aS Cape a a a tae nt i ee ee he al THE DAILY FXAMINER, CHARLOTTETOWN, MARCH 4, 189% So eA ae pn th Ne i A Sol lle el PHB DAILY BXAMINER MARCH 4, 1898. NOTES AND COMMENTS — New Brunswick, like all provinces | ’ ESTEEMED EXCHANGES.- Halifax Herald: No ever before ex.sted weighted with broken promises and suspicious deals to the degree dove by the Laurier combin- government that itself down ation, and yet they carried uearly every reat at the bre elections. To those grits who would shout at such results, Sir Rich- and countries under similar management, | : ie getting raore and more into debt as the | 47d bas given the answer : it was not done veare goby The acknowledged Increase by honest means. in net debt last year was $114,207. The Montreal Gazette: There seems to bea total debt is $3,053,957, good deal in it ** for the toys,” iu the The despatches of today confirm Tuer | Northwest gold dredging leases the Laurier EXAMIMER’# anticipation that there will be | Government is giving out to its political an electicn West Prince torthwith. | friends. If it was not that the Liberal It inted last evening that the Liberals | party so strongly denounced the timber would in view of the extraordinary circum | limits jobe that dishouest Conservatives stances under which Mr. Hackett was | were guilty of, and that Messrs. Tarte, i 1 bie seat, DO O] ition to his | Blairand Sifton are in the ministry to B " tal ire of things, peo} might think 1s ( erva 1 be } j ated mining c pu sith this id t as » timber deals ee -Halifax Herald: One ef the things : were wr yé . : ih ALIUY | that the grit apologists have most stror aly bat the “coOmmMercisat ambassador who insisted on is the mense risk that Mce sold the forty tons of American Linder | earia : Ma would rua io building W , © , He vas one the Stickeen~Teslin tramway out of thei of our own men a Mr. Rogers ae Let's eee. : ave grounds tor hupe that 8 |} } pleasing to ; ' some one in snada will mak something 1 be much easing to K V¥ that tpe lw > WAS WOAaG ; C ; 41iaNn fi $s GY Cc ,Oacaclan men art a j at the profits would go to the build | re ; j ed . } g ee trace O1: OUT wr country. —The loss of the warship Maine it { certainly not a proper subject for jokes; und therefore weare surprised to note that some of the American correspondents aay,and some of our papers publish the | saying, that “itis believed now that the | court of enquiry on the Maine disaster | will declare that the wreck was caused ty | a floating mine.” “A floating mine” isa new thing under the aun. Such state- ments are concocted and published to hum bug the ignorantand keep up the sensation. Whatever caused the destruction of the Maine, it was not a “floating mine.” —Subscriptions are being collected wards the erection of a suitable memoria! to Robert Louis Stevenson, the author. It 18 understood that the memorial wil] be in to- ihe form of a statue or buat, with or ¥Vithout architectural accompaniments. We Jearn that practical appreciation of Stevenson’s great literary merit has been shown throughout the English speaking world, and that Canada is doing her part it is expected that Stevenson’s admirers in Charlottetown will contribute their miter. Dr. Arderson, of Prince of Wales College and Normal School, has been asked to receive and wil! forward al] amounts that may be handed ‘o bim for the Steven- son Memor a! Fund. —Cardinal Gibbons a few davs ago de livered ao address before a large assem- blage called tor the purpose of offering holy sacrifice for the officers and men who jost their lives on the battleship Maine. The Cardinal said, in concluding his address : “ Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just. 1] hope and believe, for the honor of humanity, that the destruct~ ion of the Maine wes caused by an accident, and in that case Spain cannot be respo:si- ble. Tie only circumstance that would warrant hostilities would be the evidence: that the Spanish government connived at the placing of torpeloea or ny the harbor of Havana the Maine.’ explosives oO to destroy ~The O.tawa corre:pondent of the St. Jobn Sun exposes a rather clever dodze On the part of tbe Minister of Finance. I[n former years the public accounts tor the fiscal year, which closes June 30, were kept open fortwo orthree months a‘ter~ wards iv order that al] payments b:iong. og to that year shou!d be charged to it. Mauy in lovg after the year clo-ea for services, while the revenue of the year isall paid in wiihin a week or accounts come two after the next year commences. Mr. Fielding, however. prompily c'osed the acconnt after the revenues were all col- lected, and betore the payments had been allmade. The result is that these pay ments will not appear in the accounts of this current year and will not have to be wade known until the winter of 1899. — Mr. Maclean, the editor of the To- ronto World, is something ofa socialist. He objects to C. PR. monopolies, Mac- kenzie and Manu moaopolies, and all mo- ropolies. He was among the first to op?n | tire on this meaaure through paner, aod he advances the theory tuat the Yukon deal is a partofa large transac~ tidus involving Mackenzie aod Mann and the Canadian Pacific Railway on the on2 side, with the Dominion government, the Hardy government of O..taro and Green- way’s government Mi o1 the ther, to say nothing of various civic gov~ ernments. Mackenz e almost a cons trolling interest in a number of atreet rail- ways, and according to Mr. McLean, be 1s after a big contract for a railway in the Lake of the Woods district. It ia clear | enough that Mr. Mackenzie has a fine jns‘ivet for discovering gold, whether in the soil or in the treasury. —The New York euierprise, puplishes ' His reries of 4&0 or snitoba, lias Jouroal, with rare & chart of Havana harbour showing the locations of subma- ne m aes. This charts fae Jeurnal says, “was prepared ip 14%, just before Weyler was sentto Havana. A copy of it was odtained by the American Grovernment and leposited in the seeret archives ot the Library of Congress, When theJJourval’s correspondent learned of its existence he was refused permission (oO inspect ii, but by the combined influence of Speaker Reed and Vice-President Hobart, he was allowed to examine it.” * * * * ‘But the most impurtaut poirt “is a chartalso issued by the Hydrographic Otfice of Madrid, in which suggestions tor the location of submerged uiines are given to guide the eazineerc¢ orp, then op*rativg in Cuba, io prote:ting the harbor ot Havana. These Jocations are at stated intervais along the whaerfave side of the harbor, and it is most remarkable that one it placed just against the buoy near the auchorage of the Maine,and 3) near that it seems futile to believe anythag else than shat the Maine was destroyed by its explo- sion ” The wonder is that th«United States authorities haviog this valuable chart in their possession permitted the Maine to go to Havana and anchor rigt over one of those submarine mines! Americans do not usually commit such folly—not if they know it. If the Unirel States, Gov- ernment really had this chart in possession and allowed the Maine to anchor over a submariae mine, the question is whether they are not guilty of criminal neglect, 7 : 4: ile Mva'iv, a | vides that they TLe contract pro-~ may issue ame@unt of $10,000,060, road will own mouey. boads on the enterprise to tne ete j } kyl t a | vs Ve sell twice ten millions in stock. Montreal Gazette: By the death of Mr. A. M. Burgess, the civil service loses one of its most efficient members.—-As deputy minister of the interior he had a tre mendous amount of work put upon him inconnection with the opening of the | Northwest for settlement and by railways, and he gave to its execution capacity of a high degree ard an untiring energy. To advance the political olj-cts of a partizan minister he was removed from the position whose duties he understood and well dischargec; but all who knew him kuoew also that the change was not for the good of the public service, which he always had at heart. +++ oe WESBSTERS BIG FEE Apropos of big fees paid to modern lawyers, a New York paper tells about one of Daniel Webster's big fees—big then, not big as some lawyers’ fees go uow in large cities. A Nantucket man had a small case, and came to town to see Webster. it was a contest with a neigh- bor over a matter of considerable local in- terest, and his pride as a litigant was at stake. He told Webster the particulars and asked what he would charge to con duct the case. “Why,” said Webster, “you can’t af- ford to hire me. I should have to stay down there the whole week, and my fee would be more than the whvole case is worth. I conldn’t go down there for less than $1,000. Icould try every case on the docket as well as one, and it wouldn’: cost any more, for one case would take my time for the entire week, anyway.” “All right, Mr Webster,” auickly re sponded the Nantucketer. “H-re’s your &1,000. You come down aad I'll fix it so you can try every case.” Webster was so amused over this propos ition that ne his word. He epent the entire week in Nantueket, and appeared on one side or the other in every case thet came up forbearing. The shrewd Nan- tucketer hired Daniel out to all his friends who were in litigation, and received in return about $1,500, so that he got Web~ ster’s services for noihing aad matea good prolit to boot. 8! Ken! Don’t eonfound Cocoa wine with een eoctious thet happen to be labelled ase such. Wine, eet eer The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes one- third further than any other brand, POWDER | Absclutely Pure the minister ek | The result is the loss to | mer and of | cost only about $3,600,000 where, then, | are MckKe) avd Mann risking their own | money { And In ad onto che SLU UU, , 600 in bonds, the syndicate wiil probably | The best is the Sovereiga Cegva | THE YUKON DEAL. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. Mr, Hamilton Smith’s Proposal Refused and aSccret Bargain Made With MeKenzie & Mann, (Correspondence of St. Jobn Sun ) ast summer Hamilton if All Smn.th was Investivating the uorthern country and | its approaches, One of his associates witha porty of men passed over tratls that | only ove white man had crossed before. Thousands aud probably tens of tuon sande were spent by this syndica'e-ein ex~ | ° : : prorations, ALLLbe end the representative Came to Ottawa to meet Afr. Sifton and | jay a proposition before him He sent i word, as Mr. Silton atmiils, that : : uf } he had Such a ih wT s nm was aware o; { couvections and Now Hamili Smith lear i expert } rts ana the ever seeing him, or writing to him, or try ng to find out what*he was prepared to do. him of his sum- | tot i the iUSs vol j area | that, afier al} bis efi } exploration contract without SES his me couutry Of three milli and probably’a gain of million to one hundred millic a the part of Mackenzie and Mann. Tbhou- sands of miners and prospectors and other investors find themse!ves excluded from a share of the wealth which the country bas been spending millions bring withia their reach, thoug! three-quarters of this domain now reserved might have been saved to.those people. In all the history ofcontracts in this country there has beem nothing like this, There was no reason forit. It was as easy to deal with [lamilton Smith as with Mackenz eand Mann. Hamilton Smith’s company was ready to go to work as soon asthe other. They offered to finish the road in the sametime. They did not ask ths same privilege in the selection of two million acres as the favorites got in their four million. But Hamilton Smith is an Englishman and repre~ rents Eoglish capitaliste, who will audit the expenditure. His offer does not pro- vide the same opportunities for ministers and their followers as thatof Mackenzie and Maun. I[t does not contain such in- finue possibilities of contributions to campaign funds. Moreover, it is report- ed that there are relations closer than that of minister and contractor between some members of the government and this fortunate firm. However that may be, the contractas made isso much worse than the contract that might have been made, that no explapstions intended for purpores of concealment can hide the dire graceful facts. Whatever the Hoase of Commons may di; whatever action the senate may take; the people of Canada will not forget this extravagant and vicious aud probably corrupt sacrifice of their wealth. mey, »acres Ol anvwhere from ten nh 4 to oS —Two days before the Ontario election ef the locomotive telegraphed from ~ecured coatracts from rument forthe con tal lozonsotives fur the I. Mr. Leigh, ma avr works at Kirg «nr, Ottawa that he tad the Domini siruction ot tev Cs.i5 eyodicate to cons'ruc', with ‘oreign assist ance, presumatly Americen, a trunk line from Tien-T'sin to Chin-Kiong, in Sivang Tung, Baron Von Moyking, the German monister, interferei on the grcund that Germany has beea accorded the refusal of the right to construct any railway Shang Tunk. blecked. This is a virtual assumption by Germany of railway monopoly in Shang Tung. In Teoxitont.— First lecture of Prince Street School Course. All will please come and siart this course with an overflowing houre, Don’t forget the place, St. Jame.’ Yall, Admission 10 ete, sheneiiicieane WANT TO KEFP YOUR NEURALGIA? Scot’s Emulsion. It isa fact this remedy Cures it; aud it Cures nervousness, nerve de lity and insomn a. most rea. oable prices. C. R. Stil, Hon. Mr. Harty, the Provincial Minister of Public Works, clever as he ie, had aclose cai}! —The Pekn correspondent of the | Times says: “China having i-ened an imperial decree sutiorizing a Chinere | The project, therefore, is | Of course you don’t; 80 you should take | Gold, Porcelain and Alumimam Crowns, teeth withont plates) at th | Dr. J, P. Murray Approt. and mcdero appliances used | chiens, enianiis Menem nes. daeiiiiaie: OrenderG@ ital Operaticus eomparatively vaiolens Pema BEL oe Ea LAS ~~“ of Gendron Bicycles, will be shown to-morrow. Call ard see Racers. Mark Wright & Co., Ltd HCME MAKERS. HOCKEY AT ST, DU NSTAN’S, Prince of Wales College vs St. Dunstan's, The P. W.C%s& 8. D.C. met lact t for the second timethis winter to Hat for the champiousbip of the two res, and ‘again the “Princes” were victorious. Before the play began, Lieut, Governor Howlan addressed the audience; but bis remarks were inaudible except to those very near the front of the rink. The play was started at 7.35 and from the start t was fast and furious. The puck was at irst sent into the Saints territory, mut was soon sent flying towards Princes who made a determised effort it back and were Shortly after, Farquharson scored for the Princes, This being the first goal of the evening, the P. W. C. boys and girla made ihe bullding ring with their applause, From tl till half-time the puck was kept running from one end of the rink to othsr but neither side scored, and at were 1-0. Upon } i Lue successful. to BE nd 118 iif time the scores play being Sresumed,*the game became ap during the tirst half, and the Ne ts werethe first to ecore. Now it was the 8S. D. C. bovs turn to applaud and they did it to perfection, The Princes who were determined to win now put up a grand game and Pickard in a fine run scored amicst the cries of razzle dazzle. s Out neither sid: scored and al- though the puck was kept constantly ront of the Saint’s goal 3 failed to score. At the finish the scores stood 2-1. The attendance was good although the night was not very favor- able and doubiless kept many home. The Saints have improved since they last met owing chiefly to the Saints goal who isa star. The Saints forwards although great- | ly superior in size to the *Princes forwards were not as smart on iheir feet. The Princies play a grand combination, and in fact they did all the combination playing that was done while the Saints pfayed al- together individually. The piaying of Roy, Sullivan} and Gagnon, of the Saints was good,while Pickard and the other forwards of the Princes did exceptionally good work. McLean and Schaefer put upa grand de- fence, Cecil Stewart refereed to the ent're eatis- faction of all. --- Seekers after gold are often disappoint- ed. Se-kers after health take Hood's Sarsaparilla and ficd it meets every ex~ pectation. *Forcep ro Tok War”.—Rehearsal to~ night in St. Patrick’s Hall at 7.30 o’clock sbarp. Grand > Concert at a A.O.H HALL NecEachern’s Building, Queen Street. Emmett Anniversary, MARCH 4, 1898. PROGRAMME. Piano Duet......... Miszees Handrahan and Carro}! Vocal Solo..- 90000000000 4+ en enreves Miss Smith Fiute Solo............Mr Peter Mefionald Vucal Solo............Mr. J. H. McDonald Ce ees seeseess-Pavne Bros Wee CAG semisesc » Moanin Rey. Dr. Doyle TEE TI sincere Messrs Henessey,Brown aud Mitchell, Address. ..............Rev. J. F. Johnston Cornet Solo. .........+ sseseeee Ur. Maloney Recitation...... poveie gueiimias Miss Stent:ford Voeal Solo...... sooeee- Mra W. J. O’Rielly Whistling Solo,....... Master Robert Hogg F POR Babi decosenses kecusuieane ..Mr. Grant Comic Song.............Mr. Peter McQuaid NATIONAL ANTHEM. Tickets for eale at Reddin Bros and at McMillan & Hornel y’s Boonstores, and at the Hall door. Admission 15c. Concert to commence at 8 o’cloek she p T y ‘aN NOTICE. ATER TAKERS who are in arrears for Water Rates, vie hereby notified, that unless al) rates are paid on or before March 15th, 1898, the water will be turued off wi:hout fur.ber notice. D, NcLEAN, Secretary. Water Commis-io vers’ O fire, q | March 3rd, 1898—43 4: 2.w Exteusive Sale of Dry Goods and Generai Merchandise The undereigned having taken posses- under a B:li of Sale, trom the McKay Woolen Company to them of ell the tweed>, readymade clothing goods and al general merchandise of the said Company contained in ita store oa the corner ot Queeu and Grafton Sireets, in Charlotte- town, and in the mill of the said company 02 the Malpeque Road, hereby give no- tice that they will receive sealed tender for the parchase of the whole of the said goods and merchandize, up to Monday twewty eighth dav of February, instaat,ai ihe Lour of two o’clock, p. m, Li-tx of stock to be tendeced for can be seen On application to Mr. Daniel Gordon at the store of Messrs, Gordon & McLe}- lan, Queen Street. The goode can be ex- amined apy day on application to Mr, Gord m. Tenders tharked “McKay Woolen €o. Tender,” can be addressed and banded ir or mailed to Mr. Daniel Gordon, Char- lottetown, Oa the acceptance of any tender, casi, for the full amcunt tendered will be required, > undersigned do not bind themeelye te ag ept the highest or any tender, JAMES A. LEAMAN, ) ROBERT 4. KDWARIS By W.S. Stewart, their Solicitor. fron, Feb 14— WHAT ~——=at.- t @ For Spot Cash. ing makes, at a saving to the buyer of from 20 to 25 per cent. 35 Waterproofs worth up to $5, for $1.50. 200 pairs corsets 25c, 33c and 44¢—net spot cash only, For two hours to-morrow evening we will offer the bal Kobes ata price that will stamp J, P. & Co’s store ag the Spot Cash Store uf P. E. Island. 385 yards dress Goods 25c stuff for L5c. 595 yards dress goods 38c and 4@e; tor 25c. $1,250 and $4.50. Cash only—no charging. 1000 yards Black Dress Goods, 18c, 23c, 25c, 30c and 4c 85c and $1, small sizes only, for 39e. Colored Kid gloves, assoried sizes, guod quality, up as HockD 200 Ladies’ Waterproof Cloaks, all the Jead- 150 Ladies’ Blouses, $1.35, $1.75 and $2.25, yours for 98¢ ance of all our white wearin Skirts, Drawers and Slumber A lot of Fur Capes at about half price. 200 Bed Quilts, $1.55, $1.50, $2 —spot cash prices $1.00, Ladies’ Colored Kid Gloves.—Biack Kid Gloves, worth high as $1.20, for 49c. worth anywhere $1.25. for 59e, Black Undressed Gauntlet Glove, $1.10 for 65c. , Colored Kid, all sizes, guaranteed, worth $1.25 and $1.35, now 69¢e Also our regular stock at net cash prices. 7 PATON LEADS---OTHERS FOLLOW A few years ago Jas. Paton & Co. introduced the one price cash system in Ch’town. All goods were marked—yes plainly marked—at the selling figure. Five Per Cent Discount was allowed on all cash sales, We protected our customers; ve gave the farmers an opportunity to supply their needs while their crops were maturing; we trusted and had confi- dence in the public and were not disappointed; we conducted our trade in the only way we corsidered it could be fairly, bonestly and justly carricd ovt; we did not cater to the rich and salaried people only, we provided for and accommodated every cla:s of custom we were favored with; a child vould come to our sto e and reet with no deception or imposition; SLAUGHTER SALE; we upheld the dignity of business, we did not s2nsationalize, we did not SiavcureR Save, : gainst which pernicious systein the press and public denounced, To-day we m-et all competition. AH our vcoods are marked in plain English figures. so that he wno runs may read. Rock Bottom Prices, with a essh discount of 5 per cent. all over the store. Se cvery time Price List Saturday. Vur stock is ccrefully watch-d, ard all goods depreciating are reimarkea from time to time, nct cu’ aside to be bresght fo: Ward from time to time and used as as so cal'ed bargains. No competition can unders.ll us; we wii! go one better Undressed kid, black and tan, sizes 5, 5}, 64, 64 andi, all goods were marked and adjusted without the cloak of . . 4“ Ja 7 Paton & C Ds ng. e when ‘ & long