to*judge for themselves con- rning the right or the wrong in Com- Che reason must now be clear to the dullest intellect. The truth what the Patriot wants Patriot really believes its readers to be childish or | missioners report f about the matter is i keep dark. It is not that the foolish, and so unable to judge for them. selves. But it is that it knows that they | are iptelligent, discriminating and just; and lth it the evidence and the report are both pposed to the false and malicious assump- tion of the unscrupulous Opposition politi- cians who to further their selfish ends dare | to blacken Mr. Ferguson’s fair name by linvolving him ina crime of which they | know that he is not guilty. | There is, we believe, not a single pro- }minent man of business in Charlottetown, ; | who has not, at one time or another, been r bbed by a subordinate, in whom he trust- ed—a clever, insinuating, perhaps pious, jrogue—who scrupled not to steal and i . e {|} tamper with accounts Put any one of | , . |these men in Mr. Ferguson's place—put Mr L H. Davies himself—and ask him how he would like to be hounded down and rob- bed of his character because his subordinate and he failed to discover the ap- preciate the justice and the Christianity of : stoie money heft at once;—then he will, perhaps, he attacks which are now being made ipon Mr. Ferguson. There can be no doubt whatever, that Mr. Ferguson will repel the attacks of his ypponents and come out of the conflict un- scathed ‘Thrice is he armed that hath his quarro] And he but naked, though locked up in steel, Whose couscience with inj ustic is corrupted e | i re can be no doubt whatever that Mr | Fergu on ellow-farmers will rally to the support of one of themselves, . whom they | must see is being foully used. | We have tal in many public con- |tests, we have seen many foul blows b! ws struck, we h ive contemp!] ated a great deal of selfs} ness, and malignity and cowardice on the part of striving politicians snd unscrupulous journalists,—but we have such that been exhibited by those who seek to accom- never seen or contemplated perfect jand absolute baseness as which has | i 2 ; , | plish the ruin of the Hon. Donald Ferguson, THE adjourned annual meeting of the 'Ciarlottetown Y. M. C, A. will take place liu the Association Hall at 8 o'clock on nex Monday evening, the 13ch January, inst., | when officers w.ll be elected for the ensuiny year. Jr is very much to be hoped that ali the members others interested will sttend, as subjects of int-rest in regard to the fu ure support and operations of the A-socistion will probably be discussed. Chis valuable institution first came into }existence in 1°56, and there are seme of its original members yet holding office, vor otherwise connected with it, wh» can testify to the great good accomplished threugh its agency in our community. It | formsoneof a lareg band of Y.M. OC, Associ- lations, amounting now to three thousand and upwards, extending over almost every of the civil zed world. There are two classes of members, active and associate Active members are those in good stan¢- and part ling in connection with evangelical churches :} as detined by the international convention lof Portland in 1869 Asscciate meu bers nciude all youny men Over sixteen yea's f ve, of good m-ral character. Both c'asses jy like privileges, except that vo log wad holding office ts confined to actue ie b Ss. avowed object of the Association In ur widest (Opr mutet eiumprovement.f «h i jditueiita, OC &laid puy ai cemdilie four young m There is a bright, el. furntsbed aud comfortable reading lll, nia yi ubYy neous parior Opell wi sud uuril ten © clock im the evening. }atfordts ya wos! pl arant place of resort. A symoasium Das alr ady been provided wd iuruished, and is open to ali the mem he Secretary, who isc mstantly iu atteudance at the r DeTS OL AP} ] cation to WULs. Classes for bible study assemble in the par- or every Saturd+y evening, and a_ public religivuus mecting is held every Sunday afternoon at four o'clock The doors ot the Association bulding are readily thrown open to apy young meu who desire to form themselves into debating societies or meet for mutual intercourse and improvement. Che Upper Hall is besides this frequently made use’of for meetings of religious so- cieties, notably the Bible Society, and for lectures on varivus subjects. To its plat- form are always welcomed those who advo- cate the great cause of temperance, now, as always, of vital importance. Here «Iso the pastors and members of the different churches meet on common ground in the interest of young men of vur city and Pro- vince; and they work heartily, lovingly and ordially, bound by the link which the Christisn Association brotherhood has weld- ed, and which it is hoped will grow stronger and firmer as time goes on. As far as possible the Association lends the helping hand to other institutions of kindred character. The Young Womens’ Christian Association meets weekly in the basement Soarlor. The Womens ‘Temper- nce Association or Union also mee @ in the same place weekly. Thar the Assucia- t‘on has done, or is doing, all that it was intended to d , or that its promoters desire it to do, is not for a mument to be claim- ed; it needs for this purpose a still more iberal support than it has received and a renewed interest on the part of the fathers, mothers, relatives, employers and friends f young men. And who should not be interested in the welfare of our young wen / It is sometimes feared that the public interest in this excellent Asgocia- its | the case when it is stated that within the | last month thirty members of our commun- ity have testified their sense of its value by most cheerfully making a special contribu- tion to its funds to the extent jointly of $305— and this in addition to the amount of their ordinary membership subscription. This is a most gratifying fact, and sugurs well for the future financial prosperity of the institution. MARRIED. At Richmond Bay, on the 24th ult., by Rev. J. A. Cahill, Hugh B, Dunbar to Miss Martha Harris. At New Glasgow, N.8., on the 28th ult., by Rev. E. Scott, Thomas R. Watters, Green Hill, to Miss Annie Mann, of Summerside, P. kK, Island. At the Methodist Parsonage, Summerside, on the 24th ult., by Rev. C. W. Hamilton, Thomas Ramsay, ot Lot 11, to Rubeselle Wil- liams, of Tyne Valley. At the Methodist Parsonage, Summerside, on the 24th ult., by Rev. C. W. Hamilton, Charies W. Beer, of Coleman, to Theresa J Bryenton, of Burlington. At the Methodist Church, Gagetown, N. B., on the Istinst., by Rev. Geo. C. P. Paimer, brother of the bride, assisted by the Rev. Willivm Maggs, Roland H. Brown, of West St. Martins, to Fannie Rebecca Scouilar, daughter of tie late John Palmer, High Sheriff of Queen's County. On the 2nd inst., at the Methodist Church, Searleten, by the Rev. W. Harrison, assisted by Kev. Harrison, Mr Arthur. W. Wright to Miss Alice Alma Black, both of Searletown. (reo, At the residence of the bride’s father on December 26, by Rev. A. W. Mahon, Mr. Wim. M. F. Wright, of Charlottetown Roy- alty, to Miss Flora McD. Stewart, only daughter of Mr, Peter Stewart, of St. Peter's Road At the residence of the groom's father, on the 25th Dec., by Rev. Joon Goodwill, Wm. A. Howatt, of Tryon, to Emma McKinnon, daughter of Laughlin McKinnon, of Zthe same pl ace. At the residence of the bride’s father, on the 24th ult, by Rev. A. B. McLeod, Edward P. Jay, of Pisquid, to Annie, second daugh- ter of David Smallwood, of St. Andrew’s. At the Manse, Orwell, on the i8th ult., by Rev. D. B. McLeod, Angus Campbell, of Lot 61, to Miss Annie C. McDonald, ot Caiedonia. a te er me ee = DIE. In this city or the 8th January inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, Andrew Burns. Dorchester Street, Mrs. Martha (joodman, at the ripe old age of 78 years, {Funeral will leave her late residence for St Dunstan's Cathedral, to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 9 o'clock, thence to Roman Catho- lic Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances re- ap ctfully invited to attend. } At West Devon, on the 23rd Nov. last, Mrs. James Wood, in the 84th year of her g°, leaving « large circle of relatives to mourn their loss. (Kast), At S’side, on the 28th ult., Hugh Munroe, agod 67 years. At the residence of her son, Wm, McLeod, Kensington, on the 17th ult , Elizabeth Ross, reict of the late John McLeod, Graham's Road, in her 65th year, beloved and respected by all who knew her. At Mount Stewart, on the 22nd ult., after a@ lingering illness, Alex. McIntyre, in the 67th year of his age, leaving a wife, one son and three daughters tu mourn their loss, At Georgetown Royalty, of pneumonia, John L, Morrison, in the 54th year of his age, leaving a wife and three children to mourn their loss. At North Bedeque, on Saturday evening, 28th Dec., Sarah Ellen, bel ved wife of Mr Thomas Hacker, aged 36 years. At North Carleton, on the 27th ult., of con- snmption, Edward Osborne, only and dearly b+oved son of Samuel and Sarah Crossman, ‘ged 23 years and 4 months. At Mill River, on Dec. 11th, 1889, of con- sumption, Allan F. Gord, aged 27 years. At Mulpeque, on Dec. 6th, 1889, of slow fever, Edward Herbert, son of Benjamin and Isabella Champion, aged 3 years and 3 months. At her late residence, Guernsey Murray Harbor South, Oct. 31, 189, Henry Brehaut, in her 89th year. Cove, Mrs. At her residence, Glenfanning, on Dee. Ist, EK izibeth Pranght, beloved wife of Ronald Campbell, aged 40 years. _At Albany, on the !1th ult., of consump. tioa, Jona Keough, aged 25 years, son of the late Patrick Keough. At S’side, on the 23°d ult. of scarlet fever and inflimmation, Henry V., aged 3 yeais and 6 months. son of Thomas Nowlan At »’side, on the 2Ist ult., of inflamm ‘io: Avnes. young st daughrer of the M don ’ late Anyi s oe ° cs din the 23 in vear of ‘er age POLITICAL == MEETINGS s HE “ANDIDATES of both Parties agree to hold Meetings as below for the Third District of Queen’s County, at 6.30 p. m. of each day :— North Schoolhouse. aoe 17th January—Mount Stewart all, MONDAY, 20th January—York Hall. TUESDAY, 2lst January — Stanhope Schoolhonse. SATURDAY, 25th January—Tracadie Cross Schoolhouse. MONDAY, 27th January—Monaghan Road Schoolhouse. TUESDAY, 28th January—Fullerton’s Marsh Hall, Lot 48. Ch’town, Jan. 10, 1890—dy li wky li her NOTICE aod oo A MEETING of the Liberal-Conservative Delegates of the Fourth Electoral Dis. | trict of Queen’s County will be held at Eldon Hall on MONDAY, the Thirteenth day of January, instant, at 2 o’clock, p- m., for the purpose of nominating. candidates to eontest the District at the forthcoming Election. §¢-—4' ALEX. MARTIN, J President Fourth Electoral District. | Valleyfield, Jan. 7, 1890—dy wky POLITICAL MEETING, MEETING of the Electors of the Fourth | Electoral District of Queen's County will be held at Eldon Hall on MONDAY, she Won ls Rot what it Wag many years ayo, | P 13h day of January, instant, at 7 o’el:. k, | jan7 je tly THURSDAY, 16th January—Winsloe Road | a ’ the month of January, offer their immense stock of Tweeds, PROVINCIAL ELECTION. ) * Black wood’s,’ '“* Modern Machine Shop Practice,” JANUARY ——— STOCK-TAEING SALE NOW GOING ON! 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