ee ae ee ee ee ra ese : er . detadiieittiearieate a en OUT OF 2,000 CLAIMS Agairstan Accident Co, for last year, i were for accidents caused to pedestri- ans walking on the sidewalk THE OCLAN AGUIDENT insures against all kinds 'of accidents Its premiums are low, and it issues a good Policy I. frou - General Agent Charlottetown THE DAILY EXAMINER. | aif PIRIL “34, 1esr. THE STANLEY. a So far as we can see or hear, there is little or no ice in either bay or strait, ancl the ferry boats are running in this harbor. Yet the Stanley is kept on the Georgetown route, though loaded freight for Charlottetown! This is scandalous man- agement. Everyone says that there is some political motive at the bottom of it. Mr. Davies’ constituents have a right to an explanation. with ooo HYPOCRITICAL POLITICIANS, ase Havina, a few years ago, robbed the Dominion officials in this Province of their franchise, the Provincial Government now propose to restore itto them. The reason for this is clear enough. They think that now, with the Liberals at the head of both Provincial ana Dominion Governments, they are in a position to control it. But this plain reason would not do for use in Legisleture. So they say that they do i in view of a plebiscite vote and in the interests of temperance and morality! As if to show that.they are sincere in makixg this excuse, they pat up Mr. McKinnon, of Georgetowa, to submit the bill. But the temperate habits, the morality and in- telligence of members of the Civil Service ja this province were urged in vaiu a few a few years agowhen they were to be robbed of their franchise rights as citizens Hypocrisy, thy name is Liberel! MR. LAURIER’S TOOLS. A rriexp of Tae Examiner, residing in- the country, refers to an anonymous letter lately published by The Guardian signed © An Independent Orangeman ” and says that the Murdock McLeod therein men- tioned is the same who a few years ago in the Orange Lodges at Bradalbane and De Sable denounced the Hon. Donald Fergu- son and the late honored representative of Rustico, Mr. Donald McKay, because they supported “a Catholic Leader, ” the Hon. W. W. Sullivan. “ This is the very man” he says, “who has taken anotber man’s place on the Prince Edward Island Railway at the hands of @ Govern - ment led by a Catholic who has lately been @ petitioner at the court of Rome.” In reply to our friend, whose kindly interest we appreciate, we have to say that Tue Examiver has no need to take any notice of the abuse and misrepresentation of anonymous grit scribblers, and rarely does so. Everyone knows that we are always for fair play and that righteousness of action which exaltetha nation. In a mixed community such as this, the less said to excite religicus and sectarian prejudice the better. We deeply regret that an admittedly illegal act of the Legislature of Manitoba rendered it necessary for Tar Examiner and all lovers of fair play and supporters of the law to raise their voices on bebalf of the Catbolic minority in Manitoba. If it had been the Protestant winority in Quebec who had had to protest against the breach of a Parliamen- tary compact, Toe Examiner would have just as stoutly maintained its cause. But in politics we know neither Protestant nor Catholic. We commend the right; we denounce the wrong. But it certainly is a curious and remarkable fact that the men who invoked Protestant prejudice in this Province a few months ago on behalf ef non-sectarian schools for Manitoba are now the men to applaud asectarian school settlement and to beg for offlce from 4 Government ‘the leading members of which are metaphorically (if not actually) on their knees to the Papa! Delegate who came to Canada at their request! Of such materials Mesere. Laurier and Tarte make their tools. GALL LEILA AAA —The annual report of the Department of Public Works for the vear ended 30th June has been ([tabled. The expenditure was $1,582,409, as compared with $2,033,- 490 in 1894-95, and $2,315,021 in 1893-94. This shows that with a falling revenue the late Conservative Government knew enougl to curtail its expenditure. Whe- ther Mr. Tarte will follow the excellent example set him next year’s annual report will tell. ae Pees, Lip Raruse Fh" MR. HACKETT’S CASE. Noxe of the Government organs have attempted to show that Mr, Hackett knew that the fatal treat was given, or had any the man who gaye it idea that had any whiskey with bim. The evideace shows clearly, on the contrary, and the findings c¢ the courts establish, thathe did. no [t was expressly stated the treat was given in secret; and even though it is the custom cf thie Scott Act country to treat in sec ’, tiat . fat the upon which they adjadged the treat to have been a corrupt one. the judges fcund m ground Then they decided that, although Vr. Uickett didn’t that Callaghan whiskey or that he had give n the treat, be know had the ought to have administered to Ca laghan a special warning against giving it; and because he dida’t do so, under these cir. cumstances, they deprived Mr. Hackett of It is not that the Government presa shirk the justification hia seat ! wonderfal of this judgment, anJ fall back upon the Pickwickian plea that “Jaw is Jaw,” aod that there were other acts. of which Mr. Hacheti is Was there any snch bribery asthat which guilty was sworn to before Mr. H. James Palmer, at Cape Traverse? The fact ia that every- one of the other charges ayainst Mr. Hack- ett wasdismissed by the judges, with costs. But suppose that everyone of them had been proved to be trne, the corruption ia Mr. Hackett’s election would still be a mere bagatelle in comparison with that of other elections. Two dollars loaned to a man who had no vote, and four dollars loaned to another (a cousin of Mr. Perry) who went to him for *‘a little money to buy seed,”— what does it all amount to in the eyes of reasonable men who know how the elections were carried in East Prince and West Queens ? that the judges dismissed all these cases, the Governmen press ought to be ashamed to even mention them. They had mnch better, indeed, explain what was done with that “three” or “five” or “ten” gallon keg of whiskey marked “groceries’’ which the petitioner in the case, William Sharp Larkins, quite incidentally, swore that he received at the railway station and delivered to “an active friend of Perry’s at election.” Seeing wore — - + NOTES AND COMMENTS, —Mgr. Merry del Vai, in his address to the Pontifical Zouaves at the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, significantly counselled them to follow their natural pastors, the bishops, even if their personal opinion had to be sacrificed. —Apparently the Government’s Civil] Service Bill, has been submitted to Mr. McMullen, and does not meet with the ap- proval of that gentleman, for he too hae submitted a bill to amend the Civil Service Act. The member for Welling- ton has been wonderfully modest and retiring this session and his melodious voice has scarcely been heard. — It is said that he is by no means in sympathy with the government on what can be learned of its proposed tariff policy, and is strongly opposed to the Crow’s Nest Pass Railway being built by the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. Mr. McMullen 1s also said not to have got over the soreness he felt at being left out of Mr. Laurier’s Catinet, and it will not be very surprising if he drops out of politics, at least for a while, after the close of the present session. cated lcacscagaasrcanaee ae ee Altbough the programme of the Diamond Jubilee festivities are practically drawn up, with the supposition that their details will be carried out, it ia learned on high anthority that everything is contingent — the state of the Queen’s hea!th, and she will act entirely upon the advice of her physicians. If Her Majesty is not very well she will remain at Buckingham Palace, and if she takes part in the pro- cession and shows aigns of fatigue she will at once leave it and abandon the plan of visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral. Then again Her Majesty may only go to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Saturday you can purchase your white shirte, Silk Ties, Suspenders, Hawkelys, Collars and Cuffs at the New Dry Good Store of Perkins Sterns & Turner. E DAILY a] See Pee rer i INDIA'S FAMINE FUND. Wheatley River School District.—eo}- lected by R Steal and H A Ling: ES MeLeod $2; Wu Bowen 50c; Geo Shea 20c: Lorenzo Stevenson 50c; Wm Con- stavle 24ce; Urrbert Andrews 0c; Robert Stevenson &l; Norman Livg $1.25; Robt C Bontain 40°, John Ling 50¢; David Sitiiphant $1; A'cx Meher ze 50c; Joho White 8'; Jobn Crew 50; A Friend 66c: \Ib rt M-Niuy 60.; Jacob Ling 50°; A Rriend Yo, H A Ling £4; John McDon- wd 60°; John Rackham 1 Lush wheat; Arch Burrctt 2 de; Charles Sellar 2 do; Win Rackham 2 di; Wm Axworthy 2 do; Fred Bulman 2 dc; Neil Matheson 1 do: Jdoun Mciiay L4de; dokn M Ross 14 de; Robert Wares 1 do; James Stevenson 1 KXAMINER, CHARLCTTETO C2 Ra PLT do. Collected by tht Tinstees of We t Deve™ | school disirict Cash $2.00, 174 be-h whea.. Collected by the Trustees of 4 rave! ers Rest School district: Edw. Hogy 250 Maleo'm Kelly 25c; A Friend 25; James P.llman Sl James McNeill 60c; A Friend 25e;James Marchbanks 2bush wheat David Walker 210 John McKay 4do John W. Raynor 2 do Thomas Townsend 2 do Rich- ard Wood 1 do Ronald McDonald Ido John Harkness I do; James England 1 do; William J Heffel 2 dc; James Raynor 1 do; William Heffel 14 do; Donald Steele 1 dc; Michael Condon | do; Benjamin Montgomery 2 do, Glen William Schoo! District collected by DA McLeod: D A McLeod 75c; Angus McLeod 50c¢; Alex McLeod 30c; Alex Mc- Donald 50c; Norman FinLaysoa 30c; Neil McInnis 50¢. M. A. ALLAN. PERSONAL. Richard Hunt, Esq., chairman of the Summerside town council, was among the visitors to the Legislative Assembly last evening. ; Mr. A. E, Lefurgey, of Summerside, crossed at the Capes yesterday on his way home from a three months «trip abroad. While absent from the province, Mr. Lefar- gey visited the principle cities in England, France and Germapy. Fourteen or fifteen young wen left Charlottetown last evening to make their homes in other places. Among the num- ber were Jas. B. Allan, Charlottetown, Chas. Farquharson, Lot 48, Angus Me- Kenzie, Flat River, who go to Rossland; W.L. Acorn, Ernest Irving and Fenwick Jenkins of Pownal who go en ronte ta Boston; J. R. Moore, of New Perth and John McDonald of Moutagne, who go to the North West; Peter MacDonald, Geo. Nunn and Abbe Munn, of Let 48, to Winnipeg; Geo. McLauchlin, Peake’s Station, to Boston; and McPhee of Souris to New Hampshire. ——P>e--—— The rate. of. interest in Government Savings Banks is to be reduced to 3. per cent. New York capitalists propose to build ao electric road between London and Port Stanley. Lieutenant-Governor Chapleau has ar- plied for and obtained leave of absence, and Sir Alexander Lacoste has been ap- pointed Administrator. Albert Reed, papermaker of Maidstone, England, is visiting his unele, Doctor Saunders, of the experimental farm. Reed has bought the Masterman sulphite pulp mill at Chatham, N. B., and will use the product in his own parer mills. The Lordon Times’ correeponden! at Canea says: The pillaging around Canea continues. The pillagers for the most part are Mohammedan refugees from Candamo and Alino. It is rumored that arrange- ments are being made to sent these refugees to Asia Minor. Ay O1rp AnD WELL TrigeD RemMEeDY.— Mis. Winslow’s Seothing Syrup bas4 been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays al] pain,cures wind colic, and is the best remedy forDiarrheea. Ts pleasant to the taste. Sold by Druggists in every part of .the world, Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Scoth iug Syrup, and tahe no other kind 1 3 5w For wall papers in all stvles and prices try ux.—McMillan & Hornsby. a MARRIED. At Donaldston, Lot 35,o0n April 12th by Rev. A. D. McLeod, Mr. James Arthur Dover, of Millcove, to Miss Margaret B, Ellis, of Donaldston, Lot 35. QS eee — : = Ob, I loved her well, I loved her true, I loved her every way, I loved with twenty-eight horse power For a twelvemonth and a day; And then my love received a shock, That false, false maid declared her bike Was a better make than mine! HOME MAKERS. | oe RODE A— STEARNS Perrveenrenreeneer inert? And went into quick decline;. | Mark Wright & Co, Ltd. —— a _— oneuned Orange or black finish, Ladies or Gents’ models, at $50, $70, $90 and $100 each Millinery WN, APRIL 14, 1897 ea 7 ee eee =3) ee SES 2 bedbad Ce de ahd ed ee ee THERES A FLUTTER 0 aster Millinery Tre s y ELEGANCE ee LT SHOW DAY SATU R- DAY FIRST Parisian Trimmed Millinery pee i Cue . WOR 2 Mi Untrimmed A quick good-bye to the -untrimmed hats that are ¢ ‘here —end that just while they are the correct thing for wear.—Jas. Paton & Co. Untrimmed The parts atejliere to Millinery make just any sort of a bit of headgear the sea- son calls for. There are many quick wits and nimble fingers in our Millinery Depart ment. Above is a hint of the helps, aster ‘Showr- SATURDAY Grand me.ster Shour " A y , ah ts ( C Hie : } P . J 8 AG “er, > A r » ¥ har , y Y 4.4 y Ay 4 4 = a " 4 J " a 4 ‘aA of s* i * / : ‘ * . i \ / * \ * i/ ’ \ i) be ny E Bleek s Faney Dress. Goods, ~<=—.COTTON DRESS GOODS"? All these departments are enlarged to meet the increased demand. If we are rightly informed no one attempts to give as much space nor to offer so large an assortment. Neither could we afford to doit but for the fact that our lower prices and direct importations of the newest novelties have given great impetus to our business. Certainly every good thing that can be found anywhere else is on our counters, and equally certain is it that a great many things that cannot be found anywhere else are here, because we made special orders limiting the sale of goods to our own house. No two alike. Our dress costumes are select, and you will find they can only b> had from us.—J. P. & CO. Ribbons — Such is _ interesting the lots that will be the talk of the town the ne to women everywhere. Almost 1 xt two weeks are in fair supply. Extraordinary Dress Goods News—It’s masterful merchandizing that brings you such values as we will offer. An opening display in the completeness and unapproached variety of goods shown. Every Ch’town shopper is interested, and so 1s every other shoppei who can get to Ch’town or who promptly uses the mails—which make us all neighbors. All the Fashions There are in Capes are opened here at 9 o'clock a, m, Saturday. Visit Us Saturday. JAMES PATON & CO. | Ch’town’s Greatest Store. 9 get ber