" 4, f- . -. Y ,W _ , _ “_ ' _, _ ‘ i = -_..._ _._____. J ...' ‘ ' r ‘E -'.__-_. _“¢e......... .-.___ __ __ ____ ___ VW ___ DAILY POUWDRD Iv I ` ""*“'“-’~~"‘ -M*-»------~»--W »~-~---~ -__.»~~_-... _.-..._s__._..-_». _... .-._.. ..> _.._. ..___.... __ . ..._ ._ . , 1- D- ._.. ....-... ____-v f -> ~-r- ..=.-.~.§r..~.-._:.___.,<--.,:&»:--___s_ ._._.._~_:_r:=-- .~-~ vfvrv Y A M- » »r""~- ~ ~'- ~.-'v._...-=-_-=-_-.-_-.-_::-.-=- ,= www m......;'.u.} CHARLOTTETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CANADA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2 1 0 .- {°,';'° q . _ 1» - » 5.95. sr .__.,____ _ _ __ r ` ' ' "“*` ' 1 ' , , A -»~ 1--'.`~°- _ ~~- '~-~- ~~ ~ - -ff _ , ' ‘‘‘‘ ~---*~ W" ~-~~----~ -A ' ' 'F _ , opruiuoleor Lcoisrnrunr Plate Yesierdayi '-'Barely one Half the Members Present - Dr. Douglas was Elected the Speaker. ’ In the midst of a snowstorm the Legis- lature after a third postponement was opened yesterday afternoon by Hiu Honor Lieut. Governor McKinnon. In the absence of No, 2 Oo. of the Sinil, Regiment and Baird who were prevented from being present on account of the storzp the city companies of the 4th Regi- ment with Regimental Baud formed the Guhrd of Honor. Not-withstanding the weather the turnout was highly credi- table. I Prévious to the appearance of His Honor, the members were sworn in by a uoinmlssion composed oi' Justice Sullivan- .ludge McDonald and W.'A. Weeks, Esq., and ufterwaryls elected Dr. A. E. Douglas as Speaker. " At three o`_elook, the Assembly present- ed u gay seeiic. A large number of ladies were present and the Speakel"s dale was artistically decorated with palms and other potted plants. The Goveri\or‘s opening speech was as followaz- Mil. .\`l"l-lA`l\Elt AND (ll£NTI.l~lll1~lN 0_1-` 'l`lll‘I l.l-I(llSI.A'l‘lVE A8>lJ_'l1\Illl.\' 1 I heartily welcouio you on re- assembling for the discharge of your important Legis' lative duties on thistheilrstopportunity of meeting you since my appointment to the 0'r'rAwA, Feb. 24-(Special)-Hon. R. W. Scott, Secretary of State, today celebrated his bitlth birthday, having been born on i-‘sir ei, 1s:5.ni.P}oscoit, ont. lie has been in puhlio life since 1857 when he was first elected to the Ontario Legislature. Ile has been in the Senate sincc1S74. Mr. Scott notwitlistandiiig his advanced age is in excellent health and vigorous in ,every way. -The Liberal members of the Senate ap- iqreciating Mr. S_cot.t`s long and valuable services to the party and the country and , n .a.w.cuAst's A-f cihaami cunt... ‘ is sein direct to tho diseased . ms by the Improved Blower. heals the ulcers. clean, ins sir passages, awp: droppin s in ibn throat and gsnnansndly cures \Caisrrhlend ay,Fevsr. Blower rr free. All de en, or ij. A. W. Chase 1 )(dicin'e'Co..' Toronto and Buffalo. F ~----____-;¢.,..________._..» -- ---' *~‘ "- Rsuono 1 For Paying Your Boot Bill Promptly at Goff. Bros- ` should bees great as for . l paying q. paper bill. The ' g iolldwltxk ‘is a case in q point: Acouinry news- paper speaks _of a man - who always paid for his paper promptly. As a 'reward he never was sick inhis life, never has a `* cog onillis tqes, or ingili- g¢ , n 3 po a oes ti v, x ro_t,t__h¢_fr,oat never kills . hi_p_,pq|ars,iiis bebles.11el¢r cry; at i night. .his wife never acolds, and he has siioéfeidedlln serving three an me school heard without being .- criticized. -12 ~ Htl" hi. t‘¢5lll£8 ’ r|oN.,i;. w. soon AN ocrooENAR|AN Brother Senators Present a Silver Centre Piece in Honor. of the Anniversary. ' Afternoon in a Storm lionouroblc position I Lieutenant (iovernvfg or of this pi-ov`in,¢.-,ez and 1 have much. pleasure in congratulating you uporrtiie general progress of the Provincc,although there was last year, unfoi‘tunately,a great sliortage of crops, owing to the dry season. During the recess our late popular Governor-Gcnei1\l,the Earl of Minto, re- tired, and he has been succeeded by Earl Grayfwliose appointment gives promise of beipp; most acceptable to the Canadian people. I regret to inform you that the Repre- sentation Case, which was argued before the Privy Council last summer, has been decided adversely to this Province. It is however satisfactory to know that this question has been finally decided by the highest Court in the realm. "The matters oi' the increased Provincial Subsidies and the Distribution of the Halifax Fislicries Award have not yet re- ceived any dciinite decision from the Fed- crnl Government, having been retarded owinp: to the Federal and Provincial Elections. ltrust, however, that these matters will soon be adjusted to the satis- faction of this Province. .1 Continued on page 8. their personal regard for him today pre- sented him with it massive sliver centre- piece' for his lable- * The presentation was made in Speaker Danduranil`s (llinmbcr and ills Honor happily expressed the sentiments which animated the givers and bore eloquent testimony to Mr. Scotts honorable career. Mr. Scott who was deeply affected by the evidence of good will replied. All ot the Liberal Senators at present in Ottaiva participated in the proceedings. M. MGLEAN, Vancouver, B. C., is visit ing his home in Wood islands. Mr. Me- Lean was lil years n lll%Il1b€1‘ Of U10 POUCH force of which John Stewart, George- town, wns Chief. _ 'l’nr-:nn are rumors of a. strike in West Mines, 'Loudou_\‘l8l'1"y. N- 5-- f,01‘ the P135 two weeks over a Mr. Brydlo of P. E. I., who the miners asked to have appointed blacksinitli but who was objectionable to the Conipany. Couglis, colds, hoarseness, ann other‘ throat ailments are quickly relieved by Va po-Cresolene tablets, ten cents per box All druggists. e MUNEY. A We ask our custom- wc sent out dated Dc- ccmbcr 31. i We want thc money and -your amoul will cg 1 ggi foiipw gizrparinr _ lilies- Bee if 1° we ' worth, trying- A? ‘ l-7 poi- eenton some ~ s BBAN1-Roan, Feb. 24.,-(S_pcoiul.)-In a. pool of blood and with ,her head deeply trashed, the dead body of Mrs Doyle, a woodshcd in the rear of hor home in Bru- ford township yesterday. . Reliable details cannot be ascertained owing to the blocked state of the roads hut the wound appears to have been in- ilioted with an axe and was dealt with skull. Whether the blow was accidentally sus- vorlng to \vieid the axe or was delivered by other hands it is impossible to say. il Ellli EIHE ll SHEHli|lUllK Srucnnnoox, Qu`i~:., Feb. 24-( Special )- Mrs. .Tas McGee who lived at. Easton Cor- nerfpcrished in the flames ofrlier burning house this morning. She was about 85 years of ago. The fire broke out about three ii. in. and before the neiglibors reached the place the house was enveloped in llanics. lll ENBINEEH l]|lllPPEl] DEAD Snanniiooiiii, Que. Feb. -24.-(Special) way dropped dead here today. WANTED-A case of headache that Kuniforif Headache Powders will not cure in MEMORIAM. A Adm irers of Mark Twain believe he has Wa.rm summer sun, Shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, Blow softly here. Green sod above, L` ll ht lie l' l t. The following figures which have been $3 2o0.(ll provide Sinking Fund ni 357; 2.ooo.oo *Terai viz $5.»6o.00 'l`0 provide for the yi-arly payment of this $5.80(l.0L) would require an increase of taxation of but 1-7 of one per cent as foi Ioli tax 10c on 87_ persons 1*" I 187.20 Real Estate -' ' $2,818.!l'70 _ Personal l."[lty ' 1,033.83? ' Total l3.8l;6.850 5,“n.i“) A oouo Last year U.il77.5ti was paid for city CQ-an A young lad about fourteen years _of age named Frank `~MoAulny, who has been employed as bell boy at the Victoria widow ol 84'ye_urs of age was found in ir _Hotel since lust September, was arrested last night about eight o`clock hy Marshal Cameron charged with larceny. The ,story toldto the police is along the fol- lowing line : f' " ` The youth, who is. s bright, attractive lad, by his confessions yesterday showed himself to have been more than ordinarily sumcient force to cause a hucture ot. me, well schooled in petty tlrefts whicli have been taking place at the Hotel for seine weeks. - v The climax came 'yesterday when Mc- taincd by the vietini herself while endeu- ‘AWB-.Y ‘V110 Wl\S D|B’|\f» WH\0|\ M U10 DOH’-l~ it is alleged, committed u. ruore daring uct than usual. Between tlirecnnd four in the morning A. L.` Fraser, Souris, \vho sleeps on the same floor as the office, was awakened bya slight noise in his room. Listening fora moment or two he heard breathing and upon arising, 'the intruder, who had crawcled in through the transom over the door unlocked the door and went our. He was followed by Mr. Fraser who found young McAulay in the office. The lad sioutly denied having been in his room at all but offered to Rive him $5, which the former claimed had been taken from his pocket, if he insisted that u theft had been committed. In the morning Mr. Fraser- reported to the hotel people “arid the boy after stoutly denying ut ilrst. that he had committed any larcenies 'was searched and money which had been taken from a number of the other'rooms during the night was found on his person. 'Ilicse rooms he subsequently admitted having entered and having taken money from the pockets of the sleeping inmates. 'Sometime ago tho riitone from n valuable diamond ring owned by Mrs. St-crns disappeared from her room. The mystery was unexplained until yesterday when McAulu.y confessed to have pried the diamond f?om its setting* with a pair of scissors and then aguinplaced the latter -H. C. Cleveland, Engineer in charge of where it had been lying in the room. lie the extension of Oxford Mountain Rail- “YS helen' me smile n his “Un Pocket but afterwards lost it. The boy was at the Police Station last night and does noi- nppeara bit exercised over the charges made against him. He came from Boston in un mh`mw5_ some months ago and when he applied fora position at the Hotel was readily accepted as he gave promise of being a more than ordinarily clever lad. RAISE THE l'l00D00. “ever “'|`“'E¢n “nnhlng “mr” egeclive Sir:-is is not time that the nianagi-rs mil" l/llellmc Verse he 1""-I cm' i" the of the liillsboro liinl: cancelled the long modest block of marble which marks the expected Ladies- Hockey "m,C|,-4, one 1`5$i~ill3'P]”'°° °f ms ‘-Nm’ in W°”'""'“'" storm hoodoo-~thc opening of the Legis- `\ Cemetery, Elmira, New York : lature-lias now been removed. VVhy not remove the other~~and then storms will ccase.-- _ lui-: [<‘ii'|.|-:. u- ic g , ig) cheapest, Best Cure for -“R . - E" , . ‘ i , 1 ii -i.; `» _ . » r whichiRii_;i;i,c;;off':iniii. Catarrhs '_>,,¢-;>;;”.-.” il' \ Chester's Cure for Catarrh costa 5oc ESTIMATE ON AN ‘;1ii.;;:.sf:;1;.-f'z.‘2':;°.;:s°:§; l r ELECTRIC PLANT §;“;.‘:...§‘;r._‘::.‘.< i a child can use it._ Simply ignite a small quantity, and_1uh_aie the_smoke. The vapor-laden with its healing pro- conipileel hy Mayor Kelly and were to be P¢ffl€5_P°fme“f¢9 ¢V° P°m°“ °f me submitted at the Council meetlnll lust n°§ml° “nd "hr°“t’ “ng cures' ni/ght have been kindly furnished The _ ' - Guardian by His Worship. The meeting . » was adjourned owing to a quorum not ._ '- being present :-- ' has been in use for more than 30 years. Edumated cost of n phmt w0‘000_05 People who were cured by rt in Canada, and have moved to distant parts of the T:mY°“"Y '“°°"°’” ’ ,_ world, sua send to Montreal for ir, for crs to~pay -the accounts ‘- their friends. Oae package proves ils value. 5oc and $1. Ii. your drugylll $2? l 4# .air iélzifl ,E0 Q* fs. - >~;®, €,r‘a. ._\ K? ' QAEEIL 6 E* I _ ,ni-1 | ,_i_ I _ . _ i- sq pi I ' L-: ° '_ ~_ -, ws.. BIG . #.15 if ..~_ .é & L W/'}`=-_=.i \ Q; . 4,” \, _ __ II.” ,,. ~~\{J if _..._,`--X’-. -, V it PAPER is ’ 4/ / "~'%.lZ!.1..“.:‘}.l`§.f§§.., ...SAFE exactly Scores of Pretty Patterns in Parlor, Dining Room, Baci Room and Kitchen Papers, Borders to match. done up in lots to s uit any room, Handsome Designs. and all to be cleared out at HALF PRICE Tl) i | hkifi.: £- °* ' ir-" l’ ‘If 5-'I 1' , °"' .1 /‘liste Q" r' :.4 w ., '_ m ‘ A ans. - " _ . ‘>' J .,,j 5. __ . l I i " “A I _J Paper. v Come early for first choice. 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