hs > _ ee — — question io detail]; but we think it Le ee ea QUT OF 2,000 CLAIMS tgainst an Accident}Co.! for last year. 1 were for accidents caused to pedestri ans walk sidewal THE OCEAN ACCIDENT ng on the Insures against al Its premiums are low, and it gives a good Police G.I. Rrow General Agent) Charlottetown THB DAILY BXAMINER. SEPTEMBER 4, (897. NOTES AND COMMENTS —The September number of the (an- adian Home Journal,devoted to the ladies, is interesting. It deserves the patronage of Canadian ladies. Published in Toronto. —Mr. Fielding’s visit to England to raise a loan is the fitting complement of Mr. Tarte’s visit to Great Britain and Europe to learn how to spend the money. —Instead of getting excited over Pres- ident Kruger’s assertion of the indepen- dence of the Tranevaal, the British Gov- ernment has quietly transferred the jurisdiction over it from the Foreign Office to the Colonial Office. The Colonial Office having already affirmed the suzerainty ef Britain over the Transvaal, and tlie Transvaal coming henceforth under the jurisdiction ot the Colonial Office, the Boers will be dealt with accordingly, in a matter- of-fact way that will leave no ground for mistake. —Sincethe firstof January last the farmers of the United States have sold nearly $190,000,000 in breadstuffs alone. Last year they had disposed of lers than $84,000,000 in the same period, snd in 1895 less than $65,000,000. In two years they have gained a market in this single line of products larger by $35,000,000—a most bandsome dividend. In the face of such an increase in gain, and of a continued and even strengthening demand for their wheat, corn, and flour, itis not surprisiug toreadofa “better feeling” in | the country districts, of prompt payment of rent and interest, aod of reduction in the amount of farm mortgages. —Lord Lester, in the course of a short address to the recent Convocation of McGill University, saiu: “In common with many other members of the British Medical Associa- tion, 1 have had an opportasity of inspec:- ing your magnificest. new university buildings and equipment, which are due in no small measure to your eervices, sir, and other muniticent donors of the city of Montreal. I was astonished at the splendor of these new buildings and their «quipment. I saw there, laboratories, physic labora- tories, for example, and mechanical labora- tories, and they are second to none in the world. (Cheers.) Having visited the institution twenty-one yearsfago, to see the immense change which has come over Montreal, and, above all, over your uni- versity, fiiled me with amazement and admiration ” —For the first time in her history, a general census has been taken of the population of the Russiau Empire. The number of inbabitants is shown to be 129,- 211,113, of whom 64,616,280 are males, and 64,594,833 females. This isa much closer approximation in the number of the sexes than most countries canshow. The United States Consul General at St. Peters- bury, who transmits the figures to the State Department, points out the interesting fact that the population of Rnesia has doubled in forty-tive years, and that dur - ing the last twelve years it bas increased twentv percent. To take this general census the Government employed an army of 150,000 men, who were engaged upon it for three months. Its completion in so short atime is regarded as a great achiev- ment, in view of the vast territory to be covered, and the illiteracy of the popula- tion. —The Chicago Times and Herald raises its voice in protest against the law-making propensity of the governing bodies in the United States. The tendency towards profuse and indiscriminate legislation,it de clares, ia the curse of nearly every com mon- wealth in the waion. The statute books, it adds, are filled with the fulminations of theorists, who are impelled by the desire to correct some of the inequalities of nature’ What the Times and Herald says ofthe situation of affairs in the United States is equally true, as the Mon treal Gazette remarks, of Canada. There are enactments on the pages of the statute books of every province which, though they are contravened every day, ar» never recalled by any one, simply becouse they are in direct opposition to good sense. —The Encyclical letter iseued by the bishops of the Church of England lately in conference at Lambeth deals with the burning question of relations between employe sand employes. It points out that the industrial problems of the day present themselves under the doubleaspect of justice between man and man and sympathy with human need. Itis widely thonght ip some classes that the present working of our industries is unjust toe the employed and unduly favorable to the employer. The bishops say : “It is obviously not possible for us to enter upon the consideration of such a our ; | brotherhoad of | | employment, | brotherhood | probability, preven’ many of the mischiefs kinds of ‘accidents | | i ; 7% fc country. Whatever may be the strug- | pros- | perous. But what is the government doing -} about it? Sending Mr. Fielding to Great THE DAILY XAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, SEPTEMBER 4, 1897 tuty to press the great priaciple of the | and to urge the iipportance of bringing that principle to bear on all therelations between those who are connected by the tie of a common Obedience to this law of ultimately, in all man, woul | which attend our present system.” — This Government is a Government of business men. The only programme which we have now is to develop the prosperity of gles and whatever may be the grounds on which politicians can make war upon the present Government, as for us, we have | only one struggle to make, aud we have only one ground ov which we fight; we want one thing and one thing onl:: that is to develop the resources of this conatry, to ie its prosperily more complete than {itis at present. That is our aim, that is ) Our prograrume, that will be our object at Mace ite all the periods of our existence as a Gov- ) ernment.”—Sir Wilfrid Laurier, This sounds weil. We may hope with Sir Wilfrid that the country wil | Britian to negotiate a new Joan; sending Mr. Tarte to Great Britain and Europe to learn how to make larger expenditures. Making Orders-in-Council to hamper trade. Doing nothing towards the removal of obstacles placed in the way of our trade. England prospered under the Stuarts and Cavada may prosper under Laurier. The Laurier Government will certainly not deserve any credit for the people’s pros- perity. CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION Islanders Ameng the Officers—Next Meeting at Ottawa, Harirax, Sept. 2 —At a meeting of the Canadian Bar A-sociation, held in Dale honsie College this morning, the following officers were elected ; Hon president--Sir Oliver Mowat. President —J E Robidoux. Vice presidents-~Nova Scotia, C S Har- rington; New Brunswick, G F Gregory; Prince Edward I*land, F Peters; Quebec, F Langelier; Ontario, O A Howland; Man- itoba, John Sewart; British Columbia, Auley Morrison; Northwest Territory, T H Ainault. Secretary— Mr Faulkner, Montreal. Treasurer—C D Carter. Hon. Sir Oliver Mowat, Minister of Justice; Solicitor General, Hon. Mr. Fitz- Patriek, and Rt. Flon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier of Canada, were elected honorary mem bers of the council. The following is a list of the memters to compose the regular council fur the coming year: Ootario—A Elrving, J R Gowan, FH Cleryeter, M Watson, D McCarthy. Quebec — Hon D MacMaster, F L Beique, N Martel, M A Languedoc, J C Noel. Manitoba—Hvgh J Macdonald. Nova Scotia—Sir C H Tupper,Mr Wade, Senator Power. Prince Edward Island—D McKinnon, J T Mellish, New Brunswick — Mr Pugsley, Mr Mul- lin. British Columbia—Mr Dodwell. The next meeting will be held at Ottawa in May next. —+ ioe ESTEEMED EXCHANGES. Montreal Star: Sir Wilfrid’s flattering com parisons of Canada with Europe make us satisfied with ourselves. We bave the finest Parliament buildings, it seems,and can get up the most flaming demonstrations. Or, perhaps, Sir Wilfrid visited Blarney Castle when abroad. St. John Sun: Canada is giving Sir Wilfrid Lanriera fine reception. The province of Quebee bas seen nothing like it Since the return of the Jate Count Mer- cier from his spectacular European tour, The associations of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Count Mercier are the same. The present premier waa the ally and instru- ment of the late premier of Quebec. The worstinfluence about Mr. Mercier was that of Mr. Tarte and his associates, and these are the influences that surround Sir Wilfrid Laurier. —— The Klondyke boom is abating im Lon- don. Bradstreets, which us ually takes a con- servative view ofthe market question, is of the opinion that the high price of wheat is well supported by the statistical situa- tious According to this authority, which is probably the beat available, no such combination of conditions calculated to before. We are keen sell quickly, HOME MAKERS. maintain high prices has existed since the We You can early eighties. Know i Prove it. om: a ee Will buy more Furniture value here now than ¢ ver prvervrenrenerseneervone Mark Wright & Co, Ltd THE SCRAMBLE FOR THE OFFICES. (Montreal! Star.) These unseem)y Joca] scrimmages aris- ing from persona! disappointment over the distribution of the “spoils,” must pai to the beart the stalwart Liberals of the old schoo! who followed the party from con- viction through deteat after deteat without a thongbt of wavering. It was not for this, they wil] justly say, that Alexander Mackenzie stood by his principles in spite of adi temptation, that Edward Blake } vulaniarily sacrificed the profits of alucra- | tive Jaw practive, and that Inany another leader toed ou witbhoutreward or without even much expectation of one. The spec- iacle which is presented in Huron, for ex- auplewherea Liberal member and a Lib- raj editor are abusing each other with a vratepcc which the broad license of a ferocious party Campaign could hardly cover, over such a pe.ty piece of patron uve as ibe local pO-linarl reh'p, Is One to wake net ouly a L:beral blush for his party, bal the Cacadian for bis country. the eagerness wit whichthe ‘“‘spoiis” wre heated down in all psris of the Vominion by menibers of the victorious party, forbids belief in the pleasing fancy entertained by many a sincere Lib- eral that it was not for these paltry officers thatthe nov-commissioaed offi- cere of the party fought So valiantly and Now that they have discovered that the supply is far short of the demand, the y do not even sff-ct inditterence to these tit-bits Of patrovage which a criumph at the polls gives into the band of the succese- ful politicians, The Ministers are attacked when they do not decapitate Tories rapidly enough, and the violent quarrels which have broken out in different parts Of the country over the possession of & sweet morsel or so, are calculated to cruelly dissipate illusions. The queetion, must soon be settled, however, whether or not these office-hunters represent the Liberal party. Liberals from conviction stand to protest that they do 1.ot. But possession isusually taken as the proof of power; and if the men who regard public cilice as so much party patronage rather than a public trust continue to ren ain in control ofthe Federal distribution bureau, the average taxpayers will believe his eyes instead of the protestations of the clean- handed Liberals, There is room enough here for a civil service reform, and it is difficult to see how anything less than a drastic change of policy can rescue the party and the country from the disgraceful exhibitions of the last few months. BORN. In this city on the Ist inst., to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gordon, a son. SO 100g, aoa —— MARRIED. At Tignish, on the 30th ult., Paul Godin, of Tignish, to Miss Judith - Richard, daughter of Jean Richard, of Harper’s Road. At Eemont Bay, on the 23rd ult., by Rev. Wm. ©. Pepper, Simon Day, of Higgins’ Road, to Margaret Jane McDonald of Alberton. At 8t. Peter’s, on the Ist inet.,. by Rev. C. W. Corev, Charies B. Ellis, of Cornish, N. H., to Mise Mazgie J. Webster ,daugbt- er of John Webster, St. Peter’s. a Ne) DIED In this city, on the 3rd inst., Charles Oswald Fravk, intant eon of J. H. Angel, aged 74 montha, At Summerside, on the 3lst ult., Valorie, aged 4 years, daughter of James McLeod. At Hingham, Mass., on the 27th ult, of gastro enteritis, Alvin Alexander, infant son of Laughlan and Mary E. Gillis, form- erly of Prince Edward Island. ———— ees Oar Competitors admit it. Sovereign Flavoring Hxtracts are unsurpassed for great ‘strength, and perfection of flavor. Try them. SIMSON BROS, & CO. Halifax. N. 8. Our Customers say So to sell and make our prices to LADIES’ — FALL JACKETS For many years we have been recognized as the leaders in Ladies’ Stylish Jackets. 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Poors open at 7.30; Illustration begins at 8.00. Tickets for sale at Reddin Rrose, A. W. Reddin,and at McMillan & Hornsby’s stores. sept l—wed sat mon. CANADIAN WHEELMEN’S ASSOCIATION. Maritime - Championships. AND ATHLETIC SPORTS e Medals and Prizes to the Value of $500.00 will be Competed for, The 1:97 C. W. A, Championships for the Maritime Provinczs, will be heli on the NEW GROUNDS of the CHARLOTTETOWN AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIO, ON Labor Day, Monday Sept. 6th BAND IN ATTENDANCE. 1—One Mile Novice. | 1st Prize—Gold Medal, value $15 (Dodd & Rogers). 2od Prize—Silver Medal, (Moore & McLeod). 3rd Prize—Daily Examiner for one year. : 2~—Halt Mile(C W A Maritime Championship Ist Prize—Gold Medal, $25 (C. A. A. Associat ion) 2nd Prize—Silver Medal (Stanley Bros). §- 220 Yards Flat Race let Prize—Silver Cup, (E. W. Taylor]. 2nd Prize—Pine, (Johuson & Johnson). 9-3 Mile(Lap Race) ist Prize—B. L. Gur, $25, (W. E. Dawsou). 2nd Prize—Revolver, (A. S. Hewit'). 3rd Prize— Shaving Set, (C. A. A. Association). 3rd Prize— Clock, (Haszard & Moore). 10 -Half Mile Flat Race OP x i ili > I 5, . . . 3—One Mile (Boys Under 16) “ieee Travelling Bag, $15, ¢ 1st Prize—Gold Medal, $15, (Revere Hotel). 2nd Prize—Search Light Lamp, (Fennel & Chandler) 3rd Prize— Daily Patriot for one year. 4—_Quarter Mile. lst Prize—-Si:ver Cup, (W. W. Wellner). 2nd Prize, Mandolin and Case, (Miller Bros). 3rd Prize—Sweater and Belt, (Perkins, Sterns & Turner); 5—Quarter Mile Flat Race 1st Prize~-Gold Meda}, $20, (A. N. Large). 2nd Prize—Opera Glasses, (C. A. A. Asrociation), 3rd Prize—To be selected. tion. 2nd Prize—Pipe,(A. W. Reddin) 8rd Prize—To be selected. 1l—Two Mile Handicap let Prize—Parlor Lamp $15, (Prea. C. A- A. Associo- 2nd Prize—Arm Chair, (John Newson). 3rd Prize—Pair of Vases, (Geo. Carter & Co). 12—High Jump let Prize—Gold Medal, $15, (Hotel Davies), 2nd Prize—Opera Glasses, (Reddin Bros). | 423-1 Mile Tandem lst Prize—2 pair Bicycle Knickerbockere, (S$ A Me- McDonald), (J. T, McKenzie). . 2nd Prize—2 pairs Bicycle Shoes, (Alley & Co.,) (W. 6 - One Mile (C W A Maritime Championship lst Prize—Gold Medal, $25, (Prowse Bros.) 2nd Prize—Siiver Medal, (John Birch). 3rd Prize—Fishing Rod, (George E. Hughes). 7— One Mile (2.50 Class) | Ist Prize—Silver Cup, $15, (Mark Wright & C»). | 2nd Prize—Bronze Ornament, (Jas Paton & Co). 3rd Prize~-Daily Guardian for 1 year. i Entries close with Secretary Wednesday night, Sept Ist, Fees, 50c for each event. Crand Parade of Wheelmen to the H. Stewart & Co). 14—Five Nile,C W A Maritime Championship Ist Prize—Gold Medal, $25, (C. A. A. Association, 2nd Prive—Watch Chain, (G. H. Taylor) 3rd Prize—Combination Pocket Knife, (C. A, A. Ass’a 15—One Mile Bicycle, (Consolation) Ist Prize—Bicycle Suit, $17, (McKay Woolen Co). 2nd Prize—Tales from Shakespeare; Hornsby). (McMillan & Grounds. SPORTS BEGIN AT 1 P. M. SHARP ADMISSION, 25 CENTS A. HK. INGS, PRESIDENT. H. D. JOHNSON, SECRETARY + BME A A LA PMU Li Ei,