~ ee eee ee RN tea THI Al MINER. ae 4 —— om EK DAILY EX { DAILY EXAMIN Loss of the Annie Duncan. THE CAPTAIN S STATEMENT. a. fk Liberal-Conservative Convention. \ Convention of Liberal-Conservative delegates was held at Alberton on the 13th inst., for the purpose of nominating a can- didate to contest the First Legislative Council District of Prince County at the approaching election. A large number of delegates were present, representing every Polling Division in the District, as follows : James H. Davison, John McCarthy, Oniseme S. Bernard, Thomas P. Bernard, Charles Dalton, Michael J. Ready, George Conroy, George Harper, James J. Mor- risey, Laughlin McLeod, Patrick Doyle, Benjamin D. Waite, Hubert Gaudet, Henry Kufus Buote, James Casey, John Wade, Doyle, Thomas Kennedy, Michael Gavin, Thomas McGrath, Peter Broyderick, Michael Morrisey, John T. Weeks, James E. Birch, James Cunningham, Hon. Peter Gavin, John L. Woodman, John P. Brennan, George R. Montgomery, Patrick Cunningham, Daniel O’Brien, Robert Ellis, Felix Athenas Bernard, Thomas E. Hogan, Gaudet, Charles Dunn, Jeremiah Blanchard, Alfred Wedge, Pros- pere Gallant, Joseph Gallant, William Callaghan, Lawrence Doyle, James Palmer, Angus Shea, John McAllister, Michael Ellworth, Peter Doyle, Lot 7; Thomas Doyle, J. R. Ramsay, Angus McKinnon, Daniel McKinnon,: Lot 10; James Kail- bride, Joseph Kilbride, Edinund Ramsay, Tyne Valley; Hugh McDonald, Francis Dougherty, Port Hill; Archibald McInnis, Lot 14; Dugald Melnnis, Stephen Mce- Kinnoa, Hon. Joseph O. Arsenault, Matthew Gallant, Egmont Bay; Bruno Perry, Amand Gallant, John MeNally, Angus McLellan, Sylvanus E. Gallant, Ensilie Peters. The Convention was called to order by appointing William Callaghan, Esquire, chairman, and the Saas signed as secretary. it was proposed by Thomas P. Bernard and seconded by Edward Ramsay that James Barclay, Esq., be a candidate, which, being put to the meeting, was un- animously carried. ‘ir. Barclay ina neat speech accepted the nomination, thanked the Convention for the confidence reposed in him, and would take the unanimity of the Conven- tionas a good omen of his success at the polls. He was always in favor of abolishing the | Council, pure and simple, and denounced | all amalgamation and other schemes, as} deceptive and only intended—by their pro- | moters—to deceive the electors and thus retain their seats. Short speeches were also delivered by Hon. Joseph O, Arse- | nault, Hon. P. Gavin, E. Hackett, M. P., | and ‘others, all expressing themselves | strongly in favor of abolishing the Council. The Hon. P. Gavin proposed, and .J. | Blanchard seconded, Whereas, The Legis! .tive Council entails a large annual expenditure on this Province, and the experience of other provinces of the Dominion has taught us that the public busi- | ness can be carried on efficiently and well | with one Legislative Chamber, Therefore Resolved, That in the opinion of | this Convention, no candidate should’ be | returned at the approaching election who will | not pledge himself to reduce the expense of | legislation by the abolition of that body. An organization was then formed by ap- | pointing committees in each poiling diviston of | the district to forward the interests of the | SEPTEMBER 16, 1886 Capt. James Power, of the ill-fated Annie Stone Cracking. | Duncan, accompanied by the crew, arrived home last evening in the steamer St. Law \N injunction having been laid wpon the/rence. To an EXAMINER representative, wot re crusher in the i} who called upon him at his residence ; a ode af shortly after arrival, Capt. Power gave the — . i ns Joe. OF. 7 at nt following account of the wreck : . 9 ‘ arena —_ we i The sehooner Annie Duncan, with a suggest t the prisoners be kept at this} crew of four, including myself, left Glace t employment It is| Bay, ©. B., on Wednesday, the 8th inst., “ by the scientists that all crimes! @t half-past six o'clock in the evening, with — he resulta of diseaseecti® C™R° & slack coal for Mr. George . : : | Coombs, of this city. The wind was west _ _ ' s quite certain that there/and the weather fine. At eight o'clock is no medicine so good for the mind dis-| same night we arrived off Flint Island, and eased as active work causing “‘sweat of the | at twenty minutes past ten were otf Scat brow Stone cracking is nerhaps the best tarie Light. At eleven o'clock, owing to * “at a) | the heavy sea prevailing, I ordered the gafi Eh. WARS ae WOGEe con Bel topsail and flying jib to be taken im. At given ana sides the proceeds laid on] midnight I called the watch, tried the our streets will be of lasting use and benefit | pun ips any i found that there was no water t public ist whom the prisoners|™ the vessel. The mainsail was then taken : ' lin and single-reefed. The jib was also ler therefore let the prisoners Nave] ¢. jon in, and while the bonnet was pien f stor wckin being taken off, one of the seamen, who += had gone down into the forecastle for a Gur Fruit Crop. mousing, came rushing up and told me that the vessel was half-full of water. I could luke fruit of Prov e is larger and] not belive the statement and went down better this vear than it ever was. \ll who | the forecastle myself to investigate. On : sas larrival there | found that the water was possess orchards have fruit of their own 1n alinet.o foot deep over the forecastle floor. youn W the caus Phe rhis would be about twenty minutes from seas 3 | rable, but not more |the time we had tried the pumps and could f 1y seasons in the pas not fimd any water. We wore round as : . juickly as possible and made sail for Scat 7s — Be —" tarie—about ten miles distant. We started ca SS our fruit culture 18] the pumps again, but no matter how hard the grea hown in late yea by our} we worked the water gained on us, and we fruit growers th s 1. crafting 1d } soon saw that all attempts to free the ves- ti ; 7 eerag tin | Sel were in vain. We stood by her until ' me o'clock on Thursday morning, at which it fruit l quality can | rrown | ' ; 3 : . > | me her DoW Was COMmp letely under water, h farmers Will, !and we could not get into the forecastle.” I ndin We launched the boat, which was hangiug , : ries ¥ DE ' fon the davits, and with a few sual] articles, lall we could save, got on board. There was . | pretty rough sea running at the time cann condemn ihut it did not interfere much s 0 y I ds hich | with the boat as we lay alongside waiting to i ; t ls hare ,|see the last of the Annie Duncan. After an fe oath | waiting for about # quarter of an hour we :' saw her go down. Our next thought was ' Many young per-! for ourselves. We had a long and hard sons nk mly a good practical | journey before us, there being a stiff breeze joke t \ fe dl trees} With a heavy sea running. Among the nd wide Iain on + bea r larticles saved were a compass and ship's | light, and I set a course for Scattarie Light. : inoymg hes OL the] We had proceeded but a short distance I i labis 3; any | when ; a heavy sea boarded the boat, knock- other thievery jing the lee oar from the hands FO a lef the mate and washing it overboard. ' d ies ale ; ; | then took the remaining oar and thought The Liquer Trafic in Charlotte. to -scull around and get the lost one, but sown. soon found that I could not do so, owing to | oo ss : mmplaints concerning | the heavy sea. Lthen gavethe mate the | ' remaining oar, but he did not have it long the results of | liquor traific carried on in when another sea boarded the boat and Cha et Despite the law, thelw > sted it from his grasp. We were then traffic is said be almost if not quite as ltru in @ sad plight. Almost ten miles injurious as it was und the .** Heenan: dee rem ‘om land, without an oar to propel the = **| boat, and the sea washing over us, our sen evil fam Some of our most} position was not an enviable one. We were talen \ nen ar it is declared,jat the mercy of th@™ waves, and to to the devil headlong”: while the |@tifting with the wind and tide. I ” » wills of many who deine td His tot rigged a sail, with agun and one of : ~““" tthe slats taken from the bottom of the boat 5 mcd sober lives are gradually but} for a mast, and a blanket which one of the | surely giving y fore the subtle in- | sailors had fortunately saved, for a sail. | fluences lcoholic poison. But the evil We also took the slats out of the bottom of | “i. asl ty Gaaticticen HK teen, the boat and used them for paddles. Our car TE progress Was necessarily slow, having to tending to the surrounding country. It is keep the boat’s beam to the wind all the invading the homes of some of our respect- | tine, and it being only by the most. stren- able and independent farmers— who come | 2°" exertions that she could be kept afloat io ton and pet upat driskins deen att = Several times the sea dashed over s co Pie "> 5°*) the boat, half-filling her, and we were kept drunk and keep drunk till their money is] bailing out continually. In this way we spent, and then go home with sore heads/ kept on until within about three miles of ind empty purses, full of good resolutions, | 5¢@ttarie Light House, when the wind vis dies bet caby bshitrecanather \* beus” hauled round to the north and the water : became smovth. We then took down the the bext time they repair to the town. We | sail. as it was no further use to us owing to re teld that this latter phase of the evil is| the slacking of the wind, and for the re- increasing to such an extent that the good | ™ining three miles paddled her in with Ee” oe ag ie ; + the boat slats. The last three miles were ee) ee, es. ne = most severe, as owing to the primitive throughout our country districts. The hates 1 ’ : ‘ neki I eee , . ‘ans OT locomotion at our disposal, it re- people want to know why we wont enforce au sired | the hardest of hard labor to get a the vs of Charlottetown: and. while} move out of the boat at all. At ten o’clock ieap irses upon the liquor dealers, the y Pe -esne taey: wy Light Hous thop- itis this Cherlin. abensthine atten ie oughly exhausted. e were there kindly : 5 ‘received and made as comfortable as pos- the state of ou police department and our | sible by the seers Mr. Brown, an old sea Stipendiary Magistrate's Court. eaptain. We remained with Mr. Brown That this ist fact eammot:. he denied ~~ nine o'clock - oe evening, when : one : we eft for Sydney, C. B., in a conveyance “+, om the ground that the police and the! provided by the ght: ke veper at the expense Stipendiary Magistrate are responsible for|of the Government. We journeyed all the enforcement of the law—and the Sti-| might, in the midst of a pelting rain and pendiary Magistrate himself has said that high wind, arriving at Sydney at 5 o'clock they are. But we are not alinceed to siauel on Saturday moruing. At nine 0 clock J e Gy e : "| went to the Custom House, taking this point; tor, the public conscience|/the seamen with me. I told the were a8 sensitive as it ought to be. the law] story of the wreck and asked for would be enforced by the officials now in | assistance in reaching home. As a re- igs or ty others, ob, eeadd bane Lk sult of my representations the three seamen ae r uve take | were sent to a boarding house, and I was neir pia told that nothing would be done for my- Wi ire Wi ug to du about it now 7 self. ‘the customs authorities telegraphed th qu n. The Canada Temper-| the departinent to see what they would do, ance Act will be the law here for another and the reply was to the effect that the sea- men were to be given five dollars each. ye ; ne of the great thinkers and | They got the tive dollars, which sum was 3 of t y has said The in-}| about sufficient to purchase tickets for dispensabl lition of all free govern } Piet u Landing, leaving nothing for their}. ment and of ral progress is submi oe) board. Fortunately I had a little money on am bh: iti Renacaeiae deltch a) nd aa pay our expenses home about a | Si7. ve arrived at Pictou Landing at bined with | herty of discussion and | nine o'clock Tuesday, and crossed over in autottar the sufftac: ! the St. Lawrence Wednesday. Silk we | er permit this. “ indispen ol he Annie Dune: im was built at Seven anhi, adi , Pe a a | Mile Bay, rs K. 1., in 1876, and was con- ne trom the free} saquently but ten years old. She was overniment of ( riot awn or shall we] owne: jolatly by Capt. Power and Mr. allow the law to be violated to the ruin of | David Webster, and was valued at $1,600. souls xnd Ladies, to the material loss of the) He,"as net insured. ‘The, crew consisted mes Ower, L1rlo oO ‘ é é . cominunity, and to the disgrace of the cor-; Frank Walsh, St. Sén's, Nad., aan : poration ? |C Yharles Nicholson, Charlottetown, and The selves. lies with the citizens them- If .they care to have their laws respected, they will put the administrators on trial during the next answel =a ee j Of their jaws three ; Simon Burke, Lower Montague, seamen. | Owing to their hurried departure from the sinking schoone_ neither the Captain nor crew saved much, The captain saved w chest cuataining some clothes,a few books, | party in future elections, months; and if the officials continue to double-barrelled gun, aud a weather bl y f + + glass, whilst ho lost qnadrant, spy-glass isk a 8 Oo i aw, ley “+ 4: . ney : charts, | bedding, and a lot oi t f . a sinnenin » ] : ‘ ‘ lueasures ior other art mate saved his bed- ae t them at the end clothing and what he steed in. while the " that the law has been openly | Cher two saved but the clothes they had violated so lon caful ‘exibach\ ee, We sympathize with all concerned in the fl peg ee et heir loss. Mail j uae caealers ana the ayy ; -<D O 0— es eeee +» OUCe ior aj hwat ¢ , a2 . | Nill alia! ae add, re New Suitings and Overcoatings received to- “ie MON OT the Law will be uay at LD). A, t “‘uce § if tL tier pel il \ th » SANE tit : r A t : . « white i ro apy citi. en shoy 4 ne iet every I, Ve lhiereat . 4 la in the work LG LCs fi Cll head, aud lel) ; “a much as ptasible. them ns A.FEW bay ‘rels da unaged Flour, at $3.50 per barre! —tirst¥olaus fewtl,—A. H. B. Mac; yowany Auvtitherr. & 6 i lw—stpAs A vote of thanks was then tendered the chairman for his able conduct in the chair, to which he suitably re- plied. The Convention then dispersed. It was generally conceded that the meeting was | the most largely attended, and the most unanimous ever held in Prince County. Yours truly, James H. } | i | } ' DAVISON. The City Comune, } ——_——— -_— px The City Council met last evening. i Worship Mayor Haviland presided, and all | the Councillors, except Councillor Morris, | The proclamation and re- | turns of the late civic election were read, also was the certificate from Chief | Justice Palmer that the Mayor-elect a were present. as been duly sworn in. After the sual pre- liminary business Councillor Horne presented a petition | from certain resideuts of Ward 5, relating to certain repairs necessary on a pump in | the ward. The prayer of the petition was | granted, Councillor A, A. McLean presented a | petition from the truckmen of the city, | praying for a revision of the load scale, and suggesting that the scale presented by them be adopted by the Council. Councillor A. A. McLean was appointed to draft a by-law in accordance with the petition, ‘and he gave notice that he would introduce said by- -law at the next meeting of Council. Council adjourned. Another Fine Importation. The American Cultivator of the 4th inst. Says : ‘*Prince Edward Island breeders are con-’ stantly adding to their stock animals bred from the most fashionable trotting stallion One of the recent importations there is the chestnut stallion Westlawn, now in charge of Mr. B. L. Woodside,of Summerside, P. E. I., ae it is safe to say that no breeder in that tion can show a richer combination of speed pro ducing strains than those from which this wiry, steel and whalebone sort of fellow is bred. His sire, Woodlawn, was by Hero of Thorndale; he by Thorndale (2.224) sire of Edwin Thorne (2.16}) and other fast ones, from Heroine, full sister to Volunteer and Sentinel, being by Rysdyk’s Hambletonian, from the famous Lady Patriot. Thorndale was the fastest son of Alexander's Abdallah. His dam was the world renowned Dolly, dam of Director (2.17) and Onward (2.253.) Dolly was by aii Chief, her dam being from Diomed and pacing stock. the dam of Wood- lawn was the famous old Waterwich, by Pilot, jr., and one of the best of his daughters. She was the dam of Mambrino Gift, the first stallion to trot in 2.20, also of Viking (2.204) and Bonnie Scotland (2.224) the latter being by running bred Scotland. The dam of West- lawn is Minnie West. by Allis West (2.25) sire of the famous pocer Jewett (2.14), and other fast ones; he by Aimont. The dam of Minnie West was by Mambrino Patchen, out of Fuuny Wright, the dam of Idle Girl (2.364. ) ——— 2 oe Ct Porarors.—A peculiar worm is in some localities preyiag upon the potato crop. The worm is fully half an inch long, and exists In great numbers, They bore into the potaco and eat out all the substance, leaving nothing but the outer covering. We were shown a potato grown by Mr. Farrell, Wolfville, inside of which was ound 33 of these whrme. vate, N. a, preter ‘| i); OYSTERS, in - TJHURSDAY . Value of the Enshore fisheries. The Boston ITerald of the Lith inst. says: ‘The reports gathered from all points by the American fish bureau contain some In- teresting facts bearing upon the mackerel | catch of this year, as compared with that of preceding seasons. According to the state- ment furnished, the total amount of mack- erel landed at all the ports during this sea- son up to the 9th of September was 42,805 barrels. Last year, for the same period, 1 was 252,606 barrels ; in 1884, rels; in 1883, 102,203 barrels; 275.873 barrels. This immense in the catch may be due in part to a small supply of this fish all along the north At- lantie coast. But we imagine that the lar- ger part of the decrease can be attributed to the fact that the mackerel were to be found chiefly inside of the three-mile limit, and that as American fishermen were prevented, under the present conditions of the Canadian fishing regulations, from pur- | suing their vocation in these waters, they | were debarred from obtaining what was their accustomed quantity of fish. If we are not altogether mistaken, this exhibit is in complete variance with the assertions put forth eight or ten months ago by those interested in the Gloucester fisheries when the question of arranging a new fishing treaty with Canada was under considera- tion. It was at that time asserted that the mackerel fishing on the shores of Canada was hardly worth the asking, and that our fishermen were quite as well oif without the proposed privileges as they would be if these privileges were accorded to them. In the light of these collected data, the asser- tions then so _ freely made do seem to have been well founded; for, apparently, the exclusion from the shore fisheries is telling disastrously upon this important American fishing interest. This, we believe, sustains us in the argument we advanced, that while Canada, under the Halifax treaty, obtaimed adyantage alto- together disproportionate to those which we | secured, the government of that country did possess certain rights which we could well afford to obtain at the price of reason- able That the Canadians | should insist upon the maintenance of the | three-mile limit rule is not at all strange, when it is taken into account that our Government, on coast of the United in 1882, concessions. the | States, insist upon the maintenance and the enforcement of precisely the same regu- lation, SHIP NEWS. CHARLOTTETOWN. ENTERED, PORT OF Point Prim; str Willoughby, Lantz, Bounty, Me- Fraser, Montreal; Laine, Pictou, coal. Sept 16—Foam, Richards, bbls mackerel; Mary Jane, Thistle, Shediac, 30,000 feet lumber; str M A Starr, Fergu- son, Halifax, mdse; R Munn, Bourke, Pictou. Sept 15 Coban, Grand River, 177 _ CLEARED. Davies, Pictou, 1,192 Lantz, Point Prim; Pictou; John Tilton, Sept —Industry, aor oats; Willoughby, str Coban, Fraser, Warren, do. Sept 16—str M A Starr, Ferguson, Halifax; % Munn, Bourke, Pictou, 22 sheep, 22 head WANTED. VESSELS to carry lumber between P. FE. Isiand and Pokemouche, N. RB. Kight feet of water on bar. Rates, 32 per M. GD. TURNER & CO. Sept. 16—1i pd Bank of P. i. island, in Ligaidation NOTICE is hereby given that a Dividend of TEN PER CEN Pf. (being dividend No, 3) has been declared payable on and after this date. | Creditors may obiain cheques for same by calling | at the office of the Liquidators. For Bank of Nova Scotia, GEO. MACLEOD, Mgr., CHAS. C. GARDINER, Lu... OWEN, Liquidators. Sept. 15. 1886 —6i NATAL BDA AY. ‘Grand Opening of the “Old London.” Ch’towa, 7 Subseriber, having fitted up the “Old Londou,” with Lhe view of making a specialty of the OYSTER TRADS, and having furnished one of the best OYSTER SALOONS in the Province, is prepared to open on the 15th inst, when he will supply the public with any manner conceivable—Raw, Stewed or Fried. by the barrel, bushel or pint. On the Oysters procured at the ‘Old London” you can bet your life and be sure to win. Sold at avery small advance on cost. They must be handled, even at a loss, every hour of the day and night. Rely on the “Old Londen” you might. Remember the “OLD LONDON,’ three dooss west of Osborne House, Water Street. JOHN JOY, Sept. 15, 1886—eod tf AT AUCTION, * oa FRIDAY, 17th inst, at 2 u'clock, oa on cichaika Parlor, Drawing-room, Bed- room and Kitchen Furniture, Book Case, Card Table, Festher Bed, Blankets, Mattrusses, Bed- ding, Carpets, Cook Stove, 3 Parlor Stoves, Pic- tures, Crockery ware, Glassware &c., &c. ALSO i Parlor Set. walnut and haircloth (new). 1 splendid new Organ, by Karn. A. H. B. MACGOWAN, Auctioneer. Vl [EAI FOR : SAL ES. I WILL Sell at Auction, on THURSDAY, Oct, lith, on the premises, the SOURIS STEAM MILL. mm Sept. 13—3imon tu thur . a i, U The Plant is in first-class order, and consists of Forty (40) Horse-power Boi er and Engine, 69-inch Rotary (ail iron), Shingle and Box-board Machine, Planer and Matcher, Stave saw, Jig Saw, Box-board Matcher, Cheesebox-Cover Rounding Saw, Sinall Rip-and-“ut Saw and Table, Taper-ground Rotary Saw for cheese-box shooks, Shaftings, Pulleys and Belting, Pipe Dies and Tongs, &c., &c. This Mill has a iarge custom trade and is con- veniently situated, having a siding from the rail- road. The Mill, Plant, Building and Land will be offered en bloc, and if not suid the Machinery wiil be sold in lots to suit buyers. Terms at sale. CG GC, CARLTON, Auvhuaver, August 81~2uw wy tl sute falling off | PRAKING & STHRNG’ not | =a SEPTE! 263,750 bar- | = MBE R AG, 1 S86. AUTUMA Gud _———— () -- ade SOS hatin | SL A. T, AT-—— MEN '[' =-umeawense (ate New Plushes, Rew Velveteens, New Mantles, New Fur Capes. New Fur-lined Cloaks -——— 0 A Large Stock Knitting Yaras very Cheap. ye wee NEW PLUSH, FELT, AND STRAW HATS, (a Mantle Cloths, in Bouche, Kyrie, Ottoman, Frieze, Astrashan, & 2 Qe eee A Large Stock BLACK DRESS GOODS as Cheap as Ever. —0O and ‘Trimmings. ESKINS & Sept. 16th, 1886. ts = ee STERNS. A FAC well worth knowing, and also worth remem- bering, that one doliar saved is two dollars gained. 3y calling at G. G. JURY'S store you may realize it, for he has a large assortment of goods, such as Waltham, Elgin, Hampden, Kllery, Seaside, and all the best grades of American Watches, in gold, silver, and silver- ore cases, at a Reduction of Ten per Cent on former low prices. In CLOCKS, a large assortment of eight- day and thirty-hour pieces, varying from one dollar up to twelve dollars. SILVERWARE, in Castors, Butter [ishes, a Pickle Dishes, Cake sSaskets, Knives, bo:ks, * WAL Sixties ere eartivuae Spoons, Napkin Rings--all in prices that cannot be surpassed. In Jewelry, Brooches, Ear-rings, Necklets, Lockets, Rings ef all kinds from fifty cents upwards, and a lot of Novelties too numerous to mention. Special and personal attention given to the Repair of Watches, Clocks and Work done promptly and guaranteed. rts: J Uns’. North Side Queen Square (opposite New Post Office), Paton & Go, NEW GOODS, direct Jewelry, Charlottetown. Sept. 16, 1886 Law & wky ~ James RE now showing a choice lot Low Prices for Cash. of from London, and n arked at New Feathers and Flowers, New Cashmeres and ferinoes, New Plain and Fancy Worsteds, New Buttons, Frillings, Laces, &e,, New Silk and Satins. New Millinery Coors, New French Dress Goods, New Mantle Cloths, New Ludies’ Jerseys, New Plushes and Velvets, New Goods of Every Description arriving daily till our whole Fall Stock is Completed. aS JAS. PATON & C0., Successors to W. A. WEEKS & 60., MARKET SQUARE. NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE Se: lle se a ae ae Insurance Company. EHSTABLISHED, 1809. a TOTAL ASSEFS . e , ? Que insured at current rates, Ch’town, Sept. 15, 1886. — S29. 254,019, Every description of property, Policies issued by the undersigned. FRED. W. HYNDMAN, ENT FOR P. E. ISLAND, . Corner Queen and Water Streets Uk “thay Supt! Ly 108 dan We AG Amo «